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erythrina, a new species taken at Port Darwin by Mr. F P 

 Dodd. 



2. By Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., entitled, " Notes on the 

 Hairy-nosed Wombat, Phascolomys latifrons, Owen." 



The author stated that he had recently seen some skins of this 

 animal m the National Museum, marked "Deniliquin. N.S.W.", 

 and as the animal was usually regarded as being confined "to 

 South Australia, he was led to try and trace their origin. Thouc^h 

 some twenty years had elapsed, he had been fortunate in getting 

 into communication with the donor of the specimens, who assured 

 him that the record was correct, and, though probably now 

 extinct in the locality, the range of this species must be 

 extended to include south-western New South Wales. 



3- By Messrs. J. H. Gatliff and C. J. Gabriel, entitled " First 

 Record of the Animal of Voluta mamilla, Gray, with Remarks 

 thereon." 



The authors stated that though this shell had long been known 

 and IS one of the largest of our Victorian Volutes, measuring 

 some seven mches in length, it had not been found alive until 

 taken recently off Gabo Island by the Commonwealth trawler 

 Endeavour, while searching for new fishing grounds off the 

 south-east coast. Photographs of the animal were exhibited, and 

 the smgular fact was stated that the radula was no larger 'than 

 that of an ordinary limpet. 



4. By Dr. T. S. Hall, M.A., entitled " Ungarnered Grain." 



The author pomted out many directions in which members of 

 the Club could be of use in clearing up difficulties, and in adding 

 to our knowledge of the workings of Nature, and urged all who had 

 the opportunities to seize them, and record their observations on 

 certain groups which were fast passing away from our midst, 

 owing to the clearing of forests, draining of swamps, &c. 



The paper gave rise to considerable discussion on several of 

 the points raised. 



Mr. J. Booth thought that much might be done by members 

 working together in small groups. 



Mr. O. A. Sayce said that, to encourage workers, it was neces- 

 sary that those having special knowledge of a subject should be 

 able and willing to impart the necessary stimulus, and mentioned 

 how he had been encouraged when studying the fresh-water 

 Crustacea by authorities in other lands. 



_ Mr. F. Wisewould endorsed the author's remarks, and urged 

 immediate attention to several groups, which, owing to the spread 

 of settlement, were likely to be very difficult of study before 

 many years passed. 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard thought the main difficulty in the way of 

 study in this part of the world was the absence of an educated 

 leisured class. All our workers were engaged in the struggle for 



