Proceedings of the Royal Society for the month of October, 1884

The monthly meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania was held on Monday, October 13. Mr. James Barnard, vice-president, occupied the chair. A large number of Fellows were present.
Mr. J.W. Clunies Koss,B. Sc.,F.G.S.,Etc, Etc., London, was introduced as a visitor.
The following gentlemen having been previously nominated by the Council, were duly elected as fellows of the Society:—Messrs. A. Giblin, A. J. Robertson, A. I. Clark, and A. Morton.
The hon. secretary brought forward the usual returns, including the time of leafing, flowering, and fruiting of a few standard plants in the Royal Society's Gardens duing September, 1884.
List of additions to the library, September, 1884.List of presentations to the Museum including mammals such as a Tasmanian tiger and four young ones, Thylacinus cyanocephalus, birds, such as Laughing jackass and a Wedge tailed eagle. Donations of fishes, mollusca, reptiles and crusacea.
Several papers were read:"The River Derwent: note upon the flood of 23rd September, 1884," by Mr. A. Mault.
Mr. R.M. Johnston read a paper on "Observatons on six rare fishes, recently captured in Tasmanian waters:-Callanthias Allportiis Latris ciliaris, Erythrichthys nitidus, Centriscus scolopax, Labrichthys Mortonii nov. sp., Oligorus gigas." Mr. J. R. McClymont, M. A., read a paper entitled, "Tentative list of Navigators who visited Van Diemen's Land prior to September, 1803." Discussion arose as to the importance and purchasing of material on this subject.