Election of Officers for 1880:—President—E. Dobson, C.E.; Vice-presidents—Professor Julius von Haast, F.R.S., the Rev. J. W. Stack; Council—Professor Bickerton, R. W. Fereday, J. Inglis, A. D. Dobson, G. Gray, J. S. Lambert; Hon. Treasurer—W. M. Maskell; Hon. Secretary—Nelson K. Cherrill.

Twelfth Meeting. 26th Novvmber, 1879.

E. Dobson, C.E., President, in the chair.

New Members.—Thos. Gordon, James Hamilton, C. Blakewell, Edwin Rayner, Mrs. P. Hanmer.

A vote of thanks was passed to Professor Julius von Haast for the very able manner in which he had expended, at Sydney, the fund which had been placed at his disposal, as shown hy the very fine collection of Ceramic Art before the meeting.

1.“Description of a (?) new Species of the Family Leucanidæ, and a (?) new Species of the Genus (?) Chlenias,” by R. W. Fereday, C.M.E.S.L. (Transactions, p. 267.)