The Victorian Naturalist 



Vol. 73— No- 4 AUGUST 9, 1956 No. 872 



PROCEEDINGS 



The hall at the National Herbarium, was filled 10 capacity lor 

 the Genet al Medina on July 9 test Before proceeding with busi- 

 ness, the President welcome*! visitors, and also the new officers — 

 Mr. E. Coghill, Hon. Secretary,, and Mr. F, Curtis, Conned 

 Member It was learned that Mr. George Coghill and Mr. F Lewi* 

 were ill. and it was decided that letters of sympathy should he 

 sent to ihem. 



A Idler was received from Dr. M. Chattaway .staling that she was 

 Willing lr> ;ict as one of the Club 'a representatives at the forthcoming 

 A.N. Z A. AS. conference at Duuedin, Miss Jean Woollard had 

 been appointed Exhibit Steward, Mr. Webb had signified his 

 willingness to aci on a Youth Movements Committee, and Mr. 

 Seacou had agreed 10 take an interest in the Hawthorn Junior Club. 

 Mr. Kaymem had accepted the special office of liaison between Club 

 members and the National Museum officers, 



Mr Garnet placed hefore the meeting several suggested amend- 

 ments to the proposed National Parks legislation, and the Club 

 agreed to support them. 



The meeting was then handed over to Mr. John Bechervaise, 

 who delivered a most memorable address on Antarctic animal lii'e 

 — the Emperor Penguin; Acidic Penguin, Snow Petrel and the 

 Weddell Scais. -TFns was followed by Jin outstanding series of 

 Kodach'rome slides 0/ the scenery, fauna and flora of the Antarctic. 



It was announced that the nurserymen of the Dandenongs, with 

 the Aryus and Your Garden magazine, were to hold a show at 

 Kalorama during Melbourne Show week; and the Beaumaris Tree 

 Preservation Society is ro organize a function during the first 

 weekend in October. 



The President reported that an F.X.C.V, party and a number 

 of members of the B.O.C. had attended the Sir Colin Mackenzie 

 Sanctuary at ]-JealesviUe on the previous Saturday, and that a 

 very satisfactory amount of work had been done in connection 

 with the Nature Trail and in the planting of ornamental native 

 trees. )i was arranged that working parties should continue opera- 

 tions on the first Saturday ot each month. 



The meeting closetf'at about 10.15 p.m. for the usual conver- 

 sazione and perusal of exhibits. 



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