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James, given by Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, who said that, considering 

 the doubtful weather, there had been a fair attendance of 

 members. A visit was first made to the bank of the stream, 

 where the Older Volcanic formation was pointed out. just above 

 the level of the water ; then Quarry Hill was ascended, and the 

 Newer Volcanic seen, with the Tertiary sands intervening. 

 Some fine examples of spheroidal weathering were seen in the 

 old quarry. The river was then crossed, and the quarries in 

 the Newer Basalt near " Raleigh's Lookout " inspected. These 

 are also underlain by a considerable thickness of Tertiary 

 sands. On the edge of the stream the lignum, Muehlenheckia 

 Ciinninghami, was noticed in flower, and some fair-sized trees 

 of Myoporum ^ns^llare were also noted. 



A report of the junior excursion to Cheltenham and Beau- 

 maris on Saturday, 3rd May, was given by the leader. Mr. A. L. 

 Scott, who reported a poor attendance of juniors The i^arty 

 walked from Cheltenham to the cliffs at Beaumaris. On the 

 way a brief explanation was given of the nature and origin of 

 fossils, and attention drawn to some features of interest along 

 the coast. A general search was kept up for objects of interest, 

 resulting in the finding of lamp shells, sharks' teeth, whale- 

 bone, biC. ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken. Misses E. A. Robertson, 217 Royal- 

 parade, Parkville ; A. Robertson, Upper Plenty-road. Ivanhoe ; 

 and L. Shaw, White-street, Moreland, were duly elected 

 ordinary members ; Mr. L. Heriot, Notting Hill, a country 

 member; Miss E. J. Robertson, 35 Hutcheson-street, Moonee 

 Ponds, an associate ; and Masters C. Anstey, W. Tewkesbury, 

 B. Oldham, Grange School, South Yarra : Miss J. Berry, 

 Victoria-avenue, Canterbury, and Miss K. Derham, 243 Auburn- 

 road, Hawthorn, as junior members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The president welcomed to the meeting Mr. A. E. Kitson, 

 F.G.S., who had returned for a short time, after having spent 

 some years on geological survey work in Southern Nigeria, 

 British West Africa. 



Mr. Kitson, in thanking members for their warm welcome, 

 said that it was a great ]-)leasure indeed to be back again 

 amongst his scientific friends in Australia. He had s]UMit the 

 greater part of his time in the Australian bush, and had 

 learned to appreciate the country as only those who are 

 nature-lovers can. In British Nigeria is being built u]) a 

 colony which is going to have a great deal to say in matters 

 of the world generally, and is going to surprise the nations in 

 many ways. By way of answer to a suggestion of the chairman, 

 he might say that he had a large series of lantern slides 



