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June 14. — General meeting; chairman, Dr. F. Tratman. 
The Presidential Address was delivered by Dr. Frank Tratman. 
Paper was read by Mr. J. G. Hay on the " Fauna and Flora 
Reserves of Australia/’ in which he showed the great ne essity 
of adequately protecting our fast-disappearing birds, marsup- 
ials, and indigenous flora. Although at the very inception of 
the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, a 
very big and influential committee had been appointed, but 
little practical work had resulted, saving a reserve at Kangaroo 
Island, and one at Wilson's Promontory, with certain national 
parks largely used as rei reation grounds. In this State, the 
Fauna and Flora Reserve of 160,000 acres at North Dandalup, 
granted by Sir John Forrest’s administration, ha now been 
entirely tost, owing to the inaction of the Society, and the re- 
serve was now given up for the supply of Government railway 
sleepers. After co siderable discussion, motions were carried 
that the Society in conjun. tion with the Association for the 
Advancement of Siience, shoul 1 make strenuous eflorts to pre- 
serve the native fauna am flora of the State. Exhibits : — Mr. 
W. E. Cooke exhibited a model of the orbits of the earth and 
Halley’s comet. 
June 25. — Visit to the West Australian Museum. 
J une 28. — Demonstration : — “Collection and Study of Flower- 
ing Plants,” by Dr. Alex. Morrison, F.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. 
July 19. — Annual meeting. 
July 23. — Demonstration : — “ Orchids,” by F. G. Brown, 
B.A. 
August 16. — General meeting; chairman, Mr. A. Gibb 
Maitland. Paper : — “ Pilbarite, a new mineral from the Pilbarra 
Goldfield,” by E. S. Simpson, B.E., F.C.S. 
August 20. — Excursion to Mahogany Creek, Mr. E. S. Simp- 
son, leader. 
August 30.— Demonstration : — “ Insects, collecting, labelling 
and preserving, with Notes on Habits and Localities,” by H. 
Murray Giles, F.E.S. 
September 3. — Excursion to Boya ; Dr. F, Tratman, leader. 
September 17. — Excursion to Zig-Zag ; A. Gibb Maitland, 
leader. 
September 19. — General meeting ; chairman, Mr. A. Gibb 
Maitland. Paper: — “Notes on Radium,” by W. T- Hancock, 
M.I.C.E. 
October 1. — Excursion to Gosnells ; Dr. C. G. Thorp, leader. 
October 11. — General meeting; chairman, Mr. H. Murray 
Giles. Reports of excursions : — Mahogany Creek, by E. S. 
Simpson ; Boya, by Dr. F. Tratman. Exhibits : — Mr. H. M. 
