220 3 J. H. MAIDEN, 
of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, (London, 1825), 
has for sub-title, “‘other papers on the Aborigines, the 
Geology, the Botany, the Timber, the Astronomy and the 
Meteorology of New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land,”’ 
and some of these papers were read before the ‘‘Philo- 
sophical Society of Australia,’’ thus 
1. “‘Onthe Aborigines of New Holland and Van Diemen’s 
Land,”’ by Barron Field, Esq. (Read 2nd January, 1822, 
before the Society), p. 193, ' 
2. ‘““On the Geology of part of the coast of New South 
Wales,’ by Alexander Berry Esq. (Read —1822, before 
the Society), p. 231. 
3. “*On the Astronomy of the Southern Hemisphere,”’ by 
Dr. Charles Stargard Rumker. (Read 13th March, 1822, 
before the Society) p. 255. | 
[These three papers were therefore read before the fixing 
of the tablet. | | 
4, ‘‘On the Maritime Geography of Australia,’’ by Capt. 
Philip Parker King, R.N. (Read 2nd October, 1822, before 
the Society), p. 269. 
The next paper, entitled “‘On the Rivers of New South 
Wales,’’ by Barron Field, President, (of the Agricultural 
Society) was read 3rd July, 1823, “‘ before the Agricultural 
Society of New South Wales.’’ It does not seem to bea 
specially suitable paper for an Agricultural Society, and 
possibly it was originally prepared by Judge Field for the 
Philosophical Society (of which he was a member), and 
since (it is presumed) he found the Society was not then 
in active work, transferred it to the Agricultural Society. 
The rest of the papers in Barron Field’s work were official 
documents or scientific papers not formally read before 
any Society. 
In his preface, he says of the papers whose titles | have 
quoted, ‘‘Such of them as are part (apparently some papers 
