126 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



banana, the mode of flowering and the development of the fruit 

 was similar. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Department of Mines, Victoria, 

 Bulletin 17 : Newbridge Goldfield," from the Secretary for Mines, 

 Melbourne ; Journal oj Agriculture of Victoria, July and August, 

 1905, from the Secretary for Agriculture, Melbourne ; " Depart- 

 ment of Mines, New South Wales : Records, vol. viii., part i, 

 and Annual Report, 1904," from the Secretary for Mines, 

 Sydney ; Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, Ji^'y ^^^ 

 August, 1905, from the Secretary for Agriculture, Sydney ; 

 " Proceedings Linnean Society of New South Wales, vol. xxx., part 

 I, and Supp. ; also Rules and List of Members," from the 

 Society ; " Queensland Flora : Index and Supplements," from 

 the Government Botanist, Brisbane ; " Proceedings Royal Society 

 of Queensland," vol. xix., part i, from the Society ; Journal oJ 

 West Australian Natural History Society, part 2, May, 1905, from 

 the Society; Nature Notes, July, 1905, from Selborne Society, 

 London ; also " Proceedings Royal Society of New South Wales," 



1877, " Transactions New Zealand Institute," vol. xi., 1878, and 

 " Proceedings Royal Society of Tasmania," 1876 (imp.), 1877, 



1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, and 1882, from the University Library, 

 Melbourne. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. A. H. Tricks, Victoria-street, 

 Camberwell, Mr. Thos. Mahood, Argus office, Mr. H. Kendall, 

 Argus office, Mr. F. G. Cormack, General Post-Ofifice, Mr. F. 

 Cornall, Lome-parade, Surrey Hills, and Capt. R. J. Dawes, 

 Williamstown, were elected ordinary members ; Eric Mansfield 

 as an associate ; and Misses Phillis Vale, W. Larard, W. 

 Shappere, Masters Alex. Godfrey, A, M. Hall, O. Childers, H. 

 MuUett, H. Monk, L. J. Lodge, J. Stewart, and A. P. Flockhart 

 as junior members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The chairman stated that the members would be pleased to 

 learn that the Director of Geology had instructed Mr. W. Bara- 

 gwanath, junior, to extend the survey of the Baw Baw district to 

 the north and west of the area already surveyed ; this would 

 probably cover the supposed source of the River Yarra, and so 

 settle the uncertainty at present existing on that point. 



PAPER READ. 



By Mr. A. Mattingley, entitled " A Naturalist's Notes in 

 North Queensland." 



In an interesting paper, illustrated by about seventy lantern 

 slides, the author described many of his experiences during 



