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MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting of 

 the Royal Society of Tasmania, held at the 

 Museum, Macquarie-street, at 7 o'clock p.m., 

 on the 28th January, 1873 : Morton Allport, 

 Esq., F.L.S., F.Z.S., C.M.A.L, &c., Vice- 

 President, in the chair. 



The Chairman having read the advertisement 

 by which the meeting had been convened, called 

 upon the Secretary to read the Report. 



The Report for 1872 was then read. 



It was moved by Mr. Howell, seconded by 

 Mr. Abbott, jun., and carried — " That the Report 

 be adopted, and printed for circulation amongst 

 the Fellows.'' 



Messrs. H. J. Buckland and Justin McC Browne 

 having been appointed scrutineers, the meeting 

 proceeded to the election of four members of 

 Council, in place of those retiring. 



The result of the ballot was the election of the 

 following gentlemen : — • 



The Ven. Archdeacon Davies. 



M. Allport, Esq. 



J. W. Agnew, Esq. 



The Right Rev. Bishop Bromby. 



The Hon. Secretary having reported that Mr. 

 F. Butler was desirous of retiring from the office 

 of Auditor of Annual Accounts, it was resolved 

 that Mr. John Macfarlane should be requested to 

 act as auditor with Mr. Cook for the ensuing year. 



Lieut. W. V. Legge, R.A., of Ceylon, was 

 elected as a corresponding member of the Society. 



Mr. Justin McC. Browne proposed a vote of 

 thanks to the Honorary Secretary for the efficient 

 manner in which the affairs of the Society had 



