Proceedings, &c, for 1868. xxxi 



Ordinary Meeting. 



Monday, November 9, 1868. 



The President, Robt. L. J. Ellery, Esq., in the Chair. 



The following contributions to the Library were acknowledged : — 

 "Statistica Del Eegno Italia," 1866 — presented by the Italian 

 Consul ; " Sixth Letter to the Duke of Buckingham" — by Mr. 

 Thomas Parsons. 



The Hon. Secretary stated that in accordance with Law IX. the 

 following vacancies were declared : — The President, Vice-Presidents, 

 Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, Curator ; and seven seats in the 

 Council caused by the retirement of Captain Kay, Professor M'Coy, 

 Messrs. Gillbee, Ligar, Higginbotham, Thompson, and Wild. 

 Nominations to supply these vacancies must be made under Law X. 



Mr. Eawlings read a paper contributed by Mr. H. A. Thompson, 

 " Notes on the Secondary Beds of North Australia." (See Part 2, 

 Transactions) 



Mr, Ulrich regretted the absence of Mr. Thompson, as it pre- 

 vented him obtaining a reply to any doubts he might express as 

 to the correctness of the conclusions arrived at by the author. 



Mr. Bonwick considered the sandstone of a Tertiary character, 

 and said Mr. Graham, of Queensland, bore him out in this opinion. 

 At the same time there were the fossils to be accounted for. 



Mr. Ulrich considered that from denudation of the secondary 

 deposits the fossils had been received into the Tertiary beds. Mr. 

 Daintree who, he believed, would examine that part of the country, 

 would most likely throw some light on the matter, and confirm Mr. 

 Thompson's opinion or otherwise. 



Mr. Newbery said he had inspected several specimens brought 

 down by Mr. Thompson, and had found them rounded on the edge. 

 He agreed with Mr. Ulrich's deductions. 



(Signed) Robt. L. J. Ellery. 



November 26, 1868. 



Ordinary Meeting. 



Thursday, November 26, 1868. 



The President, R. L. J. Ellery, Esq., in the Chair. 



The following contribrutions were acknowledged: — "Australian 

 Diseases" — presented by the author, Jas. B. Clutterbuck, Esq., 

 M.D., L.S.A.j " The Anthropological Review," No. 23; "Report 

 on Epidemic Cholera and Yellow Fever in the Army of the United 

 States during 1867" — Presented by the War Department, Washing- 

 ton ; " Ezechiels Syner og Chaldaernes Astrolar" — by C. A. Holmbe ; 

 " Ungedruckte Unbeachtete und wenig beachtete Quellen zur 

 Geschichte des Taufsymbols und der Glaubensregel" — Dr. C. P. 

 Caspari ; " Veiviser Ved Geologiske Excursioner, I. Christiania 



