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Proceedings of the Royal Society for the month of July, 1893

Royal Society of Tasmania 1893 , 'Proceedings of the Royal Society for the month of July, 1893' , Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania , xiiii-xvii .

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Abstract

The monthly meeting of the Royal Society was held at the Museum
on July 11, Sir Lambert Dobson presided, and there was a fair
attendance of Fellows, together with a number of ladies. Mr. G. E.
Spencer was elected a Fellow.
A communication was received from Mr. James Barnard, Vice-president,
offering for the Society's acceptance a likeness of the late Captain
Montague, a former Colonial Secretary prior to the introduction of
responsible government, who was eminent as a statesman and high minded
English gentleman.
A letter from Mr. A. Harley to the Secretary was read, in which the
writer asked for an opinion concerning the introduction into the colony
of soft wood trees, such as the Baltic Pine, Oregon Pine (North
America), and Kauri Fine (New Zealand), but especially the Baltic
Pine. Extensive comments from Hon. C. H. Grant, M.L.C, Mr. R. M. Johnston, Hon. N. J. Brown, M.H. and A., Mr. E. D. Swan. Sir Lambert Dobson said we had one very good soft wood in this
colony—Huon pine. But that was very rapidly dying out, and soon
there would be none in the country. There was no doubt that if the
button-grass plains could be made to grow Baltic timber, or anything
else it would be turning into the useful what was now useless.
Discussion of the papers by Mr. Graham Officer,
"The Geology of the Lake St, Clair District, Tasmania.", Mr. R. M. Johnston, “Notes on the geology of Lake St. Clair and its neighbourhood” and “Notes on some new and rare fish” by
Mr. A. Morton .
The Secretary laid on the table the fourth volume of the " Journal
of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science," and
said that as editor of the journal he considered it his duty to ask for
the thanks of the Society to Messrs. Strutt, Grahame, and Hogg, of the
Government Printing Office, and the department generally, for the valuable assistance they had rendered in its production.

Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:Royal Society of Tasmania
Keywords: Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title: Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections: Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
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In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.

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