Proceedings for the month of November, 1866

The monthly meeting of this society (the last of the session of 1886) Was held on Monday evening, November 22. The vice-president, Mr. James Barnard, presided, and there was a large attendance of Fellows, including the hon. the Premier (Hon. J. W. Agnew, M.D., M.E.C.), Hon. P. 0. Fysh, and several ladies.
The assistant secretary (Mr. A. Morton) laid on the table the usual returns.
List of additions to the library during the month of October included: Annals and magazines of Natural History, No. CV, Vol. 18.
Annual Report of the Department of Mines, New South Wales, From the Government.
Mr. R. M. Johnston read a very interesting and exhaustive paper on the recent discoveries at Mount Lyell and Mount Owen. The paper dealt with the subject from a geological point of view, and was accompanied by a detailed analysis prepared by Mr. Ward, Government analyst. It also dealt with the theories of gold veins, and their mode of occurrence.
Mr. T. Stephens read the following extract from a letter received by him from Professor Liversidge on the gold deposits of Mount Lyell.
A paper was read by the assistant secretary, in the absence of the author, Mr. T. B. Moore, entitled: "Notes on the Discovery of a New Eucalypt." A very comprehensive paper entitled "The Trochidfe and other Genera of Mollusca from Tasmania, with synonyms," being the first of a series of papers promised by Mr. J. Brazier, F.L.S., was read by Mr. A. Morton, assistant-secretary.
Colonel Legge laid on the table the second part of his forthcoming catalogue of Tasmanian Birds, Psittaci (Parrots), and the Picariadiae, and a systematic list of the birds of the country, also notes on the genus Ephthianura.
Mr. T. Stephens submitted a photograph of a new fossil from the excavations for the dock at Biloela, near Sydney.
Mr. James Barnard, Vice-President, then delivered the closing address and review of the proceedings from the year.