mounds this season, and also that the death rate in the Gardens 
du . ni ? g »^ year Had r 6 ! 11 S ° exce Pti°nally small, and this he 
a n " , f ,f° S °. many ° f u the a T, 1a ' S being ke P l - as far as possible* 
ia \ St l ate ,° natur ?’ and suitably housed and fed. He regretted 
that the balance sheet did not show a reduction in the overdraft- 
but the ere ction of new buildings had been stopped, the staff 
reduced, and the purchase of fresh animals had almost ceased too 
prkeoSd'suML red “ ed «-*. and ,„= high 
list of subscribers was so small, as in a large city like Melbourne 
1 very g°o U od sub Wfor they received 
thought that efforts shouMbeTad? t “incrca^he number^He 
Monday^from one SiUing ^ deC ' dcd to reduce the entrance fee on 
Monday trom one shilhng to sixpence, and he hoped that the reduc¬ 
tion would mean an increased number of visitors on that dav as 
the Gardens were easily reached ond r ° r inat , ab 
to the gates only twopence? ’ th " tram fare fr0m lhe cit V 
The Report was unanimously adopted. 
Major Purchas moved that Mr p p i i » 
President for the ensuing year. He was an nM ^ ^ 6 r C ^ d 
Council, and had always taken . old member of the 
Society, and was sure he wnul P ln . t . erest ln ‘ he welfare of the 
seconded by Col. Rede who Jun ^ S °‘ This Was 
Godfrey had been to the Societv , s P. 0<e ° n tbe great help Mr. 
been connected with it. y urin g the many years he had 
The motion, on being p„, the meeting| w>s Clrried UMnimous , y . 
him^a^ibrlhe^kbrd 6 waylr^wgg.g 1 f " r . ,b 'bonour they had done 
had spoken of him, and said that h* u ^ j rc !* as anci Rede 
would have consented to act k p hoped that Air. Grimwade 
that gentleman had stated ha? h ” Sldent a P? ther y ear * hut since 
gladly accept the position n n H i W ? s una hle to do so, he would 
power to help the Society wffh w^^ ^ that la y 111 his 
Being naturally interested in n^ 10 ^- 6 bad been so lon g connecte< 3 - 
fauna of Australasia, and having Tn !} 1St0ry ’ especially of the native 
with that great naturalist, the lat^Mr^r associat . ed 
additional pleasure in assisting ti c - Gould - ,l S ave him 
of its big family. Society in the management 
Col. Rede moved thnf tv/t*. ' _ 
elected as Vice-Presidents of Hi q and Mr. Grimwade be 
by Major Purchas and carried unanTmo * ,| Themotion was seconded 
