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6. Assistant Entomologist, Department of Agriculture, Sydney 



(E. Gurney) — Re Spiders of genus Lycosa destroying lawns 

 by tunnelling ( W. J. Rainbow). 



7. Librarian, Geological Survey of Queensland, Brisbane (C. F. V. 



Jackson) — Instruction in Library work and arrangement 

 (Curator and Librarian). 



8. Government Veterinary Surgeon (J. D. Stewart) — Re Parasitic 



Arachnoidea ( W. J. Rainbow). 



9. Inspector of Stock, Glen Innes (J. St. Clair) — Points of dis- 



tinction between pelts of Rabbits and Hares ( E. R. Waite). 



10. Secretary, Zoological Society of N S. Wales — Post-mortem 



on Lion (Taxidermists, etc.) 



11. Veterinary Surgeon, Zoological Society of N. S. Wales (Capt. 



A. P. Gribben) — Microscopical and chemical examination 

 of Lion's blood (T. Whitelegge and C. Anderson). 



12. Lecturer in Geology and Palasontology, Adelaide University 



(Rev. W. Howchin) — Affinities of peculiar organisms from 

 Cambrian of S. Australia (Curator and T. Whitelegge). 



13. Director, California Academy of Science Museum, San Fran- 



cisco (C. Keeler) — Explaining Museum Collections and our 

 methods of management (Staff). 



14. Editor, "Town and Country Journal," Sydney — Answers to 



correspondents' queries (Staff). 



15. Editor, "Stock and Station Journal," Sydney — Generation of 



IMarsuipials, and references to literature bearing thereon 

 (C^irator and E. R. Waite). 



16. Curator, Tasmanian Museum, Hobart (A. Morton) — Identifi- 



cation of Permo-Carboniferous P/atyschismce (Curator). 



17. Imperial Austro-Hungarian Consul (Dr. A. Scheidel) — Identi- 



fication of Pacific Spears and Arrows (Curator). 



The more important it^ms of information supplied to members 

 of the public were: — 



1. Mr. F. Conway — Identification of Moths, and Notes on their 



habits ( W. J. Rainbow). 



2. Mr. J. H. Maiden — Information re Capt. James Cook, r.n. 



(Curator). 



3. Mr. H. J. Carter, m.a. — Determination of Coleoptera (W. J. 



Rainbow). 



4. Miss M. Lodder — Determination of Port Jackson Shells (C. 



Hedley). 



5. Mr. G. Sweet, Melbourne — References to literature of Native 



Implement Quarries and Workshops (Curator). 



6. Mr. F. G. Whibley, of Noutai, Ellice Group— Instruction in 



collecting and preserving (Staff). 



7. Directors, Pacific Islands Co., Sydney — Commercial character 



of Sponges from Manihiki (T. Whitelegge). 



