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AUGUST, 1872. 



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

 13th August. His Excellency Charles Du (Jane, Esq., President, in the 

 chair. 



T. Westbrook, Esq., who had previously been nominated by the 

 Council, was after a ballot declared duly elected a fellow of the Society. 



The following returns were brought under notice : — 



1. Visitors to Museum during July, 1,399. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, ditto, 1,542. 



3. Plants received at gardens : — From Melbourne Botanic Gardens, 50 



plants of the lied Gum of Victoria {Eucalyptus rostrata) ; from 

 Mr. G. Brunning, St. Kilda Nurseries, Melbourne, 30 Gladioli. 



4. Plants, &c., sent from gardens : — ToMellx)urne Botanic Gardens, 30 



packets seeds ; to Mr. G. Brunning, 32 plants, and 50 packets 

 seed. 



5. Plants supplied for decoration of public places during July : — For 



Castray Esplanade, 17 elms ; for New Cemetery, Cornelian Point, 

 286 plants. 



6. Time of leafing, flowering, &c., of a few standard plants in Society's 



Gardens during July. 



7. Books and periodicals received. 



8. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Returns — 



1. Hobart Tomti, from F. Abbott, Esq., Table, &c,, for July. 



2. Swansea, from Dr. Story, ditto for June. 



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



4. Port Arthur, from A. H. Boyd, Esq., ditto June and July. 



5. Tamar Heads, from R. Henry, Esq. , ditto, ditto. 



6. Sydney, from the Government Observatory, Printed Tables for May, 



and " Results of Observations made during 1871." 

 The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From Mr. Hissey, a Cape Barren Goose {Cereopsis novce liollandice}, 



prepared and mounted, 



2. From Mr. K. Gatenby, Macquarie Biver, a recent specimen of the 



Native Tiger {Thylacinus cynocephalus). A specimen of Native 

 Bread {Mylitta australis). 



3. From Mr. Thome, a Parakeet from Brazil. 



4. From Captain Williams, Skin of Avocet {Recurvirostra ruhricolUs^ 



5. From Mr. J. Home, a French Passport of the year 1819. 



Mr. M. Allport (in the absence of the author) read a paper by C 

 Gould, Esq., F.G.S., " On the existence of large animals (probably feresh 

 water seals) in the upland lakes of Tasmania." 



The paper, which was of considerable length and of much interest, was 

 listened to with great attention, and, after a conversational discussion on 

 the subject treated of, a vote of thanks was accorded to the author. 



The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the donors of presenta- 

 tions. 



