trork, taking them for manure, yet they appear no less in quantity. I 

 have been calculating that supposing four of these fish weighed one ounce, 

 the number of the dead will amount to forty-three millions and eight 

 thousand." 



Mr. M. Allport observed that a similar migration of these fish to our 

 shores had taken place in 1844, and numbers of them passed far up the 

 Derwent. They represented the Pilchard of the Northern Hemisphere, 

 and were, no doubt, identical with those which had lately visited Port 

 Phillip. Although they were the representatives of the Pilchard it was 

 possible some slight traces of difi'erence existed between them, as was 

 generally the case with all representatives of animals in the two hemis- 

 pheres. 



A very interesting paper on "The local distribution of some Tas- 

 manian Animals" (See page 9J was read ^by M. Allport, Esq., F.L.S., 



r.z.s. 



Discussion ensued in which Messrs. Swan, Eussell, Young, Buckland, 

 Dobson, Johnston and others took part. 



Mr. Abbott read some notes on meteorological returns lately received 

 from the Cape of Good Hope and New Zealand (see page \2>). Among 

 other points touched on Mr, Abbott directed attention to the marked, and 

 as yet unexplained difi'erence in the direction of the prevailing winds, aa 

 shewn by these records. 



At Mr. Allport' s request, Mr. G. Masters, who has lately been engaged 

 in making a collection in Tasmania, on behalf of the Australian Museum, 

 Sydney, gratified the meeting by exhibiting his collection of Tasmanian 

 insects. 



The thanks of the meeting were given to Mr. Masters, also to the 

 authors of the papers, and the donors of presentations, and a special vote 

 was accorded to M. Couraud for his very valuable donation to the museum. 

 The meeting then separated. 



