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Vol. XXIX.— No. 9. JANUARY 9, 1913. No. 349. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Chib was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, ()th December, 1912. 

 The President, Dr. J. A. Leach, occupied the chair, and al)out 

 40 members were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE, 



From Mr. J. W. Semmens, Chief Inspector of Fisheries and 

 Came, intimating that during the year he had collected a 

 (quantity of information regarding the close season for quail, 

 and conveying an invitation to the •Club to appoint two repre- 

 sentatives to a conference with him and delegates from Orni- 

 thologists' Union, Bird Observers' Club, Game Protection 

 Society, and Gun Clubs' Association, on Monday, i6th December. 



The President said the letter was important, and that Mr. 

 Semmens desired to get the opening of the quail season fixed 

 for a period of three years. 



On the motion of Messrs. Barnard and Mattingley it was 

 resolved that Mr. G. A. Keartland and the President represent 

 tlu! Club at the conference. 



REPORTS, 



A report of the excursion to the Badger Weir, Healesvill(\ on 

 Saturday, 23rd November, was read by Mr. F. G. A. Barnaul 

 on behalf of the leader, Mr. Reginald Kelly, who reported that 

 only two members accompanied hini. They had, however, 

 si)ent an enjoyable and instructi\'e outing, the forest foliage at 

 tlie weir being well worth the walk. Among the many flower- 

 ing plants and shrubs met with the straggling, semi-climbing 

 lios'sicca coydii^eni, bearing fairly large ]iapilionaceous flowers, 

 was deserving of special mention. Everywhere the beautiful 

 l-'ringed Lily, Thysanotiis tiiberostis. was displaying its jiurple 

 llowers, while the bright blue flowers of the Blue Pincushion, 

 lirunonia aitstralis, were equally conspicuous. On a tree-fern 

 near the weir the little orchid, Cyrlustylis renifonnis. was growing 

 \-ery freely, but its flowering season was just over. 



Miss F. Bage, M.Sc, reported that the junior excursion to 

 P.lack Rock, on Saturday, 7th December, had to be ub.mdoned 

 owing to inclement weather. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



Mr. 1'. K. II. St. John read an extract from the .i^t,'//\ of J5th 

 (k tol)er respecting the disposal in liurope of large numbers of 



