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Queensland Reptiles. 

 Grammatophora sp., Grammatophora barbata. 

 Iguana, Hydrosaurus varius. The Trustees Brisbane Museum. 



Mollusca. 

 Tasmanian Shells, Mr. H. L. Swift. 

 A collection of Macroshisma tasmanica, Mr. J. McCance. 



Crustacea. 

 A Hermit Crab, Pagurus sp., Mr. E. D. Swan. 



Minerals. 



A collection of cores, by the diamond drill from the Cascades, the 

 hon. the Minister of Lands through Mr. B. Shaw. 



A collection of Sulphur, etc., from the Hot Lakes of New Zealand, 

 with photo, of Hot Springs, Mr. Hov/ard Haywood. 



PAPERS. 



A paper, entitled ''The River Derwent : note upon the flood of 23rd 

 September, 1SS4," by Mr. A. Mault, was read by the hon secretary. 

 Dr. Agnew. The paper was written with the object of placing upon 

 record a remarkable variation in the quantity of water passing in the 

 river ; calculations of the mean quantity being also given from observa- 

 tions taken during the past two years. 



Mr. R. M. Johnston, F.L.S., read a paper, "Observations on six rare 

 fishes, recently captured in Tasmanian waters : — Callanthias Allportiis 

 Latris ciliaris, Erythrichthys nitidus, Centriscus scolopax, Labrichthys 

 Mortonii nov. sp., Oligorus gigas." Mr. Johnston stated that during 

 the last two months several new or rare species of fish had come under 

 his notice, which he had thought desirable to bring under the notice 

 of the society. He said he might mention that Mr. Morton, the 

 curator of the Museum, had been praisey/orthy in arousing the interest 

 of local observers in various parts of the island, and it was to him 

 that he was chiefly indebted for three of these interesting forms. 

 The fishes on the western, northern, and north-eastern parts of the 

 island are, as yet, imperfectly known. The recent discovery of the snipe 

 or trumpet fish (centriscus scolopax) at Port Sorell, by Miss Lodder, 

 and the capture of the '-'Hapuka" Oligorus gigas, and the "Moki" 

 Latris ciliaris, so common in New Zealand, at George's Bay, by Mr. W. 

 L. Boyes, leads one to hope that many new forms from these imperfectly 

 investigated regions will soon be added to our list of Tasmanian fishes. 



Dr. Agxew said the Council had a sum of money w^hich was intended 

 to be set apart for a memorial to the late Mr. Morton Allport, 

 The Council had some difficulty in which way the money should be laid 

 out, but it was thought that a small library, including all the latest 

 works on fishes, to be called the Morton Allport Librarj'-, would 

 be an appropriate and fitting memorial to the memory of their late 

 friend. (Hear, hear.) 



Mr. J. R. McClymoxt, M.A., read a paper entitled, "Tentative 

 list of Navigators who visited Van Diemen's Land prior to September, 

 1803." Mr. McClymont stated his object in bringing this paper before 

 the society was mainly to call attention to the paucity of information 

 within our reach regarding geographical discovery in Tasmania — a 

 defect which, he stated, it is increasiuglj difficult to remedy, seeing that 

 the works which contain such information are being eagerly bought 

 up for the libraries of Europe, America, and the other colonies. 



Mr. J. B. Walker said they were under an obligation to Mr. 

 McClymont for his carefully prepared and well considered paper, 



