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development of minute life, organs are seen in living transpa- 
rent bodies where before he saw nothing; should he be a patho- 
ae tissues appear full of structure which efore in his inex- 
perienced ] minutenerve fibres become 
es a hee before they were unsuspect cted. Ido not think Iam 
exaggerating in saying what I have; I have felt the benefit con- 
the species of Diatomacee at his command. When he is fully con- 
vineed that he sees all in them that his iar means will allow, 
he is far better fitted to commence real wo an he ever could 
have been without this preliminary Deka or y let us not 
mistake : our work, though commencing on diatoms, should not 
end there ; let their delicate lines be the means of famili iarizing 
ourselves with the optical capabilities of the noble instruments at 
our disposal, and the questions I have gineten will be duly 
answered—the time spent will not be in vain 
SECTION F.—GEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY. 
on gece tb the! im meeting of the Section for the present year, the 
e-beare re elected to serve on the Committee: The Hon 
aces Fink DE Satts, M.L.C., Messrs. E. De i F.R. "pl 
a 
made during the past session, and P 
which h repared on various geographical ag ry to which 
the attention of members was specially directed. ‘With a view of 
keeping a record of what may appear from time to time in local 
or other ete relating to geographical exploration’ in all parts of 
the worl were invited to assist the Committee in makin 
ate 
expedition to New Britain and New Guinea which recently left 
Sydney. It was suggested that much information might be col- 
lected from s ors who have been more recently extending 
their work into that portion of the north-western district of this 
Colony, of which at present little is known. 
SECTION G.—LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS. 
[No report of meetings of this Section has been sent in.] 
