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Vol. XIV.— No. 4. AUGUST 5, 1897. No. 164. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



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

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 12th July, 1897. The 

 president, Mr. C. French, F. L.S., occupied the chair, and owing 

 to the inclement weather only some 35 members and visitors were 

 present. 



REPORTS. 



Mr. J. Shephard made a few remarks on the visit to the Bio- 

 logical School Museum, University, on 19th June, stating that, 

 thanks to Professor Spencer, M.A., a most instructive and enjoy- 

 able afternoon had been spent. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following publica- 

 tions as exchanges, donations, &c. : — " Proceedings of the 

 Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia," 1895, part ii. ; 

 " Proceedings of the Linnean Society, New South Wales," 1896, 

 part iv. ; "Guides to Growers," No. 31, and "Tuberculin Test," 

 from the Department of Agriculture, Victoria ; " Thirteenth 

 Annual Report Field Naturalists' Section of Royal Society of South 

 Australia ;" " Annual Report of the Secretary for Mines, Victoria," 

 1S96 ; " Contributions to a Knowledge of the Arachnidan Fauna 

 of Australia," Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 ; and "The Insect Fauna 

 of Funafuti," from the author, Mr. W. J. Rainbow. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



It was decided, on the proposition of Mr. J. Gabriel, seconded 

 by Mr. O. A. Sayce, " That an extraordinary general meeting be 

 held on Monday evening, 9th August, 1897, at 7.45, to consider 

 and amend Rule No. 6 in such a way that all members who are 

 only in arrears for the current year (payable in advance) may be 

 entitled to vote at the annual election of offLe-bearers." 



The Chairman drew attention to the proposal of the committee 

 of adding, when printing the list of members of the Club, partic- 

 ulars of the branch of study followed by each individual, and, in 

 commending the usefulness of such a list, reminded members that 

 the hon. secretary required the new information at once. 



PAPERS. 



1. By Mr. H. T. Tisdall, entitled " A Botanical Peep into the 

 Rocky Pools of Sorrento and Queenscliff," part ii. 



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