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enabled Professor Bragg and Professor Rennie to take part in 

 the investigations now engaging the attention of European 

 and American scientists. 



Specimens of these minerals from South Australia and 

 other States of the Commonwealth have been exhibited from 

 time to time by Mr. Douglas Mawson, B.Sc. 



Among other exhibits of the year the ornithological 

 specimens shown by Mr. Jiiawin Ashby deserve mention. 



The publications of the Society are now sent to 172 learn- 

 ed bodies in various parts of the world. They are distributed 

 as follows : — Great Britain and Ireland, 27 ; British depen- 

 dencies, 46 ; European countries, 56 ; the United States of 

 America, 34 ; Mexico, South America, Japan, and the Paci- 

 fic, 9. 



The index to the first 25 volumes of the Transactions 

 and Proceedings is in the press, and will be issued shortly. 



In June last a deputation from this and the South Aus- 

 tralian Astronomical Society waited upon the Government to 

 ask that a seismograph might be installed at the Observatory. 

 It is hoped that a sum will be placed upon the Estimates for 

 this purpose. 



More recently a public meeting, summoned under the 

 auspices of this Society by the Field Naturalists' Fauna and 

 Flora Preservation Committee, was held in the Mayor's Par- 

 lour. It was then determined that a deputation should wait 

 upon the Premier to ask for a permanent reserve upon Kan- 

 garoo Island. As a result, it is probable that about 300 

 square miles of the western end of the island will be set 

 aside, both for the better preservation of native plants and 

 animals, and for a sanatorium or health resort. 



Three Fellows have been elected during the year. The 

 membership now includes 11 Hon. Fellows, 67 Fellows, 2 

 Associates, and 4 Corresponding Members. 



The large room now being built for the Society by the 

 Government is expected to be ready for occupation early 

 next year. The increased space will allow the library more 

 adequate accommodation, and members will thus be able to 

 make better use of the valuable scientific works of which it 

 consists. 



The Council is pleased to add that the Field Naturalists* 

 and the Microscopic and the Malacological Sections report 

 satisfactory progress. 



Jos. C. Verco, President. 

 G. G. Mayo, Secretary. 



