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ROYAL SOCIETY. 



SEPTEMBER, 1872. 



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

 the 10th September. JVl. Allport, Esq., in the chair. 



C. H. Grant, Esq., who had been put in nomination, was after a ballot 

 d-eclared duly elected a Fellow of the Society. 



The Hon. Secretary, Dr. Agnew, brought under notice the usual 

 monthly returns, viz. : — 



1. Visitors to Museum during August 1,340. 



2. Ditto to Gardens 1,930. 



3. Plants received at Gardens : — 



a. From Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, 20 species of Eucalyptus 

 (new varieties), and other plants. 



b. From Mr. J. Baily. 30 imported plants, including 11 new 

 varieties of holly. 



c. From Mons. J. VerscliafiFelt, Ghent, Belgium, 170 plants, of 

 which all but 30 were dead on arrival. 



d. From Mr. G. Bz'unning, 18 varieties of Fuchsia, and 12 ditto 

 of Verbena. 



e. Time of leafing, &c., of a few standard plants in Botanic 

 Gardens during the month. 



f. Books and Periodicals received. 



g. Presentations to Museum, &c. 

 Meteorology. 



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



August. 



2. Port Arthur, from A, H. Boyd, Esq., Table for August. 



3. Westbury, from F. Belstead, Esq., Table for August. 



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



5. Swansea, from Dr. Story, ditto. 



The presentations were as follows : — 



1. From H. S. Lewes, Esq., A collection of weapons, &c., of 



Aborigines of Victoria. 



a. A Stone Tomahawk of Mulgoa Tribe, near Penrith, N. S. 

 Wales. 



b. A ditto, dug up on site of a very ancient camp at Buckley's 

 Basin, Fdver Barwon. 



c. Basket made by Aborigizial women at the Protector's Camp, 

 Upper Yarra, Victoria. 



d. Shield, Waddy, and Club, of natives of the Lower Murrry 

 District, Victoria. 



e. Two Waddies, and two Clubs, from Lower Loddon District. 

 /. Boomerang, Waddy, and Club, from Upper Yarra, Victoria. 



2. From C. Degraves, Esq.— Sample of Tin Ore and metallic tin 



smelted from the same, from Brisbane, Queensland. 



3. From Mrs. Robinson, Cascades — Tin Ore from New South Wales. 



4. From Mr. F. Abbott, jun. — A Blue Mountain Parrot (" 7Vic/toy/o5A-ws 



multicolor. ) 



6. From Captain G. McArthur— Lower Jaw of Square-headed 



GrampusfOrcasp.)— Lower Jaw of Cestracion from Jervis Bay — 24 

 specimens of laud shells (Bidimus sp.) peculiar to Howes Island. 



