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The Queensland Naturalist, 
VoL. I. 
Club has every reason to congratulate itslf on the ex- 
cellence of their nature. It is therefore a matter of regret 
that during the period covered by this report there has been 
no publication for recording proceedings. 
One special meeting, attended by 22 members, was also 
held for the purpose of amending the Rules as above stated. 
Thirteen excursions were held, and they were all well 
attended. In this connection an advance was made on the 
previous year’s programme by the inauguration of extended 
excursions for three or four days, when suitable liolidays 
presented themselves, and visits vere paid in this way to 
Buderim Mountain^ Gympie and- Toowoomba. At the two 
latter places opportunity was taken to urge the formation 
of local branches of our Club. Tlie success of these exten- 
ded excursions was largely due to the kindness and 
foresight of the local residents. 
Tlie following is a list of the field meetings : — Wliite’s 
Hill and Pine Mountain ; Goodna and Woogaroo Scrub 
(whole daj’’) ; Buderim Mountain ; Xorthgate Junction and 
Nudgee ; Gympie ; St. John’s Wood and Taylor’s Range ; 
Mount Coot-tha ; Oxley — Darra ; Toorak ; Mt. Gravatt ; 
Sunuybank ; Toowoomba ; and Tweed Heads. 
The Presidents and Secretaries of the various scientific 
societies in Brisbane were accorded the privilege of attending 
the Club’s meetings, and some of them took advantage of 
the offer. 
With a view of bringing the Club’s influence to bear on 
the promotion of the Nature Study movement in education 
among school children, a circular was sent in October to 
76 Brisbane and suburban schools, both public and private, 
suggesting the holding of excursions for senior students, 
and offering to depute a member to attend and assist in 
the study of the particlar branch of Natural History taken 
up on the several occasions. A number of replies favourable 
to the project were received, and two successful excursions 
have already been held. But for the advent of the Christmas 
holidays, others v^ould have taken place. It is expected 
that the Club’s offer, which has been generally commended, 
will be availed of to a large extent during 1908. 
Your Committee has projected the issue of a quarterly 
journal with the title of “ The Queensland Naturalist, the 
Organ of the Field Naturalists’ Club and its Branches,” 
for the publication of reports of meetings (including re- 
production of the papers read), field excursions, and other 
suitable matter. The proposed Journal would be an 
interesting and useful record of special observations and 
inquiries concerning the Natural History of the State. 
It would also serve as an exchange for the publications of 
kindred Clubs and Societies, and so assist in the formation 
of a Reference Library. A circular was recently addressed 
