XXXIV 
NATURE 
| DECEMBER 3, 1896 
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LECTURER IN GEOLOGY. 
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J. AUSTIN JENKINS, B.A., Secretary and Registrar. 
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DEPARTMENT OF MINES. 
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November 19, 1896. 
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