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Vol. XXVIII.— No. 1. MAY 4, 1911. No. 329. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTOR] A. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday, loth April, igii. 



The president, Mr. F. Wisewould, occupied the chair, and 

 about 50 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDEN'CE. 



From His Excellency Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, . 

 K.C.M.G.. thanking the Club for its expression of regret at 

 his departure from the State, and signifying his pleasure at 

 the existence in Victoria of so many organizations for stimulating 

 an interest in the study of nature. 



From Mr. C. Waters, resigning his office as assistant secretary, 

 owing to pressure of other work. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Hampton on Saturday, 25th 

 March, was given by the leader, Mr. C.J. Gabriel, who reported 

 that, favoured by a beautiful afternoon and a very low tide, 

 an interesting time had been spent by a fairly numerous party. 

 A large number of starfish, worms, molluscs, &c., were secured 

 under the shingle, which was uncovered for several hundred 

 yards from the shore-line. A notable observation made was 

 the fact of the gradual disappearance of the rock-boring 

 molluscs of the genus Barnea, formerly known as Pholas, from 

 the northern parts of Port Phillip Bay. This has been caused 

 probably by the discharge of deleterious drainage and silt into 

 the Bay, and has affected both species, Barnea aiistralastca, 

 Sow., and B. ohtur amentum, Hed., of which living specimens 

 are now difficult to obtain north of Beaumaris. 



A report of the excursion to Mont Albert, on Saturday, 8th 

 April, was given by the leader, Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S., who 

 reported a good atten.dance of members. The afternoon had 

 been devoted to the geology and physiography of the district, 

 and considerable interest -had been evinced in the subject by 

 the members of the party. 



A report of the junior excursion to Clifton Hill Quarry on 

 Saturday, ist April, was given by the leader, Mr. J. S. Kitson, 

 who stated that about twelve juniors attended. It was found 

 that the quarry was being opened up in a new direction, but 

 the stone excavated contained very few specimens of Zeolites 

 and other minerals for which the quarry is famous. On the 



