THE 
QUEENSLAND NATURALIST 
JOURNALOF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS* CLUB 
ANT NATURE-LOVERS' LEAGUE 
VOL IX 
MARCH. 1935 
No. 4 
PROCEEDINGS. 
EVENING MEETING. MONDAY. JULY 16th. 1934. 
— The President. Mr. E. W. Biek. occupied the Chair and 
about 40 members and visitors were present. The President 
expressed thank- to Dr. Malaher for the gift of a book on 
the National Geographic Magazine. Mr. G. H. Barker 
read a letter from Mr. F. L. Bemey of Longreaeh show- 
ing the necessity for total protection for the Bustard. 
He moved that the Clnb should endeavour to see that the 
Bustard or Plain Turkey was placed on the list of totally 
protected birds. The motion was seconded by Mrs 
Comrie Smith and carried unanimously. The principal 
business of the meeting was a lecture by Mr H. W. Her- 
man on Japan. This was illustrated by a superb set of 
coloured lantern slide- and covered many phases of Jap- 
anese life. 
EVENING MEETING. MONDAY. AUGUST 20th. 
1934. — The President. Mr. E. W. Bic-k. occupied the Chair. 
Miss E. Marshall and Miss M. Baldwin were elected mem- 
bers of the Clnb. A lecturette on orchids was delivered by 
Mr. CL T. White. This was accompanied by a number of 
slides shown by Mrs. H. Curtis, and a number of photo- 
graphs taken by Mrs. Curtis shown through the epidia- 
scope. Other photographs were shown by Mr. Nebe and 
included floral studies and photographs of Bottle Trees 
Other exhibits were a stone axe shown by Mrs. Williams, 
and an Iceland Poppy flower showing prolification. by Mr. 
J. E. Young. Mr. G. H. Barker read a letter from the 
Returned Soldiers and Sailors Imperial League which 
stated that poisonous baits laid for (lingoes and distri- 
buted by the Prickly Pear Board were responsible for 
losses in bird life. Mr. Barker said that he had made en- 
quiries from the Board, who stated that the size of the 
bait prevented its being swallowed by any bird except 
the emu, and that no reports had reached the Board of 
any mortality of any account among birds and wild 
animaLs other than dingoes. The Board promised to make 
definite enquiries on the point. 
