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Vol. XXXVII.— No. 2. JUNE 10, 1920. No. 438. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, loth May, 1920. 



The president, Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S., occupied the chair, 

 and about 100 members and visitors were present. 



The president reminded members that the meeting was the 

 fortieth anniversary of the Club, and expressed his pleasure at 

 seeing among those present Messrs. C. French, sen., D. Best, 

 W. M. Bale, F.R.M.S., F. G. A. Barnard, J. E. Dixon, F. Pitcher, 

 and F. Wisewould — seven out of the eight " original " members 

 of the Club at present on the roll, the eighth, Mr. T. G. Sloane, 

 being a jT-sident of Central New South Wales. 



CORRESPONDENXE. 



The letter from the Fisheries and Game Department with 

 reference to the issue of permits to collect eggs of protected 

 birds, read and discussed at the previous meeting, and post- 

 poned for further consideration, was brought forward, and, 

 on the motion of Messrs. Pescott and Barrett, it was resolved 

 to inform the Department that the Club is opposed to the 

 issue of anv permits. 



Another letter from the same Department, which had also 

 been discussed at the previous meeting, on the subject of the 

 destruction of Mutton-birds at Phillip Island by foxes, was 

 considered. It was reported that the recent " drive " had 

 been successful, and a motion was carried asking the Depart- 

 ment to continue this method of lessening the number of foxes. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken. Miss F. Power, Eye and Ear 

 Hospital, Melbourne, and Prof. W. E. Agar, M.A., D.Sc, Mel- 

 bourne l^niversity, were duly elected ordinary members, and 

 Miss K. Drummond, Nhill, as a country member of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



Messrs. F. Keep and F. Wisewould were elected to audit 

 the accounts for the year 191Q-20. 



Nominations were made for office-bearers for year 1920-21. 



Mr. H. B. Williamson gave notice that at the next monthly 

 meeting h.- \\()uld move the following motions :— (i) That this 

 meeting considers that the Club meetings can be made more 

 attractive by more frequent use of the lantern, and that 

 nicmi)ers be encouraged to make and exhibit slides showing 

 \'ictorian physiography and natural history ; (2) that in view 

 of the objection that the ordinary business of the Club and the 

 reading of papers require all the time at the monthlv meetings, 



