. . The . . 
South Australian Naturalist 
VOL. V. FEBKUAKY, 1924. 
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE F.N.S. 
Tile Committee met very early this year to consider the 
l>rog‘ramme of excursions. Owing to the hnancial loss entailed 
on the section by a number of the char-a-banc trips in 1923, 
tlie task was one of more than usual difficulty. After discus- 
sion and deliberation the Committee decided that during 1924 
rlie Section should devote a good share of the time to a more 
thorough examination and detailed description of public re- 
serves near the city, particularly those at Morialta, Waterfall 
Gully, and National Park, Belair. It is pro])osed that investi- 
gation be undertaken and ])apers ta)mj)iled and published 
(j)robably in the first instance in the pages of onr Magazine) 
dealing with the geology, ]>hysiography, botany, insecta, mam- 
malia, and fungi of these reserves. 
There will be work for all members in observing, recording, 
and preserving specimens. It is hoped to secure practical help 
from the Board controlling the reserves, as well as from the 
Tourist Bureau, the Railway Department, and other bodies 
interested. 
The Committee are anxious that all members should do 
what they can to impress the public with the need for securing 
such suitable areas as that referred to by the Chairman in his 
article on another page of this number. 
The natural beauty of this area, its accessibility, the value 
of the young stringy bark forest already established on it, as 
well as the extremely chea]) rate at which it can be secured, are- 
only a few of the arguments in favour of securing this spot as a 
public reserve. As an investment, it is financially ^‘gilt-edged.’" 
it only needs to be known. Every field naturalist should be a 
publicity agent. 
The dredging trip on February 2 proved so enjoyable that 
tlie (’ommittee has arranged for another trip on March 15. 
With fine weather, it should prove just as interesting and 
fruitful. 
