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shall become the properly of the Field Naturalists' Club, and 

 shall be deposited for reference either in the Club's rooms or in 

 the National Herbarium, and that unless this condition be 

 fulfilled no record shall be accepted for publication except by 

 resolution of the committee for the time being." 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard drew attention to the necessity of again 

 taking some action to prevent the destruction of the wattle in the 

 neighbourhood of Melbourne, and moved — "That the hon. 

 secretary be instructed to communicate with the press with a 

 view to enlisting tiie support of the public in the matter." This 

 was seconded by Dr. J. C. Kaufmann, and carried. 



Mr. E. O. A. Thiele stated that a large area of valuable forest 

 in the Marysville district, extending from Tommy's Bend to 

 Cumberland Creek, and which at one time contained trees of 

 magnificent size and great variety, had been desolated by fire. 

 He mentioned that the irreparable loss of this valuable stretch of 

 forest could not have been accidental, but pointed to the work of 

 people who during the summer months run their cattle in these 

 highlands. He suggested that the Club might take some action in 

 the matter. 



The president thought that it would be as well for the Com- 

 mittee to take the question into consideration and see what could 

 be done to stop such practices. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. By Mr. Isaac Batey, entitled " The Animal- Life of Sunbury 

 District Sixty Years Ago." Communicated by Mr. A. G. 

 Campbell. 



The author dealt principally with the mammals existing in this 

 district from about the year 1846, enumerating the species met 

 with, together with notes on their habits, &c. 



Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., remarked on the interest attached to 

 such early records of our native fauna, and in the course of his 

 remarks mentioned that evidence was desired as to whether the 

 Native Cat, iJasyurus yeoffroiji, Gld., inhabited the southern 

 parts of the State. Although very rare in Victoria, it was known 

 to inhabit the N. and N.W. districts bordering the Murray, and 

 any evidence of its occurrence in the southern districts would 

 be particularly valuable. In size and .general appearance it 

 closely resembled the common Uasyure, D. viverrinus, Shaw., 

 from which it was readily distinguished by the presence of a 

 hallux, or great toe, and the tail, except in melanistic varieties, 

 being more or less black towards the tip. 



2. By Mr. C. F. Cole, entitled " Bird-Life in the Nagambie 

 District." 



The author gave an interesting account of a week spent, in 



