OF THE SOCIETY. 157 



1913. 



Finally, in 1860, the site of the present Museum was 

 giveoi to the Society. (72) 



The Papers arid Proceedings. 



During the first five years of its life the Society publish- 

 ed only annual reports. There was little else, indeed, to 

 publish, for scarcely any original papers were read before 

 the Society. Many of the members were members also 

 of the Tasmanian Society, and contributed to it« Journal. 



The last number of the Tasma?iian Journal is dated 

 January, 1849; and our Papers and Proceedings appear to 

 have been intended to takei its pla,ce. The Council, at a 

 m^eeting held on 7th March, 1849, decided that the size, 

 form and type of the forthcoming Journal of the Society 

 should be those of the Tas/nanian Journal. 



Volume i.. Part 1, of tlie Papers and Proceedings of the 

 Royal Society of Van Diemeii' s Land is dated May, 1849. 

 It consists entirely of reports by Dr. Milligan on the Coal 

 Basins of the island, illustrated by hand-coloured sections ; 

 and, by the good offices of Sir William Denison, was print- 

 ed at the Government Printing Office. 



Volume i., Part 2, was published in January, 1850, and 

 its contents were similar to those of the Tas7nanian Jour- 

 nal — original papers read before the Society, detailed 

 reports of the proceedings of meetings, and miscellaneous 

 notes and articles from other sources. This form our 

 Papers and Proceedings retained during the remainder of 

 Dr. Milligans Secretaryship. 



Part 3, completing Volume i., was published in 1851 ; 

 Parts 1, 2, 3 of Volume ii. were published in 1852, 1853, 

 and 1854; Part 1, of Volume iii., in 1855; and Part 2, 

 which completed Volume iii., in 1859. 



After 1859, there was no publication (except annual 

 reports) until 1863. (In one of the Society's sets, there is 

 bound a paper by F. Al'bott, F.E.A.S., which seems to 

 have been published in 1860; but probably this was not 

 intended to form part of a volume.) In. 1863, publication 

 was resumed, in monthly numbers, and in a different form. 



The Gardens. 

 Mr. F. W. Newman remained the Superintendent of the 

 Gardens until his death in 1859. The Annual Reports of 

 the Society contain many references to Mr. Newman's ex- 

 cellent management, and the Gardens grew rapidly in 



(72) Report. 1860, p. 19. 



