tbe Uktorian naturalist 



Vol. XXXIII.— No. 9. JANUARY 11, 1916. No. 397. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, nth December, 1916. 



The president, Mr. F. Pitcher, occupied the chair, and about 

 forty members and visitors were. present. 



The chairman referred to the absence of the hon. secretary, 

 Mr. J. G. O'Donoghue, through serious illness, and moved that 

 a letter conveying the sympathy of the members be forwarded 

 to him. Seconded by Dr. Sutton, and carried unanimously. 



From Mr. A. J. Gill, head teacher of Ferntree Gully State 

 school, expressing his thanks for the visit of Mr. P. R. H. 

 St. John, who, at the request of the committee, had visited 

 Ferntree Gully and conducted a field excursion of the school 

 children. 



From Major K. Pearse, military secretary to His Excellency 

 the Govenior-General, thanking the Club for its offer to for- 

 ward copies of the Victorian Naturalist to the Governor- 

 General during his residence in xALUstralia. 



REPORTS. 



In the absence of the leader, Mr. C. French, jun., Mr. T. S. 

 Hart, M.A., read a report of the excursion from Mooroolbark 

 to Evelyn on Saturday, i8th November, which, he stated, was 

 rather poorly attended. Attention was given principally to 

 scale-insects and galls, of which a fair number of specimens 

 were collected for future examination. 



It was reported by the leader, Mr. G. Coghill, ,that, owing to 

 the flooded state of the country, it had been decided to abandon 

 the excursion to Launching Place announced for Saturday, 

 25th November. 



A report of the excursion to Upper Beaconsfield on Satur- 

 day, 9th December, was given by Mr. F. Pitcher, who said that 

 an interesting day had been spent. More than fifty plants 

 had been found in bloom. Butterflies of several of the 

 commoner species were very numerous. The party had been 

 hospitably entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Drake. 



On the motion of Messrs. Pitcher and Daley, it was decided 

 to forward a letter of thanks to Dr. and Mrs. Drake for their 

 kindness on the occasion. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. J. Robinson, Ormond Plant 



