Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. 



ANNUAL REPORT 



ROYAL 7O0MKiieAI, SOCIETY OK NEW SOUTH WALES 



1919-20. 



The third annual general meeting of. the Society was held at Taronga Zoologi- 

 cal Gardens on Saturday, 31st July. 1920, at 3 p.m. 



Thirty members and -five visitors were present. 



The President (Mr. \V. \Y. Froggatt, F.L.S., F.E.S.) read the following 

 report : — 



The past year has been one of steady progress, marked by a satisfactory in- 

 crease in the membership, and the invested capital of the Society; while a gratify- 

 ing beginning has been made in the building up of the Handbook Publication 

 Fund. 



M> uih, rship. 



On 30th .Tune. 1919, the membership roll contained the names of 221 ordinary, 

 C honorary, and 17 associate members, a total of 244. On 30th June, 1920, the 

 numbers were: — 260 ordinary. 7 honorary, and 28 associate members, a total of 

 295, being an increase of 51. One honorary member, and (i ordinary members 

 were lost by death. 5 ordinary members resigned, and 8 tailed to renew their 

 membership. 



The Council. 



Nine meetings of Council were held during the year, the attendances at which 

 were as follows: — Messrs. Finckh. Mull and Waterhouse, 9; Messrs. Campbell, 

 and MeCulloeh, 8: Mr. Shipway. 7: Messrs. Hedley, llalloran, Froggatt and Dr. 

 D'Ombrain. (i: Mr. Symons, Professor Johnston and Mr. Harrison, 4; Col. 

 Spain, 3; Dr. Tillyard and Dr. Ferguson, 2. 



Finances. 



The Capital Fund, which on 30th June, I'll!), existed as a nucleus of £50 

 only, now stands at £345 5s. £81 19s. 2d. is carried to the credit of the General 

 Account, and the Handbook Publication Fund stands at £268 5s. 8d. The satis- 

 factory condition of our funds must be a matter for congratulation, but our two 

 objectives are still far from attainment, although the first — the Handbook Fund, 

 is within measurable distance of the goal. 



Australian Zoological Handbooks. 

 It was intended to make a commencement by publishing Mr. McCulloch's 

 "Fishes of New South Wales" in sections in the "Australian Zoologist." but the 

 work is now so far advanced towards completion in manuscript that it is pro- 

 posed to issue it in one separate volume. Mr. Waterhouse has a work on the 

 Butterflies in a forward state of progress, and this may possibly be published 

 during the current year. 



The Australian Zoologist. 

 Only one number of this journal was issued during the past year, but 

 another was completed, its issue being delayed owing to changes in the editorship 

 and the printers. 



