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MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting of the 

 Royal Society of Tasmania, held at the Museum, 

 Macquarie-street, at half-past Seven p.m., on Monday, 

 2Qth January, 1880: James Barnard, £'55'., V.P., in 

 the Chair. 



The advertisement by which the meeting had been convened 

 having been read, tlie Chairman called uj3on the Secretary to 

 read the Annual Report. 



The Report for 1879 was then read. 



On the motion of Mr. F. Butler, seconded by Mr. Hopton 

 Scott, the Report was adopted, and ordered to be printed for 

 circulation amongst the Fellows. 



The accounts for the year were laid on the table for the 

 inspection of the Members. 



Dr. Agnew reported that the retiring Members of Council 

 were Messrs. F. Abbott, John Swan, Justin Browne, and 

 A. G. Webster; and that no other nominations had been 

 received. 



It was agreed, on the motion of Mr. C. T. Belstead, seconded 

 by Mr. F. Butler, that the four retiring Members of Council 

 be re-elected. 



Messrs. F. Butler and John Macfarlane were elected 

 Auditors of Annual Accounts. 



Captain Stanley, R.N., and Mr. Wm. Barnes, of Launceston, 

 were elected Fellows of the Society. 



A vote of thanks to Dr. Agnew (Honorary Secretary), 

 proposed by Mr. Stephens, and seconded by Mr. Scott, was 

 carried unanimously. 



Dr. Agnew having returned thanks, the meeting terminated. 



