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ohUho " Position of the Gordon limestones, rcUtivcly toother palooozoic for- 

 mations, &c." 



Conversation ensued on several subjects arising out of the paper. Amongst 

 others it was hoped that at the ensuing Intercolonial Exhibition our marble, 

 in all its varietien, would be \w\l represented, and that attention would be 

 excited in the neighboring colonies to the vast deposits of this material which 

 exist in Tasmania. In the vicinity of Macquarie Harbour - idone, it exists in 

 cliffs varying in height from one to two hundred feet, with deep water at their 

 base enabling ships to lie alongside and take it in as cargo. 



A vote of thanks having been accorded to the author of the paper just reat' 

 and to the donors of the various presentations, the meeting t>roke up. 



