THE 
QUEENSLAND NATURALIST 
JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND NATURE-LOVERS’ LEAGUE 
VOL VIII. MAY, 1933 No. 5 
PROCEEDINGS. 
ANNUAL MEETING, Monday, February 20, 1933.— 
The President (Mr. J. Nebe) occupied the chair, and 33 
members were present. Mr. J. C. Smith and Mr. H. G. 
Barnard were elected honorary members, and Miss M. 
Godfrey an ordinary member of the Club. The Annual 
Report of the Council for the year ended January 31, 1933, 
was read by the Hon. Secretary (Miss E. E. Baird). 
Reports were read by the Hon. Librarian (Mrs. Eva 
M. Jackson) and lion. Excursion Secretary (Mr. J. Edgar 
Young). The financial statement as read by the Hon. 
Treasurer (Mr. P. Sylow) showed a credit balance of 
£85/13/4 and £13/12/11 funds in hand of the Nature 
Lovers’ League. Officers for the year were elected as set 
forth on the cover page of this issue. The retiring Presi- 
dent gave an address on “Nature’s Way and Harmony.” 
Exhibits were staged (1) by Mr. F. 0. Nixon, flowering 
spray of Quisqualis inclica and parasite from it; (2) by 
Mr. Ken Jackson, stones, shells and grinding stones from 
a kitchen midden at Caloundra, also petrified wood; (3) 
by Miss E. E. Baird, cone of Bunya Bunya Pine ( Araucaria 
Bidwillii ) . 
EVENING MEETING, Monday, March 20, 1933.— 
The President (Mr. F. A. Perkins) occupied the chair, 
and 37 members were present. Mr. C. G. Austin was 
elected a member of the Club. Reports on the excursion 
to Kuraby were given by Mr. F. A. Perkins (Entomology) 
and Mr. G. II. Barker (Birds). Mr. J. F. Bailey gave a 
most interesting lecture, illustrated by* a fine series of 
lantern slides, on “Ornamental Trees of Southern Gar- 
dens and Plantations.” The lecturer stated many 
Queensland trees were being used in the Southern States 
for garden and street planting, notably the Brisbane Box 
( Trista?iia conferta ), Flame Tree ( Sterculia acerifolia), 
Figs ( Ficus marophylla and others), etc. Trees of Europe 
and North America — planes, oaks, willows, poplars, etc. — 
are largely used. Some photographs of conifers included 
showed well grown examples of Queensland Bunya Pine 
( Araucaria Bidwillii) and Hoop Pine (! Araucaria Cun - 
ninghamii). A collection of shells and seaweeds tabled 
by Mr. G. Jackson were commented on by Mr. J. H. 
Simmons. 
