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Mar. B1, 1910. The Queensland Naturalist. 
EVENING MEETING, 9th DECEMBER, 1909. 
Chairman'. S. B. J. Skertchly. Attenda;nce, 16. 
Election : R. Hiilsen and A. G. Jackson. 
Lecturettes : “Halley’s Comet.” by Dudley Eglinton. 
“ Life- History and Habits of the Horse Bot Fly {Gastrophilus 
nasalis),''^ illustrated by drawings and specimens, by H, 
Tryon. 
Exhibits : Plants from North Pine, by C. White, 
among them being Passi flora alba, a native of South 
America, which is now a naturalized scrub weed. This 
climber has lately been proved to be of a decidedly 
poisonous character by Mr. S. Dodd, Principal Govt. 
Veterinary Surgeon. Mr. White also exhibited Mutinus 
'pentagonus, a fungus of the tribe Phalloidei. The spori- 
ferous portion emits a disagreeable odour, somewhat 
resembling rotten meat, which is an attraction for insects 
that are lovers of, or breeders in, putrid matter. The 
agglutinative spores — it is reputed — are eaten by the 
insects, or carried away attached to their legs and bodies, 
and thus this remarkable fungus is distributed. A mud 
wasp’s nest from Glass House Mountains, and parasites 
obtained therefrom, by R. Illidge. Beetles (Cetonidae and 
Dynastidae), by R Illidge. Skin of an indigenous rat 
Haplotis Grayi), from the Western District, by Miss 
E. Barker. 
ANNUAL MEETING, 27th JANUARY, 1910. 
Chairman : S. B. J. vSkertchly. Attendance, 40. 
Annual Report : The annual report of the Committee 
for 1909 was read and adopted {vide p. 117). 
Presidential Address : The President delivered an 
address on “ The So-called Imperfection of the Geological 
Record” {vide Transactions p. 125.) 
Suspension of Rule : H. Tryon moved, and G. H. 
Barker seconded, “ That Rule VII. (2), so far as it debars 
Members of Committee from holding office continuously 
beyond a period of two years, be suspended for 1910.” 
Carried. 
Office-Bearers \ The election of Office-Bearers for 1910 
resulted as follows -.—President, W. R. Colledge ; Vice- 
President, Jos. Wedd ; Committee, Miss E. Brabazon, 
Miss A. Fortescue, G. H. Barker, E. Hur worth, H. Tryon, 
and C. White ; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, C. W. Hol- 
land. 
EXCURSION, 5th FEBRUARY, 1910. 
One Tree Hill : Eight members present. Leaders : 
H. Tryon and C. White. 
