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action of the Field Naturalists' Section respecting the permanent 

 dedication of large tracts of land for the conservation of the 

 native flora and fauna, and also general forest culture upon 

 scientific, hygienic, and economic principles." Carried. 



Papers. — " Notes on a Pentateuchal Roll," by F. W. Penne- 

 FATHER, TiL.B., Arc. "Notes on certain Pores on the Wings of 

 some Dipterous Insects," by Frazer S. Crawford. 



Dr. IStirlixg announced that he would shortly submit a full 

 diagnosis of the newly-discovered mammal, referred to in last 

 year's volume of the Transactions, to which he gives the name o£ 

 Psammoryctes typlilops, gen. et spec. nov. 



Annual Meeting, October 1, 1889. 



Prof. Rexnie in the chair. 



Auditor. — D. J. Adcock was proposed and elected to audit 

 the accounts for the past season. 



The annual report and balance-sheet were read, adopted, and 

 ordered to be printed. 



The annual reports and balance-sheets of the Field Naturalists' 

 and Microscopical Sections were read and accepted. 



Election of Council. — The nomination and election of ofiicers 

 for the ensuing year was as follows : — President, E. C. Stirling, 

 M.D. ; Vice-Presidents, H. T. Whittell, M.D., and Rev. Thos. 

 Blackburn, B.A. ; Hon. Treasurer, W. Rutt, C.E. ; Hon. Secre- 

 tary, W. L. Cleland, M.B. ; Members of Council, Prof. Tate, 

 F.G.S., Professor Rennie, D.Sc, D. B. Adamson, Samuel Dixon, 

 W. Howchin, F.G.S., W. B. Poole. 



President's Address. — Prof. Rennie, D.Sc, gave an address 

 " On some Recent Advances in Chemical Classification." 



Papers. — "Additions to South Australian Coleoptera, by Rev. 

 Thomas Blackburn, B.A. " Systematic Census of South Aus- 

 tralian Plants," by Prof. Tate, F.G.S. " Gums and Resins of 

 Australian Proteaceii^," by J. H. Maiden, F.L.S. " New Species 

 of South Australian Plants," by Prof. Tate, F.G.S. 



