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REPORT. 



The session of 1875 opened on the 9tli March 

 with a paper by tlie Eev. J. E. Tenison Woods, 

 F.L.S., F.G.S., F.E.G.S., etc., " On some Tertiary 

 Fossils from Table Cape. 



The following papers were brought forward at 

 the various subsequent meetings : — " On some new 

 species of Tasmanian Marine 8hells," by the Rev. 

 J. E. Tenison Woods, F.G.S., etc. ; " On the 

 Fossil Genus Fenestclla," by the same ; " On the 

 Frilled Lizard f CJilamijdosmirus IdngiiJ of Queens- 

 land," by Dr. G. Bennett, F.Z.S., F.L.S. ; " On 

 the beautiful Sponge from the Philippine Islands 

 known as Venus' ilowerbasket fEnplectella asper- 

 gillumj^^'' by the same. " Further notes on the 

 Salmon Experiment," by M. Allport, F.L.S., 

 F.Z.S. ; '' On the Freshwater Shells of Tasmania," 

 by the Rev. J. E. Tenison Woods, F.Z.S. , etc. ; 

 " Account of a Visit to Port Davey," by the Hon. 

 J. P. Scott, M.L.C. '' On the Vital Statistics of 

 Tasmania," by E. 0. Nowell, Esq., Government 

 Statistician. '' On the Queensland Grasses," by 

 F. M. Bailey, Esq., Corresponding Member of the 

 Society. " On some new and hitherto under- 

 scribed shells of Tasmania," by the Pev. J. E. 

 Tenison Woods, F.G.S., etc. '' A census of the 

 plants of Tasmania," by Baron F. von Mueller, 

 C.M.G., M.D., F.P.S., etc. 



The names of the authors of the above papers 

 are sufficient guarantee for their value. Most of 

 the papers have already been published, others 

 will appear immediately, and it may safely be 

 said that at no former period of the Society have 

 papers of higher value and interest ever appeared 

 in our proceedings. The special thanks of the 

 Society are due to the Pev. J. E. Tenison Woods 



