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APPENDICES. 



FIELD NATURALISTS' SECTION 



OF THE 



^ogal§ocietg of §outh ^ugtralia 



TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 

 COMMITTEE, 



For the Year ending 30th September, 1903. 



Evening Meetings. — Eight evening meetings have been held, at 

 which the undermentioned papers have been read : — 



1902. 

 Oct. 28 — Preparation of Natural History specimens, J. G. O. 



Tepper, F.L.S., and F. R. Zietz. 

 Dec. 16 — The Fauna and Flora of South Africa, Capt. S A 



White. 

 1903. 

 April 21 — British and Continental Museums, Dr. E. Angas 



Johnson ; Natural History Notes from the South- 



East, Mr. J as. Aitken. 

 May 1 9 — (Paper postponed on account of inclement weather). 

 June 23 — Gems and Precious Stones, W. G. Woolnough, B.Sc. 

 July 21 — Australia's Great Artesian Basin, S. Smeaton, B.A. 

 Aug. 18— The Shape of Trees, J. G. 0. Tepper, F.L.S. 

 Sept. 15 — Annual Meeting. 



The attendance at these meetings has been fairly well main- 

 tained. The subjects submitted at the evening meetings have 

 been very varied, but Botany, Geology, and Zoology have been 

 the most favoured. Some useful practical hints on the prepara- 

 tion and preservation of Natural History specimens have been 

 furnished. Exhibits have, as usual, formed an interesting feature 

 of the evening meetings. 



Amongst these were included plants, shells, butterflies, minerals 



