HISTORY OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 323 
Highteenth Monthly Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 
ist September, 1869. Rev. W.-.B. Clarke in the Chair. 
Members elected.—William Bell Esq., James Sutherland 
Mitchell Hsq.,S. Franck Hsq., George Thorne Hsq., junior. 
Paper read.—*‘ On the Origin and Migrations of the 
Polynesian Nation, demonstrating their discovery and pro- 
gressive settlement of the Continent of America,’’ by the 
Rev. Dr. Lang. 
Nineteenth Monthly Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 
6th October, 1869. Hdward Bedford Hsq. in the Chair. 
Members elected.—W. A. Duncan Hsq., Rev. C. Bode, 
J. H. L. Scott Hsq., J. -Williams Hsq. 
Paper read.—** Improved Solutions to important problems 
in Trigonometrical Surveying,”’ by Mr. Martin Gardiner. 
‘‘The Chairman called the attention of the meeting toa 
Botanical Abstract published in the Proceedings of the 
Royal Society of Tasmania, in reference to the time of the 
leafing, flowering and fruiting of a few standard plants in 
the Royal Society’s Gardens, Hobart Town, and suggested 
that it would be very interesting if a similar abstract was 
made in this Colony. Mr. Moore undertook to carry out 
the Chairman’s suggestion.” 
(I cannot trace that Mr. Abbott’s phenological observa- 
tions, which were the earliest in Australia, were added to 
in New South Wales). 
Twentieth Monthly Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 3rd 
November, 1869. G. R. Smalley Esq. in the Chair. 
Member elected.—Mr. John Hdye Manning. 
Mr. Moore intimated to the meeting that he had prepared 
@ paper on the leafing and flowering of shrubs in New South 
Wales, which he would have much pleasure in putting 
before the Society atan early meeting. (If this paper was 
published, it must have been in the daily press). 
