ROYAL SOCIETY. 



MARCH, 1874. 



The monthly evening meeting of the Society was held at the Museum, 

 on Tuesday, the 10th March, His Honor Mr. ^Justice Dobson in the 

 chair. 



The Secretary brought forward the following returns received since 

 last meeting : — 



1. Visitors to Museum, 1517. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, 3793. 



3. Plants, &c, sent from Gardens. 



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



during the month. 



5. Books and Periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Returns — 



1. Hobart Town, from F. Abbott, Esq. — Tables for January and 



February. 



2. New Norfolk, from W. E. Shoobridge, Esq. — Ditto December and 



January. 



3. Port Arthur, from A. H. Boyd, Esq. — Ditto for January and 



February. 



4. Westbury, from F. Belstead, Esq. — Ditto for January. 



5. Tamar Heads, from P. Henry, Esq. — Monthly tables complete for 



1873. 



6. Sydney, from the Government Observer — Printed tables for 



September, October, and November, 1873. 



7. New Zealand, from Dr. Hector — Printed tables for each month, 



from January 1873, to January 1874, for Wellington. 



8. New Zealand, from the same — Printed tables for various stations, 



January to November 1873. 



9. Melbourne, from P. J. L. Ellery, Esq. — Ditto for October and 



November 1873. 

 The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From Mr. N. P. Allison. — Sample of Iron Ore, and a spherical 



boulder of Greenstone, from Hunterston, Bothwell. 



2. From Mr. Bernard Shaw. — Specimens of Serpentine and Asbestos, 



from West Tamar ; Tin Ore, from the Ovens, Victoria ; Black 

 Sand, often mistaken for tin ore. 



3. From Mr. Goodwin, per Mr. B. Shaw. — A very rich specimen 



of Auriferous Quartz, from Nine Mile Springs, Tasmania. 



4. From Mrs. Parsons. — A small collection of Birds' Eggs ; Skins 



of Penguin and Beaver Rat. 



5. From Mr. S. H. Wintle. — A collection of Mineral Specimens, 



viz. : — 

 2 Specimens of Iron Ore, from Tunbrklge. 

 2 Ditto ditto (Brown Hematite), from Green Ponds. 



1 Ditto ditto, from Avoca. 



2 Ditto ditto, from Richmond. 



1 Ditto ditto, from Port Esperance. 



1 Ditto ditto, with Manganese, from Hope Island, Port Esperanc*. 



