Published by the Gordon Technical College and the 

 , Allied Association^**** Con, *^*^\ 



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Vol. III.— No. 3. APRIL, 1898. , , <(tt ,v /No. 11. 



All communications to be addressed to the editor, Mr. 

 H. E.Hill, at the Gordon Technical College, Geelong, Victoria, 

 Australia. 



The editor is not responsible for the statements in any paper. 



NOTES. 



There were unusually large numbers of wood-swallows 

 about the district this year, chiefly of the white-eyebrowed 

 species, although the sordid and the masked were also observed 

 occasionally. 



The grasshoppers also have been very thick ; a farmer in 

 one part of the district stated that he was anxiously waiting 

 for the appearance of the crows, for that with the arrival of the 

 crows they considered all their trouble with the grasshoppers 

 over. The wood swallows also seemed to appreciate the food 

 supply. 



A well-known member of the photographic club went for 

 a little trip at Xmas in company with a kodak camera, which 

 he set for time exposure, thus necessitating the pressing of 

 the button twice for each exposure. As he went on, however, 

 he forgot this, and only pressed once for each view, with the 

 result that the pictures were alternately slightly over exposed 

 and not exposed at all. 



It seems to us that it would be much more convenient if 

 the college year ran from July to June, than from January to 

 December as at present. The work involved in winding up 

 the twelve months could be managed more easily in July. 



The museum curators have been long endeavouring to 

 obtain a pair of black cockatoos (funereal), but they met with 

 no success till last January when a coupl 3 were received by 

 Mr. J. Hammerton from the forest. O.ie of these has been 

 placed in the college collection. 



