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4. PJants sent from Gardens :— 



To Mr. Gr. Brunning, Melbourne, 1 case assorted plants. 



5. Books and periodicals received. 



6. Presentations to Museum. 

 Meteorology : — 



1. From Captain Shortt, Government Observer. Table of observa- 



tions at Hobart for May. 



2. Table of rainfall at 13 stations in Tasmania. 



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

 Barometer.— Mean : 29'830in. 



Thermometer.— Means : Max., 56*6; min., 42'2 ; dry, 507 ; wet, 47*4. 

 Humidity. — Dew point, 44*1 ; elastic force of vapour, "289 ; humidity, 



•781. 

 Condensation. — Number of days on which rain fell, 12 ; amount 



collected, l'70in. 

 Clouds. — Mean daily amount, 6 '4 ; (scale, — 10). 

 Wind. — Mean force, 1'8 ; (scale, — 12). Prevailing direction, N.W. 



and south. 

 Remarks. — Rain on 12 days ; the heaviest fall on any one day was 

 0'56in., registered at 9 a.m. on 27th. Highest temperature in shade, 

 69*2 on the 5th ; the lowest, 34-8, on the night of the 13th. Highest 

 reading of barometer, 30 '476 at 9 p.m. of the 11th; the lowest, 29*326 

 at 3 p.m. of the 20th. Light winds from south and N.W. Snow on 

 Mount Wellington on 8th and 18th. From the 5th of the month fogs 

 have been very prevalent. Shocks of earthquake were felt at Gould's 

 Country on the 17th, 18th, 28th, and 29th. They have also been felt at 

 different places between the parallels of 41 and 42 S., and to the 

 eastward of Longford. Some of the shocks have been reported as very 

 severe. 2-30 inches of rain fell at Gould's Country in 6 hours on the 6th. 

 Rainfall in Tasmania, May, 1883 : — 



Southport, rain fell on 18 days; amount 3*46. 

 Hobart City „ 12 ,, „ 1'70. 



Hobart Bot. Gardens 8 „ „ 1*58. 



Oatlands ,, 5 ,, „ 1*38. 



FJngal „ 6 ,, „ 1'74. 



Falmouth ,, 8 „ „ 1-50. 



Launceston ,, 12 ,, ,, 1'86. 



Low Head ,, 7 ,, „ 1-39. 



Mt. Bischoff „ 21 ,, „ 4-05. 



Circular Head ,, 15 ,, „ 5*68. 



Gould's Country 7 „ „ 4-75, 



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

 Botanic Gardens during May : — 

 10th. First medlar ripe. 



22nd. Caiycanthus preecox commencing to flower. 

 24th. Photinia serrulata, ditto. 

 26th. Diosma alba, ditto. 

 27th. Ailanthus leaves all fallen. 

 30th. Lonicera fragrantissima commencing to flower. 

 The following presentations were announced : — 



1. From Mr. Geard. A grey flying Opossum {Belkleun schireus), 



killed at Broadmarsh. 



2. From Mrs. Lamb, Jerusalem. A fine greenstone image of the Maori 



god ** Tiki," from New Zealand. 



3. From Mr. C. W. S. James. A nodule of limestone from a cavity 



in which a living frog was said to have been taken. 



4. From Dr. Haast, Director of Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand. 



The caudal vertebroe of a moa [Dinornis giganieus). 



