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languages of New South Wales. It was true that nearly all the 
coast tribes were extinct, except on the Clarence and a few other 
places, but away west of the Darling and west of Queensland 
there were large numbers of natives yet existing who still speak 
the dialects in all their purity. Amongst these natives a number 
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with the telegraphs of the interior were, many of them, intelligent 
men, who could render valuable assistance in the work, as they 
had often a considerable amount of leisure, and t a beginn ing 
would be made towards a polyglott. If we silowsil the languages 
of our aborigines to die out, we will be removing one of the 
sources of comparative philolo 
v. J. P. Sunderland sie of Mr. ey enthusiasm in the 
study st the Polynesian dialects, and s that many Samoan 
words were found amongst the Malage ese. He was able to 
corroborate the remark mei y Mr. Moore as to the names of 
plants varying even in districts only a few miles apart. An 
_ interesting fact respecting native botany was that the names of 
even the smallest plants and flowers appeared to be known to 
nearly every native. The migrations of natives were ascertained 
in many instances, where the languages had undergone such 
changes that the ‘cckeibidasta were unable to converse with each 
other. 
aper by T. L. Bancrort, M.B., Edin., F.L.8., of Brisbane— 
“ Preliminary notes on some new Poisonous Plants discovered on 
_the Johnstone River, North Queensland, was communicated and 
read by Professor T. P. Anderson Stuart, M.D., Edin 
pinsican Stuart suggested that the application of Austral 
Flora to practical medicine should be taken up by the poles) 
profession, and if this were done he had no doubt that the large 
field for study in this direction would result in a considerable 
addition to our therapeutical knowledge. 
A metallic meteorite or siderite from the Diamantina District, 
Queensland, exhibited by C. 5. Wi1LKinson, F.G.S., cain: 
Geologist, was described by Professor Liversi idge. 
Professor LiversipGe, F.R.S., exhibited and described a collec- ° 
tion of New South Wales silver ores (38 bai Bir in all) which 
had been collected, and in certain cases assayed by Mr. J. McGarvie 
Smith, from various mines at Silverton. 
A model showing the geometry of one form of serpentine 
progression was exhibited and described by Lawrence HarGrave, 
About thirty members were present. 
