Proceedings for the month of June, 1854

Proceedings of the Monthly Meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania held on the 14th June, 1854, His Excellency Sir W. T. Denison, President, in the chair; The following members were present :—Drs. Agnew, Downing, Hall, Hoeltzel, Colonel Last, Capt. Hamilton, R. E., Capt. Stoney, Messrs. Barnard, A. Butler, F. Butler, R. Butler, W. Champ, Dobson, Henslowe, Hone, Hull, Kilburn, Lochner, R. E., Makeig, Matson, Moore, Moss, Perkins, Rolwegan, Tapfield, &c.<br>The following having been ballotted for were declared duly elected Fellows of the Society:—Charles Octavius Eardley-Wilmot, A.P.M., Sorell; Walter Davidson, of Riccarton ; Charles James White, of Hobart Town, Esquires. Other candidates for membership were nominated. His Excellency the President referred to the Secretary for information as to the religious belief and notions generally on spiritual matters of the aborigines of Van Diemen's Land.