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Twelfth Excubsion — Satueday, August 15, 1886. 

 It was intended to make an excursion to the G-range on this- 

 date, but, as in the case of the two previous meetings, the 

 inclement weather frustrated the plans of the Section. A few 

 members carried out the programme, and collected on the 

 beach a large variety of algse, shells, sponges, sea-eggs, &c,, 

 which had been washed up by the recent rough weather. 



Thieteexth ExcuEsiojf — Tuesday, September 1, 1885. — 

 Hallett's Cote. 

 Between forty and fifty members and friends proceeded to 

 Hallett's Cove. Shortly after nine o'clock a start was made 

 from the Town Hall, the route lying through Edwardstown 

 and the Sturt, where a short stop was made prior to ascending- 

 Tapley's Hill. The gentlemen dismounted from the vehicles 

 and walked up the steepest part of this gradient, noting as they 

 went the slaty rocks and quartzites of which this hill is mainly 

 composed. Arriving at the summit, and just after passing the 

 ten-mile post, the road to the right was taken, which leads to 

 O'Halloran Hill. Another turn — this time to the left — and 

 then an almost direct course to Hallett's Cove was shaped, the 

 destination being reached at about half-past eleven. Dis- 

 mounting, the party made for Eield's Eiver, on the banks 

 of which luncheon was partaken of. This part of the 

 day's proceedings over, the Honorary Secretary (Mr. W. H. 

 Selway, jun.) assembled the party, and explained the programme 

 of the day's operation. Under the guidance of Mr. J. G-. O. 

 Tepper, F.L.S., a southerly direction was first taken, and the 

 coast cliffs explored for flowers, which were seen in great pro- 

 fusion. The jDeculiar flora of this locality very closely resem- 

 bles that of the opposite coast of Torke's Peninsula. Ap- 

 proaching still nearer the coast, the members hoped to find 

 some rocks giving eyidence of glacial action, but, as these were 

 further off than was thought, it was resolved to strike a direct 

 course for a point some distance up Eield's Eiver, passing over 

 a good deal of rough country on the way thither. The river 

 was ascended for a short distance, and the stratigraphical for- 

 mation of its picturesque cliffs was viewed with much interest. 

 These were noticed to consist chiefly of masses of limestone, 

 shales, and sandstones, very curiously crumpled, and with slaty 

 bands occasionally interstratified. The watercourse was found 

 to be almost covered with a species of chara, and among the 

 reeds and rushes were noticed an unusually large form of 

 A'piiim ^Tostratum and the tall Triglocliin 'procera, both in flower. 

 One or two gentlemen who had gone to the beach returned 

 with some very fine specimens of starfish, one especially being 



