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Elections. — J. G. O. Tepper, F.L.S., Norwood, was 

 elected an Honorary Fellow ; A. C. Broughton, under- 

 graduate, Adelaide University, was elected a Fellow ; and 

 Professor Kerr Grant, Adelaide University, was elected a 

 member of Council to fill the vacancy caused by the death of 

 Rev. Canon Blackburn, B.A. 



Exhibits. — Mr. Ashby exhibited some pigeons, robins, 

 kingfishers, and rifle-birds. Mr. Edquist exhibited an 

 abscess formation in the fat of a shoulder of mutton. Dr. 

 E. A. Johnson exhibited a section of the aorta of one of the 

 Pharaohs, received from the Curator of the Royal College of 

 Surgeons of England. 



Paper. — "The Giant Monitor of Central Australia 

 (Varanus giganteus), with a Note on the 'Fat Bodies' of 

 this Species,'' by Professor E. C. Stirling, C.M.G., F.R.S., 

 etc. The paper was illustrated by the exhibition of a large 

 stuffed specimen of the species, and also the claws and 

 vertebrae of a fossil species, immensely larger, for comparison. 



Special Meeting, July 11, 1912. 



The President (J. C. Verco, M.D., F.R.C.S.) in the 

 chair. 



Alteration of Rule 17. — On the motion of Mr. S. 

 Dixon, seconded by Mr. W. B. Poole, it was resolved — 

 "That in Rule 17 the words 'with the prescribed subscription 

 (if any)' be struck out." 



Proposed Alteration to By-law 1 of Section I. — 

 Mr. W. B. Poole moved and Mr. S. Dixon seconded — "That 

 this by-law be altered by the addition of the words 'but if 

 elected after June 1 the subscription shall be 10s. 6d. for the 

 remainder of the year.' ' After discussion the motion was 

 lost. 



Ordinary Meeting, July 11, 1912. 



The President (J. C. Verco, M.D., F.R.C.S.) in the 

 chair. 



Nomination. — Captain S. A. White, "Weetunga," Ful- 

 ham, as a Fellow. 



Exhibits. — Mr. A. M. Lea exhibited wasps' nests from 

 Queensland. The largest kind was built on the bark of a 

 eucalypt, which in course of time shelled off and fell to the 

 ground, carrying the nest with it. The specimen came from 

 Mount Tambourine, Logan River district, and was estimated 

 to contain 80,000 cells, made of a wood-paste prepared by 

 the wasps, and then built up into the papery walled compart- 

 ments. The nests of the two smaller species came from 

 Townsville. Mr. Howchin referred to the architecture of a 

 British species observed by him in England. Mr. Lea also 



