Brief History F.N.S. 
74. 
S.A. NAT., VOL. 
June 12tii, 
xv. 
1934. 
Objects—The study and collection of South Australian shells. 
Sir J. C. Yerco’s cabinet list of shells, based on Hedley’s 
1917 list of N.S.W. Mollusca and May’s 1921 adaptation for 
Tasmanian Shells, was progressively supplied to members as the 
Club's basis for classification. 
Mr. Kimber, in 1925, started a review of the more common 
shells, and in 1927 began a more detailed survey which was 
continued until his retirement as Chairman in December, 1931. 
The name of the Club was changed to “The Malacological 
Society’* in December, 1931. Chairman, Mr. F. K. Godfrey; 
Secretary, Mr. W. Broadbent. The Malacological Society gave 
its support to Messrs, Cotton and Godfrey’s work of revising 
the list of Soutli Australian Mollusca, and published in the S.A. 
Naturalist regularly since August. 1931; the publication costs 
were mainly defrayed by the generosity of the late Sir J. C. 
Yerco and Dr. Ton*. The work is about half finished and it is 
hoped that finance can be arranged to permit of its completion 
and publication. The present officers of the Malacological Society 
are:—Chairman, Air. F. Trigg; Vice-Chairmen, Messrs. B. C. 
Cotton and J. Plunket; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. W. Broad- 
bent. The “Shell Club” and its successor, the “Malacological 
Society” have regularly taken an active interest in the October 
Y\ ild Flower Show and exhibited shells. 
Members of the Field Naturalists’ Section are welcomed at 
■the meetings and in the beach work. 
MICROSCOPE COMMITTEE. 
From the very inception of the Section the miscroscope has 
been regarded as a most useful adjunct to its activities. In Prof. 
Fate’s inaugural lecture, to which I have referred, he stated 
that “at the evening meetings the microscope would be a chief 
leature.” Concurrent with its formation, a Postal Microscopical 
Club for exchange of slides, was formed. In 1884, Dr. Cleland 
and Mr. R. L. Mestayer, C.E., delivered papers dealing with the 
microscope. Later was established the Microscopical Section of 
the Royal Society—our first full brother, or, if you prefer it, sister. 
Alessrs. YY. B. Poole and E. J. Bradlev were among the most 
■enthusiastic supporters of it. But it languished after some years 
•of useful work and appreciated assistance (especially at our 
Conversaziones) and finally went out of existence. 
However, in the financial year 1927-8, its objects were re¬ 
vived by the establishment of the Alicroscopic, or as it some¬ 
times culled. Microscope Committee of this Section, rvhen Air. 
A. W< Harding was elected its Chairman, and Air. Collins its 
Secretary. This adjunct of our Section always makes a good 
• disDlay at, pur Annual \\ild Flower Show. 
