Cbc Uictorian Ham ralisi 



Vol. XXVI.— No. 3. JULY 8, 1909. No. 307. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The twenty-ninth annual meeting of tlie Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 14th June, 1909. 



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

 about 75 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Coburg on Saturday, 22nd May, 

 was given by the leader, Mr. J. A. Leach, M.Sc, who reported a 

 fair attendance of members, and an interesting afternoon spent 

 in examining the physiography of the locality and studying the 

 evidences of denudation on a miniature scale for which it is noted. 



A report of the visit to the National Herbarium on Saturday, 

 1 2th June, was given by Mr. J. R. Tovey, who kindly acted as 

 leader in the unavoidable absence of Prof Ewart. He gave 

 some account of the progress of the institution since the previous 

 visit of the Club, and called attention to the many valuable addi- 

 tions made to the library, which is now one of the best botanical 

 libraries in the Southern Hemisphere. 



A report of the meeting of junior members at the Club rooms 

 on Saturday, 5th June, was given by Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S., 

 who took charge of the gathering, and, with the assistance of Miss 

 F. Bage, M.Sc, and Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S., kept the juniors 

 fully interested in the wonders of nature under the microscope. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Miss M. Davis, 337 Weston-street, 

 Brunswick, Mrs. VV. White, Savings Bank, Malvern, Mr. E. Hill, 

 16 Vale-street, East Melbourne, Mr. E. A. Plumridge, 76 Regent- 

 street, North Richmond, and Mr. J. Robinson, 13S Powlett- 

 street, East Melbourne, were duly elected ordinary members ; and 

 Master G. A. Forster, VVrixon-street, Kew, and Masters Frank 

 and Tom Mower, 15 Albion-street, Essendon, as junior members 

 of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



Mr. A. H. E. Mattingley, C.M.Z.S., called attention to the 

 recently issued list of Victorian birds compiled by Mr. J. A. 

 Leach, M.Sc, and published by the Education Department, and 

 moved that a letter of thanks be sent to the Director for providing 

 so useful a list at such a trifling cost. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The hon. secretary, Mr. F, G. A. Barnard, read the twenty- 

 ninth annual report, for the year 1908-9, which was as follows : — 



