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specimens were received lately by the Australian Museum from 

 South Australia. 



Also, a fine impression of a fossil plant in Hawkesbury 

 sandstone, from a quarry near Hunter's Hill. Mr. Wilkinson 

 considered it to be a species of Thinnfeldia — one of the 

 characteristic fossils of the Hawkesbury series. 



Dr. Cox exhibited a collection made by Mr. B. Hinde, of 

 H.M.S. " Diamond," on the S.E. coast of New Guinea. Among 

 the specimens were : — 1. A spear-charm in the form of a beauti- 

 fully carved toy-shield, 4 J inches by l£, made from one valve of 

 some very woody seedpod. 2. A bunch of fish hooks made from 

 Acacia spines. 3. A belt beaten out from the fibre of the Sago 

 palm, stained yellow and black. 4. A spear with a loop of cane 

 projecting about a foot in advance of its point, and a piece of bamboo, 

 about 9 inches long, and decorated with feathers. The latter 

 is carried in the mouth of the warrior who is pursuing his enemy 

 with the looped spear. When he succeeds in passing the loop 

 over his victim's head, he keeps him at bay by the point, and 

 splitting with his teeth a splinter from the piece of bamboo, thus 

 obtains a knife with a sharp serrated edge, with which he then cuts 

 the throat of the captive. 



The President exhibited a very large specimen of Echinus^ 

 obtained by Mr. H. T. Wilkinson, J. P., from Lord Howe Island. It 

 is one of the two edible species found at the island. 



Mr. Alexander Morton exhibited: — 1. A dance-shield, inlaid 

 with shell and decorated with stained grass. 2. Two elaborately 

 carved food bowls, and a number of batons representing birds and 

 fishes, similarly inlaid. 3. Native combs. 4. Two wooden idols, 

 forming posts of houses ; one, a man carrying a child, the other, 

 a woman. 5. A small covering worn by women after marriage. 

 6. A massive armlet, cut from the Tridacna shell, weighing about 

 a pound, and worn above the elbow. All from the islands of St. 

 Christoval and Ugi, Solomon Group. 



