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Mr. W. S. Dun exhibited specimens of Conularia inornata, 

 Dana, 0. Icevigata, Dana, and C. tasvianiensis, Johnston (possibly 

 an acute form of inornata) from the Lower Marine Beds (Permo- 

 Carboniferous) of Ravensfield and Harper's Hill, iST.S.W. An 

 imperfect specimen of C. inornata 21 cm. in length was shown; 

 a smaller specimen of the same species showed the inbent and 

 triangular apex of the sides very clearly. The genus is but 

 seldom met with in the Upper Marine, but is not rare in the 

 Lower Series. 



Mr. Hedley exhibited a series of mollusca lately dredged in 

 100 fathoms off WoUongong by Mr. Halligan and himself, 

 including Lotorium nodocostatum, hitherto only known from 

 Tasmania, Chlamys Jenesirata, Hedley, doubtfully distinct from 

 a Tertiary fossil, and a species of Dymia lately described by himself 

 in the " Thetis " Report. 



Mr. Stead showed a preparation of the first and only English 

 Lobster {Homarus vulgaris) to reach Australian shores alive. It 

 arrived with the shipment of English Plaice recently introduced, 

 but it did not rally from the effects of the voyage, and died a few 

 hours after removal to Port Hacking. As it was an ovigerous 

 female this was to be regretted. 



Mr. R. Greig Smith exhibited a young specimen of the Sock- 

 eyed Salmon affected with Saprolegnia ferax, forwarded to him 

 from Tasmania. Also various cultures, chemical products, and 

 microscopic preparations in illustration of his paper on Wattle 

 gums. 



Mr. Baker exhibited a specimen of Ardisia raceinosa, n.sp., in 

 illustration of his paper. He also offered some observations on the 

 desirability of collecting data relating to the effects of the present 



