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Papers.— "Notes on Three Species of Melaleuca," by 

 Edwin Cheel (communicated by J. M. Black); "A Revision 

 of the Australian Salicornieae," by J. M. Black; "Description 

 of Six New Species of Australian Polyplacophora," by Edwin 

 Ashby, F.L.S., M.B.O.U. ; "Additions to the Flora of South 

 Australia, No/16," by J M. Black; "The Physical Proper- 

 ties of Some South Australian-grown Pines," by Prof. R. W. 

 Chapman, M.A., B.C.E., F.R.A.S.; and "The Cambrian 

 Trilobites of Australia and Tasmania," by R. Etheridge, 

 jun. 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1918-19 



The Annual Volume of the Society's Transactions will this 

 year comprise papers dealing with a more varied selection of 

 subjects than usual. While Australian Fungi are further 

 dealt with by Dr. J. B. Cleland and Mr. Cheel, and various 

 other branches of natural history and geology by Professors 

 Howchin and Chapman, Dr. Pulleine, and Messrs. Ashby, 

 Black, Cheel, Elston, Etheridge, Lea, and Tilley, Dr. Bull 

 contributes an interesting paper on a veterinary pathological 

 subject, Mr. R owe a discussion of a matter of great archaeo- 

 logical interest, and Captain White and Professor Howchin 

 a description of the discovery near Adelaide of aboriginal 

 remains of considerable antiquity. 



The interest of the evening meetings has been maintained 

 by the varied exhibits shown by members. 



Steps are being taken to reorganize the regular exchauge 

 of our publications with those of other scientific bodies, many 

 of which have fallen into arrear owing to the difficulty of 

 transit during the war. 



In October, 1918, an International Conference of 

 Scientific Associations was held in the rooms of the Royal 

 Society of London, and attended by delegates from all the 

 allied countries, with a view to establishing an International 

 Research Council for the promotion of scientific research and 

 the dissemination of the results throughout the affiliated 

 organizations. A further meeting was held in Paris in Nov- 

 ember, 1918, when the movement was definitely launched. 

 This and other scientific societies of Australia have been 

 invited to form an Australian branch, and a conference to 

 consider the proposal was held in Sydney last August, and 

 was attended by representatives from this Society. It is hoped 

 that the result will be our affiliation with what will eventually 



