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Vol. XXVL— No. 5. SEPTEMBER 9, 1909. No. 309. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



A SPECIAL general meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 .Society's Hall on Monday evening, 9th August, 1909. 



Mr. J. A. Leach, M.Sc, one of the vice-presidents, occupied 

 the chair, and about 50 members were present. 



In accordance with notice given at the previous ordinary 

 meeting Mr. G. Coghill moved — "That the following alteration be 

 made in clause d of rule 4, viz., that after the word 'shillings' 

 the words ' provided that on payment of an additional two 

 shillings and sixpence such associate shall be entitled to receive 

 the Club's journal monthly ' be added." He considered that the 

 associate members, who, it must be remembered, were under 

 the age of twenty, would take a greater interest in the Club work 

 if at a small extra expense they could obtain the Club's journal. 



The motion was seconded by Mr. R. W. Armitage, and carried 

 unanimously. 



The business of the ordinary meeting was then proceeded with. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the junior excursion to Sandringham on Saturday, 

 7th August, was given by the leader, Dr. C. S. Sutton, who 

 reported an excellent attendance, about 40 juniors being present. 

 The date proved to be somewhat early for the present season, as 

 only some 25 plants were found in bloom. However, several 

 interesting species, such as the orchids Corysanthes pruinosa^ 

 Pterostylis vittata, and Acianthus exsertus, were obtained. Many 

 questions were put by the young folks, and notes taken down, so 

 that he considered the afternoon had been well spent. The day 

 was extremely fine, and everybody seemed to enjoy the outing. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. Frank C. Bury, Hoyt-street, 

 Brighton, and Mr, Gerald F. Hill were duly elected ordinary 

 members ; Master C. Raff, Elsternwick, an associate ; and 

 Masters John Barbour, Yass, N.S.W., and S. H. Mereweather, 

 Loch-street, Camberwell, junior members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



A circular letter was read from the Kernot Memorial Com- 

 mittee, containing the various suggestions by w^hich the deep 

 interest of the late Professor Kernot, for many years president of 

 the Royal Society, in scientific matters, might be recognized, and 

 soliciting subscriptions to the proposed memorial. 



Mr. G. Coghill called attention to several inaccuracies in recent 



