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■wouKl be neaily contonniiinns with the colonics of Soiiili A>islr:ili;t, 

 Victoria, Now South Wales, and Tasmania. He jiartiuularised the characters 

 of the Tasmanian sub-province, and showed how it might be Bub-divided 

 into the northei-n part of tlia island and the islands in Bass' Straits, which 

 wiis of a Victorian character, ami the South Tasmanian which was ])eculiar 

 with a very large admixture of Ivast Australian, and a small influence of 

 New Zealand shells. Jlr. Woods further described the features of the new 

 sliell.s brought thus inider notice, which were for the most part small, but 

 nevertheless yielding many new Mitrce and novelties as Patella, Diala, 

 Alaba, TurbonUUi, Purpura, Comlvella, DrUlia, ManyeUa, SiphoTinlia, etc. 

 He expressly called attention to a new species of Crosxea, the fourth known, 

 two others being from Japan and one from Port Jackson. Mr. Woods 

 explained that he had written his paper both in Latin and English. He 

 regretted the space thus taken uj), but it had been generally estaljlished 

 tliat new investigations of a purely scientific character, should, in order to 

 their imiversal reception, be published in Latin, to be thus accessible to 

 scientific men of every nation. As however a Latin description might not 

 be so accessible to investigation in Tasmania he had given the paper in 

 both languages, thus hoping to make the publications of the Roj^al Society 

 as useful to their fellow colonists as to the world. He trusted that the 

 paper would be one of many which would tend to make the Royal Society 

 as valuaV)le an in.stitution as that of any colony ; and if any credit 

 redounded to him for his laboiu's he was glad to think it woidd be 

 largely shared by the members who had so willingly co-operated with 

 him in them. 



Mr. M. Allport moved the usual vote of thanks to the donors of the 

 various presentations, and especially to the Rev. J. E. Tenison Woods for 

 his valuable paper on the Marine Shells, and for the highly interesting 

 remarks with which the same was accompanied. Also to Mr. Legrand, 

 without \\'hose services the work would scarcely have been possible, Mr. 

 Woods having already explained how greatly he was indebted to Mr. 

 Legi-and for the loan of specimens, and for copious information as to 

 locahties, etc. — information which no other man in Tasmania could have 

 afforded. 



The vote having been carried nem. con., the Rev. Julian Woods moved 

 that the special thanks of the Society be conveyed to Dr. J. Cox, of Sydney, 

 for the loan of a valuable tyj)e C(dlcction of Australian Marine shells, and 

 alluded to the difficulty of obtaining such a favour from most scientific 

 collectors. 



The motion was unanimously agreed to, and the meeting terminated. 



