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REPORT 



The Session of 1877 opened on March 13 with a Paper 

 " On some South Australian Polyzoa," by F. W. Hutton, 

 Esq., F.G.S., communicated by Professor R. Tate, F.G.S., 

 of Adelaide, a Corresponding Member of the Society. 



The following Papers were brought forward at the 

 various subsequent meetings during the year : — "A Census 

 with brief description of the Marine Shells of Tasmania 

 and the adjacent Islands," by the Rev. J. E. Tenison- 

 Woods, F.L S., F.G.S., F.R.G.S., &c. ; " Notes on a 

 curious Confervoid substance from the Cascades Reservoir,' 

 by the Rev. W. W. Spicer, M.A. ; " On ' Aliens,' or 

 Plants which have been introduced into Tasmania and 

 naturalised," by the Rev. W. W. Spicer, M.A. ; " On 

 Plants as Insect Destroyers," by the Rev. W. W. Spicer, 

 M.A. ; "The Modern Progress of Astronomy," by F. 

 Abbott, F.R.A.S. , " On the occurrence of ' Ergot' on 

 Rye Grass at Kingston," by the Rev. W. W. Spicer, 

 M.A. ; " On the Hobart Town Storage Reservoir," by T. 

 Stephens, M.A., F.G.S. ; " Notes on the Flora of Tas- 

 mania," by the Rev. W. W. Spicer, M.A. ; " On Tas- 

 manian Siphonaria, including a new species," by the Rev. 

 J. E. Tenison-Woods, F.G.S., F.R.G.S., &c. ; " On Silk 

 and Silk Producers," by the Rev. W. W. Spicer, M.A. ; 

 *• On some new Tasmanian Marine Shells," by the Rev. 

 J. E. Tenison-Woods, F.G.S., F.R.G.S., &c. ; "On the 

 present stage of the Salmon Experiment," by M. Allport, 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S., kc. ; " On Insect Parasites," by the Rev. 

 W. W. Spicer, M.A. 



In addition to the Papers above referred to, communi- 

 cations on the following subjects were brought under 

 notice during the Session : — " Fossils from Darling 

 Downs, Queensland," from G. Bennett, M.D., F.Z.S., 

 &c. ; " The occurrence of species of Belemnites and 

 Salenia in the Middle Tertiaries of South Australia," from 

 Professor R. Tate, Adelaide ; " The Islands of New 

 Britain, New Ireland, and the Duke of York Group, 



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