the Uictoriatt naturalist 



Vol. XXXIII.— No. 3. JULY 6, 1916. No. 391. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The thirty-sixth annual meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, I2th June, 1916. 



The president. Dr. C. S. Sutton, occupied the chair, and about 

 45 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



From Mr. O. W. Rosenhain, regretting his inability, owing 

 to ill health, to be present at the annual meeting, and intimating 

 that he would, as heretofore, do his utmost to further the 

 interests of the Club whether he was re-elected as a member 

 of the committee or not. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the geological excursion to the Royal Park rail- 

 way cutting on Saturday, 13th May, was made by the leader, 

 Mr. A. L. Scott, who stated that, owing to unfavourable 

 weather conditions prior to and at the time of starting, very 

 few took part in the outing. On reaching the cutting the 

 stratigraphical relationships of the red beds of the coastal plain, 

 the decomposed Older Basalt, and the bed rock were explained, 

 and their probable history considered. No fossils of worth 

 rewarded the efforts of the party. 



The leader, Mr. P. R. H. St. John, stated that only one other 

 member attended the whole-day excursion to Frankston on 

 Monday, 5th June (King's Birthday). A traverse was made 

 across the heath country in the direction of Langwarrin. 

 Floweriiig plants and shrubs were numerous and varied. The 

 Sweet Acacia, Acacia suaveolens, was exceptionally abundant, 

 fragrant, and at the height of flowering perfection. The day 

 proved an ideal one, and he regretted that more members did 

 not take advantage of it. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Miss Isa Cookson, B.Sc, 154 Power- 

 street, Hawthorn, and Mr. Harold Pottenger, 21 Kinross- 

 avenue, Caulfield, were duly elected as ordinary members of 

 the Club ; and Master Alaster Bums, '' Lucerne," Lower Fern- 

 tree Gully, and Mr. James Hill, Kewell, vid Murtoa, as country 

 members. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The hon. secretary, Mr. J. G. O'Donoghue, read the thirty- 

 sixth annual report, for the year 1915-16, which was as follows : — 



