6. From Mr. S. H. Wintle : — Fossils from the west bank of the Tamar at 



Rosevear ; Specimens of Auriferous Quartz from the " Little 

 Wonder" claim, Brandy Creek (with a note). 



7. From Mr. Burdon : — Three samples of a paper-like substance from 



the surface of the Hobart Town main reservoir. [A similar sub- 

 stance was found in large quantities on the surface of the Cascades 

 reservoir in 1877. [Vide proceedings of the Society for 1877, pp. 8 

 and 58, Conferva homhycina.] 



8. From H. S. Lewes, Esq. : — A Native Spear from the Low^er Murray 



District, Victoria. 



9. From Mr. T. W. Allen, Auckland : — A Broom cut from the solid wood, 



by a " King " native, New Zealand, 



10. From G. Whitcombe, Esq. :— 4 Silver, 17 Copper Coins, and 6 Medals ; 



two Woodpeckers (Picus viridls) mounted. 



11. From Mrs. Lodder, River Don :— 425 Specimens of Tasmanian Butter- 



flies and Moths. [Special attention was directed to this very 

 beautiful and valuable presentation, for which the Society is indebted 

 to the liberality of the collector, Mrs. Lodder. ] 



12. From Mr. Bett : — Specimen of a Species of Sting Ray, caught off 



South Ai-m. 



13. From Mr. W. Cole : — Silicious Cast of Fossil Shell (Spirifer), showing 



spiracles, from the Peppermint Tier, Oatlands. 



14. From Mrs. Stokell : — Skin of a Thoroughbred Bull-dog, imported 



from England by the late Dr. George Stokell, prepared and mounted. 



15. From Mr. M. McNamara : — Tv/o Diamond Snakes ( Hoplocephalus 



swperhus) from McRobie's Gully, near Hobart Town. 



16. From the Rev. George Brown : — a. Geological Specimens from 

 Hicks Island, h. Band and Coloured Flax Dress, from New Ire- 

 land, c. Specimens of Shell Monej'- from Duke of York Island, d. 

 65 Specimens of Butterflies from New Ireland, &c. e. Two Skull 

 Masks used by the natives of New Britain in their dances. /. A 

 Chalk Figure from New Ireland. 



The following note to the Secretary, from Mr. Brown, accompanied this 

 presentation : — • 



" Port Hunter, 



" Duke of York Group, 



"December 24, 1878. 

 " I have just shipped, per John Wesley, a case to your address, containing 

 a small addition to the Museum, viz. : — 1. A few geological specimens from 

 Hicks' Island, New Britain. This island was thrown up by a submarine 

 volcano. I landed on the island and picked up the specimens before it was 

 a week old, so they had not much exposure to the v/eather. 2. A band and 

 coloured flax dress from New Ireland. 3. Specimens of money from Duke 

 of York Island. 4. Box of butterflies. 5. A chalk figure from New 

 Island. 6. Two skull-masks, used for dancing, from New Britain. These 

 are not very pretty, but they are interesting. Some time ago, as you have 

 no doubt heard, the natives very much wished to get hold of a few of our 

 heads to embellish in the same way, and I believe they actually did use the 

 head of one of my teachers for that purpose. That fancy has, however, 

 been taken out of their minds, and for the future they will stick to their 

 own native material. I see that some of our very good people are very 

 much shocked indeed that we did not allow ourselves to be killed in detail 

 rather than defend our lives from a lot of cannibals. They must just think 

 and say what tbey please, but time will show that our action saved the 

 Mission, and the lives of every teacher and trader in the group, and that it 

 was really the most kind and merciful way of dealing with the natives 

 themselves. The captain of H.M.S. Sandfly fully justifies us, and last 



