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spiny-oyster, Spondylus Americanus ; poached-egg cowry, 

 Ovulum ovum; an orange cowry, Cypraea aurantiaca. By Mr. 

 F. Reader, twenty-four species of European fresh water algae, 

 occurring in Victoria. By Mr. H. L. Thompson, chiton shells, 

 from Williamstown. By Mr. S. H. Wintle, F.L.S., fossiliferous 

 limestone, from New South Wales. By Master C. H. Yelland, 

 fossils from Christmas Island and Mount Wellington, Tasmania. 

 After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



The adjourned annual meeting of the Club was held at the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 13th June, 1887. 



The president, the Rev. J. J. Halley, occupied the chair, and 

 about sixty members and visitors were present. 



A special meeting was first held to consider an addition to 

 Rule 5, moved by Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, that subscriptions 

 must be paid before the first day of August ; but the proposal 

 was negatived, and notice was given by Mr. C A. Topp, M.A., 

 for next meeting, that the word " May," in Rule 16, be altered 

 to " August." 



The ordinary business then proceeded, when the hon. 

 librarian reported the receipt of the following donations to the 

 Club's library: — 



"Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria," vol. xxiii., 

 1886, from the society; " Transactions of the Royal Society of 

 South Australia," vol. ix., 1885-86, from the society; " Proceed- 

 ings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales," second 

 series, vol. ii., part I., from the society; "Annual Report 

 Bendigo School of Mines," 1886, from the school; "Annual 

 Report Australian Museum, Sydney," 1886, from the museum; 

 " Geological Society of Australasia — Lists of Members," etc., 

 1885-86 and 1886-87, from the society ; "Journal of Pharmacy," 

 May, 1887 ; "Catalogue of Microscopes," etc., from Swift and 

 Sons, London. 



The hon. secretary read a short account of the visit paid by 

 the Club to the collection of the Zoological Society, at Royal 

 Park ; also, of the monthly excursion held at Cheltenham, on 

 the Queen's Birthday, which was fairly successful, considering 

 the early period of the wild-flower season. Among the flowers 

 noted Avere Persoonia Juniperina, Prasophyllum intricatum, 

 Pterostylis pedaloglossum, P. praecox, and P. reflexa. 



The following persons were duly elected members of the 

 Club : — Miss L. Dowman, Messrs. F. J. Jones, W. Macgillivrav, 

 W. Niven, C. G. W. Officer, Jas. Smith, Edw. Wilson, and S. 

 Wood. 



The annual report and balance-sheet for 1886-87, ^^ read at 

 the last meeting, were unanimously adopted, on the motion of 

 Messrs. J. F. Roberts, F.R.H.S., and H. T. Tisdall, F.L.S. 



