THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 51 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



The eleventh annual meeting of the Club was held in the 

 Royal Society's Hall on Monday evening, 8th June, when Pro- 

 fessor Spencer occupied the chair, and there was a very fair 

 attendance of members and friends. 



librarian's report. 



The hon. librarian reported the following additions to the 

 library : — " Transactions of Royal Society of Victoria," vol. ii., 

 part I, from Society ; " Proceedings of Royal Society of Victoria," 

 vol. iii. (new series), from Society ; " Journal of New York Micro- 

 scopical Society," vol. i., part i, vol. vii., part 2, from Society; 

 "Plants Indigenous and Naturalized in Neighbourhood of Sydney," 

 by Rev. Dr. WooUs, F.L.S., from author ; " Hints for Collection 

 and Preservation of Herbarium Specimens, &c.," by J. E. Brown, 

 F.L.S., from Forest Department, New South Wales ; " Journal of 

 Pharmacy," May, 1891. 



On a ballot being taken, Mrs. M. C. Bridger and Mr. J. M. 

 Ashworth were elected as members of the Club. 



ALTERATION OF RULE lO. 



Mr. C. Frost brought forward his motion, which he had duly- 

 given notice of at the previous meeting, relative to the addition of 

 a clause to rule 10, having the effect of making the editor of the 

 Victoriaii, Naturalist an ex officio member of the Executive of 

 the Club. He explained very clearly the nature and reason for 

 the addition, and the motion having been duly seconded by Mr. 

 F. G. A. Barnard, was carried unanimously. 



ANNUAL REPORT AND BALANCE-SHEET. 



The annual report was read by the hon. secretary, Mr. D. Le 

 Souef, and showed that some 30 papers and reports had been 

 communicated to the club during the past year. It then referred 

 specially to the good work done during the various excursions, 

 notably those to the Kent Group, Yarra Falls, and Mount 

 Wellington (Gippsland) district. The exhibition of wild flowers 

 held in October last proved a success, as did also the conversazione 

 of last month. The roll of members shows a total of 220, and 

 the library list more than 500 volumes. 



On the motion of Mr. J. G. Luehmann, seconded by Mr. J. 

 Shephard, the report was unanimously accepted by the meeting. 

 The annual balance-sheet was then presented by the hon. trea- 

 surer, Mr. D. Best, and on the motion of Mr. H. R. Hogg, 

 seconded by Mr. H. Kendall, was accepted by the members. 



OFFICE-BEARERS FOR THE YEAR 1 89 1-2, 



The annual election of office-bearers then took place, with the 

 following result: — President, Professor W. B. Spencer, M.A. ; 



