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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^ 

 '25th January, 1881 ; James Barnard, Esq., V.P., in 

 the Chair. 



The advertisement by which the meeting had been convened 

 having been read, the Chairman called upon the Secretary to 

 read the Annual Report. 



The Report for 1880 was then read. 



On the motion of Mr. Solomon, seconded by Dr. Crouch, 

 the Report was adopted, and ordered to be printed for circula- 

 tion amongst the Fellows. 



The Hon. Secretary, Dr. Agnew, reported that the retiring 

 Members of Council were Messrs. C. T. Belstead, T. Stephens, 

 H. J. Buckland, and J. Barnard ; that these names had been 

 posted in the Library, agreeably to Rule 32 ; and that no other 

 nominations had been received. 



It was resolved that the retiring Members of Council be 

 re-elected. 



Messrs. F. Butler and John Macfarlane were again elected 

 Auditors of Annual Accounts. 



Dr. E. O. Giblin, Messrs. W. H. Grahame, J. C. Bethune, 

 and James Grant were elected Fellows of the Society. 



Dr. Agnew notified that, owing to his intended departure 

 for Europe, he had resigned the Secretaryship of the Society ; 

 and that Mr. James Barnard had been duly appointed to the 

 vacant office, in accordance with the provisions of *^ The Royal 

 Society Act," 18 Vict. No. 4. 



It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Stephens, seconded 

 by Mr. C. H, Grant, "That the best thanks of the Society 

 were due to Dr. Agnew for his exertions on its behalf during 

 the long term for which he had fulfilled the duties of Honorary 

 Secretary." 



Dr. Agnew returned thanks for the very warm and cordial 

 manner in which the motion had been proposed and seconded. 



