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On October 8, 1913, a whole day was devoted to visiting- 

 the new reservoir areas of Millbrook and Chain of Ponds, and 

 under the leadership of Prof. T. G. B. Osborn, M.Sc, investi- 

 gations were conducted in the back-country scrub-lands, away 

 from the beaten tracks, and a large collection of specimens 

 was made. Dr. and Mrs. Rogers, followed by another section 

 of the party, made orchids their object of search, and were 

 rewarded with several fine discoveries. A third section, under 

 Mr. J. W. Mellor, traversed the Torrens, upstream, bent upon 

 bird-life studies, and they were able to record that some 

 thirty species of our native birds were observed. 



On October 25, 1913, the Section journeyed to Blackwood, 

 and under the leadership of Mr. J. W. Mellor traversed the 

 Sturt Valley, which has the reputation of being a good field 

 for ornithological work. Many different species of native 

 birds were observed, several nesting, and when the Sturt River 

 was reached Mr. Mellor addressed the members, referring par- 

 ticularly to the habits and the usefulness, as well as the 

 peculiar beauty, of many of the South Australian birds. 



On November 8, 1913, Morialta was visited, and under 

 the leadership of Mr. A. M. Lea, F.E.S., the party worked 

 up through the rugged country and over the falls, where a 

 good field for studying insect-life exists. A large number of 

 interesting specimens was collected, and afterwards Mr. Lea 

 described to members many interesting and curious facts 

 associated with the insect world. 



On November 27 the Section, under Mr. G. Quinn 

 (Government Fruit Expert), visited Summertown, with the 

 purpose of seeing something of the modern methods used in 

 orchard cultivation. The property of Mr. Sampson was 

 visited, and members were enabled to see the excellent results 

 accruing from the scientific treatment of the trees and soils. 



On December 23 the annual excursion, which members 

 regard as the social event of the year, took place at Scott 

 Creek, Mount Lofty. Mr. E. H. Lock (Chairman of the 

 Section) entertained members at tea, and a most enjoyable 

 afternoon was spent. 



On February 7, 1914, a dredging excursion was con- 

 ducted in Gulf St. Vincent, off the Outer Harbour, under the 

 leadership of Mr. W. J. Kimber, and though the sea was rough 

 and somewhat hampered operations, yet an interesting collec- 

 tion of sea-life, including many uncommon specimens, was 

 obtained. 



On March 8, 1914, a marine excursion, under the leader- 

 ship of Mr. E. H. Lock, was confined to the Port River vicinity, 

 and a deal of dredging and other work was accomplished. 



