HO Th* Secretary's tnltotii\ 



•Vtct. Nut. 



- Vol. 73 



To Orchid Liftoffs Mr. J, G Foley, of VV hi taker Avenue, Mont Clare, 

 Pennsylvania, USA. wishes to correspond with Australians interested in 

 Botany, and perhaps exchange specimens. His special interest is orchids 

 and he .states that the climate of his district is about the same as that of. 

 Tasmania. 



Nutate Photographs : The Melbourne Camera Club is organizing an Inlet- 

 national Exhibition of Photography in the Melbourne lowti Hall front 

 March 1 to 27. Among the ela*s<:s if a special Nature Section, the first »n 

 Melbourne, for nature prints and colour slides. Closing date. February 13, 

 1957 



C on chvlv<tu<s; The M&lacological Club hns published a work cm "Th.iioi- 

 dac ' by Mr Bernard Cotton, Curator qj Molluscs,. Adelaide University Price 

 1/6 per copy, postage included. Address of Honorary Secretary — 3*1 Glen- 

 fcrrie Road, Malvern. 



Birds t>/ tfetv South Woicx. Tin: lllawura Natural History Society has 

 ■"•ent us, at our suggestion, n number ot copies of the publication Birds 

 Recorded from the lihiivorm thitrut These Will be displayed foi s-ile ai 

 Club Meetings. Price 2/6. 



Duwdin Srkut-r Conr/rcss: If any member proposes to attend the Congress 

 in Duneum from January 16 to 23 { 1957. of the Australian and New Zealand 

 Association ior the Advancement of Science, and would like to be accredited 

 **■ a delegate from this Qlib, picas* croitact the Secretary. 



Vicinnan Sub Aqua Croup; This body ot tkni-divers feels it ba> got 

 beyond (he mere spear-usbing stage and is raiting a seienl»5c interest ifi 

 %vnat £oes on under the water. It has written to the Cluh seeking" co-operation 

 uenerall.v. 



Further particulars mav be obtained from Mi. H- K. CokMII, Hon 

 Secretary, F.N.C.V. 



SPECIAL FUNDS 



Tor -j canfiiUrabie t;me now it has been apparent that a substantial bndv 

 ul members would like ihe present atrangement iff the Club (Unite to t)c 

 altered and some proposals to that end. at present before Council, will 

 probably be considered at its next meeting and, if adopted, placed before 

 ihe October General Meeting, for consideration. 



Apart from the Life Membership Fund, until lf'47 the Club had only one 

 arcount, into whicli all receipts were paid, ond from which alt expenses were 

 met. It was substantially in credit some ai the surplus being invested, the 

 rest being lit an oicliuiiry bank account. In that year, it was resolved by 

 Council 'that a fund be created to be known a* the Buildmp and Contin- 

 gencies Fund — a fund to include ail present investments, exception i.sic.l thosi 

 M'ectficaKy sec aa'dc far other purposes and to include income from special 

 source; siKh as publications and booklets (with the specific exception 01 

 the receipts and expenditure connected Willi tlie Club badges), such fund 

 (o be available lor nnyiicing the ClobV ^peci.d publication* and the acquisi- 

 tion of a Club Building at some future time'". 



This motion was carried and the iuntl set up. It now comprises aboul 

 i\JSU. 



It will be noted that this fund was expresslv made available for fiuaneinp. 

 Cluh Publications, and tt is this Expert which is now engaging our attention. 

 Some member* fear that if it continues to be jlitsS fot that purpose it will 

 gradually lose its charaetct as a "Building and Contingencies Fund" and 

 become simply and solely a tuivd for financing Publications To get over 

 this. Council is being a^ked to recommend the establishment of 4. separate 

 'Publications Fund" and the amendment of the resolution setting up the 

 Building anrl Contingencies Fund to make it r.lear that it is not to be Used 

 for such a purpose in the future, 



