July, 1929 
The Queensland Naturalist 
23 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 
Of the Queensland Naturalists’ Club for year ended 
31st December, 1928. 
The Council of the Club has pleasure in submitting 
the 23rd Annual Report of the work of the Club. 
MEETINGS. — Ten Council meetings, ten general 
monthly meetings, one special meeting, a Wild Flower 
Show, and nine field excursions were held during the 
year. 
The attendance of members at the general meetings 
has been good, the average being about thirty. During 
the year lectures, illustrated in most cases with lantern 
slides or specimens, were given by Messrs. J. E. Young, 
D. A. Herbert, 0. T. White, B. Dunstan, 11. G. Barnard, 
J. Nebe, and Dr. F. AY. Whitehouse. Reports of excur- 
sions were given, and specimens of interest shown and 
commented on by many members at most meetings. 
A special meeting was held at the University on 
Friday, September 7th, when Air. T. J. Roughley, of the 
Technological Museum, Sydney, gave an interesting' 
account of the 41 Life of the Australian Oyster." The 
excursions during the year included two week-end trips, 
one to Canungra at Easter, and the other to ‘‘Hope 
Dale,” Albert River, during November; full day excur- 
sions to Herctiles Bank on Labour Day, and to- Upper 
Brookfield on King’s Birthday; and Saturday afternoon 
visits to One Tree Hill, Aspley, Eight-Mile Plains. Bel- 
mont, and Enoggera. Attendance at excursions has 
been good. 
The Annual Wild Flower Show was held on Septem- 
ber 29th, during the afternoon and evening. The exhibits 
were very good, and the success of the Show was mainly 
due to the many friends who sent flowers and other 
exhibits. Attendance was not. quite as large as in former 
years. 
AIEAIBERSHIP. — Thirteen new members have been 
enrolled during the year, and seven members have re- 
signed. AVe regret to report the loss by death of two 
members, Alessrs. S. Hainsworth and W. R. Colledge. The 
Club membership now stands at 138. Of these twenty-two 
are unfinancial. 
GENERAL. — A meeting of representatives of 
societies interested, to consider the advisability of sup- 
pressing the use of the pea rifle, was called. It was 
