BY A. M03T0N, F.L.3. 



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M g r< Spmes being determined:— Oatenicella Nastata, Busk, 

 McGillivray, McCoy's Prod. Nat. Hist, of Victoria, pi. 24, fig. 

 *• taberea Barwinii, Busk, " Voyage of Challenger," vol. x., 

 X'it ^A P 1 ' xxxii -> %■ 6 - Amphiblestrwm cervicome, Busk, 

 McGill, McCoy's Prod. Nat. Hist, of Victoria, pi. 25. 

 Ketepora carinata, McGill, McCoy's Prod. Nat. Hist. Victoria, 

 P 1 - 97, fig. 7. E. avicularis, McGill, 1. c. pi. 95, fio-s 7-11 



\otP° m r0ta " McGilL Trans - R °yal Society of Victoria, 

 iy 84. O. albirostris, Smitt, Busk, "Challenger's" Report 

 £>1. x., p. 193, pi. 34, fig. 7, pi. 35, fig. 3. Amafhia tortuosa, 

 venison-Woods. Trans. Koyal Society of Victoria, 1880. 

 ^ustulopora Australia, Busk, Brit. Mus. Cat. Polyzoa, pt. 111. 



Several specimens of an alcyonarian coral were also 

 obtained. Acanthoma flobdlwm, Wright and Studer, 



Challenger's " Eeport, vol. xxxi. p. 45, pi. xii. fig. 1. Sponges 

 some five or six species were obtained. Examples I intend to 

 nave forwarded to Mr. A. Dendy, Demonstrator in Biology, 

 01 the University, Melbourne, for identification, who is at 

 Present paying considerable attention to the Spongidse of 

 Australia. Several specimens of Foraminifera were obtained. 

 M-r. Durrand has kindly mounted an excellent slide for the 

 Society, containing several genera. 



Prom the large number of interesting specimens obtained 

 during our recent dredging trip, and considering the very 

 Primitive and unsuitable dredge we had to use, I am con- 

 duced that a most interesting and valuable collection of 

 ^arme fauna may be obtained in the Derwent, and have 

 decided _ that during the summer months I intend to carry 

 out a similar system of dredging to that I was engaged in 

 lor the Sydney Museum on the Queensland Coast and Port 

 Jackson during the years 1879, 1881-82. 



DISCUSSION. 



In r + replj *° His Excellenc y. M r- Morton described the 



; 71 «! 88 wnere the dredging operations were carried on, and 



aid that the biggest haul of scallops was found round the 



Powder hulks near Government House. One gentleman from 



Qgland described them as equal to the European quality, 

 la CtJEZ0N Allpoet said he would expect to find the 



rgest bed of oysters near the entrance to the P/Entrecasteaux 

 nannel. He knew oysters had been taken from there, and 

 had many of the °y sters found at Brown's Eiver 



wer P COnie from that loca %- Touching the scallops, they 

 con T °T * lme Very numerous and were brought to market in 

 back • e 1 uantities - He no ^ looked upon them as coming 

 Pec fi gam ° f late years like tlie °y stei 's and mussels. 

 P„w J, some § ood specimens had been obtained off Long 

 ^oiut, Sandy Bay. 



ovs* ^ OETON said tha t since the dredging operations three 



Mn been brou g ht in from New Town. 

 <?i,q,r"'^ BZON Allpobt said he had seen casual ones this 

 S1 de of Kangaroo Point. 



