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MINUTES of the Annual General Meeting of the 

 Royal Society of Tasmania, held at the Museum on 

 Friday evening, 12th March, 1891, — Mr. James 

 Barnard, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



New Members. 



Mr. J. J. Walker, R.N., Chief Engineer of the Penguin, 

 was elected a Corresponding Member. 



Captain P. R. H. Parker, R.N., and Messrs. E. Watchorn, 

 John Brown, and Montague Jones were elected Fellows. 



The Annual Report. 



The Secretary (Mr. A. Morton) read the Annual Report. 



Sir Lambert Dobson moved — That the Report now read be 

 adopted, printed, and circulated among the Fellows of the 

 Society. He said that the Report really spoke for itself; but 

 in the slight reference be would make to it he would like to 

 say one word in reference to the great interest taken in the 

 progress of the Society by His Excellency the Governor. He 

 thought that, in the absence of Sir Robert Hamilton, they 

 might very fairly pay a tribute to the generous and warm 

 interest he had taken in the Society. His Excellency had 

 hardly ever failed to be present, and he had not only 

 manifested a personal interest, but had given the Society, as a 

 present, a very valuable work. They were also indebted to 

 those gentlemen whose names appeared as having read papers 

 at the meeting of the Society, their only regret being that they 

 had not a larger number of contributors, and the work dis- 

 tributed over more shoulders. He thought that they had 

 reason for congratulation at the progress of the Society, both 

 numerically and financially, and he had no doubt but that 

 much of that success was due to the Secretary. He mentioned 

 that gentleman specially because he had worked hard, and 

 done good work for the Society. He believed that there was 

 much to be done in the walks of science here. A naturalist on 

 board II .M.S. Penguin had discovered many species of new 

 insects since the ship had been in the harbour, and doubtless 

 many more might be discovered if there were in our midst 

 those who followed such pursuits. 



Mr. F. Jacobs seconded, and the motion was passed. 



Mr. E. D. Swan moved — That the Hon. J. W. Agnew, 

 M.D., His Honor Sir Lambert Dobson, Messrs. Russell 

 Young, and C. H. Grant, the retiring Members of the Council, 



