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Vol. IV.— No. 12. APRIL, 1888. N^o. 52. 



THE FIELD NATURALISTS' CLUB OF VICTORIA. 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 12th March, 1888. 



The president, Mr. A. H. S. Lucas, M.A., B.Sc, occupied 

 the chair, and about fifty members and visitors were present. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Geology and Physical Geography 

 of Victoria," also "Quarterly Mining Reports," December, 

 1887, from the Mining Department; "Annual Report of 

 Ballarat School of Mines" for 1887, from the School; 

 "Journal of New York Microscopical Society," vol. IV., No. 

 I, from the Society; and "Journal of Pharmacy," February, 

 1888. 



The hon. secretary reported that the excursion to Chelten- 

 ham on 1 8th February had been fairly attended. The follow- 

 ing plants were noted in bloom : — Utricularia dichotoma, Correa 

 speciosa, Comesperma calymega, Gompholohium Huegelii, and the 

 rare orchid Spiranth.es Australis, this being the nearest locality 

 in which it has yet been found to Melbourne. At the fossil beds 

 several shark's teeth, pieces of whale's bone, the small sea- 

 urchins, Lovenia Forbest, were obtained, also a fine specimen of 

 the rather rare fossil sea-urchin, Monostychia Australis. 



The president reported that the excursion to Williamstown 

 Back Beach, on 3rd March, had been altered to a dredging 

 expedition, but, owing to a change in the weather, the party 

 were unable to do much in that direction, and had to return 

 shorewards. 



The hon. secretary reported that the joint deputation from 

 the Club, the Royal and Geographical Societies, and the 

 Academy of Arts, had waited on the Minister of Lands with 

 reference to the proposed national park at Wilson's Promontory, 



