140 Proceedings. 
Lieut. Pollard, of the Bramble, presented to the Museum a 
collection of shells from New Zealand, New Caledonia, the Fejee 
Islands, Isle of Pines, the Loyalty Group, &c.: together with a set 
of Pandean Pipes, as described by Cook; bracelets; drinking cup 
for cava, the exciting beverage of certain of the Oceanic Islands ; 
an axe of Jade from New Caledonia, &c. 
Mr. Chatfield, of the Bramble, sent to the Museum a handsome 
collection of shells from the South Sea Islands. 
Mr. Henry Best, of Collins-street, sent a war hatchet and club 
used in New Caledonia and the Fejees. 
Mr. James L. Burnett presented a lizard (in spirits), obtained 
on Mount Wellington, identical with or closely resembling Darwin’s 
Cyclodus Casuarine. 
The Rev. T. J. Ewing, of New Town, forwarded to the Museum 
the skins of four Tasmanian birds, set up, namely — the little 
Penguin (Spheniscus minor), Musk Parrakeet ( Trichoglossus Aus- 
tralts), Mountain Thrush (Oreocinela lunulata), and Black-headed 
Honey-eater (Melithreptus melanocephalus ). 
A piece of bituminous coal was received from Edward Macdowell, 
Esq., said to have been obtained in the vicinity of Avoca. 
From Alexander M‘Naughtan, Esq., was received a packet of 
seeds from California for the Society’s Gardens—chiefly annual. 
The Secretary reported receipt of two cases of tropical plants 
from the Mauritius, which have been forwarded to Norfolk Island, 
in the hope that some of them may become naturalized there. 
Mr. Milligan placed upon the table a specimen of Acacia Gunnii 
(one of the smallest and most rare of our Acacie), from the ridge 
dividing the Snug from Oyster Cove, within a mile of D’Entre- 
casteaux’s Channel, and about 500 feet above the sea-level. 
12rH Marcu, 185].—Dr. Officer, one of the Vice-Presidents, in 
the chair. 
Mr. John Johnston, of Liverpool-street, elected into the Society. 
The Rev. Henry Phibbs Fry, D.D., re-admitted upon the provi- 
sions of Rule xvi. 
The Secretary reported receipt, only very recently, from the late 
J. E. Bicheno, Esq., of a number of blank tabular forms, divided 
into eighths and decimal parts, for registering barometrical and 
other meteorological observations. 
