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Humidity.— Dew Point : Mean, 47 ; Elastic Force of Vapour, -323 ; 

 Humidity, •922. 



Condensation. — Number of days on which rain fell, 13 ; amount col- 

 lected, 3'79 inches. 



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



Wind. — Mean force, 2 '5 (scale 0-12); prevailing direction, N.W. and 

 S.E. 



Remarks. — Eain fell on 13 days ; the heaviest fall, 1 •45in., was registered 

 at 9 a.m. on the 20th. The highest temperature in the shade was 72 on 

 the 18th ; the lowest 37 '5, on the nights of the 21st and 27th. The 

 lowest reading of the barometer was 29'207io., at 3 p.m. on the 1st ; 

 the highest 30-139in., at 9 p.m. on the 27th. Strong winds from W. and 

 N.W. on the 6th and lOtb. The Comet is becoming much fainter. The 

 planet Venus has been frequently visible to the naked eye, in daylight, 

 during the month. A very heavy fall of snow occurred at Oatlands on 

 Thursday, the 17th, covering the ground, in some places, to a depth of 

 seven inches. 

 Rainfall in Tasmania during October, 1S82: — 



Hobart, rain fell on 13 days, amount 3"79in. 



Southport, rain fell on 12 days, amount 3"50in. 



Low Heads rain fell on 12 days, amount l-31in. 



Botanic Gardens, Hobart, rain fell on 12 days, amount 3*16in. 



Oatlands, rain fell on 15 days, amount 1 •95in. 



Falmouth, rain fell on 7 days, amount TCSin. 



Circular Head, rain fell fn 12 days, amount 2o6in. 



Mount Bischoff, rain fell on 21 days, amount 6"27in. 



Fingal, rain fell on 7 days, amount l"39in. 



Waratah and Macquarie Harbour for September, rain fell on 24 days, 

 amount 8"63in. 



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

 Botanic Gardens during October, 1882 : — 



5th. Carpinus betulus commencing to break. 



14th. Ailanthus glandulosus ditto. 



15th. Morns niger ditto. 



16th. Common Lime ditto. 



18th. Elm ditto. 



20th. Melia azederach ditto. 

 Presentations to Museum : — 



1. From Mr. William Knight, M.A. 12 coins, viz.: 1 franc piece 



(silver), French Republic, 1851 ; three half, and three quarter 

 annas (copper), India, 1835 ; one ditto, 1858 ; three ditto, 1862 ; 

 one 5-cents, Ceylon, 1870. 



2. From Mr. G. Dinham. Portion of cloth unrolled from the mummy 



of an Egyptian priest. 



3. From Mr. A. S. Raiker, Campbell Town. A copy of the Mercuriun 



Caledonkus, the first newspaper printed in Scotland, dated 1661. 

 A silver egg-cup and spoon, a silver teaspoon, and pair of sugar 

 tongs, formerly the property of an officer on board Captain 

 Cook's ship when on the voyage round the world. 



4. From Mr. E. D. Swan. 140 specimens of shells, 5 ditto of birds, 



mounted, and a collection of insects, from Fiji ; 25 specimens 



of shells and a lizard {Pygopus lepidojms) from New South 



Wales ; and 8 Tasmanian birds, mounted. 



[The Secretary drew special attention to this valuable collection of 



objects of natural history from Fiji and New South Wales, presented by 



Mr. E, D. Swan, and obseived that that gentleman set an admirable 



example to Fellows of the Royal Society, when visiting foreign countries, 



not to forget the Society when opportunities oflfered, for adding to the 



contents of the Museum, and thus helping to make it more and more 



