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NOYEMBEE, 1884. 



The monthly meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania, the last of 

 the present session, was held on Monday, November 17, His Honor 

 the Deputy Governor (Hon. W. L. Dobson, F.L.S.) in the chair. 

 The Chairman apologised for the absence of the hon. secretary 

 (Hon. Dr. Agnew), who had been called away to Melbourne. 

 The Curator of the Museum, in his absence, brought forward the 

 usual returns. The following were then duly elected as Fellows of the 

 Society : — Miss E. C. Poynter, Signer A. G. D. Bernacchi ; Messrs. H, 

 L. Swift, J. W. C. Ross, B.Sc, F.G.S., W.A. Weymouth, E. Wallack, 

 J.P., J. Andrew, J. W. Syme, R. A. Bastow, H. I. Rooke, M.H.A. 



Number of visitors to the Museum, October, week days, 1,273 ; Sun- 

 days, 710 ; total, 1,983. Number of visitors to gardens, 6,000. 



Seeds received at the Royal Society's Gardens during the month 

 of October, 18S4. From Mr. Wm. Bull, London, 5 packets seeds. 

 From Messrs. Pilmorin, Andrieaux, et Cie, Paris, 104 packets seeds. 



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

 Royal Society's Gardens, during October, 1884: — 



October 7. — Carpinus betulus commence to break. 



October 12. — Ailanthus glandulosus ditto ditto. 



October IS. — Tifla europea commencing to ditto. 



October 19. — Morus higer ditto ditto 



October 24. — Ulmus campestris ditto ditto fall. 



October 25. — Melia azederach ditto ditto break. 



LIST OF ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY, MOXTH OF OCTOBER. 



Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, London, August, 1884, 

 from the Society. 

 Journal of Science, September and October. 



Journal of the Society of Arts, August 8, 15, 22, 29, September 5, 12, 

 19, 26. 



JProceedings of the Royal Society of London, 5 parts, Vols. 35, 36, 

 No. 227 to 231, from the Society. 



Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of Glasgow, 1883-4, from the 

 Society. 



Meteorological Observations, monthly record, July, 1884, Melbourne 

 Observatory, from R. J. EUerj^ Esq., F.R.S. 



Meteorological Observations for April, 1884, from the Meteorological 

 Office, India. 



Meteorological Report, 1883, for New Zealand, from J. Hector, Esq., 

 M.D., F.R.S. 



Meteorological Report, Tasmania, from Commander Shortt, Meteoro 

 logical Observer. 



Vital and Meteorological Statistics of Tasmania for the months of 

 October and November, from R. M. Johnston, Esq., Government 

 Statistician. 



Quarterly Weather report of the Meteorological Office, London, Part 

 III., July and September, 1876, from the Meteorological Office, 

 London. 



New Zealand Geological Report, 1883-84, from James Hector, Esq., 

 F.R.L. 



The Botany of Bermuda, two parts, part 2, by Sir J. H. Lefroy, 

 from the U.S. National Museum. 



The Midland Medical Miscellany, from the society. 



The Victorian Naturalist, from the societ5^ 



Report on the Zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean 

 during the voyage of H.M.S. Alert, 1881-2, from the trustees British 

 Museum 



