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bane. South Australia. — Mr. A. G. Edquist, Adelaide. Western 

 Australia. — Mr. C. Grasby, Western Mail Office, Perth ; Miss 

 Babinqton, South Perth; Mrs. Butt, Northam ; Mrs. Bardwell, 

 Geraldton ; Mrs. S. Walton, Darlington ; Mrs. A. C. Gull, 

 Serpentine : and Miss Neimke, Laverton. Tasmania. — Mr. W. 

 M'Gowan, jun.. Launceston. 



The collections from the home State represented a widespread 

 area. A few (marked b}^ an asterisk) came from State 

 schools, but the date fixed did not suit many of the schools, 

 as the previous week was the spring vacation, and unless the 

 distant parcels were sent early on Monday they would be too 

 late for the display. Among the places represented were : — 

 Wail (J. B. Conn), Kiata (Misses P. and A. Brookes), Dimboola 

 (E. Malcsky), Ycaringa * (Miss E. Rich), Grampians (Mrs. C. 

 D'Alton, — Palmer), Stawell (Miss L. Thomas, H. Rowe). Golton 

 South, via Lubeck (Mrs. A. M. Howard), Weddcrburn (Miss E. 

 Gray), Korong Vale* (A. Sublet), Bendigo (D. J. Paton, R. 

 Eskdale). Castlemaine (IMrs. Newell), Maldon (A. M'Arthur, xM. A. 

 Williams), Elmore* (A. Vroland), Warrnambool (H. J. Hans- 

 childt), Laver's Hill (R. Nicholas), Colac (Mrs. Smith), Carlisle 

 River (T. Lucas), Point Lonsdale (Miss V. Gill), Beaufort (G. 

 Coghill), Brisbane Range (C. S. Sutton), Bell's Flat, Yackandan- 

 dah * (A. A. Paull), xAIount Buffalo (Miss Royce), Wangaratta (Miss 

 C. Mason, ]\Irs. Home), Lima East (Mrs. A. S. Evans), Kilmore 

 (Rev. A. J. Peck), Strathallan (Mrs. Loader), Kangaroo Ground 

 (Miss V. Twyford), Panton Hill (— Hollcnyer), Marysville (Miss 

 K. Keppcl), Officer (C. Dunham), Bunyip (Mrs. .\'Beckctt, Miss 

 Bottcrell), Longwarry (Miss E. Wallace), Lardner (R. Currie), 

 Korumburra (Mrs. F. Wright), Meeniyan (Mrs. J. J. Blundell), 

 Narracan (T. Savige), Thorpdale (Mr. G. Cornthwaite), Darli- 

 murla * (head teacher), Heylield (Miss Eitzpatrick. Mrs. S. 

 Best). Sale (Miss A. F. M'Kerrow), Bairnsdale (Mr. T. S. Hart, 

 M.A.), Blackburn (A. Lyell), Wonga Park (C. Whale), Croydon 

 (Mrs. Piatt), Evelyn (C. Oke, F. G. A. Barnard), West Warburton 

 ( — Grainger), Sandringham (Miss A. W. Faram), Frankston 

 (J. G. Mann), Bayswatcr (H. T. Chandler), Healcsville (J. W. 

 Audas, F.L.S.) Cultivated Australian flowers were sent by 

 Melbourne Botanic Gardens, Mr. A. Rutter Clarke (Toorak), 

 Mr. J. Robinson (Ormond), Mr. J. P. M'Lennan (Burnley 

 Gardens), and Mr. S. Keep (Canterbury). 



The exhibition of microscopical objects was not the least 

 successful feature of the proceedings, owing to the united efforts 

 of several members of the Club, members of the Microscopical 

 Society of Victoria, teachers from the Training School, Carlton, 

 and the assistance given by the University Histological 

 department. In the afternoon twenty-eight microscopes were 

 in use, and in the evening thirty-seven. The exhil)its comprised 



