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H. Tryon acted as Hon. Secretary for the occasion, and to 
him special thanks are due for the able manner in which 
he organized and carried out a most satisfactory programme. 
Your Committee deem this a suitable opportunity 
to refer to the recent conferring of the Companionship of 
the order of St. Michael and St. George upon Mr. F. M. 
Bailey, P.L.S., Government Botanist. The honouring of 
the veteran botanist in this way was a fitting tribute to 
his genius. 
Although the late Mr. Tom Petrie was not a naturalist, 
your Committee deem it not out of place to refer in this 
report to the passing away of the deceased gentleman, 
who was a true lover of Nature and the firm friend of the 
aboriginals. His kirdly temperament endeared him to 
all, and your Committee desire to place on record their 
great sorrow at his deatb. 
The Club were invited to appoint a delegate to the 
Session of the Australasian Association for the Advance- 
ment of Science held in Sydney during the current month, 
and Prof. S. B. J. Skertchly was appointed as the Club’s 
representative 
Four numbers of The Queensland Naturalist were issued 
■during the year, and it is expected that the Club will now 
be able to continue the publication regularly every quarter, 
Some valuable exchanges were arranged for, and others 
have been invited. 
Appended is a statement of receipts and expenditure, 
which shows that on 31st December the Club had a credit 
balance of £16 6s. 7d. 
W. R. COLLEDGE, 
President. 
C. W. HOLLAND, 
16th January, 1911. Hon, Secretary. 
