Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. 



ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 

 ROTAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 



1920-1921. 



The fourth annual general meeting of the Society was held at Tavonga 

 Zoological Park on Saturday, 30th July, 1921, at 3 p.m. 

 Thirty five members were present. 

 The President (Dr. E. A. D'Ombrainl read the following report: — 



Membership. 



The membership roll of the Society has steadily increased, the nunibera 

 enrolled, and financial, at the close of the year, being 291 ordinary. 8 honorary, 

 and 39 associate members — a total of 338, as compared with 295 for the pre- 

 ceding year, an increase of 43 members. 



The Council. 



Eight meetings of Council were held during the year, the attendances at 

 which were as follows : — Messrs. Waterhouse and Hull, 8 ; Drs. D'Ombrain and 

 Ferguson, and Mr. Finckh, 7; Messrs. Goldfinch, Musgrave and Campbell, 6; 

 Messrs. Hedley, Halloran and McCulloch, 5; Mr. Shiress, 4; Messrs. Froggatt, 

 Harrison, Shipway and Symons, 3; Col. Spain, 1; Professor Johnston, nil. 



Finances. 



The Capital Fund has been increased by £100, and now stands at £445 5s. 

 A substantial balance is carried to the credit of the General Account, but the 

 Handbook Fund shows a reduction on account of printing plates for the 

 forthcoming Handbook to the Fishes of New South Wales. 



Australian Zoological Handbooks. 



Owing to ill-health Mr. A. R. McCulloch has been unable to complete bis 

 work on the Fishes, but it is hoped to publish the final section shortly. 



The Australian Zoologist. 



Three numbers of this journal were issued during the year, Part 8 complet- 

 ing the first volume, and Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 2. 



The Report and Balance Sheet were adopted. 



The following members were elected to fill vacancies in the Council, in ac- 

 cordance with the provisions of Article 23 : — Dr. E. A. D'Ombrain, Dr. A. B. 

 Walkom, Messrs. F. L. Rolin, W. C. Shipway, G. A. Waterhouse, and D. G. 

 Stewart. 



It was resolved that the thanks of the Society be accorded to Col. Spain 

 and Mr. S. T. D. Symons, retiring members of Council who did not seek re- 

 election, for their past services to the Society. 



Short addresses with exhibits were given by Acting-Professor Launcelot 

 Harrison, on the embryology of the platypus, and Mr. A. S. Le Souef on a 

 nest-building rat from Nullarbor Plains, South Australia. 



