XVI 



SEPTEMBEE, 1881. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Society was held on Monday, the 12th 

 September ; His Excellency Sir John Henry Lefroy, K.C.M.G. (the President), 

 in the chair, 



Messrs. William Crosby, jun., of Hobart, and S. H. Wintle, F.L.S., of 

 George's Bay, who had previously been nominated by the Council, were 

 balloted for, and declared duly elected as Fellows of the Society. 



The Hon. Secretary, Mr. Barnard, called attention to the following returns, 

 received since last meeting, viz. : — 



1. Number of visitors to Museum during August: — On Sundays, 462; on 



week days, 700 ; total, 1,162. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, August : — 3,985. 



3. Plants received at Gardens : — From Messrs. Shej)herd and Co., Sydney, 



70 plants. From Mr. C. F. Creswell, Melbourne, 10 plants. From 

 Messrs. J. N. Verschaffelt, Ghent, Belgium, 45 Rhododendrons. From 

 Captain Fisher, of the " Loongana," 12 Ferns. 



4. Plants, etc., sent from Gardens : — To Mr. C. F. Creswell, Melbourne, 



one case of plants and seeds. To the Horticultural Society, Mel- 

 bourne, 12 Peony plants. To Mr. G. Brunning, Melbourne, one case 

 containing plants and seeds. To Mr. John Smith, Riddell's Creek, 

 Victoria, one box of plants and seeds. To Mr. J. Sangwell, Melbourne, 

 one case of plants and seeds. To Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Pine 

 seeds. To Messrs. Shepherd and Co., Sydney, 12 papers of seeds. 

 To Messrs. Purchase, Parramatta, 12 papers seeds. To Messrs. 

 Vilmoria and Co., Paris, seeds of various Eucalypti. To Messrs. 

 Huber and Co., Hyeres, France, seeds of Eucalypti. To Baron Ferd. 

 von Mueller, Melbourne, a collection of seeds. 



5. Books and Periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 



Meteorological Returns : — 



From the Marine Board, Tables from Bruny Island, for August ; Mount 

 Nelson, for August ; and Goose Island, for July and August. 



Time of leafing and flowering of a few Standard Plants in the Botanic 

 Gardens, during August : — 



20th. Gooseberries commencing to break. 



22nd. Horsechestnut ditto. 



25th. Elder ditto. 



26th. Apricots ditto. 



27th. Lombardy Poplar ditto. 



30th. Common Elm ditto. 



The presentations to the Museum were as follow : — 



1. From Mr. C.H. Glover, Franklin. Specimens of Swainson's Antechiuus 



( Antecldnus Swalnsonii), and the White-footed Autechinus (Ante- 

 chinus leucopus). 



2. From Mr. D. Lewald. Specimen of Molybdenum, ciystallised on fire- 



brick at the Tin Smelting Works, Hobart. 



3. From Mr. Justin Browne. Specimen of Silver-Lead ore from Mount 



Claude. 



4. From Mr. Carson, Sandy Bay. A Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). 



5. From Mr. E. Lipscomb. A Satin Bower Bird ( Ptilonorhynchus 



holosericeus. ) 



6. From Mr. J. McDonald. Specimen of Iron ore, from Campania. 



7. From Mr. T. Stephens. Specimens from the Pink Terrace, Lake 



Rotomahana, New Zealand. 



8. From His Excellency the Governor. A curiously perforated Rock 



Specimen from Table Cape. 

 In reference to this presentation, His Excellency remarked, " I place 

 before the Society two specimens of a compact fine grained sandstone from 



