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and represent the old lines of river drainage over the Adelaide 

 Plains which have become extinct. He stated that the gravel 

 beds of the plains were of a more recent age than those which 

 are found in the high-level grounds of the foothills at Black- 

 wood, Belair, and elsewhere. Mr. Ridgway, of Clutterbuck 

 Bros., kindly showed Mr. Howchin over the pits, and stated 

 that the head and other bones of a Diprotodon had been 

 found in the gravel at Findon within a few chains of the 

 workings visited. 



Paper. — "Notes of South Australian Marine Mollusca,, 

 with Descriptions of New Species, Part xvi.," by J. C. Verco, 

 M.D., F.R.C.S. 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1912-13. 



The Council has pleasure in reporting that the work 

 of the Society has been well sustained during the past 

 year. The annual volume of Transactions will contairt 

 further papers on Coleoptera by Mr. A. M. Lea, on Orchids 

 by Dr. II . S. Rogers, on Australian Plants by Mr. J. 

 M. Black, and other valuable contributions to natural 

 science. Volume II. of the Memoirs has been completed by 

 the issue of Part 4, consisting of "Geological Investigations 

 in the Broken Hill Area," by Dr. Mawson, and Part' 

 4 of Volume I., which will complete the series dealing 

 with the fossil fauna of Lake Callabonna, is almost 

 ready for publication. The exhibits at the evening meetings 

 have also been of a varied and interesting character. 



When the Endowment Fund was inaugurated, one of the 

 principal objects in view was to place the Society in such a 

 position as to enable it to assist those who might be desirous of 

 engaging in scientific research, but were in need of some finan- 

 cial help towards defraying the necessary out-of-pocket 

 expenses. A circular, a copy of which accompanies this Report,, 

 was therefore issued in June, setting forth the conditions under 

 which applications for such grants would be considered by the 

 Council. This circular was sent to every Institute in South 

 Australia, to every Association in the State likely to be inter- 

 ested in the proposal, and to the learned Societies and Univer- 

 sities throughout the Commonwealth. By the courtesy of the 

 Acting-Director of Education it was published in the South 

 Australian Educational Gazette, which reaches every teacher 

 and officer connected with the State schools, and copies were 

 furnished to the State School Inspectors for distribution tO' 

 possible applicants as opportunity offered. So far, however,. 



