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our indigenous flora was a splendid one, the Grampians exhibit 

 being specially fine. There were also exhibits sent by curators 

 of Botanic Gardens and friends from other States. The show 

 was opened by Brigadier-General Brand, the State Commandant, 

 and the profits yielded £167 3s. 5d. The thanks of your 

 committee are cordially given to all ladies and gentlemen who 

 so freely gave of their time and labour to make the show a 

 spectacular, educational, and financial success. 



" At the election of ofhcers for the year, Mr. P. Crosbie 

 Morrison was elected hon. secretary ; but after several months 

 of faithful work, acting under medical advice Mr. Morrison 

 was compelled to resign his office. His place was taken by 

 Mr. E. E. Pescott, F.L.S., who offered to act as secretary till 

 the conclusion of the financial year. 



" The editorship of tlie Victorian Naturalist has continued 

 in the hands of Mr. F. (r. A. Barnard. For many 3/cars this 

 arduous work has been a labour of ]o\'e to our hon. editor, and 

 it is rare indeed to find any error in the journal, to which 

 members look forward eagerly from month to month. Your 

 committee desire to record with gratitude the great services 

 rendered to the Club by Mr. Barnard. The Naturalist goes to 

 all parts of the world, and the requests for its delivery to 

 America, to Europe, and even to China and Japan, are in- 

 creasing. It is to be regretted that a strike in the printing 

 trade interfered recently with the continuity of publication — 

 the first break in the thirty-five years' existence of the 

 Naturalist ; but publication lias now, happily, been resumed. 



" The library has ])een in the capable hands of Mr. P. R. H. 

 St. John, who has continued to devote an extra night monthly 

 to it, with Mr. W. Glance as assistant. Mr. Glance is also 

 assistant secretary. To these, and others, your committee 

 tender their grateful thanks for services rendered. The whole 

 (jf the officers have always given hearty service, and the com- 

 mittee records witli gratitude that during the forty years' work 

 of the Club there has never been a paid officer. 



" The committee desires to direct the attention of members 

 to rule 9, which provides for the removal of names from the 

 roll of members of those who owe two years' subscriptions or 

 more. It may be pointed out that the cost of maintaining 

 the Club is annually increasing, and that no increase has as yet 

 been made in the su])scription. Prompt payment of subscrip- 

 tions on the part of tlie membiu's relieves the treasure^' of an 

 immense; amf)unt of work, and enal)l(S the rommiftrc to know 

 and to work on its resource's. 



" Th(^ committee desires to record with ])leasure that the 

 financial position of the Club is senmd. It is feared that, owing 

 to the increases in wages as a result of tlie printers' strike, the 



