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Eyre Basin,” by Prof. Tare, F.G.S. ‘Notes on a Bore at 
Enfield, near Adelaide,” by W. Howcarn, F.G:S. 
ORDINARY Meerinec, Aprit 14, 1896. 
Water Howcuain, F.G.S. (President), in the chair. 
Exuisit.—Prof. Tate, F.G.S., exhibited on behalf of THos. 
SMEATON a specimen of Helmintha echioides, a European weed, 
now recognised for the first time in Australia. 
Batiot.—Tuos. E. Parker, C.E., was elected a fellow. 
Norices.—Prof. Tats, F.G.S., drew attention of the Fellows 
and Members to the fact that a Memorial Fund was being raised 
to perpetuate the memory of the great scientific services rendered 
by Thomas H. Huxley, F.R.S. The Council of the Society had 
agreed to act as a General Committee, and E. C. Stirling, M.D., 
F.R.S., and Prof. R. Tate, F.G.S., F.L.S., as Hon. Secretaries. 
W. Howcuin, F.G:S., reported that Maurice Hotrzz, F.LS., 
had keen requested by the Council to act as its representative on 
the J. M. McDovati Stewart Memorial CommiTTEs, the idea 
being to collect one shilling subscriptions for that purpose. 
Papers.—“ Eocene Strata near Bordertown,” by HE. V. CLark. 
“ Microlepidoptera,” by J. JerrreYs Turner, M.D. ‘ Contri- 
butions to Coleoptera,” by Rev. THomas BLAcKBURN, B.A. 
OrpinaRY Meetinc, May 5, 1896. 
Water Howcuin, F.G.S. (President), in the chair. 
Exuipits.—Prof. Tars, F.G.S., exhibited specimens and gave 
a technical description of a new species of land snail, Glyptorha- 
gada euglypta, obtained by the Government Geologist, H. Y. L. 
Browy, F.G.S., at Anabama, 75 miles North-East from Kooringa. 
The nearest ally is G. Bordaénsis, inhabiting near Cape Borda, 
Kangaroo Island, from which it differs by much larger size, rela- 
tively deeper, aperture different in outline, the spire slightly 
elevated, the costse wider apart and serrated by spiral incisions, 
and the umbilicus smaller. 
W. Howcutn, F.G.S., laid on the table a portion of the bore 
from Murray Flats, near Pine Hut Creek, about a quarter of a 
mile from the base of the hills. It consisted of earthy limestone 
carrying fossils of lower Eocene age. Depth 356 feet. J. G. O. 
Tepper, F.L.S., showed a case of rare and highly colored Orthop. 
tera. When at rest they resemble in color their surroundings, in 
flight their gayer color is seen. Maurice Horrzs, F.L.S., ex- 
hibited a portion of a willow branch that had grafted itself by 
its apex into the stem. ; 
