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Cabbage-tree Palm (Livistona australis), from Cabbage Tree 

 Creek, East Gippsland. 



After the usual conversazione the meeting terminated. 



The ninth annual meeting of the club was held at the Royal 

 Society's Hall on Monday evening, 12th August, 1889. 



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

 chair, and about 85 members and visitors were present. 



A letter was read from Col. Legge, R.A., Hobart, desiring the 

 club to urge the Victorian Government to include the Cape 

 Barren Goose in the list of protected birds. The mitter was 

 referred to the committee for consideration and report. 



An interesting account of the club excursion to Sandringham 

 on Saturday, 13th July, was furnished by Mr. C. French, F.L.S., 

 who reported that there had been a very good attendance, but as 

 the season was yet early for flowering plants, the members' 

 collections were not very extensive. 



The hon. librarian acknowledged the receipt of the following 

 donations to the Hbrary : — "Proceedings of Zoological and 

 Acclimatisation Society of Victoria," vols. i. and ii., from Baron 

 F. von Mueller, K.C.M.G. ; "Quarterly Mining Reports," March 

 1889, from the Mining Department; "Report of Trustees of 

 Australian Museum, Sydney," for 1888, from the Trustees \ 

 " Proceedings of Royal Society of Queensland," vol. vi., part 4, 

 also "Report of Annual Meeting," 1889, from the society; 

 " Handbook of Australian Association, Sydney," 1888, from Mr. 

 F. G. A. Barnard ; and "Journal of Pharmacy," July, 1889. 



On a ballot being taken, Miss H. Paul, Mr. S. Kennon, and 

 Mr. H. V. Smith were duly elected members of the club. 



ANNUAL REPORT. 



The hon. secretary read the ninth annual report, which will be 

 printed and distributed to the members as soon as possible. It 

 congratulated the members on the continued prosperity of the 

 Club. Subscriptions for the year 1888-89 "^^"^^ received from 

 187 members, of whom 18 were ladies and 6 juniors. Twenty- 

 three papers, dealing with various branches of natural history, 

 had been read. The exhibition of wild flowers and annual 

 convet'sazione had been again successful and well attended. The 

 excursions had been fairly successful, and an expedition to East 

 Gippsland had been carried out. The finances of the club were 

 in an improved condition, though the expenses of the club's 

 journal were very heavy. The committee suggested that certain 

 alterations should be made in the wild-flower exhibition and 

 conversazione, so as to somewhat lessen their expense and the 

 hard' work they entail on a few of the members. 



