Abstract of Proceedings for September, 1905

The monthly meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania was held at the Tasmanian Museum on Tuesday evening, 12th inst. His Excellency Sir Gerald Strickland, who was accompanied by Lady Edeline Strickland, and attended by Captain Maclean Grilhn, A.D.C., presided.<br>His Excellency introduced the discussion on a paper read by the bishop of Tasmania at the previous meeting on the housing problem, and referred to the exhibition of model cottages for working men recently held in London. The cottages contained four or five rooms, and were erected at a cost of about £150.<br>The Secretary (Mr. Alex. Morton) read a paper prepared by Mr. W. F. Petterd, entitled, "A note on the occurrence in Wales of the mineral dundasite which was supposed heretofore to be peculiar to Tasmania." The next paper was one read by Professor H. B. Kitz on the "Evolution of Words." Mr. A. D. Arundel, an English visitor, delivered a very interesting lecturette on "Colour Photography". There was, he said, at present no complete method of colour photography, though experiments in photographing through coal tar seemed to promise some success.