Abstract of Proceedings for the months of June-July, 1911

JUNE 12th, 1911.
The general monthly meeting of the Society was held at the Museum on Monday evening, June 12th, 1911.
His Excellency Sir Harry Barron, K.C.M.G., occupied the chair.
The formation of a Biology Section was announced, which would hold its first meeting, to appoint office-bearers, during the month.
Mr. J. W. Beattie read a paper on "Early History of the Islands of Bass Strait." Mr. Rodway's paper on "A New Lichen," and Dr. Noetling's paper on "The Tero-Watta," were taken as read.
JULY 10th, 1911.
The general monthly meeting of the Society was held at the Museum on Monday evening, July 10, 1911.
Hon. G. H. Butler, a vice-president, occupied the chair.
The following papers were read:—'Notes on Treubia Insignis," by L. Rodway.
"Notes on the Hunting Sticks, Spears, and Baskets of the Tasmanian Aboriginals," by Fritz Noetling, M.A., Ph.D. JULY 31, 1911.
A special general meeting of the society was held at the Museum at 8 p.m. His Excellency Sir Harry Barron, K.C.M.G., presided.
The meeting was convened with the purpose of hearing a lecture by Comte de Fleurieu, a member of the French Geographical Society, on the early geography of Tasmania.
Comte de Fleurieu was disappointed to find that none of the names so given had been retained, for example, Fleurieu Bay was now called Oyster Bay, Fleurieu Island was Cape Barren Island, and when he went to Port Cygnet to see the Fleurieu River of the old charts he found that it was called the Agnes Rivulet.