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ment Domains, New South Wales," from the Director, Mr. J. H. 

 Maiden, F.L.S. ; Knowledge, December, 1907, from the 

 proprietors. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The president drew the attention of the members to the pro- 

 posal of the Premier to grant 15 acres of the Domain grounds as 

 a site for the i)roposed new hospital. He said it was greatly to 

 be regretted that any such proposal should be brought forward 

 which would interfere with our public parks and reserves. Most 

 of the parks around Melbourne had been encroached upon 

 from time to time for various purposes, and it was time that 

 a strong protest was made against any further alienation. He 

 moved — " That this meeting is strongly opposed to any further 

 encroachment on our public parks such as is involved in the 

 proposed grant of a portion of the Domain grounds for the re- 

 building of the Melbourne Hospital, while disclaiming any 

 opinion as to the suitability or otherwise of any of the proposed 

 sites." 



Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, in seconding the motion, which was 

 carried, said that there could be no doubt as to the importance of 

 the question involved, and trusted the sale of the Kew Asylum 

 lands would not be allowed without a strong protest. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland read a communication from the hon. 

 secretary of the committee recently formed to report on questions 

 relating to the Game Act, Sec, submitting for the consideration of 

 the Club a request from Mr. H. Thatcher, president of the 

 Vermont Progress Association, to the Chief Inspector of Fisheries, 

 that Wood-Swallows should be protected during the whole year, 

 on the grounds that these birds are most useful to farmers and 

 fruit-growers. He moved — " That in the opinion of this Club the 

 request should be complied with, and the Government be asked 

 to protect these birds during the whole year." The motion was 

 carried unanimously. 



PAPERS. 



I. By Messrs. G. A. Waterhouse, B.Sc, F.E.S., and G. Lyell, 

 F.E.S., entitled " Some Dimboola Butterflies." 



The authors gave some interesting notes of a trip to Dimboola 

 in November last, the principal object in view being to obtain 

 specimens of the rare " blue " butterfly, Ogyris waterhouseri, 

 Baker, long known to Victorian collectors under the name of 

 0. idmo, Hew., a Western Australian species. Though unsuc- 

 cessful in capturing any specimens, two were seen on the wing, 

 and a single egg, presumably of this species, was found on the 

 mistletoe, Lorant/nis pendulus. The conclusion arrived at was 

 that a visit a little earlier in the season would prove more 



