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Biology at the Melbourne University, Professor Sir Baldwin 

 Spencer, K.C.M.G., M.A., D.Sc, retired from that position 

 during the year. His place is taken by Professor Agar, D.Sc, 

 of England. Professor Spencer is one of the past presidents 

 of the Club, and has always been its ardent supporter. Your 

 committee wish him a long and happy retirement. 



" Your committee record with great pleasure that the 

 conservation of our forests has now been established upon a 

 satisfactory basis, and that a commission of three, with Mr. 

 Owen Jones, of England, as its head, and with Messrs. Mackay 

 and Code as his associated members, has been established. 

 The commission is free from political control, and is proceeding 

 to place the establishment and finances of our forests on a firm 

 and permanent footing. 



" The Plant Names Committee is still pursuing its laborious 

 task of compiling vernacular names for our flora. The lists are 

 now almost complete, and it is anticipated that during the 

 coming year its labours will be completed in the publication of 

 the revised list. Eighty meetings of the committee heive now 

 been held. Piofessor Ewart, F.L.S., has been chairman, and 

 Dr. C. S. Siitton secretary, since its inception. Occasional 

 changes have been made in the personnel of the committee, 

 mainly owing to the removal of members from Melbourne. 

 The following have been occupied in the work since its 

 beginning : — Professor Ewart, D.Sc, Ph.D., F.L.S. , Dr. C. S. 

 Sutton, Dr. J. A. Leach, Messrs. F. G. A. Barnard, G. Coghill, 

 ]. P. M'Lennan, F. Pitcher, P. R. H. St. John, J. R. Tovey, 

 J. Cronin, F.R.H.S., H. B. WiUiamson, J. W. Audas, F.L.S., 

 C. Daley. B.A., F.L.S., A. D. Hardy, F.L.S., W. R. A. Baker, 

 E. E. Pescott, F.L.S., and F. Morris. The members of the 

 committee are now engaged in the preparation of the manu- 

 script, which, when completed, will be placed in the pubhshers' 

 hands. This work is being done in sections, each member having 

 undertaken to prepare a section of an equal number of pages. 

 It is proposed, when completed, that the ' List ' will contain 

 b(jtanical name, vernacular name, duration and time of 

 flowering, size of plant, colour, localit}-, habitat, uses, and 

 general remarks, including also a brief key for the identification 

 of the genera and species. 



" During the year the opinion of the Club was sought by the 

 Fisheries and Game Department as to the desirability of 

 continuing egg-collecting permits, collectors being allowed under 

 the permit to collect no more than three clutches of eggs of 

 protected birds. Tlie I)ej)artment reported tluit only two 

 permits were under issue. After extended discussion the Club 

 resolved—' That the Club is decidedly opposed to the issue 

 of the permits.' The Club having made comi)laint to the 



