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C. T. WHITE LECTURE 
Following on the death of Mr. C. T. White on August 15, 1950, 
at its September meeting the Council of the Queensland Natural- 
ists' Club decided, on the recommendation of a special sub- 
committee appointed to consider the matter, that a lecture to be 
known as "The C. T. White Lecture" should be established in 
his memory. It should be delivered, annually if possible, on 
some phase of natural history and be published in "The Queens- 
land Naturalist''. 
In order to ensure that any expenses associated with the 
delivery and publication of the lecture would be met without diffi- 
culty, the Council asked members to subscribe to a memorial 
fund. Contributions to the fund totalled £66/0/6. This amount, 
together with accrued interest has since been placed in a separate 
savings bank account opened in the Club's name, as the "C. T. 
White Lecture Fund". 
The first C. T. White Lecture was delivered by Professor D. 
A. Herbert in November, 1951, and published in "The Queensland 
Naturalist", Vol. 14, No. 4. 
E. N. M. 
BOOK REVIEW 
Check List of North Queensland Orchids prepared by Dr. H. 
Flecker, with the assistance of Rev. H. M. R. Rupp, 11 p.p., includ- 
ing 8 plates, January, 1953, publication No. 7 of the North Queens- 
land Naturalists' Club, being a revised and enlarged edition of 
their publication No. 1 dated March, 1945. 
The original list has proved such a useful reference that this 
revised edition will be received by all interested with the greatest 
satisfaction. Since 1945 a considerable amount of work has been 
done on the orchids of North Queensland as is shown by the fact 
that the original edition listed 134 species from 46 genera and the 
present one 170 species from 52 genera. 
The addition of eight plates reproduced from the Club's journal, 
"The North Queensland Naturalist", add to the value of the work. 
They include the late W. H. Nicholls' fine plate of Liparis fleckeri 
Nicholls. 
Undoubtedly synonmy and references to literature are most 
desirable features for such works as the one under review but 
the heavy extra expense in costly printing is a big deterrent. 
Dr. Flecker, Rev. Rupp and the N.Q.N.C. are to be congratu- 
lated on the interest, work and enterprise which has given rise to 
this most useful production. 
Copies are on sale at 2/6 and can be obiained from the Hon. 
Secretary, Mr. J. Wyer, "Lcchinvar", 253 Sheridan St., Cairns. 
T. E. H. 
