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FIELD NATURALISTS’ SECTION 
Roval Society of South Australia. 
ANNUAL REPORT. 
The Committee have to report as follows on the work of the 
Section for the year ending 30th September, 1892, this com- 
pleting the ninth year of its existence. 
Evening Meetings.—Hight evening meetings have been held 
during the year, the attendance at which showed a gradual im- 
provement towards its close. The annual conversazione (held in 
November, 1891) was very largely attended, and a new feature 
of these gatherings was then introduced, viz., the exhibition of 
natural history objects by means of the oxyhydrogen microscope. 
The subjects of the papers read at the evening meetings have 
been of a varied character, and may be classified as follows :— 
Botany, 3; meteorology, 2; zoology, 1 ; geology, 1; miscellaneous, 
1. Papers have been contributed by the following gentlemen :— 
J. G. O, Tepper, F.L.S8., Maurice W. Holtze, F.L.S8., R. W. Chap- 
man, M.A., B.C.E., Captain Inglis, T. U. Serutton, and E. 
Guest, whilst short addresses descriptive of exhibits have been 
given by Messrs. W. B. Poole, J. W. Bussell, A. Zietz, and D. 
J. Adcock. At these meetings there has usually been a fair 
number of exhibits, but the Committee would like to see more of 
the members contributing in this direction. 
Excursions.—Towards the close of last year the interest in the 
excursions seemed to be waning, and consequently fewer have 
been held this year, the number being five. Those recently held, 
however, show a marked increase in the attendance, which, it is 
hoped will continue, as the practical study of Natural history 
out-of-doors was one of the chief reasons for the formation of the 
Section. The excursions include a dredging trip (the first after 
an interval of about two years), which proved a pleasant and 
successful outing. 
