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The Queensland Naturalist. 
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Mr. Le Souef delivered an address, illustrated by a 
fine series of lantern slides, " On the Australian Aborigines 
and their Foods.” 
ANNUAL MEETINCx, 22nd FEBRUARY, 1917. 
Chairman : Dr. T. Harve}^ Johnston. 
Presidential Address: The retiring President delivered 
an address on “ Ecological Notes on the Littoral Marine 
Flora and Fauna of Caloundra ” (vide Transactions p.53.) 
Office-Bearers : The election of office-bearers for 1917 
resulted as follows : — President^ W. R. Colledge ; Vice- 
President, C. T. White ; Hon. Secretary, C. T. White ; Hon, 
Treasurer, F. Bnrtt ; Hon. Librarian, H. Haynes ; Hon. 
Lanternist, W. M. Tanner ; Committee, Freda Bagc, M.Sc., 
T. H. Johnston, D.Sc., M.A., R. Illidge, H. A. Longman, 
S. B. J. Skertchly, J. Wheeler, G. Comyn, M.B. 
EVENING MEETING, 29th MARCH, 1917. 
Chairman : W. R. Colledge. 
Reports : On excursion to Goodna and Woogaroo Creek : 
(a) Pond-life, by W. R. Colledge; (b) Ornithology, by A. H. 
Chisholm ; (c) Botany, by C. T. White. 
Exhibits : By Dr. J. Shirley — Book of plant specimens, 
mostly European, and especially heaths. By Dr. G. Comyn — 
Young of a bat, Nyctinomus plicatus. By H. A. Longman — 
Living specimens of two of our smallest orchids, Bulbophylliim 
minutissimum and Oberonia palmicola. B 3 / E. H. Shearwin— 
Specimens of the small snake, Pseudelaps Krejtii, and specimen 
of Sea Pen, Sarcophylluni grande. By J. Wlaeeler — Specimen 
of fasciation in branchlets of Casuarina, cocoons of the 
spider Dicrostichns magnificiis, and honey placed naturally 
in bottles by bees. 
A few notes on the beautiful butterfly, Charaxes sem 
pronius, were read by R. Illidge (vide Transactions p.64). 
EVENING MEETING, 26th APRIL, 1917. 
Chairman : W. R. Colledge. 
Reports : On excursion to Myora : (a) Pond-life, by W. R. 
Colledge ; ib) Fresh-water Rhizopoda, by C. D. Gillies ; 
(c) Ornithology, by A. H. Chisholm; {d) Entomology, by 
R. Illidge ; [e] Botany, by C. T. Wffiite. 
Exhibits : By Dr. G. Comyn— Miscellaneous specimens of 
interest from Myora (Stradlu'oke Eland). 
