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Vol. XVIII. —No. 10. FEBRUARY 6, 1902. No. 218. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 13th January T902. 

 Mr. O. A. Sayce (one of the vice-presidents) occupied the chair, 

 and about 50 members and visitors were present, including a 

 number of teachers attending the Summer School in Melbourne. 



REPORTS. 



The hon. librarian acknowledged the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Report on the Walhalla Goldfield," 

 from the Department of Mines, Victoria ; " Proceedings of the 

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Mel- 

 bourne Meeting, 1901," from the Association ; " Records of the 

 Australian Museum," vol. iv., Nos. 2 and 5, from the Trustees 

 Australian Museum, Sydney ; " Proceedings Linnean Society of 

 New South Wales," part 3, 1901, from the Society ; "Queensland 

 Flora," part 4, by F. M. Bailey, F.LS., from the Colonial 

 Botanist, Queensland; "Proceedings of the NewZealand Institute," 

 vol. xxxiii., 1900, from the Institute; The Emu, January, 1902, from 

 the Australasian Ornithologists' Union ; "Hawkesbury Agricultural 

 College Magazine," Dec, 1901, from the College; Nature Notes, 

 Nov. and Dec, 1901, from the Selborne Society, London ; Science 

 Gossip and Knowledge, Nov. and Dec, 1901, from the proprietors ; 

 "Annual Report of Smithsonian Institute," 1899, from the In- 

 stitute ; " Missouri Botanical Garden 12th Annual Report," from 

 the Trustees; " Bulletin of Buffalo Society of Natural Science," 

 vol. vii.. No. 1, from the Society. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The question of the adoption of a badge for the Club was again 

 brought before the meeting. The chairman stated that the 

 matter had been discussed at considerable length by the Com- 

 mittee, and various suggestions had been carefully considered, and 

 that it had been finally resolved to recommend that the shell 

 Nassa fasciala be adopted as the badge of the Club. It was 

 pointed out that the shell could be worn permanently attached to 

 the watch chain, which would serve to distinguish members of the 

 Club, especially when travelling ; and at excursions or meetings 

 could be attached to the lapel of the coat by means of a small 

 gold safety-pin. Samples of the mounted shells were submitted 

 for the inspection of members present. 



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