year's proceedings, has been paid. The Society is also in 

 possession of such stationery, forms, and other necessaries 

 (which were very much required) as will be required for some 

 years to come — hence the somewhat large expenditure unde^^" 

 this heading. 



It will be recollected that during the Session 1888-89, the 

 members of the Council then in office were good enough to 

 advance the sum of £;-? each towards the purchase of furniture, 

 amounting in all to £21. This amount has also been refunded 

 to the members referred to. 



FiEj.D Naturalists' Section. 



The Field Naturalists' section during the past year has not 

 continued the practice of making fortnight!}" excursions ; never- 

 theless, this miportaut branch of the Society has availed itself 

 of longer holidays to visit more distant localities, for on one 

 occasion the Yandma Scrubs were visited, and at another an 

 excursion was taken to the Eudlo Scrttbs, and hence to the 

 top of the Elackall Range. 



For want of efficient leaders in other branches of Natural 

 History, little other than botanic work was done on these 

 occasions ; suffice it to state that good was achieved in this 

 direction. The weather during the past twelve months has 

 been unexceptionally favourable to the development of vegetable 

 life ; the various plants have been observed under a more 

 vigorous state of growth, many flowering and bearing fruit, 

 which, during the many dry seasons which we have experienced, 

 have been in a dormant or semi-dormant state ; thus the field 

 naturalists have had the opportunity of examining and obtaining 

 specnnens of rare and new species. 



Ordinary Meetings of Members. 



Your Council have pleasure in being able to report a still 

 lai-ger average in the attendance of members at the ordinary 

 monthly meetings, as compared with last session, as follows: — 



1890. — September 16th... Members present ... 17 

 October 24th ... ,, ,, ... 16 



November 22nd ,, ,, ... 40 



