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of the Royal Society on September 4, 1883. On the pro- 

 gramme which was printed for the occasion appeared the- 

 names of ten of the foundation members who were still on 

 the membership roll. During the evening a number of 

 photographs and living exhibits were shown on a screen by 

 means of the episcope. 



After the usual summer recess the next monthly meet- 

 ing was held on April 20, 1909. Mr. F. W. Giles gave an 

 address upon his journe3angs over the western end of Kan- 

 garoo Island. Mr. Giles exhibited a large number of curiosi- 

 ties he had gathered from out-of-the-way places on the 

 Island. 



May 18. — Dr. W. Ramsay Smith gave an interesting 

 lecture on "Some Notes of a Naturalist in the South Seas." 

 He dealt with the life, habits, customs, and physique of the 

 South Sea Islanders, and mentioned many olDJects of in- 

 terest from a natural history standpoint. 



June 15 — Dr. R. Pulleine gave an address upon 

 "Spiders," illustrating his remarks by a large number of 

 lantern slides. He dealt chiefly with the anatomical struc- 

 ture of the web-spinners and th > construction of webs. The 

 trapdoor, hunting, and nest-building spiders were also re- 

 ferred to. 



July 30. — Mr. E. R. Stanley gave an instructive and de- 

 scriptive address upon "Crystals." By means of blackboard 

 drawings and exhibits the lecturer explained the classifi- 

 cation and formation of crystals. 



August 17. — Mr. W. J. Kimber continued a previous 

 lecture upon "Shells," taking particularly the section of 

 Gastropods, giving much interesting information with speci- 

 mens to demonstrate his remarks. 



The attendance at the evening meetings was well main- 

 tained, and the exhibits tabled by members showed that a 

 keen interest in field work is kept tip by a number of col- 

 lectors. 



An event of interest during the year was the welcome 

 cablegram forwarded to Mr. Douglas Mawson on his return 

 from the South Pole Shackleton Expedition. Mr., Mawson 

 had been an active member of the Committee for some time 

 and had several journeys with the Section in their field work. 



The membership of the Section has steadily increased,, 

 and the total now stands at 130. 



Excursions. 



September 26, 1908, Blackwood; October 20, Belair ; 

 October 24, Horsnell Gully; October 28, Summertown ; 



