59 

 JUNE, 1876. 



Tlic usual monthly evening meeting of the Society was hold on Tuesday, 

 13th June, M. Allport, Esq., V.P., in the chair. 



Ralph Tate, Es([., F.O.8., Professor of Natural History, University 

 of Aili'laide, was elected a Corresjionding Member of the Society. 



The Hon. Skcketauy brought forward the following returns for the past 

 montli : — 



1. Number of visitors to Museum during May, 1348. 



2. Ditto to Gardens ditto, 3506. 



3. Seeds, etc., received at Gardens — From His Excellency F. A. Weld, 



Esq., 20 packets seeds (various). From Dr. G. Webster, New 

 Zealand, 3 Tree Ferns. From Dr. Carl, New Zealand, 2 packets 

 seeds. 



4. Plants and seeds sent from Gardens — To Jules Cock et Cie, France, 



1 packet seeds. To C. H. Hubcr et Cie, Hyeres, France, 1 ditto. 

 To Villmorin, Andrieux, et Cie, Paris, 1 ditto. To Mr. S. 

 Purchase, Parramatta, Sydney, 1 case seedling plants. To Messrs. 

 Shepherd and Co., Sydney, 1 box plants. For the Hospital grounds, 

 Launce.ston 30 Couiferas. For the Church of England grounds, 

 Bothwell, 130 plants. 



5. Time of leafing, flowering, etc., of a few standard plants during the 



month. 



6. Books and periodicals received. 



7. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorohyjical Tables. 



1. Hobart Town — From F. Abbott, Esq., table for May. 



2. New Norfolk— From W. E. Shoobridge, Esq., ditto. 



3. Port Arthur — From Dr. Coverdale, ditto. 



4. From Marine Board— King's Island tables for February, March, and 



April ; Mount Nelson ditto for May. 



5. From Government Observer, Melbourne — Printed tables for January 



and February. 

 The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From F. Groom, Esq., St. Mary's— A Brown Quail (Sy7ioicus 



australis), partially albino. 



2. From A. Simson, Esq. — Skin and Skeleton of small Bro^vn Rat 



(Mus fuscipes f) ; Skin and Skeleton of a White-footed Rat 

 (Mus tasmaniensis Krefft?); Skin and Skeleton of Antechinus 

 swainson ii, from Gould's Country. 



3. From Mr. Stephenson — A Rail (Rcdlus Irachipus), shot at Jericho. 



4. From Mr. J. Young, Wellington, New Zealand — A portion of the 



Submarine Telegraph across Cook's Straits, broken nine and a 

 half years after submersion. In a note accompanying this 

 presentation, the donor states that he " was informed by Dr. Polloa 

 (Inspect<jr-General of Telegraphs, N.Z.)that the breakage was not the 

 result of friction, but was jjrobably caused by some corrosive agency 

 in the immediate locality of the fracture." 



5. From Mr. A. Wilkins — Specimens of Copper Ore, Antimony, Ruby 



Tin, etc., etc., from Cudgegong, near Mudgee, N.S. Wales. 



6. From Mr. L. Petersen — Tin specimens from Ringarooma. 



7. From Mr. W. C. Blyth, Honeywood — Specimens of Cicada, etc., from 



the crown of a stringy bark tree. 



8. From Mr. Lukin Boyes — A peculiar Caterpillar, from Gould's 



Country. 



9. From Mr. Weeding, Oatlands — Two masses of a peculiar punk-like 



substance from a cavity in the heart of a tree. 



10. From S. P. H. Wright, Esq., Glenorchy — A sheet of fungoid sub- 

 stwce from a decayed tree. 



