ZU Uktorlan Haiurallsi 



Vol. XXL— No. 2. JUNE 9, 1904. No. 246. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 9th May, 1904. 



The president, Mr. O. A. Sayce, occupied the chair, and about 

 60 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



The hon. secretary read a letter from the Secretary for Lands, 

 received in reply to a communication from the Club in January 

 last, asking that certain land at Malleson's Glen, near Launching 

 Place, be permanently reserved for the permanent protection of 

 the native fauna and flora. The communication stated that the 

 land referred to "will be reserved as far as is necessary." 



REPORTS. 



A report of the Club's excursion to Camberwell on Saturday, 

 1 6th April, was read by the leader, Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., who 

 stated that it was attended by over 20 members. The object of 

 the excursion was geology, and the party first traversed the railway 

 cutting towards the East Camberwell station, where tlie banks 

 afforded a good opportunity for the examination of the beds, 

 which were pointed out and explained by the leader. Crossing 

 the valley to the eastward the same relationship of the beds was 

 again seen in a small gully. Further on the top of the hill at 

 Highfield road was reached, where a good view of the surround- 

 ing country was obtained. Here the leader gave a general out- 

 line of the geological features of the district, pointing out the 

 difference in the nature of the country to that of the lava plains 

 on the west, and the consequent effect on the flora and fauna of 

 the two areas. A pleasant afternoon's ramble was profitably 

 spent, and was especially interesting to those members who had 

 attended the excursion to the basalt country at Keilor in March 

 last. 



The hon. librarian acknowledged the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library: — Journal of Agriculture, Victoria, vol. 

 ii., part 6, from the Department of Agriculture, Victoria ; the 

 Geelong Natv,ralist, vol. i. (new series), part i, March, 1904, from 

 the Geelong Field Naturalists' Club ; " Forest Flora of New South 

 Wales," part 7, by J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., Government Botanist, 

 from the author; Nature Notes, March, 1904, from the Selborne 

 Society, London ; and " Missouri Botanical Gardens," 14th 

 report, for 1903, from the Director. 



