J"'y'"| Field Naturalists' Club — Proceedings. 35 



" The hon. librarian, Mr. P. R. H. St. John, intimates that 

 the hbrary has received many valuable additions, principally by 

 way of exchange, during the past year. It is, however, a matter 

 of disappointment to the committee that members seem to 

 make so little use of the valuable literature it contains. 



" The best thanks of the Club are due to Messrs. Coghill and 

 Haughton for their generosity in placing their olhce, at 79 

 Swanston-street, at the disposal of your committee for the 

 holding of meetings ; to the leaders of the various excursions 

 for their services and reports ; to the contributors of papers, 

 notes, &c. ; to the exhibitors of specimens ; and to all who 

 have contributed, directly or indirectly, to the advancement 

 of the Club. 



" In conclusion, your committee are indeed gratified to record 

 that the attendance of members and visitors at the ordinary 

 meetings of the Club during the past year was all that could 

 be desired, and they feel assured that, whilst such an enthusi- 

 astic display of interest in its proceedings is evidenced, little 

 fear need be apprehended in the troubled times ahead of the 

 Club's abihty to maintain a steady progress and to contribute 

 no mean measure of matter of an informative character to the 

 various sciences. 



" On behalf of the committee, 



" C. S. Sutton, President. 

 "J. G. O'DONOGHUE, Hon. Secretary. 

 " ^oth May, 1916." 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



The hon. treasurer, Mr. G. Coghill, read the financial state - 

 nient for 1915-16, which was as follows : — 



Receipts. 

 To Balance, 30th April, 1915 ... ... ... ^44 2 11 



,, Subscriptions — 



Ordinary Members ... £9^ 8 6 



Country Members ... 27 10 6 



Associates ... ... 113 



;^I22 o 3* 



Victorian Naturalist — 



Subscriptions and Sales 9 n 2 



Advertisements ... 3 15 o 



Reprints ... ... 2 15 9 



16 III 



Sales of Badges ... ••• ... 044 



Interest, Savings Bank .. ...125 



Admissions, &c. — Exhibition of Wild-Flowers 



in aid of Wounded Soldiers' Fund ... 72 8 6 



211 17 5 



^256 



•Subscriptions :— Arrears, ;^i6 3s.; 1915-16, ;,^99 9s. 9d. ; 1916-17, £(> 



7s. 6d. — total ;Ji22 OS. 3d. 



