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191 Brighton-road, St. Kilda ; and Mr. R. Mitchell, 151 

 Manning-street, North Melbourne, were duly elected as ordinary 

 members, and Master Noel W. M'Haihe, Church of England 

 Grammar School, South Yarra, as a junior member of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The president referred to the retirement of Mr. Chas. French, 

 F.E.S., from the position of Government Entomologist. This, 

 for many reasons, was to be regretted. Mr. French was one 

 of the founders of the Club, and had always taken a great 

 interest in its progress, that would not cease with his cessation 

 of public duties, and his official work was well known and 

 appreciated. It was gratifying to note that his son, Mr. C. 

 French, jun., also an energetic and valued member of the 

 society, was now Acting Government Entomologist. Mr. 

 French, jun., had done good work, and his appointment would 

 give room for expansion of his work. He trusted that the 

 position would improve with it. 



The hon. treasurer asked the chairman whether it was 

 necessary for a junior to be re-nominated as an associate, or 

 an associate as an ordinary member, on reaching the qualifying 

 age for the advanced membership. Hitherto he had accepted 

 the increased subscription and transferred the individual to 

 the other list. The president said the rules were indefinite on 

 the point, but he considered that re-nomination and election 

 was the correct way. It was decided to adopt this course in 

 future. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The hon. secretary, Mr. A. D. Hardy, F,L.S., read the 

 thirty-first annual report for the year 1910-11, which was as 

 follows : — 



" To THE Members of the Field Naturalists' Club of 



Victoria. 



" Ladies and Gentlemen, — Your committee have the honour 

 to present for consideration the thirty-first annual report of 

 the Club, being for the year ended 30th April, 191 1. 



" The year has, in several respects, been an uneventful one ; 

 but good progress has been made in many directions, and, on 

 the whole, we may review the past twelve months with satis- 

 faction, even in the face of a reduced credit balance. Accession 

 to membership was slightly less than during the preceding 

 year. In all, 64 new members were elected, comprising 16 

 ordinary, 8 country, 7 associate, and 26 junior members. The 

 total membership now amounts to 282, being made up as 

 follows : — 7 honorary, 2 life, 142 ordinary, 60 country, 

 20 associate, and 51 junior members. When compared 

 with the year 1909-10, thi? about equals the difference 

 in numbers of juniors, due, perhaps, to the stronger 

 attraction of the military movement and the corresponding 



