THE VICTOEIAN NATURALIST. 43 



F. WISEWOULD, JIo7i. Treasurer. 



\st May, 1893. Audited and found correct. 



(Signed) R. A. BASTOW, \ Auditors 



Melbourne, S^-A /«/«^, 1893. H. P. C. ASHWORTH, l^^"^^^^^-^' 



The statement was received and adopted, on the motion of 

 Messrs. French and Hogg. 



OFFICE-BEARERS FOR 1 893-4. 



The following office-bearers for 1893-4 were declared duly 

 elected, being the only nominations received : — President, Mr. 

 H. T. Tisdall, F.L.S. ; vice-presidents, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard and 

 Dr. A. Dendy, F.L.S. ; hon. treasurer, Mr. F. Wisewould ; hon. 

 librarian, Mr. E. Anderson ; and hon. secretary, Rev. W. Fielder. 



A ballot for five members of committee resulted in Messrs. D. 

 Best, C. French, F.L.S., G. R. Hill, H. R. Hogg, and J. 

 Shephard being elected. 



A unanimous vote of thanks was accorded to the retiring 

 office-bearers. 



The Chairman referred to the loss the Club, and particularly 

 Victorian natural science, would sustain in the projected 

 departure from the colony of Dr. A. Dendy, F.L.S., who had 

 received the appointment of Lecturer in Biology at Canterbury 

 College, in the University of New Zealand, and would enter 

 upon his duties at Christchurch in February next ; and while 

 congratulating Dr. Dendy on his promotion, hoped that he would 

 sometimes forward to the Club notes of his New Zealand 

 observations for comparison and discussion. 



PRIZE COMPETITION FOR NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMENS. 



Baron von Mueller, K.C.M.G., one of the patrons of the Club, 

 with his usual kindness, then proceeded to distribute the prizes 

 in connection with the above competition, and in his introductory 

 remarks spoke of the reverence which the study of nature tended 

 to foster in the student, as well as of the educative value of the 

 study of natural science. The value and attractiveness of each 

 prize was enhanced by the kindly remarks which Baron von 

 Mueller addressed to each recipient. The following is a list of 

 the prize-takers, arranged in order of merit, as adjudged by Dr. 

 A. Dendy, F.L.S., and Messrs. C French, F.L.S., C. Frost, F.L.S., 

 andH. T. Tisdall, F.L.S. 



