2 
EXTRAOKDINARY MEETING, 23rd. March, 1953 
— Dr. R. Melville, botanist in charge of the Australian 
collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, delivered 
the C. T. White memorial lecture entitled “Some impres- 
sions of the Victorian flora/' 
EVENING MEETING, 20th April, 1953— The sec- 
retary reported on the excursion to Mt. Gravatt on 18th 
March when the ten members present had been cauj^ht in 
a storm early in the afternoon. Several members reported 
on the Easter camp at Mt. Ballow Gor^e attended by 
thirty-four members. Perfect weather was enjoyed and a 
camp fire on the Saturday night was attended by fifteen 
of the local residents. Professor W. IT. Bryan explained 
the geology of the area, and Mr. T. E. limit reported 
twenty-seven species of orchids from fourteen genera. Mr. 
F. S. Colliver told of the land shells he had found, two of 
the specimens not collected elsewhere on Mt. Ballow being 
taken from a bower bird's nest. Birds were not particularly 
plentiful, but Miss D. Coxon reported bell birds and lyre 
birds amonst the species seen. Dr. E. O. Marks told of the 
seventeen species of mosquitoes collected. Mrs. W. jM. 
Bristow exhibited hanging moss and a lichen collected near 
Binnaburra. 
EVENING MEETING, 18th May. 1953— Members 
reported on the excursion to Deception Bay on 4th May ; 
IVlr. S. T. Blake had found that the Hg stand of Papijvus 
planted by Dr. Bancroft was from Uganda and not from 
Egypt ; a jabirn was amongst the forty-nine snecies of 
birds reported for the trip by Miss M. Hawken. Mr. F. S. 
Colliver reported that a specimen containing molybdenite 
had been found on the excursion to St. Johns Wood 
onarry on 16th May. Mr. Francis Ratcliffe gave a talk on 
his work with the Wild Life Section of C.S.I.R.O., and 
explained how myxomatosis was beimz’ used to control the 
rabbit ; work was also being done with mutton birds and 
Ibis. Mr. E. J. Smith exhibited a number of specimens 
including a flat-tailed gecko, sharp-snouted snake-lizard, 
earth star fungus and otoliths from the head of a fish. 
EVENING MEETING, 15th June, 1953— The meet- 
ing was a combined one with the National Parks Associa- 
tion and Royal Society of Queensland and about 400 
members and friends were present. The Secretary reported 
that slie had planted a tree in the name of the Club on 
the “Save the Trees Campaign" trip to Beerwah on 24th 
May. The monthly excursion was to Enoggera Reservoir 
and the President reported that a pair of Jaeana and two 
Great Crested Grebes had been seen there. The monthly 
lecture was given by Mr, Crosbie Morrison who spoke on 
