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F.L.S. In addition, two popular evenings were lield. The 

 February meetint:; was devoted to ' Notes of Holiday Rambles,' 

 and the following gave accounts of their Christmas holi- 

 day work : — Dr. C. S. Sutton, ' A Visit to Mud Island ' ; 

 Mr. F. Pitcher, ' The Noojee Valley ' ; Miss G. Nethercotc, 

 ' To Mallacoota ' ; Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, ' A Trip to Britannia 

 Creek'; Mr. C. Daley, B.A.. F.L.S. , 'From Alexandra to 

 Healesville ' ; Mr. H. B. Williamson, ' At Mallacoota ' ; Mr. 

 F. Chapman, A.L.S., ' Arthur's Seat District.' Messrs. F, 

 Chapman and C. Lambert also showed an excellent series of 

 shdes of geological physiography of districts near Melbourne 

 at the March meeting. 



" The excursions of the Club have been regularly maintained 

 during the past year, and the attendances of members and 

 friends have been good. It must not be forgotten that we are 

 a Field NaturaUsts' Club, and that the field excursions are 

 among the more important work of the Club. The excursion 

 programme extends from August to July. During the year 

 excursions were made to thirty-two distinct places and locali- 

 ties, distant ones being made to Bendigo, Rosebud, to the 

 Grampians, and to the Loch Valley. Over twenty subjects 

 were studied and observed, and over two do/.en memlx^rs acted 

 as leaders of the excursions. 



" In February the committee entertained tlie members at 

 the Zoological Gardens, where a successful social gathering was 

 held and afternoon tea served. Thanks are given to Messrs. 

 Le Souef and Wilkie, who conducted the members iviund the 

 (iardcns. 



" At the June meeting extra attention was given to the 

 exhibition of specimens. There was a large attendance of 

 members and friends, and the display of objects included all 

 branches of natural history. 



" It is always gratifying to record honours that have come 

 to members of the Club. This time one of our old members, 

 and one who has supported the Club as an officer .and com- 

 mitteeman, and also by supplying valuabh; paper's, Mr. 

 Frederick Chapman, A.L.S., has added honours to the Club. 

 Mr. Chapman was awarded the Symc^ prize of /loo by the 

 University of Melbourne for his valuable work on pakeontology. 

 In addition, our distinguished fellow-member has been appointi'd 

 Lecturer on Paheontology to the Melbourne I'liiversity. 'J'he 

 committee and Club wish him every success. Another dis- 

 tinction came to the Club in the early part of the year, when 

 our fellow-member, Mr. F. Mann, M.A., LL.B., was elevated 

 to a Supreme Court justiccsh'p. The Club heartily congratulated 

 Mr. Justice Mann on his acceptance of the position. 



" After many years of successful labour as Professor of 



