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Papers laid on the Table. — "Insect Metamorphosis," 

 by O. W. TiEGS, M.Sc; "Types of Species of Australian 

 Polyplacophora now in the Museum of Natural History, 

 Paris," by Edwin Ashby, F.L.S., M.B.O.U.; "Additions 

 to the Flora of South Australia, No. 20," by J. M. Black; 

 "On a New Genus and Species of Australian Lycaeninae from 

 the Boper River," by Norman B. Tindale (communicated by 

 A. M. Lea, F.E.S.); "A Preliminary Note on the Fossil 

 Woods from some Australian Brown Coal Deposits," by Miss 

 E. Dorothy Nobes, B.Sc; "On the Ecology of the Ooldea 

 District," by R. S. Adamson, M.A., B.Sc, and T. G. B. 

 OsBORN, D.Sc; "Designs on Pocks in the Burra District," 

 by John Biddle (communicated by A. G. Edquist) ; and 

 "Ecological Notes on South Australian Plants, Part I.," by 



E. H. ISING. 



Election of Officers. — Dr. Rogers declined renomina- 

 tion as President. The following officers were elected for 

 1922-23: — President, R. H. Pulleine, M.B. ; Vice-Presidents, 

 R. S. Rogers, M.A., M.D., and Sir Joseph C. Verco, M.D., 

 F.R.C.S.; Hon. Treasurer, B. S. Roach; Members of Council, 

 (vice Professors Chapman and Robertson, who retired by 

 effluxion of time), Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S., and Professor 

 T. G. B. Osborn, D.Sc; lion. Auditors, W. C. Hackett and 

 H. Whitbread. It was also decided to appoint an Hon. 

 Assistant Secretary, and E. H. Ising was elected to the 

 position . 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1921-22. 



Two lines of research have been followed this year with 

 the assistance of grants from this Society. Mr. F. R. Marston, 

 who is seeking to obtain from azine precipitate samples of 

 the pure proteolytic enzymes, has forwarded to the Council a 

 progress report of his work, which, as his investigations are 

 incomplete, he desires them to be regarded as confidential. 

 Prof. F. Wood Jones' exploration of the Flora and Fauna 

 of Nuyt's Archipelago and the Investigator Group has 

 resulted in the collection of valuable specimens, which are 

 being dealt with by experts, and papers on the subject by 

 Professors F. Wood Jones and T. G. B. Osborn, Dr. Chilton, 

 and Mr. A. M. Lea will appear in our forthcoming volume 

 of "Transactions." The types of the new species obtained 

 will be donated to the South Australian Museum. 



The largest contribution to this volume will be a paper 

 on "Insect Metamorphosis" by Mr. O. W. Tiegs, who also 



