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and substantial additions to the collections have been received already. 

 Numerous applications for the formation of museums in different 

 centres of population have been received, but at present it is proposed 

 to confine them to towns in which technical colleges have already been 

 founded.' " 



Sydney, February 25th, 1891. — The Hon. James Norton, LL.T)., 

 M.L.C., in the chair. 



Papers. — (1) " On the Anatomy of some Tasmanian Land Snails," 

 by C. Hedley, F.L.S., Corr. Mem. This paper is a contribution to a 

 knowledge of the soft parts of Bulimies dufresni, Leach, B. tasmanicus, 

 Pfr., Anoglypta launcestonensis, Reeve, Bhytida lamjrra, Pfr., Helicarion 

 verreauxi, Pfr., and Cystopelta petterdi, Tate. 



(2) " Notes on a small Collection of Hymenoptera from Narrabri, 

 N.S.W," by. W. W. Froggatt. The writer gives a list of the species 

 comprised in the collection exhibited by Mr. Musson at the December 

 Meeting. The occurrence of Thynnus BrencJdeyi, Smith, a species rare 

 in collections, previously only recorded from Champion Bay, W. A., is 

 particularly interesting. 



(3) " Description of a new Species of Tortricidce," by J. Hartley 

 Durrant. (Communicated by A. Sidney Olliff). A new species of 

 Paluzobia from Tumut and Mt. Kosciusko is described under the name 

 P. longestriata. 



(i) "Stray Notes on Lepidoptera," No. 2, by A. Sidney Olliff, F.E.S. 

 A short note descriptive of a new species of Libythea from Somerset, N. 

 Australia, proposed to be called L. nicevillei, hitherto confounded with 

 L. myrrha, Godart, and of a singular variety of Euschemon Rafflesii? 

 from the Richmond River, N.S. Wales. A specimen of the butterfly 

 was exhibited. 



(5) "Notes on Australian Aboriginal Stone Weapons and Imple- 

 ments." Nos. x.-xv., by R. Etheridge, jun. A continuation of former 

 Notes read before this Society. The author now describes additional 

 stone knives from Northern Australia, and one made of bottle glass ; 

 small and beautifully formed spear-heads from Kimberley; larger lanceo- 

 late spear-heads from Nicholson River and Settlement Creek, N.W. 

 Carpentaria ; talismanic stones from New England and North Queens- 

 land, the latter a very interesting tael formed of two rock crystals joined 

 by a gum-cement mixed with human hair; a gouge from North Queens- 

 land ; and an awl, or some form of piercing instrument, made of a nail, 

 and portion of a human radius. The author is indebted for an oppor- 

 tunity of describing these interesting specimens to the kindness of Mr. 

 C. W. de Yis, M.A., Curator of the Queensland Museum, and Messrs. 

 W. W. Froggatt and E. C. Blomfield. 



Mr. Etheridse showed a fine collection of aboriginal stone knives 

 and implements in illustration of his paper. 



Among exhibits, Mr. Hedley showed a colony of the nests of a 

 trap-door spider, together with specimens of the animal, from Rose Bay. 

 These spiders are abundant round Sydney, occurring even in the public 

 parks of the city. A favourite spot for them is a patch of mossy earth 



