APEIL, 1869. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Fellows was held on Tuesday, the 

 13th April, T. Giblin, Esq., in the chair. 

 The following returns for the past month were laid on the table : — 



1. Visitors to Museum, 877. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 2,724. 



3. Plants, &c., sent from Gardens. 



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



Gardens. 



5. Books and Periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Beturns : — 



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



2. Port Arthur, from J. Boyd, Esq., Tables for February and March. 



3. Westbury, from F. Belstead, Esq., Table for March. 



4. Brisbane, Queensland, from E. McDonnell, Esq., Meteorological 



Summary for February. 



5. Lighthouses, &c., from the Hobart Town Marine Board, Monthly 



Tables for the half-year ended 31st December, 1868. 

 The presentations to the Museum and Library were as follows : — 



1. From W. Johnstone, Esq., Trinity Hill, a Boomerang and Waddy 



from Queensland, a Spear from New Hebrides. 



2. From H. M. Hull, Esq., a Key-hole Limpet, and Chiton, from 



Sandy Bay ; a Magpie Perch. 



3. From Mr. F. Holmes, portion of Skin of Whale, tanned. 



4. From Mr. G. F. Gooch, a small Silver Coin. 



5. From Mr. Mitchell, Sandy Bay, a Basket and Necklace made by 



Female Aborigines of Tasmania. 



6. From Dr. Cox, Sydney, 67 specimens of Shells. 



7. From Mr. Hannaford, an Ostracion and 2 seeds of the Trappa bicorms, 



from China. 



8. From W. A. B. Gellibrand, Esq,, a Female Specimen of the Native 



Tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalusj . 



9. From J. Maclanachan, Esq., a Hen Golden Pheasant. 



10. From J. Swan, Esq., Skeletons of Forester and Brush Kangaroo, 



and 2 Bandicoots. 



11. From Mrs. Eoom, Launceston, an Indian Silver Coin {\ rupee) 



12. From Dr. W. Sender, Hamburg, Flora Capensis, by Drs. Harvey 



and Sender, 3 vols, bound cloth. 



13. Tasmanian Industries, by J. E. Calder, Esq. (pamphlet), 2 copies, 



presented by Her Majesty's Government. 



14. Statistics of New Zealand, 1867, presented by New Zealand Govern- 



ment. 



15. From E. D. Harrop, Esq., Launceston, Four Mounted Specimens 



of Fluke fFasciola hepatica). 



16. From Mrs. C. Meredith, Specimen of the Australian Coot {Fulica 



Aiistralis). 



17. From Mr. F. A. Moore, Mangalore Farm, Bridgewater, a Copy of 



The Dertvent Star and Van Dienien'' s Land Intelligencer, April 3rd, 

 1810, containing an account of the death of Governor Collins. 

 Printed Government Orders, January 14th, February oth, March 

 2nd, April 5th, 6th, and 15th, 1814. A Promissory Note, value 

 3d., signed W. Eobinson, 1824. [These records of the early days 

 of the Colony excited much attention among the members present.] 



The Secretary, Dr. Agnew, read a letter from Baron F. Von Mueller, 



