FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB. 143 



The following gentlemen were elected Town Members of 

 the Club : Dr. F. A. Rodriguez, M.B., C M., and Mr. John 

 Barclay. 



All scientific business was put aside in order that the 

 following proposals by Sir John Gfoldney, President of the 

 Victoria Institute, with reference to union of the Club and the 

 Victoria Institute should be fully discussed : 



I propose that if the F.N.C. are willing to unite with the Victoria 

 Institute : 



i. That the name should be The Victoria and Field Naturalists' 

 Institute. 



2. That the F.N.C. should have a majority in the Committee. 



3. That the Committee elect its Secretary and Treasurer, and the 



heads of the different Sections. 



4. That the Journal of the F.N.C shall be continued under its present 



management at the expense of the United Institute. 



5. Subscriptions to be paid to the funds of the United Institute, and 



to be apportioned by the Committee. 



6. The property in the collection of the F.N.C. not to be affected by 



the Union. 



After discussion it was finally " resolved that Sir John 

 Goldney be thanked through the Hon. Secretary for his efforts 

 to promote the welfare of the two institutions and that he be 

 informed the Club thoroughly appreciates his motives, but 

 the Club is of opinion that the time is not yet ripe for such 

 a union." Mr. Guppy made a proposal that the two societies 

 should hold their meetings together. — A similar reply to that 

 given to Sir John Goldney's proposition was ordered to be 

 made to Mr. Guppy. 



THE RACE ABHORRED. 



THE " Race Abhorred," in other words " Snakes," was the 

 title of a lecture delivered by Mr. R. R. Mole under the 

 auspices of the Club in the Victoria Institute on the 26th 

 October. Sir John Goldney presided and there were present the 

 Acting Governor (the Hon. C. C. Knollys C.M.G.) and Mrs. 

 Knollys, Lady Goldney, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bourne, Mr. C. 

 F. Monier-Williams, the Hon. Dr. Lovell, Professor Carmody, the 

 Rev. Canon and Mrs. Doorly, and about seventy ladies and 

 gentlemen. The Chairman in his opening remarks spoke of the 

 excellent and successful efforts which the Club was making to 

 form a good collection of the Trinidad fauna without Govern- 



