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the Hon. John Hodgson, M.L.C., to wait on the Hon. the Chief 

 Secretary, and request that the ,£6000 sterling voted for the purpose 

 of Exploration by the Legislature, should be placed at the disposal 

 of the " Exploration Committee " of the Royal Society. 



This was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Jarrett, and carried. 



W. Lockhart Morton, Esq., read a paper entitled " Notes of a 

 Recent Personal Visit to the unoccupied Northern Districts of 

 Queensland," illustrated by specimens of the Vegetable and Mineral 

 Products from that Colony. — [Vide "Transactions."] 



A discussion ensued, in which the Rev. Mr. Jarrett, Messrs. Elliott, 

 Ligar, and the Author took part. 



On the motion of C. W. Ligar, Esq., seconded by Dr. Becker, 

 thanks were given to Mr. Morton for his interesting paper. 



This was carried unanimously. 



The Hon. D. E. Wilkie, M.D., M.L.C., read a paper entitled " On 

 a New Application of Lever Power in the Extraction of Teeth." — 

 [Vide "Transactions."] After which Dr. Mueller made a few 

 remarks laudatory of the paper. The instruments proposed to be 

 used were exhibited. 



Mr. Acheson's paper on " Ventilation " was postponed until an 

 early meeting in the ensuing session. 



The Society then separated for the session. 



