APEIL, 1876. 



The montlily evening meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, 11th 

 April, His Excellency F. A. "Weld, Esq., C.M.G. in the chair. 



The following were among the Fellows present ; viz. : — Sir Francis Smith, 

 Chief Justice ; His Honor Mr. Justice Dobson, Sir' J. M. Wilson, Rev. 

 W. W. Spicer, Messrs. H. Weld-Blundell, E. S. Hall, J. K. Lewis, H. Bilton, 

 Justin McC. Browne, J. Barnard, M. Seal, H. J. Buckland, A. G. Webster, 

 "W. V. Morris, F. Abbott, jun., H. Scott, J. M. Clarke, C. H. Grant, C. 

 Dowdell, F. T. Sailer, H. J. Lucas, J. Swan, M. AUport, and Dr. Agnew, 

 hon. sec. 



The Secretary brought under notice the following returns for past month ; 



1. Number of Visitors to Museum, 1,300. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 4,053. 



3. Seeds received at Gardens. 



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



Botanic Gardens during the mouth. 



5. Books and Periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 

 MeteorolofjicaL Tables : — 



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



2. Port Arthur, from Dr. Coverdale — Ditto. 



3. Mount Nelson, from the Marine Board — Ditto. 



4. Goose Island, from ditto — Ditto Feb. 



5. New Norfolk, from W. E. Shoobridge, Esq. — Ditto March. 

 The Presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From Mr. J. S. Scholes. — A collection of coins (34 copper and 2 



silver). Specimen of " Chrome," from New Zealand. Egg-shaped 

 boulder of " Blue Stone " from the Werribbee Creek, Sunbury, 

 Victoria. 



2. From J. K. Lewis, Esq. — A fine specimen of the Caspian Tern 



( Sylochelidon caspia), shot at Frederick Henry Bay, Feb., 1876. 



3. From Mr. J. Bonney. — Part of skeleton of a Turtle, from Queensland. 



4. From Mr. Gillon. — A specimen of opal from Cornelian Bay Cemetery. 

 £. From Mr. Harrison Cades, Brown's River. — A specimen of the Owlet 



Nightjar ( jEgothdes novos hoUandice). Sp. 38, Gould's Handbook 

 of Australian Birds. 



6. From Mr. G. Rice. — A Freshwater Crayfish (Astacus sp.) from 



McRobie's Gully. 



7. From A. Simsou, Esq. — Specimen of Antechinus swainsonii. Two 



Native Rats (Mus fuscipes ? and Mas sp. ) 



8. From Mr. Young. — A living specimen of the so-called " Sea Hare " 



(Aplysia tasmanica. Tennison Woods). 



9. From H. M. Hull, Esq.— Skull of Native Tiger (Thylacinus 



cynocephalus). 

 10. From Mr. W. E. Hall. — Specimen of the long-eared Bat of the Colony 

 ( Nyctophilus unicolor). 

 Presentations to Li))rary : — 



1. From Rev. W. W. Spicer, M.A. — Copy of "A Handy Book to the 



Collection of Algrc, Diatoms, Fungi, Mosses," etc. Translated from 

 the Geraiaii, and edited by the donor. 



2. From Miss Fergusson, Tiuderbox Bay. — A copy of the Bible, printed 



in the Irish language. 



3. From the Trustees of the British Museum. Catalogue of Marine 



Polyzoa, part 3 (Cyclostomata.J 



4. From Zoological Society, Loudon. — Proceedings of the Society, 1874, 



part 4 ; 1875, parts, 1, 2, and 3. List of Vertebrate Animals in the 

 Society's Gardens, suppt. 187- to 1874. 



