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At each centre visited the zoologists of the party were in close touch 
with the professor of the subject at the University and other local 
workers, and many of the excursions, both those in the official pro- 
gramme and others of a more informal character, were arranged so 
as to show the visiting specialists as much as possible of the Australian 
fauna. 
At Perth, in addition to the definitely zoological excursions to the 
Yallingup caves and to the Mundaring Weir, Professor Dakin arranged 
to take a few of the zoologists to visit points of interest on the Darling 
Range, where Peripatus and other important organisms were found. 
From Adelaide parties of zoologists made observing and collecting 
trips to Lake Alexandrina, Victor Harbour on the coast, the Mount 
Lofty Range, and elsewhere, at all of which objects of interest were 
seen and much material collected which may lead to research. 
At Melbourne the local naturalists arranged several short trips in 
the neighbourhood to study the birds and the land fauna generally ; 
while at Sydney the excursions were naturally rather of a marine 
biological character. Professor Haswell and Dr. S. J. Johnstone 
organised a collecting party in Port Jackson in order to explore from a 
steam launch the wonderfully rich invertebrate fauna exposed at low 
tide in various parts of the harbour. 
From Sydney, again, the various excursions to the Blue Mountains 
and the Jenolan Caves gave zoologists the opportunity of collecting 
such rare and interesting forms as Peripatus and land Planarians and 
of seeing many of the characteristic birds and insects of the country ; 
and the same may be said of some of the excursions from Brisbane. 
At the Museums and University laboratories of Perth, Adelaide, 
Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane informal discussions and conferences 
took place with the Museum Curators and other local naturalists, which 
led to the formation of Research Committees or to plans for future 
work on Australian problems. 
In connection with the marine fauna, the question of more fully 
exploring the Australian fisheries was under consideration at several 
centres, and it seems probable that a more thorough investigation of 
the coastal waters and their contained plankton, by modern oceano- 
graphical methods, will be undertaken at an early date. Another out- 
come of informal conversations was the resolution brought before the 
Committee of Recommendations for adoption by the Council of the 
Association welcoming the project to convert a portion of Kangaroo 
Island in South Australia into a Government Reserve for the protection 
of the fast-disappearing native land fauna. 
The facilities given to members of Section E (Geography) to study 
on the spot various types of land-forms in Australia were especially 
valued by those whose interests lie mainly in physical geography. 
Others had the opportunity of observing the influence of geographical 
factors, notably temperature and rainfall, upon the more important 
forms of economic activity in the country. The visit to Western 
Australia and the excursions to Yanco, Bendigo, and Gympie were of 
especial interest. Some members took advantage of their stay in the 
different capitals to make themselves acquainted with the literature 
relating to the discovery and early settlement of the Continent. 
