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the society. Mr. Barnard has also favoured us with notes on a 
Diatom from Mordialloc, which proved interesting. A paper was 
contributed by the Rev. J. E. Tenison Woods, “ On the Radula 01 
Lingual Ribbon of Australia Molluscs,” which I consider to be an 
important contribution to our knowledge on this subject. A 
paper by Mr. Chas. Maplestone “ On Bicdlaria Annul ata, r a new 
species of Polyzoa , was read, and illustrated by a drawing, and has 
been published in our journal. Mr. Goldstein has given us a 
communication on Serialaria Woodsii, a new species of Polyzoa , 
with a drawing, which lias also been published. We have had 
also a short paper by the Rev. J. J. Halley “On a new species of 
Tubulariaf from the bay. Mr. Barnard has also furnished us with 
an abstract of a paper which appeared in the Science Gossip on 
preparing and mounting leaves, <kc., to show the crystals contained 
in the cells, the leaves having been first bleached. Mr. Goldstein 
has given us a paper on the preparation of specimens by means of 
carbolic acid, the process being chiefly directed to the preparation 
of balsam mounts. Mr. Barnard read a short paper, and exhibited 
and explained a new form of cell for mounting, i.e. wax cells pre¬ 
pared after a new method, and intended chiefly for the production 
of deep cells. Mr. J. B. Wilson, of Geelong, gave us a few notes 
on Catenicellce and other Polyzoa found by him in a fossil state in 
some miocene rocks. He also exhibited specimens of the same. 
We have had also a short paper from Mr. Bale on covering and 
cementing slides ; a process which may be found useful. 
Twenty-one new members have been added to the society during 
the past year, and I have to report the death of one of our 
former members, Mr. T. Burrows, our late honorary secretary. 
Four excursions were made by the members, and yielded con¬ 
siderable satisfaction to those who attended. 
The following journals, <fcc., have been received and acknowledged 
with thanks :—Five decades of the “ Paleontology of Victoria, 
two of the “ Natural History of Victoria,” from the Government 
of Victoria, eleven fascicles of the Belgian Microscopical Society s 
publications for 1878, “ Proceedings of the Linnsean Society of 
N.S.W.,” two parts. 
On looking at the work done in other quarters during the past 
year, I have only time, on the present occasion, to glance at one 
