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Field Naturalists' Club — Proceedings. 



Vol. XXIX. 



the year. Of that number 62 voKimes and parts were pur- 

 chased and 171 serial pubHcations were received in exchange 

 or donated. The percentage of members who made use of the 

 hbrary is much lower than that of last year, though there was 

 not a very marked decrease in the number of books borrowed. 

 A large number of unbound volumes are ready for the binder, 

 and will probably be bound early in the coming year. Early 

 consideration should also be given to the question of publishing 

 a library catalogue for the use of members.' 



" On behalf of the committee, 



" Frank Wisewould, President. 

 " A. D. Hardy, Hon. Secretary. 



" Melbourne, 28th May. 1912." 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



The hon. treasurer, Mr. G. Coghill, read the financial state- 

 ment for 1911-12, which was as follows : — 



Rkceipts. 

 To Balance, 30th April, 1911 ... ... ... ^^91 4 8 



• 19 



£1^ 5 3 



1912-13,^7 8s. 9d. 



Carried forward 



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