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AUGUST, 1869. 



The usual evening meeting of Fellows was held on Tuesday, 10th 

 August, J. Barnard, Esq., in the chair. 



The Secretary, Dr. Agnew, laid on the table the usual returns for the 

 past month, viz. : — 



1. Visitors to Museum, 707. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 1251. 



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



4. Times of leafling, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in 



Botanic Gardens. 



5. Books and Periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum and Library. 

 Meteorological Beturns. 



1. Hobart Town, from P. Abbott, Esq., table and summary for July. 



2. Westbury, from F. Belstead, Esq., table for Jnly. 



3. Port Arthur, from J. Boyd, Esq., table for July. 



4. Melbourne, from R. J. Ellery, Esq., table for June. 



5. Sydney, from G R. Smalley, Esq., table for May. 



6. New Zealand, from Dr. Hector, table for ]\Iay. 



7. Perth, Western Australia, from "W. H. Knight, Esq., table for June. 

 The presentations were as follows : — 



1. From F. Aubin, Esq., a Sun Fish {Orthagoriscus sp.), washed on 



shore at Spring Bay. 



2. From Mr. W. J. Thomas, a large specimen of " Native Bread " 



{Mijlitta AustralisJ ploughed up at Bellerive. [This specimen 

 weighed 211b. lOoz.] 



3. From Mr. J. Rossitor, specimens of the Maori Hen of New Zealand. 



An English Partridge. Three Bones of Foot of Moa (Dinornis sp.) 



4. From Mr. H. Hull, three Small Fish from Derwent. 



6. From H. Bilton, Esq., Glenorchy, double Head of Calf. [This 

 specimen has two perfect mouths, and four eyes, but only one pair 

 of ears. The Calf from which it was taken lived three days, and 

 the cow which produced it had one on a former occasion with three 

 legs.l 



6. From Dr. Cox, of Sydney, a large number of Shells. 



7. From ]Mr. J. Jones, a small Turtle from Lady Elliott's Island. 



8. From J. Barnard, Esq., a package of Seed of Sugar-beet for distri- 



bution. 



9. From the Institution of Engineers in England, a complete Set of the 



Transactions of the Institution, in eleven vol>:mes. 



10. Specimens of new species of Helix {Helix AUporti. Cox. j 



11. From Mr. Roblin, a Black Cockatoo ( Calyptorhynelms zanthonotus). 



12. From j\Ir. Gates, Jerusalem, ditto. 



13. From Miss S. A. Manley, four specimens of Chamostrea, from Carlton 



Beach. 



14. From Miss S. P. Edwards, eleven copper Coins and Tokens. 



15. From J. A. Youl, Seventh Annual Report of Inspectors of Salmon 



Fisheries, England and Wales. 



16. From Rev. R. E. Dear, specimens of laminated quartz and iron ore, 



a number of flint implements of the Aborigines, collected by Mr. 

 Rollings, of Forcett. 



17. From J. Barnard, Esq., specimens Cinnabar Ore, from the Cudgegong, 



New feouth AVales. 



The Secretary announced that it had been decided by the Council to 



hold the annual microscopical meeting on Tuesday, the 16th November, 



when it was hoped that every Fellow possessing an instrument would 



take part in the exhibition ; and, in the meantime, endeavour to procure 



