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(FOUNDED Uth 



REPORT 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



The sixtieth annual meeting of the 

 Royal Society of Tasmania was held in 

 the Society's rooms on Thursday even- 

 ing, February 26, when there were pre- 

 sent: Mr. R. M. Johnston, F.S.S. in 

 the chair), the Bishop of Tasmania (the 

 Right Reverend Dr. Mercer. M.A.), 

 Messrs. T. Stephens, M.A.F.G.S., A. G. 

 Webster, Bernard Shaw, L. Rodway, and 

 E. L. Piesse, Professor Neil Smith, 

 M.A., Hon. Dr. Butler, M.L.C., and 

 others. 



Annual Eeport. 



The secretary (Mr. Alexander Mor- 

 ton) read the annual report as follows^ — 



The Council of the Eoyal Society of 

 Tasmania have pleasure in presenting this 

 report for the year 1902, being the sixtieth 

 annual report of the society. 



Meetings. — Eight regular meetings, and 

 one special, have been held during the 

 j^ear. The number of papers read was 

 22, as against 19 the preceding year. The 

 first meeting of the session was opened by 

 the new president, His Excellency Sir 

 A. E. Havelock, G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G.. who 

 was very cordially welcomed by the large 

 gathering of members on his accession to 

 the chair. His Excellency then delivered 

 an interesting address to the Fellows, and 

 has taken the chair at all the meetings 

 during the year, besides showing in many 

 ways his practical interest in the working 

 of the society. 



Papers. — ^The papers read during the 

 session have shown no falling off in va- 

 riety, nor in importance. Subjects treat- 

 ed were:— Ichthyology, Conchology, Ento- 

 moPogy, Bota-ny, Geology, Mineralogy, 

 Forestry, Astronomy, Geography, Health 

 and Economics. The papers dealing with 

 health subjects and the consequent dis- 

 cussions, were of special value at the 

 present time, when the necessity of un- 

 derground drainage is being brought so 

 prominently before the citizens. 



The subjects and authors of the papers 

 read are as follow: — 



Ichthyology. — 1. "Notes on a new fisii 

 (Pseudochrinus rodwayi)." 2. "Description 

 of a new species of gobv (Gobius hinsbyi)." 

 By E. M. Johnston, F.S.S. 



Conchology.— 3. ''Note on Ta^manian 

 Conchology,^^ by Chas. Hedley, F.L.S. 4. 



OCTOBER, 1843). 

 FOR 1902. 



"Notes on some of Tenison-Wood's types 

 in the Tasmanian Museum,'^ bv W. L 

 May. 



Entomology. — 5. "Notes on some re- 

 markable Tasmanian invertebrates," by 

 A. M. Lea. 



Botany.— 6. "Note on Eucalptus linea- 

 ris." 7. "The gum-topped stringy barks 

 in Tasmania." 8. "Note on a species of 

 Eucalpt new to Tasmania," by J. H. 

 Maiden, F.L.S. 9. "Some Additions to 

 the Bryological flora of Ta_smania," by W. 

 A. Weymouth. 



Geology and Palaeontology. — 10. "Dis- 

 covery of Graptolites in Tasmania," by T. 

 S, Hall, M.A. 11. "Notes on recorded and 

 other minerals occurring in Tasmania,"" 

 by W. F. Petterd, F.Z.S. 12. "Notes on 

 some Tasmanian Calcareous nodules," by 

 Prcifesfor Hogg, M.A. 13. "On the Quartz 

 Tourmaline rocks of the Heemskirk dis- 

 trict," by Professor Hogg and G. A. Wal- 

 ler. 14. "Trachydolerite in Tasmania,'' 

 by W. H. Twelvetrees, F.G.S. 



Forestry.— 15. "Suggestion for the estab- 

 lishment of a Tasmanian School of Fores- 

 try and Agriculture," by W. Heyn. 16. 

 "On the advantages of Forest conserva/- 

 tion," by C B. Target. 17. "Tasmanian 

 timbers, their qualities, uses, etc.," by 

 A. 0. Green. 



Astronomy. — 18. "Practical As'tronomy 

 in Tasmania," by Professor A. McAulay, 

 M.A. 



Geographical. — 19. "Contributions to 

 the Physiography of Tasmania," by Col. 

 Legge, E.A. 



Health.— 20. "The disposal and purifica- 

 tion of sewage," by E. H. Wilkinson. 21. 

 "Typhoid in Hobart and Melbourne, and 

 the influence of drainage in its preval- 

 ence," by Dr. Jameson. 



Economics. — 22. "Tasmania as a manu- 

 facturing centre," by E. E. Macnaghten, 

 B.A. 



New Eoom. — The new room, used 

 last session, was very much appreciated 

 by members, who now for the first 

 time since the establishment of the 

 fine library, find all the books placed in 

 an easily accessible position, while the 

 facilities for study are also much increas- 

 ed. 



Library. — The usual number of scienti- 

 fic exchanges have been received during 

 the year. 



Centenary of Tasmania.— During the 

 present year Tasmania will have com- 

 pleted the hundredth year of her exist- 



