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Jour. Roy. £oc. Western Australia, Vol. XXX. 
ABSTRACT OF PKOCEKDINGS, 1943-1944. 
13til July, 1943- - 
Annual General Meeting in Gledden 
Coalfield, its Problems and its 
Wilson. 
Hall. Presidential Address: ‘‘The Collie 
Economic Importance,” by Mr. R. C. 
10th August, 1043 — 
Paper- “The Deterioration of Jute Materials in contact with Superphosphate 
and Mixtures containing Superphosphate,” by Dr. L. J. H. Teakle and 
Mr. H. E. Hill. 
Address — -‘‘Some Drug-yielding Plants of Western Australia, ’ by Mr. C. A. 
Gardner. 
Election of Members — Messrs. T. H. Wilson, L. P. Burgess, and K. C. B. 
Green (transfer from Associate Member) as Ordinary Members. 
Exhibits— Mr. Steedman: Various botanical specimens. 
1.4th September, 1943 — 
paper — “Fossil Mammals of Western Australia,” by Mr. L. Glauert. 
Address — “Manufacture of Precision Lenses and their Assemblage in 
Binoculars, ” by Mr. C. A. Ramm. 
Exhibits — Mr. Steedman: Various botanical specimens. 
12t.ii October, 1943 — 
Addresses— (1) “The History of the Barometer and its Use as a Weather- 
Glass,” ly Professor A. D. Ross. 
(2) “Modern Developments in Meteorology and Weather-Forecasting*” by 
F/Lt. J. Hogan. 
Exhibits — Mr. Glauert: A moth and several caterpillars belonging to the 
family CyclotornidfV and found in association ants. 
Mr. Steedman: Various botanical specimens. 
9t i i Xovember, 1 943— - 
Addresses- — (1) “Some Aspects of Food Rationing in Australia and other 
Countries,” by Dr. E. J. Underwood. 
(2) “Recent Investigation in the Greenbushes Tinfield, ” by Dr. K. R. Miles 
and Mr. R. S. Matheson. 
Election of Member— Mr. G. B. Everard as an Ordinary Member. 
Exhibits — Mr. Steedman: Various botanical specimens. 
14tii December, 1943 — 
Exhibits — (1) Dr. D. L. Serventv: “Some Fisheries Products.” These 
included examples of Western 'Australian Canned Fish and specimens of 
the sea- weed Eucheumu speciosvm from which local agar agar is being 
prepared. 
(2) Dr. E. M. Watson: “Some Light Alloys.” The properties of the prin- 
cipal light metals were described and some castings prepared from various 
alloys were shown. 
(3) Dr. Dorothy Caroll: “Some Minerals of the Light Alloys.” Specimens 
of various Western Australian ores used in the preparation of light alloys 
were shown, these included bauxite, beryl, magnesite and petlite. 
(4) Mr. C. F. H. Jenkins: “The Orange Piercing Moth” ( Othreis materna). 
The habits of this pest were outlined and specimens and lantern slides 
were exhibited, illustrating various stages of the insect’s life history. 
(o) Mr. L. Glauert: “'Some Ants’ Guests.” The peculiar habits of certain 
inquilines in ant nests were outlined and various specimens exhibited. 
(6) Mr. R. C. Wilson: Some fossil plants remains from the Griffin Colliery, 
Collie. 
(7) Dr. C. Teichert: Some fossil bones, attributable to two groups of rep- 
tiles — the Plesiosaurs and the Ichthyosaurs , collected by Mr. R. S. Mather- 
son in phosphate rock at Dandaragan. 
(8) Mr. Steedman: Various botanical specimens. 
