XVI 



NOVEMBER, 1897. 



The last monthly meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania, and the 

 last of the session of 1S97, was held on Monday, November 15, in their 

 room at the Museum, when Mr. T. Stephens presided, and there was a 

 fair attendance of members and visitors. 



RETURN OF THE SECRETARY. 



Mr. R. M. Johnston said : Before proceeding with the business of the 

 evenirjg, he would like to say he was sure all very gladly welcomed back 

 amongst them their esteemed secretary, Mr. Alex. Morton. (Applause.) 

 Mr. Morton had accomplished good work in Western Australia, and had 

 enriched both the Museums cf Western Australia and Tasmania to a 

 very great exter t. He was very pleased indeed to see him back and 

 looking so well ?\nd hearty, and was &lad now to re-commit to him the 

 small part of the duties he had performed during his (Mr. Mortons) 

 absence. (Applause.) 



Mr. Morton wished to thank Mr. R. M. Johnston and Mr. Rodway 

 for having so kindly acted in his absence. He was not going to say 

 anything that evening about his trip, because there was a full programme 

 already, and he would defer the subject till their first meeting next 

 session. 



NEW CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. 



Mr. Morton recommended to the meeting for election, as correspond- 

 ing members, the following gentlemen of Western Australia, who had 

 rendered him much help whik-t in the colony, and took a deep interest 

 in this society. They were : — Mr. B. H. Woodward, Curator Perth 

 Museum ; W. J. Greenard, Inspector of Mines, Cue, western division ; 

 and Mr. H. B. Walsh, Police Magistrate, Upper Murehison, Mileura 

 Station, West Australia, Mr. Greenard helped him very considerably. 

 Indeed, he did not know how he would have, got on without him. 

 On one trip he drove him 100 miles and helped him to get some very 

 valuable mineral specimens. Mr. Walsh also assisted him in obtaining 

 valuable ethnological collections. 



The gentlemen were unanimously elected. 



MEMORIAL TO BARON VON MULLER, 



The Secretary (Mr. Alex. Morton) said that during his recent visit 

 to Melbourne he had met Professor W. Baldwin Spencer, M.A., Pro- 

 fessor of Biology of the Melbourne University, who had informed him 

 that the United Scientific Societies of AustraUsia had agreed to unite 

 ia obtaining sufficient funds for the purpose of establishing some 

 tangible form of perpetuating the memory of the illustrious deceased 

 Baron Von Mueller. 



The members pr c s?nt were of opinion that something in the way of a 

 scholarship was more preferable than a monument, which, if erected* 

 should be more of a local character, and decided to support the pro- 

 posal of the Council of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 



TASMANIAN FUNGI. 

 Mr Rodway tabled a list of all the Tasmanian fungi up to date. 

 Mr. Johnston mentioned how available this list was. 



