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NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Professor Tate exhibited on behalf of the Hydraulic 

 Engineer, fragments of crocodilian scutes, obtained in the 

 Port Augusta boring. 



Professor Tate exhibited and made remarks on some South 

 Australian plants (seep. 135). 



Mr. EuTT exhibited, in illustration of his paper, a miniature 

 section of the strata gone through in the Port Wakefield 

 bore, on the scale of half an inch to a foot, contained 

 in a number of long narrow boxes having a glass front to each. 



Mr. C. A. Wilson read some extracts and offered a few 

 remarks upon Mr. A. E. Wallace's new work " Island Life." 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On the Propagation of Cymodocea antarctica," by Mr. 

 J. G-. O. Tepper, P.L.S., Corr. Mem. (see p. 1). 



2. " Notes on boring at Port Wakefield," by Mr. W. Eutt, 

 Hon. Sec. (see p. 41). 



Obdinaey Meeting, March 1, 1881. 



Professor E. Tate in the chair. 



A list of donations to the Library was read. 



Mr. A. L. Harrold was elected a member of Council, in the 

 room of Dr. S. J. Magarey, resigned, 



Messrs. P. N. Burchell and Wm. TorNG, B.A., were elected 

 Pellows. 



Mr. E. M. Bailet, Government Botanist, Brisbane, Queens- 

 land, was elected a Corresponding Member. 



NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



The Natural Science Director exhibited fossils, minerals, and 

 shells forwarded by Mr. Chandler, of the Peake (see p. 148) ; 

 and fossils from the Ardrossan limestones, further corroborating 

 the Lower Silurian age previously assigned to them, forwarded 

 by Mr. Tepper (see p. 145) ; and minerals sent by Mr. Bover 

 (see p. 149). 



Professor Tate showed a specimen of gold immersed in galena, 

 from Ballarat. 



The Curator of the South Australian Institute Museum, on 

 behalf of the Governors, exhibited a remarkably fine specimen 

 of a crayfish (PaJhwrus ornahts), peculiar to the Mauritius, 

 measuring from the tail to the end of the antennae 4 ft. 8 in., 

 presented to the Museum by Mr. J. Jacobs, member of the 

 Eoyal Society of Arts and Sciences, Mauritius ; also, some 

 specimens of an extraordinary species of ant found in Central 



