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Curtis, a case of love birds, showing variety in their 
colouring by Mr. H. A. Longman, Director of the Queens- 
land Museum, mosses by Miss E. B. Garrick, and fossils 
by Miss D. Williams. Owing to insufficient public sup- 
port this year, the Wildflower Show showed a loss of 13/-. 
SPECIAL MEETING, MONDAY, 5th OCTOBER, 
1935 — The President (Mr. J. E. Young) occupied the 
chair, and about 17 members and visitors were present. 
Some bird notes (see p. 37) were read by the Hon. Sec- 
retary on behalf of Mrs. W. M. Mayo. A report on the 
birds seen during the Bribie Island excursion was given 
by Mr. N. Jack who specially noted the presence of the 
Satin Fly-Catcher. A most interesting lecture on the 
work of patrol officers in the Mandated Territory of New 
Guinea was given, by Mr. J. A. Plough* The lecture was 
illustrated by an excellent series of lantern slides and 
moving pictures. 
EVENING MEETING. MONDAY, 16th NOVEM- 
1936. — The chair was occupied by the President (Mr. J. 
E. Young), and about 40 members were present. A re- 
port on the geology of the excursion to Sandgate was 
given by Dr. W. PI. Bryan. Specimens of a Cymbiclium 
from Cracow were displayed by Mrs. Williams. The 
principal business of the evening was a lecture on the 
Becuanaland Protectorate, South Africa, by Mr. E. H. M. 
Drury, M.B.E., who had spent 25 years in the Territory. 
The lecture was illustrated by a number of sketches and 
photographs of the country, particularly of the wile 7 
animals. A number of rugs and other articles made by 
the natives were shown. 
EVENING MEETING, MONDAY, 19th OCTOBER, 
BER, 1936. — The chair was occupied by the President 
(Mr. J. E. Young), and about 35 members were present. 
A copy of the book, “ Wonders of the Great Barrier 
Reef,” by Mr. T. G. Roughley, was presented to the 
library by Mr. G. II. Barker. The principal business of 
the evening was a most interesting address by Mr. J. E. 
Freeman, Instructor in Fruit Culture, Department of 
Agriculture and Stock, who gave a talk on his studies in 
agricultural methods, particularly in fruit growing in 
Hawaii and the United States. 
*We regret to state that Mr. Hough was fatally 
speared by natives soon after his return to duties in New 
Guinea. 
