Abstract of Proceedings, October, 1903

The final evening meeting of the 1903 session was held on 11th inst., Mr. Bernard Shaw presiding. Owing to the inclement weather the attendance was limited. Among those present were:— Bishop Mercer, Messrs. K. M. Johnston, L. Rodway, C. B. Target, and A. O. Green.The secretary referred to the work that Mr. Johnston had done during his residence in Tasmania. The secretary read extracts from Professor Judd, the late Sir Robert Hamilton, and the Rev. Julian Tenison Woods, in which the three named spoke in the highest praise of Mr. Johnston's work on the geology of Tasmania.In the absence of the author (Prof. E. G, Hogg, M.A.) Mr. R. M. Johnston read the paper entitled "The glacial beds at Port Cygnet." It was decided that discussion on this paper should be taken at a future meeting. Mr. R. M. Johnston submitted some interesting notes on specimens of fossil flora and a fossil fish, discovered at Tinder Box Bay, and also some remarks on some fossil shells (Spirifer triangularis). Mr. L. Rodway read two very carefully prepared papers, dealing with some fungi found occurring in Tasmania