49055 Proceedings. 
An Esquimanx fishing canoe has been forwarded to the Reservoir at the 
Gardens by Mr. John Johnson, of the New Wharf, Mr. Johnson has also 
Presented to the Museum paddles belonging to the canoe, with fishing 
Spears and lines, and stout whaling lines made of the hide of the walrus: 
also a pair of Esquimaux snow shoes ; a water bucket constructed of whale- 
bone sewed with thongs of seal-skin, and carried by linked chains of ivory; 
an Esquimaux dress of deerskin; a coat-of-mail composed of plates of bone 
and ivory, secured with thongs of walrus hide, and intended for the protec- 
tion of the body from the shoulders downwards; also a conical helmet of 
whalebone, tastefully edged and decorated with ivory, together with several 
water jars made of the skins of young seals, 
The Seeretary reported that the Council of the Society have forwarded, 
through the Colonial Government, to the Government at St. Helena, for 
cultivation there, a packet containing seeds of upwards of eighty species of 
trees, shrubs, and other ornamental plants indigenous to Tasmania. ‘The 
Secretary read a note from Mr. Clarke, transmitting a copy of the Nelson 
Examiner of the 8th January, in which “a severe shock of earthquake” 
is reported to have occurred at Nelson, New Zealand, on Saturday, the 1st 
January, and drawing attention to the almost cotemporaneous occurrence 
of an unusual rise and sudden recession of tide at Port Arthur on the 
31st December, 1852, as communicated to the Society in a note from Mr, 
Courtenay, at the meeting on the 12th of January last, 
A paper was read by Mr, Thomas Moore, containing the remarks of a 
practical English geologist upon a series of Specimens of rocks and mine- 
rals collected some years ago in various parts of Van Diemen's Land, and 
taken home by Mr. Moore for examination. From this paper it appears 
that tin, zinc, silver, and traces of gold were observed in the killas of St. 
Paul’s Plains, the Serpentine of the Asbestos Hills, and the syenitic granite 
from St. Mary’s Pass.. Mr. Moore obligingly offered to revisit the precise 
localities referred to with the Secretary of the Society. 
On the motion of Mr. P. Fraser, seconded by Mr. Hone, the thanks of 
the meeting were accorded to Mr. Moore for his valuable paper. 
On the motion of Dr. Agnew, seconded by Mr. Crombie, a vote of thanks 
was also-passed to the various persons who made donations to the Library 
and Museum, 
The Secretary reported the receipt, per Morning Star, of the following 
Medals and Certificates, &c. for Tasmanian contributors to the Exhibition 
of the Industry of All Nations :— 
Award of the Queen's Commissioners. 
A Medal “ for services,” to Sir William Denison. 
A Medal ‘for services,” to Joseph Milligan. 
Certificates of Prize Medals 
Awarded by the Jurors to the following persons in Van Diemen’s Land. 
Sir W. Denison. Alex. M‘Naughtan, 
Capt. W. C. Hadden, R.E.. R. V. Hood. 
Rev. F, Brownrigg, W. Whitesides. 
ey: Dowling, W. Fowler. 
A. M. Milligan, J. Milligan. 
