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I receive authentic information, I shall take the liberty of supplying you, 

 on behalf of the Society, with the information I receive. 



" I am yours respectfully, 



"Peter McIntyre. 



** Launceston, 29th March, 1871." 



The Secretary read a paper from the Rev. H. D. Atkinson, of 

 Three Hut Point, entitled, ' ' Some Remarks on the Geology of Bruni 

 Island." 



Mr. M. Allport doubted if anything mentioned in the paper war- 

 ranted the inference that there had been any long geological period of 

 separation between the island and the mainland of Tasmania. The 

 Flora, indeed, indicated a somewhat recent junction, that of South 

 Bruni was identical with that on the opposite shore ; the same was 

 generally the case with North Bruni, and no special Flora whatever 

 existed on the island. As to the carnivorous Marsupials he had 

 been told by Mr. Graves and others that the Native Devil ( Sarcophilus 

 ursinus) had been seen in considerable numbers on South Bruni. 



Mr. J. Davies corroborated Mr. Allport's statement as to these car- 

 nivora, as he had himself seen them in the locality indicated. 



The Secretary called the attention of the meeting to the collection 

 of fruit sent in from the Society's gardens, comprising about 108 

 varieties of apples, 60 of pears, and 4 of late plums. 



Discussion of a conversational character ensued, and the business ter- 

 minated with a vote of thanks to the Rev. H. D. Atkinson for his 

 paper, and to the donors of presentations. 



