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Btated that he had been put in possession of a very interesting collection 

 of specimens, all of which are replete with more or less perfect im- 

 pressions of leaves, twigs, etc. The prevailing forms, though fragmentary, 

 are very clearly impressed, and having made a careful examination of 

 their specific character he was now satisfied that two of the forms could 

 be referred to as species already described in similar deposits in New 

 South Wales and Tasmania now assigned to the eocene tertiary age. He 

 then minutely described them with illustrations thrown on the screen, 

 making the subject verjr* interesting. 



MOUNT LYBLL DISTRICT. 



The greatest treat of the evening followed, when Mr. J. W. Beattie, 

 who has just returned from a photographic tour to the West Coast, 

 exhibited a large number of lantern slides illustrating the whole district 

 of Mount Lyell, Penghana, Queenstown, and the magnificent scenery of 

 the King River and Gorge, eliciting frequent applause. The grandeur of 

 the scenery, alternately partaking of Alpine heights and Californian gorges, 

 excited great interest in the audience. In addition to following up the 

 Mount Lyell railway to the company's works, showing the many steep 

 gradients, and the trains climbing the hills on the Abt system, Mr. 

 Beattie presented views of the works themselves, the quarries, and mines. 

 He also seemed to have obtained a very good notion of the various processes 

 which the ore goes through from the mine to the converter ; and what 

 with these explanations and various photographic pictures of the interior 

 of the works, he waa able to impart much very instructive information. 



Mr. R, M. Johnston remarked that Mr. Beattie had done another piece 

 of good service for Taamania by the production of such magnificent 

 photographs. The speaker then had thrown on the screen some statistical 

 tables showing how the mining interest was advancing in the colony. For 

 the year 1895-6 the output of mineral wealth was £745,996. 



votes of thanks. 



The meeting then terminated with the usual votes of thanks, the 

 Chairman remarking that much of the success of the session now closing 

 had been due to the zeal and energy of their indefatigable secretary — 

 Mr. Morton. In moving a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the Hon. 

 Adye Douglas, M.L.C., referred in complimentary terms to the good 

 service Mr. James Barnard had rendered the Society since his election as 

 far back as 1841. 



