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REPOET, 



The Annual Meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania 

 was held March 13, 1893, when the following Report for 

 1 892 was read by the Secretary : — 



The first monthly evening meeting of the Session took 

 place on Tuesday, April 12. Owing to the absence from 

 town of the President, His Excellency Sir R. G. C. 

 Hamilton, K.C.B., LL.D., the Chair was taken by the 

 Hon. C. H. Grant, M.L.C. Eight meetings have been 

 held during the session, and all have been well attended 

 by the Fellows and visitors. Twenty-three papers were 

 read. That which was contributed to the August meeting 

 by Mr. H. C. Russell, F.R.S., Government Astronomer 

 of New South Wales, was of special interest, as the author 

 pointed out that, from the peculiar clearness of its atmos- 

 phere and high latitude, Hobart was the most eligible 

 spot in the Southern Hemisphere for an Observatory. 

 It was therefore urged that every effort should be made 

 to secure the large sum of money bequeathed by the late 

 Mr. Leake for the purpose of founding a School of 

 Astronomy. Action has been taken in the matter, and 

 although certain difficulties at present stand in the way, it 

 is hoped that satisfactory arrangements in accordance with 

 Mr. Russell's views may eventually be effected. By J. 

 Shirley, B.Sc. (Corr. Memb.), "List of the Known 

 Lichens in Tasmania." By Geo. M. Thomson, M.A., 

 F.L.S. (Corr. Memb.), " Notes on some Tasmanian 

 Crustacea, with description of new species." By A. T. 

 Urquhart (Corr. Memb.), " On some Tasmanian Spiders." 

 By Rev. F. R. M. Wilson, F.L.S. (Corr. Memb.), "The 

 Chmate of Eastern Tasmania indicated bv its Lichen 

 Flora." By Professor Ralj3h Tate, F.G.S. (Corr. Memb.), 

 " On the Classificatory Position and Synonyms of Eatonella 

 rufilahrisr By H. C. Russell, F.R.S. (Corr. Memb.), 

 "On the proposed Leake School of Practical Astronomy." 

 By W. E. Shoobridge, " Tasmanian Apples in London." 

 By Colonel W. Y . Legge, R.A., " Notes on the Destruction 

 of the Young Mutton Birds in the Straits ;" " On the 



