ROYAL SOCIETY. 



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MAECH, 1878. 



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

 March 12, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Tasmania in the chair. 



The Rev. Charles Rogers, LL.D,, etc., etc., etc., Secretary Royal 

 Historical Society, London, who had previously been nominated by the 

 Council, was balloted for, and declared duly elected as a Corresponding 

 Member. 



The Secretary (Dr. Agnew), brought under notice the usual monthly 

 returns, viz. : — 



1. Number of visitors to Museum, January. Total, 2,920. 



2. Ditto, ditto, ditto, February. Total, 3,881. 



3. Ditto, ditto, ditto. Gardens, January. Total, 5,391. 



4. Plants and seeds received at Gardens during January and 



February: — From J. King, Esq., Superintendent Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Calcutta, seeds of Cedriis deodar and Picea pindrow. 

 From Baron Ferd. von Mueller, seeds of two species of Palms. 

 From the Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, 24 species Ferns. From 

 Mr. Sparling, Forest Department, India, seeds of Cedrus deodar. 

 From the Department of Agriculture, Washington, U.S., 40 

 species of seeds. 



5. Plants sent from Gardens : — To Royal Gardens, Kew, 75 plants 



indigenous to Tasmania. To Mons. J. Yerschaffelt, Ghent, 

 Belgium, two large Tree Ferns. To Mons. A. van Geart, five 

 Tree Ferns. 

 G. Time of leaving, etc., of a few standard plants in the Botanic 

 Gardens, during January and February. 



7. Books and Periodicals received. 



8. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorological Returns : — 



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



February. 



2. Swan Island, from the Marine Board. — Ditto for January. 



3. Mount Nelson, from ditto. — Ditto for January and February. 



4. Sydney, from H. C. Russell, Esq.— Printed Monthly Tables, from 



October, 1876, to June, 1877. 



5. Melbourne, from R. J. Ellery, Esq. — Printed Tables from June to 



October, 1877. 

 The presentations to the Museum were as follows : — 



1. From H. Lamb, Esq., M.H.A. — A Young "Wedge-tailed Eagle 



{Aqu'da audax), aged about seven weeks. Taken from the nest. 



2. From Captain Boon, barque Southern Cross. — Three Sea Snakes 



(probably Platurus scutatus), and a Star Fish from Coast of New 

 Caledonia. 



3. From Mr. J. M. Murray. — Specimens of Galena and Copper Ore 



from the Champion Bay District, Western Australia. 



4. From Mr. N. Turner. — Two samples of dressed Tin Ore, from Mount 



Bischoff ; and two ditto of Bismuth Ore, from Mount Ramsay. 



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