Proceedings of the Royal Society for October, 1871

The monthly evening meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, the 10th October, M. Allport, Esq., in the chair.-The Secretary directed attention to a handsome present of books received from America, through the Smithsonian Institution.-The Secretary read the following communication, from the Hon. J. Maclanachan, Esq., on the rabbit nuisance.-Mr. Gould read a paper on the geological structure of Flinders' Island in Bass' Straits, and illustrated his remarks by a large and very beautiful collection of specimens obtained by him during his stay there.--The Secretary in bringing under the notice of the meeting some products of the beet prepared by Mr. Atkins, of the Cascades House of Correction, observed it was well known that the Society had long recognised the great value of the sugar-beet, and information in reference to it has from time to time been obtained and placed before the public.
Papers by two of our members, Mr. Barnard and Mr. J. Walker, giving some details as to the beet sugar manufacture have been read at previous meetings.