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Tlie Council desires to cordially thank the retiring President, the 
Honble. C. J. Jenner, for his services during his term of office; and 
also the Honry. Treasurer, Mr. Purchas. The Council desires to 
recognise the valuable services rendered to the Society by the 
Director and Assistant Director. The Honry. Prosector, Mr. A. H. S. 
Lucas, and the Honry. Veterinary Surgeon, Mr. T. Kendall, have, 
as usual, been very attentive to the duties pertaining to their 
respective offices. 
The Society has lost several valuable animals by death during 
the past year—a Tapir, three Orang-utans, a young Lioness and an 
Ostrich being the most valuable. The mortality in the Melbourne 
Gardens, although considerable, is much below that which takes 
place in European Zoological Gardens, where the stock has to be 
kept in artificially heated houses all the long winter through. 
The meeting will now have to elect a President, two vice 
Presidents and an Hon. Treasurer for the ensuing year. 
Messrs. Godfrey, Ryan, and Bruce being the three members who 
have attended the fewest number of meetings therefore retire, but 
are eligible for re-election. 
The Balance-sheets for the year, audited by Messrs. Langton and 
Holmes, are laid before the meeting, and show the receipts to have 
been, including Bank Balance of £1,485, on 1st January—£6,518 
9s. lOd. and the expenditure £7,217 3s. 7d. 
The officers for the ensuing year were then elected with the 
following result.President, C. M. Officer, Esq., M.P.; Vice Presidents, 
the Hon. C. J. Jenner, G. Bruce, Esq.; Hon. Treasurer, Albert Purchas, 
Esq.; Members of Council, F. R. Godfrey, Esq.; C. Ryan, Esq. were 
were re-elected. 
