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APRIL, 1864. 



The montlily evening meeting of the Society, waa held on Tuesday, the 12tli 

 instant, A. Kennerley, Esq., in the chair. 



Among the Fellows present were Mr. C. Gould, G. P. Adams, F. Abbott, 

 sen., F. Abbott, jun., L. Susman, A. M. Nicol, J. G. Crouch, H. Hunter, D. 

 Lewis, H. Bilton, G, R. Napier, M. Allport, J. Facy, T. J. Knight, Q.C., 

 H. S. Wintle, E. S. Hall, and Dr. Agnew, Hon. Sec. Professor Neumayer, 

 of Melbourne, was present by invitation as a visitor. 



L.Roope, Esq., having been nominated for election as a Fellow of the Society, 

 was, after a ballot, declared to be duly elected. 

 The following returns were laid on the table : — 

 (1.) Visitors to Museum during March, 222. 

 (2.) Ditto Gardens ditto, 2,104. 



(3.) Plants sent from Gardens : per Percy, toH. Lows, London, one case 

 containing five large Tree Ferns. 

 Per Isabella Brown, to Messrs. J. Backhouse and Sons, York, one case 

 plants. 

 (4.) Plants received, from Mr. C. Diehl, New Zealand, 39. 

 (5, ) Books and periodicals received. 



METEOKOLOGICAL RETURNS. 



(1.) Abstract of observations taken in Tasmania, from 1st July to 31st 



December, 1863. 

 (2.) For Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq. 

 (a). Table for March. 



(6.) Summary and analysis of observations for ditto. 

 (3.) For Port Arthur, from J. Boyd, Esq. 

 (a.) Table for February. 

 (b.) Ditto for March. 



(c.) Reading of government schooner's barometer. 

 The Secretary read an elaborate analysis of the meteorological table for 

 Hobart Town, with the usual monthly health report, by E. S. HaU, Esq. 

 The presentations consisted of : — 



(1 Two Mounted Postage Stamps (5 and 10 cents), used as money in the 

 United States in 1862, from A. Clapham, Esq., of Scarborough, per 

 J. Milligan, Esq. 

 (2.) Two Japanese Coins and one "Taepmg," from Captain C. C. Abbott, 

 per J. Milligan, Esq. 

 (3.) Twelve samples of Cotton, in various stages of preparation for manu- 

 facturing purposes, from J. Milligan, Esq. 

 (4.) Two Turtles,from China Seas,from Mr. A, Bilton. 

 (5.) Canoe Paddle, from a native boy of Savage Island, per Mr. O. H. 



Hedburg. 

 (6.) Ancient Spanish Gunlock, from Mr. Hampton. 

 <7.) Musk Flies, from Rev. E. P. Adams. 

 (8.) Forty-nine Geological Specimens, from C. Gould, Esq. 

 (9.) The Annual Address (for 1863) of the President of the Royal Soicety 

 of England (General Sabine), from E. S. HaU, Esq., to whom it waa 

 presented by the author. 

 The Secretary read a letter from Dr. Mobius, President of the Museum of 

 Hamburgh, offering to make exchanges with our Museum. (For the purpose of 

 making exchanges with other countries, prepared skins, skeletons, or fresh 

 specunens of our animals, bu-ds, reptHes, &c., will be gladly received at the 



Museum.) . r x^. t • ■ux. 



Mr. Abbott laid on the table the usual half-yearly abstract of the ijignt- 

 house Registers, and read some observations upon it, containing among other 

 matters a detaUed account of the great.storm, or cyclone of the 25th and 2bth 

 October, 1863. This was traced from Spencer's Gulf, having passed across 

 the south-west portion of the continent of Australia, in various parts of whicH 

 its effects were severelv felt. It reached Portland Bay on the 25th, and King's 

 Island on the following day. , i-u c« 



Some extracts from the log of the Offley, and from letters from thebuper- 

 intendentof Kong's Island light-house, and the Captain of the Wonga Wonga 

 were also read. From these accounts, and from the registers kept, it appears 

 that Portland Bay or King's Island must have been about the centre oJ the 

 storm. 



