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ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 
FEBRUARY 5th, 1951 
Ladies and Gentlemen, 
The Council of the Queensland Naturalists’ Club 
presents its report of Club activities for the past year. 
Natural History pursuits have been carried forward 
during’ the year at evening meetings and on field 
excursions. 
MEETINGS: There have been ten evening meetings, 
one special meeting, eight field excursions, and nine 
council meetings. 
Attendance at council meetings has been as follows: 
Mrs. G. L. Jackson 9, Mr. F. S. Colliver 4, Mr. G. Mack 
7, Miss E. E. Baird 9, Miss II. Clarke 5, Miss M. Hawken 
7 , Mr. G. L. Jackson H, Mr. S. T. Blake 8, Mr. J. T. 
Woods .*}, Mr. L. Simpson 2, Mr. W. J. Sanderson 7, Mr. 
R. S. Ilarley 5. Mr. Harley accepted the position of Ex- 
cursion Secretary in August. 
Attendance at evening meetings has been good, the 
average being 47. Interesting and instructive lectures 
have been given during the year, and lecturers included 
Mr. G, Mack, Dr. D. Hill, Dr. I. Mackerras, Mr. N. Hay- 
som, and Mr. F. S. Colliver. The April meeting was 
devoted to reports of the Easter trip to Cunningham’s 
Gap. At the June meeting films were shown by Messrs. 
Bass and Sanderson. Exhibits were tabled at meetings 
by various members including Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Curtis, 
Mrs. White, Dr. Marks, and Messrs. Mack, Woods, White, 
Blake, Simmonds, Hunt, Colliver, and Dunn. Reports of 
field excursions were given at meetings by various mem- 
bers. Specimens and photographs were tabled. Thanks 
are due to these members for their help and interest. 
MEMBERSHIP : We regret to report the loss by 
death of one member, Mr. C. T. White, and four resigna- 
tions. Eighteen new members have been elected. There 
are now 179 members of the Club. 
“QUEENSLAND NATURALIST”: There has been 
one issue of the journal during the year. 
As a memorial to Mr. C. T. White a special number 
of the journal is about to be issued, and an annual 
lecture will be given. 
E. E. BAIRD, lion. Secretary. 
REPORT OF LIBRARIAN FOR 1949 
'This report must unfortunately be very brief for the 
library has not functioned since J illy, 1949, owing to the 
