10 

 MAY, 1872. 



Tlie montlily evening meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, the 

 14th May, M. Allport, Esq., in the chair. 



R. J. Lucas, Esfj., who had previously been nominated by the 

 Council, was elected by ballot as a Fellow of the Society. 



The Secretary, Ur. Agnew, submitted the u^ual returns for the past 

 month as follows : — • 



1. Visitors to Museum, 1,100. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 1,771. 



3. Plants received at, and sent from, Gardens, 



4. Leating, &c. , of a few standard plants in Royal Society's Gardens. 



5. Books and jjeriodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meicorolofjical Returns — 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq., table, &c., for ApriL 



2. Westbury, from F. Belstead, Esq. , tables for March and April. 



3. Swanport, from Dr. Story, tables for February and March, 



4. Melbourne, from R. J. L. Ellery, Esq,, printed tables for 



February. 



5. Sydney, from H. C. Russell,'Esq., B.A., ditto. 



6. New Zealand, from the Government, tables for November. 

 The Secretary read Notes on the Meteorology and Mortality c£ 



the Hobart Town Registration District durmg the month of April,. 

 1872, by E. Swarbreck HaU. 



The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From J. Whitehead, Esq., M.H,A., specimen of the Australian. 



Egret, (Herodias cdha.) 



2. From J. Maclanachan, Esq., M.L.C., a specimen of the "Green, 



Leek" Parrakeet of New South Wales [Polytelis barmbandi.) 



3. From Mr. J. Watson, Muddy Plains, a pair (M. and F.) of Widgeon^ 



or White-eyed Ducks [Nyroca Australis.) 



4. From Dr. Huston, New Norfolk, a pair of Paradise Ducks of New 



Zealand. 



5. From Mr. G. Paul, a mass of drift conglomerate, from near 



Bridge water. 



6. From Revd. H. D. Atkinson, Two specimens of Echini from Three 



Hut Point. 



7. From Mr. Manion, specimen of Copper Pyrites from Adelaide. 



8. From W. Hodgson, Esq., M.H.A., Burnside, a specimen of the 



Native Bread. 



9. From Mr. Aldred, curiously shaped Fungus from Watchom.'s Hill.. 



10. From Mr. Simpson, a Butterfly Gurnard. 



1 1 . From Mr. Maning, a ditto ditto. 



12. From Mr. G. Everett, Cape Barren Island, per Mr. Legrand,. 

 curious abnormal growth of Horse's Hoof from Preservation 

 Island, Bass's Straits. (No particulars furnished with this- 

 specimen. ) 



13. From J. Barnard, Esq., Catalogue of Agricultural Exhibition,. 

 New South Wales, 1872; six specimens of auriferous conglomerate- 

 from Rouse's Paddock gold diggings, Guntawang, Mudgee, New 

 South Wales ; specimen of Auriferous Quartz from ditto ; 2 

 specimens of Sandstone with dendrites ; sample of Gum of an* 

 indigenous forest tree of New South Wales. 



14. From Mr. Conrad Sidelin, 250 Danish coins (sdver and copper. ) 



15. From Mr. Wickborg, skin of a Toucan from Brazil. 



16. From Captain Williams, a Bittern, (Botaurus Australis)^ from* 

 East Coast, Tasmania. 



