the Tasmanian Society. 
tlie French of Count Streleski’s description of the great Volcano 
of Kirauea, in the Sandwich Islands, was also submitted to 
the Society’- and a diagram comparing the Rates of Mortality 
in Tasmania with the London and British rates.—A printed 
copy of the fifth number of the Journal was laid on the table, 
with a communication from Mr. Bradbury relative to the 
delays which have taken place in preparing lithographic illus¬ 
trations. . , .. n , 
A beautiful specimen of Cyclostoma, of great rarity, found 
in Madagascar, presented to Lady Franklin by M. Beiaid, 
was exhibited to the Society. 
In the unavoidable absence of Mr. Gregson, a paper was 
read by the Secretary on the Nomenclature and Classification 
of Rock Formations in New Countries, by J. B. Jukes, Esq., 
E.G.S. 
Government House, 17th May. 
Present—Sir John Franklin; Messrs. Bagot, Bedford, 
Ewing, Gell, Gregson, H. Kay, W. Kay, Milligan, Turnbull. 
After reading the Minutes of the last meeting, the following 
new members were proposed:— 
Proposed by Seconded by 
J - E : Bicheno, Esq.,) gir j p ran klin.. E. Bedford, Esq. 
Colonial Secretary.. > 
P ’TreaSe? <1 ‘ ,C0lOnial \ Rev - T - J - Ewin S* - W - Ka ^ Es 1- 
The above were unanimously elected Members of the 
Society. 
A translation of the Church of England Prayer Book into 
the New Zealand language, from Mr. Colenso, of Paihia, New 
Zealand, was laid before the Society.—Also, a communication 
from the Rev. J. Maunsell on the New Zealand language; 
and three communications from Mr. Colenso, one of Nov. 4, 
1842, with an amended copy of his paper on the Moa; a second, 
of March 7, 1843, with a paper entitled “ Filices Nova Nova 
Zelandice f and a third, of March 30,1843, enclosing an in¬ 
teresting account of an excursion on the east coast and the 
interior^of north island of New Zealand, during which the new 
Perns described in the preceding paper were principally col¬ 
lected, together with many hundred new species of plants since 
transmitted for description to Sir W. J. Hooker.—An inquiry 
from the Rev. W. C. Cotton, of Waimati, New Zealand (19th 
Nov. 1842), for information regarding the native and imported 
Bees of Tasmania, was submitted to the Society.—A new 
Encrinite has been lately discovered by the Rev. W. B. 
Clarke, of Parramatta, New South Wales, and named by him 
Encrinm Australis. The description communicated by him 
was laid before the Society*—-A paper was also communicated 
