OF THE SOCIETY. 159 



1913. 



"enhance the advantages of the place as a summer resi- 

 "dence." 



Meteorological Observatto?is. 



The Tasma7iia7i Journal contained meteorological ob- 

 servations taken at various places in Tasmania; and the 

 Society continued this work. The Society superintended 

 the keeping of meteorological observations at several light- 

 houses and other stations in Tasmania, and the prepara- 

 tion of the observations for publication. The most im- 

 portant of the observations were those of Mr. Francis 

 Abbott, F.R.A.S., of Hobart, which extended from 1841 

 to 1878, Thesa observations were published from time to 

 time by the Society, and in 1859 a compilation of the 

 observations for the years 1856-8 was published as an 

 appendix to Volume iii. of the Papers atid Proceedings. 

 Other compilations, extending the averages over longer 

 periods, were afterwards published. 



The Society seems to have provided the instriunents for 

 country observations. In 1859 noi less a sum than £93 16s. 

 8d. was expended for instruments and printing. 



International Exhibitions. 



In 1850, Sir William Denison invited the aid of the 

 Society in preparing and arranging the contributions from 

 Tasmania to the Exhibition of Industry of all Nations, to 

 be held in London in 1851. A Committee of members 

 was formed, and a considerable collection, of which a cata- 

 logue was printed, was sent to London. One exhibit at- 

 tracted some attention in England, although the difficulty 

 of carrying it prevented it from reaching England until 

 long after the Exhibition had bee'n closed — "an 'Enormous 

 '■ Tlank,' 144 feet in length, 20 inches in breadth, and 6 

 "inches in thickness ... of 'Blue Gum,' cut at Long 

 "Bay, in D'Entrecasteaux Channel." (73) 



The Society also assisted in preparing exhibits for the 

 Paris Exhibition of 1855; and when a permanent exhibi- 

 tion of the products of Tasmania at the Crystal Palace 

 was established in 1857, the Society again undertook the 

 collection and preparation of the exhibits. (74) 



Fisheries. 

 There were many papers and discussions in the Society 

 during the fifties on the introduction of the salmon into 

 Tasmania. In 1858 the Society presented a valuable re- 



(73) Papers and Proceedings, 1S52, volume ii., p. 535. 



(74) Report, 1857. p. 24. 



