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Oedixaet Meeting, April 8, 1884. 



H. T. WniTTELL, M.D., President, in the chair. 



Ballot.— Messrs. W. L. Neale, Otto Bcettger, W. S. Scan- 

 nell, and Eevs. John Watson and Eobert Kelly were elected 

 i'ellows, and Mr. H. Hodgson was elected an Associate. 



EXHIBITS. 



Prof. Tate showed a specimen of stratified pebbles occurrino^ 

 in a rock at Hog Bay, and referred to in his paper upon the 

 geology of Kangaroo Island. 



Mr. J. Gr. O. Tepper, P.L.S., also exhibited a portion of rock 

 from Hog Bay, showing a stratification of ironstone, with 

 ■other minerals. 



Mr. C. L. A^RAQGE, r.E.Gr.S., laid on the table a piece of 

 pumice stone found floating in the sea off the Straits of Sunda. 

 The vessel passed through something like 500 miles of it. 



The Eev. W. E. Fletcher, M.A., read notes respecting the 

 Pish Eiver Caves in Xew South A\''ales, which he had lately 

 Tisited. 



Prof. Tate, P.G.S., moved — "That the gossip meetings of 

 the Eoyal Society and the eve]iing meetings of the Field 

 JS'aturalists' Section be held conjointly at least once a month." 



Mr. Thos. D. S:meatox seconded, and the motion was carried. 



Ordinary Meeting, Mat 6, 1884. 

 H. T. Whittell, M.D., President, in the chair. 



EXHIBITS. 



Prof. Tate, F.G.S., showed a specimen of Sfiplielia Woodsii 

 from Kangaroo Island, found by Mr. J. G. O. Tepper. The 

 only other locality previously known for it being near Penola. 



Mr. J. G. 0. Tepper, F.L.S., showed a woody fungus shaped 

 like a common mushroom, with tiirned-up edges like a frill, 

 from Qiieenscliff, K.I. Also a leathery puff-ball with a large 

 quantity of mycelium enclosing fine sand, from Mount Lofty. 



Prof. Tate, F.G.8 , exhibited a living echidna obtained from 

 near Mount Gambler, which appeared to differ from the species 

 found upon Kangaroo Island in having a shorter snout, and in 

 the possession of a larger quantity of black hair and soft 

 ■quills. 



Prof. Tate, F.G.S., elicited from the members of the Board 

 of Governors of the xldelaide Institute present, namelv. Dr. 

 Stirling and Mr. C. Todd, C.M.G., the statement that the 

 Board were determined to avail themselves of the assistance of 

 Australian scientific specialists in the work of classifying the 

 zoological specimens at the South Australian Museum when- 

 ever possible. 



