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JUNE, 1877. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday. 

 12th June. The Right Eevd. the Bishop of Tasmania in the chair. 



The Hon. Secretary (Dr. Aguew) brought forward the usual returns for 

 the past month, viz. : — 



1. Number of visitors to the Museum, 1,100. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 3,371. 



3. Seeds received at Gardens — From Mr. Piesse, 14 packets of Flower 



seeds. From His Excellency the Governor, seeds of the Mesquit, 

 or Screw Bean (Prosopis piibescens). From Mr. J. Dawson, 

 16 packets seeds from Fiji. From Messrs. Huber, France, 

 seeds of Jacaranda mimoscpfoUa. From H. M. Hull, Esq., 

 Secretary to the Philadelphia Exhibition Commissioners, 25 

 packets seeds. 



4. Plants supplied for public places : — For planting grounds at Hospital 



and Public Buildings, Launceston, 176 plants, and collection 

 of bulbs. For grounds of St. Mark's Church, Kangaroo Point, 

 100 plants. For the Public Recreation Ground, New Norfolk, 100 

 plants. For the Hobart Town Cemetery, 180 plants. 



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



the Botanic Gardens during May. 



6. Books and Periodicals received. 



7. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Returns. 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott Esq.— Table for May. 



2. New Norfolk, from W. E. Shoobridge Esq.— Ditto. 



3. Mount Nelson, table for May; Swan Island, ditto for April. — 



From the Marine Board. 



4. Melbourne, from R. J. L. EUery, Esq. — Printed tables for October 



1876. 



5. Adelaide, from C. Todd Esq. — Ditto ditto for November and 



December, 1876. 

 The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From E. D. Swan, Esq.— 36 North and 15 South American Birds ; 



prepared, mounted, and named. 



2. From Wm. Pitt, Esq. — Three tertiary fossils, viz., two specimens 



of a species of Oyster, and a Crab, from Brighton, West Coast of 

 New Zealand. 



3. From Mr. R. F. Archer. — Six samples of Tin Ore, from Mount 



Bischoflf. 



4. From Mr. F. Wise. — Specimens of Copper Pyrites, from Mount 



Maurice. 



5. From the Rev. R. E. Dear.— Portions of a block (English Elm), 



and a spar (Celery-topped Pine), from the Priscilla, completely 

 riddled by the Teredo during 1 1 months' submersion near Huon 

 Island. 



6. From Mr. W. E. Shoobridge.— Specimen of Sulphate of Magnesia, 



from caves near New Norfolk. 



7. From Mr. R. >L Johnston. — A Pouched Lamprey (Geotria 



Allporti). 



8. From Dr. E. L. Crowther. — An Australian Bittern (Botaurus 



pokllojMus.) A Water Snake (Pelamus bicolor). 



9. From H. M. Hull, Esq., Secretary to the Philadelphia Exhibition 



Commissioners. — Seven samples of American Wool, and seven 

 ditto of Cinchona and other barks, 

 10. From Mr. J. Bidencope. — Stereotype mould and portion of casting 

 as used in printing the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper. 



