Mr. Piesse thought that the South Bruni site was the best 

 of those mentioned by Mr. Stephens. Maatsuyker Island or 

 Port Davey might be suitable if helpers could be got, as the 

 iarther west the better. He also mentioned positions near 

 Daniel's Bay and Mill's Reef. He was doubtful whether any 

 real advantage \yould be gained in going south of Hobart. 

 Mount Rumney would be an excellent situation, he thought. 

 Mount Wellington was apt to be cloudy in the afternoon, whilst 

 Mount Rumney was not so. 



Mr. Bernard Shaw moved the following resolution: — "That 

 in connection with the proposed expedition to observe the 

 total eclipse of the sun on May 9, 1910, a letter be addressed 

 to the Premier urging the necessity for a careful examination 

 by an observer acquainted with astronomical requirements of 

 sites which appear most likely to be suitable for the purposes 

 of the expedition and the collection of information on the fol- 

 lowing points: — ^Climate; protection required for the instru- 

 ments and observers at the chosen station; amount of cloud 

 and rainfall; liability to fogs; accessibility for members oi the 

 expedition, and for any other purpose; natural harbour accom- 

 modation; facilities for obtaining material and labour for erec- 

 tion of temporary buildings, and facilities for commissariat." 



Mr. R. M. Johnston seconded the motion, which was car- 

 ried. 



OCTOBER 12, 1908. 



The Monthly General Aieeting of the Society was held at 

 the Museum on Monday evening, October 12, 1908. 



Mr. T. Stephens, M.A., F.G.S., in the chair. 



Messrs. E. J. Roberts, M.B., B.S., and Leonard E. Hubbard 

 were elected Fellows of the Society. 



THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WEKE READ : — 



(i) The Aboriginal Designations for Stone Implements. By 

 Fritz Noetling, M.A., Ph.D. 



The author points out in great detail that the vocabulary 

 of the aborigines was very limited in extent. Calder, whose 

 compilation was probably the most comprehensive, enumerated 

 only 1 135 words, some of which were unquestionably adapted 

 from European sources. The results of his investigation tended 

 to show that the aborigines did not have different names for 

 the different kinds of stone implements they used. He thought 

 he had proved that the Tasmanian natives only had one word 

 for their stone implements. 



(2) On the conclusions of Dr. Noetling respecting the 

 Aboriginal Designations for Stone Implements. By Hermann 

 B. Ritz, M.A. 



