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ANNUAL REPORT. 



The Council has the pleasure of reporting that the work of 

 the Society has been carried on successfully during the past year, 

 the following papers having been laid before it : — " Eespecting 

 the birth of the Kangaroo," by E. C. Stirling, M.D., Cantab.; 

 "On the 8taidliylinid(B contained in the Public Museum, Ade- 

 laide," by Thos. Blackburn, B.A. ; "Eemarks on a G-eolog- 

 ical Section exposed in ^Fletcher's G-raving Dock," by W. 

 Howchin, F.G.S. ; " On Testing the Mashing Point of Petro- 

 leum," by Prof. Eennie, F.C.S. ; " On Alcoholic Fermentation 

 in Living Trees and what originates it," by F. Ludwig, M.D., 

 translated by J. G-. O. Tepper, F.L.S. ; " On the Measurement 

 of Eye-pieces," by D. B. Adamson ; "The Colouring Matter 

 contained in Brosera WhittaTceri,'" by Prof. Eennie ; " The 

 Geology of the Teetulpa Groldfields," by H. Y. L. Brown, 

 F.G- S. ; "Description of a new Butterfly," by E. Guest; 

 "Descriptive List of Snakes known to exist in South Australia," 

 by A. Zietz ; " Observations on the Eecent Comet," by W 

 IRussell ; " On Subterranean "Waters, with suggestions for their 

 utilization," by Thomas Parker, C.E. ; " Descriptions of Cole- 

 optera in the Adelaide Museum," by Thomas Blackburn, B.A. ; 

 " On the advisability of establishing a School of Mines," by F. 

 "W. Davis ; " Caroona Hill : its Polished Surfaces and Water 

 Supply," by W. L. Cleland, M.B., Edin. ; "The Bembidiid^e 

 of South Australia," by Thomas Blackburn, B.A. ; " Kerosine 

 Lamps and Experiments with Kerosine," by J. G. O. Tepper, 

 F.L.S. ; "On Icerya Pitrchasi, with some Notes on its Parasite," 

 by Frazer S. Crawford ; " Notes and Drawings of some new 

 species of Foraminifera from the Carboniferous Strata of the 

 North of England," by W. Howchin, F.G.S. ; " On some new 

 species of Coleoptera," by Thomas Blackburn, B .A. ; "Ee- 

 marks on the Strata at Muddy Creek," by J. Dennant, P.G.S., of 

 Hamilton, Victoria ; " Gastropoda of the Older Tertiaries of 

 S.A., Part I.," by Prof. E. Tate, F.G.S., F.L.S. : " Eemarks on 

 Caelo stoma," by Frazer S. Crawford; "Notes on Australian 

 Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species," by Thomas 

 Blackburn, B.A.; "Eemarks upon some Teeth of Fossil Fishes 

 as compared with other recent forms," by A. Zietz; "Note 

 upon a rare Australian Snake in the Adelaide Museum," by A. 

 Zietz ; "■ On the S.A. species of the genus Calosoma," by E. H. 

 Pulleine. 



