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Anatomy in the University of Melbourne, to be given in Ade- 

 laide on September 2, 5, and 6. on "Child Welfare from the 

 standpoint of Science, and its bearing upon National 

 Efficiency 



The President reported that, on the initiation of the 

 Field Naturalists' Section, a public meeting would be held 

 under the auspices of fifteen Societies interested, on August 18, 

 to demonstrate the strong public opinion that exists in favour 

 of more active and sympathetic steps being taken to set aside 

 further areas of national reserves, and to support those already 

 proclaimed for the preservation of the native Fauna and Flora. 



In connection with this subject, Mr. A. H. Elston 

 referred to an article in "The Scientific Australian," for July, 

 on ''Australian Fauna. 7 ' 



A letter was received from the Australasian Association 

 for the Advancement of Science, enclosing resolutions re a 

 Co-ordinated Investigation into Land and Freshwater Flora 

 and Fauna of Australia and Tasmania. 



Papers. — "Australian Coleoptera, Part 2," by Albert 

 H. Elston, F.E.S. ; "The Craters and Lakes of Mount Gam- 

 bier,'" by Charles Fenner, D.Sc, F.G.S. 



Exhibits. — Professor How chin exhibited scoriaceous lava 

 from the sea coast at Streaky Bay. Mr. A. M. Lea showed a 

 collection of insects recently made by Dr. A, M. Morgan in 

 north-western Australia, including: several new to science. 

 Sir Douglas Maw son showed a relief model of the Adelaide 

 Ranges, indicating a suggested route for a railway from Ade- 

 laide to near Tailem Bend. Capt. S. A. White exhibited 

 two species of Xylometum (Wonder, or Native Pear), viz., 

 X . occidental-is, from Western Australia, ^rowin^ to a height 

 of 25 ft. ; and X. piriformis, from Queensland, growing to a 

 height of 20 or 30 ft. Also seeds of Macrozamta Douglassi, 

 from Queensland, and of Jl. Fraseri, from Western Australia; 

 Casuarina forulom, destroyed by Black Cockatoos, from 

 Fraser Island, Queensland ; Melaleuca Maideni, Boron ia 

 jdnnaia, and B. lech folia. Also the following birds: — 

 Falcunoulus frontatus (Yellow-bellied Shrike-Tit) and 

 Myzomela sanguineolenta (Sanguineous Honey-eater), and 

 coloured plates of birds and their eggs in connection with 

 CJayley's "Birds of Australia" shortly to be published. 



Ordinary Meeting, September 8, 1921. 



The President (Sir Joseph CVerco, M.D., F.R.C.S.) 

 in the chair. 



The President referred to the death, since last meeting, 

 of two Ex-Fellows— Mr. A. H. C. Zietz, who was an active 

 Fellow for 25 years, a notice of whose work appears upon 



