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stake, been able to play their part like men, and to take their 

 share in warding off the evils that menace our country. The 

 news received this evening reminds us all again that there is 

 only one way of doing one's duty, and that is by following 

 the example of the men whose names appear before us to-night. 

 It is a responsibility, no doubt, to assert public duty, but it 

 is a duty that is plain — it is a duty that members of a society 

 like this, and, indeed, members of any society, can assist in 

 the doing of ; and until this war is over, and until Australia 

 and the rest of the Empire is made safe, and our Allies in the 

 cause of freedom and the world, there is only one thing that 

 counts, and that is, doing everything we can — by giving our 

 lives, our money, our work — to secure victory and freedom. 

 All honour to these men ! It is a great privilege to come here 

 to-night in order to unveil this handsome board, which, I hope, 

 may have additional names added to it yet, which will go down 

 to posterity as the most honourable record of a very honourable 

 society." 



On the Union Jack being drawn aside by His Excellency, 

 the National Anthem was sung. 



A cordial vote of thanks to His Excellency for honouring 

 the Club with his presence was proposed by Mr. C. Daley, 

 F.L.S., seconded by Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, and carried by 

 acclamation. 



PRESENTATION. 



The chairman announced that, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard having 

 now completed a quarter of a century as hon. editor of the 

 Club's journal, it had been decided by a number of the members 

 to present him with a small token of the Club's esteem and 

 good wishes. He would ask the past president, Mr. F. Pitcher, 

 to make the presentation. 



Mr. Pitcher briefly referred to the various offices Mr. Barnard 

 (who was an original member of the Club) had occupied since 

 its inception, and said that he was of opinion that the regular 

 appearance of the Naturalist, greatly due to the editor's efforts, 

 was one of the principal means of maintaining the Club as a 

 live society. He then handed to Mr. Barnard a pocket aneroid 

 bearing the following inscription : — " F. G. A. Barnard, Esq., 

 from the F.N.C. of Victoria, in recognition of 25 years' valuable 

 services as hon. editor. June, 1918." 



Mr. Barnard, in replying, said that he had been quite taken 

 by surprise by the presentation, and, though the instrument 

 would not be so useful to him now as it might have been when 

 he was some years younger, still, he greatly appreciated the 

 kindness of his fellow-members in making him the recipient 

 of such a gift. He had at times felt inclined to resign his 

 position, owing to lack of time to give the work the attention it 



