Thermometer.— Mean, Max., 52*2 deg.; Min., 40'7deg.; Dry Bulb, 48*ldeg 

 Wet Bulb, 45'6deg. 



Humidity. — Dew Point, 42-9deg,; Elastic Force of Vapour, "276; 

 Humidity, '821. 



Condensation. — Number of days on which rain fell, 12 ; amount col- 

 lected, 4-82in. 



Clouds. — Mean daily amount, 6 (scale 0-10). 



Wind. — Prevailing direction. South and N.W. Mean force, 1*4 (scale, 0-12). 



Remarks. — Rain on 12 days. The heaviest fall, registered at 9 a.m. 

 on the 9th, was l'48in. Highest temperature in the shade, 60'8deg. on 

 the 25th ; the lowest, 33'6deg., on the night of the 10th. Light and variable 

 winds prevailed during the month, with a few squally days. Thick fogs 

 at beginning of month. Hea\'y rain during the first eight days, 42in. 

 having fallen in that time. Cloudy and damp throughout the month. 

 The lowest reading of the Barometer, 29*233in., was at 3 p.m. of the 

 31st ; and the highest, 30'2O9in., at 9 a.m. of the 27th. 



A very large and brilliant meteor was observed at 7h. lOm. p.m. on the 

 5th. 

 Rainfall in Tasmania, August, 1882 : — 



Hobart, rain fell on 12 days, amount 4"82in. 



Southport, rain fell on 14 days, amount 3'23in. 



Oatlands, rain fell on 15 days, amount 2"47in. 



Falmouth, rain fell on 17 days, amount 4 "91 in. 



Low Heads, rain fell on 18 days, amount 4*13in. 



Circular Head, rain fell on 23 days, amount 4 12in. 



Mount Bischoff, rain fell on 23 days, amount 4'52in. 



Botanical Gardens, Hobart, rain fell on 14 days, amount 3*09in. 



Strahan, Macquarie Harbour, rain fell on 26 days in July ; amount 

 collected, 6-62in. 

 Presentations to Museum : — 



1. From Mr. A. Winter. Specimens of an albino variety of the Brush 



Kangaroo {Halmaturus Bennettii), mounted. 



2. From Mr. W. Ritchie. Specimen of Asbestos, from Anderson's 



Creek. 



3. From Mr. J. Simmons. Specimen of Lode Tin from the claim of the 



Lottah T.M. Co., Gould's Country. 



4. From Mr. Lester. Specimen of Ruby Tin from the vicinity of the 



Heemskirk River. 

 In reference to the specimens of asbestos from the West Tamar, which 

 were exhibited at the meeting, the Chairman remarked that it was to 

 be regretted that this mineral had hitherto received little attention, 

 though it had long been known to exist in the colony ; indeed, the Asbestos 

 Ranges derived their name from it in very early days, though, as Mr. Gould 

 had pointed out, they were quite unconnected with the serpentine of 

 the neighbourhood of Ander.-on's Creek, in which rock it occurs. There 

 was one point in connection with this substance which was involved in 

 some obscurity. The mineral known to manufacturers in the United 

 States and elsewhere, and now largely used for sheathing boilers and steam 

 pipes, for packing piston rods, and for general felting purposes, is the 

 true asbestos classed by Von Cotta, Dana, and other mineralogists, among 

 the anhydrous silicates of lime and magnesia, and is a fibrous variety of 

 tremoHte, or actinolite. The proper title of the West Tamar mineral is 

 probably chrysotile, better known as picrolite, or SchiUer asbestos, a 

 fibrous variety of serpentine, which belongs to the hydrous silicates of 

 magnesia. As far as one could judge from superficial examination, the 

 fibre seemed to be of excellent quality, and it would be interesting to 

 ascertain whether it is inferior in any essential point to the other asbestos, 

 so far as regards the special purpose for which it is manufactured. 



