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appear in sections as space becomes available. Concurrently 

 with the work of the sub-committee, the Government Botanist, 

 Dr. Ewart, has been revising the " Recording Census " ; and 

 when it is stated that many more than four hundred alterations 

 have been made in it, it will be realized that the revised list 

 of our plants will present a quite strange appearance to those 

 who only know that of the second volume of Mueller's " Key to 

 the System of Victorian Plants." Eight ordinal names will 

 have their endings changed to ' aceae ' instead of ' eae ; ' 

 twenty-nine generic names and more than two hundred specific 

 names have been altered, most of the latter as regards their 

 endings and the authorities. Forty-four genera have been 

 added and eighty species admitted, and thirty-four species 

 and a few genera deleted. Whilst awaiting publication of the 

 last section of vernaculars, the sub-committee will devote its 

 attention to the further revision of those already printed, in 

 the light of the all too few suggestions sent in by those to whom 

 copies of the reprints have been forwarded.' 



" The Club's library has received a number of valuable 

 additions during the year, principally by way of exchange with 

 scientific societies in the other States, and other parts of the 

 world. Members still fail to make the use of it which its value 

 deserves. 



" The Club is again under a great obligation to Messrs. 

 Coghill and Haughton for their generosity in placing their 

 office at 79 Swanston-street at the disposal of the committee 

 for the holding of meetings. 



" In conclusion, whilst congratulating members on the 

 prosperity enjoyed by the Club, the committee urge upon 

 them the necessity of energetic individual effort to secure fresh 

 acquisitions to their ranks and to promote and maintain the 

 present position of the Club in the domain of science by com- 

 municating the result of their researches and observations at 

 the meetings. 



" On behalf of the committee, 



"J. A. Kershaw, President. 

 " J. G. O'Donoghue, Hon. Secretary. 

 " 26th May, 1915." 



In moving the adoption of the report, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard 

 urged upon members the necessity of studying more closely 

 the natural economy of plant, insect, and animal life, and to 

 submit their investigations or observations in the form of ;i 

 paper ;it ;i meeting of the Club. Whilst interesting ami in- 

 structive matter was contributed to the Naturalist, practically 

 no short notes dealing with original investigations amongst 



the groups mentioned were tendered. 



The motion for the adoption was seconded by Mr. F. Pitcher. 

 and carried. 



