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remarks so interesting that general regret was expressed at the 

 briefness of the lecture. Ample opportunity was given after the 

 lecture to the juniors of examining the specimens and asking 

 further questions about difficulties which appeared to present 

 themselves. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library: — "Geological Survey of Victoria," 

 bulletins 15 and 16, from the Department of Mines, Melbourne; 

 The Emu, vol. iv., part 4, April, 1905, from the Australian 

 Ornithologists Union ; Agricultural Gazette of New South 

 Wales, April, May, and June, 1905, from the Secretary for 

 Mines and Agriculture, Sydney ; " Forest Flora of New South 

 Wales," vol. ii., part 6, by J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., Government 

 Botanist, from the author ; " Proceedings of Linnean Society of 

 New South Wales, vol. xxix., part 4, from the Society ; " Reprints 

 of Articles in the Agricultiiral Gazette of New Soutli Wales and 

 Proceedings Linnean Society of New South Wales," by W. W. 

 Froggatt, from the author; Nature Notes, April and May, 1905, 

 from the Selborne Society, London ; and Nature Study, March 

 and April, 1905, from the publisher. 



ELECTIONS. 



On a ballot being taken, Master W. Reed was elected an 

 associate ; Misses B. Ruppell, D. Debney, V. Kerr, F. Fulton, 

 and Masters W. Spencer, D. Seaton, F. Watson, W. Winn, W. 

 Farr, W. Shewlow, L. Henderson, M. O'Dowd, and R. O'Dowd 

 were elected as junior members of the Club. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The hon. secretary, Mr. J. F. Haase, then read the twenty- 

 fifth annual report for 1904-5, which was as follows : — 



"To the Members of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. 

 Ladies and Gentlemen, — Your committee have much pleasure 

 in presenting to you the twenty-fifth annual report, detailing the 

 work of the Club for the year ending 30th April, 1905. 



" The membership of the Club continues to show a gratifying 

 increase. During the year 135 members have been elected, of 

 whom 36 were ordinary and country, 10 associates, and 89 

 junior members, now making a grand total of 325 members. 

 During the same period we have lost two by death and five by 

 resignations. The total membership of the Club now comprises 

 9 honorary, 2 life, 168 ordinary, 36 country, 16 associates, and 

 94 juniors. 



" It is with great regret that we have to record the loss by 

 death of Mr. J. G. Luehmann, F.L.S., late Government Botanist 

 and Curator of the National Herbarium, to the relatives of whom 



