14 Field Naturalists' Club— Proceedings. [^vic^ n^/^' 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken. Miss C. C. Cunie, 2^ Kusliall- 

 crescent, North Fitzroy, was elected an ordinary member, 

 and Mr. Alex. Borthwick, Dulwich Hill. Sydney, N.S.W.. a 

 country member of the Club. 



ELECTION" OF .\UDlTORS. 



Messrs. F. Keep and J. Wilcox were elected to audit the 

 accounts for the year ending 30th April. 1917. 



NO.MINATION OF OFFICE-BEARERS, IQIJ-lS. 



The president, Mr. F. Pitcher, expressed his desire that the 

 customary practice of re-electing the president for a second 

 j)eriod be departed from on this occasion, and nominated Mr. 

 A. D. Hardy, F.L.S. (vice-president), for the i)osition. Mr. 

 Hardy protested ; he appreciated Mr. Pitcher's desire, and hoped 

 that members would support him in his nomination of Mr. 

 Pitcher as president for a second year. At the unanimous 

 request of the members, Mr. Pitcher agreed to withdraw from 

 the position he had taken up, and allow himself to be nomin- 

 ated for president. The following nominations were then 

 made : — President, ]\lr. F. Pitcher : vice-presidents, Mr. A. I). 

 Hardy, F.L.S., Mr. J. Gabriel; hon. treasurer, Mr. G. Coghill : 

 hon. librarian, Mr. P. R. H. St. John : hon. editor. Mr. F. G. A. 

 Barnard : hon. secretary, ]\Ir. E. S. Anthony ; hon. assistant 

 secretary and librarian, Mr. \V. Glance ; committee, Mr. F. 

 Chapman, A.L.S., Mr. C. Daley, F.L.S., Mr. T. S. Hart. M.A.. 

 B.C.E.. Mr. J. A. Kershaw. F.E.S.. Dr. C. S. Sutton, and Mr. 

 J. Searle (five to be elected). 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



^Ir. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., drew attention to the recent 

 announcement of the death of Mr. A. J. Xorth. C.M.Z.S.. orni- 

 thologist to the Australian .Museum, Sydney, who was one of 

 the " original " members of the Club, and a member for a great 

 number of years, while he had contributed many times to the 

 Club's proceedings. He moved that a letter of condolence 

 be sent to his widow. Seconded by Mr. F. (j. A. Barnard, 

 and carried unanimously. 



REMARKS ON EXHIBITS. 



Messrs. Pitcher, St. John, Daley, Searle, and (iabriel called 

 attention to points of interest in relation to their respective 

 exhibits. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. By Mr. K. A. Keble, entitled " Aboriginal Plant Names." 

 The author remarked that it was very difhcult to deal with 

 a language or flialect which was nor a written one. His remarks 

 were based on some lists of names of plants which were for- 

 warded to the late Baron von Mueller from Coranderrk and 

 other aboriginal stations some forty years ago. The lists were 

 accompanied by specimens which had been identilied by the 



