Che Uictorian naturalist. 



Vol. XXXII.— No. 10. FEBRUARY 10, 1916. No. 386. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 17th January, 1916. 

 In the absence of the president. Dr. C. S. Sutton, one of the 

 vice-presidents, Mr. F. Pitcher, occupied the chair, and about 

 j6 members and visitors were present. 



THE LATE DR. T. S. HALL, M.A. 



The chairman said it was with sincere sorrow and regret that 

 he had to announce the death, since the previous meeting of 

 the Club, of an old and highly esteemed member in the person 

 of Dr. T. S. Hall. By his demise the Club, the Royal Society, 

 the University, and the State had lost a scientific worker of 

 exceptional merit. There was no need for him to supplement 

 Professor W. B. Spencer's able resume of our lamented member's 

 life-work that appears in the current issue of the Naturalist ; he 

 would content himself by inviting members to assent to his 

 motion that an expression of the Club's sympathy and con- 

 dolence be forwarded to Mrs. Hall by the hon. secretary. 



The resolution was seconded by Mr. F. Chapman, and all 

 present signified their acquiescence by rising. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 



From Mr. A. J. Campbell, Col. M. B.O.U., expressing his 

 appreciation of the (Tub's commendation of his action in 

 dedicating his oological collection to the State, and mentioning 

 that his first oological papers were read before the. Club in the 

 early eighties. 



The chairman and Mr. H. B. Williamson eulogized the action 

 of Mr. Campbell in donating such a valuable collection — one 

 that had taken practically a lifetime to acquire — to tin- 

 National Museum in order that others might enjoy the benefit 

 of his labour. 



From Mr. F. Lewis, Acting Chief Inspector of Fisheries and 

 Game, advising that the Minister had refused the request oi 

 petitioners that all lakes except Hattah and Mournpoul be 

 removed from the sanctuary in the Mildura district which 

 the Club was instrumental in having proclaimed about twelve 

 months ago. 



In explanation oi the letter, the hon. secretary said that the 

 president, Dr. C. S. Sutton, had pledged the Club to act with 

 several kindred bodies in resisting the efforts oi a number of 

 sportsmen, residing at Mildura and in its neighbourhood, to 

 curtail the area of the sanctuary in question. In conformity 



