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EOYAL SOCIETY. 



SEPTEMBEE, 1866. 



The monthly meeting of the Fellows was held, on Tuesday, 11 th 

 September, J. Barnard, Esq., in the chair. 



5. Sheehy, Esq., who had been previously nominated by the Council, 

 was, after a ballot, 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, 998. 



2. Ditto to gardens, 1,561. 



3. Plants and seeds received at gardens : — 



a. From Eoyal Horticultural Society, London, per Dr. Milligan, 46 

 papers flower seeds, of which 30 are new to the gardens, 60 papers 

 vegetable seeds, 34 new to gardens, seeds of Nicotiana Wiegan- 

 deoides, new to gardens. 



hi From Messrs. Handaside and McMillan, Melbourne, 25 plants. 



4. Plants supplied from gardens for the decoration of public places : — 



a. To New Norfolk Asylum, 161 plants. 



b. To Franklin Island, 52 plants. 



c. To Brickfield's Invalid Depot, 40. 



d. To Port Arthur, 51. 



6. Time of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in 

 Botanic gardens. 



6. Books and periodicals received. 



7. Minerals received per Ethel, from London. 

 Meteorological Returns : — 



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



a. Table for August. 



b. Summary of observations for ditto. 



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



a. Table for August. 



b. Reading of Government schooner's barometer for ditto. 



3. Swansea, from Dr. Story. 

 a. Table for July. 



4. Westbury, from F. Belstead, Esq. 

 a. Table for August. 



5. From the Hon. the Col. Secretary. 



Observations made at Pietermaritzberg, Natal, during the year 1866. 



The Secretary read the usual analysis of the Observatory records, 

 together with those of births, deaths, &c., for August, by E. Swarbreck 

 Hall, Esq. 



The following presentations to the Museum and Library were brought 

 under the notice of the meeting: — 



1. From Mr. A. M. Nicol, two Medals, struck in commemoration of the 

 cessation of transportation to Tasmania, 1853. 



2. From Mr. H. M. Hull,specimen of Fossil Wood from Southland,New 

 Zealand. Terebratula (fossil), from ditto. 



3. From Mr. M. Allport, a Lamprey, from Brown's River ; a Grebe. 



4. From Dr. Milligan, specimen of Tasmanite, with pamphlet by A. 

 B. Church, Esq., B.A., Professor of Chemistry, Royal Agricultural 

 College, Cirencester. 



5. Report on the Geology and Mineralogy of the south-east district of 



