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AUS'..::3.AD:AN ~QS3:Tl.I. (AN~U..\L ltEI'OR'r OF TIIE TRUSTEES FOR TIIE YE AR ElG>:C..D 30TII JU.m:, 1938.)

·Printed under No. 17 Report from Printing Oommitteo, 16 December, 1938.

To !I1s EAcr:u..t:xov Tin: G oVERNOR.

1'ilc 1\ ·,:stccs oi thu Anstr111inn Museum h c.vc the honour to submit to your Exc:-. •. ..:ncy thei-r eighty-fourth Ann ual R eport, beinz that i.or the yc::r cndctl 30th June, 1~;;'>.

It will 1-c :;0\!u irom tl.c dct .. il:; supplied in the ~·eports i i'Ol.1 th<l variot:s sec­t :ons, :.nd i.·om !'nrti..:t: ... rs of puhlic:ttions rh::t have boon issuccl dt:::-ir. r the year, thnt t}._: 1ft.S.:!uiD .. S in llrl.:viOll$ yC.l':'S };as IllllCC iopon::.~'t COLt . :out:or:s tO SCientific know­J.:,:..,c, .. nu. L.., cot. im:cd to supp;y u:;eft<l iniormation to Y«:lo~.;o Dcp::; .: t:mcnt .. of Sc;.tc _:.d to the guucr_l pub:ic.

1. TRCSTEI:S •

.' .. t the Dccc:nbcr Jr.cct:.:lci of the Bo::r-d, Th. F . S . :.!;.~nee w •• ,. l'c-c1cct..:d to the o~.icc o:. !>rcsidc:l .. io• tnc yc .. r 19SS.

T.1o Rou. Sir Chnl'lcs Tiosenth!!l, K .C.B., \'.D., :U.L.C., E:cctiYo Trustee, !'cr.i.;ncd f rom the Bo:u·u in October, 1937, consequent UI.JOn nis •nkh ..... up duty as . .. aministrntor oi :Korfolk Isla!!d. To fill the Yacancy thus crcawd 1L·. h . n. :u~thcws W;lS clcct~;cl w the Board on lOth December, 1937.

Leave of absence for t welve mo1:ths f rom Deccmb<::r, 1!>37, wa~ ;;ranted to Pro­fc~~or A. K Burkitl.

Proie~sor Burkitt ant! P ruft•<sor T . 'l'ho::npstm Flyn:t w~.::o i:n<t~.:d to rupJ·, l!nt th11 Board of Trustl'l.! at rhc .Annual Coniercnce of the Mu~ct:m~ A~tioci::tion l.cld •• t lk ... :;1st in .July, 1!>38, anJ Proicsso~· Burldtt w;,s nomi.J.:\,,<l '"' t 1, f : ust .. c:.' dcl(lf;nte a• ,no 150t1. Annivcrs:<ry Celebra t ions of the Linucan Soei~ty oi London, held in M••Y, l :!v b .

..l L;t oi thu 'l'n • .,.""" ::s nt 30th June, 1038, nppcm·s in ..l.vfhlndix A..

2. ST.'>r'F. Oa .J.:?tb Xo\·ombcr, 1037, )f,•, J . R Kinghot·n, hnviog ~C-':1. !lw .. .-Je,] n AJ.Uscum

\-:,i or's Grant by thu Carn~ic Corporatio::~, procc.odc l to .\.ncricn ·:::.d B~it .. i.,. He Yi~itcd mnuy )['llSCUllh .. hro:td, p:~ying spcci:.:l attention t<> cuuc •• tion::l ncth·.itics, and on Li3 rctum in ~ay, 1!>:::::>, ~uL:r:ittcd u. report on his ob51.!n·,uion;:,.

)fr. G. 1'. WJ.itk·y, wltilv on lo1.g sel'\·icc lc .. \'C from 10ti1 .July, ].!>37, t:ll lSd: J::.:.u .. ~·y, 1!138, vi~:tcd tl.u Bl'iti:oll I:slcs, t~1o con~inc1:;; o! Et:ropc, aud t1w United State:~ . ..:r. \\'hit1cy cx:tmiu.!J t1w co!lcl't:vn::. ht ov.::rsC;lS }.t;s.;um.s, particu~ .. r1y the type., oi ~"" ;l t<-.1~i:m spet:ics oi fisl!cs, and on his return furni:,bcd a report on hia cXJll.!ricnct::s ,.nd o!Jsel'\':ltiOil:l.

)Ir. F . D . ~fcC:mhy visited tho Dutch East Indies nnd 1hc )!aln~· 8tnt...,, lcav· i:::' Sydney in Jnnc, lll:Ji, :mcl 1·cwrning in :ll::rch, 1!>38. Dur;1w this r>criod he cr.g:lgcd in e::.;c:n·::tiou work in Cekhes with the late P rofessor \·:m 8t~iu C::llenicls, and :~.tcmd!!cl the Conioruncc oi Prchi..torialll:> of the F:w Ea;.t. hdd :lt Sinr ;tpc•l'O, luwing u~v>l uomiuu~cd a:. <1 delegate by th(; Bo:n·J of Trustees. In his l'cPOl'• to the T rustees _e J •• ~ao SJ.)Ccial reference to th\: J.csirahility of in~ti tutin'=' nn nrchacologicnl survey i,, New So'Uth Wales, and it was approved by the T1·us.cea th:.t the Government bo :: '.c.- to me!.:.:!., i!_ tL. .• EaLimatea a bt:.m of £1000 to enable uuch a .;urrcy to bu c .• :·::icd

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.\ l'C'tlllC'Sl h:v the Dcp:wtnH'nt uf :Jrinc·~ .h,t ~\lr. 1T. 0 . J.'l<'tc·ltcr he )ll'l'mirl<'d (tl identify th,, lt),,<Js fOi' the (,.•o]o~ic·:1~ SII .. Vt·y .,t] to <·uJir.hor:\hl lll pnJ:wontuJog:ic-n! ,,.,,r;, w;t}, the ou;l'Ci'" of t.te Dcp:u·tm,)•:; , \\':1~< ac-,.,t!ul to. On the .1pplicntion oi r::c. lJniver~i t,y of ~;I dn<'~·. 1\[r. Flct rhN' w,;.; '' ].,o ~mu tcd Jwrm is;,ion to a::;;;ist in the leaching nnd cx:nnin:lt i,m work of the Gculog-ical Dcp:n·tmeHt.

}(r. "'· J)vanllll:tll C:vlll . IICll:l} j,j:, r lol \'C:l':oit~· CUUI'o<! ;,ad gr:ulu:ttcJ J3 .~C. With lli:;lt Distim:tivn i n %v,llu;..~·.

Dr. C . An<lcr~on, l>ircetvr, was uk<:t.t'd :t Cvl'l'lll:-llVH<ling ).fcmlll'r of rhc .\ mC'ri · c.m ::u,,~.,um of ~a turn! Jii,.tvl'~·. Xl'\\' Yur;,, ivt· 1 he period 1!1:!:-.-l!l·l:l, in rN:u~nit iun or his work in Clllllp:m:th•e nn:Hotny.

The D irt'c\ol' stthmillcd a t·c>pott t1n tlw suhjc·c·t of the nssi.:t:mcc g-in•n by thr PrC'1)nt".\tori:11 Stntf to }'C'd<'ral :md Stare Gm•<'mmC'nt l>c,•:ntmcnt .. , awl it w:\s flJlJ•rovcd th.,; o .• ta be n~scmblcd to cna11C' an e.,dm.nc oi actu .. l iill\C' consumc·d in this work tu be mack .

• \ list of the ,;raft' will 1>.' fomtrl in Appendix B.

;J. no~ult.IR\' !:)1'.\ 1'1•' .\ XlJ if Ul\ \)J(.\1()' Uomn::,;l'QXlll':~'l':- .

)[r. T . H . (,u:.l:'ill'::. t.ppoin.t.tmt ;b Hv:uot·ary I.c,,id•ll•tcrist was c:ominued ior a term oi th·e :.·cnrs i rom ..:\.pr il, J fJ;JS.

'J'hc following HollOl'lli'Y .Oorrcspomll>nl..s were appointed :­

_lir. ,J. :.\L11t:>~-d, Cn~•·n.::, Qu\?CU!,.t._.; ... , •.

• \Ir. Roy .T ohnson, :.\[nri timo ticn·icco. llvard, ::l,nlucy.

~\fr. H . S. )fort, :.\[osman, Sydney.

J.i,.t::. oi the IIonor:\l'Y s .• ,.r ;md Uonut·a:,y Corrc::;)Olalvnts are ~h·cn in .\.ppcll· dices C and D.

..;, J.'s.:t.u \\'on" \\JJ Cuu.J:C'l't.:-1 ..

]Jming the yC'Ul' attention wns spcci.ll,v gi''''n to imJn·ovc11l<'llts in clbpln.v, nnd !ic1cl wor!;: was Jr.;.inly directed to 1lw proc•urin!t oi thC' man•t·ial and informntion tl<'C<'S· ,;.t~'.t' .',Jr t;,;, ]llll';hbc. ::\•l'i'~:·s. 11 . ::-.. Gr;lllt, .T. l t. \\'right .md G. C. Clurton \'i.,itc<i tlw Brl•l\':tr•·in:\ di:.trict tu oht:-::n k:-tnt,.H'uo,.; io1· a l::.l>i::nr l!l"~>llp. :1tHl (1\C'rc tlw~· wcr. joined by 1Ir. l~l'l\nk 'l'o~c·, Chid of .Exuibits, C:1lit'ornin A{'adom:v of ScicTh'CS, who by ~).e g<!ne•·v,!t,\' ,,i t .. c C'arnc.,;·iu Oor!•Or .. tion oi :::\cw York was en:tLlccl to :;pC'nd ~om<: J .. on,h~ h •.. :h.:otr.l.i,, :i •• vnt..:r tu ncJ .. ol!~l;,,tl! u~vc.cl'l> mct..o<..ls o~· t:lxiderm;y and dis· play. )h·. \Y1·ig.1l also ~ollected wallabi..,,. and po~::.\llil.; at :\;ltl.li, ;tlld ~i10 Direcwr 01:d 1L·. E . L . Trougl.t<•U uccmnp:micd }fr. ":'o:;,) to tho Blue )Jcmntains and the .Tcnol;:n Caves to olnain iuiorma.ion am. m .. tcri.l: :ivr a Ho~k ·walbby II.1bitnt Group.

1tcs"ts. J . H. King·l.orn and \\' . .1.nl:.rdmaa in~._lect"'l Kin;;'" Tabld.md, \Ycm· \\'Ol'lh 1-'alls, whcro it i~ proposed to c:>tuhlish :\ 1auna1 ~auctua,·y, and :.\lr. II. 0 . Flctc.wr :;pent ;,v.nc d.t;.·:. in the Hunter Tiivcr district .:xamiJ:iug the J>crmi.Ju .cqu~ncc.

:.\Ir. E. L Trougltton and )fiss J . • \ltnn vi:Jited Lord Howc hlnnd :md <:o:lectcd marine ~pecimen,. for di:.play and inYc,tit:-ation.

5. DoxA'l'IO~s.

)fr. E.-nC'st 'Y~;nderliC'h l1n;; continued to prc::.<:nt '·olumcs i:;sucd by t hC' Briti>.h ~chool l>i Arc:lluc,>logy in Egypt, COlnl•ri::>in.;; son.e vah1::blc :tdclition"' to t!se librnr~. An important donntion wns m:Hic h;v Dr. hn )bcGillivra~·, who prt·sentN1 the hn~l! Nllectillu oi birch.' cg~s formcll hy his l.uc fatlwr, D1·. W. D . K . :.\fncGillivr:~y, of nruRC1l JT:lJ. l'.lrtict<i:;;·,. of Other gift::. will 1e found in tltc l'C}lul·ts Oll t!IC various ~ection;,.

ii. c \I.I.BltY Tlll'R0\'.:~11::\T::. •

• \ :,.pceial C'fl'on wn:; mndo during th" year ~o ctfcct improvement" 1n th..: C'xhibit .. , nnd :1 conl:'idcr.1Llc mc:~~un• of o.U<:l'C~s wn, .1t.tainC'cl. During the visit nf )fr. Fr:mk Tosc. " clns:. ior l>l'cJl:u·.nor:o w .. s e,.ral>!i,.hcd ~ t the )ht,cum and wa" :\1 tl'nded "'' orlici.'rs irom the: )[nsC'nms in Bri:,hnn<'. )fc>lhounw, Ad.:bid<' ;md ITuhan. Three nn'c hahit.lt groups were: c·OJlStructcd under }[r. To~e•, supcrvi.-ion, mtmcl,v n Hcd 1\nup:nroo, n Hock \\'nl!ab,v, and n. Konlu ;::roup, c:.eh with :Scenic: background :1ml :1Jl}l1'0}lri::tc :H:CC'll· suric,.. The J>Ja:ypus ;.;:nn:p, cvn::.trnctcd hy th\) .:\(n::.eum tnxidcrmi:::t:>, wi:a l1th•ie(' ·floom :i\fr. li:ll'l'Y Burrt-11, O.B.E., the hi~he~t authority un thi:s curivu ... m:llillll:ll, iorms u very ~;tl'iking cxhil>it, i!lu,tratiug- it" u\ll'rowing, ::.wimming·, and breeding hnhib.

)fi~s .J . . \Jl:.n, .\.:,.i:.t.mt :n Cond.v!o.,_~-. h .. s ~Oll•J>lddy tr:m~io~·.. 1 The slu:ll g:.ller.Y, whiclt now prt::.:>l'nt:o :m attractive disphy il!u:;tr.lting the structuro.:, chs;;itic;\­tion, nncl life hnbits of the )folluscn.

"·ork l1 .. s l,roccdccl in tho g.,llcry oi l'eptilc~, :md .\mphibb, wl..~l'o a SjJcc::l• effort i::; Lcing made to hnJJ<:n n more liic-~ikc: aml11atur,,] ilppc:H\llll:C to the ~hit_

Jn th11 ~•'•·ti••H M ''lilt~llhtlt~;:;,,· 1fl· . .T. 1\in;.;.h·:-· .• \ s,.i-tn~ot .\,.,;,.,,!:.tor :1ncl m••il<'l­. •r. h:h <'e)lli\ti'IIOI'd ~lllllll ;,;l'\Hlp,: <'tlll,,i,.ti;,;_~ rd c• .i:lrg-,•d tllOt!e•o~ :nul :IC'o'P,<~orit•~ In illt:,-tr.llt' t!H' li f,• hi .. tcll'Y ot' tla• -\1:1-: ie . , · L· C'.~elc!i ;. !.,,·, .1:1d 11! ole:· it.s('('t ~.

Tn the p:1la,•nnrol,l:.,:c al rnom :1 JW\\' ll•ocn· h. ,, J,,,,,n ),,;,J e.own. 1\('\\' ,.,,,., •. ~ J.;:\'t• j.,.,•n ill:>tnlh-d, nlld thu c•xl dhits al'u l•t'i ng; 1\l'I'Hll~<'tl :;u .1~ \11 t<•llthc• s1ul'.Y "f fussils iu :1 , ,.,:llt<'l' whid1 will he ,·on Jll'l·hrnsilolc· an<l intl'l'l'siill~~· lu thl· g(•it<'l':d pnl,Jic·. Part elf t : - rolulll !1:1;:, !h'l'll dl':ll'l'd ,.,· 'xl.. •it,. and J.o!:•ll' ir.t.o :1 r•··l l'lltolll whc•r•• \'i,itr.rs mnv .. t tlu•it• J,.j~\11\' \ i1•\\' tlH• 1;1'\\'•,\' in,ta'h•ti h:1. ~I ill H''"IIJl~. •

~ ilu• Ill'\\' npl'i;Xhl c·:!"''" wit II 11\!'t.ll ft'H ltll'l'l wcrc• int>l:tl .. ·d it. tlt•' :uill .. ral A':lli•·•·:-· .,lh1 \., :d l~ t':l:--t'S h:n· ... lu'<'ol ft:rni~ltc•d \t>L l H\'\Y h~1cl\gl'utnHl~ it~ I~~;,\\·cJufi ut uth .. l\• :1 .. th .. r .. 1., nn,t ,,·ith 1:i<·~..:0: hr~\·kt.•t:-. :tud ~lulng ....

)fany llll['l'••\'l'ntl'llt>- h.H·C' hcC'n Pti"t•c·tC'<l ilt llk .mrlll'toJ•O]ngi,•;!] c·xhi:.it~.

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During- tlJ\· yc:1:· ;! .;,; \'olumC', \\'1'1'<• :tdtt<•tl t" thr· ,iht'•H'Y, bC'.,idt'.~ :1 bnC' numLC'l· oi unhotm<l]l:ll't:< rC'I~l'iYL'<ll·•'l-(nl:nly fl'<llll instilntilllt>~ nnrl ,;oriC'th•,; 111 v~ri.nt,. Jl:trl.s <JL'

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Tl1C' qnt•>-1 ion nf I he' .tpJ1roin t 111C'1H of :t Lillt':ll',\' ussistnn t hn~ ll(•(lll fu rllwr con­,idPi'ccl, ::m.l pt•opo,;als to 1ill thC' ]Hl:--i t ion h:c\'C' uc<n p1o1 fnrw.trcl hs i!w l'rind]l:Jl .L:b:·.wJtm, :\::·. \,' . II. lioulct. .\l.-.:mw .. ilc tJ. •. bc·k vt' na :~;.sist;Jllt lm::. hN'Il n :;crivu:. .. inoh';dlC'<' r,, rh,• wor;; c,i rh<> ).fasl'lllll .

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_\ lm1c·lnm•, '" .\nsn·.1li:m :\bllrl;.dll.ll De•·ew,ui,·C' .\rt," hy P . n. '\feCal'lhy, witlt , :.e ,.,,]., 1r pl:u•· nnd man." p::oto~rap],j,. n•pro~tluc-rion,; o •. H·tn::l ,;p,•C'iLX'lb, wa,. pub­;i~lw.J . ThN'l' h<IS been !I t'tll~:>idt·l";tlot,• llt!m;'ln<l TO\" illllll"lllaiion Oil u.is ltl:ujt.et ~.::.! rht> pul,d<·ati,m i::. one whi..!t will be U6cful to nrti:,t;,; mHl c\.•,.ignpr,.

_\ \;ui.J,. Btlnk ro the (\mtents of 1he :\lu~c:tlm wa,., Jn'e]}!U'<'tl tlminp: the· ycnr :11!<1 wi!l he aY .. i!.,bJ,. (':t<·ly in the cv •.• in~ li!i<!Jll:ial Y<'al' .

• \ \i,;t of ]Htpers am •• u·ridt's Jlll•>•is.hed dming tlw ;.·,•,\!' will :w 1'nmt•l it; .\pr•L·n­Jix E.

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'fhc cpt~~tiun oi the• lh.l~~:~~~ \h. ll~ltnre 1i .n~ teul' u~.· iu ~ .. ·:\.,u!~ \\';1.,. ,}i~(~U=' .. ,-.d "•itil tl1c· lM'ltlht~l':> uf lh•· Film (\llnmitt<-c nf the· lli')J:tl'tlllC'llt .. f Jo:,hr.·aliuu. F11r the pur• )"'~''" •.!' tlli,; ,;c·t\'ic••• l'Cjll :pnwut for lll.t~>iu;.;- :uul '-1\•1\\'in~· film,.. lt:l:< !.t'l'll pm· .. h:t,:•,l ::;Hl 1. r..tJr:.:i~'·~· uf !':hns i!!u~r: .. th·,. of .. ..\ttsL·al:~.n lt.ttur:.l :1i .... turs La\· ... ~l .... t~:, . <·\tub·.~~L 'flh· ~\ftl-l•:un pl.<>ttJ~I':lJ,ltt'l'. ::\lr. (;, C. Clntttm, !:as •·tuhar::,•tl <•I• tlll' \\'or], r.i m:1ldug ::1tH> <•l "d,·dc<l :,uhj(·<·t;;.

·-12. :\m: G .• t.E::n:s .\xn ::0 u CCUTIO~ 0<' .i.u~-r.t.·.w. A.'<D N~..,, Z~'I>.·

On n.:. Xon.m' er, : ... , •. 1 1 'wm.11 •. c.::ting of the :..ssocLtion w.::s held in the ~fuscum Lectt.re L.all, ~',:ufc o · I. C . • {ich..rd:. b.:ing- in the c:hair. The meeting- was t th:ndcd by ~he PN~iJ.-nt, :1:.c ·r Tru tee,;, :\llJ "vy tncmbc:;s oi the scientific and prcpnr:\tori:-.1 st;..u.; of the .:u.otr.L :. n ~ r.,~ut:~, by the Din ctur oi the .'~rt Gallc.ry, Sydney, tho Directors oi t'a; _' .. tional )fu.,cum, llc!Lot:mc, an1l the Soutn ..lustraLan :Museum, ~'lch:laidc, the Cnmtot' .md ol ie1•r::; ot tho Tc·chnolo:,icul }fu:~cum, Sydney, nnJ hy ot.ic-ol'.:> of tho ~t:no , ,, u ,cum .. of <~uccu;.hmtl, Victorin, SoULh Australia, and '.J..'n:;w.J.niu.

V:u·ious matters wcl'c discus~"'' including the c1uc.~tion oi ~:>t •• tl<1ardiscd jnrs for t1h' pr..::.crvation o{ 5l•;;;t :>JlCcimc ... , thu cOnl}l1ction of t1.c ;lOrth·castcrn wing of tl10 S_,'ch1ey Art Gallery, t.•C ior.nntion ut a Prcpnrator.,' .'\::;soci:nion, C~orncgie Co1·porn· tion Grams, the Cu:--.J:ltitction oi tJ,c .\.::;.;oci.niou, the scparatioa oi t::c l 'uulic Libr.ny, }o.ta;et<m and ..\rt G-allery of ::,ou .... \u,u· .. 1ia.

~~r. I<'r:mk Tosc, CJ.i, ~ ot £x!.ibits, Cdifvrn:.,. _\.c,l<l, .1:,- of Sc:c.1C•'s, dc1ivcrcd nn nJclrcs:. on method:; 01 pl·cpar •• tivr. anu on his 0bsenatiou:; on .\.ustr;lhlln Xu~eum~;.

13. l3tilr.DI:\GS AND EQUJP~l~T.

l>rcliminnry sketch pl:ms o; th< }utseum cxtcnsioJu; wen• c·omplcted by the Gov­.;mment At·chitect's Branch nm1 t·ccci\'C,d the consideration o: the Trustees . . As the pl:ms provided for tl1e inclu:.ior. u• the whole of the l:md occupied by the \\'illiam-strcct Schoo1, they were rci.:rrcd b .• <··• to the (,o>er;,mc·nt . \rc:.itcct to be rccftst, nnd for an dtcrat:on to be made in t:h.: dc,irrr oi the ccmr:\1 fcatm·c. The Go,·cn.ment Architect n:.,:ccc! to prepa:::e fresh }J.:l: • ., on tllc !i1.t's of t!:c altcrn.t,ivo ::.!. tch P>~n _pprovec! by ... c Tru:,tces. The sum oi mo::.Py "induu.:, ~n the prdiminary Loa•. Estim::.tes of the \\• o~·-'s Dc.vm·-.ment wns evc:.l<~:llly ,t:uck out and no 1iro;;rc.:ss wa., made with tl.e new o>\OtC!l pbns within the :lnnncial year.

The Department oi \V or.,,; • ll<l Loc::l Goverr:mcnt gave !.pccial attention to tho following· i mpo1·tant iten<s of a1uintcn.mce :-

Defective stonework on tho Collcgc·strC<;t facade.

}Icw rubber t1·cuds on ~;t.d.-w.ty:; .

It~provemeJ:ts to t:to m;,in 1,;.ttrance and c.xit doors.

i X cw lav::.tory ncoorr;mochtior •.

X..:w drinki:lg foutaai:::. in tL.: .,;-alleries.

::\Lc1ino:e::.::nce oi the burgL•· ::.1 ••• • .. 1 system.

A tot::1 ot forty-two u:1its o.' tcd :;tor:l).!'I.J cabinets provided with tray:. w::.s rn:r.:hasct~, ,,nJ in!.ta1l;:d io1· u:;e iu tL, ....:t!molo::;:":-.1 .w<: I"!lve>·tcLr::to ,e:ction~ .

The thanks of the 'fl·ustcC1s :ne nc.:orclcd to tl•e De1pnrtmc·nt of "'m·ks and T.oc!!l f'lovcrnmcnt fo1· i t::; continued :mporvi::.ion of -.J,e :Museum mniutcunnco lrecd,, :md for hs t·cnJy co·opcro.tion in ru:.ttcrs :.trt'ctiug Museum buildings.

H . FL'\.\XCE .

. A spcci!l1 item oi -:1,.~00 w. s included in the 1\,rli::mcmnr~· .\.1>p:·opriatioa ior the p\.r.:: ... se of new Ji.,I• .. •Y .... d .,tvr::.;-c C<.::.Cs, .. .;J :ior :;l>~.;cial cxhilnt:. :u.d ft:rni:.hir.g:, :fo1· the gn1leri~.

T110 St:'nHm·y Rndo\\'lnc.tt \1':.1::. l'"::.tort>J to ihc o•·i;;ina1 .tmouut oi £1,000 :1::; irom 1st J anu,u-y, 10:JS.

From the .AnniVC\'r>,wy C~.;tuLl•:,tions Comuittce the ~1\·n:.u•l's received :m :nnouut oi £ l2 4s. 1d. towal'tl::. t:w co.,t of the nborif,-innl ~roup cxhioit a;o~own iu the Com­tncmoraiive I>avilion, the Tru,tc~., l'ut::-.:ning- the exhibit.

Tl.c total ndz expcnditm.; from ConsoHd.ucd H .. vct.t:c Ft:l.d for the vcar (cxc!uJ!ng Statuto,·y E:.L.own.c .. t of :!:!/Ov) w:1s £10,:!7u h~., cotr.p .. :-cd wit .. £10,214 7s. ld. ior lo1st ye:n. X.:tt cxpcmditu:e f:om Tru:.tc.:s .\ccount. Funds (inc1a,1in~ Sta~utoty Endowment) wa:; £1,:.:)1 3s. :id., comp:m:d with .£1,1·1!> 17 ~. 3c:. fo-:: 193G-37. The expenditure for the ye; .. l' from the Trustees Xo. 2 .\ccount (C .• rncgie Corporo.­tion Grant) w!ls £;;69 Ss.

The cash balance in tho Trustees Xo. 1 .Account at 30th June w:ls £12S 12::;. 2d., w1.ilst that in the Trustees Xo. 2 Account wns £1H5 Os. !ld.

St:1tement of rcccipta :u.d pnymcnts nnd t1lc revenue •• ccount ior the yonr wm be found in Appcndicc.5 II. nnd ....

15. l ' unr.rc .ti:rTJ.:!\1"1.\XCES.

·- :,~, i .. ttc:,,l:nw(·s iul' thl.l ~·cu; ::.~::~-~:1 to l!'t3':'-;;:s :: •. tht• 1.,.. trc:, iM 1his y..:ar :H·c c·m.~tidc:·::b.J h • .et t

'~ ... " ,,f 1~3~-33 (in ~Lly, 1033, the Lou .. · uf opcL:.~g \\'. h,

t' l:! :1\)!,.ll\) .

\Y,,,•k-d:ws. Sun<la.vs. 11l~\::'-~\3 JGG,74!) 5:\!101 J·,~;;:-a ~ J:;f:,OI~tj ·1S,47S l ~,., ! .. :;;; 1~0.1::>1 :;~.73 b 1 !l:~:l-:1G H:I,!HG !iC,;';Ot l.t;;,; .. ;;; ll.">,~1iO 5~,:!~:;

1037-3::> 1:17,1()1 :l.J.,SOD

J[.w.llwls (E. 4 C •. Trvughtoh in ..:uargc.)

• 1p n d. ;t will .. • ~·c.. ·'ll .. ;nri

.: .. :.I ~;cd ~·.-om 10

'l'utu1. 2:30,(j;)(J

1~> !,:.a 209,21.> :J ;2,!1'7 J.!>S,l· :1 211,!!70

l n adrli r inn tn various imcrv:>ting doll :'It ion,; rtcC'i\'l'cl rrom t.]JC Tnron~n Park Tn:~t (inclu.!in·; .1 Hue Sl'Ct·im.·n of n T r"c' 1\ang-aroo frulll :\nw C:uiuca .. lld :; ,\'Ollll~ ~ h·.lt7c), ::ud \],., u:;ual ::.eriC's of .. m . .ll don.1tiuu~, v. •·~c.t.s colke,i .. ns were rccch·cd :md r•'P•lrtcl! npo1: :n :c:;a;·,l to hC'al.!. .ll!d cco:H>mi,• int<':cst.

I.. contit.lt .. tion of tl.c as~bt::ncc ::n:·m·,Jcd to tnc (~uc.:.•n:;l.tad Dt:rcau •lt :),:g.;r Experiment StatiL>ns, :,11\'cr:.l scr:cs oi manmpials and r:ns W<'l\~ i<kutif.cd in colmcc· tinn with ec-onomic inYcsti~::tions in the cruwfiulds. Fine collN:tious oi Jnar:mpials, lOOt'nts and ·bat, wc.·c received f<>r iden.iric:\tion from Dl·. Curl GnnlllCr, ),ft•<lical Officer tn the Bulolo Gold D•cJgin;:: Cc.mp;my, Tcrritor~· of Xew (., i ,, ... , who :s rugag-cd in tl1c in\'<·st:;::::tion <•I cr.~crnic l:'-1ll.t;s :md fH• :u.i : t.osts ui the J,1ites tbnt c.1:ry the ini•·•·tion oi ·hi,.. ~•·ri~tus Jb~:l"''· Vrom Sir ;Lphacl CiJ,•utv, l>iNctor-Cloncl·:tl of l 'uhli,: IIcalth, Qtt.H'n::.Jan,l, :ltlditiunal specimens of m:'ll':.upi.tls :1ud l'tllS wcro l'l'cdvccl for report in eom;cction with l1is i•wc~tig-ations on the :lnimnl l'Cill'rvoin; of k·pt,>spirosi.; (\\'cll':s cli:>ca,;c) . Specimens <>i l'at:; were abo hl~·utiticu ior the Colonial Su~trtr Hcfin­ir:;.: Company.

l: .. po-rtnm addit:ond co .. ectior.:; wcl'c Tli.ll'..:!.a.;e,l ::t w .. n:r .. 1l rn·icQ :ro:n the Hi'v. J . B. l)<HlC~lct, induc!ing ..::1::11 .pll's oi r..:l'Cndy ucscnlo,~ .. n, w ,pccics oi r .. t:; ::nn I at~, aml r~pr.:"..:nt.1ti\rc::. of Lat::o not yet rccordc<l irom Boug;,Lt\•i!Ju Isl:tuJ, clolumvns Croup.

_',part from tl.o scric" oi Ht•d X::mgarvos col:cctcc by ::. :J:t:scum !J:u·:.v nt Quan­{.unbm .. ~ Station, Br~warr!~Ja 2! triet, io: tlw hnbi•at ~:01:p, :me! .. u c.xcdknt ::.n .. ll t: .. !lccti,.n of Ji1.m.upi, !s r.1 .. c:,) oy .\~:·. J . TI. Wright, -~:;si, :11.t 'l'.t~::J~~·.nist, in tlw .Burr:.;..orang di:.r ict, field :.ctivitks wcru l'Cstdctcd tO tllC su,,p1,vir.g o: coll..:ctin:; g-c::1· t<• various vohmtm·y collectars. From lli. F . R . D1·adsh:nv, 'r': mbc:llnp, '\\·r t<. l'!l Aus­na i.1, mnrsupi:1l mice and :11. jntc:·..:&tin~ s.::r;c& of :;everr,l specie;; of sm.t~l t:J:tts were l'<·CdYed.

In ac1,1ition to the u,;;::. Cl:~·ntori • .l . et: vi tics :U::-. '!\·.,.! ,', r. Jevo.c.! at io:. to mr.ttcrs in connection with thnt,:cpar:.tivn :m.l bctall!n~ of tl.:-. I! m~t~u_~: .. l JJ,.l;,t. .. t 1-!roups COll!iLl'tl('lcd lm<lcr tht, t!ire..:tion o~ )..-. lo'r.1nk To,;c. ~\~ )fthH'Utn rl'Jil'('nt~utn· IJ\'<' of nn Advi!'lol'.Y Uommittco ,"urmctl by tho Lol'U Tivwu J ·lm.d Do:.r<l ut' Uonlrul, .\Ir. Troughtull :;. vc ,,,..~i.~tnncc :.nd advice in the Jl!.mnin.,· a:1d urrnng-enwut oi the l.orcl How,, h•:~;:,J ex1libit in ~l.~ Commcmo.-ntiYc Pavi:i,m :n co1.1 l'ctiun with tJ,c ]:if th . \nr.:\"cr::,:u·y C,"'J<:lJr,'ltion:--. l·'o.L th:~ cx1Iihit -u.r. :_ l"dUQLton, llt:ring a Y:u·n.tiOil ,.i,;t to uc I.t.wd, collccteJ a wprc,;cJ;t::tivc series o; cor.ds. Ho :.!~o ,:;·:.~vu :l~si:;t.mcc in tielccting-, m·l-;tr.,.dnp;, :mu la·l~~·lling <t l'Cpre.;c;ltntivc :;cri~s ut n:.llnii.ali<m :;pPcimcn:~ bhown nt t1 cm.1hinctl nnturnl hi.,tory Socictie:;' Exh1bition .;ponsorcd by thu Hoynl Zuo!ot;ical Socic:y oi X0w South \Ya1cs.

Assi:>tance to 0\'Cl'.;eas inst: •. nim.;:. and \'ariO'lS uq>:wtmcnt- inc1t .• lcd tllo }ll'C-

1 n·ation c.i i.mn .. l rep"~'" :n:c1 "C:\·ice on various rommittcU'. :J[r. 'f:o~;hto.1 .. t:cnded r:.c t .. ceting-:> oi a Committee 011 'I\>ssum I':u·:nin;{ convc·nccl b:,· t!.e Olliei' :::<:'crctary, : n<1 nf u Committee :'IJ.ll(>in,,d l,y the Pn:mie1·'s De pllrtmcnt I) give :lliv' ,.~ relativP r .. th<' ncq11isition of Konln Pnrk. .\t tl1r r<•qur;;t oi the Prilllc ]lfinistc·r\; D<·parlment ~fr. Troug-l1tun }lt'\:l'·•rcJ lis t~ of n.nmmal~ fur tJ.,. inionn::tiulo of L:c Briti l .\oh·isol·~· ( mci] in CO!Jil(•('tioa witL tllC ]Jl'OPO~etl Imc:-nntion:;l Co.J: • .'..:rcne;) on l'rotcct\on or tl v F!o.-a ~:td 1\nmr. oi th<: .\siatic :a:d Aust:-.• b~inn •·er.;ion,... TL C.1i : s, ..::-. t•1:-y w .. s it.nishc,! with .l l'll1:.1,rchcu:<ivc r..:porc on t!w m.unm.1!., c],0mc.l to Ll' in nN:d ot C•ll:lp:ct<' 11r,>t.<'('ri"n. .\<hi<'c \\':,.; nbo g-ivPn to th<J ('hil·:· Sn~l't•t.a•y's ,)qHll'ol wt.t nn ''"IIJJOI'l'cial•·,ploitatiou of th•: illlligt uous \\' ,Jn•r-1':11. (llyrlr<nn!J"), ,11ul du , ... , ,J I'm· il.s J•.otc·c::tiou: n11 th.· •·cnunmiC' 1·alnl' ,,f po . .;,ums in limiting lh<. >l'•, ,j o• mi::tktoc, nnd \ ri ll .. tiJPl' 11 .tll<-:·,, rclmi11, to ti,~ Jn.nnm.di.l'l i;HIIW. ~.1. tt•tiol.>' of m. "lltllll s wen· •' •if •! ·, r 11 e .\u:ttr.m,· D•!' l''ntr·1· ... 1cl re_.,. re!: mat. r·r.: \\,,, !ll'O\".lcc1 for th.:

n I .• :·tmr-r.t of St .. ·gc:·y. rlli\'{'o'.•it:"-" llf ~y.LI(·~·. .\ F~i~t d.('<' .. nd it:lOl'!l::.tivn \"a~ :1l_.r, \ •n to tl,~ '1'. m.m'nn ); ,,, u.n, Hob.n·t, th•• .\ 1irn:ll IL,•:~It: . L:lt)o::. tv•Y nntl oth.::.­

duv:\l'tments o1 tllo Council ,·ul' i':>c:h.:ut.i!ic and Inclustl'id TI<·~c:Jrch, tho 'rnsti t utc oi

6

Anatomy, C':m~--·rra . the Dl'JI. rtlnel. ,,f x:,·: ·~;. J,, ,v. '-:rish.ntc, :uul other in;.titn­tiun~. ~) ... r1n;.;· }li::, Yi:- it le• ~.' u·~· . ,, . . . \':·c.. . ' ,,, ~. ,,~ },,,~,itat :.:.-~~~1~1 Nll­

,.,lrucli••u llllder th" sup<'l'\'i:-.i.m "' .... r . ',' ·~ . • . '-'· ••. 1. :: 1. •• ,or, .-. .. •i .. r: .1l .. ft:seum, _\ h·11JtH11'n,~, \\':l""' h·l'll ft~,·lli~i<· .... J\11· ,: • . nh' n .. :. llh i'lu~~· ~··~·l1,,: . ,,~· lYlH'~ <h.t.l P.tH:cin1<.:u·, llut t<'ill'\;ol·llkd it, tlH' ~.dl>m.t ,,, ••• ~ •. ~C·Ill.l.

Owin(-1 tn \'ari ,n:,. :wdviti<'>< rCsC':ll'l·h 11'<1S l'C'll·idl·.I tu I ht• examination of :1 scri(;,i ul l'.<i» :~s ., pidimit;:ll',\' 1tl 1111' 1JIIV1il',ll ''" · uT ;i 1'('[101'1 oil <>j>ceil'S ,,j l'I'Ullulllic illljl<ll'l­anee in the canctidll an::\!> of \~un• n:,;] .. ,"l. A p:IJh:l' ::.umm:n·i,.,ing inl<>l'llHit~nu ,\ .• ~e:nhlul iH \'arious faunnl rcpo1·ts wa~ pn•pan·tl uml :submitted Jot· publication in the "J\mcdcnn .} ttnrna 1 ,,i )f anll ,la h•;.;,,·.'' )I:·. Tr,•u;.:-i.ton :::-:,i::.tcu in 11rcpm·in~ t ••u malllnlul and o;;tculv;.;-y :;e~.:tion~ of the :1lu:.cum Guide.

;)h·ldou;<, (K Le Q , 'l'l'OugLtoa in ehar~c.)

Imponnnt mlJitious to till' coli<·<.·liuu "J' hu1111111 cr:tnia inclucle<l tlll' :;lmll of a Con:;u llY~ •lY, l'cn•ivccl h,,. c..•xchJIIJ-'C..', .,nd tivc.: :.bori;.dnal ~lwl l s; <llnu11g thc:~c WCl'O a ;-kul. \1Ht::.rthcd irom a clcpd, ot' auu\:t 7 i c<'t unJcrac. tl. the E::::t 1-:,., 1al.ade, )fa n:y, J•C:Il' i':iydno;v, and mwthcr 1\llli'C:;l'ntnlirc of thl' t•x;.inct ~\[urr;ly Hivc1· tribe. A ~cric:; 11f cr;tnia ot' indig-<·nuus rntt~ wa:; selected i'or Jll'C'JHH'ation ancl rt·~cnrch, aud a Jtumbcr of :,ktt:b \\cl'c made :tntil.1Llc fur a p~opo>.l'd .. :Jth:·opolol{ic:tl exhibit. Crania wc:rc lent for s!.nth• to D 1·. Oliver Ill.!nson and tu vuriotlti rc:>earuh tnHl art student:;. Human ,111d utiiC'r er,ania were proviclcd for ·.JfcSRl'S. AJlcn and JJcnson ill connection with !IO:<t­..;r.tduatc tlcntul research, nnd ::U:r. Jo'cnner, l:nivcr:.it,,- of Adelaide, examined and u:ea:;urcd a number oj a Lori::dnal slmli:, in vUJ' collection.

1/ir,z.s. (,1 . R. Kinghvrn in charg·c; \\". Bo:n·dman, Assistant.)

Dul'ing- Mr. J\inghurn1::. ab::;cncl.l :HH'uad .\lr. llv;anlmnn wa::. in charge.

_\c•juisition::. durill;{ the ~·"ar tlltallctl 17J uil'(ls, III.!!Sls and egg::;. The lnrgcr t•ol­lcctiuu. were ~·I.Jt .. iue\1 irom ]);, C,,, .. (hm •ll'l', .Uululn, '1\·rritor~· of );cw Guinc:t; l:T;~M LicuLeu:mt Stuarr Q,unplll'JI, :·h~pik Hh·cr, ~cw Guinea; llr .. \ .. J. ..Ua1·::shall, who procured the :;JlN:imcJt,; ut ll.·c }'jard, Spitsbcr~cn.

'.J'hc rc::i,.,tratiun mHl ca:alo~uiu,.. u:: tnan,v ! naw.:cd~ o; c0 g::. rel·eivc<l t;•.;• :Vl'ar

lJ<tVc been cumplctccl, aud the ~}lcc:inwn:; incurporat.:tl in the rufcrcnec eollcct ion .

• \ \'CQ' l.trgc .:ud \';tiuahl\! <·ollcction oi e;.:.g» uuwl .. •r ingo man,v t!IOu:;ancl::., :formt·<l by the lnte Dr. \V. D. K. Mn<{,illivt·a~, of Br11ken Hill, 'Xcw t:iouth \\~ale~, wa::. t•rc­>'CiltC<I by his son, Dr. Ian ).f:tc:Uillina,\'; tlwsc will ·Le registered iu the eominp: ye;H'. The coll(~etion, eomml.'nced O\'l'l' thirt,v ,vear::. ago, i» perhaps une uf tLe 111ost valunl,}c <>[ it~ kind in the Commonwc:1lth, llnd uont:lin:. ll\<\11~' run and inter\!:;ting dut<·hc.; :from wc·~lcrn )/'ew Routh \Vulcs, Ce11tral Australia, .North Australin, \\'ei!t\'1'11 QIJC\'Il~­Llud and the bland of th(' R::trrirr R t·ef_

ITundrc,],. of C'nquiriC',.; for iniormntivn l>:v rl1e gcnc:nd publi,· were :d I<!Hdt•tl !(•,

:111d m:i ;1.1· stntlents of Ol'lli !holog-y vi si tl·d the il[useum to :'1( ud~· the <·•1llt•c·t iuu>'; tlli.:!'.c included ~ir Charles Bl'll·her allll Dr. 1>. L. SC'rveut,v. Information wa, g-i1·•m to v,o:i­'-'lls GcwernmC'n t Department:;, ;,uch ns t11C Oh id Secrct:wy':-;, tile Dcp:\1'1 nwn i of A~-;•·i­n.lturc, the Department of Trade tmd Customs.

'!'he .oeconcl Intcr,.hlte Fnuna l\micrcnce \\':ls held in Sydney in .:;cptt·mucr and )f•·· J~il1ghorn \1'1111 n:;kccl tu continue m•gotiat.ion:; with forcip:u count1·ic::. <>ll the :;uhjt•ut ui the prohibitioa of l'Xport tv .Ausrralh1 pf ct:rlaiu li!H'Cies. On•r twenr~· ft•reign c:oun­tl'i\':l wel'l' :tpprouc:hed :llld during hi, \'itlit abroad ~lr. Kinl-thorn di~cu~sct! the mancr with vnrious bodi,•s in the Unit.Pd Stutcs and with the Dl•p:trtment of Agrieulture in C.:n•at Britain, Fiji :n11l Culombo.

Rt•tJUlt'li t111d Halmchia. (.T. R Kingh,H'n in chargo; W. Dourdmnn, Assi:.tunt.)

~pct·imcn~ :ul.J..,d during the ,\'C:Il' numbcrC'd :?:H, incltulin;,;: :1 line c<>llection pre­i<t'ntcd uy :Mr. F. H. .Brad~haw, 'l'aml>dlup, \Vcstem Australia. Smaller collt>ctions were rcceh·cd from Flight Li<'utenant ~tnarl C:w1pht·ll (Fis Hin'r, New Ouinca), Dr. Cnrl Guntlwr (Bulu],,, Xew (iuineu), )l.r. C'<msC'.tt l>al'i:; (Yurious Xcw Boulh \\'ale, coastal ishmds). 1\ll donations haYC lll'<'ll regi:;t~rcd :llld cataloguetl.

:lh. \\". Baruc,., ..:\.~:~,.i:;tant Taxi\l,·rmi;;t, has c:ulllple!l·,} the rcorg:mi1.ation oi a l:u·ge :;cl'tiun uf the n•ptilc g-ullcr.v, l'l'plaein!-:' the ghtss shelving· with a s:mdcd ·bad.:­gl'IIU1l!.l rt-prescnting rock llncl vnriou, 1\CN!.s;,orics ro gh·e <I more n:tluntl ell'l•c:t to the exhibit... The gt•ncral rc~ult iz~ both attructh·c and in,:;tmctivc.

J.'iRhcs. (G. P. Whitlc:.· in charge.)

:l\f1·. Wltitlcy was on long service lcavu from July, lG:r;, rill .Jnnuar.~· 1938 dur­ing whi<·h time the fishes receivoJ \\'C'rc registered lllld pre:>crved by i>Ir. I i. B. Gr:lnt Chief Tuxidermist. The identification, c:ltaloguing, aml 1innl di,.po,;al uf the "ll<'ci~ mcJIS llW;Iited llr. ".hitlcy's return, nud thi:; work w:~:~ nut compll'lcd 1J,:f0 rc the "lld of. thu tlnnncinl yt•:u. •

l><)tJ:lti<•lt:. indutlt•,1 M 'H t·.ll <':\l'd!t•:, t c,,:., et ion from X"w C t.inc .. , c ... miu:,:- f1·vm thl! l "pp<'l' S~.·pik Hivor (Fii.-l.t-!.IL'\L• ),ant ~tu :l C':llrlj>b,·lt), .LiU!!llll di,,rrit· .. (lk c .. d •UIItlu:r), Halanu\\l:l ancl \\'nl•<llark ];;bnd (T,ipult·rt:tnt-Cnntill.,ucl.·r llarri11;ton) .

Yn•m tht• lh•v. ,]. 11. l>unc!.!ld ll'l' t'\'<'Pi\'<.;11 n ful'tht·r ~Prit·~ of Jt,;h<.;ti t'rum lluin, Sulo­l.'•lll~. :lad Cnllll\tnn<tl'l' H. (,,ll·~ia acldt•d tn ow· :\:nn•ttnn nlllt•c·tion. OdH•l' llut.•wm·thy ,j m:~d••ll:-t•:lllh' frmt' \Y,·~t<·rn ,\u~trulin {Dr. J>. I,. SN\'unt. '• (~:a·cll •. ,J.J (C,,plaiJl ,.\ . );k· b<>!l :llltl )h. c. Yo.,.kott) , ' l'l•LL•l', QuPL'll~l..:~cl :llll. ).c;' s(.ut:l W.th:., (:.\tr. ) 11 : <ll::·,:l' \\':n.l) . T.t:;t.< .. ni.t :~ntl 1 ~ .. ~"' :-.n·.tn ()fr. Con:,..:t .. L .wis) , un,l from lcc::l ,:.Ol;:'\'C~.

Tly ,•:-;,·h.lllg\' wc :.'.'qllin·•l ~••tnc ~.vn;:Hnthi<l:h• It'< ll11 rhc D: .. u.bu:g· )fu~cmn, and J,~· Jllll'l.'ll; ,.,. ,.,,\'t'l':\1 >'Jll'<:illll'llS ot !h,: l~Jq,h:1llt bh,tr\. (('a/lCII'!JIII'flll.~ milii), lli!W to i hc ::.\cw ~~•uth \\"nk:; fannu .

:'If:. 1•:. l.t• (:. Truug-htun c·oll•···led i hr,~c 1i:.]w,. at T.Ol'c"! Tivwc Ll:lnd, :tntl small Jvcal c,,llcdion.- \Yl't'l' m.11k ],~· .\!r. \\'hitlt·~·.

Xt:nwrou" JL:!:<>" wJ,idt ! .. ,d ,.,m.c :,Pari::,: ,1,1 hi.,,urit· .. : mt.t~r:-.,, r .. rly collcctvl""• ~t.:. , w.;>r,• !,•ut w t~tc Fl,•r.\ atHl Fnun,t Exhi!Jit:u:; lll'ld tluri:.g- t!.\! .:iOth .\1.r.i\"cr:.ar,v Cl'll'ln· .. iull~ .• •ne! a C'ollcl"tion t1t T.v.-cl 1 Iowo hl:mcl tbhc:; was cx!.it:.1t~d in the Com­ltH'llhll';ll iw .?:t\"i liun. Ro~·,. I .\~rit·u h ur:tl ~hnw~rountl, ]n,;t. Ea~tt·t· .

.\ l.ws.tc nutnhcr ,,f cnquiri,•s h~· Pl'C.;l' :tll(l puhlit was dealt. wi t.h, nnd whon he \\"a..; a!.ro;Jd ~fr. \\"hitlC'~' WllS <'<lllS\11\l'll hy colk•:tg'\H's in \':tl'l0\1;; mu~• ums nnd .tquarin. Sinn· Ins r,•I\Jo'll Ill' l..t::. l\ll'lliAlwcl il1lC>l'J t:lfi\lt. I•• nr. E.\\'. (;uck<·r •• \mC'l'il'Un ~fu:;cmn cl ). .h\·1".1! l[j,,tur~·. :Xl'w Yurk, .m<l l'mtc·s~vl" <•C lk.mfort, ..ll .. ,.tt•l'<::im, dull:tncl, }..,,. &1<.'\:ll sur.,Jicd wi::. dct:.iJ:- of th..: l~t•l! ,,f 1'/<L[!J.'flUS.\II\ IJI(II"!}tiJ'ilarCUS (kilh~}~· lent b:-• :Le )luc: ...... v )ht:-lUm, l"nh·er-it~· ... i ~~-di . ..:y). ,\f,·mh,·l':. of t~:e ,ta.:· uf the t ni\\;r:;!t~· ha,·c b,•cn ,;upp.il'l1 witt1 d:tt;, un Clllpci(iae (P•·u."~,sol' \\'. J . Da~'iu), :X:na·t ,,:;t.,•s aml lil'<llc('hio~! crtu.~ (~i.r . • L X. ('olvfax), llcterontidnl! ~,,hi~~ l':liz,Jl,..:th Pop~;), da~:;ifi..:-.­ti<>ll :uHl literattlr~: (~tis::> !:ltCJkes nn<l l.Ir. Salt er) . Dr. G. Bomu,· w.ts "lll•Plicd with ;,l..:tt1itit::ttion" c•f tbhc::> wltieh ;ll\ hl'iug- tL·::.tt•d for vitallli!l conLCut. :Mr. T . C. l~oug:lt­],·y, E.~unomic· /.oolugi::;\, '1\:dmtlhl~ical ,\ltl~t'lllll, was ::tronlctl inicn· na."un "1 \\~h.l.\!1' ~ll .... ;,,;, )f:.rr • ~a:Jlc n::.ht.•>:o, 1'11111 1\ing-li::-h (indutlin..;' J:achyccnlron) . ~11'. t •. :-.tukell, Camcrbury, ;.,C\1" Zcabnd, rcc·ciwd :tch·icc reg-1\l"clin.; 1~lr.otr.ic.!~1C, D1·. Xc~n·c, London, ut~ :;,cnc~it.: n.t : :l~" · )fr. 11. \\',\><1, on Ji,.; .~,. . collecting' .::.d litc~·:ttm·c:. . \ 1.tr,;c nu:,lucr o; Yi:;itor:. i:wlmlct.l ~n . .. ·:. 0 . (1. S.:ot., Queen \'ictoriu ~ru::;c'i.:m, '!".;nmec:,tvn, ) .• x. L \.laucrr, Dit\Jl'tor of the \\'c·~t<·l'n ,\.u::.tr:dian )iu:.t:um, Dr. F . L h.<•Ul •. ;.l., and .Mr . • T. 1\:not:l>, Lt:idt·ll, Holhmd. Hundred;, vf specimt'lls of gobic:s Wcl\J lt}Oi"·cl out for Dr. E.oulll;Ul!-> to :;tudy .

::.\ir. \\'!.it], . .'· attcmrl.:cl :1 mce:tin;.;· ot' tlw Fre .. hwat~:r l~csc:nre!t Huu-Cvm •• t:twc at ;;:c Ut.;,.,.,.,.;t:; ull :!11d 11::~· ••. nd a Fi,llct·j,.,.. .h .d -ur,v Couueil :o~cdin~ at the l..Jid' .::ic..:rc,:ll',\'1" Dl'p.a·:~11enr o:. 1:11h ~ .... ,~·.

::.\lr. \\'h" <',\" lt:.~ h:.d bu. I".tl..· ;a.~; ic r •·c.,,·,n·dt, ln.t :\ icw l".l:·u :-jJI'c:a:ot:- w~ro d(::;cribctl in t 10 ~·om·~e oi rnuti;.c wvrk 1111d j,,. <·o.nplct.:J r.:~.• tbl. ,,., .,iun oi t!.e )Iu::.culll Gui<k

lnsccls 11111! .ln1C·h,,irls. (.\ . )fuo;.travc in <:11.\l'l;'t'; K. C. M..:Kcown H1t1l .\Li~::; ~. ll. _\ d.uns, . \s:-i,;tan ts : Dr. \, .• \ . \\" u rerhott>c and -'l•·· 1[. ,J. Carter, Il Ollt>r:,ry Ento­molo;.;i,t,.)

Collcc:ivn,. ltaYc bcl!n n•c,.:,·c,i t'l'<1lh the fol:uwi:.~:-

Dr. C. (~unthcr (P.1r:1~it•·" tl'"ll• .J~Ilruh,·, Xew Gui:.c·a); ) . r. I f. Phillip, (a ih10 ... cries ui Fijian J.epidotllt•nt); .:'-lr. ). . l":l·:H',\" (;1 l:ll':.!'t' c·oL·ction of •.• s,•et,; an.ltipider~ from tht• Buny:J :.\lollllll:tin.-, Qm·c·n,..hnd). TmJK•l't;,nt acltlition,- \\"vl'l :t ,;t:rit·~ of t.'"lle'" er Col.wliid;i<', PI'P~('11\.('d .;l,Y .\[r. ll . .r. C:ll'tl'l', nnd purl inn of rLv 'T'ill,\·:trcl l'nllcetion oi :..\\:urup"·ruus in,t•c·t~ pr,·~entt•cl 1,,,. ~he I3urC'nn ot Et'llllOtnie Eniumol,1g',\', (':mhcn:t; L•c latter ilwlndt·,; li·hi "l•~:cill1l'll:< ,)j' Otlonma (Dragon .u,.,.), many o-f tl,~·m ~:o·t.'·l•L'».

D.-. \\'. t •r!.m:~. :·c·:lol't:- th:;t :he ;::o,.t no:nbl<• ,..Jditio!l>' tv tlH• •·ollcctiou oi 1: ... , :.!•JI:l:l".t (Bt:ttc:·._jt),:) wc:·c tc:\1 hvlutypt: mait.• uf .a rgy,.llina lt.,lll•lltica. lH'c,.enteJ 1 ,\' ~1:. G. L,,·cll; brc<l ;:,p.:citr.et., of l·;racl ol11 drnwclc~ . irum 1ftNl'~. Fr~.nz,•n •~nc.l )l:tn:.:;:i; a culk•cLitln ;l'<•lll tht·. hi~her pnrt::. of the l:'..:dt•r:ll C«.>ital '1\::rltory, includ1l.;,;" ~ .. w r;we-, t'riJ!Il ~\[r. D. F. '\Yatl'l'hou:;c; u tim· ~wriP:o. of Ogyris ctlllltl'yf/i~ fwm Emu l>lain;;, hrctl h.v lh·. \\T atcrlwut~c; tlw tir:;t ruwrdt•tl ViC'lol"ian ~pccitlll'lls of A o i,,!)llla domi•wht dtuclmt(Jp/wra, prcscntl·d b.v Dr. '1'. Onthrit·.

Ruttc:-.li .. , :·c·c,i;;t ... r.:•. ;,). Dr. \\'.1terho1:~c <h:rill;: tl1t: ~· ... :n· 11\l•nl>.·:·c.! ~.~(k? fr.,,n tltc \\'at.;>:huusp Cvllcctiou, ;!.j from t.lt: L.n·!i Colll'l'rion . .. ntl 1u:. L·o1.: tiw .\[u~::u:u Cu.lectioJ:.

)fudt oi tlw wurk ot the ch•p:1l'tnWHt consi;,t.:d in :m,.\\'crin~ t·ll'!lli:·:,., l'C't~:udill·~ it>Sl<t'ts .nul >'J•itl,.r::. lniurm .• tion an.l a~~i,..tm,t·.., W<'l'<' g-i 1•en t,, o:::t:Ll"~ ut tHe Dcpal't· lllCIIL <~f .\gri,•ultm·c ami to tht• fc,llowiu"' vi.~it.ll':- :-:\l 1·. A. !.. Tom10ir l('.~.l.H ., C:m­h••l'J':!) , )fr. 1{. 0. ).[illctt CFon•str,\' l>vpal'llill'lll, (':tnl• .. na), 'Jir. Hur:H'l' l)r.,\\tl (Perth, ~.\'(·.'-to·m .\u-•r .•• i.l), .\fr .. J. \\'. E\':llb (lln,·c;'tt.lli'lll l•:nt•>molu;;'i~t. Tn•.unni,,), Dr. ,J. J, .. \·i.bcm ( llit·q·tor. '\\"aiw .:.stit ,..,, :-.o.> L .\u~tral:.\). llr. .A .• f. Tnrt.t•l' (!lri,~>:tnc), .1r. Ll. ~rillr.t· (I ':t'' l;.r JJ ln ... ia::C', X,,, /. ,, .. ncl). 1ft -:-:.. F. H. T.tylo:· unrl t'un.octt .:JM\". (C .. iv..:r~ity UJ. :--yt ... ey), ::llis, ln~"lll !':omlth (s.nl:.cy), ::nd m .• :.y ot!IC'l'S.

• ••

],fr. }.~ufl~:we ha3 worl;:cd on Au ·nlir.n 1\:~. ;;.~.0.11ic~~o. :m<: tll~ lon:; sc:·ics o£ FpecimcL3 brought to~cthcr h,1:; enabled him to ,to mud·. work oi a revisionary naturo ; u pnpur on the mntcrinl i:s in co\lr~c oi l•l"<.:parmion. ::I.Ir. 11[usgl·nvc, assisted by Miss ..ldnm::~, nl.;o ovcrhnulrd mal rcvi.,~d the .\u~tr:.1iaa Di,J:cra ;;nd r~acific L-land MOths. lie nlso S]i~llt con»i,i<;mhlo timo indcxin~ i tcratmc on ;\'Cnr·ral zoolo~'Y for .\ustraliou Soicnco .Abstrnct", nnd nl,;o tho litN',\llll'e un Austl·alinn and Pacific Islands entomology.

:1\fr. )fcKcown l1ns revised th.:: :ami lies E:ot.\ iict\c, Colycliidn.:~, A1c1oidac, Lycidac nnd Ithonidac. Preliminary works ha:~ been ,1om. 011 tho revision of the n.vnnsticbe, ~:nd iurthor progrc~s hns been ln:vlc in ine ins·all.uinn of mliform type lnhl·la throui{h· out the collection, prdimin;.ry to tile prc1>:tr.< ion ol :l c~lr.lo~·ne oi tno t~·pcs coh.ait.cd in this po~·tion of the collc<:tions. ).fr. )fc 1\:cown ltas continued rcscar,·h on, and d'"scr:ption oi, 11cw ~rccics of .\u.,trali:m Ccl'Uillbyr:idao (Cul<!Optcrn) . Collections of Cer;\mbycidac h:,\'ll been received ior Clmn.ination :lll<l uau.! .. ~ frou thu lk;J:n·ta.ents oi ..ll!l'iculturo in Xcw South \Y:tlcs :me. Qu.:enslnml, ;.i1o )bole:·~· Mm.cu:11, :md U.c Duutsclws Bntcmwle>gisc:he In1.titute, l3orlin. Ab the l'esult of }.fr. i.lcKcown's work finco 1!l3G the percentag-e of ];nown Ju:strdion spC?cics of Ccr:nnbycidac in the . \tls­trali;m :Museum collection l1ns r:scn from 4S to 78. "'ork on the food of trout in 1\cw South Wales hns been continued .

..\fr. :McKcown n1.1dc n chcck of the Australi.m species of Tywpaniphor<£ (Orthop­tera) :or Dr. "F. E . Zcuncr , B1·i:i~h :Jius,•um, and is preparing information regarding Ccr:tmlJycid typc!:i fo1· Dr. Breunin;.r, Vi,·Hnn, Austria. Collections oi insects for cxmnination nml nnming by :M1·. :McKr'own Wt'ro l"Cceivrd from 1Ir. J . T . Gray, Or'Tor,,v, So· th .\n:.tra1in; )fr. G. Lupsor., Port ::\ro:-oJsby, P.1pua; nnd )lis:. E . Garrctt, li.atoombn, X.S.W.

Conc1tology. ('I'. Ire<lalc in ch.tr~c; :!lliss J. Alhn, Assistnnt.) ~.f:1ny :-p.:cimen~ of mnrinu ~:ol!tuca :f:·vn Xe'" Sollth \r:~lcs con:st::1 w..tCI'o

lJII.\"C been l'N·civcd frmn local cullcctor:-, :,\IC!l ·'" J.res::.l'S. c. }"'. and J . La,··ron, rr. :::;. Mort, E . -n,.alson ~md IT. Bern!.. :d. 'l'hc Rev. 1'. ITulibnrd has sent collcclious from l'.•lm Jsla:lll, Qm:cn,l:u.J. :md )f;;. Cob<·>• Davis made a \'C:ry \be:u1 colh·Pt:on fron. tiJC wt•st coast oi 'J'as111:1nia, a loc.1li.~· , !'cviom;1y u:n·cpr''"cr.tcd LNC. )L. Ired~lc co:lcctcd nt .\li.h11c II:n-bom w!th :Mr. G . KcstOV('Il, nnd .\t Kurncll with )fto. ~~ · \Y. n. Puwdl, .\.ueklancl, Xcw %ca1:1llc1. )~is>- Allan visited I.orJ liowu Isbnd ,md made co1ic.::tion;:; ,h-.!1'(·, particul.\r1y of tl.e Xnuivranch fauna.

Curatorial work included rc·arrnn!{.::mcnt of tbo duplicate co.Iecti<>.l, ent<\iling­climin,ltion of much sm·plus m:..tcri ... t :!Iris;; ~\ll.m continued. work in ilic ;;allery with t:.uc~l :,UCCll~", t!lc c!isl""Y bnY:n"· l\;c":vu'" L!gh commcn<!.nion from ,.:sitor;:, such a:; ~[r. Powcll, ~\ucklnnd )Iuseu.n, X.:w Zc;l,,mcl; )fr. Tu:s•·. C:1liiornia .\.caacmy of ;:sciences, and others.

:Jrr. Irc<lalc l.11:, con ::lllcci wor!;: m. •he I.ow Isle sbJ11», the .: ··.st part ut which b now in the pn·~:s. Re lt:\s simul,nncou,.y c:\l'l'icd on J1i:; r,•.seurcllc.s on ..lt:,tr:<li<'ln Land :md 1\·eshw;ltc.!r Shells.

\'is:.or, . nd enqt.i.-i.es hnvc L.:en ~IUlilCrous <~urin.; tbc ~:cnr. The most impor­tant visitor wa:s Dr. Paul Fischcr, gr:.ndson oi. llto i~.mou:; authot· of the .1anuel de Conchyz.iolo!Jil'. Other:; included )[r. R V. 01dham, l'vrt )[oresby, :tnd 1fr. and :.Ut·;;. C1l.1Sdin;.r, .\.rnhelll Lnncl, who have uade co1lrcrions of grc:lt vnluc from n locality w].crc the mollut'c;ln iauun w:!, 111"<?\'lO.I,Iy t:lmost m.!mown. :.Ur. }[cll;oumc \\' _.rrl con­t rilmtcd important colll!ctions from wt·;.nl·ard oi ~\ rllhcm Land, a region ,ittlll known concholo~icn lly .

• \s~ist;n .. ·<· ,,.a,.. t.dvo:-n to ~fr. G. 1\c-,;tc-n•n (Fisheries HraJ.<·. '; )~r. T. < . TI"u"h­ley, Tr<-lmolidc,\l :Jru •·mn; .\!is::; Ircnu c~.:,pin, Conmlonw~.- .. :tlt r::bcol<tvh>,iot; l>l\)·

f~;;;sor :Dyer;; Ung-c1·, Xcw li:UIIJhhire, U .H.A., and many other;;. The 1'own Clerk, Lsa~;or..,, ;:;ubu i .tc:u for cle;termi:u~ion ::-l.c!..s o: ljrcat in:ercst obt:lillod in :..n excav:r.ion J:c~1; t.tat tOW! •.

As h1 pr~vious years J\{i~s .AlL1. m.:de drawinbrs to illustratr: papers on :Molluscn :md 1l::.he:. arut !'opuLr article.; appc.w:t~f:: Lt t1:c _\n::;rrnliun ~u~cum ).fa~::r.;n0.

Lowc1· b!VC1'lCb/'(/tes. (F. ~\. )fc:le:ll in c:hn•·g.:-; A. Jjvin:~.,;tone, .\.osistnm.)

)fost :t<:qui:>:tions receh·ccl ,}nring- the y(·nr wet·e of a u1inor churacll!r, but nn cxtc:!sh·., :md v:.ricd colk'Ction oi Echiuodcrm:-:tn wns l'oJc·civNl ;';·om Dr. IT. LYm:~n Clar!;:, :Jwscum of Cmnparatin, /.,Jol ... !~·. Cambri,l~c. )£:1~:.., l;.S.A. Tl.:s w.1;; n' Yo:ry v.llnnblc donation of named specie:; obtnincd duringo expeditions to Xorth and \\'est .\u,trn.ia nail tu Lord ITowc J..,:,,l.d in r,cuut years.

The coll.,'Ctio., oi .\m!Jhi <) b w .. .; ~.vstC'm .. t ·.-,.lly C•\'l'l"hauh•d uuri:1;; tlw \'ish. oi )fr. K . ~hc~:ll'(l: a ;"~(·t·inlh;t frnJn Atkl:liclc, S01.11 h t\ nstr:ll in; prior to and J:"ollowing on .Jlr. ~h,·,Jrd"' ,.1,11 !11; u ;:ncl <'X<·J1an"0 :tmpllpc•d lll:liC'dal wn, a:s!.cmhl,•d :md ior­"-,u·dul o J,,. ~.nth \u~trn1 i:J 1 .\hb•'UIIl for prolon(!"rd -•udy.

' In onlt•r to impro\·c stomgu in t hil; dc-padnwnt mo<l<·rn ste<Jl stauk.; have buen installed :md wi}! provi<l<l .. d.::q.1.1tc stol'agc ~paco for som<: y.., .. rs.

1'J-. 7~rc.Nci11 ll:1s nl:nost completed th.; idcnf~<>niion of t110 lcrr;o collection o£ Dc,·npnd Orust:w<'a Iliad.· h,\' the Lritioh Great J~ardcl' .Reef ::q•Niition nnd tlu: text oi hi~ l'•'i"'~'i is in (ll'<'llar:ltion. He has ~,l.,o collnhor .. tc,l w:tl. ~fr. It. .\. .• Jullllson, ~f::ritimc Survieea Bonrd, iu further i.westigntion., on ma:ine horm·.>, and hns CJ>nm· iuccl SC'I"cl':ll bntchcs of material fl'om the .POJ:t o! R·isbnn. eul mittcd by the Queens· Jnnd :For~t Sc:vico. Other mntc-:-iul, connected uu:inly " h "c nomio 1•:-obloms, !.us CCl'll .,ubmit.:1l by v:::·:ou:. l::itatc Dep::rtmcnt:; for cx.:mir:ntiun and dotct·:·ail.::tiou.

)fr. Lh·ill::":>tunc 1.::,. made progre>:; in t!lu wor!~ o:' sc;·dng- the brgc collc<]tion oi BQ·o7.o:l J.,.,.,·in:d t\lr .lc~o::rip:ion irom ;i,e Publication Co111mitt.:c of the llriti:h, Au-;­t:' .. Ji:LJ, X cw Zt"a1.md .\m:m:tic Expedition.

A11lhropolorw. (C. Andcr:;on, in charge; ::..::iss E. B1·am~.:1l anti l!'. D. llcCarLhy, .\:;,i::.wnh.)

Out:;t:ualin~ donations Juring the year ware :-l'rchi.,toric ~tone ohk<:•t! ft·om the \\'.ttut Hin•r, 'I\ .·dtor,\' .,i )r..,,,. Gui::ca, by ::U.:s .. :·;;. 0 . Y. ;lUll J:. V. W:td, j,,_.tuclin~ a ~l:.t" bl.l<lo :m<l a earvt·d Lird's hcnd of uni<!Uc intcn:st; ~hv 8Pc•·inlcns from the (·pncr }'l.v 1\ivcr, l'.apu .. , h.v Flight·Liel:tcmant Stuart Cnmpbd, wli\1 abo l•t·c~cntcll n lJJallll·

bCI'i}lf. l\C:\Jil)g' With the (•U}l\ll'e Of the nati\7 €$ in this re;,:"illll; 'iiity•thi'C'C MJlC'Cill1<'JlS of lJati\•c haudiwork by lh. R 1\[c.\Iic:king; fh·c carvcJ trc~::. from Bog'gab1·i, ~cw Houlh \Vo]p,;, h,v )!r. H. ,V. Pyc; a collection of 474 articles, iucluchug- bnmhoo eig:n·cttn­hollh•r:;, flu ll'S, limc-hoi.Icr:;, nc·ttcd hngs, wenpons, etc .. from the n~gi<m no1·th of the 1'orri•·<'lli :\fountains, 'J'<m;i tory of N cw Guil1en, by :\fr. IT. D. Eve; fine se des oi ~tone implemems 1rom the :;outlt coastal dh;lriets of Xcw ::iouth WuiC:l, by the Hcv. A. J. Barrctt.

V~u·iou6 section" uf tlw g,llleri<'s were re-arranged, incht<lin~ the S•>lomon I:-L111J inlaid work, ..l.ustrali:m ~'Tinding s~;ones, weat)ons, nativo foodstuff:>, and domc~tic gear . .sl d::~pby oi Austra1inn. aboriginal art, murals rock cnn·:n~·.;, nnd the pi;mcnts and ut en:. its U$Cd w:l» b:;t:~ !led.

PLll:. were mnde for :m exh~bit illustrating t}Je story oi ).f.m nnd his .\nce,tr;v; iur thb purpnst' br .. in e:l::ors h:wc been ~n;~de :md dr.tits oi ..:!:n;;h .. ;.d ll•g<Jm!s P•'uparcd . • \ ~aodol d1·pictiug a sr·o::r:ou oi the uborig-inttl ro.!k fishCl·ie~ :tt Brcwnn·inn, Xcw South \\"::1c~. h:J-. lt~"l'll :1l:H'Ctl in the .\.ustrnlian I!nll. T .. c li:c-sb~c gwup oi :.bori!dnc·s shown ns part of tl.c sesqui·centcnary c."hibits in the Commemor.lti·.To P:wilion, Royal ..:l..g:i­cu1tur:.l Soci••t;\'';; :;;how:.."l'o\md, \\·as aftcrwnrds <lcquircd by t:1c Trustees :md will be utilized in an aboriginal group ior which pl:ms have been made.

Three steel storage cabinets fitted with tr::~ys, have been installed, and the advan­tage oi thi" methvd oi stm·agc hils been abuuct:mtly proved; much le:-:; fluor spucc b r.:quired and the sp<'cimens are readily accesoible. Additional cabinets of :;imilar tYPll Ul'C rcquil'l'd.

Further d:1tn for the catalogue of Australian stone, bone, and shc:Jl implement::. were nccumuluted, but pressure of other work has delayed corupl~tion o! this study.

Oc•narnl cnquh·ies were attended to and assistance given tq nrtists seeking informrati...lll on t1horig-inal design, and to E:q;editionary Films Limited.

Nwnismatir.~. (0. Anderson in charge; Miss E. Bramell and ]'. D. :McCarthy, A:-sist:mts.)

Thr m:tjorit.v of the nccessions were purchased, nnd included specimens of tho Gco1·go VI Australian Crown piece, Coronation and .Abdication medals of Edward VIII, Ooron .• tion mcd~ .• s of George VI, a set of Gcorgo V I coin~ of Groat Britain, niucte~:n dl'n:trii of Ancient Rome, and sixteen ancie1•t Grcllian coin:; oi varyin;; dcl ... uninaticm::; ami :mbjccts .

• \. Spud.:: t•uinc;t oi Ocorg-c ID was pr.::scnted by ::l::r. ()Jun·m·~; Ik;.: ·Jdurdt, ::ntl eleven 01d .>utc·ll coins, collected from natives in the Cek.>c:., b,v llr. 11'. D. )fcCarthy .

...:\cc.::;,siuns were added to the medal an.d coin exh.i.>:.s. l•'os~ik (C .• \ndm·;;on in ch:u-gc; H . 0 . Fletcher, Assistant.)

P..cgi:.trntiCJn:; durir.g tr.e year numbered 1,157; the:~o i:lclndcd se,·l'r:~l codection~ oi special intCl'CH nnd ,·nlne. lli. A .• J. Voi;;ey presented sever:~} fine ~cric·s o: r.-rminn iossil~ from Tnsm;\nin ::nd .!:e northern districts of X ew South \\'a!<'~. This mnterbl is irnportnnt ns it was cnllcctcd from known horizm1s in tl.t• P<>rmian S<-<!Ut'JH"C nnd )J.cluded lll:'lll~' :<pecies hiLh(·rto poorly represented. 1£1'. H. Coll'y pl'\~C'nh\1 a vnluablc collection of fo~sils from the W ;l!' dagee Stage of the West cm .\u.stl':lli.m Pcrmi:m. These included S(Neral new records of .Australi:m Pcrmi:m ;.pcci<'s, nnd wh,•n added lO our ·wo::~t<'rn Australian mnt~riul complete a fairly ncll'<!Uatc representation of the l'ermian fnuna oi that State. A collection presented by .Mr .• T. "'· Hawk•y c·onsists of n well pre,vrn·cl :.cl'ie$ of Pcrminn. :pclecypods from l3roug-htun, xwar JleJ'I'Y, Nuw SuuL!a \\'nlc·s. ~lr. "'· K Willinms, Cootamundra, preM•ntcd n further ~N·it•.; nf tTppur Sil uri.111 l.r:ar·hiopods rand pelceypods from that district. A cnlloctiou of Upper Bilminn m:tteri:ll from Bohemir.. was received in exchange from Pl'oii.!SSOl' Y. l'crner. Exchange:~ from Aruaric:m eourcca included material f1·om the O:.·dovicinu, Bilu1·ian, !lnd Dcvoni:m.

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ro Th~ J1alaeontolu;:ica1 l'llll,·ct ion i:, lll·ing n·••l'g"<~ lliu•t! o~nd t':ll:tlt•;..:u•·.!, l•uf IIHWil

·' ,·t r,·:u;da:. I~>: • .: 1:,.:,,• ia rl:i, .!in:dion. ,\ '"'' Ucitc :.;l.mtg..: !,a,. llVII' been proYidcd, :.n<l the bl)l'ling ol :-Jll.:cimcn:; j~ Jll\H'CCding. n ... j}ul'nd•,l' I. : .1, Uuinroil,v of <lnt~('ll~l.wd, ~'P'lll MllllC ti111c nt the .:\lu:.cum un•rl. .. 'ttg ,!H<l ('!a;;~il',l-iug- the l'alm.:ozuic 1ural" 'l'L~' t.·,.!!\·<·t:vl. \)'i ft,~:-i! \.•l•!·:.l~ i~ no\\ 1~-...:i:lf.. l'{\~t"l'cUtJ!('t1. t.vpc· ~J)(•t..·inttn~ t·h(·£"1~etl ,,·ilh l.,"· ~>-\-:-.. 1~::\ ... 1~· . i." •• t . . ' _ LL.- • ..... lnH,~l \."«,lll:l1.. :0,1. .. \ (•u:,Hnenc•v1a1\.!nt h:t!"\ Lcen lllotde

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Tlw cxldbitcd t•ollccti.lll Ita~ l'lTI'iwtl" g,ond ,J,•,tf "t' :llll'llli•lll dunu.~ rh .. ;>'llll'. I:'our lh:ll" u;.l'i:..in !!uul' ca:=:c~ hn\·~ been insl:t'lt·d mallwn: LJ.:cn p:trll,y fil!.:d with ,pc·c::.tl tXhiLit::. :o\l<"il .1:- ,·xtinl't l>inl~, t.:>crh ut fos~ il ~h:,r:,~. ::-pc<·iu,t·n::. iiJn,.ll'<llin;r · !1c <·\"<Jiu­tiun of the hol'H'. Tlw wall <· a~t•::, art: br.i11g gr:tdll:\ll,v lil\Pd with ~pc·dmcw; i l lm;ti'Hliw~ the e,·,,lutiu:l ,,f life fr, lll ila' ('re-( ':tlllhril!l. to the J•l'<'"''llt da,v. .\ larg-P c·oloun·d dia­gr:l\n :-~wws the ::\ll('<'<'t'sion ,,r rucks ot the c. nh's t·rn.,t, aud .1 ~<;11logic·al cutt.nn. ~·.in·:, the priucipnl lifr form::. ut' \he ,·arious gt•oJ,,gic:;\1 prri•>cl,.;. Anutlwr tulonrcd dutrt illu;;u·:Hc:; rh,• Ju:tia group,; o:· plant" .111J auimal;; nud tlwir J cn·lopmuat tlH'•JU('h tlw

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.\,Jditioll>' I<> .t he miu,·r:111,~:c.1l <'U;t~\'liuu clm·iu~ tin ~·car llUIIIhvr<'ll :2G•.i ~ ·c·i­I HCIII~. 'J hr$o illl 'ltlll<•cl c:n~sit;:t·i•c fr"m :\,•w l;niJu•a lli'Cscmcrl hy .J[r. ]{. V. \\'iid; .:po],l~.': llitc trum Pr••~•ll't't, J•<·m· :-i,vdm·,\', Jll'P~•·llll'cll.v ~\n. 1\ . :\ t~uidr. :tliCI from Er•H'cn li ill, X ,•w bout\{ \\'a le:-, p:·,·~cn k<l b~· ::\1 t·. ~ • . 11.:. ~~·hy; tiw~" t~\'O minc•r,tl,. ltnvc not prcl"iou:-!~· h<'cn rccunle1l frvm thCb.: locnllth·~. Ot h~.:r ,],,nal ions w.,rc u c:ollcc· t1>~n of utincra.-, f rom R<>Uth .\u:.n:alia, pre:;c:n;nl by ~lrs. L. 1>. Garl:lll; from Xcw Z··nla11d, pl'c · :,\'lltl'd b,v "l:'t·. H. Hol•;:l!'d; :l ,;crips oi zcoli ., fr .. m .llG'l'iwa, Xc·w ~ou· I ,r .. :c ... b,v :Ur. P. :Mill" : l'l',\'~talli~,·d rhodnnitc· fmm l)rokc>n Hill, by ~rr. E. C. Andrcw:;, 1'1·n:;tcc ; n tine <"r.n:;.., of mu1.: r.iil.' f•·o:~l tht> Un1f. ~C\1' :-;nuth \\';de:-', b.v Dr. l), lf. \\'hitl' ; _:, .. ,.~ l... '{ -;· •:. r.·.: .. :. :.J.·. r ... ,.:. rr, X, 1 ~ .. m:. ,\',,:.,_ 1•~- )lr. C. C. Tow],•: cl,ia ... -. ---..: ::.·· 0 _ _: t. , •• ... u .. ._:--;---

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with ... \Ir. l'. 1>. '' .... oc)dhoU.:-c.._· . • \ !ltr:nh\..":· •Jf t:d!!t:r:tl:-O d'1 :._. \':lr~· t:.. •'4!~i~il'"'. ~!:t'~",:;:!·: .,cmc c·:·,,·,tal.:,.,., , ,,·ohr,,n·.itc. nnd :1 l:n·..:e :-: •ciu:~.:n <•:' Ju:,,1a•ttc !r .... t Ta,:n.::t!:., ,,, :·: 1\:<:.:JiYC<I b,v exch.m~c with :\tr . . T. J . . Jolm~tvn.

Pn:clw"~" inchHI,Il gold in qua:tz ;mm L;.~vcrton, "',•,.,t<·rn .\u::;traliol , rwo exec1-lcut ,.pN·imeJ.,; of c:ocuHP ;;thl l)lte i>t' c·c·ru,.,.i,, :1\Jl·l l>maL~, Tasn: .. nia, untl tlw l:.:·~<·,.c cry,;t,lb of anp;lc:-.itc yc~l ••hrninccl !t·nm Brvken IIill, Xc,1· Su,llh \\':11,,~.

·~ ~~. IIJ.:\1' upright metal ca:;cs ),n\·,. been in .. u!lnl in the gallcr~·. ne<·t•:-:;i a-.iu:.:: the n•nn-:ntg~mcHt o{ pnH:llr:lll.l· llll the sJH:cimcns wnt.tiued in the wall c:t:-c::>. ..'1.. ~.~~·c·ial di,.;pl.'." of mllclPb of Au,.,trulimt A"vld 11\;gget!< ha<, been nwdl' at the cast<'l'll l'lld of the g::llcr.\', The di,play ui tiuu:\·~ocelH J.Jiner;,l:; b,t , nu· t'unctl<•tH'rl \l'l•ll, D.C . • i ..... ht:ng- "~ · .,uppli~d to thl' )i \l$(!Uill bciu,!{ un::;uit,•d to thl' t:l.ra-\'io!ct ray bmps. T:tl nmh tfac­tu:·er" of thes!' bmps h~we bt·cll co:nmtmic:ttrd with nnd it is l!Opt•d th.u. tht, tr.ntblc· wm be· ov,·i·,·uJo~C :,l.u;'tl.''· The d:,..,)l.t,\' oi op;,j., !..is l>:: '\1 .l'l11Jllll' li'i ,\' 1'1 lllOY,·d nnd , ll'l';,lJ~<Iih'lltS ha\'c bet•ll mntic fm a :op~<·inl t•.:o.:lib:r ut v~:.\.., to be pl:.1:cd <lll l'it•w ,•ari~· lit•Xt Yt•:,l'.

L\•Jl-.\.'L 'ou:-, nt' Jdin,:r: ~ .... vc ') ,, L ... t ft) d.l' Cl.U'!'(; 1 ()f l~---· .rhi (~i:·~:-o.' c:l·~un-111:\l' ~C'J.t,1,J, ~lu~:; Yn!t:, nnd rhc Tec:hnil'ul Collcg,·~o :n R~·cl.a·y atlll Xl'\H',,,,tft·.

J'ruic>:;ur ""· H . S1t:dd,•:·. ::\1 i .... 1: r .. :\'l~r:.it.''• Onio, C.!:' .. \ .. ">0ttt a 1'oru.i;.:ht c•x.unini1~·.:: tlw cull••vtion m.d :\11 cxch.tll~tl o' n,incr:,(;; h:~» b,·1·n :nr.,u~t'd with .1i:. l'ni­n•r,it~·. ':Jrr. ('. U. "'.,ocll!uu:-c, :1 wc-11 ]mown miut·rnl ,.,,n,., Hll' n( ~aut:t Barll:lra, (.tli;·un.i.t, "]h:;Jt till'<><· .J,.,,.,. h<'l'<', an,! a:; :1 l.,.,.. .. t ur hi-; ,.i,.it \\'<: aeqnirrd a nnmht."r ,,f ir!lcrc.;ting min.:ral, a:. mentionet1 .um\-~ .

• \:; in Jn·cdou,- .''1•:11', mnny t'lHJUiri,•,; lnn·c hl'cn a11swercJ: then· has bcl'n a ::otriking il!crca:-t: in · lw t.UIIIU<·t· u1 ct:.:uirit•:; r,·~a:•!in:! Lhttilmn mi.~J:r.tl ....

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JH'C::.l'III~·.I by )Jr. P . • \!C{'ourt, and of .\..:w Zt':tluud l'lll'b h,Y .\lr. IT. ltoward . A st·rit·:; ut rucks fl'v111 tl•c .Fil'(• ltil.l!ld:>, .Suuth Coa,.t, wa:- cullenvJ lllld pn.:~cnlt•d 11,,. )[r. CIH;imcr;,.

'I' he eullc•l'l inn of totks fonlll'l'l.'· tli,pla,\·c<l in 1 hP pafap~,mh•l";.::it·al ;;:!1\,•r,\' ha:; f,n·n l't•lllun·d f1·um ,·.:-.hibitioll. Ir j, l111Jl('cl that :t mon ,. •mpn•ill·H~i,·,, •·xhibit \\'ill .lh>l'tl\' hl' in,.tall··d in the llli\1\Tl.~ g.lilt•Q', T:.(' <'Oikd;.,,, uf llll'tl'OI'lll• i.a::. hen~ real'l'~~n;.;,,d ant! i'nrm '' ::-pe .. i:tl t'Xlllbit in tlw 1\'l':;lt·rn end ut tlw g-all~,;t·y. Tl..:· cn.•cs h.wc been linc<l witl1 "L::mlitu" buard, an,! t bu llld<..llrit~" ar~ phc.:J on short :;la:;,

,.]win'~ ;;upptn•t••tl ~>,\" nil'~u·l-plat,Pd ll:·ad't'ls: _"'h~t·c llll~. 'hlu <':tc,1 ~Jll'<:imt•n i,; acc<~m­l':llli<•d 11~~· a <':1•1 ,.1

1 t!.c wa,;I<J m,•ttOl'llc: ~\n llltr~>cllll',o:.v ~t·ri 1·b i~ illt.~tl·;ll<•cl hy lt~r~,,

lalwl>', '1:1;.:-l':llll>', p h\\11;:'1';1\) b, :11l•·. :\ llo\_lllt.lng- uf :1 falling- ~tar ~hown olC:<lill~l 11 typ:t'al :-:,~·dn1•,\ llarlhllll' h;~,·!;;..:Toll111l: tin" pamt;n:.\" \\':11' I'XI'c'att•1l J1.v :1 t-IIHWlll ut' tlu· F·J:.t •s,·,h1,.,. '1\!t·hni•·::l l.,'ull,•;!•' und••r tlll• tlir<wtiun uf ~[t· !•' (' \\'11 1t .. 1• \ 1• 1 l,,

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. )f_'·· { '!.alt~h·r, furai:-:l,·tl :1 l>"P··•·t. u11 tl.e <:'l'•l!o.,,v .uul )H.:trolu~y oi the Fi\'\! r~l.lll\l:- 1••1' .\Jr. Cui\»<JII Da\'1>-, \\'loO I:> lllai,lll;! :IU l'colv;..:ic:ll l)\tul~· vi thc~c bland~ .

.\!r. n.ui;:··-Smith }~;,, h~cll appni::tcd .l llol'll1bt•l' .,j tlw C'tliturial Cllllllllille-1 fvrnwc1 in t•ona.•·•·dvt. w;tl. tl.<· pni,Ji.-:nivnoi tht~ ".\u,..tt".llian .Tum•t,.1l .,f :->cicncc'' bv the .\u:-tl',11i:m and .:\c\\' Zt•.tl::ml .\~:.ut·iatiun iur the A,:,·:llh'l'llil'll t ut' Sci<·m·t·. '

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uwin;.r l<l th·· \'1:-.: uf 1-h·. Frank T\ISC .mJ th.· Jo~o'l i.lk,•n bv thc ~fn,.cum in l'C•lllll'<'l iun · wit:, tl.w ~-'•·MJili-Ccntclltlr;v vf ~h<' F.mnd.J lion of .\ thto·;llia nna·h :;pcci:tl work ha>4 hL'<'ll pet· I ul'li\C'd L,v t ltc prepn l':ltlll'J<tl ::ta If tlu d n;.r t lt~: paoi yt·:n·. ·

Tll ohtuiu »l>l'<'illlt'th 1l111l aec·t·~si<>ns for the Ht•oi 1\:an;,;:ll'Oh group .. \lc:;sr~. lf. S. (;rant, .1. 11. \\'t·ight. allCl U. C. ChHlOll :-pl·nt Sc\·en lln~·s in the Hn·wanina distri(·L :1:; the ;:·m·;t,;~t' ~it·. It 13. l'<'al'~on, lll:tn:tA"<'l' ~>f Quantamhuu .. Sinlicm. The Trul!ltoCs an: grl.'atly intl,•lJt<·d 111 titc Oll'liCI':> en' the Station ancl tu ..\h. Pt·ar:-.on for the hus· pitality a111i """bt.llwc thcil· llni<'Cl'S rcccivctl <luriP;; the vi>-it. St•v•·u k:wg:tron,., w"re uhtaittt·d, pln::otl"l' l':li:il:, of CC'l'tain anaromic:d ft••:tlll'<'" ''''~'<' m;ult•, and :1 num\.el' of photugr;lphs t::l,l'n fur HH: in preparing- LlC ;;rm;!J. =':1,111 h-to oi the \'<•gctntiuu :uul :1 qu.mt:t.v of t-oil wc·rv ubt.tillt·d, and dm·illg :t ~h l't vi> .. it .\ir. ·r.,~,. m:Hh• :.kct<·:t\ls f.,r the b:td,;.;I'O\lllli,

l"ud,•t' )lt·. Tv~l·',.. i .a~t :·un iu:t l he tn·,•par.ttOl'<> t:ndd·to,,l, 1 hr. lll.tkin~ oi t1rt iti..i;!l i•)1i.t;.::e ;ond ,mdicJ t!.(l r.:ci.niquc 1>t motmt:~.~ :t1.im:lls J,y tlll' tnmh·l'll manikin mcthml, whi<·.a il\1·,.:,·~:, tL.: maldn~ of a daY model, irom which .1 nun1lt! i:. enn,tructcd, :o111l in,..idl• thi::o th(.' manikin is built t:p. Emp.o~·iuz ti.i ... ml.'tlwJ .. tlog- and n w.tll..h.v w<•rc mnuLh'tl 1o:· thl' :1borij!inal group l'X:1ibitcu :a tll<' S,Jo\\' GroUil<l Juring tl . .! l.j<lth .\.nui\'C:r~:lry Cch•l>t".1tioa,., tlu: moclcllin.; bl'ing ,:.c \\'ur:, ut .J. King:;ll'_v, .\s,i~t:mt

.\t·ticubtor.

·• Ta .• ·idrmdsf.,' J:ranl'lt. (li. ::i. Grant in cha:·ge; J. II. \Yl'i<;"ht and '"· Bal'l.c~. :~.~~::'lt;.nt~.)

X I.'W "ll..:cirucn .. ;...:inn.::!d Ol' presc::•cd con ... i,tcd ui 1:?;! mnmmub, l.i:? birc1s, nml 04 l'l']ltiles; new :.md,v >-PC;:cimeus prepared to~ llul 117 mm.mti.h :1ml ~70 hinb. Sixtcl'll :uoulltcd 1\lJ;llllJal :1nd tiit;v-twv bird cxh:.>it~ weru l'<'llo\':Jt•·d.

Th.:! champion ,;l\111 rllm " Str:lthaird o:t' Dn.kl.'ith," JH'c>Yidcd h,\' :-;ir Jo'. D . ..\lc­::'11.1:-tcr, nil(! ,d,o :1 sl\:d mm dt'sC<.'lHkd from th~ ul'iJintll CnnHk•n fl<ll'k (';;tahJi,..hed h,v .John l.ftwartlnn·, wc·n' munnted ior cxl1ibition in the 'l'.:!<·huolo;.t'it·al )fu,;cum, S~·~lnc.''· .A Gorg<•ttvd Tiirrl of l''nradise wn:. 111HnlltcJ for tltc T:n·ong·n Pnrk Trust, nncl 1\11 <tlbino magpie fot· the Tcdmical College, Bathurst.

J~xhilait;< were Jll'u\·iJed and arnmgcd for the l!o,vnl .\usrraliau Hi:>toric.ll Societ~·. and the Hoyal 7.oolo;;it~nl Society in connection wirh the St•,qui-Oentcnlll'Y OelclmJ­ti<m~, und n\,o for the floats in the street }H'uces:.iOJJ.

.l:'~>r th<' ))lat~·pus habitat group ih-e adult :-pccimL•ll,; \\'N'<' mouttrc.:t!, :h wt-11 :;;,. twn binl:; ::11<1 vllc Jixard. For this ~t·oup the baekJ.;:t'lHllhl W•1" p:lintt•d 1,,,. ~U~s Ethc•l i\:ng, tlu:: :-.•ttiur: !wing- a "l'CII(' on tht• \\'ol!.mdilly Hiwr, 13urr:1;t01':ln~ \'aiL'.''· )ti.,., Xin;; ::l~o as~isl~·d ia ~~:aking the artificial folin;re u~nl in 1h1' ;:tr<H1p. .\ ;;m;\1] ... ,1,;~ J,(',!l'b,v c·vnt:tin~ pl:1t~'JIUS cl,!~" and a male »JICcimcn ,;;,..~cct<!d l<) :ol.uw th<' l•ui~un ~liuHl :md dm·t.

.\L·. Gr .. nt ancl hi,; :l:.;,i.,t:mt" did rhc preEmi:1 .. 1',\' wo;·:, i11 cullHc<·tiuu with the ill:>tallatiun uf rlw tl•l'l'<' tH;tl'~npi:ll h~bit:H ~rot:p~, tl:e tnl'lll<·i· pl..1.:dng- :11111 ~Ill'' :·,·i,..­in;r thl' la,\'ot:t :md coll::-trul'fion oi the pl:1slc1' b.tck;.:t'vtmd,. ~h·. l!.u·n, ... <"tmlpktl•.1 :t

~peeial di,.J1Ja,,· ut' larg-e :.hcl:s on a llt<•<lt>llcd badq:Tnt:nd. :uul m:tdt· a lll'!!in:.i;:!! wiLl: tl1c n·or.:.t~1n ir.at ion t.i the cx1.ibited collection oi C'n•:.-.t.tec:1.

lu the alJ:oCIH'C Ol )Jr. J. n. Kh.g-horn. )[r. (.rant \\',\~ l1P!'•)i::H··l .\·tin;.:- :-:i~:l'l'C­t:u·,v t" tr.c St:ltc: Fauna .\Jvh.or,\' Committee, ;l!Hl it. ,Jtj,.. t·:lJla('it,\' .1,·alr with J•Uil1l't'­(J1h applic·nt i11ll" for liNmiil'S to CX}JOl't bird,;. and made' n·porh on 1 Ja,. , ... uti,,·;:t ioH ~~~ }n·ollihiwd itnpurts. For the ('hicf f->e<·rcwr,,·'s ami (' :sruu"' ll,•p:tl'IIIH'l:t- lw n•portrd ••n 11 () im·1,m ill;.(' ,..hi putl.'ll ts of hinb, nud wi 1 h police· olil.·rr:. n1:lll<• ·'''\'l'l';d ill"l•''''l ion,. <li nvinric:;; IIJ1cl hircl sh<lJlS .• \i-> nn expert witnc·~s fur tilt' Ornwu ht' ~:•\l' l'Vi,kn•·c• in fum· l'Usc·~ c,f JII'O~oc·nt ion t\w hrc:whcs of the TiirJ and .\.uimal Protl:rtiun .\t·l, nll_cl he ab~> ns»hil<·d t h1: police in 1 h" idc>ntification of 'pu~stln1 :l!ld ot h('l· mnmmal :.km~. )[ 1'.

Uruut abu )ln·pan·d it 1'V}>Ot't tv t\.wm the bu::i;; uf r<'gul.lti,,n:s f,J\' rhn hou~in~ t)t' l1irds for tran~purt IJ\'(•rsc>lh, and b;\· tr;lin. or wht.>n u.l',•r"'d fur :;.dl'; hi~ ~ugg..::;(illtt:, w~:ru <Jcloptt•tl b,v t ne: l'u,.wm::. and Chief Secrct;\r,,·':; Dt•p;\l'lntent>.

A!j in previous yer.rs post-mo•·f 1 1s <'n ,·: '\l nnr~ oth , lbi:ds wcro mnde and ;-,po:-t;; furni 110U W11Cn lh>::.il't••l. Co1: '<: ic,, Wc •: h oc,,, CP1 .tl, and j>bCc I in !11'.:• t..:n·ati,·.: fot· :tttcntion JY ihl! tic~~~. r.m~:.t .. ! ,, .. :c,.:d cont:cn1ed .

.At the request of tlw Dircc!or, N' r.tionr.l :H:1scmn, }fo1ill·ar::c, )[r. Gr"••t sup­tlio!d plans .a1.rl dctni~" of t:.c const;·:.ctivt: oi ,.ll: },,,bit.lt group <':lRCli recently installed in thv AustraHnn }.[uscum.

3 . .lrlictdutor's flranch. (G. C. Olu.ton in cL.wgc.:; J . Kings1ey, Alisi:~t:mt.)

In thil:i branch the year's ,,.,,rk wa:; very ·yaricd, for in nddi,ion to the ordinury routine the officurs took their ;;hare in the lnrgc programme of gt·oup work nnd tho con:>truction of spcciul c:-.hibits.

Ono l:ikcluton nml ci~htcen l:ikulls, Jlwstly mummnlian, were prcparocl. ~h. 1\i~l:,~lc•y unmpletcd eleven <·nlar~ct! wodds oi i .... cct;; :ull l1:n•ae and a qua:dl~· oi artificial ioliagc to be tl:>eu in the com;trn .. tion of four small .;:roups illustruLing the life history of certain insects. One of thcso, tJ,:pictin;; the life hbtory :.nd hr.bits of the :mt-liou, hal:i been comp1ct1Jd :llld the othc,·, arc in progre~b.

'Fi£t~·-six mould~;, in plnstcr or ~lue, WCl'C prcparell anrl sc,•cnty-scvcu co::.ts made, including Sl'\'cr:tl en'docranial casts intcml<'<l i"r :1.1 exhibit oi hUlll:lll cYolntion .

.A considc1·ablc nmount of }>hotop;r:lpl:ic work w:..:> done, inchaling il.c making of ~00 nc;:ath·cs ior illustration of the •·Record":• tile ··~bgnzinc," and for lnmcm slides. Photogmplaic p1·ints made mnnhcrcd 2,1-!4, llld l:i<i lantern slides wcr~. nddl'd to thn coli cc. ion. .\ lli mm. cincm:~ camera hns been acquh·cd for the llrunch, ami a short 1iim oi a runl·~upi:tl '.)louse wns mndc.

:.:.ficro-,Jidcs were m.1cie of 111 roc!.::s ,,nd twcnty-n:ne fossil:>. Three mcteo.::itc:s wero cut and polil,hed.

'.lhe Oommon l:lonl o; the ::lluscum wns hc1·ouuto affi..'l:cd by Order of the Board this 2·Hh day of ~ovcmber, 193&.

(L.s.)

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Sig-ned, F. !:l. MANGE, Prcsiclellt. Si;;ncd, \V. 'r. WELL!:l, l:iecretury .

'l'l!uil'~.l':I2 o~· T:..I: .A.us?BALt4.'i' Mtt:.~ .. cr~a ,:;: X-r- ;;rr:n •• 19~ C.

Crown T:ustoo ..••....................... •. t ;:. J:-..l:lca ,\fcl\:ern.

St::.tutory ................................. Ri• lionour tho Chiof Ju.tico. ;rho :ron. ttho co·oni<.l Socrotury. Tho .:don. tho Attorney G0n()ra.J. Tho lion. tho Colonial 'l'r003Ul'Cr. Tho .\udrtor Oonc:.~l (l11.r. John ~pc::.co, C ... Lu.). The President of tho i\!cdical D<»rd.

Appointed ..................... ............ Tbo Ron. the President of the Logi11ln.iivo Counoll Tho Cl'own Solicitor. . Tho Survoyor Ooneral and Cbiol Su.rvoyor (lli. A. ~.fax Alien). Tho Hon. tho Scorotn.ry for Worl<s and Local Government. The lion .. tho Minkstor for Education.

Electivo Trustees ... ..................... Dr. G. H. Abbott, ~.'13., Ch.~I. 1l1'r. E . 0 . Andrews, B.A., F .G.S. :.fr. G. M. Bla.ir. Dr. C. Gordon MnoLeod, ?.LB., Ch.:\!., :\!.A. Dr. G. A. Watorhouw, B.E., F.R.E.S. lli'r. F. S. Manee, .A.I .C.A. Tho Iron. F . E . Wr.ll, U .D., M.L.O. Profe-ssor A. N. Burkitt, llf.B., B.Sc. lion. E . ;-.t, ITh.wkins, M:.L .C., F .R.E.I., F.C.I .V.

~ ProfC<lSor W. J . Dakin, D.Sc. :l!'r. F W. 1\fur!cs, F.O_o\., (Aust.). 1\fr. l:I. B. i\!atuow:>, B.A.

APPE~r.DIX B.

Sl'.\V"' ()Jl 'l'ltw ut:Sr'.o.>ALLU\' :illtl'Sl:tnr A:l' 30Trr J'~n-::, t93S.

Director .................................... 0 . ~ndcrson, ::U.a ., D.So., C . ..u.~.S. Admi:listrativo Str.ii-

Sccr>)Ul.ry ........................... W. T. ,1.-olls, A.T.A.V. Clerks ................................. ':i~• G. E. Joh.11stonc .

Scientific Staff-.&. D . Gill.

Department of Zoolo.,y J. R. Kinghon:, C.:..tZ.S., O,·.ci&hologiat, Hcrpcto!oJioi. W. ~~rdro:.n, J3.Sc., .... SB;.,t.;;,nt. ~. LoG. Troug~uoD, \J • .J'.7.:':., ~:.. ~w .• !o ist. it.. . 'iusoo ,.v\}. b'.ft.E.S .• ~' .... \..u.S.# b .... oomo!OJ:St. J:>:. C. 'a!oE:oown, ~-iBt:.d. 1:Iiss. N. B. Ad:l.l:ls, .~slz!..·,nt. 11'. A. l\Lcl.~ew. Low"r In.v0.: ... ~bl· .... t. .... 3.

,. ..3... .: ... Livin;otono, !l.t.lie."-nt. ~. Irooclo, ~'.R..Z.S., Cor:chol< • .,:..t. ::;.a,~ C. M. J . .AJJ •• _, "''" _,..,w. •• t. G. P . Whitley, F.R.Z.S., Icht!!yl)lc;,:, •.

Dopartmcnt of Anthropology ... :O;u;:s E . Br.7.moll, M. A., Dip.Ed., A'l!>Mtant. F. D. lllcCartlly, Dip. Anth., Assis~nt.

Department of Mineralogy ... ... T. Hod~e-Smitb, 'llioomlogist, Pet:o!ogist. R. 0 . Cha.lmera, A.S.T.C., Assistant.

De~rtment of P.>laeontology ... H . 0 . l!'letoho.·, Assiste.nt. Library Staff-

Librarian ........................... W. A. Rainbow.

Proparatorinl Sro!f-

Artictobtor ........................... G. C. Cintton Assistant Ar~iculator ............ J . Kingslc,7. Ta.lddcrmist.. ......................... E . S. 0:::-nt. Assistant Taxidorm~t ............ ., , E.'. Wrigh~.

·w. Bnrues. ll!cchnnical Sta.!l'-

Ohicf A..cch:~.nio ..................... T. A.. Rcnsoo. J\l;;ista.nt :\!c.chanic ............... h:. Jao;,.~ou.

Attendants and Conota.l Statr-Chiof Attcncbnt .................. T. A. lliurphy. Attendants ........................... W. A. Mcdwny.

. IT. W. Stein. J . :':Zc!ver. R. K. Morris. F. E . West. J . L<mis.

~i.r;ht .Attendants .................. 1~. L. R.~ylings. '!!. C!c:.:.bJ:o~>!.:.

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li,l~o.~.\7.'1" s~.t:.t: 0 :1 ru:: .-\u .• ,-l'~--~ .. ~ .. ~.=us ... u' .. ~ :!O~.L Jv~ :;, l !l:l~.

1'1\):..,~ OY T . lLi.l"Voy Jo!.~l>ton, ~. '. or: . ~0",. 0 i "· J•:Jw. ~:\ lL1Illu~.nu, JJ.Sc., J ·on. Z -,,. -. . \ . 1'. D.1ssc.Hu:J, )f.1}.B .• _ton. Orui l.clu •b •. 0 •• \ . '' \\tl!r Ju~o, D.~. , £.1~.. .)~ . EncomoloJi..J""'• lf .. 1. l'li .-. ,t. '.. . 1£ n . 1-\,.oulot·~• t . I•', • \, lla b , • ., .C:I . :~oo.l) •• - . l.cioh .. on ... c.! .. C\ ~-·1 D.!:)t,;,, :\:.L., Ho. . u ~"o wt • • \fc!oo•.:no War.!, ~'. R.Z.S .• Hon. Zol.lic.0 : •••

1 eo . • \ . 'l':,o't4.'\., !!.:> ... . \.r~!lMo!o.,:~t. 1.:: . A. HindwuoJ. 1Io::. OrnitLvlo.;i. •. ~r. :r. Ct.t .. r:c:, lion. L .... p .. ~lo~tor:st . . \ . J . ~.Ln•il.lll, Hoa. o~ni~ho!o.;b~ . • ".·v:c->->01" W. L. ;:,hci.l.;hc;,,·, :IL.i3., Ch.1r., lion •• \,·ch •• ~;>logi.,t.

~k lt. I· .. lll\l>iur. ~fr. 11. Hu:r~ll. t ·a 1t ,,n 1>. 1.. C,>rntc~ll. ~.,: l .n~ll l>c:.;~on. ~r ... l'.oo.:r~ D•:••o". ~ ..... \\'illi.•lll Dn(~on . :l~r. e. B ... Lm •.

)~,._ An~Jw .• v .l[ort!, ,•n. Sir S.\muol :u.,,·durn. )11-. o. l'hill iJ··· 1-'il· . \ rUmr ltid;.nr.l. 1l t·. 'J'. I!:. Ho£.-. :\!r. :\!cl!Jou::.o \\' .• rd . Dr. \X. A. Vb1.cr:.uusc.

:Ill'. 1 ~ . It. n:mg.\1'. ,\11'. I~. '[. D""ll'"'. ,l(t•. J .,mus Hm'llri. Mr. e. !•'. L .• ,.omn. .1lr .. J. ' L\II•ki :\fr. HO\' ,Jolua .on. :lit·. ll. ·;-). :I!IJrt.

1'.\!'F.r.S .\~0 .\1t1'i •'LES PH¥ •• ".\1 • . ll l>t"r:J:q; '.'! If Yt· .11 ..

]~. : ~:" (~ . 'frun~htu~l-" :'\cw ~: .. r, .. p::ol Gro1;ps in tl.c ,\ust ra li :m ~.fl:<t'll l.<." .·l u.,fr . :0./11.' • .If tiff ., YT, S, 1!1::7. ",\llst.al;~u ::\£:1m:n:;l,.; '1'hdr l'a~t r.nd l';:I UIY.'' (l:'<or Jv<lt'''· of .lfllniMtJlv!JiJ·J

J . H. 1\iu,.hul'll-.. fut rvtllwin~ ~he I.i7.:tl'tls : Pnr r I .'' .. 1 u.,t . )!u~ .. Vn[J ., \ "'I, 7, Hl:!7. " lntro.!l .,• .n" : h,· Lizard~ : Part 11." Jilitl., \ "!, :-., 1!1:,;.

G. 1'. \\'hitlt·I·-... I'hl· X:'Jtl.rC l.or~ of La fcad\o H,•:~r~> .'' A ust o·. \fu , . .llll,tJ., \"1, !l, l!l37. ",\at.ll':llists n; t!H• F'ir:.t Plrt•t ." 1/J:d., \',, !1, 1!t:IS. "Th\! lnt•'l'n:.tion:. l Ilunti nA' F.xh ihi:ivn a t Dl•rliu." 1/,id., YT, 10, l!l:lS. ""i-.i<ll•li In~ 011 :\cw Zea land lclnhyolctg•·.'' l.'t ,,r. Au.tt. S.l. . ..tx.w>c·. Adt•. Sci., l!>3i

(nJab) (title o111y) . • .. )r,.". S tomatC'i t'orm .Jo'i:;h from Sout h Anht r~ tia ." (!>'111' Nt r. S. Auo/1' • .ll W<.) "lt·hthyologicnl G<•notypcs : J)csmarcst's l),·~i,.;nntiOI.~, 11li·L" (Por Att~lt. l.oolog ibf.) "l•::..gs or Australian Sh:u-l;s auu Hays." \!·'or .lu~lt .• llu,;. ,\Ta(l. ) "']'] ,,• l''ir~t .\u~t r:.1li:m 'fwo·he:lrlNl Sh:wk." (Por .l uslr . • 1/u.~. 'Jfay.) ":-n:1k!'s t h:\t Fish ." (For .·l!t.,/r. Jfus. JICI[J.) "Guid~ to t he .\ustrnl\an :ltus~nm." (!-;<><·tion Pish\'~.)

A. :l! n~gr:l\'e-"::'\ ot<:~ on th<• .\h~a~sin Bug." .Juslr. J/us .• ila!J., YT, H•, l!l:JS.

K. c. ~kKl'O\\'U-"::'\ oh•s on .\ustrali:lll C'l·l·:nn1,~·~i<l:u~, IJI." J:, <'. A tl.\/1'. j{u.<., XX, :!, Hl3i. • 'j .,.~.,·ct ~Jntiidan:> : Part IT:' . ht~t,·. ':.fa.ot, ~~~~.f!., Yl, it lH~i. "l'unw l•::nl~· t.llmp~l'S of .\ubll'ali:n. "'iJ.l Lif, .. " llJIIl., 1'1, S, l!l:li. ":Xotcs 011 Aubtrali:lli Cc•·amL)·cidac, 1\'." l:<r . • ltl.>lr . . 1fu• .. XX,;), H)3fl. ""..\ ,•w .\ustl·ali;;n Species ui' ~!fllit.t.,." (For .~lr1.!. Q' /(llul .l/11.,.) ".\l.~<mli:lll Jns1·•·ts, II : The ::oil\'ltrfibh :\11.1 i!s .\m,.,.;• (l·'o1· . 111:</r. ~1fus . .lla.q.) "l:m.Jc to th\! Am;trali:.u ::IIn~~um." (:-;~~tiuns1 Binlri, Rl'Jitill!~, ln>~.'l"ls and Arnclmi<ls.)

G .. \. Wat,,r!tOu~~-"..\oh' s un .JOI.,•s' It·oncs (LcpidiJ]IIlltJ).' ' J'ror. R. l.'tlum. Sor., f.lmtl., XIII, 1!13!1. " :-:.um<· .\dditioual Inform::t:un on tl•(l n:.tt·~ of Puloli.ation of Hcwitaou·, Illu:~tmtious

.Exo· ic Butterllics." Jc;ltfll. Boc. JW.diog., .\"at. /list., I, l!l3S. "Xotl'" on .\ustraliau Buttcrrlics in the Austmli:m :\[u~~eum, I." (For Rce, .4ustr • .llus.)

'1'. lr<•ti::l\·-",\ Basic List of the Land :\Iollu:~ca or Austmliu, Part 11." ..d111<lr. ZoologU.l, IX 1937. ".\ Basic List ot' llac Lml(l ::IIollusc:L or Au11trnlia, Pn1·t Ill." (For ..du~ttr. Zoologist.) "'l'hc J.iollusl'a of Low l.slcs, Part I .'' (For publit'atlon by tho Briti•h lluaeum.) "l~c\·icw ot the Land Shells of Western Australia,'' (For Proc, ll. Boo. W • ..tustra.) "Guide to the Australian Museum." (Section Kolluaea.)

Joyco All:m-"Austmlian Shells." Au~t1·. Jlus. Jluq., VI, 71 1987. "AU11tl·alinn Sh<'lls." Ibid., VI, S, 1937. "Australian Sholla.'' Ibid., VI, 9, .1988.

}'. A. McNolll. "The Bl~e Bottle, Terror ot. !ol¥t.:f~NI:;·~

;\pp.•miix 'E.-ro;dinucd.

P .. \. :\J,.);, :t :1111 .\ •• \. Li\'ingstunc-"(oua" tu th<! .\u~trali:,n :\nt>Cilll•.'' {:Sl·~tlon OH LOWcL' Tm·,·rlt•IJI·at~,.)

.\ .. \. l.h·in:..~lt•nc·-

.. J':.r:.sil<•< :>11<1 l'al'atiiti>m." ,fu.,·lr. Jfus. )fay. , \"l, 7, lll:J7 .

.. J'h~· o~,·an lll'pths and it~ Dcllit.cn~.'' Ibid., 1'1, 6, 19:~7 . ]f, 0. 1-'l<•to·l,,•r-

"llo·itain·~ ~lo;,t hol:Ht•d Outpoot or' Entpirc.' ' .lu~lr. Jfus. :.Iaff., VI, B, 1937.

1·'. n. :\ld':.t·Ll"·--.\itlii'I~Lu:il J:, .. i,•o: ).l'<'c'stiity fo•· l'rotctttou.'' (For Jf!lnl:ind.)

E::..~t· nr:lnh..-1!-

.. (;a,",. 111 th~ .\ustrali:ln ::lfuH'\LIIl ," (Section>. Etlu:ography :llhl KllmislHIIIi<·s. )

C .. \ n,lt~r~un­'"l'!"• .\rt n1' tJ.,. l'l'l'J':Il'!ltm·." .I 1/Nlt'. Jfus . .1lllfJ., \ ' T, i, l.l:li. "Clli,i,• tu :Ill· Au~t r:w,,., ,\, n~•·um .'' (!:-lcl'tion~, ::IInmmr.l.,, Ootcolo.,')·, Jo'o~sil". )

T . L,•,1,.;, .. ·~mitll-· ·z,.u~i:,·s .'' .lu.,/1' . .llus . .1/af/., \'[, 9, l!l:ls . .. ,;,,,t.donit,•:; :tt.<l Otht-r Pos,:J Cr.'·~t::.s.'' !1Jir7., VT, 10, l!l:JS. "Guid,• to tl•u .\ust.-:lli:oll )!u~cum.'' (;,ect ious. ].fin,:t·:olS and i\Ict<'orit<'!s.)

I\.. A. lliudwoocl-

" 'fl._, Extinn Birds ol' LOI'd lTOII'Il hland." .du.,/ r . J/u,,. Jfa[J., \I, f•, UI3S. ~!. l:i. ;-;hadalhl-

"Hird~ allll a Ca<"koo : :.\Iy:.t<'rics of Din1 Hch:wiom·." lbilt., YI, 10, 1!138. n . . ). (': rt,, .. _

" ,\ Xc11· =->ti;,:motlcra from 1\'cstcl'll Austral ia ." Rcc. A ustr. Jf1111., X:S::, 31

1938. :lliss 1'. (', L<'l'itt-

" Tlw IiaiiJts or Sidyn_l<t longtpl·-•, :u1 Au~lnt!inn Spider." Austr. Jlus . .llag., V T, 10, 1D3S. X . ~ · C:ll'Y-

"Svinu Habits of :.n thsns~in Bug.'' Ibid., YI, 10, 1938.

APPEXDIX F.

Lt:CTC.RJ::S Df:r.rvEnr:o Dl.iuTNo Tlrt: YEAR 1937- 38.

Poy!l/(lr 8cietlce Scri~.

- - - - - - - - - - ----- --------------------- - - - ---Dntc.

!.J:n. .;,July ... 1

29 '~ 12 .Aug. 26 " ··· ' 9 Sept.

SubjeL't. Lectut·cr. 1 Attendance.

I

·· .-\n Ento:nologi~t Abro:.cl" ........................... !.~ .. \ lusgrll \'c ............ : .. Gcm,t.on~ in Aac:i~nt nnd 11Iodern Times., ...... R . 0 . Chnlmor:; .... .. 144

14;) } ·>->

llmls of the Syd:wy Dmtr:ct ............... ......... h . A . Hmdwood .. .

30 "

:: N':ttive ~nnc~ and Drn:na ." ;; ......................... , )}is~ R. ~rnmell ..... .

.. Xc>ll' Zcalnnd, Xorth line! South " .. .. .... .... ... ... :IIisa J . .Al!nn ........ . --- j " A To·ip to I<>ebncl, Spitzbt:'r!':Cll nnd ~orw:~y : E. C. And rews .... ..

A Study of Vokanoes nnd Glaciers.' '

liH 264 133

14 O<·t. l!J:lS.

28 April

12 ?~fay 26 .. 9 J tme

23 ,

1937. I fj Julv .. .

20 ,· .. . 3 Aug. . .. ,

17 .. . ... H Sept. 28 "

1038. 3 ::'l!ny

1-! June

28 "

.. Cltinn's Contribution to P tc hist.oric ResMl'ch '' ... .?.·of. Shc:lh;hcm·

" .\ust1·nlill's ~cw Tcnitory in t ho .\lttnrct.ic nnrl H. 0. 1-'le~cht•t' it~ fo'smnn .'' ·

"The Diamond " .... .... ... .. .... . ...... .... .............. 'r. liodgc Rmith .... .. " i\fan .\gnin•& the Insect$" ............. · ..............

1 K. C. :\laKcown ..... .

.. The ISMs " . .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .... .. .. . .. . ..... F. A. ::\[c~cill ........ .

.. Mu~C\IIllS : One H und t·cd nml Fif~r YettrsJ T . lrcdnle . ........... 1 Dcvc>lopmcnt." •

Twelve Lectures-Total

lnNPc·t, ......................................................... ! K. C. ~Td(eown .. .. ~hell$.. .......................................................... ::lli1111 J. AUnn ....... .. Spielers ..... ....... ............................................. A. llusgra.,•o .......... .. G<·ology ......................................................... R. 0. Cnolmera .... .. Shore Life........................................... ........... F. A. MoNoill .... . Bird~ ......................................................... J. R . KinghOl'll ... ..

160

97

130 108 129 57

1,652

Tc..'l.l,

' J- !S l[)2 2 2ai

..... ::a. •• ••••••••••••••••••••••• •• '<!25 .. :o 7 ~ ~0 ~l,<Jlo;,_.,~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::

-.:.J 511 1, ....

:U:v :O,r.:: . ..._-... ollusoa ........................... l 1as 167 l:tSCc~ c..:1d -~~h:U~ ......... 1,1/::J.) 2, ... 25 1a 3,'i'36 Crust--.c . ........................

1

CO .... o ~Chinodm·~tn •••• • ••*"••••••• •• 25 .!5 :;;,o!):"Zo::. ..•...•••••.•.••.••••.••...

" 1 ... s \t'lnn-~ ................. .......... ! ·~~

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~ :Fo . ., . .,iJ..., !il!> ,... 10:~ 1,157 .............................. " .. ... i :u.lJ ................................ 1:!3 ·.:.S :..aG

!~~-~..., G5 . ::!20 :!~1 ................................. .... . I 1,.07 !•!G I 137 I 324 1,71•1

Ethnolocic I, etc.- I ,, . ' . " 1,337 .n 67! (l 1,056 3,067 .r ... 1:l0.0!!1C... .. ...................

1 Hi toric~l ..................... ... J 5 ~i\::.1: ·:n~,:c:.. .................. 21 63 b7

I 1,3V6 c. (l~' .,, V l ,CSu 3,15!)

!:Jacoll-.ncous- I ? uc. o. So.:t:o::l.l N 25 C-. L:~ ............ ::::::::::::::::::1 ., :,o 3 9 .a : •. oulds ...... ........................ 0 !)

P .. ~to. N !:j\t:vou .. ......... . ... 10 79 so I. .nlom , •de~ ............. .. .. . St.o so ::?hotogr:.phJ .......... ............

----- -----3 :;o 13 207 :.'! ·3

~.5~7 l :.'!00 2,\)2!) 213 1,612 10,.381

'·" \jrto b:atr .. ··························· l,<i:!3 17 :>!I 50 l,·U9 r .. ..-ortol7~"'" ........................ 1,7::!~ 2,l:lG 182 ·!,0313 Ji'os..t .• h .r~:S, ~ua RocA.S ... l,llJ7 ! 46 137 32-J. 1, 71-1 Ethnolo;,;ic .. l ........................ J l,:lOG !17 t:, •• 6 l,OJ6 ;;,lo!l lliscollunooua ..................... 3 30 13 207 :!;)3

'l'o~nl for 1937-JS ............ i>,fl27 zno 2,j39 213 l,Cl2 10,531

Dr. w .. tcrhOU$0 Clliloctioil ... .. . 2,932

I. TOTAL 13,613

THE .• US' ... R .L:..-~N !11USEUM.

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Dr. Period let July, .l937, to 30th Juw~, 1938.

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