120 ROYAL SOCIETY FROM THK YKAK 1840 TO 1000. 



Mr. C. E. Beddome wat! also a good friend ^o th« science of 

 conchology, aud his own specimens and studies were always 

 available for the use of any students. 



Tlie meteorological work of Mr. A. B. Biggs, of Laun- 



ceatOD, has been of the greatesst value, and his patient record 



of much observation incr«^';ist's very much the value of the 

 reports of the Society. 



Mr. A. Montgomery, formerly Government Geologist, con- 

 tributed several papers on geological subjects, and was one of 

 the members whose careful observation was at the service of tie 

 Society on any subject lying within the scope of his studies. 



Among scores of contributors and hundreds of subjects 

 one might go on for an hour enumerating those to whom the 

 Society is indebted in various ways, but this necessarily imper- 

 fect sketch must conclude with a list of the main suVvjects 

 treated during the time under review. Kemembering the 

 many difficulties inseparal)le from life in a new country, and 

 the special conditions of the population, with the upset 

 caused by the discovery of gold, the list of papers as a partial 

 record of work done by scientific men in Tasmania is 

 creditable, rtud we may well be proud of belonging to a 

 Society which has so splendid a record. 



Taking the subjects in order the number of papers is as 

 follows : — 



Mammalia ... ... ... ... ... 12 



Aves , 27 



Conchology ... ... ... ... ... 44 



Keptilia and Amphibia ... ... ... 6 



Pisces ... ... ... ... ... 58 



lusecta and Crustacea ... ... ... 18 



Vermes ... ... ... ... ... '6 



General Zoology ... ... ... ... 18 



Botany 85 



Geology, Paleontology, and Mineralogy 132 



Geography ... ... .. ... ... 45 



Ethnology VJ 



Astronomy and Meteorology ... ... 56 



Economic Science and Education ... ... 20 



General Subjects ... ... ... ... O^i 



Total papers, not including- small j)a])ers on various subjects, 

 606. 



It is to be hoped that this record, compiled at the end of 

 this century, may stimulate those who carry on this work in 

 the century to come not only to do likewise, but much more 

 abundantly^. 



