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Meetings and excursions have been held as follows: — 



September 26, 1905 — Annual general meeting. 



October 21 — Excursions to creeks near North Arm. 



October 24 —Paper by Mr. D. Mawson, B.E., B.Sc, on 

 ''The Application of Polarized Light in Microscopy," and 

 exhibition of stereographs by Mr. W. P. DoUman. 



November 28 — Lecture by Dr. Angas Johnson on "Some 

 Parasites of Man," illustrated by a large collection of slides. 



January 27, 1906 — Dredging Excursion to Port River 

 and Outer Harbour, in conjunction with Field Naturalists' 

 and Boys' Field Club. 



March 10 Dredging Excursion to North Arm and Outer 

 PI arbour. 



March 27 — Examination of material obtained as result of 

 excursion to Grange, and discussion of new Hydroid discovered 

 on weed from Patawalonga Creek. 



April 24 — Mr. E. J. Bradley reported on the successful 

 nature of his studies of the new Plydroid from the Patawa- 

 longa Creek. 



May 22 — Exhibition of various types of modern micro- 

 scopes, and explanation by Mr. D. Mawson on the use of the 

 petrological microscope, and the optical nature of the acces- 

 sories. 



June 26 — Mr. W. P. Poole gave a display of micro- 

 photographic lantern slides prepared by himself, and ex- 

 plained the chief points of interest of each object shown upon 

 the screen. 



July 24 — Lecture and display of preparations of series 

 illustrating life history of the star-fish, Penfago'n'aster, by 

 Mr. E. J.^Bradley. 



August 28 — Mr. W. Fuller showed specimens of skio- 

 graphic work stereoscopically : Mr. W. P. DoUman exhibited 

 photographic enlargements, etc., and Mr. Bradley gave a 

 chat on Chirodofa, with exhibits. 



Edgar J. Bradley, Hon. Secretary. 



September 25, 1906. 



