REPORT. 



The Session of 1867 was opened, as were tlie two 

 j)revious ones, by a Microscopical Soiree, wliich 

 proved as attractive as its predecessors. The 

 papers, however, which have been brought for- 

 ward at our Monthly Meetings have scarcely pre- 

 sented the varied interest which has obtained in 

 some former years, and the Council would there- 

 fore be glad to press upon the attention of the 

 Fellows the great importance of keeping up the 

 interest of our Monthly Meetings and publications 

 by contributions, especially on all points bearing 

 on the Geology or the general Natural History of 

 the Island. 



The Meteorological Returns have been regularly 

 received as hitherto from all the stations, with 

 the exception of Tamar Heads. From this locality, 

 however, we hope to have our usual contributions 

 for 1868. The thanks of the Society are again 

 due to those gentlemen who have so regularly 

 kept up these important Observations. 



GARDENS. 



Many additions have been made to our collec- 

 tion of plants during the year, among which may 

 be mentioned the two species of Cinchona richest 

 in Quinine, the Umbrella Pine from Japan, 

 Araucaria Ruleii from New Caledonia, Macadamia 

 ternifolia (said to produce a nut equal, if not 

 superior, to the Filbert) from Queensland, several 

 of the Australian Palms, and other valuable plants 

 too numerous to be mentioned here, but which 

 will be found enumerated at the end of this Report. 



Owing to tiie reduction of the Government 

 Grant at the commencement of the year, which 



