Ivi 



(Thendion troglodytes), from a recently discovered cave in the 



Chudleigh district. 

 2. From the same. A collection of mammalian remains from the 



cave referred to above. 

 (These presentations are illustrative of a paper contributed by the 



donors). 

 To Library : — 



1. From the Royal Society of Victoria, Proceedings of the Society. 

 Vol. 19, 1882. 



2. From Grovernment of Tasmania, House of Assembly journals, 

 Vols. 42, and 43. 



3. From Mr. G. Mclntyre, Christchurch, Eeporfc of the Survey 

 Department, New Zealand, 1881-2. 



A paper entitled "Description of a new cave-inhabiting spider, 

 together with notes on mammalian remains from a recently discovered 

 cave in the Chudleigh district." By Edmund T, Higgins, M.E,.C.S., 

 Eng.,F.L.S., and W. F. Petterd, C.M.Z.S., was read by the Secretary. 



The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the authors of the 

 paper, and to the donors of presentations. 



AUGUST, 1883. 



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

 13th August, T. Stephens, Esq., V.P., in the chair. 



The hon. Secretary, Mr. Barnard, brought forward the following re- 

 turns for July, viz : — 



1. Number of visitors to Museum : — On Sundays, 1,244 ; on week 



days, 1,125 ; total for month, 2,369. 



2. Ditto to Gardens, total, 4,188. 



3. Plants, etc., received at Gardens : — 



From Messrs. J. Smith and Sons, Riddell's Creek, Victoria, 50 plants. 



From Col. Crawford, seeds of Poivrea coccinea, from India. 



From the Eoyal Gardens, Kew, seeds of Hhus copallina. 



From Mr. C. F. Creswell, Melbourne, 30 plants. 



From Baron Von Mueller, 3 packets seeds. 



From Dr. Hector, Wellington, New Zealand, package of seeds. 



Plants, etc. , sent from Gardens : — 



To Messrs. Law, Somner and Co., Melbourne, one case plants and 



To Mr. W. R. Guilfoyle, director of Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, one 



case plants. 

 To Mr. C. F. Creswell, Melbourne, one package of seeds. 



5. Presentations to Museum. 



6. Ditto to Library. (The Secretary drew the special attention of the 



meeting to the valuable collection of books received during the 

 past month from the United States Government, the Smithsonian 

 and other scientific institutions in America, in exchange for the 

 Society's Transactions. Also to the numerous publications of 

 various learned bodies, in England and elsewhere, received in the 

 same manner.) 



Meteorology : — 



1. Hobart. — From Captain Shortt, Government Observer, Table of 



means of observations for July. 



2. From ditto, table of rainfall at 13 stations in Tasmania for July. 

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

 Barometer.— Mean : 29-773in. 



Thermometer. — Means: max., 52*9; min., 40'1 ; dry, 46*1 ; wet, 43*2. 



