THE 



Victorian tyat\xvali$t. 



Vol. XIII.— No. 3. JUNE, 1896. No. 151. 



(PUBLISHED JULY U, 1896.) 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The sixteenth annual meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 8th June, 1896. The 

 president, Professor W. Baldwin Spencer, M.A., occupied the 

 chair, and some 60 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the dredging excursion in Port Philip Bay, on 

 Queen's Birthday, was received from Mr. J. Shephard. The 

 party was successful in locating a splendid dredging ground, and 

 this has been marked for future operations. It was decided that 

 Messrs. Cooke and Cottell be again thanked for the use of their 

 boats. 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard submitted a report of the excursion to 

 Olinda Creek, Lilydale, on the same day, which was enjoyed by 

 those present in spite of the wet weather. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Miss Brent and Messrs. L. Arendts, 

 F. Buckie, and Rev. J. S. Hart were duly elected members of the 

 Club. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The hon. secretary (Mr. H. P. C. Ashworth) read the sixteenth 

 annual report, 1895-96, which was as follows : — 



" To the Members of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. 

 Ladies and Gentlemen, — Your Committee has much pleasure in 

 presenting to you the sixteenth annual report of the Club's work, 

 being for the year ending on 31st May, 1896. 



" The past few years have, of necessity, seen a slight diminution 

 in the membership of the Club, in common with that of other 

 societies in the colony, but though this has been the case it is 

 satisfactory to note that the interest in the monthly meetings has 

 been fully maintained, the average attendance at which has been 

 about 60. 



" During the past year 1 1 new members have been elected, 

 and the total membership is now 157, including life and honorary 

 members, the latter numbering 11. 



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