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School, Melbourne, as associates ; and Miss Dorothy and Master 

 Eric Bailhache, Brinsley-road, Camberwell, as junior members of 

 the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



The president announced that the committee had decided to 

 allow authors of papers containing original matter twenty-five 

 copies free of cost. 



PAPERS READ. 



1. By Mr. G. B. Pritchard, F.G.S., entitled "Some Palseonto- 

 logical Notes." 



The author contributed notes on several species of fossil 

 molluscs, and described a new species, Niso kimberi, from the 

 lower beds of the Aldinga series, South Australia. Three species 

 were renamed by the author, owing to the previous names being 

 already pre-occupied. 



2. By Mr. J. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., entitled " On Some Additions 

 to the Fish Fauna of Victoria." 



As the result of an examination of some of the fishes in the 

 National Museum, Melbourne, the author was able to add four 

 additional species to the Victorian fauna, with notes on each 

 species, together with some observations on a recently recorded 

 species. 



3. By Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, entitled " Are Popular Names for 

 our Wild Flowers Desirable ? " 



The author considered that popular names would greatly assist 

 a general knowledge of the native plants, and outlined a scheme 

 for collecting and compiling names by means of school children 

 and teachers of nature study. 



The paper excited a good deal of discussion, the members 

 being unanimous in their approval of the object in view. It was 

 felt, however, that many difficulties would be met with in drawing 

 up a list of suitable popular nam.es, and that further consideration 

 at a future date was advisable. 



Messrs. A. E. Kitson, F.G.S., G. Renner, F. Pitcher, O. A. 

 Sayce, T. S. Hall, M.A., and G. A. Keartland discussed the 

 paper. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. A. E. Kitson, F.G.S., made some observations on his 

 exhibit of a portion of a Termites' nest containing some Iguana 

 eggs, and a portion of a tree which had been struck by lightning. 



Mr. Jas. A. Kershaw, F.E.S., drew attention to a specimen of 

 the rare butterfly, Ogyris genoveva, Hew., which he exhibited on 

 behalf of the National Museum. The only previous record for 

 this species in Victoria was made by Mr. G. Lyell, F.E.S., Vict. 

 Nat., xxi. (1905), p. 166, who succeeded in breeding some speci- 

 mens from larvse taken at Dimboola. The specimen was 



