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belief thafc sucli glands were missing in the male monotremata 

 was discredited by facts. 



Mr. A. MoLiNEUX remarked tbat be bad observed tbat many 

 of tbe sbark tribe, and especially tbe Cestmcion (Port Jackson 

 sbark), exuded blood from tbe skin of tbe abdomen and on tbe 

 edges of the fins wben dying, and tbat tbis occurs even wben 

 every precaution is taken to prevent tbe fisb from injuring 

 itself after capture. 



Prof. Tate forwarded papers on tbe " Lamellibrancbs of tbe 

 Older Tertiary of South Australia;" "Description of New 

 Species of Plants in South Australia ;" " Additions to tbe 

 Plora of Extra-Tropical South Australia;" and "Miscellaneous 

 Botanical Notes." 



Tbe Hoj^-. Seceetaet read tbe Annual Eeport as follows : — 



ANNUAL EEPORT. 



The Council has the honour of reporting tbat tbe work of 

 the Society has been carried on successfully during the past 

 year, the following papers having been laid before it : — " Tbe 

 persistence of Electric Currents in Masses of Iron," by Prof. 

 Lamb, M.A. ; " Notes upon Two Eare Insects," by J. Gr. O. 

 Tepper, F.L.S. ; " Some Alg^e of Gulf St. Yincent,"'bv J. G. O. 

 Tepper, F.L.S. ; " Some New Medus® of Gulf St. Vincent," 

 by "W. Haacke, Ph.D. ; " Tbe Fisb Eiver Caves of New South 

 "Wales," by the Eev. "W. E. Fletcher, M.A.; "The Eed Glow," 

 by C. L. Wragge, F.E.G.S. ; " Microiepidoptera of South Aus- 

 tralia," by E. Meyrick, M.A. ; "A Study of the Lower 

 Murray," by Prof. Tate, F.G.S. ; " Plants of Kangaroo Island," 

 by J. G. O. Tepper, F.L.S. ; " Conspectus Familiarum of 

 Foreign Coleoptera at tbe S. A. Museum," by J. G. O. Tepper, 

 F.L.S. ; " Variations of the Compass in South Australia," by 

 C. H. Harris ; " Action of Carbonated Water on Iron Pipes 

 near Gawler," by G. Goyder, jun. ; "Eemarks on Pous-Brooks 

 and Eoss Comets," by C. Todd, C.M.G. ; "Tbe Electrical 

 "Water-Level Indicator," by C. Todd, C.M.G. ; "The Ovum of 

 the Echidna," by W. Haacke, Ph.D. ; "The Eed Glow," by W. 

 A. Jones ; " Tbe Lamellibrancbs of the Older Tertiary of 

 South Australia," by Prof. Tate, F.G.S. ; "Description of 

 New Species of Plants in South Australia," by Prof. Tate, 

 F.G.S.; "Additions to tbe Flora of Extra-Tropical South 

 Australia; and Miscellaneous Botanical Notes," by Prof. 

 Tate, F.G.S. 



The exhibits have fully sustained tbe character of tbose of 

 previous years by their variety and value. At a meeting held 

 Septemiber 2nd, 1884, Dr. Haacke exhibited tbe ovum ot an 

 echidna which be bad obtained from the pouch of a living 

 specimen in his possession. A special interest to the whole 



