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giganiea), weighing 3)^ cwt. By Mr. J. E. Prince. — Photographs 

 of " The Field Naturalists at Work,"' and of scenery in vicinity 

 of Mt. Hotham. By Mr. J. Searle. — Three cases of Victorian 

 insects, collected on Croajingalong expedition, &c. By Mr. G. 

 Sweet. — Fossils from the old red sandstone rocks of Mansfield, 

 including fossil fish, lepidodendron plants, &c. ; from the cre- 

 taceous rocks of North Central Queensland, fossil remains of a 

 large unnamed Saurian ; from Hughenden, Saurian vertebrae, 

 also Chelonian plates, and several Ammonites j from Maranoa 

 River, a new gigantic Crioceras, resembling an Ammonite, the 

 outer whorl of which was 28 inches in diameter, together with 

 other fossils, all discovered by the exhibitor during the past 

 year. By Mr. H. T. Tisdall, F.L.S.— Paintings of Victorian 

 flowers and fungi. 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, loth February, 1890, 



In the absence of the president and vice-presidents, Mr. C. 

 Frost was voted to the chair, and about forty members and 

 visitors were present. 



A circular was read from Dr. J. C. Cox, F.L.S., of Sydney, 

 inviting contributions towards a memorial to the late Rev. J. E. 

 Tenison-Woods, F.G.S., &c. 



Mr. T. A. Forbes-Leith wrote wishing good-bye to the members 

 owing to approaching departure for England. 



The hon, librarian reported the receipt of the following donations 

 to the library : — " Reports of Mining Registrars," September, 

 1889, from the Mining Department; "Report on Insect and 

 Fungus Pests, Queensland," part i, from Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Queensland ; " Report on the Government Scientific 

 Expedition to the Bellenden-Ker Range, Queensland," from the 

 Colonial Botanist, Queensland ; " Lichen Flora of Queensland," 

 by Jno. Shirly, B.Sc, from the author; "Smithsonian Report, 

 1886," part I, from the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, U.S.A. ; 

 " Proceedings of Royal Society of New South Wales," vol. xxiii., 

 part I, from the Society ; " Catalogue of Books in Library of 

 Royal Society of New South Wales," part i, from the Society; 

 " Proceedings of Royal Society of South Australia," vol. xiii., 

 1888-9, from the Society ; "Proceedings of the Linnean Society 

 of New South Wales," vol. iv., 2nd series, part 3, from the Society, 

 "Journal of New York Microscopical Society," vol. v., part 4, 

 October, 1889, fiom the Society; "Journal of Pharmacy," 

 January, 1890, from the Society ; and " Cryptogamic Botany" 

 by Bennett and Murray, purchased. 



