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views of Count Strzelecki, as given at pages 346-7, of his 
“ Physical Description of Australia” relative to the cause of that 
decrease; and Lieut. Friend, having recently visited the Abori¬ 
ginal Establishment at Flinders’ Island, quoted two instances 
which came under his notice whilst there, and which militated 
against the correctness of Strzelecki’s view. One, a black woman, 
named Sarah, who had formerly four half-caste children by a 
sealer with whom she lived, has had since her abode at Flinders’ 
Island, where she married a man of her own race, three black 
children, two of whom are still alive. The other, a black woman 
named Harriet, who had formerly, by a white man with whom she 
lived, two half-caste children, and has had, since her marriage 
with a black man, a fine healthy black infant, who is still living. 
A Meteorological Register, kept at the Port Office, George 
Town, was also shown. 
Dr. W. R. Pugh exhibited a fine specimen of sulphate of 
alumina from the alum slate formation of Ben Lomond, V.D.L. 
Mr. Breton exhibited a specimen of malachite from South 
Australia. 
March 24, 1847. 
Read Sir T. L. Mitchell’s account of his Journey into the 
north-western interior of New South Wales. Published in the 
present Number of Tasmanian Journal. 
April 7, 1847. 
Read Captain Sturt’s Journal of his explorations in the interior 
of New Holland from South Australia. Vide present Number of 
Tasmanian Journal. 
April 21, 1847. 
Read extracts from a letter from Dr. E. C. Hobson, Mel¬ 
bourne, wherein he mentions having recently dug up at Mount 
Macedon an almost perfect jaw of the Diprotodon, Owen; also 
an immense number of jaws, teeth, and bones of at least three 
species of kangaroo. Specimens of many of these bones were 
exhibited to the members by Mr. Gunn, who obtained them from 
Dr. Hobson. Dr. Hobson also stated that, on recently comparing 
some wombat skulls in his possession, he found that both Pasco- 
lomys Vomhatus , Leach, and P. latifrons, Owen, were indige¬ 
nous to Port Phillip ; and lie observed that, although the former 
is quoted as a native of Van Diemen’s Land and the latter of 
South Australia, that it is probable both will be found in South 
Australia, as he has now proved that they both exist at Port 
Phillip ; and he suggests that it should be ascertained whether 
both species may not also inhabit Tasmania. 
