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" The thanks of the Club arc due to the leaders of excursions 

 during the year, not only for their sacrifice oi time, but also 

 foi the interesting reports furnished, and to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. 

 Tovey, Mr. and Mrs. F. Pitcher, Mr. and Mrs. F. Wisewould, 

 Misses Kehle and Major, and Mr. R. A. Keble, for the kindness 

 and consideration extended to members on the occasion of 

 the Mentone, Botanic Garden, and Pakenham outings. 



"The thirty-first volume of the Club's journal and magazine, 

 The Victorian Naturalist, has been published, and. under the 

 able editorship of Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, has once more attained 

 the high standard of excellence that has been for many years 

 past its characteristic feature, and that has resulted in 

 establishing an increasing demand for it by scientific societies 

 throughout the world, by reason of the unique and reliable 

 information it contains respecting Victorian natural history. 

 The Club has, therefore, to again record its thanks to Mr. 

 Barnard for the able manner in which he discharged the duties 

 of his honorary position, and to those members who, by then- 

 contributions, papers, and notes, render the journal of such 

 interest and importance. 



" In addition to a number of interesting natural history notes, 

 fourteen papers, dealing with a variety of subjects, were read 

 at the Club's meetings during the year. Of these, two were 

 illustrated by lantern slides, as was Mr. J. A. Kershaw's report 

 of the Wilson's Promontory excursion. Mr. E. E. Pescott's 

 lecturette on 'Some Victorian Wild-Flo were,' and Mr. E. 0. 

 Thiele's lecturette on ' Portuguese East Africa.' The fol- 

 lowing is the list of authors and papers:- Mr. K. A. l'.astow, 

 'Victorian Hepaticae (Liverworts)'; Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S., 

 (a) ' Note on a Large Specimen of Conns Dennanti,' (6) ' On an 

 Impression of the Fruit of Casuarina or Sheoak in the Newer 

 Basall ot Victoria' : Mr. YV. Davey, F.E.S.. ' Nobs on English 

 and fapanese Newts in Victoria'-. Mr. J. C. Goudie, 'Notes 

 on the Coleoptera oi North-Western Victoria,' Pari VI.; 

 M.-ssrs. J. H. (bitliiT and C. J. Gabriel, 'Alterations in the 

 Nomenclature of Some Victorian Mollusca'; Dr. T. S. Hall, 

 M..\ . D.Sc, 'Notes on the Gippsland Lakes' (illustrated); 

 Mi. Reginald Kelly, 'Plant Distribution in the Eiealesville 

 Dishii i ' ; Mi . L A. Kershaw, F.E.S., ' A Naturalisl in Northern 

 Queensland'; Mr. G. A. Keartland, 'On the Specific Name 

 ,',\ the Blood-stained Cockatoo, Cacatua sanguinea, Gld.' ; 

 Mr. ' . H. bees, C.E., F.R.A.S.. ' What is Nardoo ? ' ; Mr. J. G. 

 O'Donoghue, 'Wanderings on the Murray Rood-Plain'; Mr. 

 P. K. H. St. John. 'On the Smilarity oi two Species oi Banksia, 

 Banksia collina and Banksia spinulosa ' ; Mr. E. Shaw, 

 'Australian Blattida," : I.— Preliminary Description oi New 

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