150 Field Naturalists' Chih — Proceedings. LVoi."^xxxvi. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. Alfred J. Tadgell, 430 Bourke- 

 street, Melbourne, was elected as an ordinary member of the 

 Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



Mr. F. Chapman, A.L.S., drew attention to a clerical error 

 in a report in the last Naturalist. The editor remarked that it 

 was sometimes difficult to read authors' manuscript, especially 

 where scientific names were concerned. ^ 



Mr. F. Keep referred to the very interesting paper that had 

 been read by Dr. C. S. Sutton at the last two meetings of the 

 Club on " Wild Life in Tasmania," contributed by Messrs. 

 Weindorfer and Francis, and moved that a letter of thanks 

 be sent to the authors. The motion was seconded by Mr. 

 D. Best, and carried. 



Referring to the monthly meetings, Mr. H. B. Williamson 

 suggested that some endeavour should be made to make the 

 Club's meetings more attractive, suggesting that the lantern 

 be used more frequently. Messrs. Chapman, Barrett, and 

 Searle supported these remarks, adding that similar action in 

 other societies had led to better attendance and an increase 

 in membership. Mr. C. C. Plante urged that something be 

 done to make the meetings more popular and more valuable 

 to the ordinary unscientific member, especially on two or three 

 nights of each year. He added that the fact that the hall was 

 some way out of the city was more or less of a detriment to 

 good attendance. Miss C. C. Currie, as a country member, 

 supported these remarks, urging that more help might be given 

 to country members, especially in the naming of specimens. 

 The secretary supported the remarks of Mr. Plante, urging 

 especially that some scheme be arranged whereby regular 

 popular evenings be established. 



Several members having spoken, it was resolved, on the 

 motion of Mr. J. L. Robertson, M.A., seconded by Mr. C. 

 Barrett, that the Club advertise its meetings in the daily papers. 

 It was suggested during the discussion that a publicity 

 campaign be entered upon ; and in this respect Mr. C. Barrett 

 offered to interview the editors of the Melbourne papers. 



PAPERS. 



The committee having decided that the evening should be 

 devoted to " Notes on Holiday Rambles," several members 

 spoke or read short papers on their recent holiday experiences. 



Dr. C. S. Sutton reported a visit to Mud Island, near Port 

 Phillip Heads, describing the locality as being really three small 

 islands separated by fordable passages. He described the bird- 

 life, and also listed fourteen species of plants growing on the 

 island. 



