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Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., reverting to the Mornington Camp, 

 spoke very highly of the cordial assistance which the Club has 

 received from several sources. He mentioned particularly the 

 Defence Department, which had granted the loan of the tents 

 and general camp equipment ; the Lands Department, for per- 

 mission to use the site for camping purposes ; the committee of 

 the Mechanics' Institute at Mornington for the free supply of the 

 large quantity of water used ; Mr. J. Searle, the Club's honorary 

 lanternist, who provided the lantern to illustrate the lectures ; and 

 the daily papers, for the splendid daily reports of the proceedings. 

 He moved — " That a hearty vote of thanks be accorded those 

 mentioned for their valuable assistance to the Club." This, on 

 being seconded, was carried with acclamation. 



PAPER READ. 



By Dr. C. S. Sutton, entitled "A Botanist at Mount Buller." 

 The author briefly referred to the many interesting plants noted 

 or collected during a visit to Mt. Buller, near Mansfield, in 

 November last, and stated that the mountain, while to a certain 

 extent disappointing from a botanical point of view, amply repaid 

 the explorer by the grand outlook obtainable from its summit. 



NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. 



Mr. T. S. Hall gave an interesting account of a recent visit to 

 the limestone caves at Buchan, which he undertook at the 

 request of Prof. Spencer, Director of the National Museum, in 

 order to investigate the fossil remains said to exist in some of the 

 caves. The caves were found to be fairly numerous, though 

 most of them were very difficult of access, and Mr. Hall gave a 

 very graphic description of his experiences in some of those he 

 visited. A number of bones of kangaroo, wallaby, and other 

 animals were obtained from one of the larger caves, while 

 imbedded in the roof of another was found portion of the 

 remains of a fairly large kangaroo. Further animal remains 

 would probably be discovered when the caves had been made 

 more accessible. The most important of those obtained is the 

 limb bone of a large animal which, so far, it has not been possible 

 to determine. The specimens are now in the National Museum, 

 where they will shortly be worked out. 



Messrs. J. H. Harvey and J. Shephard also made some 

 observations on these caves, the latter of whom urged the 

 necessity of some early action being taken to carefully preserve 

 both the caves and the fossil remains contained therein from 

 being interfered with until such time as they have been properly 

 examined by experts. 



Mr. A. D. Hardy, F.L.S., stated that Mr, Jamieson, of 

 Kangaroo Ground, had informed him that a White Magpie, 

 presumably Gymnorhina leuconota, had been seen for some time 



