THE WOMBAT. 



dealer should be elected to any official position, or on the committee 

 of the society, lest it should prove a means by which he might push 

 his business. "We think in carrying such a resolution a slur has 

 been put upon the professionals and dealers of Blackburn for 

 which there would not appear to be any real reason, other than 

 the vague fear that they might turn the society to business account. 

 It is difficult to see how this could be done in any case, except 

 that by giving it their services and support, by which the society 

 would benefit, its members might feel bound in return to extend 

 their support to the gentlemen who did so. We cannot help 

 thinking that it is high time that these resolutions against pro- 

 fessionals and dealers were abandoned as obsolete. In the highest 

 society of all, a gentleman most conspicuously engaged in the 

 manufacture and sale of photographic goods occupies the position 

 of president. The Camera Club contains both professionals and 

 dealers, and has always done so, even when it had a rule to the 

 contrary. We do not believe that their organisation has suffered 

 in consequence, although the rule in the case of the Camera Club 

 certainly kept more than one good man out of its ranks. We should 

 recommend our Blackburn friends to reconsider their decision, 

 and to put themselves above petty prejudices of this character." 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEELONG F.N. 



CLUB. 



16/7/01. Annual Meeting. 



The balance-sheet showed a small credit. 



Officers elected thus : — President, Mr G. H. Adcock, F.L.S. 



Vice-Presidents, Messrs. W. Shaw and J. F. Mulder. 



Treasurer, Mr. W. H. Renton. 



Secretary, Mr C. F. Belcher, LL.B. 



Editor, Mr H. E. Hill. 



Committee, Messrs. O. Pohl, T. Wright, J. Hammerton, R. 

 Mockridge and J. C. Taylor, 



Messrs. J. J. Gary, G. Bartlett and L. Kossack elected 

 members. 

 30/7/01. Paper " Precious Stones," by H. Hammerton. Mr. J. 



Hammerton showed a number of stones in illustration of the 



the paper. Rev. R. C. N. Kelly and Mr. P. It. Challen 



elected members. 



13/8/01. Magazine Night. Mr G C. Bartlett showed specimens 

 of auriferous quartz from New Zealand. 



27/8/01. Paper : "The Metric System." S. Patterson, B,A- 

 Messrs. A. Pohl and S. Patterson elected members. 



