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reduced b}' the death of Colonel W. V. Legge, R.A., who was 

 elected in 1889. 



Your committee desires to place on record the great loss 

 to the Club by the death of Mr. 0. W. Rosenhain, who died at 

 sea while on a voyage to Japan. The late Mr. Rosenhain was 

 a regular attendant at the Club's monthly meetings and 

 excursions, and had held office as a member of committee, 

 always taking an active interest in all that concerned the Club. 

 His efforts in connection with the protection of our native 

 birds are especially worthy of notice, and the sympathy of the 

 Club is extended to his widow and family. 



" To four members of the Club, Messrs. F. G. A. Barnard, 

 C. C. Brittlebank, J. H. Gatliff, and C. Vincent, each of whom 

 has lost a son on active service abroad, your committee 

 desires to convey the deep sympathy of fellow-members in their 

 sad bereavement. Much concern is also felt at the continued 

 illness of Mr. J. R. Tovey, for a time hon. secretary of the 

 Club, and sincere hopes are expressed that a permanent and 

 speedy recovery may be granted to him. 



" The financial statement to be submitted by the hon. 

 treasurer shows that the ordinary receipts and expenditure 

 for the year were £159 17s. 6d. and £151 8s. 2d. respectively, 

 the year thus closing with a credit balance increased to 

 £61 8s. 8d., with no outstanding accounts. 



" The regular monthly meetings have been well sustained 

 by an average attendance of about 60. The papers read at 

 the meetings numbered twelve, and were in most cases of 

 great interest. The authors and titles were as follow : — 

 Mr. D. J. Paton, 'The Buffalo Plateau in January'; Mr. 

 G. F. Hill, F.E.S., ' A Naturalist in the Northern Territory ' ; 

 Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S., ' A Sketch of the Geological History 

 of Australian Plants : the Palaeozoic Flora ' ; Mr. E. E. Pescott, 

 F.L.S., ' Notes on the Reproduction of Australian Orchids ' 

 (illustrated) ; Mr. C. Daley, F.L.S., ' A Visit to the Grampians ' 

 (illustrated) ; Messrs. J. Shcphard, J. Searle, and J. Stickland, 

 ' The Result of Twelve Months' Collecting of the Micro-Fauna 

 of the Botanic Gardens Lake ' ; Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., ' Two 

 Snakes New to Victoria ' ; Mr. A. N. Burns, ' Notes on the 

 Butterflies of the Wandin District ' ; Prof. Sir Baldwin Spencer, 

 K.C.M.G., ' What is Nardoo ? ' and ' Notes on Some Aboriginal 

 Kitchen Middens at \\'ilson's Promontory ' ; Mr. A. I). Hardy, 

 F.L.S., 'The Tall Trees of Austraha ' ; and Mr. J. W. Audas, 

 F.L.S., ' The Characteristic Vegetation of the Yarram District.' 

 The papers were in most cases accompanied by specimens, 

 illustrations, maps, &c., explanatory of the statements made. 



" Considerable interest is attached to the exhibits shown by 

 the meml)ers at the monthly meetings, and of these there has 



