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ANNUAL REPOET, 1914 
The grass in front of the house suddenly, in a single night, 
becomes quite white, and it looks as if there had been a heavy 
fall of snow. This is due to innumerable small fungi springing up 
in a solid mass. Curiously the growth of the fungi synchron- 
ises with the appearance of innumerable ants, which carry out 
their operations over the whole area affected. Whether the 
ants are enticed by the fungi, or the latter are a result of some 
action set up by the ants, I have not been able to discover. 
The natives appear to regard these fungi as a great delicacy, 
and are very keen on gathering them and taking them off 
to eat. 
ANNUAL REPORT, 1914. 
The year that has just closed has been an important one in 
the history of the Society in consequence of the step the Com- 
mittee has taken in engaging a Curator for the Museum. 
The Committee has long been anxious to place a competent 
Curator in charge of the Museum ; during the last few years 
the material that has been received has been urgently in need 
of care, and has been rapidly deteriorating in consequence. 
Early in the year it came to the knowledge of the Honorary 
Secretary that an assistant in one of the large Museums at home 
was anxious to come out here, and after his formal application 
had been received and the matter thoroughly discussed by the 
Committee it was decided that the Vice-President, Mr. C. W. 
Hobley, who was proceeding to England on leave, should 
conduct final negotiations with the applicant on behalf of the 
Society. 
This has resulted in Mr. Arthur Loveridge, of the National 
Museum of Wales, Cardiff, being appointed Curator. But, 
owing to difficulties which arose in consequence of the war, he 
did not arrive in this country until January 2, 1915. 
Mr. Loveridge comes to the Society with excellent creden- 
tials, and a record for keenness in his work which justifies the 
Committee in the hope that the Museum, under his skilled 
organisation and care, will become a credit to the Society and 
