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Coghill in recognition of his valuable services as hon. treasurer 

 for the past 15 years. 



ELECTION OF OFFICE-BEARERS, I919-2O. 



The following office-bearers, being the only nominations 

 received, were declared duly elected : — President, Mr. A. D. 

 Hardy, F.L.S. ; hon. treasurer, Mr. F. Pitcher ; hon. librarian, 

 Mr. P. R. H. St. John; hon. editor, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard; 

 hon. secretary, Mr. P. C. Morrison ; and hon. assistant secretary 

 and librarian, Mr. W. Glance. 



On a ballot being taken for two vice-presidents, Messrs. J. 

 Gabriel and J. Searle were duly elected. 



On a ballot being taken for five members of committee, 

 Messrs. F. Chapman, A.L.S., G. Coghill, C. Daley, F.L.S. , J. A. 

 Kershaw, F.E.S., and Dr. C. S. Sutton were duly elected. 



DEATH OF A LIFE MEMBER. 



The president referred to the recent death, at the ripe age of 

 91, of Mr. B. R. Patey, one of the early members of the Club, 

 who, in September, 1882, availed himself of a new rule then 

 passed, and became the first life member of the Club. He, 

 however, did not take a very active part in the work of the 

 Club in the succeeding years, and therefore was unknown to 

 most of the present members. It was resolved, on the motion 

 of Messrs. F. Pitcher and C. French, to forward a letter of 

 condolence to his relatives. 



EXHIBITS. 



With the view of making the annual meeting more than 

 usually attractive, members had been requested to make a 

 special display of interesting exhibits, and the response was seen 

 in the fine exhibition of various natural history objects in the 

 lower hall, while several members exhibited specimens under 

 microscopes in the adjoining room. 



The following is a brief list of the principal exliibits : — 



By Mr. E. S. Anthony. — Collection of aboriginal stone imple- 

 ments, &c. 



By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard. — Growing fern, Polypodium pus- 

 tulatuvi, Forster (syn. P. scandens), from Tidal River, Wilson's 

 Promontory, December, 1914 ; also Australian bird-skins. 



By Mr. D. Best. — Case of Victorian beetles. 



By Mr. C. C. Brittlebank, on behalf of Science Branch, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. — Four cases of pathogenic fungi ; 12 spirit 

 specimens of Australian phalloids, 



(Exhibits continued in August Naturalist.) 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



