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members who have been on active service, and trust before 

 very long that all those members who have been so engaged 

 will be back to their homeland once again. 



" To those of the members (and they are many) who have 

 during the year been bereaved your committee tender sincerest 

 sympathy. 



" The finances of the Club are in a sound position, and, as 

 indicated in the hon. treasurer's statement, despite the increased 

 cost of paper, printing, and postages, there is a credit balance 

 at the close of the year of £58 15s. gd. 



" In conclusion, your committee trust that, with the altered 

 condition of national affairs, members will be enal)led to devote 

 their energies more whole-heartedly to the pursuit of natural 

 history, and by so doing assist the incoming officers and com- 

 mittee to promote the best interests of the Field Naturalists' 

 Club. 



" On behalf of the Committee, 



" A. D. HARDY, President. 

 " 28th May IQIQ." " ■^- ^- ANTHONY, Ho}i. Secretary. 



On the motion of Mr. E. Cox, seconded by Mr. P. R. H. St. 

 John, the report was received and adopted. 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT. 



The hon. treasurer, Mr. G. Coghill, presented the financial 

 statement for 1918-19, which was as follows : — 



Receipts. 

 To Balance, 30th April, 1918 ... ... ... ;^6i 8 8 



,, Subscriptions — 



Ordinary Members ... ;!{^I20 17 6 

 Country Members ... 30 16 o 



Associate Members ... 3 12 6 



Victorian Naturalist — 



Subscriptions and Sales 8 i i 



Advertisements ... 3 15 o 



Reprints ... ... i 10 9 



l^SS 



6 10 



Sales of Badges .. ... ... 080 



Special Subscriptions and Donations ... i 10 o 



Interest, Savings Bank and War Loan ... 131 



Library — Overpaid on Periodicals ... 118 o 



Wild-flower Exhibition — 



Admissions ... ... ... 126 o 6 



Sales ... ... ... ... 51 II 4 



Refreshments ... ... ... 4 18 11 



173 II II 



182 10 9 



A17 II 4 



•Subscriptions :— Arrears, ;^29 5s. ; 1918-19, ;^I2I 15s. ; 1919-20, £^ 6s.— 



total ;^I55 6s. 



