July.] 

 1917 J 



Field Nainrrdisis' Club — Proceedings. 



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for April last. As many members are past the age for active 

 ser\ace, or for other reasons could not enlist, it was decided 

 to publish also the names of the sons and daughters of members 

 who had entered on active service. These names numbered 

 twenty-eight and two respectively, though it is possible all 

 have not yet been received. It is our sad duty, however, to 

 record that six sons of members have laid down their lives in 

 the Empire's cause, and the sympathy of the Club is extended 

 to the bereaved parents. 



" Among other matters of interest which have had the 

 attention of the committee during the year, it may be 

 mentioned that, at the request of the head teacher of Ferntrec 

 Gully school, Mr. P. R. H. St. John visited the district, and 

 conducted a nature study excursion of the children, which 

 proved a great success. The recent purchase of 137 acres of 

 land near Burwood for park purposes prompted a member to 

 bring it imder the notice of the Club, with the suggestion that 

 the authorities should be requested to have ariy tree-planting 

 contined to Australian trees and shrubs, and that it be pro- 

 claimed a sanctuary for native game. This was done, and the 

 Hawthorn Tramways Trust took the necessary steps to have 

 the land proclaimed a sanctuary, and has expressed itself as 

 willing to meet the Club's wishes as far as possible. The 

 removal of seedling palms from the reservation at Cabbage-tree 

 Creek, East Gippsland, having been brought before the Club, 

 a letter was written to the Secretary for Lands on the subject, 

 and an answer received that steps would be taken to prevent 

 further damage. 



" Though little has been heard publicly of the National Park 

 at Wilson's Promontory recently, your committee is pleased 

 to learn from Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., hon. secretary to the 

 trustees, that steady progress in various directions is being 

 made, and some notes which he has furnished will appear as a 

 separate article in the Naturalist. 



" The work of the Plant Names Committee has been further 

 advanced during the year. The sixtieth meeting has been 

 held, and the provisional printed list is now undergoing final 

 revision. 



" The outdoor reunion of members, which has become an 

 annual fixture, was held at the Botanic Gardens on Saturday, 

 loth February, when, in perfect weather, about fifty members 

 and friends were entertained at afternoon tea by the committee. 



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

 Haughton for allowing the committee to use their office for 

 its monthly meetings, and to all who, by their help in various 

 ways, have assisted in the work of the Club. 



" Finally, your committee would urge each member to take 

 a share in the advancement of the Club by every possible 



