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OCTOBER, 1867. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Fellows was held on Tuesday, 

 the 8th October, His Excellency Col. T. Gore Browne, President, in the 

 chair. 



Dr. Agnew (Hon. Sec.) laid on the tahle the following returns for the 

 past month : — 



1. Visitors to Museum, 583. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 3174. 



3. Seeds sent from Gardens. To T. C. Carey, Esq., Western Australia, 



50 papers. 



4. Seeds received at Gardens. From T. C. Carey, Esq., 6 papers. 



From Mr. Speight, Auckland, 4 papers. From Mr. E. Oldfield, 

 6 papers seeds, indigenous to Western Australia. 



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



Botanic Gardens. 



6. Books and periodicals received. 



7. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Returns. 



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



summary of observations. 



2. Port Arthur, from J. Boyd, Esq.— Table for August. 



3. Swansea, from Dr. Story. — Tables for July and August. 



4. AVestbury, from F. Bslstead, Esq.— Table for September. 



5. Sydney, New South Wales, from G. R. Smalley, Esq., Government 



Astronomer. — Printed tables for June, July, and August. 

 The presentations were as follows : — ■ 



1. From the Hon. R. Q. Kermode, Esq., a specimen of white Brush- 

 Kangaroo, (an Albino variety of Halmaturus Bennettii), prepared and 

 mounted. 



2. From Mr. W. Stone, specimen of Wood and Foliage of a species of 

 Athrotaxis from Macquarie Harbour. 



3. From Captain Fenton, recent specimen of Native D&vil {^arcopJdlus 

 wsiuus.) 



4. From M. Allport, Esq., specimen of Native Rat, fMusfuscipes.J 



The Secretary regretted to inform the meeting that in consequence of 

 continual illness in the family of Col. Chesney, that gentleman had been 

 unable to complete his paper on the products of the Bituminous Shales of 

 the Colony, which was to have been read this evening. 



The usual vote of thanks to the donors of presentations having been 

 passed, the meeting separated. 



