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MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting of the 

 Royal Society of Tasmania, held at the Museum, 

 Macquarie-street, at half-past Seven p.m. on Thursday, 

 26th January, 1882 ; Justin M'Carty Browne, Esq., 

 in the Chair. 



The advertisement by which the meeting had been convened 

 having been read, the Chairman called upon the Secretary to 

 read the Annual Report. 



The Report for 1881 was then read. 



Mr. C. H. Grant, in moving the adoption of the Report, 

 and that it be printed and distributed among the Fellows, said 

 that it was a very satisfactory statement, especially so far as it 

 related to financial affairs. They had commenced the year 

 with a debit balance, and had concluded with money to their 

 credit, which, although not of a great amount, was yet very 

 satisfactory, showing that their worthy Secretary had carefully 

 managed the finances of the Society. The work during the 

 past year, although showing no great results, still made 

 evident the fact that the Society had laboured successfully. 

 Visitors to the Gardens during the year had been much 

 delighted with them ; and many of those from the neighbouring 

 Colonies, and even from England, had spoken highly of the 

 grounds, and of the orderly state in which they were kept. In 

 the Library there had been a steady increase to the number 

 of its volumes. It also had received eulogy from visitors, 

 being undoubtedly, as a scientific Library, one of the best in 

 the Colonies. He hoped that in the future the work of the 

 Society would progress as satisfactorily as it had done in the past. 



Mr. R. Henry seconded the motion, which was then put 

 and carried. 



The Hon. Secretary, Mr. Barnard, reported that the retiring 

 Members of Council were Mr. Justice Dobson, Dr. Agnew, 

 Messrs. C. H. Grant and Russell Young ; that these names 

 had been posted in the Library, agreeably to Rule 32 ; and 

 that no other nominations had been received. 



It was resolved that the retiring Membei-s of Council be 

 re-elected. 



Messrs. F. Butler and John Macfarlane were again elected 

 Auditors of Annual Accounts. 



