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August 15 was the first of the early Spring engagements. 

 Stony fell was visited, and some of the earliest flowering plants 

 and shrubs showed signs of the approaching warmer weather. 



September 1 was the date fixed for visiting Golden 

 Grove. The rain, however, was so persistent that the journey 

 had to be postponed to the 12th. The beautiful display of 

 wattle blossom showed how appropriate the name "Golden 

 Grove" was to this locality, and the new camping-place was 

 voted a great success. This locality will probably receive 

 further attention. 



There has been a marked improvement in the attendance 

 at the excursions, and it is known that specialists have been 

 successful in securing a number of rare species and some 

 new records. 



The membership has increased by fourteen, and now 

 stands at a total of 120. 



Regret is felt at the death of Mr. T. D. Smeaton, who, 

 while not a member of the Section, always took a keen in- 

 terest in the work by supplying information to members in- 

 dividually from his vast store of natural history knowledge, 

 and also by contributing many short papers by way of cor- 

 respondence. A vote of sympathy with Mr. Stirling Smeaton, 

 B.A., in his long-continued illness was passed, and the hope 

 expressed that he would soon recover to renew his work for 

 the Section. 



In addition to the work of the Fauna and Flora Com- 

 mittee in its efforts to secure a portion of Kangaroo Island 

 as a reserve. Dr. R. S. Rogers, M.A., Mr. E. Ashby, Miss 

 Archer, and the Hon. Secretary compiled an illustrated 

 article, based on photographs taken by Miss Archer (during 

 a bicycle trip taken alone across the island), and a map 

 showing the proposed reserve, which were published in the 

 Adelaide Observer. Copies of the paper were distributed 

 amongst scientific and influential people and officials and 

 Ministers in the States, to scientific societies in the Common- 

 wealth and in England, France, Germany, and America. 

 Gratifying acknowledgments were received of this action, but 

 much remains to be done to secure this country in the in- 

 terests of science. 



Monthly Meetings. 



October 15, 1907.— Lecture, Mr. S. Smeaton, B.A.^ 

 "Mutual Aid in the Animal Kingdom." 



December 3.— Notes of Travel— Mr. W. H. Selway, ''On 

 the Blue Mountains, N.S.W." ; Mr. J. W. Mellor, ''Queens- 

 land": Mr. M. S. Clark, "Western Australia." 



May 19, 1908. — "Microbes," Dr. E. Angas Johnson. 



