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2. Prom ditto, table of raiafall at various stations through the colony. 



3. From the Government Observer, Wellington, New Zealand, printed 



tables of observations for May and June. 



4. From Mr. Ellery. Melbourne observations for May and June. 

 The following are the results of the Hobart observations for August : — 

 Barometer. — Mean of three daily observations, 29'601in. 

 Thermometer.— Means : max., 56*4 ; min., 43'4 ; dry, 50'5 ; wet, 45*9. 

 Humidity. — Dew point. 40'8 ; humidity, "695; elastic force of vapour, 



•255. 

 Condensation. — Number of days on which rain fell, 14 ; amount 



collected, l*82in. 

 Clouds.— Mean daily amount 6*6 (scale, 0—10.) 

 Wind,— Mean force, 3 ; (scale, 0—12.) 



Remarks.— The highest temperature in the shade was 64, on the lObh ; 

 the lowest, 34'6 on the 3rd. The highest recording of the barometer 

 30'248in. at 9 a.m. on the 22nd ; the lowest, 28'809in. at 9 p.m. on the 

 11th. The rainfall was slight at Hobarb and in the midland districts, 

 but heavy at Mount BischoflP and Gould's country — at the former rain fell 

 on every'day of the month, to the amount of of ll'Slin. Winds, chiefly 

 from the N.W. ; gales on the 6th, 14th, and 26th. Snow fell on Mount 

 Wellington several times during the month. Shocks of earthquake have 

 been felt in the same parts of the colony as previously visited. The 

 strongest shock yet felt occurred, nearly simultaneously, over the whole 

 of the disturbed district, a little before and after 9 a.m. on the 30th. 

 There was a tidal disturbance at the Huon on the 28th aad 29th, the 

 tide coming in with great speed and force, throwing up, in several 

 places, mounds of mud 3ft. high. 



Rainfall in Tasmania, August 1883 :— in. 

 Southport, rain fell on 23 days; amount, 4*76 

 Hobart, City „ 14 „ „ 1'82 



Botanic Gds., Hobart 16 „ „ 1"37 



Oatlands „ 8 ,, ,, 74 



Fingal „ „ 10 „ „ 081 



„ Killymoon 10 „ „ 0-51 



Falmouth „ ,, 5 „ „ 0*44 



Launceston ,, 19 ,, ,, 3*32 



Low Head „ 15 „ ,, 3*08 



Mount Bischoff „ 31 ,, „ 11*51 



Circular Head „ 23 ,, „ 3*34 



Gould's Country,, 12 „ ,. 8*15 



Clarence Plains „ 5 ,, ,, 0*57 



Time of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in the 

 Botanic Gardens during August, 1883 : — 

 14th. Gooseberries commencing to break. 

 15tb. Common elm commencing to flower. 

 18tb. Elder commencing to break. 

 20th. Lombardy poplar, ditto, 

 20th. Horse-chestnut, ditto. 

 28 .h. Royal apricot commencing to flower. 

 Prr.seabations to Museum :— 

 1. From Master C. Hood. A squirrel from China. 

 2 From Messrs. Hawkins and Co , Shipwrights' Point. Two fish 



(Cyttus Australis.) 

 3. From Mr. B. R. Dyer. Two specimens of the peculiar lizard 



[Omolepida casuarina). 



[la a note which accompanied this presentation, Mr. Dyer remarks :— 



"1 send two fine specimens of the large, harmless, lizard, wrongly called 



by r,he majority of people in Tasmania the * Death Adder.' While on 



the subject of lizards, could not a local be inserted in the Mercu?^ and 



