5i 



NOVEMBER, 1872. 



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

 Hth November, His Exnellency C. Da Cane, Esq., President, in the 

 chair. 



The hon. Mrs. Da Cane was present, and also several visitors from the 

 neighbouriny: colonies. 



The hon. P. 0. Fysh. Esq., M.L.C., who had previously been put in 

 nomination, was after a ballot declared duly elected a Fellow of the 

 •Society. 



The following returns were bronght under the notice of the meeting : — 



1. Visitors to Museum during October, 921. 



2. Ditto to Gardens ditto, 2,568. 



3. Times of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in 

 Society's gardens during October. 



4. Books and periodicals received. 

 6. Presentations to Museum. 



Meteorological Beturns. 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq., table and summary for October. 



2. Port Arthur, from A. H. Boyd, Esq., ditto for September. 



3. Westbury, from F. Belstead^ Esq., ditto ditto. 



4. Swansea, from Dr. Story, ditto ditto. 



5. Melbourne, from the Government Observer, printed notes for 

 August. 



The Secretary read the notes on the Meteorology and Mortality of the 

 Hobart Town Registration District during the month of October, 1871, 

 by Dr. E. Swarbreck Hall. 



The presentations were as follow : — 



1. From Master Wm Jeflferson, Fernshawe, Victoria, (per J. "W. 



Graves, Esq.\ nest and eg^ of Lyre Bird, {Meniira sitperba, and 

 four other nests, with eggs, from same locality. 



2. From Mrs. J. Sanders, Hobart Town, a singularly shaped Sponge^ 



from Recherche Bay. 



3. From H. B. Tonkin, Esq., 6 fossils, (casts of Helix sp.), from Ris- 



don. 



4. From Mr. "Weymouth, a small map of Tasmania published in 1830 



by Ross. (This copy is believed to have been used by John 

 Batman, whose name it bears.) 



5. From Mr. W. Josephs, a small copper coin, probably Persian, 



picked up at Clarence Plains. 



6. From Captain Williams, an English halfpenny token, 1788. 



7. From Dr. Hector, Wellington, catalogue of birds of Xew Zealand. 



8. From the Hon. J. Maclanachan, Esq., a Carolina duck (Dendronessa 



sponsa.) 



9. From M. Allport, Esq., specimen of Kauri Gum from Xew Zealand. 



10. From T. Stephens, Esq., specimen of Travertine from Dunrobin. 



11. From the author, Mr. W. Legrand, a copy of the 2nd edition of 



" Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells." 

 13. From Mr. Hissey, Skeleton of a Fox (Canis vidpcsj 

 Mr. Stephens called attention to a specimen of travertine from 

 Dnnrobin (presentation Xo. 10), the property of Mr. Bethune. As in 

 most of the other instances which have come under notice, it appeared 

 to have been formed by the percolation of water, holding lime in solution, 

 and probably springing from beds of limestone concealed beneath other 

 members of the Upper Palaeozoic series which show on the surface. If 

 any extensive deposit of this rock should be found it might possess con- 

 siderable economic value, especially as a renovator of exhausted soils. Mr. 

 Stephens msutioned that two strange birds had been found lying dead 



