APRIL, 1874 



The monthly evening meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, the 

 13th Ajjril. P. T. Smith, Esq., in the chair. 



Tiie following gentlemen, who had previously been nominated by the 

 Council, were ballotted for and declared duly elected as Fellows of the 

 Society, viz., the llev. W. W, Spicer, of Jutland, New Town; and A. 

 Simson, Esq., of Brighton. 



The Secretary submitted the following returns for the month of 

 March : — 



1. Visitors to Museum, 1155. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 3113. 



3. Plants received at Gardens — From Mr. W. Bull, London, 12 



tuberous rooted Begonias, and 1 packet of seeds. From Jules de 

 Cock et Swur, France, 25 packets seeds. From the North China 

 Branch, lloyal Asiatic Society, 1 packet of seeds and bulbs. 

 From the Be v. J. E. Tenison Woods, 4 species of Dendrobium, 

 from Queensland. 



4. Pl.Tiits, &G., sent from Gardens — To Department of Agriculture, 



\Vashiugton, U.S. America, 3 Tree Ferns, and 10 packets seeds. 



5. Time of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants iu 



Society's Gardens during March. 



6. Books and periodicals received. 



7. Presentations to Museum. 

 McteoroJogkal Returns — 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq. — Table and summary for 



March. 



2. Mount Nelson, from Marine Board. — Table for March. 



3. New Zealand, from Dr. J. Hector, F.R.S., &c. — Meteorologica 



Report for 1 873 ; printed abstract tables from various stations foi 

 August to December, 1874. Monthly tables from Wellington, 

 September, 1874 to January, 1875. 

 The presentations to the Museum were as follows :— 



1. From B. Butler, Esq. — A young Black Snake ( Hoinlocephalus 



curtus), beautifully marked. 



2. From Mrs. Hooper, Battery Point. — A young Cuttle Fish, taken 



from the stomach of a fish. 



3. From J. Miller, Esq., Carrick, per J. W. Graves, Esq. — A young 



Kangaroo, from the pouch. 



4. From Mr. H. Judd, Franklin. — A curious Spider, found among tree 



ferns. 



5. From Mr. F. Salier. — A Crab from Howe's Island. 



6. From Mr. Radcliffe. — A specimen of Ibacus Peronii from East 



Coast Tasmania. 



7. From Mr. J. Mezger. — Specimen of the Port Jackson Shark 



(Cestracto)i PluU'qA), from Adventure Bay. 



8. From Lady Dry. — A young Cuckoo. 



9. From Mrs. Parsons. — An albino variety of the common Opossum. 



( Phalawjlsta fulvjinosa) . A White Hawk (Leucosplza Novoi 

 MoUandm). A yellow-bellied Beaver Rat (Ili/dromys Chry- 

 so<jaster). A Rat {Mus fusdpes ?). Specimen of (Anticlunus 

 Sivahimnii). A Bandicoot (Pcranieles Gunnli). A Petrel. 



10. From Mr. C. Weeding. — G stone implements of Tasmanian Abo- 



rigines. Specimen of Native Bread (MijlUta AiiHiralk). Two 

 pieces of fossil Wood, jdouglied up at the Eastern Marshes. 



11. From J. E. Calder, Esq.— A collection of bones of Native animals 



procured in 1870 from a cave at Glenorchy. 

 In reference to this ^jresentation, the .Secretary read a note from Mr. 

 Calder, from which the following is an extract : — "I beg to send yoit 



