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our former Secretary, Dr. Milligan, to refer to the 

 valuable collection of Tasmanian plants presented 

 by him, arranged and scientifically named by Dr. 

 Hooker, of Kew. 



As will be seen by the list of donations many 

 additions have been made to the Geological 

 Museum, all of which have been arranged in their 

 appropriate sections ; and the general collection 

 has also received many specimens of Birds, Rep- 

 tiles, Fishes, &c., with other objects of interest. 

 Several skeletons of indigenous animals have been 

 prepared, and will shortly be articulated and 

 mounted for exhibition. 



The Museum has been visited by 12,960 jDcrsons 

 during the year. This number is almost double 

 that of any previous year — a circumstance to be 

 attributed in a great degree to the interest excited 

 by the exhibition of the salmon smolts. caught in 

 October and December last. 



