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JULY, 1868. 



The monthly evenino: meeting of the Fellows was held on Tuesday, the 

 14th July, His Excellency Colonel Gore Browne, President, in the 

 chair. 



The Secretary, Dr. Agnew, laid on the table the following returns : — 



1. Visitors to Museum, during June, 374. 



2. Ditto to Gardens during June, 672. 



3. Plants received at Gardens : — From Mr. J. Harris, Melbourne, 36 



plants. From Sydney Botanic Gardens, 36 plants. From Eev. G. 

 Clarke, two cases of New Zealand Ferns. 



4. Plants, &c., sent from Gardens : — To Messrs. Taylor and Sangster, 



Melbourne, one parcel of Bulbs. 



5. Times of leafing, &c., of a few standard plants in Botanic Gardens. 



6. Books and periodicals received. 



7. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Returns. 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq. — Table and summary for June. 



2. Port Arthur, from J. Boyd, Esq.— Table for May. 



3. Westbury, from F. Belstead, Esq. — Table for June. 



4. Tamar Heads, from R. Henry, Esq. — Tables for May and June. 



5. Sydney, New South Wales, from G. R. Smalley, Esq., Government 



Observer, printed tables for March, April, and May. 



Dr. Agnew read a letter from the Private Secretary enclosing a copy of 

 a despatch received by His Excellency the Governor from the Duke of 

 Buckingham, with a copy of " The Early Days of the Prince Consort," 

 and one of " Leaves from the Journal of our Life in the Highlands," pre- 

 sented to the Society by Her Majesty the Queen. 



[For these valuable presents a special letter of thanks has been sent 

 through His Excellency, the President, for the purpose of being laid before 

 Her Majesty.] 



The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From Dr. Huston. Cap formed from husk of cocoanut, from 



Panama. 



2. From Miss Fenton. A young Diamond Snake. 



3. From Mr. E. Oldham. A halfpenny, William and Mary, and a half- 



farthing, George IV. 



4. A Portuguese coin, 1795, from Mr. Bellette. 



5. An Eagle, from Mr. ColHs, of Recherche Bay, per Mr. Gould. 



6. From Mr. W. Knight. A silver coin. 



7. From Mr. John Buckland. Two English perch. 



8. Dr. Agnew, model of a moccasin by Mr. Beamont. 



After showing by the model how the moccasin was constructed, Dr. 

 Agnew remarked he presented it as a sort of memento of the early days 

 of the colony. At that period it was commonly used by bush travellers, 

 and was a most comfortable covering for the feet. It was made from the 

 thick part of the tail of the kangaroo, the hard and callous under surface 

 of which formed the sole. Mr. Beamont could speak from long experi- 

 ence as to the comfort and convenience of moccasins, having on several 

 occasions, before the existence of a road, walked in them across the island 

 as far as Launceston, and over also to Macquarie Harbor (in 1817) where 

 he had boen sent in order to test, by examination of the bush, if it were 

 possible that prisoners could escape thence by land. 



The Secretary reported the presentation to the Society of Mr. Gerard 

 Krefft's pamphlet on the Fauna of Tasmania, and read several extracts 

 from it. 



Mr. Allport, after complimenting Mr.Krefft on his vauable contribution 



