ANNUAL REPORT, 1903-4. 
The Council has pleasure in reporting that the work of the 
Society in various departments of original research has been 
fully maintained during the past year. Among the principal 
papers received during the year now closing may be men- 
tioned: —‘‘On the Australian Coleoptera," by Rev. Thomas 
Blackburn, В.А.) Мо, xxxiv. “Australian Curculion- 
ide,” Part ii, by A. M. Lea. “Recent Corals from the 
South Australian and Victorian Coasts," by John Dennant, 
F.G.S.; “New Species of Australian Elachistide, etc.," by 
O. B. Lower, F.E.S. (Lond.) In connection with the Go- 
vernment N.W. Expedition to Central Australia, “Anthro- 
pological and Geological Observations," by H. Basedow, and 
“Descriptions of Some New Species of Orthoptera," collected 
in the same expedition, have been given in a paper by J. G. 
С. Tepper, F.L.8. “South Australian Decapod Crustaceans,” 
by W. H. Baker; “South Australian Marine Mollusca," by 
the President (Dr. Verco), and “New Australian Lepidoptera 
with Synonymic and other Notes,” by Dr. A. Jefferis Turner, 
F.E.S. In connection with the geology of the State, “The 
Geology of the Mount Lofty Ranges, Part i," by W. How- 
chin, F.G.S.; and "Tertiary Exposures in the Happy Valley 
District," by H. Basedow. 
During the year seven members have been elected, and 
this increase is largely due to the exertions of one of our 
number (Mr. Ashby), whose example might well be followed 
by other Fellows and Associates. There are now on the roll 
7 corresponding members, 11 honorary members, 62 fellows, 
and 2 associates. 
The Council regrets to have to record the death of John 
Howard Angas, a member of the Society since 1874. 
With the view of rendering the library of the Society more 
generally available to members and useful to the scientific 
publie, a scheme for transferring it to the Public Library, 
drawn up by a committee appointed for the purpose, is now 
under consideration by the Board of Governors. 
Owing largely to the amount of valuable matter that has 
been received during the year, and partly to shrinkage of 
the annual grant, some little difficulty was at one time anti- 
cipated in meeting current expenses, but this has been happily 
obviated, the. Government having placed on the Estimates a 
special sum which, with the ordinary sources of revenue, will 
enable the Council to carry on the work of the Society. oin 
