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responsible government (1856). He afterwards settled in 

 Victoria — see obituary notice in Hobart Mercury, 30tli 

 August, 1892. 



On 1st February, 1844, (43) Mr. John Abbott, Registrar- 

 General of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, and later a 

 member of the Council, became Honorary Secretary. Mr. 

 Abbott was a son of Major Abbott, Deputy Judge Advocate 

 of Van Diemen's Laud, and afterwards Civil Couiniandant 

 at Launcestoii. He contributed a paper on vital statistics 

 of Tasmania to Volume 2 of the Papers and Proceedings 

 (18o4) Mr. Abl)ott died in 1875 — see obituary notice in 

 Hobart Merai?y of 12rh Julv, 1875. 



On 12th September, 1844, Dr. George F. Story (44) 

 became Secretary, receiving the salar}^ of .£200 a year. In 

 November, 1845, in consequence of the Lieutenant-Gover- 

 nor having intimated that the grant would be reduced to 

 £200 a year, (45) Dr. Stoiy resigned, and Dr. John Lillie, 

 D.D., (46) became Hcnorarv^ Secretary. He continued to 

 act as Secretary until Dr. Milligans appointment in 1848. 



(45) The date is taken from a notebook of Mr. Francis Abbott. Jun, 

 CSuperlntendent of the Gardens. 1859-1803), and now at the Botanical 

 Gardens. The minutes of the Society for 1844 have not been found, 

 and Mr. Abbott's notebook has enabled several gap.s in the narrative 

 to be! filled. 



(44) George Fordyce Story. M.D., 1800-85. Dr. Story lived for many 

 years at Kelvedon. near Swansea. See notice in Mr. Maiden's Kecords 

 of Tasmanian Botanists, thes*^ Papers and Proceedings, 1909, pp. 27-8. 



(45) The grant was not, however, reduced. 



(46' Sir Robert Hamikon, in his Inaujiural Address to the Australasian Associa- 

 tion for the Advancement of Science at its meetinji: in Hobart in 189i (Report, 

 pp. 1-21), says of Dr. Lillie (pp. 6-7) :— " Horn and educated in Scotland, Dr. Lillie 

 •'came (Hit to Tasmania in 1837 as Minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 

 " in Hot art. He was a man of rare eloquence, as well as of g'eat grrasp and power, 

 "and his influence in directiufj the public mind into hijiher channels than are 

 " occupied by the mere de.sire for the accumulation of wealth, by awakening it to 

 " objects of liberal and scientific enquiry, and by enlarging on the advantages 

 "arising from tiie possession of an enlightened and well-disciplined understanding, 

 "must have had a beneficial effect on the minds of the ri.sing commiuiity of Tas- 

 " mania. He was constantly inculcating the niiixim that a comnnmity, not less 

 "than an individual, must look to itself for the means of developing its resources 

 "and forming and establishing its character. ' It is not what stands in casual and 

 "'adventitious connection Avith us, but what grows out of us — the living and 

 "'genuine offspring <>f our own social organisation— which must ultimately give 

 " 'us our place and name amont; the nations of the world.' As President of the 

 " Van Diemen's Land Mechanics' Institute, he delivered addresses on ' The Ad- 

 "' vantages of Science,' on 'The Opportunities of Intellectual Improvement, 

 " ' chieHy with reference t'> the circumstances of this Community,' and on ' Knovv- 

 "' ledge as the means of correcting Prejudice,' which are models of clear and 

 "vigorous thought, and show a true appreciation of the lofty aims and objects of 

 " scientific training and teaching. These addresses, which are as true and as 

 "applicable to the circumstances of the community now as the day they were 

 "written, would l)e well worthy of republication. They are the only pubhshed 

 "addresses by him of the sort which I have been able to obtain; but he was 

 "indefatigable as lecturer on scientific subjects, and he devoted much time and 

 "thought to the furtherance of education generally, and especially to the necessity 

 "of directing it into proper channels. He left the Colony in 1858, and died in 

 "New Zealand in 1866 at the age of 59. I hope that some sympathetic hand may 

 "yef be found to write some account of his life and work, and to rescue fiom 

 "oblivion such lectures of his as are still to be found in scattered pamphlets pub- 

 "lished at the time." Dr. Lillie was an original member of the Society, and re- 

 mained a member until 1861. He served on the Council for many years. 



