100 .VsrV* frani. Council [ jjjj K7 



dissemble it on -the Wednesday night. These will be called for at the Novem- 

 ber General MeelinR. Please brine your diary. 



The Bank of New South Wales, with the assistance of oUr respected ionner 

 President. Mr. Tartton Raymer.r. wdl set tip and supervise Us display, in the 

 Banking Chamber, Collins Street It is to vim, we '.mdemiiKb from 10 a.m. 

 to ]0 a.m., for about five weeks. Pon'-ons are required lo aet as guide? from 

 lime to time, lecturing to victors ti:\ exhibits ; the Bank [6 prepared Vb pay (or 

 Mictt services. 



T>t. R M. Wishart has been appouued VtecPtW^d.wrt hi place of the )ate 

 Fred Lewis; and Miss M, Eider has been appointed to Council. Mr. A N. 

 Bilht*. of t^e National Museum, having; been u member 0$ the Club s>fo$t 

 June I9ttf. liAs been made an Honorary Member 



Member* desirous of attending meetings of the Entomology and Marine 

 Biolo&y Group arc requested to meet Mr. Strong a; the lYovember General 

 Meeting, AlfO> the nutter oi stimulating the scientific, side of our activities 

 will be further discussed al the next meeliny. and members who have sug- 

 gestions to offer should bet the Pi evident before the meeting o',>erts. 



EXCURSION TO CsEACONSrltLp RESERVOIR 



5omc :we.ve people met at UcaconshVkl 00 Sarurday, October* 1.1. for the 

 excursion to (kaeor.fthcld Reservoir. We were very pleased to hud Imt 

 eoutiiry members among this number— Mr. R, N. Aur.hterlonh' oi Narracan. 

 ,OKl Mr, P. Lewi.? and Sjjgtf Lewis from Trafalgar. 



The route followed was along O'NeiH's JloaH, where a wide variety m 

 plants was,, to be seen i:\ flower. These included Nodding Grcenhoods. 

 (Pu'i'ofiytis nu?(n\s), Tall Greeohoous £P hnqijoJut) Marnonhowh tP, 

 fedwiriiitttit)., Spread mi*' Fhiv-lily {fXumclla rcvMn-tti) , Gortttftht) Apple- 

 berry (HiUtifrfuta $i'amin\s ) , f .ove-creeper ( Hrt'daHcs era vt>hU>Uc) , aud 

 n imerous others, 



A discussion on whether numerous pittosporum specimens Keen by the road' 

 side were plants pf the Sweet Piltosporum {P, \mdwh*h*-m) or 01 the Genoa 

 Ptttosporuin (P rezwluhttit) naturalized ill the area had to be distoiuiiu'ed 

 when it wfts discovered that I hi; iwdtor eou'.d not he decided without M'vi"^ 

 tine seed-capsules * 



Birds observed or heard included the Rufous Whistler. Grey Shnkc-Thrish. 

 Pallid Cuckoo, and Hroure Cuckoo. 



A pleasant place for lunch was found overlooking the Reservoir, after which 

 the walk was continued nlong -the aqueduct, where a >hecp joined trie party, 

 li followed the party for about a mile and attempt id 5eiid 11 hack were of 

 ■ 10 avail; hut to show how independent a ;*heep can he, it departed of its Ov.'n 

 accord shortly afterward*. 



Almost immediately ader reaching a road to the east of the Reservoir a 

 wonderful patch pf orchids was discovered. There rffrfcrc Fringed Spider* 

 vrchids (Colmic*uQ ditaitita), I all TTturis (D. Uyugifffliu), one Large W&vlip 

 ((ifassmiin major), and, ptfrnraS most beautiful of all, two Common Spider- 

 orchids {Cahniema- patcrsowi). one a tall and Hately specimen wiih twp 

 flowers. Directly across ihe road several Bearded Grceuhoods (Ptcrnsiylis 

 bprh(tlit) were to be seu'*- 



With most of the remaining pan 01 ihe route beititf downhill, good ..imc 

 was made to the Officer station, where everyone voter! the excursion a wty 

 happy and .successful one. 



—A. E. Biiook» 



1 Koike t pilloapn-uci :s :nt»»« here. Iiut" !•*. ;Mw/m/'»((mm h;t* tccume csUbli^hcd m 

 ?.bMi«';nicc in district* casi of Alrthnornr, n*. ittfU licing rtisiHrrwrd by zf.rt\* from c-'lttvucJ 

 irfcw.— Editor. 



