Cb^Ulctorian naturalist 



Vol. XX.— No. 9. JANUARY 14, 1904. No. 241. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 14th December, 1903. 



Mr. D. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S., one of the vice-presidents, occupied 

 the chair, and about 55 members and visitors were present. 



REPORT. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Forest Flora of New South Wales," 

 part 5, by J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., Government Botanist, from the 

 author ; Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, vol. xix., 

 part II, November, 1903, from the Department of Agriculture, 

 Sydney; Nature Notes, October and November, 1903, from the 

 Selborne Society, London ; Knowledge, November, 1903, from the 

 proprietors. 



ELECTIONS. 



On a ballot being taken, Miss Carrie Cowle, East Melbourne, 

 and Messrs. H. G. Haig, 32 Princes-street, Fitzroy ; Hugh A. 

 Browne, Croydon Road, Surrey Hills ; and Arthur C. Parkyn, 

 Campbell-road, Balwyn, were duly elected members of the 

 Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The chairman took the opportunity of welcoming back to the 

 Club Mr. R. Hall, F.L.S., who recently returned from a collecting 

 trip through Siberia and Russia, and afterwards visited England. 

 Mr. Hall, in acknowledging the cordial welcome extended to him, 

 expressed his pleasure at being back again in Australia. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland reported on the meeting of the newly- 

 formed Field Trial and Game Protection Society, at which he 

 was appointed to attend, together with Mr. D. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S., 

 as representatives of the Club. Mr. Keartland stated that he was 

 cordially received by the Society, which gave him an opportunity 

 of explaining the Club's views regarding the close season for 

 game. He availed himself of this opportunity to protest against 

 the tendency of many sportsmen to endeavour to secure " big 

 bags " at the expense of the birds. The chairman, Mr. Le Souef, 

 also spoke, and mentioned that a deputaJ:ion of sportsmen had 

 recently waited on the Commissioner of Public Works to advocate 

 the opening of the shooting season for ducks and quail at an 

 earlier date. The hon. secretary reported that in consequence of 

 the action of the sportsmen the committee had appointed Messrs, 



