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originated. The success in obtaining these instruments is in 

 the main the result of the incessant efforts of our chairman, 

 Mr. W. Fuller, who, upon the suggestion that a projection 

 lantern be obtained, drew attention to the new instruments 

 of Zeiss, and who, together with Mr. E. J. Bradley, the 

 secretary, formed a delegation to the other societies affiliated 

 with the Public Libraries Board and sought their co-opera- 

 tion. Mr. Fuller is to be congratulated upon the successful 

 issue of his efforts to further the interests of this Section and 

 microscopy in general. Mr. Fuller also undertook, the care 

 of the instruments upon their arrival in Adelaide, and the 

 task of erecting them. 



During the year Rule 1 was altered to read "Joint Secre- 

 taries,'' in jDlace of "Secretary." 



The following meetings and excursions have been held 

 during the session : — 



September 24, 1907. — Annual general meeting. Exhibi- 

 tion of micrometric and test rulings by Mr. H. J. Grayson, of 

 Melbourne, from 1,000 to 120,000 lines per inch, together 

 with short address by Mr. Hale descriptive of their produc- 

 tion. 



October 22.— Paper by Mr. W. B. Poole, together with 

 illustrative exhibits upon the life history of the curl-leaf 

 parasite of the peach-tree. Demonstration of mounting 

 simple objects by Mr. E. J. Bradley. 



November 26. — Exhibition of polariscope attachment for 

 microscope and choice mineral specimens, by Mr. W. Fuller. 

 Liquid mounts of thirty years' standing, showed by Mr. Poole, 

 who gave a short resume of older methods of preparing and 

 mounting. 



February 15, 1908.- — Dredging excursion. 



March 24. — Mr. E. J. Bradley resigned assistant secre- 

 taryship owing to his continued absence from town, and a mo- 

 tion was passed recording appreciation of his valuable ser- 

 vices to the Section. Exhibition of newly-acquired micro- 

 scopes by members. 



April 25. — Excursion to Semaphore. 



April 28. — Exhibits of subjects of general interest and 

 discussion. 



May 26. — Exhibit of various specimens mounted by Mr. 

 E. J. Bradley. 



June 23. — Paper on "Odours in Potable Waters," by 

 Mr. W. Fuller. Mr. H. W. H. Hale was appointed Joint 

 Hon. Secretary. 



July 28. — Paper by Mr. W. B. Poole upon "Julius 

 Rheinberg's Multiple-colour Illumination Process, with 



