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Excursions were conducted during the year. Attend- 
ances on the whole have been good for the meetings, the 
average being fifty-two. 
Instructive and interesting lectures were given at 
the meetings and speakers included Mr. (1. H. Barker, 
Dr. W. A. McDougall, Mr. W. B. Mather, Mr. E. Evans, 
Dr. L. P. Winterbotham, Mr. C. E. Ogilvie and Miss I). 
Sanders. Professor I). A. Herbert gave the inaugural 
C. T. White Memorial Lecture with the title “The Bris- 
bane Botanic Gardens”. Mr. G. Mack, the Director of 
the Queensland Museum, gave a film evening using films 
of the Platypus and Koala from other States and a 
small series taken by the Queensland Museum staff. 
September as usual was the Wild Flower Evening and 
a Members’ Exhibit Night was held in February. 
EXCURSIONS 
There being no Excursion Secretary this last year, 
a report is included herewith. 
The expense of hiring large buses still somewhat 
restricts our activities in this matter, but many inter- 
esting places have been visited during the year. 
These included the Univtersity grounds and the 
Geological Department on two occasions under the 
guidance of Mr. F. S. Colliver and members were inter- 
ested to note the improvements made to both the grounds 
and the department in the time between these two visits. 
For May a visit was paid to the Mud Springs at 
Aspley and the new flow just a few feet from the old 
mound was noted. 
The Kandgate area was visited twice, the second 
time tv inspect the lagoons, which were showing the 
effects of the long drought. Certain interested people 
were pressing for a reclamation of these areas with a view 
to building a sports ground site and our inspection was 
with a view to advising the authorities in the matter. We 
are glad to say now that it is indicated that these areas 
are reserves and cannot be used for any other purpose 
and that they will be retaiued as sanctuaries. 
The June Excursion was to Sunnybank Swamps; in 
October we visited Wellington Point; for November an 
inspection was made of the C. T. White Memorial Park 
at Kangaroo Point and during this inspection two 
memorial trees were planted. The President, Mr. F. S. 
Colliver, planted one on behalf of the Club and Miss E. 
