the Queensland naturalist 
JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND NATURE-LOVERS’ LEAGUE. 
Vol. VI. May, 1927 . No. 2 . 
PROCEEDINGS. 
ANNUAL MEETING,’ 21st FEBRUARY, 1927. The 
President (Dr. E. 0. Marks) presided over an attendance 
of about 35 members. Mrs. Rowley, Miss Lucas, Miss 
Marion Cock, and Mr. Gillett were elected members of 
the Club. The annual report of the Council was read and 
adopted. The Financial Statement, as read by the lion. 
Treasurer, showed a credit balance of £21/9/2. Office 
bearers for the ensuing year were elected, as set forth on 
the cover page of this issue. An address was delivered 
by the retiring President (Dr. E. 0. Marks), who took 
for the scientific portion of his address a talk on “Streams 
and Their Past/’ illustrating his remarks by means of a 
map and photographs of the river and creek systems of 
South-Eastern Queensland. 
EVENING MEETING, 19tli MARCH, 1927. The 
President (Mr. D. A. Herbert) presided over an attend- 
ance of about 3(3 members. Reports on the excursion to 
Kalinga Park were given by Dr. F. W. Whitehouse (plant 
fossils), Mr. C. T. White (general botany), Mr. L. Franzen 
(entomology), and Mr. G. H. Barker (ornithology). Mr. 
D. A. Herbert exhibited samples of prepared gum leaves 
(Eucalyptus spp.) that were being put on the market as 
a commercial tobacco, especially recommended to those 
suffering from asthma and chest and throat complaints. 
Mr. L. Franzen exhibited specimens of bananas badly 
damaged by the larvae of a noctuid moth (species not yet 
determined) ; this insect was causing great damage in the 
Kilcoy district Fossil specimens from Sherwood were 
shown by Mr. J. E. Young. 
EVENING MEETING, 20th APRIL, 1927. The 
President (Mr. D. A. Herbert) occupied the chair. A 
general account of the flora of Russell Island based on 
collections and observations made during the Easter 
