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MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting of 

 the Royal Society of Tasmania, held at tlie 

 Museum, Macquario-street, at 7 o'clock p.m., 

 on the imh January, 1871 : The Vcn. Arch- 

 deacon Davies, Vice-President, in the chair. 



The Chairman having read the advertisement 

 by which the meeting had been convened, called 

 upon the Secretary to read the report. 



The Report for 1870 was then read. 



It was moved by Mr. H. Bilton, seconded by 

 Mr. J. Allport, and carried, '' That the Report 

 be adoj^ted, and printed for circulation amongst 

 the Fellows." 



Messrs. J. M. Clarke and F. Abbott, junr., 

 having been appointed Scrutineers, the meeting 

 proceeded to the election of four members of 

 Council in place of those retiring. 



The ballot resulted in favour of the undermen- 

 tioned Fellows, who were declared duly elected : — 



F. Abbott, Esq. 



T. Giblin, Esq. 



Justin McCarthy Browne, Esq. 



A. G. Webster, Esq. 



Messrs. F. Butler and H. Cook were, on the 

 motion of Mr. M. Allport, seconded by Mr. F. 

 Abbott, Senr., re-elected Auditors of annual 

 accounts. 



The following gentlemen, who had been pre- 

 viously nominated by the Council, were elected 

 by ballot as I'ellows of the Socioty : — 



Molesworth Jeffery, Esq., of Bournbank, and 

 W. E, Baynton, Esq., of Kingston. 



A vote of thanks to the Honorary Secretary, 



