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Annual Meeting, Octobee 2, 1883. 



Charles Todd, C.M.G-., President, in the chair. 



Messrs. J. Bruer and C. H. Harris were elected Fellows of 

 the Society. 



Professor Tate gave a verbal explanation on a number of 

 geological specimens sent in by Messrs. Sabine and Lattorff, 

 from places on the west side of Lake Torrens, and said he 

 would report on them. 



Mr. J. G. 0. Tepper brought forward a list of algse from St. 

 Vincent's Gulf ; also, reported that Mr. J. C. Chambers had 

 collected 3Iimulus prostratus, R. Br., at a new locality — the 

 Everard Eange. 



Eules for regulation of Library were adopted. 



EIELD naturalists' SECTION. 



Professor Tate explained that a number of young men con- 

 nected with certain Societies in the city had intimated a desire 

 to prosecute the study of natural history under the counten- 

 ance of the Royal Society, and as the Council approved of the 

 idea they had drawn up the following regulations : — 



1. This Section is established to promote the practical study 

 of Natural History, by affording fuller opportunities and 

 facilities in meeting and working together. 



2. This Section shall consist of : — («) members of the Society 

 who shall have signed the rules of the Section, and (h) of other 

 persons not being members of the Society who shall have been 

 elected suhscrihers to the Section. 



3. The members of the Section shall elect their own Com- 

 mittee of Management. 



4. Subscribing members shall pay annually 5s. in advance. 

 The year to terminate on the 31st October. 



5. Subscribers to the Section shall have access to the Library 

 of the Society, and shall be entitled to a copy of the " Miscel- 

 laneous Contributions to Natural History," and the " Annual 

 Eeports " published by the Society for the current year. 



6. The Committee of Management shall furnish to the Hon. 

 Sec. of the Royal Society an Annual Report of the proceedings 

 of the Section in time for publication in the Royal Society's 

 Annual Volume. 



7. By application to the Council, grants of money may be 

 made out of the general funds of the Society to the Section. 



The President spoke in favour of the proposal, which was 

 intended to encourage the young men — who might in the future 

 become members of the Society — to take field excursions in the 

 study of natural history. 



The regulations were coiifirmed. 



