98 TMK VIC'IORIAN NATUKALIST. 



New South Wales, vol. xiv., part lo, October, 1903, from the 

 Department of Agriculture, Sydney ; " Proceedings Academy of 

 Sciences, Philadelphia," vol. Iv., part i, from the Academy ; 

 " Proceedings Boston Society of Natural History," vol. xxx., parts 

 3 and 7, vol. xxxi., part i, from the Society ; Knowledge, October, 

 1903, from the proprietors. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Messrs. Donald Macdonald, Mel- 

 bourne, and J. Newell, jun., Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy, were duly 

 elected members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland mentioned that a meeting was to be held 

 on Wednesday, i8th November, in Melbourne to form a society 

 to be called the Field Trial Game Protection Society, to which 

 persons interested were invited. He suggested that a representa- 

 tive from this Club be appointed to attend to ascertain whether 

 the Club might co-operate with the new society, or whether it 

 might be necessary to take steps to uphold the action of the Club 

 in connection with the Game Act. 



On the motion of Messrs. J. A. Kershaw and F. G. A. 

 Barnard, Messrs. G. A. Keartland and D. Le Souef were 

 appointed to attend the meeting as representatives of the Club. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. By Mr. E. E. Barker, F.R.M.S., entitled "The Bull-ants of 

 Victoria." 



The author, by way of an introduction to his paper, gave an 

 outline of his work in establishing an insect-house in connection 

 with the Aquarium at the Exhibition Building, Melbourne, and 

 briefly explained the construction of several ants' nests planned 

 in such a manner that the insects could be seen at work and their 

 habits studied. It is also the intention of the Exhibition Trustees 

 to exhibit various other living insects, as well as the larvae of such 

 of our local Lepidoptera, &c., as can be obtained. It was ex- 

 plained, however, that it is the intention of the Trustees to 

 confine themselves to the exhibition of only living specimens of 

 insects. The author then gave some interesting details concern- 

 ing the habits of two of the common species of ants found near 

 Melbourne. 



Messrs. F. G. A. Barnard, J. A. Kershaw, and the President 

 spoke to the paper, and congratulated the author on his work. 



2. By Mr. A. J. Campbell, entitled "Trips to Phillip Island." 



Mr. Campbell gave a very interesting account of some trips to 

 this locality, dealing particularly with visits to the Mutton-bird 

 rookeries. A particularly fine series of lantern views, showing 



