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Ballot. — Dr. H. A. Sweetapple and Noel A. Webb, soli- 

 citor, both of Adelaide, were elected Fellows. Herbert Base- 

 dow, science student, during his absence from Adelaide, was 

 elected a Corresponding Member. 



The Annual Report and Balance-sheet were read and 

 adopted. 



Election of Officers. — J. C. Verco, M.D., F.R.C.S., 

 was elected President; Prof. E. H. Rennie, M.A., D.Sc, and 

 Rev. Thomas Blackburn, B.A., Vice-Presidents; Walter 

 Rutt, C.E., Honorary Treasurer ; Samuel Dixon and W. H. 

 Selway, the retiring members of Council, were re-elected, and 

 Dr. R. S. Rogers, M.A., was elected a member of Council in 

 the place of Dr. Cleland, who had resigned. 



J. S. Lloyd, F.I. A., S.A., and Stirling Smeaton, B.A., 

 were elected Auditors for the ensuing year. 



Exhibits. — Mr. J. McC. Blaci^, a specimen of Heli- 

 chrysvm tejijjeri, a rare and graceful Composita, which has 

 been found in Morialta Gully and at Mulgundawa and 

 Dublin. Its close relation to Podolepis sessoiii and P. siems- 

 senia were pointed out, and it was suggested that it should 

 rather be placed among the genus Podoleijis than in that of 

 Helichrysum. 



The following notice of motion was given by Dr. 

 Rogers: — ''That the Government be asked to provide funds 

 for the appointment of a Government Botanist, with the 

 special object of obtaining an expert knowledge of the en- 

 demic vegetation of this State for economic purposes." 



Papers. — "The Secondary Radiation due to Beta Rays," 

 by Prof. W. H Bragg, M.A., F.R.S., and J. P. V. Madsen, 

 B.Sc. "Diuris parachila (sp. nov.), et CaJadenia gjadiohita 

 (sp. nov.)," by R. S. Rogers, M.A., M.D. ''Further Notes 

 on Australian Coleoptera, with Descriptions of New Genera 

 and Species" (xxxvii.), by Rev. Thos. Blackburn, B.A. 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1906-7. 



The Council of the Society is pleased to report a suc- 

 cessful year's work. This is evidenced by the papers and 

 exhibits brought before the Society. It would appear, too, 

 that increasing interest is being taken in its work by the 

 public, a fair number of whom attend the monthly meetings 

 as visitors. 



Ten members have been elected, a larger number than 

 for some years past. 



