160 Proceed ings. 



Captain Stanley presented a sample of Iron-sand from Cape 

 Farewell, New Zealand. 



Mr. Hull, a piece of Sandal-wood from Swan River. 



Mr. Milligan, a few good specimens of the SphcericB Gunnii, from 

 Franklin Village, near Launceston. 



A letter from Dr. Nicholson, of Sydney, expressing interest in the 

 objects and success of the Society, and proposing an interchange of 

 the exclusive natural productions of these countries, with a list of 

 Mavimalia and birds more particularly wanted by the Sydney 

 Museum, read by Capt. Stanley. 



Sir William Denison read a paper detailing experiments made by 

 Dr. Motherwell on some of the woods of Tasmania, with a view to 

 determine the quantity of Potash contained, with observations on the 

 possibility of this alkali becoming an article of export from the colony, 

 or its being made available for the purposes of the scientific 

 agriculturist. 



His Excellency the President also read a paper on the preparation 

 of a composition of Lime and Cloy to set strongly as a hydraulic 

 cement. 



Thanks of the Society voted for donations and for papers read. 



14iH Febeuaey, 1849. — Monthly evening meeting; Joseph 

 Hone, Esq., occupied the chair, in the absence of the President 

 and Vice-Presidents. 



William Archer, Esq., of Cheshunt, elected a Fellow. 



A collection of Algce, made at Kent's Group, Bass's Straits, received 

 from J. E. Bicheno, Esq. 



Mr. Hone presented a large piece of fossil wood of Tasmania; 

 specimens of the Lyre Bird {Menura superha, Davies), and Nankin 

 Bird {Nycticorax Caledonicus, Less.), of Port Phillip. 



Two crania of Aborigines of Tasmania presented by Dr. Officer. 



Mr. F. W. Newman presented a collection of dried specimens of 

 Plants of New South Wales ; also the cranium oi a, Porpoise, labelled 

 Phocena delphinus ; also 3 war spears from the Fegee Islands. 



Sixteen volumes of books presented from Mr. Westcott, of 

 Argyle-street. 



Mr. Milligan presented a copy of Cuvier's Animal Kingdom, by 

 Dr. MacMurtiee ; and 220 specimens, in duplicate, of the rock 

 formations and minerals prevalent in the north west of Van Diemen's 

 Land and in Bass's Straits. 



