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2. Bruni Island, tables for January and February ; Mount Nelson for 



January, February, and March; from the Marine Board. 



3. From Mr. Boblin. Abstract Tables and Results of Meteorological 



Observations taken at Hobart Town and the various Coast 

 Stations during 1879, compiled from the monthly records. 

 The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From Mr. J. W. Rosier, Melbourne. A double-barrelled 



fowling-piece, formerly the property of Sir John Franklin. 



2. From Mr. A. J. Taylor. A sample of Graphite from Port 



Sorell, with analysis. 



[Although a specimen of true Graphite, the analysis shows that 

 the specimen is practically valueless, as it contains only about 

 14 per cent, of carbon, whereas 60 per cent, at least should be pre- 

 sent.] 



3. From Mr. H. M. Hull. A deed signed by Governor Macquarie, 



dated January, 1817 (Grant of 80 Acres of Land at Glenorchy to 



Edward Barnes). 

 The following donations to the Library were brought under notice :— 

 "Zoologica et Pal?eontologica Miscellanea." By Professor R. Tate, 



Assoc. Lin. Soc, F.G.S. From the author. 

 '•Lectures on the Vegetable Kingdom." By the Rev. William 



Woolls, Ph., F.L.S. From the author. 

 "On the Fertilisation of Orchids by Insects." By Charles Darwin, 



M.A., F.R.S., etc., etc. From Mr. E. D. Swan. 

 "Zoological Exercises for Students in New Zealand." By Professor 



F. W. Hutton, Canterbury College, Christchurch, N.Z. From the 



author. 

 *' Manual of the Indigenous Grasses of New Zealand." By John 



Buchanan, F.L.S. From Dr. James Hector, C.M.G., F.R.S., etc. 

 "Prodromus of the Paleontology of Victoria." By Prof. McCoy, 



parts 3 to 6 ; and " Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria," 



by the same author, parts 1 to 4. From the Government of 



Victoria. 

 A presentation, consisting of upwards of twenty volumes and 

 pamphlets, from Sir Redmond Barry, on behalf of the Trustees of the 

 Melbourne Public Library, was also laid on the table. 

 Papers. — 



1. The Secretary read " A Description of 22 Species of Algse, from 



the New Hebrides," by Dr. W. 0. Sonder, of Hamburg, a 

 Corresponding Member of the Society. This paper was com- 

 municated by Baron von Mueller. 



2. A paper "On some Australian Slugs, chiefly Tasmanian," by 



Professor Ralph Tate, F.G.S., Corresponding Member of the 

 Society, etc., was read. 



3. "A Contribution to our knowledge of the XJnionidjB of the 



Launceston Tertiary Basin," by R. Etheridge, jun., F.G.S., a 

 Corresponding Member of the Society, etc., was also read. 



These contributions from "Corresponding Members," all of whom 

 are well known in the scientific world, were received with much interest, 

 and their immediate publication in the Proceedings of the Society was 

 agreed upon. 



Conversational discussion on subjects referred to in the above com- 

 munications having taken place, a vote of thanks was accorded to 

 the authors of the papers, and to the donors of presentations ; when 

 the proceedings terminated. 



