Proceedings for the month of April, 1866

The members of the Royal Society of Tasmania commenced their session for the year 1886 at the Museum building on April 13. Mr. James Barnard, vice-president, occupied the chair, and there were also present the Acting-Chief Justice (His Honor Mr. Giblin), the Premier, Dr. Agnew (who has acted as honorary secretary of the Society for many years), the Minister of Lands (Hon. N. J. Brown), and a fairly large number of ladies and gentlemen, 42 Fellows being present.
New members were elected and various contributions were acknowledged-eg monthly reocrd meteorological observations for Melbourne from the Government Astronomer.
A paper was read on the "Geology of the New Zealand Alps" by Profssor F. W. Hutton. Mr. E. M. Johnston read a paper called "Notes on the Geology of Bruni Island". Colonel Legge read a portion of a paper illustrative of a catalogue of the birds of the Colony entitled "Systematic List of the Tasmanian Birds." Mr. Saville-Kent produced some specimens showing his success in oyster culture at Oyster Cove.
Mr. J. R. McCance, F.R.A.S., produced some photographs by Mr. Pickering, of the Lands Department, taken from sketches of sun spots, as seen by Mr. McCance at the observatory on January 16.
The Curator read a letter from the Rev. H. R. Atkinson on the subject of what he believed to be a new species of snake which he had found near the mouth of the river Arthur.
A collection of New Guinea Butterflies, collected and presented to the Museum by Lieut. Lucas, R.N., H.M.S. Raven, was greatly admired.
109 young snakes were found inside a black snake (Hoplocephalus curtus).