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periodicals had been received, and the Council had deter- 

 mined to proceed with the binding of the books belonging 

 to the Libraiy, and 53 volumes had been sent to the 

 binders for that purpose. 



The Rev. A. Cresswell read a paper entitled " Notes 

 on the Lilydale Limestone," illustrating his remarks hy 

 specimens and blackboard drawings. 



Mr. Grip'FITHS considered that the geologists of Victoria 

 were under a debt of obligation to the Rev. Mr. Cresswell, 

 for having -undertaken the description of this interesting 

 bed of limestone. So far as his recollection went, this was 

 the only bed of crystalline limestone found in Victoria in 

 the Silurian, eithei- upper or lower. The only other deposits 

 of crystalline limestone known to him were some beds in 

 Gippsland, in one of which Mr. Sweet had discovered some 

 very interesting fossil tish. It was to him a source of 

 wonder that the bed described by Mr. Cresswell, lying so 

 near Melbourne, had remained for so many years without 

 . any description that was accessible to the public. Mr. 

 Cresswell had been so successful as to obtain a large number 

 of interesting fossils, and no doubt his paper would stimulate 

 geologists generally to pay more attention to the bed of 

 limestone at Lilydale. 



Mr. Dennant regretted very much he never had an 

 opportunity of visiting Lilydale, and was much gratified 

 to see that this matter had been taken up by Mr. Cresswell. 

 He was particularly glad that some palfeontological work 

 would embellish the pages of the "Transactions." He did 

 not know whether this bed was definitely known to extend 

 furtiier in the east, but he had heard it said by those who 

 knew the country, that there were outcrops of limestone 

 t)n the Upper Yarra, about fifteen miles to the north-west 

 of the Emerald Township and Gembrook, but he had never 

 had an opportunity of personal!}^ verifying the fact. It 

 would be interesting to know whether this was really an 

 extension of the limestone which outcropped at Lilydale. 



Ml'. Sweet said he had visited the limestone beds at 

 Lilydale on several occasions, and had taken considerable 

 interest in tliern. He was therefore very pleased that 

 Mr. Cresswell had taken the matter up, and hoped he would 

 continue his labours until he had given them a complete 

 list of all he had found. 



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