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Ordinary Meeting, June 2, 1891. 



Rev. Thomas Blackburn, B.A. (President), in the chair. 



Vote of Thanks.— J. G. O. Tepper, F.L.S., and W. L. 

 Cleland, M.B. (Hon. Sec), were thanked for having prepared the 

 abstract of Mr. Schulze's paper read at last meeting. 



Exhibits. — A. Zietz, Assistant-Director S.A. Museum, showed 

 a, number of boomerangs, curiously carved, which had been for- 

 w^arded to the Museum from the Elder Exploring Party. O. W. 

 Lower forwarded two species of moth, namely Sphinx roseo- 

 maculata and S. distincta. 



Papers. — -"Geological Notes on the Upper Finke River Basin," 

 by Charles Chewings. " Descriptions of New Australian 

 Lepidoptera," by E. Meyrick, M.A. 



Ordinary Meeting, July 7, 1891. 



Rev. Thomas Blackburn, B.A. ('President), in the chair. 



Vote of Condolence. — The President reported the death of 

 D. B. Adamson since last meeting. It was unanimously resolved 

 that a letter of condolence and sympathy be sent to the widow 

 expressing the loss felt by the Society in his death. 



Exhibits. — A. Zietz, Assistant-Director of the S.A. Museum, 

 exhibited the birds collected by Dr. Stirling during his trans- 

 continental trip with Lord Kin tore through Central Australia. 

 O. B. Lower forwarded specimens of Charaxis Berenice, or 

 parrot butterfly, from Accra, Gold Coast, Africa. 



Paper. — " Plants collected by Dr. Stirling in Central Aus- 

 tralia," by Prof. Tate. 



Ordinary Meeting, August, 4 1891. 



Rev. Thomas Blackburn, B.A. (President), in the chair. 



Ballot. — A. F Calvert was elected a Fellow of the Society. 



Vacancy in the Council. — W. B. Poole was elected to fill the 

 vacancy in the Council caused by the death of D. B. Adamson. 



Exhibits. — A. Zietz, Assistant-Director of the S.A. Museum, 

 exhibited a collection of turtles and tortoises from the Northern 

 Territory. W. Howchin, F.G.S., referred to the recent find of a 

 Diprotodon skull at Gawler, together with other bones. J. J. 

 East, F.G.S., showed an obsidian bomb of large size. 



Papers. — " On a Subterranean Water-supply to Broken Hill," 

 by Samuel Dixon ; "Analysis of Volcanic Ash from Tanna, New 

 Hebrides," by Prof. Rennie, D.Sc. 



