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On June 18 Mr. A. M. Lea exhibited a case of rare 

 butterflies and moths. Mr. Kimber showed a shell which 

 was regarded as new to science, which he had obtained on a 

 dredging excursion carried out by the Section in St. Vincent 

 Gulf. Mr. J. W. Mellor exhibited specimens from the 

 Flinders Ranges; Mr. H. H. D. Griffith, the tsetse fly, of evil 

 repute in sleeping sickness, also fibre of Posidonia, which 

 is of commercial value; Mr. J. G. O. Tepper, the base of a 

 grass-tree from Kangaroo Island; Mr. M. S. Clark, a pearl 

 shell chain, 3 ft. long, without joins in the links — the chain 

 had probably been carved out of one shell, and was 100 years 

 old. 



On July 16 Mr. J. F. Mellor showed specimens of snail 

 shells found at Robe and recorded for the first time on the 

 mainland of Australia. They are a European species, and 

 were probably transported by shipping. He also snowed galls 

 formed on a sheaoak log by Coccidca. Miss Kruger tabled a 

 beautiful bloom of a Western Australian plant which had 

 been grown here. Mr. A. M. Lea showed and described a 

 case of dragon flies taken during a journey to Queensland. 

 Mr. J. G. O. Tepper exhibited a collection of photographs 

 of the early days of Lyndoch arid views of Kintore Avenue 

 before the old trees had been removed. A large acorn barn- 

 acle from a jetty pile was shown by Mr. M.S. Clark. 



Exhibits were also shown at all the meetings to 

 demonstrate the subjects taken by the lecturers. This feature 

 of the Section's work is exceedingly instructive and interest- 

 ing, and the committee hopes that the members will continue 

 to bring exhibits of such interest to the meetings. 



The evening set apart for exhibits alone was a success, 

 and the committee will probably make further arrangements 

 of a like character. 



Excursions. 



The following excursions were held during the year : — 

 October 11, 1911, Hallett's Cove; October 28, Sturt River; 

 November 11, Montacute ; November 25, Scott's Creek; 

 March 2, 1912, Dredging Excursion in Gulf St. Vincent; 

 May 4, Mount Lofty; June 29, Aldgate ; July 20, Brighton; 

 August 3, Norton Summit ; August 17, Black Hill : August 

 31, Upper Sturt. 



The above excursions have been well attended, except the 

 last, which was on Wattle Day, and a number of members were 

 engaged at the functions arranged to celebrate that occasion^ 



Mr. Kimber was the fortunate member this year to 

 report a new find in excursion work, but many members have 

 added in their own line of study valued collections and many 



