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JUNE. 
The monthly evening meeting of the Koyal Society of Tasmania was 
held on Tuesday evening, June 9th, Mr. James Barnard, Vice-President, 
in the chair. A large number of Fellows were present, as well as several 
ladies. The following gentlemen, who had been previously nominated 
by the Council, were ballotted for and declared duly elected Fellows of 
the Society, viz., Messrs. Alexander Macdonald Ritchie and T. B. Moore. 
DR. MILLIGAN’S BEQUESTS. 
The CHAIRMAN said that at their last meeting he had the gratification 
of announcing the receipt of certain pecuniary bequests by the late Dr. 
Milligan to the Society. He was not then aware that in addition to 
those bequests Dr. Milligan had also made certain gifts of land, com- 
prising three allotments of one acre each at Bicheno, and one town 
allotment of three acres at George Town. No doubt these would be of 
considerable value to the Society. In connection with this he would 
also say that the Council had thought that the best way to make 
acknowledgment of these liberal bequests would be to have a likeness of 
the deceased gentleman suspended inthe Museum. They were indebted 
to Mr. Sprent for the enlarged photograph which they possessed, and 
which was on the table for the inspection of members. It was a very 
excellent likeness, as all those who knew Dr. Milligan would recollect. 
The photograph, which had been enlarged in the Crown Lands Depart- 
ment, was handed round for the inspection of members. 
The Hon. Secretary (Dr. Agnew) brought forward the usual returns, 
viz. :— 
1, Number of visitors to the museum during the month of May :— 
Week days, 1,372; Sundays, 1,000; total, 2,372. 
2. Number cf visitors to Royal Society’s Gardens during the month of 
May, 5,600. 
3. Plants and seeds received at and sent from the Royal Society’s 
Gardens during the month of May, 1885 :— 
From the Acclimatisation Society, Queensland, case containing 25 
plants. 
- From Mr. G. Brunning, St. Kilda, Victoria, case containing 45 
plants. 
From Baron Ferd. Von Mueller, Victoria, 135 packets seeds. 
From Dr. R. Schomburgk, Adelaide, 25 packets South Australian 
seeds. 
To Messrs. Law and Somner, Melbourne, 2 bags sphagnum moss. 
To Mr. John Smith, Riddel’s Creek, Victoria, 2 bags sphagnum moss 
4, Time of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in 
the Royal Society’s Gardens during May, 1885 :— 
14th. Dutch medlars, commencing to ripen. 
16th. Diosma alba, commencing to flower. 
18th. Photini serrulata, commencing to flower. 
20th. Ailanthus blandulosus, leaves all shed. 
25th. Laurustinus, commencing to flower. 
3lst. Jasminum nudiflorun, in full flower. 
Meteorological Returns, 
From the Government Observer, Captain Shortt, R.N., table of 
observations for May. 
Additions to the library during the month of May :— 
Agricultural Gazette, March 30, April 6, 13. 
American Agriculturist, April. 
Annals and Magazine of Natural History, April. 
Atheneum, The, January, February, March. 
Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the collection of 
