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Vol. XXVII.— No. 10. FEBRUARY 9, 1911. No. 326. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



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

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 13th January, 1911. 



Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., one of the vice-presidents, 

 occupied the chair, and about 45 members and visitors were 

 present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



From Chief Inspector of Fisheries and Game, stating that 

 the Minister of Agriculture had decided to adhere to his 

 intention of altering the opening of the shooting season 

 for Quail from ist March to 15th February, and that this 

 decision had only been arrived at after searching inquiry and 

 mature consideration. 



The Chairman stated that the Advisory Committee on the 

 Game Act had protested against the alteration. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Heidelberg on Saturday, 14th 

 January, for pond life, was given by the leader, Mr. J. C. 

 Kaufmann, LL.D., who reported an interesting and profitable 

 afternoon. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken. Miss Georgina Sweet, D.Sc, Bruns- 

 wick, and Mr. W. Gay, Surrey Hills, were duly elected as 

 ordinary members of the Club. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. By Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., entitled— " The Migration 

 of Eels in Victoria." 



The author related that he had recently had an opportunity 

 of witnessing, at the Hopkins Falls, near Warrnambool, an 

 "eel-fare" or the ascent of the young elvers up a stream 

 from the sea, and at the falls had seen them ascending: 

 almost vertical wet rocks, though with some difficulty, and 

 submitted specimens of the eels, and photographs showing the 

 creatures in the act of wriggling up the rocks. 



Messrs. Pitcher, Cole, Barnard, and Hardy congratulated the 

 author on the successful results of his investigations, the latter 

 complimenting him on the photographs, which were only 

 obtained at the expenditure of much patience and risk. 



2. By Mr. J. W. Audas, entitled — " Recent Botanical 

 Investigations at Wilson's Promontory." 



The author described the route taken by himself and Mr. P. 



