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Abstract

At the monthly meeting of the Royal
Society on Tuesday evening. His Excellency
Sir Gerald Strickland, president
of the society, occupied the chair, supported
by members of the council, and
there was a fairly good attendance, especially
considering the wet and wintry
state of the weather.
The Secretary (Mr. Alex. Morton) read
a paper prepared by Mr. J. K. McGlymont,
M.A., entitled "Notes on certain
birds met with by Crozet, one of the
very early navigators."
Mr. St. Michael M. Podmore, M.A.,
F.R.G.S., etc., a visitor from England,
read a paper on hybridisation in relation
to animals and the definition of
species, narrating the result of his own
experiments and investigations.
Major F. T. Hayter, R.A.A., D.A.A.G.,
gave an exceedingly interesting and instructive
addrees on army signalling,
with the aid of diagrams explanatory of
various methods of army organisation
and a fine lot of army apparatus belonging
to the Defence Department, and of
the very latest make and efficiency.
A signalling party belonging to Capt.
A. C. Parker's Engineer Corps gave a
demonstration in the working of a terminal
signalling station in the field.

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
Additional Information:	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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