ROYAL SOCIETY. 



MARCH, 1872. 



The first evening meeting of the Society, iot the present session was 

 liehl on Tuesday, the 12th March, M. AU^Jort, Esq., V.P., in the chair. 



Among the Fellows present were Dr. Agnew (Hon. Secretary), Br. 

 E. S. Hall, Messrs. Justin Browne, T. Stej^hens, J. M. Clarke, J. 

 Macfarlane, John Macfarlane, A. G. Webster, L. R. Castray, L. 

 Susman, C. Belstead, F. Abbott, jun., J. Paile, G. E. Napier, J. 

 Barnard, F. Abbott, sen., &c. 



Mr. Frederick George Howell, who had been previously nominated 

 by the Council, was, after a ballot, declared duly elected as a Fellow 

 of the Society. 



The Secretary submitted the following monthly returns : — 



1. Visitors to Museum during January, 1,506 ; during February, 1,252. 



2. Ditto to gardens ditto, 3,180 ; ditto, 2,089. 



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



in Society's Gardens during February. 



4. Books and periodicals received. 



5. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Returns. 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq. — Tables, «&c., for January and 



February. 



2. Port Arthur, from A. H. Boyd, Esq.— Ditto. 



3. Swansea, from Dr. Story. — Ditto. 



4. Westbury, from C. Belstead, Esq. — Ditto. 



5. Lighthouses and other stations on Tasmanian coast, from the 



Hobart Town Marine Board. —Monthly tables from July, 1870, to 

 December, 1871. 



6. Sydney, New South Wales, from the Government Observer.— 



Printed tables for October and November, 1871. 

 The Secretary read an analysis of the Meteorological observations 

 for Hobart Town, with a health rejjort for the month, by Dr. E. S. Hall. 

 The presentations to the Museum and Libi-ary were as follow : — 



1. From Miss Burgess. — Skin of a large Bengal Tiger { Fells tU/riJ^J, 



killed by the Hon. R. H. Drummond, Commissioner of Bareily, 

 and Captain Burgess in 1851. 



2. From Captain Williams.— Shells from East Coast of Tasmania. 



3. From Mr. Montgomery. — A Belgian Canary, prepared and mounted. 



4. From Mr. P. Allen.— An almond tumbler Pigeon, prepared and 



mounted. 



5. From Mr. W. Legrand. — A large sponge from Recherche Bay. 



6. From Hon. J. Maclanachan, Esq. — A Hen Pheasant. 



7. From Master E. Hood. — Three Eggs, ^jrobably of a species of Petrel, 



from Bird Island. 



8. From Mr. J. W, Kellaway. — Two hair balls from the stomach of 



a calf. 



9. From Mr. Williamson. — A boulder taken from the solid rock at 



Anderson's Quarry. 

 10. From Mr. R. J. Ross. — Two specimens of the Indian Boa (Python 

 i'KjriaJ from Ceylon. 



