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for the comfort of visitors, and will also be to some 

 extent reproductive. 



New plants, in greater variety tlian usual, have 

 been introduced, many being of considerable 

 interest. To Dr. J. D. Hooker, of the Royal 

 Gardens, Kew, we are indebted for a very liberal 

 donation (about 600 packets) of seeds, many of 

 which have not hitherto been under cultivation 

 here. 



The number of visitors has been estimated at 

 24,666. 



MUSEUM. 



As will be seen by the list of presentations many 

 objects of interest have been added to the collection. 

 The majority of these have been placed in their 

 appropriate sections, some (chiefly skeletons) are in 

 course of preparation, and others (shells, speci- 

 mens in spirits, &c.) have been placed in store 

 until proper cases, glass jars, &c., can be procm-ed 

 for their reception and display. 



Among the donations to the Museum worthy of 

 special note may be mentioned two complete 

 skeletons of the Dugong fHalicore dugongj pre- 

 sented, and very liberally forwarded to Hobart 

 Town free of all charge, by Captain H. O'Eeilly, 

 of Brisbane, Queensland. 



To H. S. Lewes, Esq., of Geelong, the Society 

 is also indebted for a fine collection of weapons of 

 the Australian Aborigines, procured in various 

 parts of Victoria and New South Wales, especially 

 for this Museum. 



R. Gatenby, Esq., of Macquarie River, has 

 presented (and forwarded free of cost) several 

 specimens of our Mammals, Reptiles, &c.^ Many 

 of these have been added to our collection, and 

 others as a means of effecting exchanges with other 

 Museums, have been of special value. The Native 



