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ANNUAL REPORT. 

 October 1, 1901. 



The Council report that the interest in scientific research has 

 ^een fairly maintained during the year. The following papers 

 have been laid before the Society : — 



" Description of a New Acanthiza from South Australia," by 

 A. H. C. Zeitz, F.L.S. 



" Mode of Motion and Transference of Energy through Space, 

 more especially of Light and Heat," by J. G. O. Tepper, F.L.S. 



" Suggestions on the Origin of the Salt Lagoons of Southern 

 Yorke's Peninsula ;" " Preliminary Note on the Existence of 

 Glacial Beds of Cambrian Age in South Australia " ; " Notes on 

 the Extinct Volcanoes of Mount Gambler and Mount Schank, 

 South Australia," by Walter Howchin, F.G.S. 



" Notes on Glacial Beds of Cambrian Age in Far North of 

 South Australia," by C. Chewings, Ph.D., F.G.S. 



" A South Australian Meteorite," by G. A. Goyder, F.C.S., 

 ■Gov. Analyst. 



" Descriptions of New Species of Corals from Australian 

 Tertiaries," by J. Dennant, F.G.S. 



" Notes on Australian Coleoptera," by Rev. Thos. Blackburn, 

 B.A. 



" On the Occurrence of Miocene Limestones at Edithburgh and 

 their vStratigrapbical Relationship to the Eocene of Wool Bay," 

 by Herbert Basedow. 



" Notes on the Geology of Encounter Bay," by Geotfrey 

 Duffield, B.Sc. 



" Fossil Polyplacophone from Eocene Beds of Muddy Creek, 

 Mornington and Moorabool, Victoria, with definitions of ten 

 new Species and Notes on others," by Edwin Ashby and W. G. 

 Torr, LL.D. 



"Description of New Genera and Species of Australian 

 Lepidoptera," by Oswald Lower, F. Ent. S. Lond. 



" List of some Western Australian Birds, with notes made 

 during a short visit to Western Australia," by Edwin Ashby. 



During the year many objects of scientific interest have been 

 exhibited by Fellows and members. 



The membership of the Society consists of 11 Honorary 

 Fellows, 65 Fellows, 7 Corresponding members, and 2 Associates. 



The late appearance of Vol. XXV., Part I., was largely due to 

 the failing health of the Editor, the late Prof. Ralph Tate, whose 

 recent death leaves a blank that will not be readily filled. 



