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carried on as hitherto at the various stations, and 

 abstracts of the results of five years' registers for 

 Hobart Town have been incorporated with the 25 

 years' abstract already published, affording, in a 

 condensed form, a meteorological record extending 

 over thirty consecutive years. These latter have, 

 by the permission of Government, been printed at 

 the Government Printing Office, and copies have 

 been forwarded to various Governments, Institutes, 

 Hospitals, Libraries, and individuals of scientific 

 repute throughout the world. 



The Society is much indebted to Dr. E. 

 Swarbreck Hall for his very elaborate and 

 valuable paper on '' The Climate and Vital 

 Statistics of Tasmania," which is printed with the 

 Meteorological Abstract. 



We have, as usual, received many valuable 

 donations of books from learned Societies. In this 

 respect America has been, so far, our largest 

 contributor that the Council, in recognition of such 

 liberality, have determined to set apart a special 

 case in the Library for the exhibition of books 

 from that country. 



COUNCIL. 



^' No vacancy has occurred during the year. 

 The required list according to Rule xxxii., as 

 amended at the general meeting of 1868, has been 

 exhibited in the Library for the last fortnight. 



FINANCE. 



The total Income from all som-ces was as 

 follows : — Government Grant to Museum, £200 ; 

 ditto to the Gardens, £400; subscription, £123; 

 from Marine Board, £20 ; deducted from ^ salary 

 of Curator on account of repairs to his residence, 

 £10; sale of Plants, &c., at Gardens, £66 4s. ; 

 special donation to Garden Funds, £1. This 



