Xll PROCEEDINGS, JUNE. 



Mr. Ward supported the suggestion contained in the concluding 

 portion of the paper. He purposed making an examination of the 

 plant which had been eaten by the child treated by Dr. Hardy. 



THE IRON BLOW: LINDA GOLDFIELD. 



Mr. Ward, in continuation of the discussion already opened, in which 

 he maintained that the composition of the Iron Blow completely showed 

 that they were not of volcanic origin, as such materials were seldom 

 found in masses such as in the present instance. This, with the 

 exception of specular iron which is occasionally of volcanic origin. He 

 laid particular stress upon the presence in all of them of peroxide of 

 iron and pyrites, from which, he asserted, was derived the large 

 proportion of sulphate of Barium. He also contended that Mr. Thureau 

 was incorrect in contending that the presence of gold in small quantities 

 was to be taken as evidence of volcanic origin. 



Mr. A. J. Taylor produced specimens obtained from the Iron 

 Blow, and pointed out that he considered the papers read by Messrs. 

 Ward and Johnston had fully established the nature of the present 

 case. He believed the plain inconsistencies in Mr. Thureau's paper 

 were attributable to that gentleman's mistaken estimation of the value 

 oi various equivalents of the English language. 



DISCOVERY OE FOSSIL FISH. 



The Secretary stated that at the next meeting, in conjunction with 

 Mr. Johnston, he would lay before the Society a paper on the discovery 

 by an enthusiastic collector — Mr. Nicholls — near Hobart, of a fossil fish. 

 The specimen, which he placed on the table, and which had been secured 

 for the Tasmanian Museum, was, he believed, the first discovery of its 

 nature in the colony. 



AUSTRALIAN TURQUOISE. 



Mr. A. J. Taylor exhibited a beautiful specimen of turquoise, the 

 latest found in Australia of a mineral suitable for jewellery purposes, 

 obtained at Wangaratta. 



COMPLIMENTARY. 



In moving the customary vote of thanks to the authors of papers. 

 His Excellency mentioned that Mrs. Meredith had added her ex- 

 perience to the effect that the Angora goat could be successfully 

 farmed in this colony, and would thrive where no other animal 

 would. He referred in complimentary terms to the other papers, and 

 the vote having been passed the meeting terminated. 



