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Proceedings of the Society for March 1 



Rogers, Rev. Charles, LL.D., &c., elected a Corresponding Member ... 1 



Platypus, Professor Rolleston on Spur of 2 



Proceedings for April 4 



Ramsay, E. P., F.L.S., Sydney, elected a Corresponding Member 4 



Spicer, Rev. W. W., Retirement of 4 



Proceedings, May « 6 



Marble from Maria Island 6 



Disease, Germ Theory of, Remarks on 7 



Proceedings, June 8 



Ribbon Fish, caught at Penguin Creek 9 



Proceedings, July 10 



Hot Springs, Discussion on 10 



Proceedings, August 12 



Library, Presentations to 12 



Creeping Thistle, Discussion on Mr. Abbott's Paper on The 13 



Franklin, Sir John, Portrait of. Presentation of 14 



Proceedings for October 15 



Platypus, Information required by Professor Owen as to gestation of... 16 



Proceedings for November 17 



Thelidomus, Swainson's Genus 17 



Milligan, Dr. J., Presentation of Books by 18 



Shells, Freshwater, of Tasmania, Further Notes on, with description of 



New Species. By Robt. M. Johnston 19 



Platypus, Notes on. By Morton Allport, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c 30 



Shells, On some New Tasmanian Marine. By the Rev. J. E. Tenison 



Woods, F.G.S., F.L.S.,&c 32 



Tertiary and Post — Tertiary Deposits on Flinders and other Islands in 



Bass' Straits, Notes on. By Robt. M. Johnston 41 



Distribution and Growth of Queensland Plants, Remarks on. By 



F. M. Bailey 51 



Water Supply in relation to Disease. By His Lordship the Bishop of 



Tasmania 56 



Hot Spring near Southport, Notes on a Visit to the. By T. Stephens, 



M.A., F.G.S 63 



Univalves, On some Tasmanian Freshwater. By the Rev. J. E. Teniaon 



Woods, F.L.S., F.G.S 65 



Thistles, Notes on Carduus arvensls (known in the Colony as the 



Calif ornian Thistle). By F. Abbott, jun., Superintendent of 



the Botanic Gardens 73 



Meteorological Tables 



Report for 1878 



