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SEPTEMBEE, 1880. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Society, which was very 

 numerously attended, was held at the Museum on Monday, the 13th 

 September ; His Honor Mr. Justice Dobson, V.P., in the chair. 



Mr. V. W. Hookey, who had previously been nominated by the 

 council, was balloted for, and declared duly elected as a Fellow of the 

 Society. 



The hon. Secretary, Dr. Agnew, brought forward the following returns, 

 etc., received since last meeting : — 



1. Number of visitors to Museum during August — on Sundays, 1,206; 



on week days, 514 ; total, 1,720. 



2. Do., to Gardens ; total, 4,516. 



3. Plants, etc., received at Gardens : — From Mr. J. Brown, six Plants 



of Alsophila excelsa. From the Acclimatisation Society of 

 Queensland, one case of seedling ConiferaB. From the Victorian 

 Horticultural Society, a collection of Fruit Scions. From Mr. 

 Jno. Smith, Riddel's Creek, Victoria, one bundle of Plants and 

 Scions. 



4. Plants, etc., sent from Gardens : — To Botanic Gardens, Sydney, 



two bags of Sphagnum Moss. To the Launcescon Corporation, 250 

 Plants for public places. For Main Line Railway reserve, Hobart, 

 12 Plants, For planting ground at Macquarie-street, entrance to 

 Domain, 60 Plants. 



5. Books and Periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 



Meteorology. — 



1. New Norfolk, from Mr. W. E. Shoobridge.— Abstract tables, from 



April to August inclusive. 



2. From the Hobart Marine Board. — Tables from Mount Nelson for 



August ; Kent's Group, February to June ; Bruni Island for 

 July ; Swan Island, April to June ; and Cape Wickham, King's 

 Island, February to June. 



Time of leafing and flowering of a few standard plants in the Botanic 

 Gardens during August :— 



20th. Samhucus niger commencing to break. 



24th. Gooseberries do. 



26th. Horsechestnut do. 



30th. Apricot commencing to flower. 

 „ Poplar do. 



3l8t. Elm do. 



The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From Mr. James Patterson. — Specimens of Ore from the Silver-Lead 



Mining Company's section, Mount Bischoff. 



2. From Mr. Q. H. Rayner.— Specimens of Crystallised Iron Ore, and 



a small specimen of Galena, from the New Norfolk district. 



3. From Mr. T. Hainsworth, Latrobe. — A large collection of Specimens 



from plant beds of the Mersey Coal Measures, comprising 

 Glossopteris and other fern impressions, with seeds, etc., in a good 

 state of preservation. 



4. From Mr. C. E. Beddome.— Cast of Pachydomus gigas (?) from 



near North-west Bay. 



5. From Mr. W. L. Boyes.— Specimen of the Rednecked Arocet 



{Eecurvirostra rubricollis), from George's Bay. 

 The Secretary read the following extract from a letter from Mr. C. M. 

 Officer, of Melbourne, written in reply to a request for information on 

 the subject, by Mr. C. Gould:— "With reference to the ♦ Mindi,' or 



