30 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



when it was intended to hold it on a larger scale. Many of the 

 excursions had proved interesting and instructive, and a " camp- 

 out " for ten or twelve days was suggested for the coming spring. 

 The finances of the Club were in a good condition. The pub- 

 lication of the Victorian Naturalist was a heavy expense, but its 

 circulation was extending, and a good demand existed for the 

 earlier numbers, some of which were now unobtainable. It was 

 suggested that four plates, illustrating important specimens, should 

 be published during the next year. 



The Rev. J. J. Halley, in moving the adoption of the report, 

 congratulated the members on the healthy position of the Club, 

 and suggested that it was not advisable to have too large a 

 balance in hand, and that some of it might be spent in library 

 accommodation. The motion was seconded by Mr. G. Sweet, 

 and carried unanimously. 



The hon. treasurer (Mr. D. Best) read the balance-sheet for 

 1889-90, which showed that the receipts for the year were ^160 

 5s. 1 id., and the expenditure ^152 10s. 5d., thus adding ^7 15s. 

 6d. to the credit balance of the Club, which now amounts to ^71 

 7s. 6d. It was adopted, on the motion of Messrs. Dendy and 

 Coghill. 



The Rev. J. J. Halley proposed a vote of thanks to the re- 

 tiring office-bearers, specially mentioning Messrs. Barnard and 

 Coghill, who were retiring from the positions of hon. secretary 

 and hon. assistant secretary after six years' service. The motion 

 was seconded by Mr. J. N. M'Kibbin, and carried unanimously. 



Messrs. Barnard and Coghill thanked the meeting for its kind 

 recognition of their efforts, and trusted they would still be able to 

 be of some service to the Club. 



In accordance with notice of motion, Mr. F. G. A. Barnard 

 moved that the words "secretary and assistant secretary" in 

 Rule 10 be altered so as to read "and two secretaries." Seconded 

 by Professor Spencer, and carried. 



OFFICE-BEARERS, 1890-I. 



The following office-bearers for 1 890-1 were duly elected : — 

 President, Mr. C. A. Topp, M.A., LL.B., F.L.S. ; vice-presidents 

 —Professor W. Baldwin Spencer, M.A., and Mr. H. T. Tisdall, 

 F.L.S. ; hon. treasurer, Mr. D. Best ; hon. librarian, Mr. F. G. 

 A. Barnard ; hon. secretaries — Mr. D. Le Souef, Parkville, and 

 Mr. J. S. Hart, M.A., B.Sc, Brighton; committee — Messrs. A. 

 Dendy, M.Sc, F.L.S., C. French, F.L.S., C. Frost, A. H. S. 

 Lucas, M.A., B.Sc, and F. Wisewould. 



On the motion of Professor Spencer and Mr. Coghill, Messrs. 

 Barnard, French, Frost, and Le Souef were appointed as a com- 

 mittee to report at next meeting as to a suitable locality for a 

 " camp-out " as suggested in the annual report. 



