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thanked our Society for the honour conferred on him. The 

 arrival of one of our members and frequent contributor, Mr. 

 A. M. Lea, F.E.S., from Tasmania, to fill a position in the 

 South Australian Museum will give a stimulus to entomology 

 and natural history generally in the State. 



Dr. Verco has continued his series of papers on the 

 marine mullusca of South Australia in part xiv. G-eological 

 contributions have been submitted by Mr. W. Howchin, 

 F.G.S., and Dr. D. Mawson, as well as a short paper on a 

 stereogram of the Mount Lofty Ranges by Mr. Noel Benson, 

 B.Sc. Mr. A. M. Lea, F.E.S., and Canon Blackburn have 

 written on the Coleoptera, while Mr. O. B. Lower has con- 

 tributed a voluminous paper on a section of Lepidoptera. 



Botanical science is richer for papers by Mr. J. M. Black, 

 who has indefatigably followed the invasion of our State by 

 alien plants and registered their localities of appearance. 



Dr. E. C. Stirling has contributed a report of great his- 

 torical and ethnological value, and of special interest to 

 students in our own State. 



A considerable number of interesting birds and insects, 

 as well as plants and geological specimens, has been submitted 

 at the meetings, and it is hoped that exhibits will be in- 

 creasingly shown, as the discussions on them are very interest- 

 ing to Fellows who may not be able to follow the more- techni- 

 cal contributions. 



During the year the Fauna and Flora Committee of this 

 Society opened a campaign to advance the securing of a larger 

 area on Kangaroo Island. Having obtained the support of all 

 the Australasian Scientific Societies of note and the aid of 

 some influential public men the Committee met the Commis- 

 sioner of Crown Lands in deputation. The proceedings of the 

 deputation were marked by enthusiastic utterances on the 

 part of its members, and a promise was obtained from the 

 Commissioner that all that was possible of the 300 square 

 miles asked for would be secured for the reserve at the earliest 

 possible date. The veteran workers Messrs. S. Dixon and 

 Symonds Clark, with Mr. E. Ashby, had much to do with the 

 success of the deputation. 



The Library is in process of being catalogued under the 

 Dewey card system by Mr. Clucas and his assistant. In order 

 to classify the Library and make provision for additions ten- 

 ders have been accepted for two bookstacks. For various 

 reasons the binding of publications has been in abeyance, but 

 it is hoped that during the coming year much will be done in 

 this direction. During the year the Editor presented part iii., 



