Proceedings for the month of October, 1886

The usual monthly evening meeting was held on Monday, October 11, at the Society's rooms, Mr. James Barnard in the chair. There was a good attendance of Fellows, and a number of visitors.
Donations to the library were announced and consisted of items such as: Catalogue of Australian Land Shells by J.C. Cox, Annals and Magazines of Natural History , vol.18, No. 104, August.
New members were elected and a paper read by Mr. R.M. Johnston, F.L.S., entitled: "Fresh contribution to our knowledge of the Plants of Mesozoic Age in Tasmania." The Secretary read a paper on "The Tin Ore Deposits of Mount Bischoff, Tasmania," by Baron A. V. Groddeck, which had been translated by Dr. Wolfhagen, and was a continuation of a similar paper read in 1884.
Mr. F. Abbott read a paper entitled "Notes on a recent case of poisoning by Rhus radicans exhalation at the Botanical Gardens." Mr. Abbott pointed out the habits of the plant, which is indigenous to North America, and described how five men were poisoned, two of which cases were serious ones. Mr. J. R. McClymont read a paper entitled "History of Australian Geography, II. Tasmania and New Zealand, on the Dauphin and other MS. maps." Mr. C. J. Atkins exhibited, by the aid of the microscope, some very interesting living specimens of Cyclops, a genus of minute Entomostracous Crustaceans of the order Branchiopda.