Cbc Uictorian naturalisn 



Vol. XXXVII.— No. 6. OCTOBER 7, 1920. No. 442. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The ordinary monthly meeting of the Chib was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monda}' evening, 13th September, 

 1920. 



The president, Mr. J. Gabriel, occupied the chair, and about 

 40 members and visitors were present. 



CORRESPOXDEN'CE. 



From His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir William J . 

 Irvine, intimating that he would have very much pleasure in 

 opening the Club's exhibition of Austrahan wild-flowers on 

 28th September, at 4 p.m. The hon. secretary stated that 

 he had acknowledged this letter with thanks, and had written 

 that the Club extended a hearty invitation to Lady Irvine to 

 be present at the display. 



From Mr. R. \V. Smelhe, Town Clerk of Camberwell, thanking 

 the Club for its appreciative remarks in regard to the Council's 

 acquirement of Mr. J. M. Watson's garden adjoining Beckett 

 Park, Balwyn, and pointing out that the Council does not 

 acquire possession of the garden during the lifetime of Mr. 

 Watson, but that when possession is taken it is intended to 

 continue it on the same lines as at present. 



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

 Game, in reply to the Club's protest against allowing any 

 collecting for trading purposes of eggs of protected Victorian 

 birds, and that the collecting of Such eggs for such purposes 

 should be absolutely prohibited. Tlie reply stated that the 

 word " discountenanced " would express better than the 

 word " discijuraged " the writer's intention, and that what 

 was meant was that persons who wished to collect eggs with 

 the idea of making money out of the business by selling them 

 to other countries would not be granted permits, but only 

 those persons who were genuinely working for scientific pur- 

 poses. 



On the motion of Messrs. Barnard and Williamson it was 

 agreed that a reply be sent thanking the Inspector for the 

 satisfactory decision in the matter. 



From the hon. secretary Stawell Horticultural Society, 

 agreeing to help in having wild-flowers collected and forwarded 

 to the forthcoming exhibition. 



From the hon. secretary Canterbury Horticultural Society, 

 inviting the Club members to join with the society in its visit 

 to Mr. J. ^L Watson's wild-flower garden, Beckett Park, 

 ]^>ahvyn, on Saturday. i8th September. 



