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Two members of the existing Committee have resigned 
and do not wish to be nominated again. The follow¬ 
ing have to be elected:- President, Vice-Presidents, 
Hon. Sec., Hon. Treas., and six Committee members. 
The Junior Branch will be notified when the next 
outing is to take place. 
MEETINGS HELD DURING THE LAST QUARTER . 
The Junior Branch held a Meeting on Oct. 14th 
at which Mr. T. A. Stunrp gave a talk on ”A Trip to 
Japan”, illustrated with films. 
WILD FLOWER SHOW. 
This Show was held in the Town Hall on Oct. 13 th 
and 14th, Dr. H. D. Gordon was in charge of the 
arrangements, and Mrs. Gordon arranged a fine dis¬ 
play on the stage. The collection of orchids created 
much interest. Our thanks are due to all those who 
helped to make the- Show a success. 
Nov. 10th saw the last Senior Meeting of the 
year. Dr. Gordon gave an interesting lecture illus¬ 
trated with diagrams and slides on "Plant Succession”. 
He explained how plant communities were continually 
changing, and their adaption to environment. After 
the lecture refreshments were served. 
On Nov. 11th a Junior meeting was held at the 
Museum when D. Colbron Pearse spoke on "Animals Eyes”, 
and illustrated the talk with a number of pictures 
and diagrams. Starting with the construction of 
various types of eyes the lecturer explained why 
certain creatures had certain types; birds of prey, 
for instance, need long sight, whereas fish and 
insects usually have short sight. The position of 
the eyes in the head is another important factor, 
