Cbe Uictorian naturalist 



Vol. XXVI.— No. 2. JUNE 10, 1909. No. 306. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



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

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, loth May, 1909. 



The president, Mr. G. A. Keartland, occupied the chair, and 

 about 70 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



From Mr. D. Mahony, M.Sc, intimating that it is proposed to 

 entertain Prof. J. W. Gregory, D.Sc, at dinner, during his 

 approaching visit to the State, by the bodies with which he had 

 been connected when resident in Melbourne, and asking whether 

 the Club would take part in the welcome. It was resolved, on 

 the motion of Messrs. Thiele and Stickland, that Mr. G. B. 

 Pritchard, B.Sc, be appointed to act on the proposed committee. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the Easter dredging excursion to Western Port Bay 

 was given by the leader, Mr. J. Gabriel, who reported a successful 

 outing but a very poor attendance of members. The weather had 

 been very favourable for dredging, and three different localities 

 had been tried. Attention had been principally devoted to the 

 Mollusca, of which 225 species had been obtained. This total 

 exceeded that of the. previous year by five species, and included 

 46 species not obtained then. He called attention to the more 

 important finds, and exhibited examples of several of the more 

 interesting species. 



A report of the excursion to Altona Bay on Saturday, 24th 

 April, was given by the leader, Mr. G. B. Pritchard, B.Sc, who 

 reported a good attendance and an interesting afternoon's work. 

 Some time had been spent in the examination of the shell 

 deposits near the VVilliamstown Racecourse and discussing their 

 probable origin. The party then went on to the workings at the 

 Altona Bay Coal Company's shaft, where the geological features 

 of the locality were explained. 



The excursion for Saturday, Sth May, to see the basalt columns 

 at Holden, had to be postponed owing to the inclement weather, 

 and will probably be included in the list for next session. 



A report of the junior excursion to Royal Park at Flemington 

 Bridge, on Saturday, ist May, was given by Mr. H. W. Wilson, who 

 acted as leader owing to the unavoidable absence of Mr. J. A. 

 Leach, M.Sc. The attendance was rather small. The afternoon 



