172 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



registration, and temporarily stored. Many of these specimens 

 will be available for display in the exhibition cases, tilling gaps in 

 our own collection, or else replacing poor representatives already 

 in our possession; the remainder will then be ready for exchange. 

 Many additional specimens in the cases received printed labels in 

 place of the old written ones, and a number of large specimens 

 was specially mounted for better display. The collection is 

 gradually absorbing all the space allotted to it." 



In connection with the Porter Collection, I paid two visits to 

 Tamworth. The first occasion (January) was simply one of 

 inspection. I found the collection to be undoubtedly a fine one, 

 the number of foreign specimens comparatively small, whilst the 

 majority of indigenous minerals is from the northern part of 

 this State. It comprises crystallised minerals, ores, lode stones, 

 alluvial washings, a limited number of free gold specimens, a very 

 large number of gem-stones in the rough, some cut stones, a small 

 collection of well shaped rocks, and a general series of fossils from 

 the country around Tamworth. The finest portion consists of 

 quartzes, tourmalines, tin-crystals, hornblendes, molybdenite, 

 manganese ores, wolfram, topazes, orthoclase crystals, and some 

 calcites. My second visit to Tamworth took place in March, on 

 the completion of negotiations, to pack and remove the collection. 



The collection of Fulgarites was increased by a number of good 

 specimens, collected by Mr. T. Whitelegge amongst the sand-hills 

 along the coast-line between Bondi and Maroubra. 



Alluvial Tin deposits from a new discovery — Greenbushes Tin- 

 field, Western Australia — were presented by Mr. A. H. Tayler and 

 others. This was a discovery that did not realise the great ex- 

 pectations anticipated. 



To Mr. W. Troup we were indebted for some remarkably fine 

 examples of Wolfram from Noble Island. The lode from which 

 these were taken is said to be traceable nearly across the island, 

 from south-east to north-west, and for a distance of three hundred 

 feet is well defined, with a width of from six to nine feet. The 

 ore contains in unassorted samples 43% Tungstic-acid, selected 

 samples reaching as high as 60 - 70%. 



An opportunity occurred in February of acquiring fifteen finely 

 executed glass models of the more celebrated historical Diamonds, 

 viz., Kohinoor (2), Grand Mogul, Regent of France, Star of the 

 South, Sancy, Orlow, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Pigot, Pasha of 

 Egypt, Pole Star, Hope (blue), Imperatrice, Nassack, and Shah 

 of Persia. 



A very remarkable gold nugget (Plate xxvi.) was lent to me by 

 Mr. Thomas Caliill, with permission to take a cast. This nugget in 

 outline presents an extraordinary resemblance to the map of Aus- 

 tralia, hence the name that has been given to it, "The Map of 

 Australia Nugget," It weighs 23oz. Sdwts., and was found on 



