The Report of trie Council 



OF THE 



Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 

 For the Year ended December 31st, 1913. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 

 The \nnua1 General Meeting of the Society was held on February igth , at which the six 



E.A, wen appointed to represent the Government, and Aldermen J. H. Laurence and W. J. 

 Walker to represent the City Council. 



\t a Meeting of the Council held subsequently, the following Office-Bearers were elected. _ 

 Presfdent Colonel A. Spain; Vice Presidents, M, Eiedley, Mr. Hull, Mr. Nash, Dr. 1 odd , 

 Treasurer, Mr. Green. 



OBITUARY. 



It is with great regret that the Council record the death of one ol ■their 

 Members in the person of the late Dr. H. V. Critchley Hinder who took . deep 

 interest in the welfare of the Gardens. The following Minute has been placed on 

 the records of the Society: — 



"That this Council desires to record its high appreciation of the v > able 

 services rendered to the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales by the 

 late Dr. Critchley Hinder, the news of whose sad and unt.mely death has been 

 received with the greatest regret and sorrow." 



Major J. Spencer Brunton, a former Member of the Council, was elected to the vacancy. 



Attendance of Members of the Council at Meetings :-I)r Sydney DoddL ii^Mr j^^J; 

 II- Mr W W. Froggatt, 7 (leave for 3 months) ; Mr. W. J. Green 12 Mr. Charles rledley „ 

 Mr I Harrison 8- Mr A F Basset Hull, 11; Mr. A. E. Jaques, 6; Dr. Sydney Jamieson, 7, 

 Mr T W Keele, 9 \ Mr Allan McCulloch, ti ; Mr. Albert E. Nash, 6 (leave for 3 months ; Mr. 

 W T Rainbow, 10; Colonel A. Spain. i 2 ; Mr. S. T. D. Symons, 4 (leave for 6 months), Mr. 

 J. M. Smail, 5; and Dr. R. H. Todd, 5 (leave for 6 months). 



Br R H Todd, during a visit to Europe, took the opportunity of visiting many Zoological 

 Institutions, and has furnished much useful information concerning them. 



