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NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. Palmer exhibited four young specimens of Ceratodus 

 Forsteri, artificially hatched and reared by Mr. T. Illidge, lately 

 of Gayndah and now of Gladstone, Q. The ova were collected 

 in the Burnett River and proved perfectly fertile. The four 

 examples of the young fish shown exemplified different stages of 

 growth, the largest being seven months old. In previous attempts 

 none of the young fish survived the fourth month, but on the 

 last occasion they were vigorous so long as Burnett River water 

 was obtainable. On removal to Gladstone only tank rain water 

 was procurable, and this quickly affected the fishes to such an 

 extent that to save them from utter destruction they were pre- 

 served. None but mature fish have been obtained from the 

 Burnett and Mary Rivers for many years, and it is supposed 

 that in recent times foes to the ova and young fish have greatly 

 increased in these waters; consequently the species cannot be 

 said to be holding its own. 



Mr. Palmer also exhibited terminal shoots of an otherwise 

 healthy and vigorous peach tree, which had been apparently 

 punctured by the grub of one of the microlepidoptera, causing 

 excessive gumming and thus killing the terminals of the branches. 

 Though not of common occurrence, it was manifest that this 

 grub might become a very serious pest to fruit-growers. 



Mr. David G. Stead exhibited, and offered remarks upon, 

 examples of two species of Mullet — Mugil waigiensis Quoy and 

 Gaim., and M. dussumieri Cuv. and Val. — from coastal waters of 

 New South "Wales; both of which are additions to the fauna. 

 The example (immature) of M. waigiensis was obtained by Mr. 

 H. C. Dannevig during November, 1903, from a small lagoon 

 inside the breakwater at Ballina, Richmond River. The specimen 

 (mature) of M. dussumieri was forwarded from Clarence River 



