38 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



On the motion of Mr. F. G. A. Barnard, seconded by Mr. J. 

 Stickland, the statements were received and adopted. 



librarian's report. 



The hon. librarian, Mr. O. A. Sayce, read the following report 

 on the library for the past year : — 



" During the year 180 volumes and parts of proceedings, &c, 

 were added to the library, in addition to the periodicals to which 

 the Club subscribes. The erection of an additional bookcase has 

 given ample space for the rearrangement of the books, the whole 

 of which are now under glass. A number of parts have been 

 bound into volumes, but further expenditure in this direction is 

 desirable. Many valuable exchanges have been received, and 

 two useful text-books have been purchased, but further expenditure 

 in this direction is also desirable." 



The report was received and adopted, on the motion of Messrs. 

 J. H. Gatliff and Robert Hall. 



OFFICE-BEARERS FOR I9OO-I. 



The following office-bearers were declared duly elected, being 

 the only nominations received : — President, Mr. J. Shephard ; 

 vice-presidents, Messrs. T. S. Hall, M.A., and J. G. Luehmann, 

 F.L.S. ; hon. treasurer, Mr. J. F. Haase ; hon. librarian, Mr. O. 

 A. Sayce ; hon. secretary, Mr. G. Coghill ; hon. assistant 

 secretary and librarian, Mr. D. Newport. 



A ballot for five members of committee resulted in the election 

 of Messrs. J. Gabriel, J. H. 'Gatliff, G. A. Keartland, J. A. 

 Kershaw, F.E.S., and E. Le Souef, C.M.Z.S. 



A vote of thanks to the retiring office-bearers, proposed by Mr. 

 F. G. A. Barnard, was carried by acclamation, and acknowledged 

 by Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., in the unavoidable absence of the 

 president, Mr. J. Shephard. 



PAPERS READ. 



i. By Mr. J. H. Gatliff, entitled "Notes on Some Victorian 

 Marine Mollusca." 



The author renamed as Odoslomia petterdi the shell formerly 

 known as Obeliscus tasmanica, and recorded several additional 

 Victorian Mollusca. 



2. By Mr. G B. Pritchard, communicated by Mr. J. H. Gatliff. 



The author renamed as Marginella tenisoni the shell formerly 

 known as M. (Cryptospira) cyprceoides, and gave his reasons for 

 the alteration 



3 By Mr. R. Hall, entitled "Notes on the Great Skua Gull." 



The author gave some interesting notes on Megaleslris ant- 

 arclica, Lesson, the result of observations made during his visit 

 to Kerguelen Island. 



