2 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
Tur 81st July, 1905, concludes the Fifth Year of the Club, and: 
the Council wishes to report another busy and successful year. 
The Fourth Annual Meeting was held on Thursday, the 4th 
August, 1904, and a large number of members and visitors were: 
present. Mr. Thos. Steel, F.C.S., the retiring President, gave 
an address on the ‘“‘ Physics of the Sea,” wherein he touched on 
the probable conditions prevailing when the sea was first form- 
ing; also on the influence of tides, ocean currents, polar ice: 
caps, and various other interesting phenomena. 
The following Council and office bearers were elected :— 
President, Mr.W. W. Froggatt, F..S.; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. 
H. J. Carter, B.A., and S. J. Johnston, B.A., B.Sc.; Hon. 
Treasurer, Mr. J. R. Garland, M.A.; Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. 
B. Gurney; Assistant Hon. Secretary, Mr. L. Harrison. 
Council: Messrs, F. 8. Grant, F.U.8., H. J. Jensen, BSc., W. 
J. Rainbow, F.L.S., F.E.S., Thos. Steel, F.C.S., F..S., A. J. 
Walkom, and G. A. Waterhouse, B.Sc., B.H, 
It was with greatregret the Council received the resignation 
of Mr. G. A. Waterhouse from the Secretaryship, and a special 
vote of thanks was accorded him for his pioneer work as Hono- 
rary Secretary since the foundation of the Club. 
‘here were ten ordinary Meetings held in addition to 
the Annual Meeting, at which a great number of specimens of 
Natural History were displayed and many interesting notes 
read. 
The following papers were read: —“ Fighting and Nest-. 
building Fishes,” by Mr. E. R. Waite, F.U.S. “ Botanising in 
Australia,” by Mr. F. Turner, F.L.8. ‘On Beetles and Beetle: 
Collecting,” by Mr. H. J. Carter, B.A. ‘The Hyolution of 
Complexion,” by Mr. H. J. Jensen, B.Sc., in which the writer: 
gave an interesting original theory of the causes of racial skin 
colours of man, pointing to red or black as the probable original: 
colour. ‘“ Insect Architecture,” by Mr. W. W. Froggatt, LS. 
“ Cannibals and Cannibalism,” by Mr. Thos. Steel, F.L.S.,F.C.8. 
“Corals and Sea Anemones,” by Mr. 0. A. Sussmilch, F.G:S. 
“The Birds of the County of Cumberland,” by Mr. L. Harrison. 
“The Butterflies of the County of Cumberland,” by Mr. G. A. 
Waterhouse, B.Sc., B.H. “Modern Crustaceans,” by Mr. David 
G. Stead. 
Ten Excursions lave been held, the localities visited were :— 
Balmoral (2), Sutherland, Beecroft, Glenbrook (all day), 
Dredging in the Harbour, Belmore, Watson’s Bay, Roseville,. 
and the Australian Museum. The excursions have been well 
attended by members, and the specimens collected exhibited, 
with notes on the same, at the various Meetings. ‘To encourage 
observations and collecting at these trips ithe Council have 
arranged that the leaders of excursions and others shall record 
