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AnTHUR M. Lea, F.E.S., and ‘‘Australian Fungi: Notes 
and Descriptions, No. 3," by J. B. CrELAND, M.D., and 
Epwin Cure. 
ANNUAL MEETING, OCTOBER 9, 1919. 
i a PRESIDENT (Sir Joseph Verco, M.D., F.R.C.S.) in 
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10N.—Professor T. Brailsford Robertson and Alan 
Rowe were eei Fellows 
The Annual Report and Balance-sheet were read and 
adopted. 
ELECTION or Orricers.—The following were elected for 
the year 1919-20:—President, Sir Joseph | Verco, M.D., 
F.R.C.S.; Vice-Presidents, Major R. H. Pulleine, M.B., and 
Edwin Ashby, F.L LS. M.B.O. U.; Hon. Treasurer, W. B. 
Poole; Members of Couneil, Professor E. H. Rennie, M.A., 
D.Sc., F.C.S., Lieut.-Colonel R. S. Rogers, M.A., M.D., 
Professor Walter Howchin, F.G.S., Professor R. W. Chap- 
man, M.A., B.C.E., F.R.A.S., and Captain S. A. White, 
C.M.B.O.U.; and the resignation of Samuel Dixon was 
pted; Auditors, W. L. Ware and Howard Whitbread; 
Representative Governor on Board of Public Library, etc., 
Professor Walter Howchin, F.G.S. 
Resolutions were passed recording the Society’ s appre- 
ciation of the service renderd by Capt. S. A. White in obtain- 
ing the passage through Parhament of the Flinders Chase 
Bill, and also of the 1 long service o Mr. Samuel Dixon as 
Exursits.—Mr. E. Asusy exhibited three plants from 
Kangaroo Island—an A ster, an Eriostemon, and Prostanthera 
speciosa ; also a fungus, commonly known as ''native brea 
from Gippsland, which, after being brought to Balaklava 
ad grown mushroom-shaped ee cages which would 
apparently become spore-bearing. Mr. M. Lea showed 
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water bugs (Dyplonychus ), the females of which lay their 
eggs on the backs of the males; they were obtained at Murray 
Bridge by Mr. H. Hale. Mr. W. H. SELwav showed a granite 
