Miss North — Fossil Shells from Warding 
Island. 
Mr. Lewis — Fossil Wood from W. Tree. 
Mr. A. E. Brooks — SoUya fusiformis Syn 
S. heterophylla (climbing bluebell). 
Marianthiis erubescens (W.A. climber). 
Hibiscus huegelii (lilac hibiscus W.A.). 
Correa decumbens (S.A.). 
Mr. A. J, Swaby — Goodenia elongata 
(Lanky goodenia, common around 
Melbourne). Pratia surrepens (a pol- 
len plant and a seed plant), Hydro- 
cotyle miiscosa. 
Mr. A. H. Fairhall brought specimens 
of most of the summer flowering natives 
referred to above. 
Mr. D. Mclnnes brought two stereo- 
scopic microscopes and showed rock 
sections and sori of fern in stereoscopic 
polarized light. He hoped that the club 
may procure three of these stereoscopic 
microscopes if members agreed they 
were useful. He also showed fossil leaves 
from Ten Mile Creek at Narracan. 
Mrs. Woollard drew attention to 3AR 
repeat broadcasts at quarter past ten on 
Thursday nights on the wildlife of East- 
ern Australia. 
.Mr. Lewis stressed the need to protect 
the promontory in the Botanic Gardens 
Lake by mass pressure from people. 
Mr. J. Strong suggested that a letter 
of congratulation be sent to Mr. Roy 
Wheeler on the award of the M.B.E. 
The President said it would be sent. 
Mr. J. Ros Garnet said that through 
pressure by the Fauna Protection Council, 
the head bounty on the wombat was re- 
moved for three years as an experiment. 
It is now time for members to press for 
the removal of the wombat from the list 
of vermin. The control of the wombat 
should be a function of the Fisheries and 
Wildlife. He asked that the Minister of 
Lands be written to, suggesting the entire 
removal of the wombat from the list of 
vermin. 
Mr. J. Baines said that not long before 
Mr. Coghill handed over his material 
to the new Secretary he mentioned that 
three men had compiled a list of all 
authors to the "Naturalist" up to 1953. 
He handed the list to Mr. Baines who 
has been gradually bringing it up to date 
to this year. He has put it in the Field 
Naturalist Library in the form of a card 
index for reference by members. He 
found a vast list from 1884 to today in- 
cluding many wonderful naturahsts. He 
then read out the numbers of contribu- 
tions that many naturalists had been 
listed with. 
The President expressed appreciation 
to Mr. Baines for this splendid work. 
Mr. Garnet reminded members that 
in former days Mr. Colliver would have 
"At Homes" getting the index together. 
Marine Biology & Entomology Group 
2nd December 1968 
The meeting was chaired by Mr. 
Condron, 23 members being present. 
Mr. Mclnnes reported that he had 
recently visited Kilcunda in the Gipps- 
land area, and thought that it would be 
a suitable beach for a marine biology 
excursion at a future date. It was de- 
cided that the Secretary obtain informa- 
tion as to suitable tides in February and 
March, and that Miss Allender, Tours 
Secretary, be approached with the sug- 
gestion that a Club outing be held in that 
locality some time early in the new year. 
The chairman announced that this 
Group would not meet in January 1969. 
Next meeting to be on 3rd February, 
which will be a members' night. 
Mr. Strong reported on an outing he 
had made with the Underwater Research 
Group, who are making an ecological 
survey of Westernport Bay. A rare species 
of seaweed, Claudea Elegans, was ob- 
tained. Mrs. Watson, Secretary of the 
above Group, said that so far this species 
had only been found in Westernport 
Bay, Vic; The Tamar Estuary, Tasmania; 
and The Bay of Bengal, India. 
Exhibits 
Mr. Mclnnes showed, under his micro- 
scope a bright-red species of Briazoa. 
showing the polyps extended, and some 
species of Ascidians. He gave a short 
talk on both. Also a species of Arachuida, 
Order Pantopoda. Mr. Mclnnes ex- 
plained that all species of this family were 
marine, and are found crawling slowly 
over seaweed. 
Miss Forse showed a fish preserved 
in alcohol, stained, and then immersed 
in a mixture of glycerine and water. It 
was transparent, thus enabling its bone 
structure to be studied. 
Mr. Condron gave a short talk on an 
entomological excursion he had made to 
Frankston, when he collected some 
species of Hesperidae (Skipper butter- 
flies), and also some Caper Whites, 
Mrs, Mclnnes showed a species of 
spider, and a species of moth, both un- 
identified. 
Mrs. Lee showed a species of "Sea- 
louse" taken from the mouth of a fish. 
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