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at the hotel, and an hour or so spent in pleasant chat before 

 the train left for town. 



A report of the excursion to Labertouche, via Longvvarry, 

 on Tuesday, 5th November (Cup Day), was, in the absence of 

 the leader. Miss C. Currie, given by Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, who 

 said that a fair party had gone from town to Longwarry, where 

 they were met by the Messrs. Currie, Hardie, and Crabb, and 

 driven out to the Boronia patch, situated alongside the Laber- 

 touche Creek, in the parish of Jindivick. The ground covered 

 by the party was much the same as on the previous occasion, 

 as reported in the Naturalist for January last. The Boronia, 

 B. pinnata, was found to be in fine condition, and the visitors 

 were greatly charmed with the effect produced by the masses 

 of delicately perfumed flowers. With the exception of 

 Drymophila cyanocarpa, the other plants seen in flower were 

 not particularly noteworthy. Among the ferns collected was 

 Lomaria Patersoni, a species not common so near Melbourne. 

 Birds were not numerous, but the Bell-Miner was heard several 

 times. » 



On the motion of Messrs. Barnard and Coghill, a hearty 

 vote of thanks was accorded to Messrs. T. B. Currie, A. B. 

 Currie, W. B. Hardie, and F. Crabb for their kindness in pro- 

 viding vehicular accommodation and other liospitality on the 

 occasion. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Miss B. Jennings, 70 High-street, 

 Malvern, was duly elected an ordinary member, and Miss E. 

 i\Iackenzie, 5 Clissold-street, Ballarat East, as a country 

 member of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The chairman said that he had during the day received a 

 communication from the secretary of the Forest League (Vic- 

 torian l^ranch), stating that the proposal to have the western 

 portion of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, set aside as a 

 national park was to come before the South Australian 

 Parliament that afternoon, and requesting him, if possible, to 

 wire to Capt. White, of Adelaide, the Club's support of the 

 proposition. He had communicated by telephone with a 

 number of members, who were unanimous in their desire to 

 further the proposed reservation, and he had therefore wired 

 Capt. White to that effect. 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard said that he knew the Field Naturalists' 

 section of the Roj^al Society of South Australia had been for 

 some years endeavouring to have the reservation made, and 

 moved that this meeting endorse the president's action. The 



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