THE 



7oL. XVI.— No. 3. JULY 6, 1899. No. 187. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The nineteenth annnal meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 12th June, 1899. The 

 president, Mr. C. French, F.L.S., occupied the chair, and about 

 30 members and visitors were present. 



REPORT. 



Mr. R. Hall stated that bad weather on Queen's Birthday pre- 

 vented the excursion fixed for that day being held. 



ELECTION OF MEMBER. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. R. T. Mortan, 30 Oxley-road, 

 Glenferrie, was duly elected a member of the Club. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The hon. secretary, Mr. G. Coghill, then read the nineteenth 

 annual report, for 1898-9, which was as follows : — 



" To the Members of the Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. 

 Ladies and Gentlemen, — In the nineteenth annual report, now 

 presented to you, your Committee records the work of the year 

 ending 30th April, 1899 — a year of progress in many ways. 



" The membership of the Club has increased since last year, 

 being now 120 ordinary, 2 life, and 11 honorary members, while 

 recent nominations indicate that the number will be larger 

 next year, and would be still larger if all members join in this 

 important branch of their Club duties and induce friends with 

 scientific leanings to join our ranks. 



" The attendances at meetings have shown an increase, and the 

 papers read have been numerous, though we have to regret the 

 want of variety in the subjects treated, which we trust will this 

 year be remedied by the botanists, entomologists, and geologists 

 contributing more largely. 



"Of the papers read 22 were on zoological subjects, 5 on 

 botanical, i on geological, i general, and 3 were accounts of trips. 

 The authors were — Messrs. F. G. A. Barnard, D. Best, C. C. 

 Brittlebank, A. J. Campbell, J. Gabriel, R. Hall, T. S. Hall, M.A., 

 E. G. Hogg, M.A, S. W. Jackson, G. A. Keartland, J. A. Ker- 

 shaw, F.E.S., D. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S., J. G. Luehmann, F.L.S., 

 Geo. Lyell, jun., D. M'Alpine, J. Shephard, W. Stickland, and 

 H. T. Tisdall — mostly all gentlemen whom we have had to thank 

 in the past, and thank again now, whilst expressing the hope that 

 the new year will see additions to the list of contributors of papers. 



