THE 
31 MAY 1982 
(Tasmanian Mating list 
ihb: journal of the 
jcld Naturalists’ Club 
You. II. 
FEBRUARY, r 9 o 9 . 
No. i. 
\Jf OL. I. of the Journal of the Tasmanian Field Naturalists’ Club was 
published in 1907, and was complete in three numbers. Owing 
to financial strain the Committee refrained from issuing any further 
numbers during i 9 o8 ; but publishing has now re-commenced, and it is 
anticipated will be continued regularly, probably two numbers being 
issued annually. _ 
The Club’s Fourth Annual Meeting was held on the 10th September, 
i 9 oS, in the Royal Society’s Room, at the Museum—where the monthly 
meetings are now regularly held. At this meeting the Office-bearers of 
the previous session were unanimously re-elected. 
The Annual Report, which was read and adopted on the motion of 
the Chairman, showed an increase in the membership ol the Club to 1 ro, 
and in the average attendance at the meetings of nearly 60 ; the attend¬ 
ance at the outings being also well maintained. Mention was made of 
the sojourn amongst us of Mr. Geoffrey W. Smith, B.A., Oxford, who 
visited Tasmania to study its Fresh-water Crustacea ; a paper by Mr. 
Smith on his work appears in this issue. Mr. Robt. Hall, well known as an 
ardent lover of nature, is now amongst us, and, as Curator of the Tas¬ 
manian Museum, will be of great assistance. Our late chairman, Mr- 
S. Clemes, is on a visit to England, but we hope soon to welcome him 
back. 
'Two camps-out were held — at Bruni Island during November, and 
at Maria Island during Easter, both being most successful. 
The annual balance-sheet showed a deficit of ^3 os. 3d., due to 
the cost of printing being greater than the Committee anticipated. 
'The chairman, Mr. 1 ,. Rodway, gave a Presidential Address on ‘ The 
Family of Australian Heaths,’ illustrating his remarks with specimens 
from his herbarium. This paper appears in this issue. 
