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The subjoined analysis by Mr. J. C. H. Mingaye, F.c.s., proves 
this platinum to be purer than any hitherto discovered in New 
South Wales :— ; 
Platinum ... ai ey ... 75°90 per cent. 
Iridium ... is as weg SO. 85, 
Rhodium ... eas me Beh SO —y 
Palladium on ext ... traces 
Osmiridium ies wey ie SO BO ag, 
Tron SAO Be oo: 
Copper he 
Gold be Li. yee 
Lead ska wis He ... traces 
Siliceous matter ... oS a eae 
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Mr. W. 8. Dun, the Librarian and Assistant Palzontologist 
has seen through the press amongst other important publications, 
Memoirs, Paleontology, Part 3, ‘‘ Contributions to a Catalogue 
of Works, Reports, and Papers on the Anthropology, Ethnology, 
and Geological History of the Australian and Tasmanian Abori- . 
gines, Part 3, by R. Etheridge, Junr.; and Memoirs Paleontology 
No. IX.” “The Fossil Fishes of the Talbragar Beds (J urassict)” 
by A. Smith Woodward, F.L.s., of the British Museum. 
Mr. G. W. Card, Assoc. B.S.M., F.G.S.. has contributed some inter- 
esting articles to the Records of the Geological Survey on rich 
antimonial silver ores near Armidale, and certain interesting 
igneous rocks such as norites and peridotites. 
Harbours and Rivers.—Nine harbours are in course of con- 
struction by the Harbours and Rivers Department at the present 
time :—Tweed, Richmond, Clarence River, Nambucca, Macleay, 
Trial Bay, Manning, and Newcastle. On those which are well 
advanced very favourable results are being obtained, and this 
justifies the Department in anticipating the success of those 
schemes which have more recently been undertaken. 
