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MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting of 

 the Royal Society of Tasmania, held at the 

 Museum, Macquarie-street, at 7 o'clock p.m., 

 on the 28th January, 1869 : T. Giblin, Esq., 

 in the chair. 



The Chairman having read the advertisement by 

 which the meeting had been convened, called 

 upon the Secretary to read the Eeport. 



Before reading the Report, the Secretary in- 

 formed the meeting that His Excellency the 

 Governor had accepted the office of President of 

 the Society, and had appointed the same gentle- 

 men Vice-Presidents as last year, viz. : — The Hon. 

 R. Officer, M.H.A. ; the Hon. T. D. Chapman, 

 M.H.A. ; J. W. Agnew, M.D. ; and the Yen. 

 Archdeacon Davies, B.A. 



The Report for 1868 was then read. 



It was moved by Mr. Bilton, seconded by Mr. 

 Napier, and carried, ^' That the Report be 

 adopted and printed for circulation amongst the 

 Fellows." 



The metting next proceeded to the election, by 

 ballot, of four members of Council in place of 

 those retiring by rotation, Messrs. H. Bilton and 

 Justin McC. Browne being appointed scrutineers. 



The following gentlemen were re-elected : — ■ 

 The Hon. R. Officer 

 H. J. BucKLAND, Esq. 

 T. Stephens, Esq. 

 J. Barnard, Esq. 



Messrs. H. Cook and F. Butler were elected 

 Auditors of Annual Accounts. 



Mr. Morton Allport moved ^Hhat the thanks 

 of the Meeting be accorded to the Honorary 



