Vice-Presidents:

The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Adelaide,

A. Short, D.D.

His Honor the Chief Justice, Sir R. D. Hanson. Sir J. H. Fisher, J.P.

G. F. Angas, Esq., J.P.

The Hon. John Hart, M.P., C.M.G.

Member of the Board of Governors, S.A.I.:

W. Everard, Esq., J.P.

Committee of Management:

• A. Abrahams, Esq.
• B. H. Cross, Esq.
• C. H. T. Connor, Esq.,
• W. Everard, Esq., J.P.
• J. Fisher, Esq., J.P.
• W. Gosse, Esq., J.P.
• J. R. Gurner, Esq.
• G. Hamilton, Esq., J.P.
• A. Hay, Esq., J.P. J.P. C. Hill. Esq:
• E. J. Hodgkinson, Esq.
• G. M. Turnbull, Esq.
• J.T. Turnbull, Esq., J.P.

Trustees:

• G. Tinline, Esq., J.P.
• S. Tomkinson, Esq., J.P.

Auditors:

• J. H. Clark, Esq., J.P.
• W. Kay, Esq., J.P.

Treasurer: John Souttar, Esq., J.P.

Hon. Secretary: Abraham Abrahams, Esq.

6. The annexed letter and tables from the Master of the School of Design report favourably on the number and progress of the pupils:—

"School of Design, S.A. Institute, September 25, 1872.

"Dear Sir—I have pleasure in reporting a continued improvement in the pupils attending the School under my charge, although the attendance has been very fluctuating, as will appear from the enclosed tables.

"I regret the unavoidable postponement of the Exhibition, as the publication of the prize-list generally gives a fresh impetus to the energy of the intending competitors. As mentioned in my last, the want of more advanced subjects to study from is much felt.

"Yours truly,

"Charles Hill

, Master. "To A. Abrahams, Esq., Hon. Sec. S.A. Society of Arts."

Monthly Tables of Attendance of Pupils, with the Numbers Studying in each Class, for the Year Ending 30th September, 1872.

7. The Room in the Town Hall in which the two previous years' Exhibitions were held not being suitably lighted, the Society was necessitated to hold the last Exhibition at the Institute, but by reason of insufficiency of room could only exhibit competitive works. It is earnestly to be hoped that Parliament will at once grant a sum for the enlargement of the building, by erecting the centre and the eastern wing, in order to give accommodation to the Museum. Library, Reading, Lecture and Class Rooms, School of Design, Picture and Sculpture Galleries, and thereby also facilitate the founding of a University in South Australia.

8. The Society regret to state that the want of space in the Institute precludes the holding any Exhibition this year, but arrangements are being made to hold one at the end of 1873, by which time it is hoped some portion of the additional building will be completed.

9. The Committee of Management have resolved to extend the scope of the Society by fostering Science and Manufactures in addition to the Fine Arts. The future Exhibition will be open to drawings, models, examples and articles in acoustics, astronomy, architecture, bookbinding, chemistry, castings (ornamental), carving, decorative art, electricity, engineering (civil and military), enamelling, furniture and upholstery, firearms and ordnance, geography, geology, geometry, gems and jewels, heat, light, magnetism, mechanics, music, machinery (models), maps, metallurgy, meteorology, mining, natural history, numismatics, naval architecture, navigation, pneumatics, pottery (ornamental), printing, photography, statistics, steam-engines, stained glass, works in precious metals, and kindred subjects.

10. The Society has provided some engravings, which with statuary ordered from England will comprise the next Art-Union Distribution. It is intended in future that the Society's financial year shall terminate on the 30th June, in lieu of 30th September as at present.