^ 651 



Muscles." Further papers on the "Polyplacophora," by Mr. 

 ! Edwin Ashby, and the "Pouch Embryos of Marsupials/' by 



Prof. F. Wood Jones, will be printed, and various branches 

 I of Natural Science, Chemistry, and Ethnology will be dealt 

 I with by Professors Sir Edgeworth David, Walter Howchin, 



Sir Douglas Mawson, T. G. B. Osborn, and J. B. Cleland, 



Drs. E. O. Teale, R. S. Rogers, R. H. Pulleine, and A. 



Jefferis Turner, Miss Nobes, and Messrs. J. M. Black, F. 



Chapman, A. G. Edquist, P. A. Berry, R. S. Adamson, 



N. B. Tindale, and E. H. Ising. 



The exhibits at the evening meetings have been numerous 

 and interesting, including a series of views illustrating the 

 ! Eucla Basin and its Water Supply, by Mr. L. Keith Ward. 

 The Library is continually increasing through the ex- 

 change of our publications for those of a growing number 

 I of learned societies and other public bodies, but no definite 

 reply has yet been received from the Government to the 

 request made for additional shelving. 



The Index to our publications for the years 1901-1920 is 

 , in the printer's hands and will be issued early. Its publica- 

 , tion, which has been delayed by the great labour of revising 



the proofs, will largely absorb the balance of our funds. 

 I A suggestion having been made by the Queensland 



Branch of the Royal Geographical Society that a thorough 

 exploration of the Great Barrier Reef should be made. Prof. 

 F. Wood Jones was appointed to represent this Society upon 

 a joint Committee to consider the proposal. 



We have to report the death during the year of three of 

 our Fellows — Dr. Sweetapple, of 15 years' standingr : Mr. W. 

 Ware, who was elected in 1878, and who served for many 

 years as Hon. Auditor; and Mr. F. R. Zietz, who since his 

 election in 1912 had taken an active part in the evening meet- 

 ings by his papers, exhibits, and contribution to the 

 discussions. 



Tlie present membership of the Society comprises 

 9 Honorary Fellows, 4 Corresponding Members, 87 Fellows, 

 and 1 Associate. 



R. S. Rogers, President. 



Walter Rutt, Hon. Secretary. 



September 30, 1922. 



