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necessary to make to obtain the observations he desired. These 

 notes here and there inchided matter which was interesting to 

 naturahsts at this date, as showing the condition of Victoria 

 fifty years ago, and he had therefore briefly summarized 

 them for the benefit of the members in the same way as he had 

 done those of Baron von Mueller some twelve years ago. He 

 read an extract from the account of the ascent of Mount 

 Kosciusko, which showed Neumayer to have been a man of 

 great energy and resource. 



The chairman expressed his thanks to the author for having 

 brought these interesting facts under the notice of the members, 

 and agreed that such records were well worth being recalled. 



Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S., expressed the hope that more 

 details could be given of the geological conditions of the site 

 of the finding of the famous Cranbourne meteorite, so as to 

 enable some conclusions to be deduced as to the probable 

 period of its arrival on this planet. 



Mr. F. Keep and Mr. J. H. Harvey confirmed Dr. Neumayer's 

 testimony regarding the singular beauty of the landscape as 

 seen from Glen rowan Gap. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr F. Chapman, A.L.S. — ^Type slide of Foraminifera 

 from Altona Bay. 



By Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — A large clump of the marine shell 

 Tenagodes australis, Quoy and Gaim., from near Gabo Island. 



By Mrs. Ernst. — Foundation of Magpie's nest blown down 

 during heavy rains last year, which contained four dead young 

 birds almost fully fledged. 



By Miss A. Fuller. — Fruit of Ochrosia Moorei (Apocynaceae), 

 from North Coast, N.S.W. ; specimens of " Five Corners," 

 Persoonia, sp., from Mount York, Blue Mountains, N.S.W. ; 

 also water-colour sketches of Western Australian flowers — Red 

 Leschenaultia, Stylidium, Hovea, &c. 



By Mr. F. Pitcher. — ^Flowering specimens of Tristania 

 latirina, R. Br., Kanooka, Vict., N.S.W. ; Backhousia citri- 

 odora, F. v. M., Sweet Verbena Tree, Qld. ; and Acacia horrida, 

 Willd., Karoo Thorn. South Africa — all grown at Melbourne 

 Botanic Gardens. 



By Mr. P. R. H. St. John. — Herbarium specien of Utricularia 

 flexiiosa, Vahl., Yellow Bladderwort, from Launching Place ; 

 sample of crude oil distilled from Eucalyptus diversicolor, 

 F. V. M,, Karri Gum, Western Australia, at Melbourne Botanic 

 Gardens. 



By Mr. H. Whitmore. — Shells — Cassis rufa, Linn., Moluccas; 

 Murex ramosus, Linn., West Indies; M. nig'rihts, Phil., 

 California ; Hermit Crab in shell of Periwinkle. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



