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ROYAL SOCIETY. 



JUNE, 1872. 



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

 the 11th June. M. Allport, Esq., in the chair. 



The following returns for the paat month were brought under notice: — 



1. Visitors to Museum, 1,054. 



2. Ditto to Gardens 1,500. 



3. Plants supplied for decoration of piublic places : — 



a. For ChM-ch of Eagland grounds^ Longford^ 7.0 plants* 



b. For ditto, Campbell Town, 83 ditto. 



c. Fo^r ditto, Broadmarsh, 84 ditto. 

 (L For ditto^ Avoca, 55 ditto. 



e. For Jews Synagogue, Hobart Town, 64 dittoi 



/. For grounds of High School, Hobart Town, 64! ditto; 



4. Plants received at Gardens. From Melbourne Botanic Gardens lOOi 



5. Plants sent from Gardens, perWynaud. ToMons. J. Versehaffelt, 



Ghent,. Bel^um,. six tcee ferns. 



6. Leafing, flowing, &c., of a few standard plants in Botanic 



Gardens during, the month. 



7. Books and perioducals received*. 



8. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Returns. — 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Efeq.. Table and" Summary for 



May. 



2. Port ArthuK, from A. H. Boyd, Esq. Ditto for April. 



3. Tamar Head^, fiom R. Henry,. Esqf Ditto, for May. 



4. Sydney, from the Government Observer. Printed tables for March 



and ApriL 



5. Melbourne, from R. J. L. Elkry, Esq^ Ditto, ditto. 

 Statistics. — 



1. Statistical Summary of Victoria, from 1863 to 1870 inclusive. 

 The Secretary read the following note, which he had received from 

 Dr. E. S. Hall ;— 



"Melville-street, 

 "11th June, 1872. 

 "My Dear Dr. Agnew, — I have had miy- time somuch engaged, that 

 I have not been able to complete msy usual HeaJth Report. The deaths 

 were 51, being + 11 l-15th abave the June average for the prex'ious 

 15 years. Curiously enough the fenuile deaths were one more than the 

 male. Only 7 under 20 years old ; 15, 60 and upwards. No par- 

 ticular disease prevalent. Great variations of tempei'atujre, the principal 

 abnormal conditicHi. The mean daLJy range of temperature being 

 -j- 4*94 above the average. 



" During the Sood last Tuesday, I measured in my rain-gauge 5 91 

 inches in the 24 hours. In all June, 1842, had before the highest 

 rainfall 4-41 inches. In 1854 flood there feH 8 inches in 38i hours. 



" Very truly yours> 



"E. SWARBRECK HALL. 

 *' Dr. Agnew, Hon. Secretary 



"Royal Society." 

 The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 

 1. From Mr. F, E. Nichols, Gould's Country. Two specimens of 

 chain cut with a pocket knife from solid pieces of Honeysuckle 

 wood. 



