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having been read, the draft annual report was dealt with, amended, and 
ordered to be printed for distribution. The following gentlemen having 
been duly nominated at last meeting, were now elected associates : — 
Messrs. C. De Lacy Evans, Thos. Watts, T. Roberts, and H. F. Bruford ; 
and Mr. W. Seehusen was nominated for ballot at next meeting. 
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA. 
The monthly meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria was held in 
the society’s hall, Albert-street, on Wednesday, the 7th of October- There 
was a large attendance of members. The president (Dr. Moloney) occu- 
pied the chair. The hon. secretary announced that Dr. Thomas Black 
had presented to the society the original minutes of the first Medical 
Society formed in Melbourne, namely, the Port Philip Medical Associa- 
tion, which was established on May 16, 1846. Dr. Black had also 
contributed to the library the list of the legally qualified medical practi- 
tioners of New South Wales in 1842, with the Act of Parliament and 
Order in Council of 1838 constituting the first medical board of New 
South Wales. In a letter to the president, Dr. Black stated that he had 
good reason to believe that the only survivors of the Port Philip Medical 
Association, and of the original New South Wales list of qualified practi- 
tioners, were Sir Charles Nicholson, Bart., now residing in London; Dr. 
William Campbell, of Russell-street, Melbourne ; and himself. On the 
motion of the president, seconded by Professor Allen, a hearty vote of 
thanks was accorded to Dr. Black for his valuable and interesting gifts. 
Mr. Power, of St. Kilda, was elected a member of the society ; one or- 
dinary and one honorary member were nominated for election at the next 
monthly meeting. Mr, Bosisto, as an honorary member of the society, 
read a paper on the materia medica of the eucalypti ; Dr. Bowen exhib- 
ited an eye in which a piece of quartz had been embedded for thirty 
years ; a paper was read for Dr. Wilmott on a new application of the 
recently introduced local anesthetic, cocaine ; and numerous pathological 
specimens were exhibited by Dr. Graham and Professor Allen. 
THE FIELD NATURALISTS’ CLUB OF VICTORIA. 
The ordinary monthly meeting of the Field Naturalists’ Club was held 
at the Royal Society’s Flail, on Monday evening, the 12th of October. 
Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., vice-president, occupied the chair. 
Messrs. A. C. Curlewis, W. M. Gamble, and J. Pickering, were elected 
members of the club, and Mr. E. D. Atkinson, C.E., Table Cape, Tas- 
mania, was elected as an honorary member. 
A paper was read by Mr. O. A. Sayce, entitled “ Remarks on Victorian 
Gall-making Coccidce.” The author gave the results of his observations 
