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Vol. XXV.— No. 12. APRIL 15, 1909. No. 304 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



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

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 8th March, 1909. 



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

 about 65 members and visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Hanging Rock, Woodend, on 

 Saturday, 20th February, was given by the leader, Mr. H. W. 

 Wilson, who reported an attendance of 15 members and friends, 

 which was very good, considering the distance from town. The 

 almost unique geological features of the locality had been 

 explained at length, and the physiography of the district pointed 

 out, to the evident interest of those present. 



A report of the junior excursion to the Botanical Gardens on 

 Saturday, 6th March, was given by the leader, Mr. F. Pitcher, 

 who reported a fair attendance, considering the showery afternoon. 

 On account of the wet, the greater part of the time was devoted 

 to the specimens in the economic museum, and many interesting 

 questions had been dealt with. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following donations 

 to the library : — " Proceedings Royal Society of New South 

 Wales," vols, xxxix., xl., and xli. (1905-7), from the Society; 

 " Proceedings Linnean Society of New South Wales," vol. xxxiii., 

 parts 2 and 3, from the Society ; " Records of the Australian 

 Museum, Sydney," vol. vii., part 2, from the Trustees ; Aus- 

 tralian Naturalist, vol. i., No. 12, from the New South Wales 

 Naturalists' Club; "Proceedings Royal Society of Queensland," 

 vol. xxi. (1908), from the Society; "Transactions Royal Society 

 of South Australia," vol. xxxii,, from the Society ; and Nature 

 Notes, October, 1908, from the Selborne Society, London. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. G. M'All, 254 Burnley-street, 

 Richmond, and Mr. C. Searby, B.A., Continuation School, Mel- 

 bourne, were duly elected ordinary members, and Mr. Tom 

 Carter, M.B.O.U., Western Australia, a country member of the 

 Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The hon. secretary read a communication from the secretary 

 of the Tasmanian Field Naturalists' Club, giving details of an 

 extended excursion to be held at Easter, and inviting any 

 interested to attend. 



The president took occasion to welcome to the meeting Mrs. 

 G. Weindorfer, of Tasmania, a country member of the Club, but 



