Proceedings of the Royal Society for the month of August, 1888.

• Main Author: Royal Society of Tasmania
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1888
• Subjects: Royal Society of Tasmania; Van Diemens Land; VDL; Hobart Town; natural sciences; proceedings; records; Antarctic; Morton; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/15703/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/15703/1/proc-aug-1888.pdf

The monthly meeting of the Royal Society was held at the Tasmanian Museum on August 13th. The president (His Excellency, Sir Robert G. C. Hamilton, K.C.B.), occupied the chair. Mr. Alex. Morton read a letter from Mr. G. Thureau, F.G.S., calling the attention of the society to the following announcement which appeared in the illustrated Leipziger News of .July 10, 1887 : —" Dr. Albucht von Groddeck, Royal Mining Counsellor and Director of the United Mining Academy and School of Mines, at Clauthsal, Hanover, on the 18th June, 1887, 50 years of age." The deceased gentleman was a foreign correspondent of the Society. Includes list of additions to the library during July. Extensive discussion on the Paper “The Problem of Malthus stated” by Mr R.M. Johnston as well as discussion on Mr James Andrews “Notes in reference to Scott's Track, via Lake St. Clair, to the West Coast of Tasmania." Mr. R. M. Johnston read the following paper, which was contributed by Mr. Joseph Davies, the manager of the Tasmania gold mine at Beaconsfield :” Extraordinary phenomenon at Beaconsfield.” — "Being connected with the Tasmania mine, and a resident in that district since 1877, I have had the pleasure of witnessing a very extraordinary phenomenon, which has been perceptibly in operation during the past three years.” Bishop Sandford mentioned the matter of Antarctic exploration and Mr. A. J. Taylor drew attention to the destruction of the native opossum, and said that something like 75 per cent, of the animals killed had young in the pouch at the time and he thought the Society should make representations to the Government for the protection of the animals.