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ROYAL SOCIETY. 



MAY, 1866. 



The usual monthly evening meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, the 

 8th May, J. Barnard Ksq., in the chair. 



Charles S. Cansdell, Esq., having been previously nominated by the 

 Council, was, after a i allot, declared to be duly elected a Fellow of the 

 Society. 



The Secretary, Dr. Agnew, laid on the table the usual monthly returns, viz,^. 



1. Visitors to Museum during April, 501. 



2. Ditto to gardens, ditto, 1 623. 



3. Times of leafing, flowering, &c., of a few standard plants in gardens. 



4. Periudicals, &c., received. 

 Meteorological Returns : — 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq. 

 a. Table for April. 



h. Summary of Observations for ditto. 



2. Port Arthur, from J. Boyd, Esq. 

 a. Table for March. 



h. Reading of government schooner's barometer for ditto.' 



3. Tamar Heads, from R. Henry, Esq, 

 a. Table for March. 



h. Ditto ditto April. 



4. "Westbury, from F. Belstead, Esq. 

 a. Table for April. 



The Secretary read a communication from E. Swarbreck Hall, Esq., to 

 the effect that owing to illness he had been unable to prepare, in time for the 

 meeting, the usual "Analysis of the Hobart Town Meteorological Records," 

 and remarking that the "Meteorological phenomena last month, favourable 

 and unfavorable to health and life, were so nicely balanced that the number 

 of deaths, 45, is within a fraction of the average of the previous nine years, 

 45 1-9, though seven more than April, 1865. Atmospheric pressure was 

 continuously high, with slight perturbations. Aerial motion for the first 

 and last five days of the month favorable, but otherwise in the intervening 

 period. Temperature much above the average, particularly terrestrial radia- 

 tion. Elastic force of vapor very great. Rain-fall small. Ozone fair, but 

 much less than April, 1865. A total absence of electricity for many days." 



The presentations were as follows : — 



1. From H. JSl. Hull, Esq. Four specimens star fish. 



2. From W. L. Gellibrand, Esq. Head and hide of Native Tiger, {Thylac- 



inus cynoceiohalus.) 

 3: From R. Maddock, Esq., Dunrobin. Skin of Owlet Nightjar, {^gotheles 

 Novce HoUandia), 'and head of Thylaciuus. 



4. From Mr. L. A. Davies. Seeds of Chinese tea plant. 



5. From Mr. S. H. Wintle. Seven specimens of photographic typography, 



and three photographic copies of engravings. 



In reference to presentation No. 4, the Secretary read a letter from the- 

 donor to the effect that these seeds were obtainable at the price of 5s. per 

 single lb., or 2s. 6d. Der lb., if purchased by the cwt., from a firm in Mel- 

 bourne by whom the y Hal been imported direct from China. 



The general opinion among those present was that the climate of Tasmania. 



