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Vol. XXX.— No. 1. MAY 8, 1913. No. 353. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 14th April, 1913. 



The president, Dr. J. A. Leach, occupied the chair, and about 

 45 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



From Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., secretary of the Committee 

 of Management of the National Park, Wilson's Promontory, 

 acknowledging the Club's protest against the further use of 

 the National Park as a grazing area on account of the danger 

 of the destruction of the native flora, and stating that the 

 Committee has directed that all stock shall be removed from 

 the Park after June, 1913. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Eltham on Saturday, 12th 

 April, was given by the leader, Mr. P. R. H. St. John, who 

 reported that, favoured by a fine afternoon, there was a good 

 attendance of members. The outing had been arranged for 

 the study of eucalypts, which are well represented in the 

 district. Following the main road towards Research for 

 about a mile a northerly direction was taken to one of the last 

 remaining specimens of the Yertchuk, Eucalyptus Considiniana, 

 which appears to have been highly prized by local residents 

 as a source of fencing material. A number of trees and 

 saplings of the Red Box, E. polyanthema, were pointed out, 

 while the clean, white stems of the Candlebark, E. ruhida^ 

 were prominent in several directions. Altogether, at least a 

 dozen species of eucalypts were seen. During an interval for 

 rest a few notes were read on the history of the genus and 

 the various schemes suggested for the separation of the species. 



A report of the junior gathering at the Royal Society's Hall 

 on Saturday, 5th April, was given by the leader, Mr. A. D. 

 Hardy, F.E.S., who said that the afternoon had been scheduled 

 for the examination of microscopic objects, and, although a 

 special effort was made to attract the juniors by means of 

 circulars, the attendance was very poor. The plan of operation 

 was to address the members for a short time, giving a rough 

 outline of the afternoon's work, and then, with five micro- 

 scopes, show various exhibits, zoological and botanical — living 



