The South Australian Naturalist. 
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HERBARIUM COMMITTEE. The members of this com- " 
mittee have met on numerous occasions at Prof. Cleland^s rooms 
where the herbarium is stored. A number of parcels of specimens 
were received from various contributors and the work of classify- 
ing is steadily progressing and more boxes and labels have been 5 
purchased. Apart from the Tepper Herbarium we now have 
abvout lj800 specimens. 1 
MEMBERSHIP. The total number of members at the begin- ^ 
ning of the year was 217 and 27 new members have been admitted. *j 
Resignations and deaths total 60 so that 184 is the present total of 
members. ‘i 
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OBITUARY. It is our sad duty to record the loss of Mrs. A 
W. Champion Hackett, who had been a member for many years. 
Mrs. Hackett always took a special interest in our Wild Flower .1 
Shows and her loss will be keenly felt. Another old member in ^ 
the person of Miss M. L. Benda died just prior to the annual 'j 
meeting and her loss to the Section will be much felt. Miss ' 
Benda was a member for many years and was always an I 
enthusiastic worker. The Committee extend to the relations their ^ 
deepest sympathy In the loss of two valuable workers. 5 
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LIBRARY. The addition of several fresh volumes to our ■ 
Library would be much appreciated by those members, who, con- 
sistently patronising it, have read practically all the books. As it 
is hoped that the library will be adequately housed in the near 
future, we appeal for further books to afford a wider scope in 
reading to the members. ■ 
(Signed) E. S. HUGHES, Chairman. 
ERNEST H. ISING, Hon. Secretary. i 
FLORA AND FAUNA PROTECTION COMMITTEE. 
The thirty-seventh annual report is presented. 
. blow was dealt by the Government to the water \ 
birds T^en the close season for duck was curtailed by opening i 
It on December 21 instead of February 1. Immediately after f 
the news of this alteration came to hand the committee met and y' 
protested strongly by letter to the Premier and asked that action 
be reconsidered. The committee in conjunction with members T 
0 the Section met on May 21 to confer with several citizens in- 
terested in nature who were anxious to form a Nature Lovers’ i 
i-eague.^ After discussion the meeting adjourned for the purpose ’1 
ot allowing the proposers of the League to place definite informa- .h 
tion before the committee. T 
