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NOVEMBER, 1873. 



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

 the 11th November, M. AUport, Esq., in the chair. 



Dr. Julius Haast, F,R.S., Director of Museum, Christchurch, New 

 ZealandjWho had been previously nominated by the Council, was after 

 a ballot declared duly elected as a Corresponding Member of the 

 Society. 



The Hon, Secretary, Dr. Agnew, submitted the following returns for 

 the past month, viz : — 



1. Visitors to the Museum, 1,332. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 3,423. 



3. Seeds sent from, and received at Gardens. 



4. Time of leafing &c. , of a few standard plants in Botanic Gardens. 

 6. Books and Periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum and Library. 

 Meteorological Returns. 



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



2. Westbury, from F. Belstead, Esq. — Ditto. 



3. New Norfolk, from W. E. Shoobridge, Esq. — Ditto. 



4. Port Arthur, from A. H. Boyd, Esq. — Ditto. 



5. Swansea, from Dr. G. F. Story — Ditto for September. 



6. Results of Meteorological Observations taken at the Coast Stations 



in Tasmania, during 1872. Compiled from the monthly tables 

 furnished by the Hobart Town Marine Board, and others. 



7. Results of Meteorological Observations made in New South "Wales, 



1872. From H. C. Russell, Esq., B.A., Government Astronomer. 



8. From Colonial Secretary — Results of Meteorological Observations 



taken atRadcliffe Observatory, by Rev. R, Main, M.A. 



The Secretary called the special attention of the meeting to the 

 ** Abstracts of Meteorological Observations taken at the Coast Stations 

 during 1872," which had been compiled from the monthly tables by Mr. 

 Roblin. 



The presentations were as follows : — 



1. From Jas. Grant, Esq., Tullochgorum — The first gold found in 



Tasmania, with the original note from Sir Wm. Denison, giving 

 its specific gravity, &c. Weight of specimen, 3 dwt. 9 grains. 



2. From Rev. Canon Parsons, D.D. — Three silver and seven copper 



coins, viz., one Shilling, George II., 1746 ; one Sixpence, William 

 III,, 1696 ; one coin, Ferd. VII. of Spain, 1833 ; one Sou, Louis 

 XVI. of France, 1791 ; one 4 Doubles, Guernsey, 1830 ; one Half- 

 penny, William and Mary ; two coins (illegible) ; one Farthing, 

 Elizabeth, 1602 (Irish) ; one Half-penny, Chas. II., 1682 (Irish.) 



3. From Sir Robert Officer — Schellens "Spectrum Analysis," 1vol., 



bound. The " Decree of Canopus,*' hieroglyphics and translation, 

 1 vol. bound. The "Rosetta Stone," hieroglyphics and trans- 

 lation, 1 vol, bound. 



4. From C. Gould, Esq., F.R.G.S.— Six parts Meyer's Palfeonto- 



graphia ; one ditto Meyer's Fossil Crustaceans ; Prospectus of 

 Government School of Mines, 1859-60 ; Products of Tasmania 

 at Exhibition of 1862, by G. Whiting ; Maps of Enghsh Geological 

 Survey ; ditto of Darhng Downs and mining properties, Queens- 

 land. 



5. From Mr. Eady — A Parrot said to be from Fiji. 



6. From Mr, G. Watson, Kangaroo Point — A young Native Cat 



(Dasyurus viverrinus. ) 



7. From Mr. A. J. Ogilvy, Circular Head— Skull, &c., of Dolphin 



{Delphinus, sp. ) 



