1938

(SECOND Sll1$!SION.)

N E\tV SOUTH \JH 'Lf V h -£S.

AUSTRALIAN . MUSEUM. (AN-"1UAL lti~POit'l' 01•' TKE l'RU 'TEES 1~0& THE YEAR l!l:l6-37.)

l'rinted nnJo:r Nu l Report from Printing Oommill-ee, 15 July, 1938.

Adopted by the Board of Trustees, J:! ~"''C'IIIhf'r, 1!1:17.

Tu ll1s .Exci:LLI::l'iC\ TJJ1: Uo1 EllXQR:

The Tru,lces of Ill\' L\Uo;JJ•:dian :i\Juseum have the J1onour to submit to you.­Excellenc~· Lhe-ir cigluy·!l•inl Anuunl Heporf, being that for tlJC yca1' ended 30th ,) lllW, 193i.

l. TRUSTEES •

.At the D (·c.:cml•er IIHwting Mr. F. S . .i\fance wa• re-eleclcd to the office of l'rcsidcnl f(•r the year l !J:li .

.. \lr. 1-:. l' .• \ndrcws. l' r"t'!!ssur \\' .. J. Dakin, tlJ,. lJon. Dr. F. 1(. \\"nil, llf.L.C., nn,] llr. U. A. Wat~::rhous•· rt•sumed uttendancc at wectin~:-s u[ the Bonrd afte1· thei r absl'TH'C ubroad. Mr. ,\udrcws, ProfessuT' Dukiu, am! Dr. Waterhouse furnished r epods '" lit,. Trusll'e, JJH the , . .,fl,.,.ti•lll und exhibit-< in ..\fnst>nm;; in Anlc1·ica ami Europe.

The llcon. 11. .\1. 1 Ltll·kin;;, ) I. L.l'., wn• granted l<'ll i'C uf absence while on n 1 i ~ il lo .Europe;!.

l.Ir. IT. I:. .\[atlH'IY-, :-;nrn,vor C:cnoral ami l hief Sur veyor, having retired from the Pul.!lic /;;en il't· llll .J Ull!' :t:lrd, UJ:lf, C't·nscd lo huh.l office 11s nu Official Trus t'!c, :·uti was Sll!'<'<'<'dt•d i.Jy .\fr. \ . . .Unx Alien. Tho Trusters recol'lled in the minnlcs thcil· appn·dat ion uf \ J 1·. ll nthc11·,,' 1 alurd surl'i t'e>. to the Boa1·d.

A li;,t JJ[ the Tru,t<•r•s u~ at :lO(h June, 1937, llpilcars os Appendix A.

:! ST.IFJ.'.

1 he Tru,.trrs b,.,·r •·ou1 intw.l '" lll'gP tlu· appoinllllcul ,,r a Ubrnry .\.ssis!au! an.J also an iunr·.t . .,e iu l ilt' .\tit•whtnt Stull', '" tlmt it rua,,· be possible to reve•·t to the urig-i11al hour of opeuillf.!' lhc .lln><eum to lhL• public, muncly, 10 n.m .

• \1 the l 'ni,·cndll <'Xllminalious M1·. \\'. Uounlmau pns~ed the Ser.ond Year Examinuti .. u~. ol•taiuing. high (Hstinc·tiou Hllrl rh ... Elc:mur ( 'hase Prize in Zoology ll. ::\liss ,J. _.\I Inn and \I, .. K. ( '. ~t .. KPown Jl:l»Q••d the l'uul ie ~rrril'f• 11 ig"hC'r <; J'ad•·• Exan1· iJJ;lfiOII.

)fr . . 1. 11. 1\iughurn. :-i<•11io1' S< ·ieHtifi~ A•sisttllll . was rocommende~ uy !Le lloar.J for a Oal'llegi" U rant a~ a .\J u~<:UIU 1•isi loT· t11 .Museum, :•broad.

~lr. T. IIodg<··~Hiit h wns appointl"d lo assit>l iu the Mganisatinn of the AIJ­.\u~trali:m .\liniug Exllil,itiuH to be held in c•onncctiou with the l .'iOth Annii•C'rsal·, ('deLratious in Jfl:JS, anti ::\ fr. G 1'. Whitle.v, JC'hth.vologist, to represl!nt the ll!use•1m on the Advisory Committee establi~Led to n;;sist in Stale J!'ishcries im·estigalions. Approvnl wns gruu!c•d lo :.\fr. E. Le Cl . Troughton to ll<'<'!'PI •lPfl•lintnlent ns llonurnn SeC'I'elnry of the l!ioh>A'il·lll ~u ''"''·" ('umm it t ,.,, c• f the ,\ ustra I inn ullll New Zcnlnud Association for the Adr:nH't'meut nf S<'icnrC'.

Spl•cial leun· of nh"''iwe \I'll~ g rant ed to J\[r. F. D. :II<'Unr!lw. Assistant ill

Anthropology, to cunbJ,. him to pl'Ot'eed to the Dutch East llttlics 111Hl flu·\fnlay Rfalt 11! euny out t·c•Pnrr·h in PT·r>histor.>: l1c snilrrl on June 2:J.

A lis! o! tl1C' f\lnlf will hC' found in Appendix B.

3. Hu'iulllllY K'l'AFI' ANn TTo:-:onAtl\ 0onnr.RPO\Jlt''i'l'l'.

It is with gl'Pilf t'egr·cf tltlll fhe 'i'l'IH<fel'S t•Pc>nt•d lh<' cll:':lfh flf ,\l r. \\'. \\'. Froggatl, TT ononll'y l•'ntnmnlog-ist.

Li11ts of Lltu llunt~r:u•,v Stuff uud UonOl'IU'.Y Oo1'1'C$flllmlC'uls nt•c g il•!·ll in Appcn· clif·cs 0. nnd D .

60999 *53-A

?'

•

I n 1\ ugust. ami nt ) [lll lumhimb.v nnd

2

4 Fn:J n \I' M1\ A'S'P ('or.r.tt<'TJSr.. f . 1 . . , 1 . I ~fus~l'fn'e stwni :~ ortmg ,,

l }, f ·s'" Trot!<>' liOn .me - '11' 1 Repirm 1Pr e:. 1"· "' 11 t 1 lllOmtnnls . in:>N'h nn 1pec <"···

I h10nhrovk, "hC"re the,\' C'n e<' N

'tnd othr 1· !lnimtlls. 1 1 , 1111111tb i11 tht• fi1•1d. l!'twi.•.·: . l \\T I'· 1'11('< S)l(' ll \\.. .

1I<'••rs lJ. 0. F lt~ldu•r t\Ut · ,,t " _,. I Tl . !l"l\'!'ll<'d h v t rl l!'k I h t•n u;d~ - . • . l l I . "' S 'JIIl.'nlhc•r J:>,>l 1. W \ ' . 1 Q I I

f·hdn<:'v 1m .July ;Mn nm l'<' urnm,.., ' t 1. J '-l rtl•l'l'll T<>l'l'il•ll',\' nnc ucc>ns :1111 •

• . . 1. (' 11. 11 \ uslr·l t·t 1 lP .~o · 'I 1 · 1 I Yif"!or itt. Routh Austm "'· t•u '. ' · · ' '.' , .. 1, f.,.., , jJ,;, insN· I~. re>pt1 rs. ,,,., "• :111 • :lnt1 d id g-Pnenll C'ollerting, lll:i ~l~'1Hg li>H'k uun< 1.1 • .

11111 111111ah: from ,,,rioll,; l o<•nhLlt'~. . 1, I) H ·C'·wtll\ l';\l'l'it•tl oil I : ll'<·hnvo l u~it·:d

· ,. L SI •ll•l1C'll' ancl :\J r. ' · · ·" 1 ' ' 1 'I I I ' P.rol<;>s$nr •I . • • H . ' • I IJ .1 '4 ! ,1 h<"n ~ fli~tt·it+•. :1111 -' c•-<n·«. • · " · 1 · t i c i:\'IY<"lsllr nn< 111 · c 1 , • • ~· • l'<'t'Oil ll t\IS:'IllWI' \l'nl'' 111 1

· "- c ' . · 1 , JJ ' 1'1' o f lite• ( "'" ' ,-,rN..tm· . 1 \\' 1~ · l 1 1 in rmnp:1 1W '' 1t 1 .111 " 1' • hi un·hnrn unc • )(Hll (llH I , r 11.1 I 131 \ lt•1111>1il\" In III~J>!'<'i all :tL'C• t

.,. . I .· · 't Jo I\ i ll'· ·~ , 11 '<' HIH, liP • . ' • 1 lc•pn r ! IIIC' Il l , vnu a ' 1" 1 . .

1 ~ •

1. ·J . 1 11

.1111111'tl ,;:nH'I u:t r,\'. ·I . ·; · . 111., ,111,sc11 to C'•hl h ] i-; 1 a Ill ' ,IIH 1 • ' I

\ 1 ll'l (' 1 I:> ') ] e l' 111 '1<1<' '1 "C'Olol!ienJ "ll i' I'I'V fllH llllll' " f 'l ' JJ 1 R ni tll nml }{ 0 l 1<1 111 " • ' "' • • 1 'L _,. essrs. . ol .ft<'·• 1 . .

1· · , ~ 1 . l'c•l'CJH'c' 10 1 hr ig11r,us rol·kf\, a 111 ,, I'.

' f ] ( ' · J{n·rr\">11iCI "lliSJ)(C'IH l C' l . '] c•t pnr l o t lC ox · ' f t' ' lOll~ l'<'l'lndnl! ll'Ul' tropod;,; an( cnnoH s H oclg-c·SJOith ius]Jrct<'d 1111 <•c·cur rcuc-c· '' ms h1 thl: Emnuwille di:<t rid .

• · ··1 tl • ]· 1 . Dr A .J. Rpiller Hrnml•m , H· L' ( ' ?.fc l1 rowu wc·<>mpnn~'"'' ' ' u '11 ·. . . 1 f . · • · t d- tl~ ~ 'I~~w~ l{h·rr wh~rc hP colltoctcd i nseets nnr1 in YC'S(Jf!'lltrd ilt ·' [not ' ' ll'tol: r.

1nn e · ' . . 1 1 1 J.' r•,.t r1· Drant·h ll1· \1 ·· 1 ""'<' 1'5 of tltfi D c•Jl 'll'llllt'nt of \\ or's nn< I 1<' o l . . • ·

t 0 111{ Wl • l OIU e " ' • r \\' ll I 1 C. Andrrson in spN·tPd t]1e: m n1c of the prop~s!'cl n?w ro:t<t 1o ' _annn;.rr:l :~ !<, • E>Jto :In

C' a i'C'S dis tJ'i <• l. with reg-a rd in f1w c·nll<;('l'Vfl1w n ol 1 hro pla nt;: .111<1 11l_lllllnk

:;, Du:-. l 'r ro;-;s.

'rho Tn1~ t<'P~ CX1H'<'S$ lh<'ir gra ti tnde to t hr folJ.,wing- gc·ntkl,H'll; ,yJt •• y rnli<krl fund s to ussis l in the purc·1 nt· <' ,,)' Lhc Ebton l~ n to lllnlul! it·a l , ... JI('(•ltun: K1\ l.li~glt ])rllis m 1 • .1.\li'S!.'-l'!>. Willis u1 and H. ('_ Uixsou. ),(l'ssrs . • \ntho ny ll ord<'!'n . 0. [ 111 11l p• , anrl 'J', E. Rofc-.

Mr. K \Vnncl1•rli.-l1 ilo (imalcd (,1 the Tru·dd'C< tluil ht• h:Hl <"lllil['l• · lr c1 " .., ,,]j, ·il to }1j;1 will lllHlel' whil'l1 his liht·ar_,. ol' :ll'I'IHICI••g i(·;ll Wt ••:k.., woulcl 1dt imnll'l_\' I"'''"""' 1hc propm·t,v of tl•r- Mll >'c' \1111. 'l'!tr• Trustrc•:1 <'Xfll'(',;:,;•d tlu ·i t: :t f1 [11'~·<' inliol~ llll< l _:l JIJll'o\'t'• l. tiHJt. 1l111t ~N·tion of thi' lihl':ll'~ ~ IJollld h<' krtowu n~ ··'11,.. \\ lludrr lu·lc Ldn·:n·.1· ,. [ Al'l'hl'l <'•'lo~.v.''

G. ( l,\J,f,l·:RY l ~I PllO\'E)fEl\'J'>l.

'l'hc TrtlSWt'S Jwve i.'Hi:Ct'<'<l upon n compreh("'J,..i~·r !'Cu elll!l o f g:a lll'r,\' l'C'VlSl<ll!. The collc>cliou of she>l1s on tli sph~y is beiug c·omp](>t<•ly rr-organizcd, :md l>.v tl1e jntro­duction ol' illushr.!io11s and descriptive labels l1~1s bc·e>H mrule mucl1 lllOre nttractivn t'l Yisitor<, In the ralarontologi.c·nl IIa ll a consid(.'ruhle ~cl'tion of the ·fioor 1ws hcPn dearcd so a~ t.n provide betti.'L' facil i tif's for viewing- the l1ubi tnl ~I'UtlJI~. Tl,c R]l:l{'·'

lint~ gained will b!' ut ilii\ed as n publi t· rest 1'<10111.

ConsideraLle improvements hn1'e also IX'<'ll C'ffccted in ollwr sertions nf the Museum, patt.icularl,v in the reptile gal let~', wl1ere ~fr. Barn('~. Assistant. Taxidermis t, l1ns succeeded in enl1anc>iug- 1he upprm·ance of the exhibits very material! . ..-.

Mc•tnl frcm(s hure horu 1mn·id0d for three hahit:1r gT<ll rp f'<lSC'S, with very sati~· fM!ory r('sults.

'i. AruJT AXJ) C'IIR( 1\ OF Rr•t::<' I'!EXS.

From timl' t<l time r~>rlain t·Hl lrc.:tions l1u1·e hrc·n <·lwPIH•tl ;llld l'!tlllJilll'C'fl with <·ntalugue and l'<'gister rn t l'i<'s.

8. LTBU\J!Y.

A<:!'cssions du rhJA' the \'C11r tot,llletl ·J.j'l volmn- b .· 1 1 1 l'eJ)rint~. ~ot thl a ll ' · ~ • ,·; • c,.u e~ <)t>~l' JUll't;; an< acquired l!~lll t1\I~ ~ ~~g r~r~f'SSlO~sA~\';'S the smnll lltlt <'X(I'('lllt>l,v Tahtable libl'I!I'Y librat·y a <tuantH.y ~f lit~r~t~::.l.0 h , 1 ~~H~, Rnnth An~trnlia, whir·h hrought to th~ l'C'8ean:;]1• '

1 c nhscnrc of whtl'!t l11,d fre<JII<'Illl_v hindered

As in )J:t.:l ~·ear,; a~si,.;tan<·P in tlw for f I readil.v gr11nterl In l'nriou< S<·ii'Jt''fi . . _

1.1

t'm 0 o:ut · L· l Hc·il'lllifi,• wnrks has h<'<'ll "' t I . •I < lU>; ' n wns :m<l d"J ·t t . I . 1 I ''tu es. IC'scarc·l1 w11 rke rs "lltl otl\ . 1 . l - l:lt men !l, 111 t 11s nnt <lt Wl' t l " 01

q m 1 e me! l'l'en· .,~,. • I I f 'I' l 1 u t 1am at the• lil.rar~-. · · · ·~ an<·c• 1111< <1<·1 11,1· atl'ort cj•

Tnw:\rds t ·~c l'nd "f t lt!' ,-nnl t ] 'I · ,. · t'lllJl<li"ll'l. 1 • t •1 1rm·1an, cnublil,g- him t . · '. · 1 "s1 ~ ·111<';.• was lilndc Wtlilnhle to tl o

t t' L 1 o Jli<'PHI'<' 11 Jlrnpor( 11>11 >f 1 J' 11 lOll;; Hl' c• ll'cn mudt• to th, p ll' , . ' '"'~1' l 1111'h Illl' bim1iug-. Hl'pl'<' •l'll·

]11'\•'. f l llll<l ~('1'\'11'1' Bo·ud ,. , I' <\!Siou o }J<:I'munent a-- ·ist· · . · <1-\'Hl'llng- I hP llt't't's>'ih· for thP si•' '· "" .UI!'I'mtheT ... tLnr· ('· · 1 · re u • lll resh·•<"tlllg the usefuln . f 1 L' 1

·' • < n!uHICt untlt>t·-~tullinu· mu~r souree of information. "~8 0 1 ll' lUra•·y us Ull instrument of rcsen;ch and

!1. PcnT.IC'ITJil'\"~.

DminA tlH• ,\'Nll' Y(ll. xrx-. Pnrt·~ (l.j, nntl Yol. .XX. Pm·t 1. or thl' '·Tit"('Ollh," nnrl Yr,J. \T Ptll'l" :1. {, .i, of th<' '·.\ustrnlinn :Jius<'mn .?\[ngn~inc' ' WP.J'<' l$SHcJ.

Dc•tnil• nf })llll~l·~ nnd nrl i,·Jcs published nppi'OI' in .\!'JWlHli x E.

lt), 1-::<:-\Y ( '.,~!f'P'(JTIIJ\.

TJ11 1'1'·111 nl' ilw l:•st1Y ( '"lllpt•liti,)u (tt'<>lllOt!'d l1,1 iiH· Tt·n,lt·t·~ la:, I ,\' !'>11' 11'1'1'<'

:11111< 111 nt·t·d i 11 .\ 11~11-•1. I !t::t;, Hnd t 11< ('l'ir.•'• 1\'c•n· l' l'(•~c·llt c·d hy 1i1c• ,\•·t i 11;1 :\I i nisrt•l' l11r .Edue·ntiun. d11' J J ,.,~, 11 .. \L. llmrkim . • \l.l •. t' .. in tlw LN•tur.- !Ldl .. r ti1P ,\lu~c·tu" "il 1 hl' Ol't'll>< i•llt oJ thl' :-;,.!J,,.,I LI'C·Itii'P oon l-;t•pt< mln•r l.i. T lw foll111d11!! 1\'f'l'l' diP pri7•· \\'~Ulll'l'' :-

I •t' .. tllo I ( 1.·, ,1'•':11'• :tnol ••1vd .

t • i I 'rir•· :1 nil i't·<·· idt•ut·~ ~IP<I.tl. Eel;.:•tt• l/ ... 1· l<.!ll'n rck .'\ •·ulr:.l ll:t I' J:,._,.,· I tt t.·t'llh•di:tiC• 11 i;.:h ~klwul. H11h.ic·•·t : "'1'1,.. llail.' l.tfro of I J.p . \ ""' l';tl i:t 11

_.\hc• l'iuiuc'.,

~ne! l'rize•.- Tldt•lln .\ lie•' .\lt•xmHit•t·. l l"t'11:<h.1· Oir!; llig-h Sl'ltnol. Suh,iN·1 : " .\ :-;111dy of l'i•h l.ifP ...

Clr"ul' 11 I 1::- a11d 11mlc•r 1.1 ~'1':11·,.). I'' l' ri/t'. 11 r· l ~·ll "..\lu rjot',\ St ar·.1", l 1 rt l'll~<l.~· (; i ds' 11 igl! f·Ht••"l. ~nl•.i•· ·I :

"( >~ins :111<! othl'l' .\rtit·lp,; u"rtl a< :.\June•.' i11 ditrpt'C•ll ( '" llllltiP; ."

~ne ! l'rizP. .J amP~< ( :orel<on l1am~a5· . .\fad 'allum. ('oTTPSpnnck•u••t• St·ltoul. fll:~··k l'riat'"· l-;uhjc·d: ·''f't•rtnilc·•.''

! ; roup Ill (l ndcr 1:! ,I'C:u:;) .

l,t l'rizc-l>ot·tllh.'· ll"titH' l'il;.!rinl. w,.,, .\L' t'l'i•·b·iiJ,. 1: irk ;:>dtoul. S11h· .i<-··1: "TI:r ll:til.'· l.ift• oi' thr ,\u <tmliml ~\l .. ,r!;dt~••.' '

11. LEt .. ,, 1n: s 1\11 l~nn \O(' 1 "'·" ·

J>upu lnr :-;e-if'llt·r l.<·e·ll ll'f'• mtrl Sc·hunl l.f't·lut·Ps "'"'" L"l•1t rl,.Jii'Pt't•rl "" in flll'lllrl' _,·,·fll'S. nncl vol11111a r,v l<'dnrel' lt<l\'c' h<•l•ll gin•11 J._v memb~· t·s nf tltt" stall' 11, nu·imt< (•duc•,Jfion>ll ins1:tulio11s :t11d ::-sn<·iatinll>. A 1111mher ot' l·t·natli·,J;;t tnlk"< ·,\l•l'f' a l•n c.ll'lh·t•t·ecl l.y Y~tl'i<HJS membc·rs ot' the H·it•ntifir· :HulL

Tr)l:ll :tii<>JHI:11WC' lll llw Y:'l rion,; ~:r·ri c• of l<'<·ll11.'<' < \\':;.; "" f,,J ], )Iv,_;--

] I Popular ~ .. ic'11l'{• L~·c·l!tn•< !l St·ltool l .cl' lttl'£><

:li> \ 'ulnnlnry I.N ·IIIl'f'F

.\ t f.:'nclum·r•. '1S!J!1 l.').lr: Ji;l(H

D,·t:til- of l.<'l'inres a ntl .\ ll<'lld:nH·t•s \1 ill l>f' fo\llHl in .\jlpt•ntlix F.

J~ . At 'XT tnLI\\ \'iD Xt-;1\ 7.r:ll .. l\ll .\ssuc•tlrTn\ tuR r111: .\ 1)\'1'\c't·: lrJ::vr ot' :-<t '~E\'f' l ·: . Thf' Pt·c·,;iclc·n l ;ts Otli<·i:tl ckiPgntl', tlw l>irc<•rnr ~>ncl :\lt%rs. Trong-ltfou :111<1

~l c·X~> ill as oflic·ial l'<'Jll'l':it'ntatin'"• ntlr•mlccl the mecl iu;:s nf lit" Assn.·i ntinn ltcld nt .\m·kland, Xt•w 7.Palmtd, iu .J ,\.1\tat·y. )lr. (; . .P. \\'loliiP,\' mul :\li s~cs J. Albw nwl E. J1t·anwll. llttPJHiccl u~ unoffi<-i:tl lllcmbc•s. ,\ r·r-pm·t un the prnc·<>eclings ll'<lS ~tth~c·· f!II<'Htl~· pre~cnt!'tl tn the Bnn rd.

):~ .• \ rrT c: 11.1.1:11rE-; .1\ll \ft '''~'"" .\><snt ' IITr"~ Ill' .\t ''l1'11.11.11 1-..n Xr-:w Z"H •. \'m .

• \ t :1 mcr-tin~ held :tl Aw·klllucl i11 -h111nnt·y :1 o·nn,;titnlion wns ndtlfJII'il :1 nd olllc·c•-h!':11'C•J•s wcr,• (' IC'df'd. T hn ' l ' r uRIN•~ luli'P :\(l}JI'O\'f'll f h:ll lhC' ,\ n:;! ra l inn ·.\l u-<c•tmt bce'Olllt" nu lnMitulinn:JI :'ll c>mlocr 11f dtt• Assm·iation.

1 t. Ht'IJ.PI'it::; 1 xn l~t) t rr\t r.x·t•.

Tllf' Dr p:ll' lllll'llt of \\'nd;< hR,; c·:H'I'il'd nul :.:-<'111"1':1 1 rropnir, :tncl mfliulf'nmu·l' <'l tu<' louiluiu;.:-,.. dur i u~ lh!' .'1':11', und c·un tnwt>' Wf'rc• IPt for tltr t·c> pniutiug unci l,tliJo min ing- uf 1\':JI I ~ ancl c·l'iliug·s of C'l'l't11iu l!ttllt·l·ic·o:; and l it!' in>'l>lllntimt of pnwt•r p<>inr·· . Thro altt?ntion of thr' l>l'll!1l'l11tPtH was dr>lll'll lo tlw f ret! in!!' >JJI(I Iuoscuiu:r of ~IIIUP wurk o11 tlw ( 'ulle::n• St rC"ct fa<'ade.

'l' llC' TrnstN•s lun•ing- lwf'n iuf()l·mrd thal au 11111uuul of C!HlOO h:~cl bc>en ilwlnelt>d in tlw Loan E~tilll>t(Ps .. j· lh" IJcp:nltll f'Ht of 1\'orl,s fot c·xt<'ll"i"lll' .,( tlw ,\ln :<C' IIIll l •uilcl iJ I ;::!~. ,t t'l'por[ W:t• (ll'<'(llll'C'C) by ~it· l 'hnrli'S l1•hl'llf flltl , .\I r. 0. ~~ n1:1i 1' , a ne! the• IJ irc'Ptor rc•l:llin• !<1 the• cxl,'l1Sion;; tltnl should fit·,( hL· IIIHIP t'I:Jh•n In :thsot•l• !hi­amount. l 11 :1 " ubsc(Juc•nt intcrvit>l\' willt 1hl' Clm·c• rntll<'llt ,\t· .. hil<'<'l it w:1s :tl'1':111!!•'d

tl!nr )Jl:tlh w .. nlcl h· ]ll'f•pnrrd nnd >'Hbmit!f'd lo l iw 'l'l'll·lt·<·~. Tl11• l:~e·k of pl'• >lll'l' lil'!'h liu;:( in lfrl' noin!'rHI :llld pnl:uuulolu~i··:~l ;.!:tllc• t•i<•>~ lt: l ~

:I).(:Jin hP('Il lll'll ll ldJI [() thf' Jln{i<'C' nf' il.ro ()C'JIIII'III IPII( .,f' \\'u rk~, !11111 iu \'jf'IV of tl1 • "l" '<·i:t! rll'ol't~ being- mndP lro itu}ll'll\'f' tlw dis]l l:t,vs in tltC',.,c• gallt• t·iP~. it i-; <'.ll'n•·~tly hupt>cl tl~::t :uk•.ptnt,. li '-'ltlitw 11iiJ )tp Jll'uvitl<·cl in i11P llf'l11· fllllltc.

4

l5. FINANciAL. I . the l'csLoration of tha Statutol-y . t d ·cd a request OJ TLo Trustees have agnul. en er .

( :rnnl fo the orig i nlll nmonuL oi £1,000. J'l l I 1\;\'Cillle .for the year (excludJ; tg l . .._ . f. llU c.JoJlSO lt a cc ' . J ''J ~ G'J(} 7s !Jd Jor The total nett t'XpentlllliC 1

.t . ,., d C'OI11pnrcd Wll J "" ... , .'"' · · • .

t'>tntntory J~udowmel!L £/:il'. Otl_), 'f~-~ls £ ~l~;.~~::c;s~· ~'.~~oun~ Funclsf (in~13t~~~~g ~~~~t~~~~·t l·•st year . .NefL c;-.1JCJllllll tl' tom d ~'l't]J ·"1 ,30ti :Js. 1cl. or b . " · ~ 3 t c·ompare " "" ' 3 111 as againllt 1:nduwmC'nt) was £1,1-!!l 1 •:· ·' ., · . L t :JOth .Tunc \\'liS £229 s. c.,

B I . tl "'ru'teCl3' ?\o. J .. '\Notan 11 a uncc 1n 1e .1.. " •

£2SG 10~. !Jd. at 30th ,June, 193G. . . d the Rcw~nue Account for the yc:tr 8latemeJlt of Receipts and Expenditure an

will be found in .Ap]leudiccs H and I.

G 1'\T Ai\-n .Eot co~TJOX.II. SEni'ICJ::. lG. C \Ill\ ~x:n: ll " k i ·lccl io the Trustees the cqui va· . f 1\ y or - orwalt ·

1 • 1 The Carncg io Uorporahou o ~ ew . ual !<en·icc by the Museum, to >c carne

1 t of £1 LH Ss. !kl. for purposl's of (•ducn ta.o 'd . I. These funds will be used to en ' . . h h D J'lrtmenL of _r., uca Ion. d i tl 0u

1 in co-opent~IOn wJt t c ('!' 1 . tion o:f hmtcrn $lidc·:s an Ol' 1•! purchase photographic equipment !or i te. pr~p:ua

nalking of nature films of Austra lian subJect,.

l7. Punwo .A.T'l'ENDANOEs.

Stalislics of attendances ior the years 1932-. to . - . 33 l93G 37 are appended ·

1932-33 lV33-3tJ 1934-35 1935-:JG 193G-:Yi

\\" eek Days. Suudoys. Y~JaJ~o 166,719 53,!J01 "' ' :) l36,0G6 4 ',478 184,544 150,481 51>,73-! 209,215 145 916 56,501 202,417 14::i,Sii0 5:.1,283 19S,H3

l S. TIIE Oor.IAWTro~s.

Jfcwunols. (E. L,· C. 'rroughtof! in charge). .

:Jlmnn1als p1·e,;ented b,v the T11ronga Park T~·wll iu~lucl<'d .~c\'el';~ l marsnplHls,. ~ ( ntn•bnra. autl ~ 11 n111iuo ..\l ncnque f1·om .Java : llli mt~·r·:strug scuc~ of lll~tu.mals_ w,a. rc-r·&lvt·cl ft·•Jm 11 wicle r ang-e of lut·:iliLies o11 the lll:ttnl:tnd, and from New Gu1n..,a, Tlou(lnim·jJI,. T:>huHl, aucl Borneo.

Iu the eour,e of ftt t•llo<'r work in the iJcnliJi(•ntimt of ~erirs of rats from yariou: department:; and for the ( 'uluni:tl Sugm· Hcfiuiug Uom!Jau.v, ~nporta~t ~onattons o~ ,·arious 'Jlrciefi 11 ere n<:(Juio·\•cl, im·lnding n represl'niafn·e Sel'les of 1ndtgenous rats fJ•om ti re 11-lnC'kay aud ln:.rhnm dist J·irt._, Qneeu>: tancl. :Mr. 1\' . A. )[d)on;;:-all. Bureau <•f Sugnr Ex1Jr·ril1t<'ll{. l-;talion:-1, s ubmiueJ sunw rut~ "J.I bl'half of the Fores t:·~· lJepurimPut: ''11" of llw~e wr, clt-•wri!Jt•tl n:; a new sub ~l·CCICS of SWIUllJJ·l'at, and tn•) typir·al spc><•imcu;:; Wt'•J'p lt-d.;wd i11 t h · Mu~t·u m in UJlJll'er·i:t lion of assistance gi-.en.

A \'UricJ cr>llt;>clion nf mar<u]Jinls, rat~, and bais from the AitajJe di~Stl'ict, New Guinea, wn$ obtained an<l tt~·esrntcd by .Mr . .A. J. Mnrshall, IIonorar.v Omitholngi.st; of tbes;e a dorcoJJsid wullnb,v fu1~ »i-t e heen. d.:~;;;ril•t·d as a new sub-species. .An inter· csting >ipecics of Trec-1\nnl>'aroo (lJPndrolaglM) lllHI fhc skin of a Ouseus we-re recPived from :M(•:-srs. N. Fi~her narl L. Nonkes, of tue Depsrtment of :1\Jines, Territory of New Ouinea. A Ion~ series J·rpre,eutnlive of Bornean hats was ~~ollccted anc.l )H'L­

sentf'd b~· Mr. Clcurgp Hio, anJ 1111·. '1'. r rcuule, Uonchoiogist, W]Ji[e on "!ICation .lt Strnd!Jroke lsl:md, (~ueeusfand, uht tliued an interesting series of iudigenous rats.

An aclditiunnl small coller·lion of rodent,. and Lnts was purchased from lr'ather Poncelet, of Bouguinvilte Island, cunfai.niltg additions to the iullnal Hst of the Island l'lrcad,v Imhlislal'd in lh<' "flecords."

Uollecting cans and ge:n, and information were supplied to ' 'oluntcer collectOJ·s on t~e mainland nnd. in Nl'w. Ouiuea, with satisfat"tory results. Mr. T roughton ol~tllllll'fl a rtumhcr _oi mnr$upwls and rats in the Mullumbimby district, New Sou th "ale;, '!lfeq~;rs. IT. 0. Flet(•lu•r and \\'. I~unies collected rodents in Central .Australitl r·nd ?lfr .• J. H. WriglJt ohtainrd n Jlllir of Pademelon walhtbies in tho Wyong distric~:

Apntt fmm imcst igation;; rcg!u·ding rats of ceonomi1• importance preliminary •·esc-~rch was uuclel'inken of ~Oil' Ouiuca mammals in tlte collection, and ~ new SJJech;s .,f 'lrec-KaJ~~nr .. n was ~le•<'rJ~cd hs Mr. 'rroughton in association with Jib. A. S. Lc Sou<•f. ~IX new spec•Jcs of ualig-C'nous bats Wl.'re- al~o des ·ribed d ,.1 1' ht ' i Jllal or f '!I }[ 'I' 1 1 1 · "· , an ~· r. roug il.I, ~ t~

1

a Ion 1

''

1

I ' r. · I'C'l n P, couf']uilocl resc·urc-Jr on I he iclentiiy of the spe-cie.; o, h11ng-oron firs1 ohserv<'d h;v Cuok's part,v in 1770.

8l.·l'h•fon.•. (K Le. C. Troughton in c-hnrge).

Amongst impor tant aequil•itinns wcru the sl,;u]) of c 1· · · the Ta1·onga p 11 ,.1{ 'I'rn,t· the "kull f b . . • a a tfurruau St>a-hon from c, • · • •

0 an '' OJ'Jgmal ll'om Vnnclyk St 1' · '"'Prmgsure. Q ul'<'n;;lnnd from M. F "" n·n· T . e a 10n, nea1

u ifh Dr. K urt l<cidrert; Gothu,' (~~rn;any: 1 ' an nca skull ohtainccl !Jy cx,•hnnge

5

During lhv year f>lcilities aud a-.si::;tnn<',(' \n<rc> pro\'itlcd for Dr. \\'r·~lon Prirl', who exnmincd nnd photngrntJhPrl a largp scric, of ahnri;;innl ••rnuin, and ~tmly mnt•·r al was pl!wed nt the disposal of loc·al and extrn :-)tal<' wnrkcrs.

Uirck ~.J. R Kinghorn in dwrgf': ,,~. Bonrdmun, .\~-i-tant) . • \J10ut two thou!'nnd ne · <·utric- han• been muol" in tiU' r<'gi t(l' <·)mpnst:t:{

4,t;;'i!) <'#:!!" nntl a;?t birck Of the bird,., fiG \Wrc c·ullt·t·tr<l in Cr.utr.•l .\ IStrnliu h.'· ~~l'~,r.;. H. 0. Fktd1er nnd \\'. Bnnw~. IGO \\'Pr<' prPRt•nl<·ll I~· \'llrious donor • a snl.ll! <'xc·hnng(• Wtl>< pfft.dccl wilh ( :1tnwha (.;ollr·g-P . .:-lurth ('arulina, nud 6:! wr n· 1'1 • hcd from thl' Poli<'c Dc·pnrtmcut.

ln Sr•ptl'mbrr )fr. 1\in.dwru J'l•Jirt·•• niP<I dli- Stato at ,, fnuunl !'uttfl'l' 11<'•• h•'d in )ft'll.inurnc. On b{'half of the Chir·f 1--cc•ret:n;. ·~ fl<•purtn•ull hr in-pN·tt•ll the· .Jc•n• Inn Ca\'r~ Rnnclunr,,· nncl pn•pared n r<'purt on tl1, ''""''' t tlu· 1\i uppcnr:lll<'C nf "mall hir<ls from th<' ,.i1•init~ nf the ( aw< Uous('. liP ai•P in•JH'I'I<·tl nnd rc·1 ••rto·d on tlw f'itc for 11 Jll'<~pn~c•l Bir,J Park at \\'t•ntworlh hdk .111<1 1':11'1-' iu l 1J:Ii, iu ''""']lltll~· with ofii<'crs fmm tht• ('hi,.f l"Pcr<'lnr~··,. a11d tlw l.aud l>r">ai'IIIH 111. ho in pr•,.lo·d puhli1· 1'('~<'1'\'cs iiPIWt'<'ll (;J..ubrouk and Katoc)mhn l'l'l:tt il't• tu tlll'ir ~uital>ilil 1 ur ollu•l'\1 isf' ''" f.JlC<' ill) flllltln) l'('~l'I'Y('~. • •

J?ollowinA' the :\I Plhcn•rnl• f;11111:1l cmlfPI'<'II<'<' n nd i 11 pi''JIU l'n t inu foo t' n fm·!lwr confrrcncr to be hclrl in K.vtln<'.v in Rt>ptcmhPt'. 1H:J7, )it·. Kin~ltrll'll hns ,.,t·rr·st>Oll!l<'d with hiolog:ist~ nod ornitholntti~ts in nill<'f<'cn rlifTPrt•ut <'Ottltlri<'ll rPg-anlin~ th<' N~OilOllliC stafus Of l'PI't:lill J.irck

'l'ftp rdPrcnc-r c-ollcrtinns htl\'t• l >1·~·u n•~-:ul:u·l.v att .. ll<lt.) ,,, nud ,,.,·r-ral th•>t1sand r·lukhrs nf <'gA't~ ltnYr hl'l'll placl'rl in sprcinl lmx"'· l:tl,•llt•d, :uul .•tort·d.

~1'\'Cral \ isitinA' ornill1ologist-< anrl man' lm•al ,.tiHII•Ilt~ ha\·l' tu:ul, "'" of ll1<' l'<'fCrcJwc• cnllcc·tions and hunrlrrds of ll•llcN .:tud l'll<JIIiri•" lul\t• hct'll .Ill< 11d<·d :n . • \rt stutll'nf:; mul !'nmmcrcinl artists luwc rcr·Pilr·d :m.'· rssi-<1:111<'<' r•·'luin·d. :uul th T'rl'sS hns IH·Pn kcpt infortnrtl of <lll.Y 1Jnu ... lt:tl Ol' ''dnahl1 wlditi n~ tu thr ,.,.\11 ·ti .. n.

llrJ•(ifr~ m~t! Urdm• lti•11". (.f. 1~. 1\iu~ll<ll'll in 1 !1,11' • : \\'. J:,,m),.,;,ll, \ · !ant )

o,,.,. J tn rc·ptih>~ a11rl h.Jft•;~r·ltian-. \\'f fl' u.Jd, d dtn··, :r tlu n :n·. ill<' 11 iin, n fiur 'l'l'i<"' ,.,lit ·to·cl \." 1Jt•,_r!<. Tl. 0. Flel<-llf'J' :nul \\ . I klltu ~ 'n f', nt ra I ,\ •·I 1'11· 1. .\ ''

cx<'ltnu~<· was mncl<1 \\it) the· !'ali(oruia .\.<·nrlr·nl\ "· !'~·iPnl'l ~ .. 111d 1i7 1 1 ·1 :•n t•nt I ',. \':triouo: <lnnor<. Som1· ,-r·n· inft•rf' ... tiug- ro\IC<·Ii '"' wor, .. ,.,j,,.,J, '""' patti•·nl .. r:~ 11 rth~· uf lll<'lltion L<'ille" """"·ntrd J,,,. ::\fr.". P. ( '. \lhu. l:t·lrn Sl<1tiuu. ('m, lla. Q•t 'I'll•·

lnnd. and :.\fr. Dadd "'a,,, '\.,·ng-:m. 1[<--..r". r T1 "';:!11• n :11·<1 .\. v,, ....... a, .. ~-.. \ lr•CINI n numh<'r l•·f ~l'<'<'imens frnn1 Tiuonhmok. ,_<.;, "'.,),.,,

llnring- llw ~'<':11' ~Jr .. f. H. Rlc1·in. Califn:·ui.l ,\ .~<lt'lll" uf S1··, 11•' • ' 1in 1111 f,

tltP )fusPunt ltiA bn«r. :md hi~ !\111'\'o".' of thr r·nlltt•tiuu 11' ,, nf 'lllllull lwn fit.

Fi<ltr·<. (Ci. 1'. \\'hit I !'~' in cltnr,!!e.)

Pro •SI'IIfation~ during tll<' ·''<'Il l' inelllflt•ll ,. llt•diull- fr,nt :\allrll ( l't·· r ... I' \\' .

. ) . Duk in). XPw Zcnlnnd (Porlol•!'lln )larir>e llatt·lll'r.v aud f'npt:tin ('. \\'. 0-tcn(,.)d) . South Au~o;frulin Olr. ](. Tieecl) , "'e~tPI' tl .\ttslr11li.1 ( l>r. Jl. L. S<•n-rnt.'). X<·W Ciui1wn (!<'light T. ieutenant Stunrt Cnmt>bcll). and BoJ'lii'O O lr. C. !tin) .

A rollrrlion of Routlt .\frienn fishc ~ wn~ J'N'Piw•<l h~· <'XI ltaw · willt thP ('·q•·· Tuwn l\JuRr>ll nJ nncl n ~<'ries of Xorlh Qll<'f'll!'lnnd !1-lu' , .. , ... " •urr·l~:J•<'d fr· 111 \lr. ('. Volslwu. Tltl' ltrncl of :1 (),.,·il n,,,. frolrt (',,rnlill't \1 I Jtll. •Ill• 1111 )) ·. , .. \\'. <:nd "l'l', .t\n•t•ri•·nn .\IJISl·llfn ,,f 'X:ttllr:ll TTistnr~·. and ?llr. ~I ll>nltlllt' \\'.ml <'oltlt iiu11<•d "Jlc<·i-1111'11~ from Qur<•n~lnnd . XP\1' Rnutlt \V:•I•·~. :-lnJ:dl •1•ri1•" of .\usti·,,Jian lislu" W!'I'C

M'f'tll'Pd hy \1 mu-um c·ull!•ctur:', :111<1 other" \1'1'1'1' r1 .,.j,,.,J fru111 \:niou doll"l'" .

• HI thr ,\'ear·~ a<''Jlli,:iti<•ll", nttlllhc>rin~ ;,-;-:: pr.-iJ,,..Il . ),, '' \, '" r ;_:i,ft·n d, •·:trol <'atnln~ued, and ~torrd. Th,, i:lr:z•· l.imlr·man ! ~laud , . .,11, 'lion "·'" f '''"" id<·ntifi,.,} nncl l'tltnln.~nt!'<l. T>npli<-at<' ~>pN·impn,.. nf T.itllknl.tt I In 1d ti ),,., lt 1\1 I I' n ,.,.nt i•· tl•r ()U<'Clhl:nul )ftt><'lllll as p:•rt ,{ n runnin~ .. x<'!t.lli:O:I'. H'ul >~•nH· ,.Juu·ks W<'rc l:{h·c·n tn lh<' Rrokcn Tiill \lu~C'l1111. .\ lM;:e r· •11 •·tiou " PJ, ·t "Ill'! hi i- •t 'I "" J,, 11 t' :\Jr. Frn"·r-Brunmr. Briti~h )fn~nm. who i:; Ill< nu;.:t·,IJihin;r tlu• glf 11 . m,d : -•·ri " of ~~-lll"ll:lthi WJh for\\·ard1J to Dr. Erna ';\lol.r. !Tumln• Ynriuuo; l" ·im<·t·• " Tl'll'llirlru, l'loiiJNflh<dido~r ('/tipidr/1, unci /,oph•mr I• ) \Hrt• 1:1 cl<' tl\niht.lt• I' T' ,. •r,·ssnr \Y .. T. Dnldn. Tru'<tc·••.

,\ lnrr" uulllh<'r nf enqniric;. wa« d .. >~ I' ''· ith, 1111 mlu•r 1 r l 111• pu' li .. , u \\ tlu'~

J'PpnriPr~. fiRhcrmr·n. llfJUUI'i.,ts. anti ntltet·~ !.rill~ .,11p1li<'l \\'itlt inful'1111lti"JJ· Tl •<' following inRiifutionR Rll1l irt(livirlnlll., nw~· J .... <pr ·i 1lh· 111 ntinn 1! n< h·n·inp; hcr-•1 ~:uppliccl with i<lcnfificntion~. rPports . or tlala.

C"hinr>RI' C"onsulntr O<'ncrnl. R~·(hlf',\' (r>)q,~rtr-1! r. h).

British \"il'<'-0onAnlnte, 'Pohncl (list nf \ u~tnllinn fi,)u·-). TTnh•~>rRity of ~.v.Jnc;v- (itlt•ntif,,· nf )tw:d fi hr> : fn ·d (j,Jt,.. f1wn :-\.S. \\'al<'~ .

QueenAlnntl, Vir·tol'i:l. Rflufh \ u<>lrnli11. au,J \nllrtl: 111" quit• , .. ,,·,,. fl l1 ' 0

from t h~> '1\[ rw 11 r-h1·iclr-~) .

C"hiPf ~rl' rc>fnr.~'s T>PpnrlmC'nl (hihli• "rnt•h.' .,r th<' ~I liLt':"· (',,J: id• ntit~· ,f c,,t· fish, et<'.).

•· I lt t·~··:\I'C ' h ( ibll!'l' it"'). . · • 1 lndnl'lt " 1 1 1 li ~lw~. l't'it·ul ifit: r ·,,llwil l'ur :-i!'tt·ntilw nHc 1 . • ,.J' Clu l'l' li" :1111

, ' j' · " :111[01' I) Mll(:. , ' / ·) I · .. 1 ~~~~~c·UIII (ld<' ldl ·1 11 ~"' 1. • . J' risii(•O•II 111' '·' ·

Tt•t·huou;!H•I ' I -~iti•·:,IIPil" 11< 11 . ) I I 11 "''"rdli,ht·~. "a~ ., 1 111

1 11111 /,'dro[IIH /111 · 4 tt H q ~ l \

1 \\' t .. ( •; i i1

. • .. ,J \ 11':1 i I'', 1 , .. t I'll ;1, .

I lt·]llll'ltul•llt ,.j 1nl (Ill. • . . 11 ·11'1· 'Ill< I l l~ln·' ). . · '\ (will\ I liA " • ' ' 1 J.:\11111'1 :-;lo ll ( 1\Hill lll'' \dntin i-.trn lor "' · :tlli'H ' \ 11 11

,J \\'l' lli u!! l••l. , ll 11 ' . I' . l . tw' " . . 1. I' •l't h. 1 r1 ~ ''"". • Jl tl:;<·um~ P '

n n·i•lll " fi~ht•:-) . till' -tnn11wh:- .,f eo:·· . . ti 11 1' 1' lll ttiJ I" lnllll I' ·11 ri · l•·n11 hJnt: ~ 11 ) I). ll I 1-'c· r l't' li' Y- ,., 1 J'. i i ·lw- ul'lH'I':\ ) . .

t. m~r,;;,ts and \\'(':- lr't'n .\ ul\lr" "','.1 I ,. ~lt:trk :Jit:11'k-., llt~lhplo.•l""). ' , . I " ~<·11' \' o l k (,- \111 1• 11'~- • '

llr I•, \\. lo tH,!\'11 . . . ll!'• ·li n"l -. . Luud. ~w•·•l•·n ( l ll ;ll'lllt- ,.,, :

IJr. \ I nuri lz• 11. 1 . 1 """,. 'l. . \1 '·1·1"'''' l"lll' Jl:ln:-

1111"' • • · • I I ltt ·i l't.•l 1)1• 1\ hur .. nunln . · H

1 ,.... ,... • I ( '

1 ,. ·11 lur !-'•·1\'llllfw ""' l\1 ' •

· · · f I u· 111 11 11 Tl \11• \\' llitlrv altt•JH],.rJ " ll lt'<'l l ~~~. '1' • Jll'tl t\'1'" wi th [l r. ll:n·••' llllll]'Snl!, - · · r ~ n- lt!l'll',. · \ 1 · < ·,mluittJ·(·. llt·"ea n·lt h<· lrl in S~·dm•.v ll> ' ,,;c·u , _ > int.-d " nwlnh•·r .,f I Jt, .. < l'l,or,v

lli;N'IIll' u!' Fi~heri ,·:o . and Wa" "1" ' ~ 11' 1 " ll<'l , ,

11 7th a11d 17111 -l llllt'.

. I' I . t' Ill. " ( 'olnHIIt ,., . 1 l I l ,.,, '' s1_. 11• ~'bhrrH•s >ran<· 1. · • • •· • 1·., luutc·r-r fit·I.J 11 .. r "'~'~ •tl tll• , ._, · .

c·,,J I•·•·Iill" "1'<11' 1\':l,; ]•l't!JI:ll'('cl ior 1!1\1\:••t.:~ ltl ',. Pill' ,J,, _, t•XI'Il t r;IOII" 1\'t'l't• Jllnuc• \ "' ,.. I I . "1 1' ' '''""" I • • .,

:-il··· ,., ,n .... ti llg 1rip ~~""" m:~<<' 1 11 ' ·1

1' ·. · 1 1 11 , 1 ,:,:r;~ ph 111ar in1 unl llttd" "' "' u .

I 11 . ... "~'"'"hi" lo ~ ~"' .I ,,n, I . . I I In J.,,.,, ,.,. 1'<' 1111 ~ ~ . I . • I , , 1 ''""''" l'll l'd \I I t I t:\11'1'!'11

. . . I . . ,. I"" \'t'lll' 1!:1 I' " I 1 1 'I l . ' I'IIC' m·Jiu r<·~Pa rc h ac· n vlii<'S' <11 1~1!-. . . I' llv id<'utiliNI and < 1'~<'1'1 H'< Ill

• . , . • il"ht•s wc·l ,. 11111 • • ' I I · -~· · ('oiiPf'tin ll,; ul •'"111 uun · 1. 1 1' 11 il'c•r>-ih ,.j :-;_,., "'-"· " 11 ' :11'<1 '"'' 1"""· • 1 1.• . ;r. , ,111 .. " J>, .1,.u· nu·n . . . . .

, •11 11·11 ,,1 .. 1 ii• ·ll wid1 '\lr .. \. :\. ( '1 1' ,tx. ,·'' "' 11

,.11

,11 ( 'nnr•n t ic·hlhvll lti;t ll'al lJh•J :l·

' ' . ' I I - )1'1' 11 ''"1111 ' • I ' . I " I1Ulllhcl' nf pap<'1'S ami tll'tl<' "" ~~~~l~ ' -l• -tin t•· th(' l:t lf' .\. H . .\ld 'ul l"'' I' Ill' ex.

I · 1 .. 1 ~ , ·1< I" ,rc·p Ill' > •• l n t·c•ha< hf'('H <:u r <-111\ Cl'Ct · ' ' \ t I' ' '<.'tt•nt'l' \hl'tnwh. - I' I .. '" I'll I 'll ! i' . Jh•f(•l'rnr-<·~ IUII'C lwcu ;;upp 11'1 '" • l < I' . I :--: .. w z,.,tJaud ·' """'·iuti••ll f.,,. l ~I 1 • 1 tll\· \u~ l r111 ;1n .111< • • " l 1

\1 ilu· :\ uc·klaw ·' C'l' 111

1£ " , · I . "Sidf•l jo h (>' "" '\ <'\\' ' •"a '"'' • ,. · , ~1 1· \\"lutlt·l· 1'c•:1c a P!I J><'I , · " . . , . 11 r Advunc·<•mt•JI( 'f '"''1" •

11 P,

1 · •• 1·!· I' . 1 ,.11 ( Jflll >'PN'II'" o l ·"'11

I I I I I t· 1111'<<'1'1 pt !'I lc>r• ' ,,., " .1 ' I Tr·lath;volog~·." uut c·omp eH•< u '" , I -· .. , f \uc·klantl nnrl \\' "llili)!' I•HI. \\' t< n· /.c•alaud tish,·R. lJ ,. uho 1\'ll l'krtl nt. th" ~-.ll ~~ u.~~s ' . li\' studil'd >;oHH• ,·~hw hlt• old wnlo;rwul <h.nl Ill,_ . . • '

. \I ~"l'!ll't in l·h>tl'!(<' : 1\. (. ,\11'1\.c•lJ\\' Il ttlld \( , • .., \. 1 •. {u.'l'l'/s, J l'rll /1111;/.< , ··h. ( ,\. ' -~1, ~ \\' · · ·I . , . I I 1li1Jl':ll'\ l•: ntPIIIII lng'i>"t.)

, \ cJnnl:<. ,\sSlS(Hill ;.; ; !Jr. ( '· ' ' o1IUlOll~l , 1 • ,

. I . ' . • . ·, r• ln<lc•d i ll~<·•·ts and "rac·lnud, f ro•ll Till• prin,.i pal a· ·•·P'"' ' ' 11 ' lll'lllg: t ill'·' ' at 1 1 •

1. ' tl '1'

111 • .,"' l{il.l'l' pr•··

I 11 l l ~1· \ ~· .. 1r 1-- m a lt •t'l;tl ront 11' · • ll:d i>,1• ()tu'ells lanr . 1

'0 t•d<>t •.v • 1

' • 't · : 1

· I . ·I<' Jll't'~l·u u·rl l1\' ll1·'· ,rnletl hv llu• b h· l lr. ,\ .. ], ~ptll<'l' llrnll< "11 : Ill••'<' -. •(11< ~''"· ' .. , Tc•rrit n·. ~pi,J..r:-. Wiii•H t' s. C 'hn selin~. ,\1 1·t hcodi:<t :\li,.;:-;illll, .'\rHhc•111 '-:tlld, ~~~~-~ ~~1' 111 . • .) \\: ·l·\· nll~ .

l 11 'I · \ ' \' Jl 't••l'lll'\11 T·1 ... 111HI I l:l: (\('C'"Otllt•lllljllll.l.l,l :\11. . . I pn:.en t•< ~~- ·' '- • • ' ' • • · · 1 · ( ])' .1, "'' · Tasuwuiu: · 1,vp1•s ,,r l•;mhitJ)>tl'l'!l l•." )Jr. _( 'on~cl t I la 1 ts. ,\ , . .,1 1·ct l"" " I! l 1 ~ l illi]wr\1·,), b." Dr. 1\. '"- Yt·rl1uc•ll'. J l untc-lt. C r•J' Il lUil,l.

Tit,. .\. 11. l ( l, t <Ill (•IJIIc•<·t ir 11 nl' ( 'ul<•nnl t'l'!l, ac•q11 i J'l•d l o,\ ('~ l!'l'ltil!"C', ,''"Id ;1 i lb al•olll . 11' . I' I ''Oil l' •C ' l('~ J>l'('Y\<l\1'"' lllll'l'l"" .>.nno 1 ~:~ 1111 -d spl'e l(•s n n cl I'C'Jll't'~l'llt>< a n arc 111011 " ·- ~ ' • · •

1 >'('11 1•·•1 includinO' nl't•J' :tOO I,V ]IC'>' :tlltl I'll t ~ (11'!' , J'lr. 11. ,). ( 'n 1'11'1'. rl lllllll':\1',\' 1·. " .' " 111'' ,. . • ... - . . . . t ' I I . 11'1 ,,, .. ,.,,., " "t ;,:isl. I'I'<'~<.:J lil'd al.c.llll .100 " l'I'C:IL's. c·n !Jlfl l'l"l ll !~ ."!" s :1 111 ,.,. .'.!'''" .1 ' ·

re j>I'C'"I'11lccl in tlw .Jlus<' tPll •·n lll'<'l iUJl.

J1t· .. \111:>!!- l'>lYe ha; lwPn ('ll;..tll.:.!Cd (·hil'll,\' ill i<ll'H ii!it·ll lico\1 ••I l' .. nl:tl<o111itl:tt' ( l'h111l 'f:tJ~oti>l. whi<·ll ha,; Jl('t•p,,;j (ll ll'(] llllll']l l'<'><'>ll'<•lo iuJ., ilw litt'l'll(\ll'l' .,f tJH• (~I'IIIJI'· ,\1 llu· ""'"'' ti111,. h(· 1111~ C'>ll'l'ic.·rl <>l it rcl'i'i""!l1'." ll'ork ••n tltC' :,:1' •u p llllll nl"" "" liw Jil'duviiclut' . ,\ numh(·t' ol ~ l id<'s o l '\.n· ll'1'iloii1h1r• \\ P l'•· al"' IH'c•pan ·<l. 11·hit·h 11 i!l hll<' 1'

r .. rlll lltr· h1bi, f< ol' :1 ]1:1]'<'1', lll rrin;.! tJ.,. ,;prin)!' ,f l!r:;r; \lr. Jl usgl':IVt• did ~r •Jlll' •·: ·1 h·•·l i 11~ in tl11• !llulluu1billlh1· and Bnlll-'11 i<· k flc.•;~< l ,; dis trir·t. :O. It· .. \1usgT~I\'c' :md 1\ l 1~s .\d a111~ l'l'\isr·<l tht· .\_r;wludd ,·ollectipn ·in lht- s pit·it h••u-r·, into l'<·a latin~ Ulld 1·ala· l ;ming- nnttc' rial.

.\ l r. "\fd\rr•\1' 11 ha,., l•et·n 11oai11ly ('ll;.:>l!'-t'd <11 1 a l't'l' i:-.ioll nf tl11• ( 't• ra<nhyc· idat•. 1111<1

Lns S<·l'c·nJ I Jl!'IH'l':< •JJI th is fa111il,v in c·nun;r of JH'I' ]Hll'aliun. T11 tlti:; work 111' 1ul>< lt\'1' '1

~r,.:.th· :t.si:;h•d !1.1' lhc louu of mutNial fi'IHII lit•· Roullt .\ u:; tralian 1Iu"c>um :\llrl illf' ( '0\IHt·il i'o r ~r·ic ·n ti!ie >lllcl ] udu~t l'ial l:l'~c·ar(' h, ( 'an:tc•l'l'il. I u 1·i,Jenta11,1·, ')Lr. ~I •• I\ """ 11 l1:1" rc•v i ~c·tl tilt> ( 'C"n\ulb~c<d c•ol lec·tic,us .,f 1111' )lar·l!'a~- /JlusPlHII :lllcl th

1• D<•pa rtllll'lli

,.f .\~l'ir·nllut•(•, >lllU hrnu!l,ht iltr- ll"l111'1l<'laLlll'<' Up (o 1lni1'. li t' 1ms !JlSI> earl'i\'11 ollt fur iiH'l' 1\'lll'k " " tlir foncl or lroul in Al!slr -tli:t, ill l'llllll('(·tiun with whivlt '"' \I'll~. h,\' lhp kincllll·ss of tltP lat.• llr. Npilll'l' Drand.,ll, <'nahlt••l tu l' is il the Tun1s:< HiY<' I', w lli'I'C•. in Apii!' .,f lwal',v flnocl s, u::<e ful wm·k ll':t> u<'<'• tmpli :<l"·'l. 1

11 S1·plt•nd~·r jl,·.

11t· l\ .. nwll Yisitt•d .\tl rluic le. in ''" llllf'<'li n n 11i tlt tlu• taking '"\'1' ,.f i iH· l•:l..,ion ('nllt>< · lion, :1111[ canic•cl nu t •·unsidc-rnh1!' wnrk u u tlu· enl l1•<'1j.,11,_ in t]

1,. 1-'o>lllh .\ n"ITa1inn

::'lfu-c1nn.

( ',m,idPraltiP t in_l<· hn~ lli'Pn g;ii'Pil lo g-allc·r." j 111]li'!Wt'1ll<•nl and tl 1·nlllll\eJid '·

llll'lll hns hPPn lll:lllt' With 1 hr lll'<'li>Haliun ,f fcmr l i 1'<'-hi;;.fnr,v ~!'mitiS. 1lli~,- 1;tllll>< l11;1 i" hC'~u nC('l_lPi•·d r·ltirofl.l' with RI'! fiug- ll lllt'rl'inl n<:qllirod tluriHI! tho

\'Par nur 111 1" 1ua \tn;:t nl •ll'n\\'ll lg~ t .. ill nsl rlll<· l><l]n' rs.

7

~lu..!t tin,.. lt:Js '"'''11 ,,,·,·upit·d iu •llj•pl,l iug i11i'"n"ati"11 in 1'1'"1'''"'" t" I'II'(Uit·i1•,; )'o•l.tlillg I•• llu· iol<·nlilwalinn .. 1 ill:'l't'h and ... pjrl,·r•. 1111d '" t·c·conn111ic• <'IIIPtlllll'l;.:,,· . . \tunnt••l lit"''' 1111 .. halt· l>~•t·ll ;:.-,.j.;t•·.l iu thi- lll:lllltc·r 111111 ,.,. ttH'IIIioll<'cl \Jr. 11. .]. C ill'lt·t. llr .• \ . 'I oo1111"ir tC'allht•lTal, .\) , ....... r:-. E. ll. Zto•k atul T. j)<'( aril•y 1 (lq~o~l'i 111•1'1 ,,f .\ .. ,j,lll+lllt•, !",lelatcyl, .\lr \\' 11. ll···lliU:.:\\;1 cfl .. llcol';tl'\' lnl•lt"l";.:i-r. \tl<kland \\;r ~)u.;cnml. <111ol..\lr. (.;unlolt l~lallf'IH"Ic•r I 11\cr•ily).

Ill'. \\'att·rhou, .. 11:1:- aln·n.l•l cl11rit:.. till' f!l.,'lll!'l' J'nrtion of llu yt'al' awl "l'''lll '" "' • '-' w .. rkiu::! •·•• 11,, .. \11-1raliaH ,.,.JI,., ..... u .. iu tht llritj,Jt .\lu-uun, "'"'re Jt,.

I •olit•d all dtt ;n.lilal•l• I."JI'" \u ... lralian ltllllt·rlli<, .tnd .,),.,. •fl• r·inwu- 'it tl h ,) :11 I· 1'<~1111'·1 hcTn l >1'1\",ll'dt·d i<) l.nutlon fr .. m llu• l'ari-. \llht'lllll. ill' t'Xillllilu ,, •I .111.1 ,.,, .... l,.,.,k, unol dt.;<•u,.,,J ditli•·tdr poillh 11( t:txo tltlllt,l with rnc·mlll r, uf tlw \I "11111 •la If :tllol otlu·r-. \\'itlt l:rir:-aclic•r ( ;t·llt·r.d \\'. 11. 1·,,·,111• he· 11'1'111 tl r<>u!.!lt tl., Jptl, ,\u ... tralinll lfr J"'riidt:l', a1ul with .\lr. C: l .dlu•l •lurli•·•l tit• \u,tralt t.. l'ic rid:1t. t "I'C'ooialh- tht• ;!'f'IIU.; /Jt /,.,,,,

lit- .tls" ':.:-ottr.J tht' (J,.pt• IJI'plll'llllllll to! l·.utoolllol .. ;.:,<. 1•ni1o r-.it_,. \111"'11111, ll~l .. lll. aucl t'\Hntin"ol tltt· ,\u~tr.tlian '-'1"'' 1111·1'• li t "'"'Ill '"""' lilllt' uutl;in~ " I rilit·aJ 1''\:llllinnlinn r f lht• i'alllfiUS Jlllilltin;.:• cot J.nll<•t•11it•· if, \\'illi:1111 .Jont'R, nf I 1 .. 1 o•u, IIHI<I•• lt"l (,._,, tk111 1:!."• ."·nr< ago, nnd l.rnught !.n•·k impn1·tnnt utolp.-. "11 1111· .\u,ln,lian spc·c·it's rc·prc·:-H'Ill<'cl in lht.'~t· pnilllill~"· ll r c'\lltt linPd lht• ,\ ust rnliml 1,\'fJ•'" in ""I" l:htlll-it'hild'.; z.,n! .. :..+·al 1111" 11111 111 'l'r iflg' lll lcl in lht• t•o tllt•r ·li•lll ., r ,\lr. 1·:. ~ l t•.ITir·k. nl ,\l:tr l hnruu~;h . nud n•o·,•il'r d ""Ill" itttptor tnu t "l'''''i iiiPils foil' th<· Atn-lrnlialt """'11111 ,.,.IJ,.,.Ji""· llr. \\'aic'l'!tnn<l' '111\' P\1'1'." nnlilnblt• i111pot'l:lltl .\uslra linn htdlc•t'· 11_, in l·: n;.:ln nd ntlll 1 rtou:;-1.1 l•nr·k ('~r·pJI,•nt r•coiHIII'!'d drnwin;.:s of c·t•rlaiu ll <>lo1,,·pr-­:' ol lll't'lllll'atiott"' t•f ;.:Prtilnihl. l-'1'<>1!1 tlu· B1·ili.-h ,\lusr'll lll hP n•c·pil·•·d ttt:llll' i1nportau t ·'""lralian l·ulh·rllit•-<, i lll'hllliug- :1 malr- of /.i·., ''" d../ospilu \\':ttl·l'holl"l', 11!'\\' r .. rh .. \11'-'ll'llli:~u \fn•c•IIJII t·llllt•r•ti .. ll . aurl of 1\ltit·h " it l,, fill• 'llt't'illll'll.• :tl't' luuo\\'lt. lT<' lw·

1 n\\ c·xatnitll'rl I liP lYf't' """dll1t'lls of lllol'r· .\lhtHtlian l>llltl'l'llic·s lhnu 1111,\' otlll't' 'nt J1l1•tln:.:ittl.

I >111·im• hi.- '\<1." lll Enl:'hUd I Jr. \\ aH•rhou~ .. c·c·llc·c•l<·d 11 ,.f tlt" ,',!1 :<Jwl·ies ,,f l:ri li>lt In cl I PrfiiP~ an cl was !!i 1 Pll ")W<'i 111\'11" .,f tlw n•ma iui 11;! "f'('l'i!'" I o_, tlu· llri ti'lt \J ll•c-11111.

\\'hilr· :thl'u:td !Jr. \\ lll•·rhun..;t· ;,1,., 'lllrlit·tl llllhc·IIJit 1111 tlcul, 111 tilt' Yal'i"u~ .\lu~<'lllll,.. 1111 111ion•·d ahll<· :uul """ ut tlw l(<•,l.tl ;o;, . .,tti,fl \lu•cum. 1-.cliulnn:h. nucl :11 the• ~lll•t>lllll• .- .\ wkland and \\'t>lli11~1"11· :'\,•\\' /.o•;daucl.

.\ fr·\1' raro· .\ll'll';llian !•tll{l'l'tlit•s han· lot·t·H rc·•·,.in·cl :111cl st t durin;.:- tit" pa-t f< •I llllmlll•. i1wludiuu thl' fit··t k11n\\'11 fl'lllltl•· 11f /.'•IJmf,, ol••mor-/ ·s ~~ i,kiu. ,1 >-f't't'i<•,. lttlll'tt" n·prc-st•IIIPd ouJ, 1'.' a tleft·c-ti\, ut:tlt· iu tit ... \u-.lrnlian \l tt•• 11111 anrl 111 o dl'lt•r•li\o' IIIHit•s in the• l)Ut·r·tc-land .\Ju,o·tllll.

('lnr<'/10/0I/1/. c'J' . l n•tl:tlt iu c·hnl',!!<' : :\li"' .1 . . \ !l:tll ,\ ,;si.•t:llll.l

llut lilt lc• • ollt·<·l i 11:.:' lt: t« hvc·!l dotlt• "tll,..id<• rlu• S_~tltll'.' d j,.u·ic·t tit is ,lt·ar: wit ilL•

<•11 l':ll'nl iol1 tlurim(' .Jul v ~Jr. ln·d:tll' 1o uk I hi· "ill'"l'lllllil,\ .. r lll:tkinJ.(' <'oll<wlinu .. ,,f ~ IH'II '< a11d ollll'r "l'\'l'illll'll" at St t·atlln·o kc l,..laucl. CJt:t ·P thiU IItl, 11 hP I'(' "'Ill'' iutl'l'P;.l ill'.! 1'<11'111 -< 11'1"1'<' :<t'l'lll'<'rl. thnug-1. tlw kttoll'ledg,. g:li ll l'd t't'J.('It rdi ug thP litnih uf 1ltt• fauua \\'US 111111'!' illlpcH'la ll t t ltnn IIH• llt'lllai material nhtuiupol. Loc•nl c·ollr'<·lnrs, stt<•h :1><

.\lt'""'l•. 11. !--'. \l t rl. (' (.'. L:twrou :111d ( 'ap l;~in 1>. 1.. ( 'oml,-s...,•, h:llt• lll'lmght malc>da l r .... itll'lllifi<·a l inn . lllld ('aplltill (', \\'. O>.tc·ufl'ld lut>< ('lltlliuoH·rl hi!! clcotullioJ l~ of :\t•\\'

/.1 :tl111ul ~lt .. JI;... ~ lr. H. Bt•rn:ll'll h:o,- c·o ttlt· ilmtc-tl (~ nc·t ll>' luud ,hrll" ft•<out tinw to tinl<'. , \n ••x<·halll!<' wa .. art·n nl!r>•l "·it!. Torntll·., l'nin·r~itl, (' a ~t atltl.

\I;..,, .\ lluu J.a,.. <'Oil I i llll('d I !J,. l'P·org~lll i,..a I ioll o f I lit· g-ull PI'.' t·xhil.i b 1111d 1 hi , \\'tol'k i~ 11<11\' alntr>'l t••ompl<'fl'tl. ThP di:<pln~· "" llo>\\' ~o<•t nut i~ a "ll'ildn::- impt'o\c'llll'!tl. and f,t'lll" l"•lh 1111 nttrn••liYt• atHI a11 iu ... tnwtin· c•:>.hihit nf m,IJ,...,, an I if, .• ac·c·,mpauit·ol "" it j, loy ;ll'll,ti•· illu•lrati 11, Hilt) infonualin I .I .,{._, \\'hih· tJtj, work "'"' pr•wt•c·ol in;.r 1111111,1 t·xhiltit" 1\'ll't' )'t'llliOY!'d fmm rl ... ![.tllc·n· illl<l adtkcl In TltP tlnplic-illl' :nul n·.'l't't'lll'C' <·ullt'<'tic>tl.'. .\t ill!' «Ulllt' tiln< iltP clupli<·:ttl' <'nllt•<·tion \\11" trnu,ft•l't-..rl In a )1<'\\' sl"l'l'. nnd 1111111\ old 'l'"''illlPil" widt iu ... utliPit·lll d:11:1 ll'l'I'C' cli•J>n•c•cl n( In ,.,.Jir•dor.; ;,Hd nrlwrwi"''· In ''""''''lll<'lll'f' !lu ""llc·•·li• 11 j, iu llltl<'h lwtlt-r ,h<tpP for ~h· •tlc·•·li"ll of lll,tl<'rinl fnt· ..,,.IHKII• and ntlwr purpo· t'"· ~('\'t r.1l •I'"""' c•o,llc·!'tinn:< lwn• lu•PJI pr<·~ pnrt·cl durin;.:- llw ''Par.

lu .I unum·." .\( i..,, .\ ll1111 atu·ud,.ol tlu· .\twklaud :-;,·it•ur·o· ( ollt" l't "· 11 lu·l't• -.iu• ,., ... 1 a pap.•r "" "TIH· ( lpi,lhnhratwh Fauna ,.f .\u,.,lralin .111d ;>. .. w /.,·aluuol: .\ ( ·,.tn l'<~ri ..... n." uucl nftPI'\':nl·,],- t xntninNI till' "'~lc•..tiuu,- in tit<' .\w·klnnc l. \\',•lliu;.rtnn. ('hr·i,..l· o·lt~nt·h. aud l lnnt·diu \Ju,..<·t llll' . nntl l'i:-ilt·d lltt• ~lat'llll llatc·lt,.r~ 111 P rt .. · ... u... Sltt· .1 ... , 111:11lc• :1 fi,.ld P\t'iJI'<.iull Ill tltc• lc •lu·r·•:t J,.,j, :tt \lttl'll\\':li. \\'p,( t'o•a·l. Xo11·tlt l'lnud, nnd I'X:I II tinl'rl ~laon lcw;llitir·· nl Yari"ns pine'"' iu :\t'l\ Zt·:tlnud.

\lullt<,..<'H haY< lor·C'11 iclr·ntifi<·d (,.r 'lltr• l 'uil't•r~il.' ,(' :-;yclm·.'· rJt,. ll• ·n ltlt ll .. parl JIH·ttl. tl1P \'..tt ·l'illlll'v J:l'~l·ll r•·lt 1'-\l:tlioll , <:lc•nfidcl, .\lr. 1:. \'. Oldhatll. ,f :'\.-w t: nilll': t, . !llol • "lit 'I',' •

.\ l r. ln•tl:tl c• Ita~ ('o!lllilll ll'll '" \\'oll'k 0111 lltt· ~! .. llu .... ·:t .. r t ilt' 1\l'ili:.;lt l::ll'l' it•l' n,.,.f I''Jotoltlio~tl, :tlld ill r·,lla l•ul':llinn witlt ~ l i·" .\llan i~ t' ltl.!:t!:•·tl i11 tiH· ]ll'l'(l:ll'tl li" ll ••I' a <;t.~d Li't .. r ;-.;, 11· :-; .. ntl• \\',tl•·- ,;l~t·ll~.

8

1.Hss AIJ11n has made many drawinf{S for scientific pat>ers, in addition to those

prepared for exhibi tion in the gallery.

Lowc1· Invc1'lebrales. (1!'. \. ,.\Icl\'oill in ch.trge; ,i. .\. Uving~toHC. Assistant.)

The cllicf llt''quisit ion,; clu riHg· tl~<· .YI'Ill' W('I'C' s•·,·~·ra 1 collect ions madn i? ~PI\' ;t.eal•wd hy Cuptuiu C.\\'. ORt.•nfrold; ('nc~ I:J<'<'n and Jwhcnodrrmata from Eltzaur-IIJ anc1 :Midcllelou Hrrl';; eullceiPrl IJ,, .t\f1. Cl. t' . \\'hill<'.''; :1 111ixed collection from .New <:uin.ea. presented lw. llr. _\. ;r, ~~ aJ•siln 11. IJ,moral'> Urni Lh<~logist.

The worl> of chec·ldng-, rrl·i:;i ug- a1Hl rl'·<·nnrlitioning lh<' t·ollt•..tinn uf Aslm·c,idc•a has llOW brrH c•omplcli•J. 'l'hf' !'I ncl,v colkd ion i~ 1111\1' n•1t cl i l:v aC!<"essibJc, but, unio!'­tunately, tlw spec·imrns m·r li;1hlt' to mould iufp~f:tLi•m o11 !H'f'ollill of dll111puc•ss in thP room whrre the:<' :ll'e stored.

:Mr. :.\fd•ft'ill. in c•rmjum.:tiun with ~fr. Tl . . \ .. Johu><•ln, )[ :nifimc Servic!PS 11oanl. has continued work on Marine horing organistns, and n !'l'Cond Supplementary Report is in p1·eparalion. Continued intcrcst iu the im1•stig~d inns h.v the Queensland ForpsL Serl'i<•f' on the marine hnn•rs nf llri·d>anl' Tiurhntll' hn" in\'<o]l'!'d 1hc exatoination of. nncl rl'pnrfs on, nnnu•ruu~ hntf'i1N\ of spcc·iut C'll~ !<ld•mi ttNl for idcutificafiun .

)/'umorous quct·ie~ l'I'~PP<'i intr nnmrnl')nlurl' \\'<'1'c• sulmlit.tcd h.v Au~frnlian and tWC?l'SNI$ SJlC'Cilllisl~: for ::\lr. n. '?IL Irnl<'. Dirednr of flip 1-;outh i\l.!Rt.ralinn :i\fuseunt published works Wr•I'P ex11111it1ecl fr.r iltFormntion not otherwise amilable to him. '

lk Folk" l.inrler. lnil·c>r~il.'· of l 'pp~nl!l. 8m·dt>n, wa,; g-ivPtl faciliti<'S to ::<(uch-1hc· :;\lt'Sr>uut coll<?cl i<"H of Ph~·llnpo.J Crn~tnepa durin~ l1is stny in S.wlnf'y whilC' on nn c·xlcu<i1·c· c•oiiPc·fin~ trip iu .\u~lrali11.

l 'umtlll<'ll . \ mphipocln wl'rr ,;c·ul le• I Ju .. Surd J, Aush·11linn .\rtiS<'Illl l f,.t· t'XI11nir111• lion.'" .\lr. Hhc>lll'd, nud 1l1c ll:!ltled ~JII'<'illlc'th :'linec· l't·lurncd Jiaye I>Pt'll rrt:il'lcred 1111d lllt'<>l"plll'IIIC'fl.

. Abco11( 1.:>0o spcc·imcn.;, rr·JHf'~r-ntimr ~bout 1 :J(J "'l" 't'iP;; of I >ccapo1la. co1lec!rrl ), , :till~ 1"1' thr Bl"il_is_ll Bul'l'ic·r Hlt•f Expe<lit it•ll, li1JI'C l•{'l'll <1ssemul<•d. li:.lrd. aml fn1:

1_

\nuckd In lilt> Bn11,;h Musenm .

• f'om~>ll'~r. rr •H',!!'!l11i%:1tinu uf !11 .. ~·xllil·ii••.T , . .,11, c•ti.,us ltm: hcp11 un•krtakPu. 1111,] llllllll'lN1S 'xhil>~i.; h:11·,. lo('c•n r~'lll<>l'f'tl flonm lhl' galJN,. in .. 1·drr to reducc con«'e·t.· m1.-l pc•r · t f 1 1 1 · · · ~ " ·

1011

• m1 ' llH>i't' 1111)( <'I'll mf'l 1or ~ of tltsplny. .\. !'Jwcial r>xl1il1it illustr::~ti tl hwlo~:v nncl clP!':I l'llf'fil'r llf'l hi f j,., nf muriur L(ll'inoo nl'"''llil. ~IllS .hns be~n . ' ng- 1 ~I' , • • • ] • ~ ~· , ' Rl'l'!lllg'('( '11

<•lllllllldlf>n \\'11 1 tJH' ('1\!l(']lO]OI("IC'R] dPpar!mrni.

. ]fr. ':llr·N!"ill hns c·oniimwtllllt' wnrk ,f <k~c·rihi 1w iiiP

~~r:trrJN Hc>f'f "Exprrlil ion, mul :.\{1·. 'J. i,· i 11~-,.ioiiC' has 11-;,r]·pd · ' <l\\'Snll A nlar<'i it~ J~xprclilion. '

DN·npoda of I he British on the Br.vc):>:Oa of the

A Mhropolo,qy. sishmls.)

((', Anclf'l'~Oli in <·harnp· F n 'H <·C'•ll' ll l 'H' E J3 " . . .• u t_,. nur ru Is:; '. ramell, As-

, Xoteworth~- dnnnt ion"' ,] 111.;11,. II . , . · ·l I I . , JJt I he 1'1'0hrhlttrl I sl and~ pwsentctll .'c;/"'~ nH\ uc "' pn•llr«ton<· potsh<'rds rollected Enro}Je and i\fl"ica and 'neolitltil' f. ).1 /. ·~'~',( u~tt>ll: palal'olithir implPmeuts from <·an·ed tree fron1 1;oilellltftm -,r S ·',~"~1 rolm "funn. I>~· l'rnfc>ssor .J. L. Rhellsheru .. 11 f .. , ·'·' . 'n c•o •Y "' r T B )- H • . rr•n1 the Hay· district hv :J\rrs lTvrl p " : - · · · · unt: 1~ slonc artcfar-ts

aH<l a nettC'd h1w fro

1;1

·J.1].,·.;,..

11' 1 C' :~g,•·r:~llll(Jortant· fragments of houc-1it1pc;.tl spea·r:

• ~ •• ,, " ( )()VII .,. .I I' [ \' • T " lmplemPn!s r-ollcel<'d t•ll Non tit <' ~~~ ·.. . . . . "I • tllll':->; ~~ spll'ndid scric>s of stonP.

n ' .. I '.llltp slf:•,.., Lv t h<' H~'' \ J B Y cxc·lumg!l 2~ spcritllC'll.~ illustr . . . · . · · · · · arrett.

rl'l'(' l't'Cri l "(•d fmm 1' l·:c·nle l'ranc·;~ isP d'l•:~,~.~; ll f ( ~~r·snutan aucl Honbhiniun industrie~ _••·acl \\'tlrl~ of thr AshantP(' from ih(' .. \·I :lll· IIPI11. and ~7 specimeons of metal awl >~'C'Oilcl slupmcul nf Sc•pik Hiv•· .. : ,< lllltoln ':\Ju,.,r-um. Clnlcl C'oast . .\.frira '\

'1'1 . (I ltr,llC'lta \\'ns Jllll'C"hm;t'd fm "f "" . • . " tc> cl!spln ,. nf \. usf I'll Ji•JJt 1 · 111

Jl t'. •'•· .f. I\ :mdtopc• l'r l _, · · · ' 'r'0111\'l'Uli"'S dnl , 1 1 • •

·-m'I'<T illtf'c. an" dPt:til<'t1 l•l•J·~·J 1 ,_. . '"'· aJH tafh'rl instrunlents' 11 ~s 1 I . ]' n .., l<IYl' wen tn· I f ., lC'eJ1 '" Inn sprnr-lln-owt'rs. J.oomeraJws •tncl I ·'~ e or a •·nmplC'tc l'f'l'ision o( ihe ..:\.u~ ·'[M~ '!f tlhe .\mel'iesm mntf'J·ial h,;,.,' bc•c>t~ '~,:~~~~inplenwnts, awl for tahle <'OSe clis:pla;,; a >ol"lj!'lllfl arf. · 1' n1wu to !Hake 1'0om f l ~ · '· · or an ex nb1t oF

Dtttin!:( Music· 1\'cc·k 11 S<' . Pll Yirw in Davit! .TmtC's' ;..,fto ' tnht of primitiw• ltlusi,·nl instrum. I

, • • '.,_ 1'6t'-~ reP Storf'. l"lt ~ '"~'liS pluccrl I he c•arcl melt'~ to th IJ · .

fl•uliun l•Prc·n~,ion sto;w< "l'ileU c•tc' CC'! I till was amplilietl ltv thf'

Ji' . I . ., I s oncs, aut,] lhlxc•cl nv cataloguing of .Aus-Ul t wr Jli'OA'I'f'~s has 111, " •• es.

nlPll[!', <tJlrJ f he ] "I]" ' ' t'll llllldC' in ill(' (•lassific·af"tl•ll t J" \ •

]·1 lJ 1 mgrnphv wide 1 1 ·• '' ll~lrah t I <:'l'altll'f', is now beiug c·r;n~l)l· lnc].·l Uti; 111\'bll'rcl the t'X!Hnin.~tio',l' nn "one implc­

' of (;'flt•h· colonial . Durillg !he "'iu l c>r ·[" . l{IYI'l' ·t • 0 Hl:'lb an·h:wnl , · 1 .. .tea were r·CH1linued. ·tucl . . "lll<'a l"c·•-nJliiHi~$<111<'<•~ .

pamhn!{s werl' Jo" 1 ·I 1

• Stl<:~ nl uhm·in·in~il . · 111 th<' ITawkesbtU',-.1 l . o ( t lit!( lllappd S " • nc:<'npa !JOlt l' + . . · ne stlt'<> uoted fnr mnt·c cl t .

1 1 ( · . • umples of slcPilm'ld · ne ' ('arnngs, and

J. .· . e "1 <'( e:-.tnmt:ulioJJ a1 a l:JII'I' l· ;t cn refu~<' Wl're coll(;'ctcd li , IJsiJig out .,f lhe~.: :;un ~'". , . < .t o.

re (;'" anrf C•CCUpafionn! 't '~ rec<JIIIlllf!lldnfluus f th And a l'Pporl wns prf>paJ~; ts we;c ll1:Hln fn I hP '~ri;;~s t p~escn•ation of abot·iginal

r on t I{' rlnnHI,(I'c• rlonf' t . oc>a autlwritiP!' concerned o nat1~(' 1111 • 1. • , Jn Jng:s, carvings, and

9

ca~p-s~tes by vandals and casual collectors. A • . ~egtslat1on ::.lmost universally in force to rot c_areful exa~matton was made of mterest, and suggestions for 1c"'is1Mio t p ~et 51~~ and obJects of archaeological and snhmi tted for consideratio~. 11 0 app ·" m New Sottth Wales were drafted

.In addHion to the numerous dai1 en i ,· . . was g1vcn to Business Rrrowls T td }_T y y q~ nes by publ1c and Press, aSSistance ""rilderness,'1 :md to "evcral .

1r;•bt<ec·; cw or .' lo 1he prodncers of "Orphan of the

b . . ' · • · • ,s, commercl'i] artists 1 1 · ht .

a ong-mal customs !Uld art. Notewortb .· ' t .' · an( P ~ywr1g s concermng Tenitol'j' , New Guinea· ~rr D A

0 r HSI

0 15 were Father Kll'schbaum, M;andat·ed 1\fdbourne; Mr. N. ]3·. Ti~ld~lc ·

8 as:. _!Tonol·a:y Archaeologist. )fatioual M:uscum,

Otago University Museum. and '},[/ur Austrahapn :Museum; nfr. 11. D. Skinner, • · .eo usten, apua.

Mr. llfcOarthy, prior to his departure for th E I d' in Physical Antlnopology at tl U . . f o ast n 1es, undertook a course on his return . , le mvrrstty o Sydney and will continue this study

After attending the Auckland Me t' f h A . Association for the Advancement of ' . c mg .o l o us~rahan and NPw Zealand cal collections in the 111: .A Scl~lencc, ~f,s~ . Bnnnell m~pected the etlmographi-

useums at uc' and, Wellmgton, Chrtstelntrd1, and Dunedin.

A . t Nut m) ·i.smatics. (C. Anderson, in charge; F. D. McCarthy and Miss E. Bramell

SSIS an s . '

"' ~ho m.or~ imporLnnt cl_onations were: a set Qf specimens and enlarged holo­,_.ra]lhs 11lust~a_tmg the techmque ?f. u~edal-st.riking, by Messrs Amor Ltd.; a l;:isccl­~~1'1us ~o~~cc1 ton of medals and eoms, mclmling 1·ecent issues, by 1ft. J. R. 13. Stcwat·t; ~. \ISb~ a~lra~ BtokPns and mcda letlcs. by ~fr. E. Lichtncr; hvo miscellaneous C'oller-

lOn!', ~ .n 1. . L. C. S to;\rles a:n<l hl1ss R ~{. Noerr.

(1 PuTchascs included two .Kingsforcl Smith medals nnd a coronation mcd·tl of •corge VJ. and Queen Elizabeth, ~>truck by Amor Ltd. '

Tho J~litar.•..- medals, formerly pinned in positinn, l1nve now been pluC'cd in fn r more 1'11 l 1sfactory wnll hon rd moun r$.

A loan rxhibi~ .of Australian tokens and carl.v colonial coinage, aud primitil•c cuncncy . of the Pacific. lslauds, was maue at the official opening o£ the Rural Bank lnformat1?r~ was supplted to the Bank (:relative to the exl1ibition and subsequently for advertlsmg purposes).

Fossils. (C. Anderson in charge; H . 0. Flctchc,·, Assistant.)

. A_cccssions for the year mnnberecl 921 and many of the specimens wore of par-ticular mterest and value. A number of outstanding donations were recei,·ed. l\Ir. A .• J. Shearsby prf'.scnled his type tollection of Rhizopl11yl~u,m from the Up]ler Silmian of -r:ass. and 'MJ·. J. W. Hawley made a further donation of material from the Upper ]\f>nme of Berry, Kcw Sot1lh Wales, includi11g some £nely presen,ed pcle<·~· J)ods. A large collection of plcistocen(' fossils fl'om the Pln.va del Rcy, Southern Califol'llia, WflS presented by :Mr. J . C. Marsl1, P1·esident, Conchological Club of Sou then, Cali­fornia. A :fine specimen of Oleithrolepis gramtlala . from the Blakehnrst Quarries. 1\ogarah, W<lS presented by Dr. R. T. 'Vacle, and M1-s. M. E. Alhm presented a .Yololhe·rivm jaw and the manuible of the extinct crocodile Pallimnm·chus pollens. fl'om :North Queensland. Otl1er notcworlh." donations included nrldit.ional Silurian fossils From C'oolnmt111dra, New Routh W11le~. presrntecl L.v 'Mr. T. E. Williams; ('re-htccous f0ssils from the ~f1. HagC'n distl'it•t, New Ouinea, by Father A. Schafer.

1fcssrs. IT. 0 . Fletc~her and W. Barnes collected a fine series of Middle Cambriah 1dlohites and braclliopods in tl10 Northern Territory nnd north-west Queensland, many of the spcC'i('s being new to t.he colle<'t.ion.

TI:v exch:mgc with the Kyancuttn 1\fuseum, South .Australia, a series of finely <·tched Archaeocythinae, from the Cambrian beds of South Australia, was Teceivcd . . \u excha"Uge of :Middle Cambrian trilobites from Utah was mado with the U.S. Nalional ~fuseum, Wa11hington; as many of the genera included are common in 1ht' :Midille Camhrillll of .Australia this c-ollectio11 is of particular value for comparative

purposos. n.v purchase we acquired a collection of shells replaced by precious opal from

White CJ i:ffs, New Roulh Wale!', and a series of Trinssic fishes, insects, and plants frnm Rrookvale, near Rydney. A fine ~;kull or the Cretaceous iish, POI·theus anstntli.s. was purchased.

'J'he collection of fossils is increasing rapidly, and the essential work oi rata­lnguing is proceeding as time will permit. D,1ring the year t.l~e remain~er. of the rollection of Post Tertial'." vertebrates r eceived h)' exchange w1th the Mmrng and Geological Museum wa::; registered and catalog-ued, a~cl work ~as c~mmcnced on th_e i mporhml Perminn family, the 'Produc1 id ne, the Vlll'IOUS species hemg sortedl stratl­;?raphiC'all.v. checke-d with th€'ir des<'riptions. anrl catalog\•cd.

Dm·ing the )alter six months of the yeat· a good de~! of time has been devoted to the exhibited collection. A complete revision was decided. ~n. and the wnll-cases ,,.e1·e cleared o.£ all speci mens to permit a new scherr:e of e:x}nbJtJOn. t~, be employed. The first exhibits under this uew scheme, illustrating 'Wbat ts .a .fossil: and method~ (}F preservation bav<' heeu installed, and t)1e subsequent exbt?lts wlU be a-rrange StratigrapbicalJy to mv\trate the geological history of orgalllSID.S.

1!1

'.· . I IIJI n· ... ct1l't'll IIU \I I I t ·h ·r lt'1· ··a t1t• ' I J lnrin;.t tltl' Sl'lll' ~ l' .• I' I \ l • I c· .... lu"i•·:d :'ttl'\1',\', Ull '

fnnrnn l .. d h' ~I r .. I. ll. I kid. <~w ·l'l11" nu~l l ',.,, ·Z,.w f>,ntl lt \\'.:tl<-. 1' ' I' ·., ·till 1!111 11 • •

fro<lll t it< 1'•·1'111111 11 " l\,111:1111. • r l l '. ·ri jtl jolt• nf ;oil lJ\ 11111

l'<·nuinn tn:tl•·ria l

11 ·'" 11:tlltl'c1 r .... i I ,:uhll llll •·d l•.v \1 1·

-I 1 1' 11 11111 I rnl11 I J,r

\ nrl J, Q 1w ·11-l.tlltl. • • J \ J ' , 11 l'o tllll' 1'11'1 I I'' . • • I' , \ lr \ 111~c·\·, lr.. 11111 ~1 I , •' 'lllt!>ll ll J;l\1 too 111 • . . . \\' I l" I .\. ., ' 1 "" . .. \\ ]jj

1, 1 .11 ( •11 , •• \ I'll :-\t~11llt ·1 ''"· :t ' . f 1• l h• J ,.n 1·in~ I ••riJI1·

I' 1 ~ ' ' ' ' . nl ,,·ltw 1 t•ll i id 1'1'11 jll'l')l:tl'lll~ " • . ~111'111 , • .,1 llllriH!!. 11 11 • ~· .. ,r a nttu tl t · ., •. "<' r;, . ., ,.f , 11,.,., 111< n •. • ·

. • · . 1 11 \lu ·t•ll111 1•1 c·X.IIIItllr ' . 1 1 1· 1 dt ll'.ll;.,ll'.J l':tll' l.' xultlill:dlf•ll \'l' th< 1!' - . . I 1 I \'lriull' •<'1""- ' "

14 • •• 1 \" l 'l'f' ,, 1'\\':ll't ('! !I •

h•t•li• 1:· j' dn]'lt<"ll< 111.tl• 1111 I

. . 1' (I I 'lt:t1 11 11' 1''· .\-- j,.l,1111.) ( I. 111,,1•_ .. .-:1n1t1 111 ··lt;~t't:<' · ' · · · 1 1 1 "j., ''"''''· I I ·'" I Till' :ocqui,ili .. u• Ill!'"''' ,I ,.,.111

· 1 11· 11\1 111 w 1'1'1 ·•·• · I I I I 1,' .. ;,, 1.,tinu· dunu;.. I"'~(': . , ·J1,.1t.111 ,J fll'<'•r·ul•·r '·' :q• 1111

. ' \\' "''1 11111 "'\\' I • ' ' ' \ >1'<' 111 ·11• il I •l·l'k~ ,r tln·il, a11 11'1' i rnm . 1111-;· ·~: 1;·1 11"'' i'rnnt ~I r. ,J •• 1 .. J.,Ju1 .'1< <11. .

I( \\' (\"l•·ul'o•ld and -p•·vwwn~ l'l'<'i'1"'d Ill c ·I." 1. '1 . a·~ 11. (). l•ldr ·l t~ ·r ""d . . ' I . ( ' . I \ lt•ll'U 1'1 " ·' I'~ • I

··nll•·•·1iooll ,,( miw·tal~ \I'll'- 111<1 < ' 111 l'llll~• ' ,:111.11'11~ i't'tt111 ltitlt• r ln t:l tl'lJ• ··••,;i·lll<'r . . I I' .. 1111lllf'I'PI1S ' I"' " 'I . 1'1 '11'

\\' l brtH ·~. ,\ c·ollr·l'll"ll I Ill' 11< Ill,.. . 'I , . \] .. tlt·r"la•:HI, 1111 tl 11'11111 ' ' a,J"I' 11 11' I. . I . ·lt·l ",J lt'l"" •' 1 . • . . ll w

I• 111'"1"''111 ],l('a 11"'" '."" llll' '~ . I. I t· .ltl<'d 111 '111\' hn•· • p l·t ·t•.lll'l1 . " I 11 ·(11011 w 11<' I l'llll .. t ' ' ff I I

C'h:~rlc•,· '"' pllr<·lt:t"'l " , . ., 1'1 . 1 \ ,.. ·11'11<'''' ,.j' tn iutr:d" \la~ I ,,,. , .,

11 k 11 11 ltll ,. • 11 • -'' • -1111'>hh1 i iii1J,It· fH1111 1111• 1'" I'l l I . . 1' <-.:s It

. I ;I I' I;'J•i n 1 i c:c•olun·inll .\111~• ·111 11, ' ' " "''""' · . ·' . . 1 wtl I "' '' ., ~ . . 11 ... ,] Jt.n 1:1hit· ',..,. I', <I"' n · <11'1':111"•·•

'J'1 (' t•ll[il'!' l'lllil'l'll\'11 ('IOlll!lllll'd Ill ll , · • ' , . Ji ,,, · •JH•t'illl!'ll ill tl1L I • IJ ' 1 f Jin• !ll'll' ll[ll'l ~ltl 1'!1"1:'· o\ll)

l• •llullill;!' "n tht• m~<la :llt<ll1 I I 11 ·k nud ]rout linw ''' tiaHI' tl\(' , ,\d l;tht·l, an· ut•\\' l':lf'P~ n·~ l " <Ill >~ P")J ;dll'tl lliCIJll ' ~ '"

1• · hhr-1' h·wknr .. uu<l. T in· ;.t' .I.[

I 1 . ,. wi'h wlutP etlt~nu~· •1U n ~ ' l 1"'t •

hC'in" rc·phH'{'I ),\' 111'11 l'llt". ' 11 I. 11 r o('lll ~ 1111 lt»lll . I" 11»11' ~ 11 . . I r .,. iiH' J> ·tlrkk (d'flltl "" .. ,. 1" 1' t- • • • 1

;1!]![ l!l 'lll , . ., I'C1\llll . 11'1'11( Ill~ ', 11 ·l 1, l]l(' II J'Jll'tll';tllCI' 11 1 th1• )lttll'l'a <111 l'it•\1' , in 011!' ,,f llll' ltl'W 1'(1>-l''· Wh11'lt <111 11)11< I I

",l\Jli'L''· j t l - . . . . I· 11·1 I 1'1'11 rr-arran::rc·< ''"11"'''1111'111 "11 1t' T lto: 1luph<'ai<- c•nllt•t•IIUil ol t l\111~'1 :1" '," .' ·

n •mu, .. tl .,r lht· roe!' <·ollection lo thC> 1bncralogts t s t·nom. . . . . . • . , . I • somr du,-, in tlw ErnmaviJI,. dt:-tnd "'' L" .. tlg;attlt;.! .\It·. } I otlge-:-inul I RP< Ill · • t 'l, 1 Ita" 1·oll111H' Il!'t'd

j' . • d . . cJ crinvids r~pln('c•d h.v t<t;<:>I 1'1'1 < • 11111 ' " • ;111 "''Cltrrc·llNl 01 gasttopo ~ " 11 . T.. · nls frolll l1rokt•n 1flll. a n·~<'ll t'<'h 'Ill ,;uppo:;rd p,,· ruxtn:tng1le :tud ulltcr ,I tc,tlc JllliH'. < , • ' ' 1

~fr Ch·lhtlt'l'~ is rnakimr a >'f' ril'" ,f :nutl,\·;;e.; of \\'olfntllllf<' from :'\:."' '1-\loul 1 • · ' ' • · • • · 11 le 1w ~lr ITnd"'l'-•"'lllll1 •lit

\\',tJP-<, 1(1 i'>U('JikllH'lll ('l',I'St:JIJogrnpht(' lll\'(>~llg<1ll0 11 " I IH • · "'

tlw ... e ruinerals: -::;ulllP ~·e(ll':' ngn.

I .. ·1·ttl tu tit" \\',,ll•m!...''t>lllr Tpc·hni<-:tl t ·,11,.,_,, .. a11d

.\ c·olle<·tion of minrr:l s wu:; " ' .. . llli'{·P rvll~dinns to !'chovl='.

,\ ~ ;11

Jll'PI' iot1, ~·e<ll''\ f'nquiri1·:- fro1u th::- puhli· · IIIHl l~L<' wnrk. of kec•pit~lo! tht: iudex 1, miuc 1•11 ]11~i<-al :ntd pdrPI,~·ir•1t l litt:rnlun• lm$ ul'('l1Jl1Crl •·on,..tdcruhlr· 11111".

f '1•/,.olu!t!l· ('1'. llod:n•-Saui lh in <·hnrgP: IL 0. Chahuer~. ,\.,,;i;;ta 11 t.l

The acqui::.itiww; mnnhl?r :l;:!:l O'IJ~I·i mrn:; ttlld 11-1 l'L•<·k Rer· ti"n:<. Smu l l.~nlnpk" nf the "l\app1alwola and ''( ' antWt.:('na" 111 C't<'Ol'itcs, ft~ull(l i~1 8out~ l .\ ust1·;tl1a. w!•r•· prcsc·nlecl h.v Llw 1\yatlf'lllltl )lus!'um. and :t :;m~ll plt'''t' '" lh~ lutbcl'to unrec·ur~kd "( 'oohw" mt>tc>oritc, from this ~tal••. \\'a~ Jli'<'S<'Iltt·rl h~· ~lr. ~ . . \l al'Malt •. u. .\]ll' l'

<' lllllll!'h fur dwm i<';ll a• · al~·sis W:l>' SI'! tlsidt :t purtion w.t,.. pnlislu•l. ••l<·ltt•tl. an<1 lllhlt•<l tn 1 h<" c·olk<·tion. \\' 1, an· i ucl!'!.l<•d 1" l.u];p :-.Iura.- Llll.. who kind 1,,. unt!Prlntt

1' the

work 11f e11itiul-! 11 ith• •lll Nlst I•• the Tn.t~ l <'<'~ •

• \. numht•l' of nwks W!'re l't>lledPrl in ('<·n lt·,tl i\u,..lntliu 1>,1 )ll''"'rs. IT. 0. Fll'l"hf'r :111rl \\' . Bant<", :11\d h~- }[r. ll n1 lg-r ~mith iu Yil'turia. Old collc<"timb nf l't"'k' fl'~'ll1 Hurneu aud E1n·ope weni :ul<lcd In 1 la,, r·11lk<·rin1, and a ~eri~· .,r r"c·k-<. l't>ruu·t'iy U111'r>:,ti>'t<'l'<'<l. ha.- hPell c•x~tmiuPtl mHI now nwai t- n·u;i:<lntlillll.

,\1 r. lludge~Snli lh ha, a l111o~ l •·ou t]'leh·ll a 11ll'llH•i 1' <Ill . \ u.-1 nt I ia 11 llti'II'<H'i l•·~ nud ha,:; maclc 1111 !Ut>tl,l'sis 111111 cl!'~l'l'i]Jtion ut' the "l'uohw'' mc•lvoril e. :\lr. llooll!l' S mith 1llld )lr. Cha1nwrs ::otwnl lll'n wc,·b i11 ! laP ('n:\ l{in·r ,]i:,,lri<-1, awl tmwh .. f 1hr dl'tni1ed Jll'l t'ol!l'NJihit'a1 w,.rl; till tlt<· l'fl('k:< ,.f tlti.- luc·alil,\' ltn~ now hel'l1 c·,mpll'tt-d.

J'n.ritft•n,,y. ( 11. :-i . <:r,1ul in · ·l111rg:e; .r. 11. Wriu;ltt ant! \\'. Harnr;; .• \.:,,ist:llll• . l

~~c·w mammal spe<·itnUJI:, ~killlll'd aut! Jil'<'ocl'\'l•<l Ull tl\b(•t't~d ;,o, aad 11t'll -pceinu• 11~ l"'<'~<· rvc•d in spirit,; tolalh·d :J2:i nta ii1111Uls, ;;rto n•pl i1es, a111l ll fi:.;IH'"· Twrnl~ m:\1

t ll:tll Jil t lt l fiJI'Pinwn;; ll11<l lil'l' hirrl- Wl'l'(' llt•llllt!l'd. nutl ~1·vt·t•al ohl lllullltkd "I'Vl'i111<'11•

were re~tor!'d or f' IC':t n l'd . l-lki11s l'lt'ancd 1\lllnlwn·d l i 11 H\Illlllal" nml :!!1;; ltir•k

At the l'l'•lt•est t~l' the Pt·(•llli!!l,.:< Dt•pa rllltl'lll, a "ua\a, pntlenwlon w:alh1lt.1. plnl~"ptt". l~ · t•(•-hirll , anrl koukahll l'1'11 \\'(' )'(' liH!IIllit·rl !tlld fui'\Oll'dl'd (I) Loudun r .... I'Xhibitit~n iu Au~t l'>l1i>t Iluu><' . 1111d l \\'u ku,tlas \\'1'1'1' llllllllll~d fur the ollit't' of tht• X<'ll' Soutla \\'ak• 'J'ntrle ( 'n1nm i,;~iotwa• in Tokio, .1 apn n.

, , Fullowiug- up<m the idrntilit:atiuu ol' nH,. J.,,. tit!• ~ 1 >ttnm:ll11;.:h,t, )fr. Jo:. 1.1• <:. lt'111 t;.d1lun . l'l'pn·Sl' llllllil'!'" ul' l lu• ntri .. H;.; I.VIWS 1n·r <; 11111uute11 f111· !111 • 1 )in•l'i"l' (i<·uet·al vt Pul.li~; H eal th, i':)ir ltavhuel CiiL'ulLt, the U,•vartl.u•'U l ul

4\ g1·il.'ullttr1·• (~ueell

I;H·L·IL a n ~l t.he(Jureml:utd Hnmdt nf I~~~· ( 'nlo11ial :-;\ll!.'lll' HPtiniug- ( '11mpan,1 . A fomth rl'l ll'" ol Ill\~ fo11m l. 111 I!Jp lll~'ll'r polli>ll t nl't•n \I'll:- Jll't'jl!ll'l'<l f,q· tlw J)~·pnl'ln1l•11l uf

lh:;tlllt, for lll fll'lll'l tnunl (III I'JIO~t·s and f, r di ,.Pl:t,\ dul'ing 11 1·:tll lt \\'1.1 !,.

I l

Jl1·. (:r:nll ''"~ <·alh-tl II Jll•n l•• ''"' '. "l •J,,. f>••l l'c·i · 1. 11 · . t' · • · · · ' u Jr· Lll ... ]'t'r· 1" 11 •d nvtnl'H':-., ;nul 1lu· 'h"l'" .,f bird tl"·lll' l'" 'll ltl ·1l 1 · l · 1 · I · 1 · . · ..._, · • ~ .:. :--n 11 f!HP :H V l('t\ nu t u• l • .•Jlll(' ;\Ill ;I ~(· "I 1'''""11111 ~k111• IJ,, \1' '1' <"·dletl .,,.. ''11 ' ' J •f 't · · · 1 · ·

• • • • ' ' • ' - l" • • n l' ..... l~' l Wl ll t•;-.:--. I• • :...:,1\'f' f"\'lt Pll n .. lll l' l.:H''' t.i fil'\ l .. {'t. ' 1i"

I I• HI f.,r l~t·••a•·IH·s ol lilt· 1Jin1, ;ll\d .\uim:do- Pmt1•C'I iou .\et. Fur tl11• 1 hi<·f ~~···rt• l an ·, Jlt·J•a rJ m,.•H ~11d t h~· l><'pa r tnwut uf l 'u~luttl'· )J,. iusp .. <'led ··olkc·tinu .• .,f j 111 1,.,;·t1·d · .. r t•XpP~' I!•d IH nl :o: !Ill 1111,\t'\) oi\'(•J'><' •.IS :l ll~l in ll'r:>hll l" \'!'-"""' l h· mad.· :1 -~ , .. ·i 11 i ""Jl' •d j . "' "' !'n·ol: •HI ,.,.,~('[,; il'Pill l>a t'\\'111 , 1\ur liwi'IJ Tt·l'l'ilt/1',1', and 1,rr·pal't·d " ;·• ·:1:ort for Jlw l lnt•1 ~r·r·r<'l:n,v '- I )pp:1 1'( 11W11t t •ll tb· lwll,iu~.: ul l>inl<. j 11 l r<~n• i l Jr.1111 t!1j, p~>rL

I h11·in;: ll~t• ,\'t'>lr PXhibits \n•rc• jcf:tl'Pd 111 I h1• di:;pn:,a l ol' nrt i •I '· pil"t " :I',IJl l• t•r,. :1 11d nll'iou~ i'liHII' III I'. J.:,;J.il.iJs \\'!Tt' Jll'l'[llll't'tl and an·aug-t•d l'or di~!'l"·'' iu 1 IJ,. 11 ill<l oo ll'" "f i-11- i 11 ('"" hou,Ps.

l '••>'l lllo ril' lllS •ell <':l,'-t•• lci nl,. Wt·t't' ('H I'I'icd ••lll a nd l'l']ltlrl~ mad.· 11 hc·n l't<f iH'-tc·t l. .\l llll,\' <'t>!Jc•d i<llh 1\'('l'C' l'l't'f'j,-C'd, du·c·ked, a nd phlt'l'i( iJ1 JIJ'('"l'I'\';Jiil'!• f~>r uJ ll'll l·ifl ll h,\' l lJ(' ck p:l l'\111(•11(' I'HIJI'l'I'Jil'd .

. I rli< "'"'",.··, 8••rlio11: ( 'asiil1g, l'lu • tn~l'nph,v. <·le•. l"i n:::-~1".''· .\ s,;i,lalll. l

((;. ( '. t 'luiloll in l'llarjf<•: .1,

Till' \'i'll l'.;' ]l l'Cl!J, l'U1111l1 t' •• r work fnl l .. wvd 11 111 inl.v nl(' llPl'lll a l 1'011 1 inc·: '"' ~l ll'<' l ill I""" ,.f /!I'OIIjl 1l 1<1 k j 11!.\ \\'liS UJidt'l'\:1kP11 . lm l <1! hi•l' du i ic•, \\' C'I'C• 1l\111'1('1'011'l 1\IHJ \ ,1rir·rl.

Tltt· ;:,kull- .,f :::: aui mal;,, 111<1inl,v lll >l ll1111 Hi s . wcrp pn·r<WC'<l. and thn•t• :;k ull~ in tl11· • xhi hit rc1 <'ollc•c·tiou 1\'r•rp •·l<'ant•tl nutl n··llttHII IiPd. 'l'lw -kc•lewn of a ll:f:nl ( ',d fro m <h•~·<'n s l t11ld 11'<1:< remoYC'd J'rum n >ll ~Jtt'H dt•d po:;itivn. c· leutl('tl, r rnuva ted. awl n·anco1 ,.cl I" '' l'll:<t'. T he <'a"l of t lw .If l'!lttlllf•rilllll ,.;];,•lt·tou was rt•!J:1 i red :nul l'('t 'Plnu n•cl, :md :m llllliq ll >lt<'d ll' ire gnartl waE< I'C'Illn\'C'd f rorn the· wuockn basp of 1lw exhibit. l•',llowi Ill{ 1111 11 I'I'Ci\I P~t l'n>l11 1 he A I' I I>Pjn\l' t iiH'll i, EH~! Syd nc•y Tt'l'h 11 inll ( \c l l e!!·~ .

" Jl tunhc>r uf ,keklnn;,; ,,·er<' > Uppli~t1 l'o r tc:whin!!: p11qoo~rs : 1la•se 1\'t•rc cutHlit.io nl'd

nnd re-wil'l·d ht·f,.l'(' dcf'p>ltc·IJ .

. \ totnl of :i;t; roc·k a111l fiYe lllcl< '"l'ii C' ~··<· lion" 1\'l' I'C prcpnn·d ~md 111<1\IHIPd hl' nric· r""''npi•·;d l'X;l ol)i nali""· ?\t•gu lil't" mad(• tol;lllr•d 21lR, to l>r u-<C'd maiul,-" fnr iiJ .. ,.,I r:uiug lh<' ~\n:'l nllin" ~luscmn ~lai!'u<:inC' aucl fn r h1ntet'n ~ li ck!', of which :H:-1. 1\'l' l't· priut••cl iiiH I n1 nnll1 t•cl. Ph•>rn priut ,; JH'c•pat'Nl numberPd X:>O. Thcs<> and olltl'""

le• till' tot:d nl' 1. t:J;I \\'Cl'l· 111 •nou ie d for rc·fp r e ll C't'. .\ •·nnlpl,.te ,·hc•·k ,.f I he lnntl' l'll ~lid" •·nll.·d i.,n w:1-. madt· !I I'd tblllla~t.t:d u nit,. W('re J'c·ph\N'tl. Pln:<t<•r mou lds pt'<'Jiured llllllJbt•n •d (j\1: IIIMI •• r I he><c \\'('!'(' imprc:;s ion,; or !lhua·igiunl rock c·arvillg,, Pht»lt•r <::lfol'- mndt• nmult('n·d :~:2. pre p;ll'cd ,.:,j,·ll~· l'r••nl ill(' lllnuld~ ., r abnl'ig:i,hll l'•><·k <·arvh'?"·

1:rr·pa rt.:d in I> H.-ldaucl >ll't'>l~ umiPl' tryiH!! t·cJnd iti t•Jl$, Tl:incl'n hum<111 tndnc·ra 11 ud

t'll><l:< 1\'t'l'l' IIH>lllll!•d f,n· I'Xhihitiou. T lae ( \o llliii<JII St·ttl •If l ht• \lust'tl lll \\<IS 11('1'<'11 11 111 :Jflil\(·d b.\' onln ,,f t.lll: u .. ar•l

11ti .. ~:)tit cht~· of ~ ,.,.,.lnht•r. HIHi. ( I .. X.) S ip;tl('d. F. f-'. ~LL'\ ( ' E. Prc:;it!c- ltl.

Ki!!nt:d, \Y. T. \\'ELLK, ::5ccn•tar~·.

12

Al'PHN'DIX A. "M Elnf ti.T 30Tl1 ,J 0 KE, 1937 ·

T:ausTEE$ oF Tm: AuSTil.\t.LA~ • 05

,\lr .. Tamrs >le Kern. Cro"n Tru~tee .. · · .. .... · .. · .. · .. · .... ·.. .

lf' . Honour th<' Chief ,h•~hcl·. Stl•tutory .. . .. . · .... .. ..... • .... ........ .. 1.~~- Hon. the f'oloninl ~t>rrctM.'' •

'l'he )[on. the .\ttorn<'Y Genom!. 'l'lw 11011. t!H- < 'olo.ni~l ' l'rr:>sure~~ (' \f 1, l 1'1,. \uclit<>t' Ct•noml (~[r. ,TI'hn • pen N', ... •· . Tl:t• i•rcsidcn! of thr \ feclic.'\1 lloa.rd . .

r .1 L of the r '"ri•lativc (. ounc• l. 'l'hc Jlon. the rr•" "" ' e •

Appoint<;d .................. .. .... ......... ' t'hr Cro"n l-lolicitor . 1 3

(;hie£ Rurvoyor ('fr. I f. ll. \[.,thew,, ' l'hr 5;urvryor Gcne111 anr '- ·

IL\. ). I n • • ,.., for W.-.rks and J,oral (;o,•ornmcnt. 'l'ho lion. t 1c i'C<:rew .• •• 'l'hr Hon. tlw ::\Iini~t.cr (or F.duc'\tlon.

nr. <';. H. \hltotl, ;\[. B .. l\f~M~· Surg . .E:lcctivo Tru~tccs ......... .. ............ . :llr. K f'. Andrews, U~\ .. E .l •. S.

)(r. (1. !1£. B IA.ir. B C'h -:.r nr. c. <•or<lon MacLco<i. :'1~. ·; ·; : Dr. G. ;\. '""tcrhonsc, H.K . I•.R.Ji,.S. ~fr. F . K ) fa.nce. ~\.I.C,,\ . The Ro11. &'. K Wall, )'[.D .. ;u•·\· 'Professor A. '{, Bnrkit t. -:.r. ~ .• TU:ic. Hon. H. 111:. Hs.1vkins. M.T •. C. Professor W . . J. ])11kin. D.&. lfr F W. i\f~~.rk~. F .C. \ . (Anst.). ~faJor' C:coeml tho Hon. Sir Charles Hns~n1-hal, K.L!.n ., I \' ,1 : .,

P.S.O., V. D., ?II.L.C.

APPE~TX R.

STAFF or TRF. AuST:R/ot.tAN MuseuM loT 30Tu Ju.Nr., l !l37.

11irecto.r ......... .. .... .. ............. ...... C. Andcrson, llf.A., D.Sc., C.11'.Z.S.

Administrative Sta.ff-Secret.'\ry ........................... W. T. WeliP, A.l.A.V. Clerks ................................. Miss G. E. J ohnatono.

Soicntific Staff­Department of Zoology

R.D.Gill.

.T. R. Ki.nghiJrn, C.M.Z.S., Ornithologi~t. Hcrpc,tologbt W. 13oardman, Assi~t,-.nt. Jt~. le G. Troughton. C.M:.Z.S., i\Iammalogist. A. Mu~gravc, F.R.E.S., F .R.Z.S., Entomologist. K. C. J\Ic Keown, Assistant . Miss. N. B . • \dams, A&<istant. F. A. )fcNeill. Lower Invcrtebrntes. A. A. Livingstone. Assist.-.nt . T. Irodalc, l~.lt.Z.S., Concholo~t. J\Uss C. l\f. ,J. Allan, Assisti\Dt. G. P. Whitley, F.R.Z.S., I chthyologist.

Department of Anthropology ... ~Iiss E. Bmmoll, J\f.A., Dip.Ed., Assistant. F. D. l\[cCarthy, Dip. Anth., Assistant.

Department of )fioeralogy ...... T. llod~:c-Smith, ~!inoralogist, Petrologi~t. R. 0. Chalmers, A.S:r.C., Cadet.

Department of Palaeontology ... H. 0. Fletcher, Assistant .

Library Staff-Libmrian W. A. ltainbow.

Prepamtorial Staff-

Articulator ........................... G. C. Cluttou

Assistant Articulator .. .. .. .. .. .. J. Kings icy. Taxidermist........................... H. S. Grant .

Assistant Taxiclermiat J. H. Wright .

Mcchl'lnical Staff­ClUe£ Mechanic

Assistant Mechanic ............. ..

• Utendanta and General Staff­

W. Baroea.

•r: A. Henwn.

II. Jnckson .

Chief Attendant .................. T. A. l\{urph~'·

Attendants ........................... W. A. llfedway. li. W. Stein . . J. Mclver. R. K. Morris. J. Lewis.

Night Attendants .................. F. L. Haylings. T. G!s.u.brook.

13

APPENDIX!O. !iO:NORARY STAli'lr 011 TllS AUSTR.u.IAN M

Proteesor T IInrve Johnsto M.A OUt7K 4T 30Ta Jmra, 1937. Edw . .f!'. fullma.uny 13 "'o Hn, z ·

1• ~.Se., Hon. Zoologist.

, • .Q ., on. oo ogu~t A. 1!. Basset llull, M.B.h;., Hon. Ol.1l!tbol~gia~ G. A. Waterbouso, J).Se., B.E., Hon.. .Entomol~ ist ~· J. Ca~r, .13.A.,llon. Entomologiet. g · 1!!. A. Br1ggs, D.Sc., l!ou. :toologi~ H. T.oighbon Kes~von, D So i'tf 0 · Hon z 1 · Mclbour~~ Ward, J!'.H •. Z.S., i~.z.s.;'l:Ion. 'zo~~o~Y~:t. ~eo. A. Ihomas, Uon. Archaeologist. · ~· A. Hind,~oo<l, Hon. Ornithologiat. L H. Guthr1e, Hon. Lepidopterist. A. J . .Marshall, Hon. Ornithologist. Professor W. L. Shellshear, ~LB., Ob.M., Iloll. Arohnoologillt.

APPENDIX D. HONORARY CORRESl'ONDENTS OF THE AUSTIU.LI.L-; Mus:eu~t AT 30TU JUNE, 1937 •

.\Ir. R. E . BM,tcr. Mr. Anthony Hordcrn. D G A n r h V- H J3urrell ,. "- r. . . nater ouse. • cu • • · ::>u: O<>ntucl liorder11 J) E di h nr 1 c • t · D J t ·- • n.me • a t "a ker ALp MU • ... vvmwssc. J\k 0. Phillips. , ,, D I' D . "'u:' • H uh D · ,. tur. ~·· .•. anaar . • , llo etuson. Sir Arthur Rickartl M- r·· ll D 0

J\I R be t D' · uu. "· . angar. r. ~ . r t~sou . Mr. E. H. Raiuford. Mr. Ja.tnes Burns Mr. \~~m D1xson. Mr. T. E . Rofe. .M:r. c. F. Lasero~. Mr. C. K Hart. 1llr. Melbourne Ward.

APPENDIX E. PAPERS ANJ>]Anri CLES P&&i.'A&£0 DURING TilE YEA.R.

K le C. Trougllton and A. S. Le Souef-"..l. new 'l'tce Kangaroo from South-eastern Papua.'' Jlcc. Aust. Mus., XIX, G, 193'i.

E. le G. Troughton and T. lredaJ.e-"The Identity of Cook's Kangaroo." lbw XX 1 1937

E. le G. Troughton- ' ' ' · "Six New Bats (il'licrocheiroptcra) from the Australasian Region." .du-st. Zoologi-st,

VIII, 4, 1937. "On New Forms of the Eastern Swamp Rat, a:ud the Relationsltip of .MaslacO'Inys." lbw,

VIII1 4, 1937. '·Descriptions o£ Some New Guinea Mammals." (For Reo . .d.ust. MU$.) ''The Status o£ 'Jf11s' novaeltollaniliac Watcrhouse, and Allied Forms." (For Rec . .d11st.

:d!us.) .r. :R. Kinghom-

"A New SpedPs of Bkink .U·om the Solomon lslanlls." llec . .tf~t.sl. Jfus., XX, l, 1937. G. 1'. Wbitley-

"l•'urthcr Ichthyological Miscellane1t." Mrm. Q1t£'C11<i1amd MU8., XI, 1937. "Double·heacled Fishes in Australia :md New Zealand." .d.ust. Mus. Jf.ag., VI, ;;, 1937. '·Studies in Ichthyology, No. 11." (Rec. Aust. M t'-S.) '·Descriptions of New Guinea Fishes." (.lt'or Rec . .d.u.~t . :Mm.)

G. P . Whitley and A. N. ColefllX-''Fishes from Nauru, Gilbert Islands, Occnnia." (Ji'or Proc. Linn. Soc. of X . S. Wttles.)

t:. P . Whitley and W. J. Phillips-"Deseriptive Notes on Some New Zer1lanu Fishes." (.~'or N.Z. Jou1·. Se~. and T l'cll.)

A. :r,·I11Sgrave-"Scientitle Literature and the Museum." Aust. Mu.~. M.ag., VI, 4, 1936. "By Sea and :Mountain : With Orchid liunters in the Mullumbimby District." Ibid.

K. C. MeKeown-"Notes on Australian Ceramhveidae." Bee. A >!St . Mu.~., XX, 1, 1937. "The Food of Trout in New ·south '\~ales, 1H33·1.936." Ib.ia. . , . "New Fossil Insect Wings (Protohcm~ple1"a, F:umly :il!e.~ohtamdac) . lb·ul. "'rhe 'fm·oss River : An Entomological P:.nauisc.'' .dust. Jf11S. Mag., VI, 3, J936. "The Cup Moths.'' I!lid, VI, 5, 1937 . "Insect Musicians PaTt I." Tbiil, VI, 6, 1937. . . ··~otes on Australian Cer:unlJyci<lac: 'L'ho Genus Syllitus. ' (Foo Rcc . .du.st. Mus.)

G. A. Waterhouse- . 1 .. ., p R Ellt s c 1936 9 ''Note on the Gcm•s Xenicony?!lpha None t~J· 1·oc. · · o ., , · "Note on Hespeda 71t007tUII Fabricius.'' lbtd, .1937, 1. . , . S 'I D · t" of New Spcc1es Proc. LiiWI. Soc. Q[ 11·. . ".\ustralian TJ !'SJlCl'i iclne, \ . ~scnp tOllS •

"Ausfr:lf:;1 LJc!~'er~~:Z~, VII. Notes on the Types and Type Localities." (For Proc.

IMtn. Soc. ot N. S.BWtalesfi.) K in \'ustralin. as IIetet·o1li!Jn~pha plllilerope Boisd, "On the Identity o£ the u ter y nown 1 •

1832.'' (For Proc. Linn. Soc. of N . S .. Wales.) · ·• P res Add. Sect. D (Zoology) '·The Biolog~· nnfl 'J'axonomy of .A.u.str::t.l.astatl Butterflies. · ·

Aust. and N.Z. Assoc. Adv. Sc1. . T. Iredale R. A .. Tolmson and F. A. :MeNe&-: . 1 p rt of Sydney. Supplementary

"Desc~iption of 'fimhcr by MaT.ine. Orj?lams:ls ~~a;i~!Ule o Ser,•ices Boaid of New South Report No. 1.'' (For Pnbltcatton JY te Wales.)

T. Iredale- . .. h R cfs.'' .dllst. Zoologist, VTII, 4, 1937. "~:l:ollusca of M uldleton an cl Elizabel e t r " lbid "A Basic List of Lhe Lan<l MollusCA. of .t;.,[\[a

1~ of South and Central Australia." (For "1\n Annotated Check·List of the J,nncl 0

. use . pnblica'tion in S.outll A'llstralianr N.ntttr:t~fi~~Cll." (For Bee . .d1tst. M1ts.)

"Notes on Ncozelame Decpw~te_r 01-- a~:ne(For Rec. Aust . .il£11.$.) "Re·diseovery of Voluta brazuJ"M ox.

Jovce Allan- M vr 4 1936. . , (C · . "Australian Sbclle." Au.n . .3!1tS. ag:, a New· Zealand. A Compar!SOII. omumtll·

"The Opisthobranch FattTI!t of AlJStraha aS· ) cated to Anst. and N.Z. Ass~c. Adv. ~fs" .d.1tst. Zoologi~t. vm, 4, 1937.

"Sea Slut::s oC Midclletol} all<l li)li;t.a~~lb(tr A_11st. Zoolagirl, VDl, 4, 1937.) "Habits of an Octopns JD CaptiVJty.

:f' .\ . :O. I<· ' •'ill ond R •• \, .TvllllS()ll-1 D

l. r .\f,,r·,nr ' l'imh<'~' Rlrnrl\11'•'·"~·" ~( 'Olllh11111 i·

·· ~lfll •'t'll "'"!'lopmcnts in Ill<' l'resl.'n·n '".n. o t·nle<l to ,\ ust. u11d :\,Z. Aasor. Acll". Rr1.)

""I'J'tlstacen (If :.lidrllcton nnrl Gliznl)(•th H<'cf~." .J".sl. 7.oo1o.l)i.,J. \'Ill, I, ]9:li. \. L.jyiug•lollC'- ,, I · 1 \'Ill. '1,

l•:,·l•i otuolrnnnln ol )li<l•lkHoll nnol Eliznhrlh fll·l'f~ .... Ill''· ' '" ' 0

111

-' •

".\ l:tll•k·pnhl llinmg 1:"""1."' . J I'·' '· 11 ""· ll /If/ .. Y I, I, I !1';1' .

1;;,,. l ;r:tlll\'11 "'l'h<· \zlt•t• f':de•Hlar !-((oJl t'. .. lu., l. 1/us. ,1/llr/ .. \ I, R, l!t:)li . ")lagi~ .\ nwng l'ainutl\\' l'o•t•plo•." /11id. \"[, I. l !t:W.

" 11. ~lo·< 'nrl h'-... \ l'n•hisinlit• ;\ln•·lal' f•''''" ;\o•w (hllll<':i."" , Ju,,l . .lfll·'· .1/tlf/ .. \"1, I, I!J:\!i, "l lr. lla ri • l ~nn :nul l listriloutiun." .\/llnl:int/. IJ /:l ·;:i .

c' .\ nflt.•J o:o n ··Till· (h·igi!o ool' .\l:, I J'al iHII ~I:J illlll:ob .. . l u.,f. 1/ u.,. llrt,</ .• \I, I 1!1

;a:. '"Plt, lltuW·~Iic· Slwr·p nlt•l I ts th'l~ilt."' lliitl, \ I . r;, l!f:rf" .

11. 0. i" l..!c·ho•l' !111>1 11. (; , H:l;!f!:lll ·· \ l'nnll'il•nti.oll In till" l'<•n ni:lll l'f' l"'" l ':ll· l,.,ni • .. ·n "' l 'rol•l• ·" ' ""ol :111 \ll:~fl·,j, ot' l l11· l•'atlll!l ,.r dw 1 l'llrl' 1':11:"'"'''''' ( l'•r"'i'"'. •1l' 'i !>l'lh·\\'••,t l :!lH~ll. \\'•·<11' 1' 11 '""'

lt•:Jiia ." ( ~'ur Htt .. l •t.~i. ,\JII-'- ' ll. 0 . ~'l<·kh•• r-.. , ."l lwting in 1 \·uta·;~l nnd ::\< rt f, ,.•·n .\ ustrnli:t." Jf,t.,l. 1/u.,, .lfi''/ .. \"I, -~. 1!1::7.

T. ll uclg1' )imith-".\n f' lll'!'t·l\l"'h•rl ,\ lo•leMilt• 111"1\111 l'ool:w. X.~. \\'.olns." ( l"nl' l.'rl' .. 1•1'1 . .l/11'.

"Qnnrt,,:· (,{11-''· .1/11.< . . 1/flfl .. \'1. :., 1!1:l7. ~1. ll. S. Shal'l:lll<I-

· 'Hinls I h::l I lht• foll' :1 Li,·iutr." . l 1(.d . . 11 1/s • . 11 rt ' l· , Y J, ~. '1 !l:iti.

1:. \\' . Gndgi'·T-.. Balh~·tn~hi:J . tl•v C:i:1111 Stiu!!:lr~; of .\usii':Jli:~ ." J bitl, \ I , r;, 1.1:17.

11 . S. 1\1 uTI ",\lonornualit k~ Among Shr>lls.'' 11111/. Y f. ::. 1~1: :r;,

~lt lhclllt'lll' Ward -"'rhc (' rah ; ,, i-k<lit·in~, \f,"ih :n1<l '\ la)!'it· ." l11i./. \'f. li. 1!):17.

Ellt•n l 'larl<-·•Tiw l .i i'<> llislol'~' uf lh~ f:il'l"l:tnd ('nld\sh." //, ;,/ .

.1 . 1 .. f.\h~ l lshrar- · .. . \ n Appea I flu· I h1• PI'I'S<'l'<':al ion uf l'r•·loi stOI'it· l<••m·oin• in .\ 11slr:1li11 ... J11 ;,I ,

J.' . L. s. I.kll - . "The r.oug S ignals nf' thr •rangn." 7 bid. \" I .. ;, l,!J:\7.

1<:. n. li:•lwnrds-·".l'hr Dail;r Li 1\' o P thr .\ usl r:~li nn A lin l'igi11:1L" J hit!.

( ' . P,;o l'l'Plt-,"\"i('[OJ'}"S Pink T,ak~s. " 7/Jir/, \ "I, :~ . Hl:)ll.

T,. l•.,·c·h•n t h<>c,m:~n-•"fl~<· f't·i·lr·p~ ~ l cJUJii·nins "r llnh·h ':\'('\\' flttilll'n." Tl•itl, \ 1. li, l!•:l7.

API'EKI>TX F.

ld(l"l'l' RP.S !lt".ll"l:Rt~ ll J•I"Rrl>r. TilE Y l;,\n J!J!lfl :\i.

J•ttpJt/fll' ,"{,·iPUrl 8J ril' -~ .

Dnt.•. :::uhj e~t . I.<Odll l'(' l'. J.\ t l rl\fbnN•.

1!l3G. !).l ulr .. IN· Af,!cs on.! 'l'f 11. j1• Efl't'<·b" z:l ... .. \\'oullN' Fi~hf'S of Auslntli'.... ..... . ...... ....... .. ... H. 0. ('halnw r'< .. .

2~ A::!t· ::A Nnlnl'!llisl ill Si l'!l ll!l<' l'lut·t·~·;: .. : .. . .. .. . ..... ...... ~~ P. \\"hitlr,- ........ . .. · J·f nuJ!N' and 1 h

11·,·csl ;

11 ()"''"" h .. .. .. ·" .......... .. · I ·. I o·ed,aiP .. . .. .. . .. .

!() Rf'pt. ... :: l'lot• F:a~·l.v ~~lllrl Digg-C'<"' .. r o,;,.,; ~,;,;j j; ·\\: _'1·1· ~ ·: ... . .. ~!•s.~ Ra'111ndl ........ . -~ ·· .. Dar\\ n1' J.,f,. ami \\'orl· 'e ... 1 1. l·l od!(e ,'mith

8 Oc·L .. . "'B>1runr 1Ps 11 n1l Their ~t~l'\: : . ....... ....... ...... .... .. .. <:. Anderson ..... . 1!):3i. ' · ....... ............. . .. .... lt , A. llf<·~t' ill ........ .

~~ ~rny :: Xnlm·t· 'f'na ils iu New Snll l l• \\" I '. .. I ... ..... . iA , 1 ;;11~ .. l11sN·I ~r.asit·i:tns ·• .... .. .. ..... :' .~s ............... ,J_. R. King-hor n .... .. z~ .. A'!',t·~" lmn F:mual Pr11hll'111 ~ • . .......... .. .. . ........ 1\. (' . • \[d{co" n .... ..

l!l3r.. i .Juh·

21 4 A~;g,

IS .. 1.; Sept. 2!) ..

l!l:n. I .Jouw

J.j 2H ::

..\ 11''1' '' ' <'t·nit•al .\ usl rd ... ............ ...... .. . ..... . ,1'. lr<.'dA il' ' "' ........... .............. 11. n. Flt•l .. h;:,: .. ·:::::: Elt•\'('H l.t·<"tun·~ wta l ut tt'tldnnN• ..... ..... .. ...

.. Spidl'I'S •. :: Otolog.' ........... ::: :::::· :. .. . ... ... . . .... ... .. ..

~~ ept iles ·· ....... .. ... .. ....... . .... .. . . ·• l ~i:she!'i ,. .. .............. ...... ··

. : 1~111l80el',:t o.Lif;,·:; '::: . ::: ::::: .:::: ........ :: ::: ::::::::: ::: ..... ... ··· ····· ·· ··········

A. ;\lU$,Q;I~!t \'l~ '1'. H n<l!!;<'-Ra~ lti; .... .. . ,J. H. 1\in<t hom .... .. C · P. \Yhfi. t,,,. . .. . "

................. Jo' .. \. M('X'1·iil .. .• .. ... .... . ..... . . .• .. A. \[ ........ . · · l>'i ~hes .. • · • \1Qf!1't1\"t' ........... .

•· )liHllllltd:->·:;"·"·•·o.... . .. ,o ..... . ..... . .. o.,.. (' p \\'J " Ht'Jll ilt·• •· ....................... .. '· · 1itlr\' .... • .... "'.... .. .. • ....... " I l•~ 0 1 .. 'ft•tmn·l ~ t n. , ..... . .

.. .... .. · ... ..... " ... " ,J. H · 1\ in!!hnrn11

.... ..

]\in<' l.ct ·tu 1'<'~-l ol :tl '' ll (' \ I . .. "I I 4 !l t\t•( o • , •. , . • • •• •' o' •• •

:!90 22:! j!);;

li S :!12 l80 I O:l

!I~

IH 110 2:?·1

I.S!l:l

[5!) IO:l :!2fi 7~

l fl:! II!J

APPENDIX R

TilE A USTRALJ AN MUSEUM.

Snmmariaed Statement of Net Receipts and Payments for the Year eudeci 30th June, 1937. -------

Dr. 1~36-$7.

Jl.Y.OJII.I'TS,

.Tuly 1 to Jllllc 30. To llalance ~r011ghHorward l$t .Tnl)', 1036

'£rcasury (ConsolldAt~d .Rovonuc ~·unu) ­Appropdntioo (Item 88) Tren.sury item 0 .U ... 'f,x pcnd iturc SW!P<>DSC .\/c. Statutory J:1ndmvment ...

lntercst on I nvostmeotrl Sale~ ~~Publications DoMtlon.& ... ... llllloellnncouo Jl.eccipt.i

£ ~- d. 286 10 0

... 15,780 & 8 ... 359 3 10

41~ 17 1 800 0 0

28 7 10 213 10 1 12 12 9 37 10 3

£17,>93 8

1'' Carnegie Corporation of New York, Grant for t.onnl Service~... ... ... Educa· ... £1,114 8

1036-37 . J ulv I to .Tu no 30. By 'snlnrles-

Scientlfte Admhilit.rntlnn Ollleo Adro.lui>ltrntlon IJbrary .. .

ifeoc~f.~;i~I$ .. . Alt.endauta

L!s5 lleCund to Vote-Expenses or Wltnese

Total Salaries

Overtime ... ...

£ •. d.

7,371 10 11 1,214 13 2

570 1.2 1 1,783 3 2

64_2 7 2 1,906 4 2

13,488 10 8 12 0 0

... 13,476 10 8

353 17 2 198 9 10

Cr,

£ 8, d.

Temporary .A$81st.nnoo 14,028 17

Subsidiary Stair Ctwges­Emptoyers' Contribution Pension

E?t:I!MlS In Connection with Dulldiogs-nsuranco Premiums . .. .. . ...

~fat.erlaJ for M.loor Jl.epallll ... • .. Yalnteoanco ol Lawns and Grounds ...

Trall!port E:rpendltnre­Tra vclllog Ex pea•.,.

Oencral Exoendltmc-l'OI!tAI au·d ·relegr!Lphlc Expenditure :Books, Perlodlelll.it, nnd Papen .!freight an<l C~rt.nge • .. .Bookbinding .. Photography and Slides :·:. Llmndry Expenses ... Fees to Lecturers ... :t.n::. .Roplacements und.Ad<lltions to :Plnnt,

PW"Cb:\Se oi'iraeur;;i Hlsw~y Speclmel!S"otc Purchase and Construction of Storage' ltnokS · s~~' startonery,'a!'d s~ndry sorvic~.. ' Pu bll<'lty o.nd Ad veruslng Lee tuns otn E~a, coueetiDg Toun :>nd' ll'i~ld work

meetings, Now Zenland PubliC'!tions :- Magazines, l'ublication a~d

Dutrlbutioo ... ... ... • ..

729 17 5 62 0 0

14218 0 8 2 3

40 0 0

60 9 ~ -199 19 s 98 3 I)

100 0 0 19 19 0 19 19 10 34 13 0

252 7 9 no 10 o 48 17 11

:.22 18 11 4S 15 0

266 11 4

258 19 10

7$1 17

101

11

natance at 30th June, 1937 ... ----17,$$4 ' '

229 3 11

£17,593 8

Dalnnce uL 30th June, 193? £1,114

Audit.ed under the pr~vislons of SccUon 11. or t.ho Australian Museum Act, 1902, and lound correct..

Stb No,-elllber, 1937. (Signed) .T. A. MOORE Doputy Auditor-General,

I

. ~ ... 17

APPENDIX I.

THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM

Dr. REVENUE ACCOUNT.

Period lst July, 1936, to 30th Juns, 1937. .,.,, SCicnllfic Admlnl•tratlon-

SoienliOc Staff Snlarl93 Overtimr, St.orC<i and Servicll8 ... ., ., ...

Artlculnl.o~. Overtime, St<>res nnd Servk;es., TMtldermlste, Overtime. Stcres nnd Services CollooMns; Spoclmena ... ... .. . Presen•aUon of Spochnona ... .. .

£ 8. d. £ •• d.

8, 175 7 2 600 8 10

1,129 0 l 67 12 2 26 'l 5 56 2 9 Frei~hta nnd Chlltltcs-Spoclmena, etc.

Photography and Slides ... . .. 161 4 10 ----- 10,221 3 0 moo Adtnlnistratlou-omce Staff, Sale.rios, ••c. 1,24~ 2 2

Put>liclt)• ., Oenernl R~pouses :ltatloucry .. . .. . Posta2eo nod Teiesrama LMumnces ...

Llbr~ry Admlnl•tratlon-Salt>rloo, etc., Book binding and Sundries ... ...

<nnernl Admlnistration-

42 & 5~ 15 2 00 2 10 61 0 7

U2 18 0

783 16 ~

oiiG 10 a Artlncet'$-Salaries, Stcres, etc. Atteodnnt<!-$alariea, Overtime, ASSistance:

etc. ... ... ,, . , 2,560 15 Ll Worklrut Expcnses-stcres, etc. 236 19 0 ~lotcr Lorry EXJ)(l08C8 . , , . , • 24 16 6 BulldiTlJ!, RepairS and ~falntenanee ... ... llO 3 2 ~:lectrio· Fittings, Repairs and Maintenance ... __ 29 __ s_o PeMlon

Lectures-Fees nod Exponsee ...

Oepreelatlon - F'urnlturo, Eqalpment, and Plant ...

Publlcatloru~-M<LgaZine-Coet and Pnbi!Jblng and Dla·

trll,utloll ... ... ... .. . 1.«8 Stocke on Hand .. . .. .

Poeteard.£1-Coet and Pubi.l.sblng Lu• Stocks on Hand •••

52 0 0

84 16 0 ----29-1 2 4

819 4 10 688 16 6

206 5 6 197 14 6

• · ll.eeords " otc.-Cost and Pubilsbiog ... 168 18 1 Leu StockS on Hand .•• 17 11 7

1.24~ 2 2

352 1 11

783 16 3

3,618 10 7

52 0 0

84 Ul 0

8 10 11

151 6 4)

£16,840 18 3

·------------------------

By Tnterest.-Funds roveetod-

~~~~~~~;~~~?J' .. e~~ribed st.OOk Sale;~ of Publlcatloru~­

MU3ounl Magazine lfuse•1111 Poetoardl! ... ... .. • " Records •• and otber l'ubUcattons ...

Dooat1o01

llalanee

Or.

.£ s. d. £ •• u

~ 2 6 25 8 11

1211 14 6 18 12 3 12 1 11

29 11 5

160 8 7 12 12 9

202 12 ... 16,638 5

9 6

£16,840 18 ~

H p ISLI'JY Government Prinwr, Sydney, Now .SotlLh Wales, WboUy set up tmd printed in Australia, by Oa.VID ALWLD " •

* 60999--B (Is. 3d.]