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Mr. A. C. Broughton, and Mr. C. E. Tilley dealing with 

 geological ; Professor Wood Jones, Professor Harvey Johnston^ 

 Mr. A. M. Lea, Mr. A. H. Elston, Mr. Ashby, and Dr. 

 Tillyard with zoological; Dr. Rogers and Mr. j" M. Black 

 with botanical ; and Professor Howchin and Dr. Pulleine with 

 ethnological subjects. 



Tlie exhibits at evening meetings have been numerous and 

 interesting . 



Reference was made in the last Annual Report to the 

 need for additional shelving, the request for which was laid 

 before the Government by the Board of Governors of the 

 Public Library, etc. ; but, so far, no result has followed. 



The index to our publications for 1901-1920 is now com- 

 plete and in the hands of the printers. The cost of printing 

 and issuing the same will be a serious item in next year's 

 expenditure. 



Two grants in aid of research have been made during the 

 year — one, to Mr. F. R. Marston, for research into the possi- 

 bility of obtaining from azine precipitate samples of the pure 

 proteolytic enzymes; and one to Professor Wood Jones, for 

 research into the Fauna and Flora of Nuyt Archipelago. 

 Mr. Marston's work was delayed by the miscarriage of some 

 apparatus, ordered from London, by the University, but he 

 hopes to be able to report fully before the close of the summer 

 vacation. Professor Wood Jones' reseaches have been in pro- 

 gress, and he hopes to obtain considerable new material dur- 

 ing the forthcoming vacation. 



The Public Library having established an Archives 

 Department for the preservation and cataloguing of documents 

 relating to the history of the State, the Council has deposited 

 therein documents dealing with the early history of this 

 Society, and of its connection with the Public Library,. 

 Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia. 



The International Catalogue of Scientific Literature was, 

 for some years, financed by the Royal Society of London; 

 but as the burden became too heavy an appeal was made to 

 other scientific bodies, including our Society, to assist in 

 defraying the cost. This appeal having met with a poor 

 response, the publication of the catalogue will probably not be 

 resumed, which would be a serious loss to the scientific world. 



The Society has given its support to various propaganda 

 of a scientific nature. A deputation from the Society waited 

 upon the Government to urge that the planting of the 

 Morialta Pleasure Resort be kept typically Australian by the 

 exclusion of exotic trees and shrubs. It was also represented 

 at a public meeting, held in the Town Hall, under the chair- 

 manship of His Excellency the Governor, to advocate the 



