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our exchange list, and with others on our list, but whose publi- 

 cations on our shelves were incomplete, have had very satisfac- 

 tory results, and have already added over 200 volumes to our 

 Library. Many valuable exchanges of publications have been 

 arranged, and many gaps in the series which we already pos- 

 sessed have been filled. Arrangements have been made for the 

 librarian to be in attendance every Monday and Thursday 

 afternoon, as well as for half-an-hour prior to the monthly 

 meetings, for the issue and return of books. 



In March we were able to congratulate our Fellow, 

 Douglas Mawson, D.Sc, B.E., and his companions upon their 

 return from their lengthened stay in Antarctica. The value 

 of the work done, as well as the resolution and endurance 

 shown by the leader under the most trying circumstances, have 

 been recognized by the bestowal upon him of the honour of 

 knighthood ; but much remains to be worked out before the 

 valuable scientific results of Sir Douglas Mawson's expedition 

 will be fully available. 



Another Fellow of the Society, Mr. R. L. Jack, B.E., 

 Assistant Government Geologist, has led a Government expe- 

 dition into the Musgrave Ranges and the north-western por- 

 tions of our State, being accompanied for a portion of the 

 time, in an unofficial position, by Captain S. A. White as a 

 representative of this Society. It is expected that the economic 

 and scientific results of this expedition will be considerable. 



The Council has also to congratulate our Editor and 

 Representative Governor, Mr. Walter Howchin, F.G.S., on 

 the honour done to him by the Geological Society of London 

 by the award of a grant out of the Lyell Fund, in recognition 

 of the value of his geological work done in South Australia. 



The year has been marked by the first visit of the British 

 Association for the Advancement of Science to Australia. 

 During its Adelaide session the Fellows of this Society had 

 an opportunity to explain to its members many local points 

 of scientific interest. 



The Society has during the year lost four Fellows by 

 death. Mr. John Darling had been connected with the 

 Society for seven years, but his many interests in commerce 

 and politics prevented him from taking an active part in its 

 work. Mr. H. H. Dutton, who had been a Fellow of the 

 Society for three years, also passed away recently. Mr. John 

 Saunderson Lloyd was the oldest member on the roll, having 

 joined the Society, then known as the Adelaide Philosophical 

 Society, in 1856, and having served it from October, 1865, to 

 September, 1870, as Honorary Secretary, and on several occa- 

 sions since as Honorary Auditor. For some years he had 



