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As oil former occasions, our most liberal contribu- 

 tor lias boon tlie American Government, to whom 

 accordingly our Avarmest acknowledg'ments are 

 due. 



'' The usual meteorological observations have 

 been regularly carried on by Mr. Abbott and Mr. 

 W. E. IShoobridge ; and the monthly returns from 

 the various lighthouses have been regularly re- 

 ceived. In addition to these duties, Mr. Abbott 

 has kindly undertaken to carry out the simultane- 

 ous daily meteorological observations which are 

 now being' made throughout almost all the scien- 

 tific world. These special observations were com- 

 menced some months ago at the request of the 

 United States Meteorological Department to 

 which we transmit them regularly twice in each 

 month. Meteorological abstracts for the quinquen- 

 nial period 1870 to 1875 for Hobart Town have 

 been carefully compiled with much labour by Mr. 

 Roblin, and amalgamated with the existing 30 

 years' series. Mr. Koblin has also made abstracts, 

 for the same period, of the returns from the light- 

 house and other coast stations. All these are now 

 in the hands of the Government printer. 



" Our thanks are due to the Tasmanian Steam 

 Navigation Company, Messrs. W. Crosby & Co., 

 Macfarlane Bros., and Belbin & Dowdell for the 

 transmission of various parcels to England and the 

 neighbouring colonies. Thanks are also due to 

 ]\Iessrs. Walch and Sons for the gratuitous distri- 

 bution of the Society's publications to members 

 residing in the country. 



" During the year fifteen Fellows and four cor- 

 responding members have been elected ; and there 

 have been three resignations and six deaths. 



'* Council. — No vacancy has occurred during 

 the year. The list of retiring members has been 



