158 PROCEEDINGS. 
year ; 1882, very sudden flood from rain-sturm in Februa 
1884, river very low; 1885, October 27, stopped running at 
Bourke, and now a chain of water-holes from Walgett to 
Pooncarie. 
Those interested in the nineteen years period may find some 
interesting facts in the foregoing figures. The condition in 1862 
_ reappears in 1881, 1863 in 1882, 1865 in 1884. The great rain- 
storm of Wilcannia in 1866 has its counterpart in the same 
district and month in 1885, and so on ; and I am waiting to see 
whether the great flood of 1867 isto be reproduced in 1886 ; if it 
is, it will be in accordance with the result of experience, as I 
in 1876. 
The speaker said he had given a deal of time to the question 
of the eee theoretically considered, and had come to the 
conclusion that the droughts affected the whole earth at the same 
time. The Pre at conveyed the thanks of the sete to Mr. 
Russell for his cme and valuable communication 
Mr. C. 8. WILKINSON, “E.G. 8., exhibited some specinietia of red 
jasperoid hein beautifully marked with white quartz veins, which 
arge quantities in the Tamworth and Nundle 
ict: 
pcan thirty-five members were present. 
