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The Queensland Naturalist 
October, 1920 
Professor E. J. Goddard, D.Sc., seconding the 
motion, which was carried with acclamation, said that 
they were proud of the fact that Britishers were taking 
such a prominent part in the study of what undoubtedly 
was a great national asset to Australia. 
EVENING MEETING, MONDAY, 15th JULY, 1929. 
— The president (Dr. F. W. Whitehouse) occupied the 
chair,' and about 30 members were present. Mrs. D. Noad 
and Messrs. J. H. Stevens, F. Radcliffe, and the Rev. W. 
R. Reece were elected members of the Club. Reports on 
the excursion to the hills in the neighbourhood of Mt. 
Gravatt were given by Mr. C. T. White (Botany), Mr. 
G. IT. Barker (Birds), and Mr. L. Franzen (Insects). 
Dr. W. H. Bryan, of the Queensland University, gave 
an interesting and instructive lecture on the modern 
aspect of the study of soils (see p. 44). Mr. G. H. 
Barker reported that a committe appointed by the Club 
had waited upon the Premier (Hon. A. E. Moore), and 
had been assured by him that the use of lights and 
cyanide by trappers, and the killing of native bears 
was absolutely forbidden and all offenders caught would 
be prosecuted. 
EVENING MEETING, MONDAY, 19th AUGUST, 
1929. — In the absence of the president, Mr. G. II. Barker 
occupied the chair. Mr. Frank Kunze was elected an 
ordinary members of the Club. Dr. T. G. IT. Jones, of 
the Queensland University, gave an address on the Es- 
sential 0:1s of the Australian Eucalyptus. The eucalypts 
number about 300 species, and represent probably the 
most important genus of hardwood trees in the world. 
On this account they have been largely planted in all 
parts of the world where there is a chance of their suc- 
ceeding. Apart from their value as timber trees, an 
important industry connected with the genus is the dis- 
tillation of the leaves for eucalyptus oil. Eucalyptus oils 
for pharmaceutical purposes should have a high cineol 
content, though this rule is very arbitrary, for it is not 
at all certain that cineol is the most important germicidal 
constituent in the oil. Unfortunately, a very few of the 
Queensland species possess a cineol content equal to that 
demanded by the British and United States pharmaco- 
paeas. On the other hand, some of the Queensland 
species are noted on account of the citron-scented nature 
of the oils. The most notable being Eucalyptus citrio- 
dora, the citron-scented Spotted Gum, fairly common in 
Queensland from the Burrum River northwards. Another 
