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Murvumbidgee cod, and found that its resemblance to the last of 

 these was so complete as to leave little doubt in his mind that 

 thej were the same species. 



Mr. Macleay also exhibited on behalf of the Rev. J. E. Tenison- 

 Woods a series of specimens of coal fossils from Sarawak, 

 Borneo. He stated that Mr. Teuison-Woods was inclined to 

 think, from some other fossils he had seen, that coal of a much 

 more ancient character existed in Borneo, and perhaps nearly 

 allied to the Newcastle beds of New South Wales. 



Mr. Palmer exhibited (1) a Carboniferous fossil (Pachydomus^ 

 sp.) from the top of Connor's Rangej Queensland, and (2) a large 

 collection of aboriginal weapons comprising spears, shields, clubs — • 

 some of them of remarkable pattern — and boomerangs — several of 

 the latter elaborately carved, in some cases with " totem " 

 marks — obtained by Mr. Thomas lllidge from the blacks of Port 

 Mackay, Queensland, 



The President exhibited for the Rev. Mr. Curran rock sections 

 of the Leucite-basalt referred to in his paper. 



Mr. Burnell exhibited pebbles from Wallerawang, containing 

 Sinrifer disjunctus from the Devonian strata of Mt. Lambie. 



At the request of Baron von Mueller, K.C.M.G., F.R.S., who 

 had determined them, the following list of plants from the 

 Barrington and Bean Bean tableland, Upper Hunter River, not 

 found so far north before, was communicated by Miss Henrietta 

 Carter, by whom they had been collected : — Claytonia Aus- 

 tralasica, J. Hooker ; Pidtenma fasciculata, Benth. ; Erigeron 

 pappochromus, Labill. ; Scaevola Hookeri, F. v. M. ; Velleya 

 tnontana, J. Hook. ; Veronica arguta, R. Br. ; Gentlana saxosa, 

 Forst. ; Myosotis suaveolens, Poir, ; Epacris coriacea, Cunn. ; 

 and E. heteronema, Labill. 



