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Vol. XXXI.— No. 3. JULY 9, 1914. No. 367. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The thirty-fourth annual meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 15th June, 1914. 



The president, Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., occupied the 

 chair, but, owing to unfavourable weather conditions, the 

 meeting was poorly attended, only 24 members being present. 



CORRESPONDENCE . 



From Railway Department, in reply to a communication 

 from the Club, intimating that no planting had been done on 

 the slopes of the railway cuttings at Footscray, Royal Park, 

 Flemington Bridge, Heidelberg, Windsor, Burnley, Hawthorn, 

 and East Camberwell, whilst at other places specified planting 

 had only been carried out in such a way as to leave sufficient 

 spaces on the slopes to enable the strata to be clearly seen. 

 For reasons cited in memo, of 11/5/08 to the Club, the Com- 

 missioners could not sanction the erection of notice boards at 

 the cuttings. On the motion of Messrs. Barnard and Searle, 

 the matter was referred to the committee for consideration. 



From South Melbourne Council, acknowledging receipt of 

 the Club's request re planting of native trees and shrubs in 

 the plantations along St. Kilda-road, and intimating that it 

 had been referred to the public works committee. 



From Victorian Executive for approaching visit of the 

 British Association for the Advancement of Science, intimating 

 that Tuesday, i8th August, had been reserved for a reception, 

 by the members of the various scientific societies in Victoria, 

 to be held in the Botanic Gardens, and requesting to be informed 

 of the amount the Club, or its members, would contribute, 

 a donation of 2S. 6d. entitling the donor to one invitation card. 

 The president briefly referred to the announcement on the 

 subject in the Naturalist, and requested those who purposed 

 attending the function to furnish the secretary with their 

 names, and the number of invitation cards required, as early 

 as possible. 



REPORTS. 



In the absence of Mr. A. James, Mr. A. L. Scott reported 

 on the excursion to Maribyrnong on Saturday, 23rd May, 

 having for its object physiography. The attendance was 

 meagre, owing perhaps to threatening weather, but the after- 

 noon proved fine, and a pleasant ramble was enjoyed. 



Mr. C. French furnished a report of the visit of about twelve 

 members of the Club to the Museum of Economic Entomology 



