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Giinther's opinion as to species of the Smolt sent 

 to him ;" '^ The Caterpillars by which the 

 grain and other crops were so much injured in 

 the early part of 1870 ; " ^^ The Manufacture of 

 Beet-root Sugar in Tasmania, with correspondence 

 thereon ; " '^ The capture ot a Smolt by an angler 

 at New Norfolk ; '' Coal from Three Hut Point f 

 ^' The rapid growth of the English Perch fPerca 

 fluviatilisj in Tasmania/' etc., etc. 



The monthly Meteorological Tables have been 

 regularly published, and copies of them forwarded 

 to the Government Observatories in the neigh- 

 bouring colonies, from all of which similar returns 

 have been received. The thanks of the Society 

 are again due to Mr. F. Abbott of Hobart Towti, 

 Mr. J. Boyd of Port Arthur, Dr. Story of Swan- 

 sea, and Mr. F. Belstead of Westbury, for their 

 trouble in keeping these important records ; also 

 to the Superintendents of the various Lighthouses 

 and Coast Stations, who^ by direction of the 

 Marine Board, furnish monthly returns. 



The Council has much pleasure in reporting 

 that the monthly " Notes on the Meteorology and 

 Mortality of the Hobart Town Registration 

 District," by E. Swarbreck Hall, Esq., have been 

 regularly supplied and printed during the year. 



Our transactions have as usual been transmitted 

 to learned Societies in various parts of the world, 

 and the Fellows will no doubt have observed, by 

 our acknowledgments at the monthly meetings, 

 that very valuable presentations have been re- 

 ceived in return. 



In order to aid in the advancement of the ob- 

 jects of the Society, it was thought advisable to 

 make an appeal to the public for such increased 

 assistance as they might be enabled to afford, 

 whether by scientific contributions, or by joining 



