April, 1926. 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
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QUEENSLAND NATURALISTS’ CLUB. 
Annual Report for the Year 1926. 
Your (’oinicil lias [pleasure in snbmittino- the 20th 
.Annual Report of tlie (lub. Tlie yeai* lias been a; suecess- 
fiil one. 
Attendance.— The attendances at (general Meelings 
throughout tiie yeai* iias averaged thirty.- Twenty-seven 
new members were enrolled and six resignations receiv- 
-ed. The niembershix) now stands at 91 financial members, 
6 honorary members, and Uvo life members, also 24 un- 
finaneial members. 
TJie roll during the year was scrutinised, and those 
■members’ names were removed who had omitted to pay 
their subscriptions for two years and over. 
General Meetings.— Exhibifs liave been tabled, and 
short deseri])tive pa])ers on the exhibits I'ead by Messrs, 
lllidge, Fran;^en, Mann, the late Mi-s. llobler, and various 
otlier members at montlily general meetings, and Messrs. 
Longman, D. A. Herbert, D. W. (Jaukrodger, Dr. Marks, 
Messrs. C. T. White, R. L. Higgins, anti i\Tr. W. B. 
Alexander were responsible for interesting lecturettes, 
illustrated by lauteru slides. 
Obituary. — Your (kniueil records with deej) regret, 
the passing of tlii'ee valued (dub members in the iiast 
year: Mr. Sydney Curtis, whose hos])ila]ity was at all 
times freely extended to felhnv members of the Club, 
and who, together with Mrs. ami Mr. Densil Curtis made 
the Albert River Exiiibif one of tlie chief features of our 
Annual AYild Flower Show. Mrs. Ilobler, at one time a 
member of your Council, and a most enthnsiastic natur- 
alist and collector, and within the last few weeks, Prof. 
S. B. J. Skertclily. Twenty years ago Prof. >Skertchly 
was the first president of your newly established Club, 
and from the foundation of the dub. in 1906. to the end 
of last year, he maintained his interest in the work of 
the Club. The iiresciit issue of the “Queensland Natur- 
alist” contains an article by lum — the last, alas — of those 
witt}^ and interesting articles from his pen that we shall 
receive. 
Rules.— A much needed revision of tlie rules go^■ern- 
ing the Club was carried out by your Couneil during the 
