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ography were well worth investigating, while the scenery is in 

 many respects unique. His trip, taken at Easter, embraced 

 visits to Colac and its lake ; the Warrion Hills ; Terang ; the 

 wonder lakes of the west, Gnotuk and Bullen-Merri ; and, 

 lastly, the Stony Rises, the peculiar charm of which it was hard 

 to convey to others. 



Mr. J. A. Leach, M.Sc, said that an interesting feature of 

 the district was the structure of the lava flows, which had 

 cooled into cubical masses heaped on top of one another. Red 

 Rock, near Alvie, somewhat resembled Tower Hill, at Koroit, 

 and afforded one of the finest views in Victoria. 



Dr. T. S. Hall, M.A., said it was difficult to describe the 

 Stony Rises, and advised members to take advantage of any 

 opportunity to visit the district. In many places the ridges 

 of stone were so steep that they were utilized as fences, and 

 were quite stock-proof. He also stated that, though Lake 

 Corangamite is salt, in parts the influx of fresh water was 

 sufficient to enable the little mountain trout, Galaxias, sp., to 

 live at some distance from the shore. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Flowering branches of Poma- 

 derris elachophylla, F. v. M., from Plenty Ranges ; Styphelia 

 ericoides, from Kinglake ; also lichens, basalt, and marine lime- 

 stone, in illustration of paper. 



By Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S. — Microscopic mount (in balsam) 

 of a washing of clay forming a thin bed in Janjukian strata at 

 Zeally Bay, Torquay, Vic, consisting almost entirely of the 

 tests of Foraminifera and the valves of Ostracoda, the fol- 

 lowing genera being represented : — Bolivina, Lagena, Nodosaria, 

 Marginulina, Cristellaria, Polymorphina, Sagraina, Globigerina, 

 Planorbulina, Discorbina, Truncatulina, Anomalina, Nonionina, 

 Cythera, and Loxoconcha. A species of Bolivina shows in an 

 interesting manner the replacement of the sarcode by Glauconite 

 (a hydrous silicate of potash and ferrous oxide). 



By Mr. C. French, jun. — Flowers of PultencBa Weindorferi, 

 Reader, from Dandenong Ranges (new locality). 



By Mr. J. C. Goudie. — Beetles from the Mallee — eight species 

 of Carabidae — Carenum interniptum, Macl. ; C. imitator, Sloane ; 

 C. elegans, Macl. ; Neocarenum elongatum, Macl. ; Carenidium 

 superbiim. Cast. ; Euryscaphus dilatatus, Macl. ; Scaraphites 

 lencBus, West, (new for Victoria) ; and Parroa apicalis, SI. 



By Mr. E. H. Lees, C.E. — Coral, Flahelhtm australe (?), 

 dredged in Bass Strait from 60 fathoms. 



By Mr. A. H. E. Mattingley, C.M.Z.S. — Photographs of 

 Rufous Bristle-bird, Sphenura broadbenti, M'Coy, taken a.t 

 Lome (nest placed in wire-grass). 



