APEIL, 1870. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, 12th 

 April, H. Bilton, Esq., in the chair. 



W. A. Guesdon, jun., Esq., who had been previously nominated, was 

 duly elected by ballot as a member of the Society. 



The Hon. Secretary (Dr. Agnew) submitted the usual returns for the 

 past month, viz. : — 



1. Visitors to Museum, 722. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 1846. 



3. Plants, &c., sent from Gardens. 



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



Botanic Gardens. 



5. Books and Periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Returns. 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq.— Table and Summary for 



March. 



2. Westbury, from C. Bel stead, Esq.— Table for March. 



3. Port Arthur, from J. Boyd, Esq. — Ditto ditto. 



4. New Zealand, from the Government, — Ditto for January. 



6. Sydney, from G. R. Smalley, Esq. — Ditto for November and Decem- 

 ber, 1869, and January, 1870. 

 The presentations to the Museum were as follow : — 



1. From Captain Williams, a manuscript newspaper, the Western Aus- 



tralia Gazette, June 13th, 1830. 



2. From Mr. Watson, Brown's River, a kingfisher (Alcyone azureaj. 



3. From M. Allport, Esq., a Diamond Snake (Kopolocephalus superbusj. 



4. From Miss Sherwin, a Lamprey, from Brown's River. 



5. From T. Giblin, Esq., a Fish (Clinus sp. ?J from Risdon. 



6. From Captain Dart, of the Sapphire whaler, four Sharks' Jaws, a 



Crustacean, a small Pilot Fish, and a Native Hen, from Howe's 

 Island. 



7. From Captain Forsyth, brig Waverley, a Snake and Lizard, from 



Java. 



8. From J. W. Graves, Esq., a Cape Barren Goose (Gereopis Nov(Z 



Hollanclioe). 



9. Two small Falcons fFalco front atus) , donor unknown. 



10. From W. Knight, jun., Esq., samples of Cinnabar ore, from Cudge- 



gong, New South Wales. 



11. From Mr. G. Edwards, Oatlands, a White Kangaroo, an albino 



variety of Halmaturus Bennettii. 



12. From C. Degraves, Esq., four Fossils from the limestone at Cascades. 



13. From Mr. W. Smith, a Flounder curiously marked. 



14. From C. Dinham, Esq., a Collection of Mineral Specimens, «&:c., 



from Somersetshire and Cornwall, England. 



15. From H. M. Hull, Esq., Specimens of Iron Pyrites and^ Malachite. 



16. From Mrs. Makepeace, Swansea, four specimens of Echinodermata, 



and the egg cases of Fasciolaria sp. 



17. From Captain Clinch, the jaws of a species of Shark from Twofold 



Bay. 



18. From Mr. McKenna, a living specimen of Gordius aqtiaticus, from 



New Town Rivulet. 



19. From ]Mr. J. Young, Howrah, a Spider Crab. 



20. From Mr. Docksey, three jNlineral Specimens, from Adelaide. 



21. From Mr. Roblin, a specimen of Apli/sia sp., from Cornelian Bay. 



22. From Mr. M. Tapfield, a specimen of Gorgonia, with species of 



Astrophi/ton attached. 



