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Abstract

There was a large attendance at the
monthly meeting of the Royal Society of
Tasmania on Monday evening, .June 13,
the Hon. C. H. Grant, M.E.C., C.E.,
presiding.
The Secretary (Mr. A. Morton) referred
to Mr. Piguenit's great success with
the pictures he had been exhibiting at the
Grafton Art Gallery in London.
A Paper was read by Miss M. Lodder entitled:"A list of the Tasmanian mollusca". The Secretary read notes on the occurrence of a sea snake in
Tasmanian waters by Alex Morton.
The Secretary then gave an account
of his recent visit to Western Australia,
notably in the Upper Murchison district,
600 miles from Perth.

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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