BY FRITZ NOETLING, M.A., Pii.D., ETC. 220 



Annual Report, 1890-91, bound with Papers and Pro- 

 ceedings, but paged separately. 



Annual Report, 1892, issued separately. 



No Annual Report for 1893-1907. 



Annual Report, 1908-09, bound with Papers and Pro- 

 ceedings, but paged separately. 



The above researches have proved that the publica- 

 tions of the Royal Society and its predecessors have 

 undergone various changes, and that it is by no means 

 easy to follow them. A complete set should contain: — 



A. — ^Journal and Papers and Proceedings. 



I. Tasmanian Society. 



Tasmanian Journal, 3 vol., 1842, 1846, 1849. 



II. Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land. 

 Papers and Proceedings, 7 vol., 1849-1855. 



III. Royal Society of Tasmania. 



(a) Papers and Proceedings, Part 2, Vol. III., i vol.. 



1859- 



(b) Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings, 13 



vol., 1863-1875. 



(c) Papers and Proceedings and Report, 6 vol., 1876- 



1881. 



(d) Papers and Proceedings, 23 vol., 1882-1909. 



B. — Annual Reports. 



I. Tasmanian Society, nil. 



II. Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land, 11 numbers, 



1845-1855. 



III. Royal Society of Tasmania, 39 numbers, 1856- 



1909. 



The grand total of the publications since 1842 is therefore 

 Journal, Papers and Proceedings . . 53 volumes 



Annual Reports 50 numbers 



extending over a period of 68 years from 1842 to 1909. 

 The volumes may not have been very bulky, but they 

 contain an enormous amount of scientific research, and 

 they are an everlasting memorial to those enthusiasts who 



