I02 Field Naturalists' Club — Proceedings. [voV'^xxxV. 



October, was given by Mr. J. Stickland, who acted as leader 

 in the unavoidable absence of Mr. J. Searle. He stated that, 

 owing to threatening weather, the attendance was small, but 

 the afternoon turned out better than expected. A number 

 of interesting captures were made in the various ponds visited. 

 Among the specimens obtained was a very beautiful form of 

 the polyzoan Fredericella sultana, possessing an unusually large 

 number of tentacles. Some interesting fresh-water algs; were 

 also secured, and other specimens which had not yet been 

 identified. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. John H. King, " Bole win," 

 Burke-road, East Malvern, and Mr. F. B. Sutherland, Vauxhall- 

 road, Canterbury, were duly elected ordinary members of the 

 Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The hon. treasurer, Mr. G. Coghill, said that the financial 

 results of the recent exhibition of wild-flowers would not be 

 nearly so good as last year ; still, he expected to be able to hand 

 over to the Y.M.C.A. National Fund for Soldiers about £125, 

 as against £212, the result of the previous exhibition. He 

 considered the display as fine, if not finer, than the previous 

 one, but the number of calls being made upon the public for 

 patriotic purposes had probably affected the result. The 

 amount from sale of tickets showed that most of the tickets 

 sold were presented at the doors, whereas in previous years 

 numbers were bought merely for the sake of helping the 

 patriotic object in view. 



The chairman said that the Club should not be discouraged 

 by the comparison between the results of the two exhibitions. 

 Last year it was more of a novelty, and the presence of the 

 Governor-General doubtless made it more popular. The 

 weather was better then, whereas this year the evening turned 

 out showery. In the afternoon the Town Hall was well filled, 

 and people had difficulty in getting near tlie exhibits. In 

 many cases exhibitors had spent considerable sums in going 

 long distances to obtain flowers, and if these sums were added 

 to the net result it would be found that the contribution of 

 the members of the Club and their friends to the Y.M.C.A. 

 National Fund was a very handsome one. 



The chairman said that since the last meeting of the Club 

 two members had suffered severe bereavement — Mr. F. Chap- 

 man, A.L.S., by the loss of his daughter while on a visit to a 

 neighbouring State, and Mr. F. Pitcher by the loss of his son 

 while on active service in France. To each he desired to offer 

 the sincere sympathy of the Club. 



