Field Nafu pa lists' Club o? Vicfopia. 



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



BUSINESS PAPER FOR MONTHLY MEETING. 



Monday, Hth IVIay, 1896, sit 8 p.m. 



i. Correspondence and Reports. 



Report of Excursion to Black Rock, from Mr. J. Shephard. 



Report of Excursion to Biological School, from Professor Baldwin Spencer, M.A. 



2. Election of Members. 



Proposer Seconder 



Mr. J. Brunning .. Mr. G. E. Shepherd ... Mr. A. Coles. 



3. Nominations for Membership. 



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

 Hon. Secretary. 



4. General Business. 



Nominations (to be in writing) for Office-bearers for year 1896-97. 

 Election of two Auditors. 



5. Reading of Papers and Discussions thereon. 



By Rev. W. Fielder, "The Intermediate Hosts of Fluke— Third Note." 

 By Mr. G. A. Keartland, " Ornithological Notes from Central Australia." 



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. 



$k EXCURSIONS. &> 



Monday, 25TH May. — Port Phillip Bay. Under the leadership of Mr. J. 

 Gabriel, F. L.S. Start from the Gem Pier, Williamstown, at 10 a.m. Object : 

 Dredging. 



Monday, 25TH May. — Lilydale. Under the leadership of Mr. F. G. A. 

 Barnard. Start from Prince's Bridge station, at 7 a.m. The leader will meet 

 the party either at Hawthorn or on arrival at Lilydale. Object : Fern 

 Collecting. 



ANNUAL CONVERSAZIONE. 



The Annual Conversazione will be held in the Athenteum, on Thursday 

 and Friday, 28th and 29th inst. Members are urgently requested to 

 make the exhibition of specimens as complete as possible, and to send in 

 particulars of their exhibits not later than 16th inst. to ensure allotment of 

 space and insertion in catalogue. Extra tickets may be obtained from the 

 Hon. Secretary at one shilling each, and it will further the success of the 

 Conversazione if members will do their utmost to dispose of as many tickets as 

 possible. Messrs. Frost, Gabriel and T. S. Hall, M.A., have been appointed 

 as executive committee to have complete control of the arrangements and 

 spacing of exhibits. 



