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Vol. XVIIL— No. 7. NOVEMBER 7, 1901. No. 215. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 14th October, 1901. 

 The president, Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., occupied the chair, and 

 about 80 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



From Mr. C. W. Maclean, Inspector of Fisheries, asking for 

 the Club's opinion on an application made to the Department 

 by Mr. Jas. Cooper, bird dealer, for permits to procure certain 

 kinds of the fauna of Victoria which are at present protected 

 during the whole year. The President explained that the 

 question had been fully discussed by the committee, who re- 

 commended the adoj^tion of the following resolution : — " That 

 this Club recommends that Mr. Cooper's request be not granted, 

 as it believes that special permits can now be obtained, and 

 anjr further extension of the present facilities for the capture 

 of protected birds is dangerous, and likely to lead to their 

 destruction." 



Mr. G. Coghill moved the adoption of the committee's recom- 

 mendation, which was seconded by Mr. J. Shepherd, who thought 

 that the resolution might even have been more strongly worded, 

 contending that permits should be granted only for strictly 

 scientific purposes. Mr. E. Anderson, in supponing the motion, 

 said that as the Club had always vigorously advocated the pro- 

 tection of the native fauna, it would be actmg inconsistently if 

 it did not strongly oppose the granting of permits as desired 

 in the present application. The motion was carried unanimously. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the Club excursion from St. Albans to Deer Park 

 on Saturday, 14th September, was read by the leader, Mr. 

 F. G. A. Barnard, who said that an enjoyable ratnble had 

 resulted. Nearly forty species of wild flowers were noted, most 

 of them in the railway reserve at St. Albans. During the after- 

 noon a fair-sized Tiger Snake, Hoplocejyhalus curtus, was met with 

 and killed. 



A report of the excursion to Ringwood on Saturday, 28th 

 September, was read by the leader, Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., 



