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70. — Hammer or Old Worn-Gut Adze. Coalbaggie Creek, 

 New South Wales. 



71. — Chipped Flint or Chert. Tasmania. 



The Tasmanian examples are merely roughly chipped to 

 cutting edges and show no traces of grinding or smoothing. 

 72. — Chipped Implement resembling a spear head. Tasmania. 



Chert. (Plate 35.) 



73. — Chipped Implement. Tasmania. 

 Chert. (Plate 35.) 



74. — Chipped Implement. Tasmania. 



Nos. 70 to 75 were collected in 1892 by Mr. Alexander 

 Morton, F.L.S., Curator of the Tasmanian Museum. 



CURRENT PAPERS. 



By H. C. Russell, b.a., c.m.g., p.r.s. 



[With Plate XXXVIL] 



[Read before the Royal Society of N. 8. Wales, October 5, 1894.~\ 



I hope the members will understand that I do not claim, that 

 the collection of current papers is new or original; it has been a 

 common practice for fifty years, and an occasional one for some 

 centuries ; but in those very early days it was resorted to more 

 for the purpose of sending a last dying message to friends than 

 for the purpose of seeing which way the currents set, which has 

 been the main purpose for the last fifty years. 



Some twelve years ago, I began to collect these papers, and 

 later, in 1888, I determined to get some printed and distributed 

 with the view of encouraging the use of them, and if possible 

 throwing some light upon our coastal currents. Some of those who 

 have been kind enough to assist by setting these papers afloat, 

 have been in the habit of doing it regularly between Sydney and 



