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The Memoirs will not appear this year owing to the absence of 

 Prof. Stirling from the State. | 



The Malacological Section, which had for some tim^ been in- 

 active, has now resumed work. The Astronomical Section has 

 ceased to exist, while the Field Naturalist Section continues its 

 useful investigations. 



Mr. Howchin's great discovery of glaciation amongst the 

 Cambrian rocks in the Sturt River Valley and in the North 

 (near Petersburg) must have a very important bearing, not only 

 upon geological science generally, but particularly upon that of 

 Australia. 



The Rev. Thos. Blackburn, who continues to add to our know- 

 ledge of the Coleoptera of this State by discovery and classifica- 

 tion, has been enabled to identify various species through having 

 certain type specimens of Tasmanian Coleoptera entrusted to him 

 for examination by Prof. Kolbe, of the Royal Museum, Berlin. 



Donations by scientific bodies from all parts of the world, espe- 

 cially America, have so largely increased of late years that the 

 possibility of making the vast amount of interesting and valuable 

 matter therein contained readily available to the Fellows and 

 members has become a very urgent question. The first step 

 towards doing this has been the preparation of a card catalogue, 

 which was completed during the year. This catalogue brought 

 to light many breaks and irregularities in the serial literature, 

 but has accomplished little in making the library really useful to 

 the members. 



An address from this Society of condolence on the death of our 

 beloved Queen was forwarded through His Excellency the 

 Governor to His Majesty King Edward VII. and the Royal 

 Family ; and an address of welcome, suitably illuminated, was 

 presented by the President to their Royal Highnesses the Duke 

 and Duchess of Cornwall and York upon their arrival in the 

 State. 



