Proceedings of the Royal Society for the month of September, 1899

The monthly evening meeting was held on September 18 in the Tasmanian Art Gallery, the acting president, His Excellency the Administrator (the Hon. J. S. Dodds, C.M.G., C.J.) presiding.
Mr. Thos. Stephens, M.A., F.G.S., presented an interesting work, entitled "Theory of the Earth," by James Hutton, M.D.,F.R.S.E. Vol. 111.
The Bishop of Tasmania (Right Rev.
H. E. Montgomery, D.D.) read an interesting paper entitled: "Notes on the Habits of the Cape Barren Goose."(Cereopsis novce hollandiae).
Messrs. W. A, MacLeod. B.A., and O. E. White contributed two very interesting mineralogical papers entitled: "On the occurences of a new species of garnet at Port Cygnet." The other paper is entitled: "Notes on a Fayalite basalt from One Tree Point." Following up the interesting paper read at the last meeting of the Society by Mr. L. Rodway, entitled "Forestry for Tasmania," Mr. E. C. Nowell read an important paper "On the Conservation and Culture of Trees."