44 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



The monthly meeting of the Club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, loth June, 1889. 



The Rev. J. J. Halley was voted to the chair, and about fifty 

 members and visitors were present. 



A letter was read from the Field Naturalists' Section of the 

 Royal Society of South Australia, stating that the protection of 

 kangaroos and opossums for a limited period during each year 

 had been promised by the Government of that colony. 



The hon. librarian reported the receipt of the following 

 donations to the library : — " Proceedings of the Royal Society of 

 New South Wales," vol. xxii., part 2, from the Society ; " Pro- 

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

 series, vol. iv., part i, from the Society ; " Journal of New York 

 Microscopical Society," vol. v., part 2, from the Society ; " Fifth 

 Annual Report for 1887-8 of the Field Naturalists' Section of 

 the Royal Society of South Australia," from the Section ; 

 *' Annual Report, 1889, Bendigo Science Society," from the 

 Society; and "Journal of Pharmacy," May, 1889. 



The hon. secretary read a report by Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., of 

 the Club excursion to Mornington on Friday, 24th May (Queen's 

 Birthday), when a very enjoyable and interesting day was spent 

 at the oligocene beds in the vicinity of Balcombe's Bay. The 

 beds consist of a stiff blue clay, and are full of fossils, many of 

 which, however, are very delicate, and require special treatment. 

 Among the principal fossils obtained were specimens of 

 Placotrochiis deltoides, Conosj?iilia, and other solitary corals ; 

 SpatavgidcB and Echiiiidce ; Pecien, Emarginula, Siliquaria, 

 Nacica, Cyprcea contusa, C. exitnia, C. platyrh)inca(l)^ Trivia 

 aveilanoides, Voliita Hannafordi (fragments), Conus (four species), 

 Ftisus, Murex velificus ; also numerous polyzoa, and other fossils 

 not identified. Living specimens of Pholas were found in the 

 clay between the tide marks. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. H. H. Baker, Master C. N. Carter, 

 Dr. Crooke, Mr. Jas. Love, and Dr. Snowball were duly elected 

 members of the Club. 



Messrs. C Frost and H. Kennon were elected to audit the 

 Club accounts for the year 1888-9. 



Papers for future meetings were promised by Mr. E. M. 

 Cornwall, on " Collecting Near Home," and Mr. C. French, 

 F.L.S., on "Australian Buprestidse," part 2. 



PAPERS READ. 



I. By Mr. C. French, F.L.S. — " On the Geographical Distribu- 

 tion of the Australian Buprestidse," part i. This was principally 

 introductory, giving some suggestions as to how insects may 

 become distributed from their original habitat. The author 



