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ing severely from drought, and many of them lost their leaves. 

 At present, they were growing most luxuriantly, and the anomalies 

 were fairly common. In every case the coherent leaves were 

 terminal, one or both margins being involved, the cohesion being 

 accompanied by the suppression of the growing point, much as if 

 the shoots had been pinched off. 



Mr. R. H. Cambage brought before the Meeting the important 

 matter of the safeguarding of the Bulli Pass, on the South Coast, 

 as a beauty-spot and Nature Reserve. Happily the seascape and 

 landscape elements cannot be seriously interfered with; but it is 

 otherwise with the subtropical vegetation, which is such an 

 important factor in the general effect. With the object of secur- 

 ing the continuance of the vegetation, the Council had passed a 

 Resolution — which had been communicated to the Minister — to 

 the effect that it is highly desirable that action should be taken 

 by the State to secure an area of several hundred acres around the 

 Pass, and that the Minister for Lands be respectfully urged to 

 take the necessary action. Mr. Cambage said that he thought 

 that what the Council had done would commend itself to the 

 Society. Scientific Societies in Europe and America were inter- 

 esting themselves, on an international basis, in the preservation 

 of Nature, and in providing for Nature Reserves. He accord- 

 ingly moved : That this Meeting cordially supports the action of 

 the Council. The Resolution was seconded by Mr. A G. Hamilton, 

 and a number of Members took part in the discussion; on being 

 put to the Meeting, the motion was carried unanimously. 



Miss S. Hynes moved — That there should be more adequate 

 protection of the native flora. Mr. A. G. Hamilton seconded 

 the motion, which, on being put to the Meeting, was carried. 



