None of the Fell<nvs jiroaont wore acquaints! with the subatanco referred 

 to as " Australian W'liito Coal," but the Rev. W. W. briCKU thought the 

 term was used by Strzelecki. 



Mr. STKruK.Ns remarked that Mr. R. M. Johnston of La\mceston had givea 

 much time and attention to the examination of these discs, or rather sacs, 

 in the Mereej' schist, though his description dillered slightly from that of 

 Mr. Newton. He was clearly the first person iu Tasmania who had 

 ideutitied them as the sjjores of a Lycopodium or some allied plaut. Tas- 

 m luite belongs to the Mei'sey Coal formation, and is associated with Marino 

 fossils of Devonian type. 



The Skcuetaky uiformed the meeting that His Excellency had intended 

 opening the session by an inaugural address. Absence from town had 

 preve)ited this, but His Excellency proposed making the address at the next 

 monthly meeting. It was also mentioned that a paper by Mr. R. M. 

 Johnston on the Tertiary Marine Dep(jsits of Tasmania had been received 

 iu time for the present meeting. This, however, could only be read by 

 the Rev. J. E. Tenisou Woods, as he w:us prepared to illustrate and explain 

 it by reference to a collection of fossils which accompanied the paper, and 

 with which he was familiar. As Mr. Woods was absent on duty, the 

 reading of this paper had to be postponed until his return to town, which 

 was expected to take place before the April meeting. 



A vote of thanks to the donors of presentations closed the proceediugs. 



