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ROOMS— ROYAL SOCIETY'S HALL, VICTORIA ST., MELBOURNE. 



BUSINESS PAPER FOR MONTHLY MEETING. 



M^^NDAV JEVBNING, gth JUI,Y, igo6. 



1. CorrespoPidence and Reports. 



2. Election of Members. 



As Ordinary Member — Proposer. Seconder. 



Eev. J. S. Hart, 11 A., B Sc. Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A. . . Mr. F. G. A. Barnard 



As Associates — 



Master Wm. Spencer .. Mr. J. A. Leach, B.Sc, .. Mr. J. S. Kitsou 

 Continuation School. 



Master Leo Gromm .. Mr. J. A. Leach, B.Sc. .. Mr. J. S. Eitson 



Continuation School. 



As Junior Member— Master Norman Struck, Queen's Coffee Palace, Melbourne. 



3. Nominations for Membership. 



Members making nominations will oblige by handing the full name and address 

 to Hon. Secretary- 



4. General Business. 



Nominations for Hon. Librarian. 



5. Reading of Papers and Discussions thereon. 



(Authors are requested to hand in a brief resume of their papers to the Secretary.) 



1. By Mr. F. M. Reader, F.E.H.S., entitled—" Contributions to the Flora of 



Victoria, No. 17. — Poa hackeli, sp. nov." 



2. By Prof. A. J. Ewart, D.Sc, Ph.D., P.L.S., entitled— "A List of Victorian 



Marine Algse collected by Mrs. SjKjng, and determined by Mr. A. H. S. 

 Lucas, M.A., B.Sc." 



3. By Mr. B. 0. Thiele, entitled — "An Example of Stream Captnre near Mel- 



bourne." Illustrated by lantern views. 



6. Reading of Natural History Notes. 



Members who may note any unusual occurrence, or see anything of interest in Foreign 

 or Colonial papers, are requested to inform the Secretary of the same that he 

 may arrange for their bringing them before the meeting ; such notes should, 

 however, be brief. 



7. Exhibition of Specimens and Conversazione. 



Members exhibiting specimens are requested to furnish the Hon. Secretary with 

 written particulars of their Exhibits for record in Minutes and Naturalist. 



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Saturday, 14TH July.— The excursion fixed for the Aquarium on 

 Saturday, 14th July, has been altered to the National Museum, 

 under the leadership of the Curator, Mr. J. A. Kershaw. Meet at 

 Main Entrance, Swanston Street, at 2.30 p.m. 



Saturday, iith August. — Fairfield to Kew. Under the leader- 

 ship of Mr. F. G A. Barnard. Object — Botany, &c. Take 2.10 p.m. 

 train from Prince's Bridge Station to Fairfield Park, where the leader 

 will meet party and conduct them along banks of Yarra through Asylum 

 grounds (proposed to be sold) towards Kew Station. Members can 

 return from Kew. Distance, about 4 miles. 



