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MICROSCOPICAL SECTION 



OF THE 



£oDal SocutD 0f South Australia (Jiuorporateb). 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1906-7. 



Officers. — Chairman, Mr. W. Fuller; Vice-Chairman, 

 Mr. W. B. Poole; Committee, Messrs. D. Gordon and D. Maw- 

 son, B.E., B.Sc; Minute Secretary, Mr. li. A. Whitehill; 

 Hon. Secretary, Mr. E. J. Bradley, Dover Street, Malvern; 

 Auditors, Messrs. S. Smeaton, B.A., and T. Godlee. 



In submitting the report for the year 1906-7 the Com- 

 mittee is pleased to state that the Section has entered the 

 new quarters provided for the Royal Society and its Sections. 

 During the past session the average attendance of members at 

 meetings and excursions has been maintained to the standard 

 of previous sessions, whilst the roll of members shows that 

 steady progress is being made, despite the fact of the usual 

 loss through death and resignations. The Committee de- 

 plores the death of Mr. David Fleming, a foundation mem- 

 ber and past Chairman, who was holding office as Vice- 

 Chairman at the time of his demise, and also the death of Miss 

 Heyneman, a foundation member. 



The position of the Section generally is now more favour- 

 able to progress than at any time in its previous history, 

 and a more active interest is manifested by members, who, on 

 the whole, are displaying a greater tendency to take up special 

 lines of original research. 



The constitution of the Section has been slightly remodel- 

 led, and the regulations regarding the number of officers and 

 admission of honorary corresponding members have been 

 amended. 



The following meetings and excursions have been held 

 during the session : — 



September 23, 1906. — Annual general meeting, at which 

 an address was delivered by the Chairman, Mr. W. Fuller, on 

 ''The Miscroscope in Science and Commerce." 



October 23. — Paper on "The Construction, Stocking, and 

 Maintenance of the Fresh-water Aquarium," by Mr. S. Smea- 

 ton, B.A. 



November 27. — Mr. G. Quinn read a paper on "Some 

 Parasitic Fungi found in our Gardens, and Methods of Pre- 

 vention," illustrated by diagrams and specimens. 



March 23, 1907. — Dredging excursion, Port River. 



March 26. — Exhibition of work done by members during 

 the summer recess. 



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