xlvi. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Council of the Royal Society for this work : — 1. Dr. O. 

 Anderson for Mineralogy ; 2. Mr. W. S. Dun for general 

 geology and palaeontology; 3. Mr. O. A. Sussmilch for 

 petrology. 



Mr. O. Hedley then delivered an address on former land 

 connections between Antarctica and Australia. His con- 

 clusion was that the Arctic forms of our present fauna and 

 flora did not arrive into Australia until the Glacial Epoch, 

 and that therefore the land connection must have existed 

 until at least the period of maximum glaciation. 



Monthly Meeting, 21st May, 1913. 



Prof. T. W. E. David, in the Chair. 



Six members and three visitors were present. 



Mr. E. C. Andrews exhibited a specimen of contorted 

 slate from Canbelego, N.S.W. 



Mr. O. A. Sussmilch gave a description of some of the 

 physiographical features of Eastern Victoria. He pointed 

 out that the general physiographical features were similar 

 to those of South-eastern N.S. Wales, that block-faulting 

 had taken place on a large scale, and that many of the 

 fault-blocks were tilted. 



Messrs. E. C. Andrews, R. H. Oambage and Prof. T. W. 

 E. David also spoke on the subject. 



Monthly Meeting, 11th June^ 1913. 



Mr. W. S. Dun, in the Chair. 



Nine members and three visitors were present. 



Mr. E. O. Andrews gave an outline of the results of his 

 geological survey of the Cobar District. He described the 

 physiography, general geology, and petrography of the area 

 and gave a detailed description of the ore-deposits. His 

 remarks were illustrated with maps and sections and a 

 large collection of rocks and minerals. 



