94 The Queensland Naturalist July, 1931. 
“ Queensland Naturalist .” — It is regretted that owing 
partly to pressure of other work on the part of the Editor 
(Mr. C. T. White) and to lack of material from members 
only two issues of the “Queensland Naturalist” were pub- 
lished during the year. 
At the beginning of the year, The Aquarium and 
Terrarium Society of Queensland affiliated with the Club. 
.0. T. WHITE, President. 
E. E. BAIRD, Hon. Secretly. 
QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB. 
Librarian's Report, 1930. 
Magazine Section . — During the past year a total of 
401 publications were received by way of exchange for the 
Club ’s magazine, as against 382 of the previous year. Of 
these 81 were Australian, 31 British, 134 European, 154 
American, and 1 South African. Of these magazines and 
pamphlets 139 have been lent, as against 57 of the past 
year. A new and very popular addition to this section 
is the National Geographic Magazine. Another publication 
received by this Club for the first time last year is the 
“Xatur und Museum, ’ ’ printed wholly in the German 
language, and with very fine illustration. “The Ostrich,” 
a South African publication, was also received for the first 
time during the year. 
Book Section . — In this section the volumes now 
number 37, four new volumes having been donated during 
the past year, prominent among these latter being “Aus- 
tralian Rain-forest Trees,” presented by the author, 
Mr. W. D. Francis. These books have been lent 79 times 
during the past year as against 57 t lie year before, show- 
ing tiie increasing popularity of this section. 
Owing to the steady increase in the numbers of 
magazines, books and pamphlets received by the Club, the 
library accommodation continues to become more cramped 
and the contents more congested, in spite of many parcels 
of literature least in demand being kindly stored by various 
members. This overcrowding is a great disadvantage, as. 
apart from the difficulty of keeping the overflowing shelves 
in order, a large number of the smaller magazines and 
pamphlets cannot of necessity have sections to themselves, 
and are therefore by no means easy to get at. Under the 
circumstances another bookcase is an urgent necessity and 
would be a great advantage both to the library and those • 
using it. 
EVA M. JACKSON. Hon. Librarian. 
