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FIELD NATURALISTS' SECTION 



OF THE 



'Sogal SomtD of Sout^ Australia durorj^orateb). 



THIRTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 

 COMMITTEE 



For the Year Ended September 16, 1913. 



Your Committee report with much pleasure that another 

 successful year has been experienced by this Section of the 

 Royal Society. The monthly meetings and the excursions held 

 during the past twelve months have been well attended, and 

 great interest has been shown by members in all branches of 

 our work. 



With the view of increasing the members' interest and 

 simplifying the affairs of the Section, your Committee decided 

 to issue a programme detailing the meetings and excursions 

 of the year. 



One or two official changes have to be recorded, notably 

 the election to the Chair of Mr. E. H. Lock, F.R.H.S., who 

 for so many years acted in the position of your Hon. Secretary, 

 and the Committee desire to record their appreciation of the 

 valuable work accomplished by Mr. Lock in the interests of 

 the Section. 



After many years of faithful and diligent service in the 

 interests of Science we regret to announce, owing to ill-health, 

 the resignation of Mr. M. Symonds Clark as Secretary of the 

 Fauna and Flora Protection Committee, a position which he 

 has filled with much credit and success. We hope that Mr. 

 M. Symonds Clark will be able to still interest himself in the 

 affairs of the Society. 



We regret also to record the passing of an esteemed mem- 

 ber, Mr. John Fox Mellor, of Fulham, who for many years 

 showed unfailing interest in the welfare of the Section. 



Too much stress cannot be laid upon the importance of 

 leaders for our excursions, all of which have been well attended 

 during the year, and the Section is indebted to the gentlemen 

 who have volunteered their services in this respect. During 

 the vear the membership has increased, and among the names 



