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PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 



(TN ABSTRACT.) 



General Monthly Meeting 18th April, 1910. 



Mr. J. E. Oarne in the OJiair. 



Nine members and two visitors were present. 



Mr. J. E. Oarne was re-elected chairman, and Mr. O. A. 

 Sussmilch re-elected Secretary for the current year. A 

 discussion took place on Mr. E. C. Andrews' paper on 

 "Corrasion by Gravity Streams and its application to the 

 Flood Hypothesis," read at the meeting of the Society on 

 November 3rd, 1909. Prof. David, Messrs. Cotton, Oarne 

 and Slssmilch spoke on the discussion. 



General Monthly Meeting, 11th May, 1910. 



Mr. J. E. Oarne in the Chair. 



Eight mem hers and two visitors were present. 



Dr. O. Anderson exhibited specimens of natrolite from 

 Ard Glen, N.S.W., and stichtite from Tasmania. 



Mr. W. S. Dun exhibited the following fossils:— (1) 

 Specimen oi KicrinlrsuKi hobartcnsc from Porter's Bay, 

 Hobart. This is apparently the type of Freeh's Leiomya- 

 lina antarctica. The same species occurs in the Upper 

 Marine stage of the Hunter River coalfield, and is charac- 

 terised by the lesser convexity of the shell and correspond- 

 ing modification of the hinge structures. (2) Specimens 

 of young individuals of Eurydesma cordata from the Lower 

 Marine of Beacousfield, where they are associated with a 

 Si ropfudosia apparently identical with a species very com- 

 mon in the Upper Marine shales of Brauxton. (3) Speci- 



