98 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



author ; Queensland Agricultural Journal, July and August, 

 1900, from the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane; "Trans- 

 actions of Royal Society of South Australia, vol. xxiv., part 1, 

 and " Memoirs of Royal Society of South Australia," vol. i., 

 part 2 (Fossil Remains of Lake Callabonna), from the Society ; 

 "Proceedings Royal Society of Tasmania," 1898-9, from the 

 Society ; " Journal of Mueller Botanic Society, Western Australia," 

 2 parts, from the society ; Hawkesbury Agricultural College 

 Magazine, vol. ii., part 3, from the Director ; Nature Notes, 

 July and August, from the Selbome Society, London. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. 



On a ballot being taken, Mr. and Mrs. W. Thorn, Findon- 

 street, Hawthorn, were elected members of the Club. 



GENERAL BUSINESS. 



On the motion of Mr. J. H. Gatliff it was decided that a special 

 meeting be held on the night of the next ordinary meeting to 

 consider the following alterations in the rules : — " That after the 

 words 'journal monthly' in clause b of rule 4 the following words 

 be added, ' Persons residing beyond a radius of fifteen miles from 

 Melbourne shall be deemed country members, and pay an annual 

 subscription of ten shillings per annum, and shall have the same 

 privileges as ordinary members.'" 



Mr. T. S. Hall, M. A., gave notice that he would move—" That 

 country members may obtain books from the library on payment 

 of carriage or postage both ways." 



Mr. J. H. Gatliff gave notice that he would move — "That the 

 words ' secretary and assistant secretary and librarian ' be sub- 

 stituted for 'two secretaries ' in rule 10." 



NOMINATION FOR OFFICE-BEARER. 



Mr. W. J. M'Caw was nominated for the position of assistant 

 secretary and librarian, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr. 

 D. Newport. 



PAPERS READ. 



i. By Mr. O. A. Sayce, entitled "On the Crustacean, 

 Phreatoicus australis, from Tasmania." 



The author recorded the occurrence of the Isopod, Phreatoicus 

 australis, Chilton, among some crustaceans collected by Professor 

 Spencer, F.R.S., at Lake Petrach, Tasmania, and gave a brief 

 review of the genus Phreatoicus. 



Mr. T. S. Hall, M.A., said that he hoped any member 

 who had an opportunity of filtering water from deep alluvial 

 mines would do so, as some mines were said to contain "shrimp 



