THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 161 
League of Bird Lovers gave imitations of some well-known 
birds on the evening of the 18th October. Mention should be 
made also of the kindness of the head master of Fort Street 
Technical School, who, allowed six of his boys to help us in ar- 
ranging our exhibition. These lads gave us most willing and in- 
valuable assistance. - 
The list of willing helpers is by no means exhausted, and I 
trust that anyone who has been omitted by name will take the 
thanks that we give them individually and collectively for their 
aid. In this connection I might mention that although many 
vehicles were employed in bringing exhibits to the hall, this 
Society did not have to pay for any. This contributed largely 
to the financial success of the undertaking. While we are not 
greedy for “profits,” it is clear that we have, necessarily, to 
make the thing “financial” if we are to continue the good work. 
Even the cash register was kindly loaned to us by the National 
Cash Register Co. The charges for admission to the Exhibition 
were: Children 3d., and adults 1/-. Adults could purchase season 
tickets for 2/-. 
ORDINARY MEETINGS. 
September 4th—Mr. H. E. Finckh in the chair, and a good 
attendance. A communication from the Queensland: Naturalists’ 
Society asking for contributions for their flower show, was sub- 
mitted. | Several members promised flowers, and Mr. Finekh 
undertook to see to the transmission of the exhibits to Brisbane. 
The chairman explained what had been done in connection with 
the appointment of a representative of the Society on the Com- 
mittee for the protection of the wild fauna. Mr. C. Kennedy 
was elected a member. 
Mr. T. Steel then gave a thoughtful and most interesting 
lecture on:—“The Plants of the Bible,” illustrated with a large 
series of fresh and herbarium specimens of the plants dealt with. 
The nature of the lecture and the exhibits made the whole of 
more than usual interest. A vote of thanks was moved by Mr. 
Watson, who referred to the vast amount of work involved in 
the preparation of such a lecture. Seconded by Mr. Parry and 
carried by acclamation. 
Mrs. Jenkins exhibited columnar sandstone, and asked for 
an explanation of its formation. Mr. Steel explained that this 
structure was induced by intense pressure caused by intrusive 
igneous rock, and that good examples occurred at Bondi; also 
