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balance the loss that is always to be expected. The number 
now on the roll is 90. 
Financial—The receipts from subscriptions (£17) have 
considerably exceeded the disbursements (£8/9). Only £10 
has been received in the way of grant from the Royal 
Society. 
Epwın Asnpy, Chairman. 
W. H. Serwav, Hon. Sec. 
Adelaide, Sept. 17, 1900. 
TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIVE 
FAUNA AND FLORA PROTECTION COMMITTEE 
OF THE FIELD NATURALISTS’ SEC110N OF THE 
ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA TO BE 
PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, 181TH 
SEPTEMBER, 1900. 
The Committee have met at intervals in the past year. 
Regarding the Forest Reserves, the Committee received, in 
the subject, receiving the reply that all Forest Reserves were 
preserved that were worth preserving. 
The Birds’ Protection Bill referred to in our last report, 
having west, has been this year re-introduced by Mr. Play- 
e Committee were disp osed to join the Bird Prstention 
Society in die that the Bill should be withdrawn, as ma 
important provisions contained in their own Sasar upon which 
this one had been founded, were omi m it. wo 
the members eaited. upon Mr. Playford "s this end > 
view, but. after discussing the qun with him, thought it 
would be better to allow the to go on, and endeavour 
later to get introduced some Saas eh to meet their owm 
views. So little progress has, however, been made that there 
seems little probabilitv of the Bill being passed this session. 
Epwın Asusy, Chairman 
M. Symonps Crank, Aon. Secretary. 
Adelaide, September 18, 1900. 
