Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. 



The second annual genera] meeting of the Society was held at Taronga Park on Saturday, 26th July, 

 iniu, at 3 p.m. 



Twenty-three members were present. 



PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. 



The President (Mr, A. F, Basset Hull) read the following report : — 



Ladies and Gentlemen, — Since the first annual general meeting of the incorporated Society, held 

 on 27th July, 1918, the devastating war which then overshadowed all our world has come to an end, 

 and we are now entering upon what we all trust will be a prolonged era of peace, in which our social 

 and scientific endeavours may have the fullest opportunities of expansion. 



During the past year the Society's work has necessarily been subordinated to the urgent need 

 of husbanding its resources in view of the heavy war-time expense of printing, paper, and postage. 

 The restrictions in regard to despatch and distribution of extra-Australian mails have also interfered 

 with the circulation of our Journal, which is intended not only for Australian readers, but is sent to 

 most of the scientific institutions throughout the world in exchange for their publications. Many 

 inquiries have been made from abroad for missing numbers lost by submarinings or held back owing 

 to war-time embargoes. Hence we have contented ourselves with the issue of one number only of 

 the " Australian Zoologist," leaving a more frequent issue to more propitious times. 



Membership. 



At the end of June, iqiS, the Society's roll of members contained the names of 140 ordinary, 

 7 honorary, and 7 associate members — a total of 154. At 30th June, 1919, the numbers had increased 

 to 221 ordinary, 6 honorary, and 17 associate members — a total of 244, being an increase of 90 members. 



Obituary. 

 The Society has lost by death : — 



Alexander Horsburg Turnbull, elected in 1915. 



Mr. Turnbull died at his birthplace. Wellington, New Zealand, on 27th June, 1918. He was an 

 enthusiastic collector of books, his particular aim being to accumulate as complete a. collection as 

 possible of works relating to New Zealand, Australia, and the South Sea Islands. He bequeathed 

 his library of about 80,000 volumes, valued at ,£50,000, to his fellow citizens. 



Sir Philip Sydney Jones, for many years a member of this Society, died at his residence. Strath- 

 field, New South Wales, on 18th September, 1918. He was born in Sydney in 1836, and graduated 

 as Bachelor of Medicine in 1859, taking his degree at the University of London. He returned to 

 Sydney in 1861, and commenced practice in College Street. He took great interest in the progress 

 of education in New South Wales, and especially the education of medical students. He was a member 

 of the Senate of the University from 1887 until the time of his death. He also took an active part in 

 many institutions, being one of the original members of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 

 and a Trustee of the Australian Museum. 



