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tion desires to recommend that the Government Farm (now 

 National Park, Belair) be declared a 'public park' and handed 

 over to Trustees to manage." Mr. Dixon mentioned what 

 had been done in securing more adequate protective game 

 laws, in urging Nature studies in the State schools, and in 

 protests against the alienation of forest reserves. After fur- 

 ther reference to the fact that Mr. James Page, of Mitcham, 

 was practically the founder of the National Park at Belair, 

 and that the idea had been warmly taken up by the Field 

 Naturalists' Section, Mr. Dixon referred at length to the 

 work that had been done to secure what is to be known as 

 the 'Flinders Chase," on Kangaroo Island, for the preser- 

 vation of native fauna and flora, and put in a special plea 

 that the Natural History scientific bodies should be the pre- 

 ponderating influence on the new governing body of the 

 Chase. He referred to the necessity for a strong Society of 

 sympathetic observers to watch over the conservation interests 

 and for the publication of literature dealing with our 

 Natural History. Such a Society should use its influence in 

 the propagation and planting our own native flora in the 

 parks, as it was unfortunate that in the landscape gardening 

 the distinctive beauties peculiarly Australian should be 

 sacrificed to uniform imitations of European gardens. Mr. 

 Dixon also pleaded for about 700 acres, instead of 40, 

 which had been set apart in the National Park for the 

 preservation of native fauna. The address was listened to 

 with keen attention and loudly applauded. 



November 21. — The Chairman of the Section (Dr. Robert 

 Pulleine) delivered the Annual Address, and took as his sub- 

 ject ''Prehistoric Man." The lecturer showed a fine collection 

 of implements, and in explaining them stated that the evolu- 

 tion of ideas of civilization among all races in all lands was 

 the same. He pointed out that most people were not aware 

 of the vastly interesting subjects they had around them in 

 Australia, and urged a study of ethnological and anthropo- 

 logical works as subjects for investigation by members of the 

 Section. 



April 16, 1912. — The second course of monthly meetings 

 for the year was begun on this date, and was devoted to the 

 description of exhibits by members. Mr. Stokes showed 

 flowers and ferns taken on a holiday trip to New South 

 Wales, in the district of Ourimbah. Botanical exhibits were 

 forwarded by Mr. Hosking from the Northern Territory. 

 Miss Hunt tabled exhibits from New Zealand and Australia. 

 Dr. Watson sent a specimen of a hawk-moth obtained on 

 board a steamer at sea a day and a half distant from Booby 

 Island. Dr. Pulleine described a ceremonial staff-sign used 



