Fkld Natu pal isles' Club of Victopia. 



ROOMS— ROYAL SOCIETY'S HALL, VICTORIA ST., MELBOURNE. 



BUSINESS PAPER FOR MONTHLY MEETING. 



IVIonda.y, 134:li •Jst.xs.u.Sk.a^ys 1896, a.4: 8 %».rr%.. 



1. Correspondence and Reports. 



Report of Excursion to Heidelberg, from Mr. J. Sliephard. 



2. Election of Members. 



Proposer Seconder 



Mr, G. C. Goudie ... Mr. H. P. C. Ashworth ... Mr. F. G. A. Barnard 

 3- Nominations for Membership. 



Members making nominations will oblige by handing the full name and address to 

 Hon. Secretary. 



4. General Business. 



5. Reading of Papers and Discussions thereon. 



By Messrs. J. Gabriel and H. P. C. Ashworth, " Notes on a Second Trip to Albatross 

 Island," illustrated by limelight views. 



By Mr. Dudley Le Souef, " Trip to Mallacoota Inlet," illustrated by limelight views. 



By Mr. R. Hall, " Notes on the habits of Victorian Wood Swallows." 



6. Reading of Natural History Notes. 



Members who may note any unusual occurrence, or see anything of interest in 

 Foreign or Colonial papers, are requested to mention the same at our meetings 

 for the purpose of discussion. 



7. Exhibition of Specimens and Conversazione. 



Members exhibiting specimens are requested to furnish the Hon. Sec. with written 

 particulars of their Exhibits, for record in Minutes and Naturalist. 



^f EXCUI^SIOWS. ^ 



Saturday, iith January. — Heidelberg. Under the direction of Mr. 

 J. Shephard. Start from Collingwood station at 2.15 p.m. Object: Pond 

 Life. 



Monday, 27TH January. — Nar-Nar-Goon. Under the leadership of Mr. 

 H. Giles. Start from Prince's Bridge station at 7.50 a.m. Object : General 

 Collecting. 



MEETING FOR PRACTICAL WORK. 



The next meeting will will be held on Monday evening, 20th January, and 

 not on the 27th as previously announced. Mr. O. A. Sayce will deal with 

 " Killing and Fixing Agents for Microscopic Work." Members attending the 

 meeting are requested to provide themselves with microscopes and as many 

 living microscopic forms as possible. 



