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Vol. XXX.— No. 3. JULY 10, 1913. No. 355. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The thirty-third annual meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, i6th June, 1913. 



In the unavoidable absence of the president and vice- 

 presidents, Professor A. J. Ewart, D.Sc, Ph.D., a past 

 president, was voted to the chair, and about 50 members and 

 visitors were present. 



REPORTS. 



A report of the excursion to Coburg on Saturday, 24th 

 May, was given by the acting leader, Mr. A. L. Scott, who 

 said that there was a moderate attendance of members. The 

 party proceeded east along Bell-street, across the Merri 

 Creek, and, taking the cross road, studied the appearance, 

 in plan and section, of the Silurian strata there exposed. The 

 bad lands beyond were then investigated. Some of the holes 

 in these miniature canyons were nine feet deep, with interest- 

 ing ramifications of caves and underground water-courses. 

 The water-shed models higher up were next visited. On 

 reaching the creek, the columnar basalt, the tesselated pave- 

 ment, and the contact of the basalt with the bed-rock were 

 noted in passing. 



A report of the excursion to the Royal Park railway cut- 

 ting on Saturday, 14th June, was given by the leader, Mr. A. 

 L. Scott, who stated that an examination was made of the 

 stratigraphical relationship of the section, and its probable 

 history discussed. The effects of weathering were noted, and 

 a few fossils were found. The weather was perfect, and 

 those present spent a very pleasant afternoon. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Messrs. L. G. Biichner, Univer- 

 sity, Carlton, and W. R. Grimwade, Orrong-road, Toorak, 

 were duly elected as ordinary members, and Master B. P. 

 Sutton, Rathdown-street, North Carlton, as a junior mem- 

 ber, of the Club. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The hon. secretary, Mr. J. T. Hamilton, F.L.S., read the 

 thirty-third annual report, for the year 1912-13, which was 

 as follows: — 



"To THE Members of the Field Naturalists' Club of 



Victoria. 



" Ladies and Gentlemen, — Your committee have much 

 pleasure in submitting for your consideration the thirty-third 

 annual report, showing the operations of the Club during 



