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The Queensland Naturalist. 
PRESENTATION. 
Vgl. I. 
The Club’s presentation to the Hon. Secretary and 
Treasurer, Mr. C. W. Holland, for highly meritorious 
service, comprising a microtome, a microscope-lamp and 
an objective, after being exhibited, Avas received by the 
President for presentation to him in his unavoidable 
absence through illness. 
EXHIBITS. 
ANTHROPOLOGY, &c. 
1. By the President. — The original drawing of Petro- 
glyphs occiiring at Pigeon Creek, Toowoomba Ranges, 
brought under notice by him in April, 1884 {vide “ On an 
Undescribed Class of Rock Drawings of Aborigines in 
Queensland.” Proc, Boy. Soc., Qd.^ I., pp. 45- — 52., PL 
XI— XIII, 1884.) 
2. By Professor S. B. J. Skertchly. — A special 
Ethnological collection comprising : — (a) Modern Series . — 
Sets of fire-making implements from diflFerent parts of the 
world, ranging from the old English Tinder-box and 
appurtances to the extremely rare Dyak Eire-Syringe of 
which he was the original describer. (5) Prehistoric 
Series. — Many interesting American specimens from Mexico, 
California, Colorado and Canada, including the original 
Aztec bronze bells {Yotl), discovered by Dr. E. B. Taylor 
and H. Christy. (c) Neolithic Series. — Rich in East 
Anglian flints of the exhibitor’s finding, and containing 
also several Swiss Celts from the original discoveries in the 
50’s. {d) Palceolithic Series, comprising English and French 
types of stone implements, some described as being from the 
original find by M. B, de Perthes, at Abbeville, others as 
embracing the specimens the exhibitor had formerly dis- 
covered in beds (British), that he had proved to be of 
glacial date. Note. — This collection, of more than passing 
interest and that was said to be “ The cream of some 40 
years of Work,” Professor Skertchly announced, would, 
with some additions, be deposited in the Queensland 
Museum. 
3. By the Colonial Botanist, Mr. F. M. Bailey, F.L.S., 
C.M.G., &c. — An ethno-botanical collection of great 
interest, comprising specimens of vegetable products rsed 
in different ways as food, by the Queensland Aborigines. 
Amongst these were (1) Roots (tubers, rhizomes, &c.) 
of Nymphsea Brownii, Eriosema Chinese, Ipomsea angusti- 
