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and tliat it is intended during the ensiling summer to extend the triangulation 

 along the west coast, and there to measure one or two fresh lines of verification, 

 probably in the neighboiu-hood of Port Davey or Macquarie Harbotu', 



The Eeports were accompanied with a diagram showing the triangles between 

 upwards of thirty principal stations, extending from Ralph's Bay to Norfolk 

 Plains, and there were appended tables of extracts from Pield Books, and an 

 elaborate series of results fr-om local observations and fi'om the system of 

 triangulation. 



Mr. Moore, of New Norfolk, exhibited two of the sewing machines patented by 

 the Lancashire Sewing Machine Company, and sundry fragments of cloth were 

 rapidly stitched together in a neat and substantial fashion in the presence of the 

 members, most of whom closely inspected the mechanism of the automaton, which 

 is calculated to do the work of about twenty ordinary hands. 



A general discussion on subjects before the meeting ensued, when the members 

 separated into conversational groups; the various instrimients and apparatus 

 submitted in connection with papers read were minutely examined, — His Excel- 

 lency the President, Lord Alfred Churchill, Mr. MacNaughtan, Mr. Champ, 

 Mr. Eilbm'n, and others taking a prominent part. 



About ten o'clock the thanks of the Society were voted for the donations and 

 papers submitted, and the President having then left, the members separated soon 

 after. 



14th June, 1854. — Monthly meeting; His Excellency Sir W. T, Denison, 

 President, in the chair. 



The following members were present : — Drs. Agnew, Downing, Hall, Hoeltzel, 

 Colonel Last, Capt. Hamilton, E. E., Capt. Stoney, Messrs. Barnard, A. Butler, 

 F. Butler, R. Butler, W. Champ, Dobson, Henslowe, Hone, Hidl, KUburn, 

 Loclmer, R. E., Makeig, Matson, Moore, Moss, Perkias, Rolwegan, Tapfield, &c. 



The following having been ballotted for were declared duly elected Fellows of the 

 Society: — Charles Octavius Eardley-Wihnot, A.P.M., Sorell; Walter Davidson, 

 of Riccarton ; Charles James White, of Hobart Town, Esquires. Other candidates 

 for membership were nominated. 



The following donations were announced : — 



To the Library. — By order of His Excellency Sir W. T. Denison, 1 quarto 

 volume, (2nd) of Magnetical and Meteorological Observations taken at Toronto in 

 1843-4 and 5, and sent out by the British Government. 



Also Transactions of the Royal Hawaiian Agricultm-al Society, vol. i. Part IV. 



Joiu'nal of the Agricultural and Horticultm-al Society of India, vol viii. Part IV., 

 from the Society at Calcutta. 



From the Royal Institution of Great Britain : — 



Annual Report for 1852. 



Notices of Meetings from November 1852 to Jidy 1853. 



