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that he had seen three Lyre-birds crossing the track. He also 

 suggested that a Club excursion should be made to the 

 O'Shannassy Weir 



PAPER READ. 



By Mr. O. W. Rosenhain, entitled " A Thousand Miles on the 

 River Murray." 



The author recounted some of the incidents of a steamer trip 

 from Echuca to Murray Bridge, giving many interesting 

 particulars regarding the timber along the banks, the effects 

 of floods, &c. He also gave some details of the scheme for 

 locking the river, the works for which are now in progress at 

 Blanchetown. 



His remarks were illustrated by an excellent series of nearly 

 one hundred lantern slides. 



EXHIBITS. 



By Mr. J. W. Audas, F.L.S. — Specimens of the Autumn 

 Orchid, Eriochilus aututnalis, collected at Nar Nar Goon, i6th 

 April. 



Bv Mr. C. J. Gabriel. — Marine shells, Murex tenuispina, Lam., 

 Ceylon ; M. palma-rosa. Lam., Ceylon ; and M cervicornis, 

 Lam., North Australia. 



By Mr. P. R. H. St. John. — Herbarium specimens of Euca- 

 lyptus maidenii, F. v. M , Spotted Blue Gum, collected by Dr. 

 W. H. Green at Phillip Island, 7th April ; also sample of crude 

 oil distilled from Eucalyptus fastigata, Deane and Maiden, at 

 Laboratory, Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, 14th April, 1917. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



EXCURSION TO RIVERSDALE. 



A PARTY of about forty, including several members of the 

 Microscopical Society, journeyed to the terminus of the Rivers- 

 dale tramway line on Saturday, 24th March, in order to visit 

 the land recently secured by the Hawthorn Tramways Trust for 

 park purposes. " This land, having an area of about 137 acres, 

 has a frontage to Riversdale-road of nearly three-quarters of a 

 mile, with a depth along Boundary-road and Elgar-road of 

 rather more than a quarter of a mile, and thus affords ample 

 space for the intended purpose. Approaching the park from the 

 terminus, it is seen to be intersected by a deep valley, which 

 offers great possibilities to the landscape artist for improvement 

 by tree-planting, &c., as it is now very bare. On the further 

 side of the valley, and extending through to Elgar-road for a 

 distance of nearly half a mile, the land is well timbered with its 



