Proceedings of the Royal Society for the month of June, 1890

The monthly meeting of the Royal Society was held on Wednesday, June 11th, at the Museum. The President, His Excellency Sir R. G.C. Hamilton, K.C.B., took the chair.
Mr. Morton read a letter from Mr. A.B. Biggs, Launceston, suggesting that something be done by the Society in collecting records of early events in the history of the colony from the few surviving old colonists, as they were rapidly passing to the majority, and the opportunity would soon be for ever lost. The letter was referred to the consideration of Mr. J. B. Walker, who is interesting himself in the ancient history of the colony.
Mr. Morton submitted a programme of the third annual meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, which will commence on Thursday, January 15, 189l, at Christchurch, New Zealand.
Mr. E. C. Nowell, bon. member Royal Statistical Society, read a paper entitled "Do the changes of the moon affect the rainfall?" Captain Shortt read a brief paper, criticising Mr. Nowell's views, in which he contended that it was not to the moon's influence alone that they should look for the effect stated, although he admitted that the moon was a great factor in the case.
Mr. james Barnard read some notes on a fossil tree found beneath 100ft. of basalt, at Richmond, Victoria, by S. H Wintle. Mr. Barnard added that similar specimens had been presented to the Tasmanian Museum by his son, Dr. Barnard, while in New South Wales.
Several speciemens were exhibited such as parrots, black marble, and Eucalyptus.