ROYAL SOCIETY, 1876. 



MARCH, 1876. 



The first evening meeting of the sesaion was held on Tuesday, the 14th 

 March, T. Stephens, Esq., M.A., F.G.S., in the chair. 



The Hon. Secretary (Dr. Aguew) brought under notice the following 

 returns, viz. : — 



1. Visitors to Museum during February, 1471. 



2. Visitors to Gardens during February, 4591. 



8. Plants and seeds received at Botanic Gardens during February. 



4. Time of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in 



Botanic Gardens diu-iug February. 



5. Books and periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Jictiirtis. — 



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



2. New Norfolk, from W. E. Shoobridge, Esq. — Ditto. 



8. Port Arthur, from J. Coverdale, Esq., M.D. — Ditto for January and 

 February, 



4. Mount Nelson, from Marine Board — Ditto, ditto. 



5. Sydney, from the Government Observer — Printed Tables for October 



and November, 1875. 

 The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From Dr. G. Bennett, F.L.S., F.Z.S., Sydney — Specimen of Ammonite 



from Western Australia. 2. Portions of Humerus, and two of 

 lower jaw of Diprotodon from Darling Downs, Queensland. 



2. From Dr. Coverdale) Port Arthur — A large hair ball, from the 



stomach of a calf six weeks old. 



3. From Mr. Piguenit — Sample of the paper-like bark of a species of 



tea-tree. 



4. From Mr. Lukin Boyes — A bivalv^ shell (Spondylus), locality 



unknown. 



5. From Mr. J. Baker — Two samples of tin ore from New South 



Wales. 



6. From Mr. J. B. Mather — Popular reprints of ten early English News- 



paiiers, viz., T/ic Einjlixh Mercuric, 23rd July, 1588 ; The Weekily 

 iV>;«-es, 31.st January, 10()(J ; T/ie Gazette, 5th September, 1C58 ; 7'Jie 

 Newes, 6th July, 1665 ; The London Gazette, 10th September, 

 16(56 ; The Times, 3rd October, 1798, 16th Apiil, 1801, 7th Novem- 

 ber, 1805, 10th January, 1806, and 22nd June, 1815. 

 The Rev. W. W. Si'Iceh remarked that the earliest of these, the Eivjlish 



Mercurie, had been jiroved to be a forgery ; the others, however, were 



genuine ami of great interest. 



7. From Mr. Ludbey, Brighton — Two specimens of Fossil Wood. 



8. From Mr. Tasman Morrisby — A White Hawk (Leucospiza noire 



hollandice). 



9. From J. C. Barclay, Esq. — Specimens of the Copper Coinage in 



circulation in Tasmania in 1875, at the period of the cessation 

 of the copper currency (50 pieces). Specimens of the Bronze 

 Coinage in circulation in Tasmania in 1875 at the time of the 

 withdrawal of the copper coinage (28 pieces). 



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