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the past two years it had been a source of gratification to liim 

 to attend the meetings o£ the Society, and he was indebted to 

 the Science Director and to others for the very able and 

 cordial support they had accorded him during his tenure of the 

 position of President. And it was a source of gratification to 

 him that the position he was about to vacate would be filled by 

 a gentleman who well deserved the office. He alluded to their 

 astronomer, Mr. Todd, C.M.Gr. (Applause.) 



Professor Tate, in seconding the adoption of the report, said 

 there was a great want in the direction of illustrating natural 

 history specimens. He had been rendered valuable aid by the 

 late Mr. C. H. Strother in that department. Mr. Strother, an 

 able artist, had just got his hand in to the peculiar work when 

 he died. The work was very difficult, and he was sorry to say 

 that in Mr. Strother the Society had lost an aid most difficult 

 to replace. He had illustrated some of the fossil lamp shells 

 of South Australia, and his work had been spoken of highly. 

 The volume to come should certainly be illustrated, and atten- 

 tion should be directed to the matter. The Chairma?^- said the 

 Government Printing Office now enjoyed facilities in the way 

 of reproducing drawings in coloured lithography. If the 

 Society applied to the Government they might allow the illus- 

 trations to be produced. 



The report and balance-sheet were adopted, and ordered to 

 be printed. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : — 

 President, Mr. C. Todd, C.M.G.; Vice-Presidents, Dr. Whittell 

 and Mr. D. B. Adamson; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Smeaton; Hon. 

 Secretary, Dr. Cleland ; Council, Dr. Haacke, Dr. Stirling, Mr. 

 Eutt, and Professor Tate. 



In reference to the retirement of Mr. Kutt from the ])Ost of 

 Hon. Secretary, the Chief Justice expressed regret at the loss 

 of his services. 



On the motion of Mr. Todd, a vote of thanks to the Pellows 

 retiring from the Council— the Hon. S. J. AVay, C.J., Mr. 

 Chappie, and Dr. Mayo — was carried. 



Mr. Todd attributed to the interest taken in the Society's 

 operations its success during the past year. Dr. Mayo and 

 Mr. Chappie, retiring from tlie Council, had rendered vahnible 

 service. In reference to Professor Tate, wl\o was the first 

 President of the Iloyal Society of South Australia, he spoke in 

 high terms of that gentleman's ability, zeal, and energy. Mr. 

 Todd then thanked the Society for electing him President. 



The Chief Justfce returned thanks, and said it had been his 

 intention to read a paper, but his time had been unusually oc- 

 cupied during the year, especially with regard to two offices he 

 held. He had therefore been glad to find that his friend Dr. 



