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OCTOBER, 1876. 



The usual monthly evening meeting of the Society was held on Monday, 

 the 9th October, James Barnard, Esq., in the chair. 



George Corney Westbrook, Esq., who had been previously nominated by 

 the Council, was balloted for and declared duly elected a Fellow of the 

 Society. 



The following returns for the jiast month were laid before the meeting : — 



1. Number of visitors to Museima, 2,006. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 4,181. 



3. Plants and seeds received at and sent from Gardens. 



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

 Botanic Gardens during September. 



5. Books and Periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum and Library. 

 Meteorological Tables : — 



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



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



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



4. From the Marine Board— Tables from Mt. Nelson for September ; 



South Bruni, ditto ; Swan Island for June, July, and August ; Goose 

 Island for August. 



5. From Government Observer, Sydney — Results of observations made 



in 1874, and tables for 1875. 



6. From Government of New Zealand — Printed tables from January to 



May, 1876. Comparative table of climate for 187.5, New Zealand ; 

 Meteorological tables, January to March, 1876, Wellington, N.Z. 

 The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From Mrs. J.Bidencope — Two cases of Butterflies and Moths,from India. 



2. From Master L. Forrest— A case containing 33 specimens of British 



Butterflies and Moths. 



3. From Mr. Robert M. Browne, Wellington, New Zealand — 15 New 



Zealand and 3 Australian copper tokens. 



4. From Mr. Nairn^Two black snakes ( Hoplocephalus curtus) from 



Kangaroo Valley. 



5. From Mr. Spencer — Sample of coal from Jerusalem. 



6. From Mr. P. Feeney — Ditto from Sandfly Rivulet. 



7. From Mr. T. Nichols— Ditto from Port Cygnet. 



8. From Mr. P. Pearsall — A Tiger Cat ( Dasyurus maculatus). 



9. From Mr. Turner — A Musk Duck ( Biziura lobata). 



10. From James Scott, Esq., M.H.A. — An aboriginal stone implement 

 from Mount Morristou. 

 [Mr. Scott considers this to be one of the best specimens of these 

 im^jlements which he has presented. He states that the natives held the 

 stones with the thumb on the flat surface, the rounded side resting in the 

 palm of the hand. In use the stone was kept turning round so as to bring 

 diflfereut parts of its edge to bear on the work. As to the mound sup- 

 posed to cover an aboriginal gi'ave, referred to at a former meeting (August 

 1875), Mr. Scott reports that on digging wp the spot the traces of a fire, some 

 pieces of charcoal, and a quantity of a " greasy " kind of red clay or 

 ochre were found, but no bones of any description.] 



11. From Mr. J. Fergusson, Tinderbox Bay A collection of shells, from 



Cloudj' Bay, South Bruni. 



12. From Miss Florence Abbott, per Rev. W. W. Spicer — A sample of 



" Pulu." 

 [Pulu, or haha taken from the base of the fronds of tree ferns, and 

 employed for stuffing mattresses, etc., in the Sydney Infirmary and the 

 Hobart Town Hospital. About 2 lb):, of the Lairs are reqxiired for a large 



