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JOURNAL OF THE QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB 
AND NATURE-LOVERS’ LEAGUE. 
VoL. V. April, 1925 Xo. i. 
PROCEEDINGS. 
November, 1924 — March, 1925. 
i EVENING MEETING, 17th NOV., 1924.— The Pre- 
7 sident (Professor E. J. Goddard) occupied the chair. 
An exhibit of mounted specimens of plants illustrative of 
■ the flora of Roberts’ Plateau, Laniington National Park 
and Macpherson Range was shown by Mrs. C. A. Mess- 
ner. The specimens were described by Mr. C. T. White 
(Government Botanist), who spoke in a general way on 
the flora of the mountain regions of Eastern Australia, 
with special reference to that of the N^ational Park area 
of Southern Queensland. A collection of plants from 
Westei'n Australia, collected by Miss C. Allum, of Perth, 
was staged by Mrs. W. M. Mayo (lion. Secretary). The 
exhibit was commented upon by Mr. W. B. Alexander, 
whose residence of some years in AVestern Australia 
enabled him to speak in a more or less general way on 
the floral wealth of that State. Mr. Mackenzie sent for 
exhibit a rather interesting grasshopper (Alectoria 
superba). This insect is remarkable in wearing a large 
crest on its head. Mrs. AV. M. Mayo exhibited what she 
took to be an aboriginal stone-cutting implement col- 
lected at Myora. A small collection of marine Algae from 
Dunwich, Moreton Bay, was staged by Mr. J. C. Smith, 
Mr. AV. 13. Alexander and Air. G. H. Barker gave brief 
accounts of the recent meetings of the Royal Australian 
Ornithologists’ Union at Rockhampton and Byfield. 
ANNUAL MEETING, 23rd February, 1925.— 
His Excellency the Governor (Sir Matthew Nathan) 
patron of the Club, presided, and there was a good at- 
tendance of members and visitors. The retiring Presi- 
dent (Prof. E. J. Goddard), delivered his presidential 
address, taking for the scientific portion, “Some Aus- 
