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October, was given by the leader, Mr. J. R. Tovey, who re- 

 ported an attendance of about a dozen members, who spent a 

 very pleasant afternoon, during which some sixty interesting 

 plants were noted in flower or fruit. 



A report of the junior excursion to Black Rock on Saturday, 

 1st October, was given by Mr. G. A. Keartland, who kindly 

 acted as leader in the absence of Mr. C. Barrett. He said that 

 an instructive afternoon had been spent, but that the juniors 

 had yet to learn that to observe birds in their haunts both 

 quiet and patience are essential. 



. ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. L. Van den Houten, Salisbury- 

 street, Cauhield, was duly elected an ordinary member, and 

 Miss Grace Thomas and Masters Eric Box, Noel Box, and 

 George Jensen, all of Footscray, were elected as junior members. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. By Mr. J. C. Goudie, entitled " The Coleoptera of Xorth- 

 Western Victoria (Part II.)" 



The author dealt with the water-beetles of the Birchip-Sea 

 Lake district, remarking that, while ^Masters recorded 261 

 species for the whole of Australia, and Mr. A. M. Lea had re- 

 corded 27, of which 7 were endemic, for Tasmania, he was able 

 to record 17 named species for the district, while there are 

 three others which have 3'et to be determined. Interesting 

 notes were appended to each species. 



2. By Dr. C. S. Sutton, entitled " Notes on the Sandringham 

 Flora." 



The author drew attention to the many interesting character- 

 istics of the flora of the Sandringham district — a district which, 

 unfortunately, owing to the spread of population, will soon be 

 lost to the botanical student. The flora was a very extensive 

 one, and in a favourable season it was possible to collect at least 

 one hundred species of plants in bloom in the course of a single 

 day's ramble. It was also noticeable that the association of 

 plants met with at Sandringham occurred in several more or 

 less isolated places in the State. 



Some little discussion followed, d'uring which Mr. F. G. A. 

 Barnard said that the author was to be thanked for the interest- 

 ing way in which he had referred to the characteristic features 

 of the Sandringham flora. 



EXHIBITS. 



The exhibits consisted almost entirely of wild-flowers, which 

 are recorded under a separate heading. 



The meeting closed with an extended coiiviMsa/ione. 



