by the Aboriginals of Northern Queensland ; " by A. Thozet. 

 " Extract from Bulletin of the Accliuiatifation Society of France, 

 July, IS72." " Lectures delivered at Industrial and Technological 

 Museum, Melbourne, 1872." " Hortus Kewensis, Epitome to ;" 

 by W. T. Ayton, 1814. "Geology of Queensland, — Notes on, 

 by R. Daintrce, E.G. 8." 



Prom the author, E. M. Bailey, Esq., "Handbook of Queensland 

 Eorns." 



From the author, Trofessor A. Liversidge, Sydney University, "Iron 

 and Coal deposits at ^Vallerawang, New South Wales." " Nickel 

 j\liueral« from New Caledonia " (two pamphlets.) " On Dendritic 

 Spots." " The Bingera Diamond Eield." " The Deniliquin, or 

 Baratta INIeteorite. " 



From tlie lloyal Society of New South Wales.— "Transactions," 

 1872-3. 



From the Malacological Society of Belgium. — Reports of Proceedings 

 of vol 8, 187;{ ; vol.3, 1874. 



From the Entomological Si>ciety of Belgium. — Transactions of, series 

 2, Nos. 1, 2, 3, Nos. 96 to 100. 



From the Department of Agriculture, United States. — Annual 

 Reports of Department for 1870-1-2 ; monthly ditto for 1871-2-3. 



A specimen of Argentiferous Galena, accompanied by the following 

 memorandum, and forwarded by Mr. S. H. Win tie was exhibited. " This 

 specimen of argentiferous galena isTasmanian, and according to Melbourne 

 assay yields I am assured, 82 per cent, of combined metal, of which 48 

 per cent, is silver. The actual locality is not at the present time made 

 known to the public. I have not been able to find time to make any 

 test of it myself, but regarding it from its outward appearance it justifies 

 all that has been said of it." 



A subsequent communication from Mr. Wintle was read to the effect 

 that the specimen submitted for analysis was a picked one, and as far 

 as he could judge from a rough assay with the blowpipe, the sample of 

 the ore exhibited yielded little over GO per cent, of combined metal — 

 silver being a little in excess of the lead. 



Dr. Agnew read a note from Mr. W. A. B. Gellibrand mentioning 

 that in reply to some enquiries directed to Mr. L. C. Miall, of Leeds, 

 he had recently received from England, a pamphlet and some papei'S 

 upon wool, together with the following note : — 



"Keighley, Nov. 30th, 1874. 

 " Dear Miall, — The best authority that I know has been in London 

 at the sales for some time back or I would have replied earlier. As to 

 New Zealand wools ; 



" 1. It is better to wash with cold water if the fleece will * scour ' 

 or cleanse well ; if it will not scour, tepid water auJ little soft soap 

 must be used. 



"2. The wool must be washed before shearing the sheep ; thus the 

 wool dries easily and naturally. 



" 3. The fleece should not be ' sorted,' that is, made into different 

 qualities, but only the dirt and locks taken off. Every spinner has his 

 own idea of the kind of division he requires in the qualities of the 

 fleece. 



" 4. Wool that is ' dumped,' or hard packed, is not really injured, 

 but the idea is prevalent among imjtorters that it does not sell so 

 well ; as the appearance of the wool is injured by pressure. Herewith 

 you have printed information from the Chamber of Commerce, and 



