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The Queensland Naturalist. 
Jan., 1921 
M^as taken in seedling plants in the nursery, destined for 
schools and other public gardens. Afternoon tea was served 
and the thanks of members were tendered Mr. and Mrs. 
Biek by the President (Mr. G. H. Barker). 
December 13.— “Pond Life/' by Messrs. W. R.. 
Colledge and W. M. Tanner. Microscopic exhibits were 
shown (Messrs. Preston and Tiegs assisting), and Mr. 
Colledge submitted a number of interesting lantern slides. 
Exhibits were presented by Mr. 0. D. Gillies and Dr. G. 
Comyn, and i\Ir. 11. Tryou showed, on behalf of Mr. B. 
Dunstan (Chief Covernment Geologist), a fine collection of 
Queensland gems, chiefly sapphires. 
Christmas Camps. -Various causes militated against 
a repetition of the successful combined vi.sit of 1918 to 
the National Park of the Macpherson Range. Accordingly, 
a party of about ten persons, led by Mr. R. L, Higgins, 
visited the Lamington end of the i-eservation, near Running 
Creek, while the vice-president (Mr. Chisholm), the secre- 
tary (Mr. Smith), and Dr. J<dferis Turner went to Roberts’ 
l^lateau. A good deal of interesting material was gathered, 
chiefly at tlie Roberts' side. Moths were parthmlarly 
plentiful, and several new and rare s])ecies were taken. 
TRANSACTIONS. 
'PHE TESTACEOT'S RIIIZOPODA OF THE 
BR I S 1E\ NE DISTRICT. 
Pi’csidential Address, March, 1920 (in abstracto). 
By C. D. Gillies, IM.Sc.. 
Amongst the commonest objects to be observed in the 
microscopic examination of pond water are the testaceous 
Rhizopoda, which are very primitive animals lielonging to 
the Protozoa ; in a typical member of the group, the body 
consists of a little mass of imotoplasm, from which are given 
off processes called pseudopods or ''false feet/’ 
These structures are highly characteristic and consti- 
tute the organs of locomotion; when they are blunt {e.g., 
JHfflugia, ArcelJa) the term lobose is used in describing 
them, when long and sharp (e.iy., Euglgpha, Trine}na) they 
are known as hlose. This difference in the pseudopods is 
employed to separate the group into the two orders Lobosa 
