Mr. Stephens bogged to mention in reference to a paper which ho brought 

 before the 8ociety in October last, on " The occurrence of gold at Port 

 Cygnet," that he had sent some specimens of the rocks ho had found there, 

 and described, to tho Rev. W. B. Clarke of Sydney. Ho would read a 

 few lines from Mr. Clarke's reply, as it was satisfactory to find the theory 

 broached in his paper confirmed by so eminent an authority : — " I see so 

 much in those specimens like rocks I have often found in tho gold-fields, 

 and especially like tho porphyritic bands that traverse the gold-fields, of 

 the Gilbert Iviver and Crvmpio in (iuconsland, and I think there must boa 

 relationship. It would be premature to designate tho formation at Port 

 Cygnet geologically, but I agree with you as to its probable great 

 antiquity." 



Mr. M. Allport proposed a special vote of thanks to Baron Von Miieller. 

 It was pleasant to find a savant of such world-wide fame, and whose 

 scientific labours are so much greater than wo are aware of, communicate 

 so freely with this Society, when so many of our other corresponding 

 members are silent. He would also include in the vote the name of Dr. 

 Hall, to whom on this occasion, and formerly for a period of several years 

 the Society was much indebted for the careful analysis he had given of 

 the meteorological records, in connection with the vital statistics of the 

 colony, which had so much enhanced the value and interest of these 

 tables. 



Mr. Davies, after some eulogistic remarks on Baron Von Miieller's 

 labours on behalf of Tasmanian botany, cordially seconded the motion, 

 which was unanimously carried, and the usual vote h?^ving been accorded 

 to the donors of presentations, the meeting terminated. 



