186 THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST. 
NEW SOUTH WALES NATURALISTS’ CLUB. 
Nintu ANNUAL REPORT. 
THE Council has much pleasure in presenting to the Club 
the Ninth Annual Report, and in so doing has to record that 
another successful year has been added to the Club’s already 
honorable and useful career. As the abstract of our proceed- 
ings has already appeared in the columns of the “Australian 
Naturalist,” there is no need here to go into any detail re- 
garding them. ‘pet 
During the year, in addition to the Annual Meeting, ten 
ordinary meetings and one special meeting have been held. 
The special meeting mentioned was in March, when certain 
alterations and amendments were made to the Club’s rules. 
The new rules have since been printed, and circulated among 
the members. In the new rules the regulations governing 
the issue of books from the Club’s Library have been included 
as sub-sections of Rule 15. These regulations, though in 
force for some time previously, were practically unknown to 
the members, who, no doubt, will now fully avail themselves 
of the privileges afforded. According to these new rules also, 
the office of honorary librarian is done away with, and the 
henorary secretaries jointly carry out the duties of that posi- 
tion. 
During the year a number of highly entertaining and use- 
ful addresses have been given by various members, and many 
interesting as well as unique exhibits have been shown at 
the meetings. Reference to the meetings and excursions will 
be found in the Club’s Journal, which has been issued as 
usual. 
The Library has benefited greatly by numerous additions 
from learned societies, museums and private individuals. 
By far the most successful function of the year was the 
Club’s conversazione, held at the King’s Hall, on the 23rd 
June, 1909. This was held under most auspicious circum- 
stances, was attended by members and guests to the number 
of about 200, and was altogether a brilliant success. 
The membership of the Club now stands at 125. New 
members to the number of 19 were elected during the year 
and 12 resigned. At the June meeting, was elected the first 
honorary member of the Club, Professor David Starr Jordan, 
the well-known American Educationist’ and Ichthyologist. 
As will be seen by the Honorary Treasurer’s statement, 
the finances of the Club are in a sound condition, and we 
enter upon the new year with a balance of £61 38. Id. 
Davip G. Strap, President. 
L. Harrison, Hon. Secretary. 
