1. ABSTRACT OF PROCEEDINGS. 



be sent to the country school-masters to enable them to 

 get the children to gather the seeds of the kangaroo grass 

 or one other native grass, and sow them in the school 

 gardens with the object of increasing our knowledge 

 regarding the habits, etc. of the native grasses. 



Mr. G. P. Darnell Smith referred to the previous dis- 

 cussion upon green-manuring and amplified bis former 

 remarks. Messrs. Geo. V alder, J. M. Hattrick, A. B. 

 Hector, Dr. J. B. Cleland, the Chairman and the Hon. 

 Secretary joined in the discussion. 



Mr. J. B. Hector spoke about radio-activity in agricul- 

 tural and horticultural practice. 



Fourth Meeting, Tuesday, October 31st, 1916. 

 Mr. F. B. Guthrie, f.i.c, in the Chair. 



Mr. G. W. Norris read a note upon Macaroni Wheats, 

 in which he described the properties of the plants and of 

 the semolina, and the flour obtained from them. He also 

 dealt with the nature of the bread made with and without 

 the addition of the flour of ordinary wheat. 



Messrs. G. S. Stening, A. D. Olle, Gosche, A. E. 

 Stephen, Dr. J. B. Cleland, the Chairman and the Hon. 

 Secretary took part in the discussion. 



The Hon. Secretary, Dr. Greig-Smith, called attention 

 to the work that had recently been done in Utah, U.S.A., 

 in manufacturing potassium sulphate from alunite. The 

 work of the Australian Alum Co. was noted, and the 

 importance of a commercial source of potash at the present 

 time was emphasised. 



Mr. Dixon of the Australian Alum Co. spoke about the 

 work of his company, and Messrs. A. B. Hector, A. E. 

 Stephen, Dr. J. B. Cleland and the Chairman took part 

 in the discussion. 



