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Vol. XXII. —No. 4. AUGUST 10, 1905. No. 260 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, loth July, 1905. 



The president, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, occupied the chair, and 

 about 70 members and visitors were present. 



THE LATE MR. H. T. TISDALL. 



The president said that, before proceeding to the business on 

 the notice paper, he had a sad announcement to make, in that 

 the Club had lost that morning by death one of its best known 

 members, Mr. H. T. Tisdall. He said that the loss was a very severe 

 one, and he felt quite unable to adequately express his feelings 

 regarding their late member, whose unselfish work on behalf of 

 the Club was known to all. He asked those who could possibly 

 do so to meet him the following afternoon at Heidelberg 

 Cemetery, and pay their last respects to their fellow-worker, and 

 moved that the condolence and sympathy of the Club be 

 conveyed to his widow and family. 



Mr. F. VVisewould, in supporting the resolution, spoke of Mr. 

 Tisdall's great services to the Club, especially in the help he was 

 always ready to render young workers, and his willingness at all 

 times to do anything he could for the furtherance of the study of 

 natural science. 



REPORT. 



A report of the visit to the Entomological Branch of the 

 Department of Agriculture on Saturday, 8th July, was received 

 from Mr. C. French, F.L.S., Government Entomologist, who 

 reported that about 20 members were present, and spent the 

 afternoon in examining the numerous specimens of life-histories 

 of insects, the valuable works in the library, and the many other 

 interesting contents of the rooms. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 additions to the library : — " Memoirs Geological Survey of Vic- 

 toria," No. 3, and "Annual Report (1904) of Secretary for Mines 

 and Water Supply, Victoria," from the Department of Mines, 

 Melbourne ; The Emu, vol. v., part i (July, 1905), from the 

 Australasian Ornithologists' Union ; Nature Notes (May and 

 June, 1905), from the Selborne Society, London ; and " Bulletin 

 New York Botanical Garden," vol. iv., No. 12, from the Director. 



ELECTION OF MEMBER. 



On a ballot being taken, the Rev. William Eraser, Athol-street, 

 Moonee Ponds, was duly elected a member of the Club. 



