· :-7 \x' S v"' "u· '1 '' :J "' • 'V -l \v AL:...:s . AUS'..::3.AD:AN ltEI'OR'r OF TIIE TRUSTEES FOR TIIE YE AR El G> :C.. D 30TII JU.m:, 1938.) · Printed under No. 17 Report from Printing Oommitteo, 16 December, 1938. To !I1s E Acr:u ..t:xov Ti n: G oVERNOR. 1' ilc 1\·,:stccs oi thu Anstr111inn Museum h c.vc the honour to submit to your Exc:-.•...:ncy thei -r eigh ty-four th Annual Report, beinz that i.or the yc::r cndctl 30th June, It will 1-c :;0\!u irom tl.c dct .. il:; supplied in the i i'Ol.1 th<l variot:s sec- t:ons, :.nd i. · om !'nrti..:t: ... rs of puhlic:ttions rh::t have boon issuccl dt:::-ir. r the year, thnt t}._: 1ft.S.:!uiD .. S in l lrl.:viOll$ yC.l' :'S };as IllllCC COLt . :out:or:s tO SCientific know- J.:,:..,c, .. nu. L. ., cot. im:cd to supp;y u:;eft<l ini or mation to Dcp::; .: t:mcnt .. of Sc;.tc _: .d to the guucr_l pub:ic. 1. TRC STEI:S • .' .. t the Dccc:nbcr Jr.cct :.:lci of the Bo::r-d, Th. F . S . w •• ,. l'c-c1cct..:d to the o:. !>rcsidc:l .. io• tnc yc ..r 19SS. T.1o Rou. Sir Chnl'lcs Ti osenth!!l, K .C.B ., \' .D., :U.L.C., E:cct i Yo Trustee, !'cr.i.;ncd f r om the Bo:u·u in October, 1937, consequent UI.JOn nis •nkh ..... up duty as . .. aministrntor oi :Korfolk Isla!!d. To fill the Yacanc y thus crcawd 1L ·. h. n. W;lS w the Board on lOth December, 1937. Leave of absence for t welve mo1:ths f rom Deccmb<::r, 1!>37, ;;ranted to Pro- A. K Burkitl. Burkitt ant! P r uft•<sor T . 'l'ho::npstm Flyn:t to rupJ·, l!nt th11 Board of Trustl'l.! at rhc .Annual Coniercnce of the l.cld •• t lk ... :;1st in . July, 1!>38, anJ Burldtt w;,s nomi.J.:\,,<l '"' t 1, f : ust .. c:.' dcl(lf;nte a• ,no 150t1 . Anni vcrs: <ry Celebrati ons of the Linucan oi London, held in M• •Y, l :!v b . ..l L;t oi thu 'l'n •.,.""" ::s nt 30th June, 1038, nppcm·s in ..l.vfhlndix A.. 2. ST. '>r'F. Oa .J.:?t b Xo\·ombcr, 1037, )f ,•, J. R Kinghot·n, hnviog !lw.. .-Je,] n AJ.Uscum \-:,i or's Grant by thu procc.odc l to .\.ncricn ·:::.d .. i., . He mnuy )['llSCUllh .. hro:td, spcci:.:l attention t<> cuuc •• tion::l ncth·.itics, and on Li3 rctum in 1!>:::::>, u. report on his ob51.!n·,uion;:,. )fr. G. 1'. WJ.itk·y, wltilv on lo1.g sel'\·icc lc .. \'C from 10ti1 .July, ].!>37, t:ll lSd: J::.:.u .. 1!138, tl.u Bl'iti:oll I:slcs, o! Et:ropc, aud t1w United . ..:r. \\'hit1cy cx:tmiu.!J t1w co!lcl't:vn::. ht ov.::rsC;lS }.t;s.;um.s, .. r1y the type., oi ;l spet:ics oi fisl!cs, and on his r eturn fu rni:,bcd a report on hia cXJll.!ricnct::s ,. nd o!Jsel'\':ltiOil:l. )Ir. F . D . visited tho Dutch East Indies nnd 1hc 8tnt...,, lcav· i:::' Sydney in Jnnc, lll:Ji, :mcl 1·cwrning in :ll::rch, 1!>38. Dur;1w this r>criod he cr.g:lgcd in e::.;c:n·::tiou work in Cekhes with the late P rofessor \ ·:m C::llenicls, and the Conioruncc oi Prchi..torialll:> of the F:w Ea;.t. hdd :lt Sinr ;tpc•l'O, luwing a:. <1 delegate by th(; Bo:n·J of Trustees. In his l'cPOl'• to the Trustees _e J •• SJ.)Ccial reference to th\: J.csirahility of nn nrchacologicnl survey i, , New So'Uth Wales, and it was approved by the T1·us.cea th:.t the Government bo :: '.c.- to me!.:.:!., i!_ tL. .• EaLimatea a bt:.m of £1000 to enable uuch a .;urrcy to bu c .• :·::icd ·.
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AUS'..::3.AD:AN ~QS3:Tl.I. (AN~U..\L ltEI'OR'r OF TIIE TRUSTEES FOR TIIE YE AR ElG>:C..D 30TII JU.m:, 1938.)
·Printed under No. 17 Report from Printing Oommitteo, 16 December, 1938.
To !I1s EAcr:u..t:xov Tin: G oVERNOR.
1'ilc 1\ ·,:stccs oi thu Anstr111inn Museum h c.vc the honour to submit to your Exc:-. •. ..:ncy thei-r eighty-fourth Ann ual R eport, beinz that i.or the yc::r cndctl 30th June, 1~;;'>.
It will 1-c :;0\!u irom tl.c dct .. il:; supplied in the ~·eports i i'Ol.1 th<l variot:s sect :ons, :.nd i.·om !'nrti..:t: ... rs of puhlic:ttions rh::t have boon issuccl dt:::-ir. r the year, thnt t}._: 1ft.S.:!uiD .. S in llrl.:viOll$ yC.l':'S };as IllllCC iopon::.~'t COLt . :out:or:s tO SCientific knowJ.:,:..,c, .. nu. L.., cot. im:cd to supp;y u:;eft<l iniormation to Y«:lo~.;o Dcp::; .: t:mcnt .. of Sc;.tc _:.d to the guucr_l pub:ic.
1. TRCSTEI:S •
.' .. t the Dccc:nbcr Jr.cct:.:lci of the Bo::r-d, Th. F . S . :.!;.~nee w •• ,. l'c-c1cct..:d to the o~.icc o:. !>rcsidc:l .. io• tnc yc .. r 19SS.
T.1o Rou. Sir Chnl'lcs Tiosenth!!l, K .C.B., \'.D., :U.L.C., E:cctiYo Trustee, !'cr.i.;ncd f rom the Bo:u·u in October, 1937, consequent UI.JOn nis •nkh ..... up duty as . .. aministrntor oi :Korfolk Isla!!d. To fill the Yacancy thus crcawd 1L·. h . n. :u~thcws W;lS clcct~;cl w the Board on lOth December, 1937.
Leave of absence for t welve mo1:ths f rom Deccmb<::r, 1!>37, wa~ ;;ranted to Profc~~or A. K Burkitl.
Proie~sor Burkitt ant! P ruft•<sor T . 'l'ho::npstm Flyn:t w~.::o i:n<t~.:d to rupJ·, l!nt th11 Board of Trustl'l.! at rhc .Annual Coniercnce of the Mu~ct:m~ A~tioci::tion l.cld •• t lk ... :;1st in .July, 1!>38, anJ Proicsso~· Burldtt w;,s nomi.J.:\,,<l '"' t 1, f : ust .. c:.' dcl(lf;nte a• ,no 150t1. Annivcrs:<ry Celebra t ions of the Linucan Soei~ty oi London, held in M••Y, l :!v b .
..l L;t oi thu 'l'n • .,.""" ::s nt 30th June, 1038, nppcm·s in ..l.vfhlndix A..
2. ST.'>r'F. Oa .J.:?tb Xo\·ombcr, 1037, )f,•, J . R Kinghot·n, hnviog ~C-':1. !lw .. .-Je,] n AJ.Uscum
\-:,i or's Grant by thu Carn~ic Corporatio::~, procc.odc l to .\.ncricn ·:::.d B~it .. i.,. He Yi~itcd mnuy )['llSCUllh .. hro:td, p:~ying spcci:.:l attention t<> cuuc •• tion::l ncth·.itics, and on Li3 rctum in ~ay, 1!>:::::>, ~uL:r:ittcd u. report on his ob51.!n·,uion;:,.
)fr. G. 1'. WJ.itk·y, wltilv on lo1.g sel'\·icc lc .. \'C from 10ti1 .July, ].!>37, t:ll lSd: J::.:.u .. ~·y, 1!138, vi~:tcd tl.u Bl'iti:oll I:slcs, t~1o con~inc1:;; o! Et:ropc, aud t1w United State:~ . ..:r. \\'hit1cy cx:tmiu.!J t1w co!lcl't:vn::. ht ov.::rsC;lS }.t;s.;um.s, particu~ .. r1y the type., oi ~"" ;l t<-.1~i:m spet:ics oi fisl!cs, and on his return furni:,bcd a report on hia cXJll.!ricnct::s ,.nd o!Jsel'\':ltiOil:l.
)Ir. F . D . ~fcC:mhy visited tho Dutch East Indies nnd 1hc )!aln~· 8tnt...,, lcav· i:::' Sydney in Jnnc, lll:Ji, :mcl 1·cwrning in :ll::rch, 1!>38. Dur;1w this r>criod he cr.g:lgcd in e::.;c:n·::tiou work in Cekhes with the late P rofessor \·:m 8t~iu C::llenicls, and :~.tcmd!!cl the Conioruncc oi Prchi..torialll:> of the F:w Ea;.t. hdd :lt Sinr ;tpc•l'O, luwing u~v>l uomiuu~cd a:. <1 delegate by th(; Bo:n·J of Trustees. In his l'cPOl'• to the T rustees _e J •• ~ao SJ.)Ccial reference to th\: J.csirahility of in~ti tutin'=' nn nrchacologicnl survey i,, New So'Uth Wales, and it was approved by the T1·us.cea th:.t the Government bo :: '.c.- to me!.:.:!., i!_ tL. .• EaLimatea a bt:.m of £1000 to enable uuch a .;urrcy to bu c .• :·::icd
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.\ l'C'tlllC'Sl h:v the Dcp:wtnH'nt uf :Jrinc·~ .h,t ~\lr. 1T. 0 . J.'l<'tc·ltcr he )ll'l'mirl<'d (tl identify th,, lt),,<Js fOi' the (,.•o]o~ic·:1~ SII .. Vt·y .,t] to <·uJir.hor:\hl lll pnJ:wontuJog:ic-n! ,,.,,r;, w;t}, the ou;l'Ci'" of t.te Dcp:u·tm,)•:; , \\':1~< ac-,.,t!ul to. On the .1pplicntion oi r::c. lJniver~i t,y of ~;I dn<'~·. 1\[r. Flct rhN' w,;.; '' ].,o ~mu tcd Jwrm is;,ion to a::;;;ist in the leaching nnd cx:nnin:lt i,m work of the Gculog-ical Dcp:n·tmeHt.
}(r. "'· J)vanllll:tll C:vlll . IICll:l} j,j:, r lol \'C:l':oit~· CUUI'o<! ;,ad gr:ulu:ttcJ J3 .~C. With lli:;lt Distim:tivn i n %v,llu;..~·.
Dr. C . An<lcr~on, l>ircetvr, was uk<:t.t'd :t Cvl'l'lll:-llVH<ling ).fcmlll'r of rhc .\ mC'ri · c.m ::u,,~.,um of ~a turn! Jii,.tvl'~·. Xl'\\' Yur;,, ivt· 1 he period 1!1:!:-.-l!l·l:l, in rN:u~nit iun or his work in Clllllp:m:th•e nn:Hotny.
The D irt'c\ol' stthmillcd a t·c>pott t1n tlw suhjc·c·t of the nssi.:t:mcc g-in•n by thr PrC'1)nt".\tori:11 Stntf to }'C'd<'ral :md Stare Gm•<'mmC'nt l>c,•:ntmcnt .. , awl it w:\s flJlJ•rovcd th.,; o .• ta be n~scmblcd to cna11C' an e.,dm.nc oi actu .. l iill\C' consumc·d in this work tu be mack .
• \ list of the ,;raft' will 1>.' fomtrl in Appendix B.
• \Ir. Roy .T ohnson, :.\[nri timo ticn·icco. llvard, ::l,nlucy.
~\fr. H . S. )fort, :.\[osman, Sydney.
J.i,.t::. oi the IIonor:\l'Y s .• ,.r ;md Uonut·a:,y Corrc::;)Olalvnts are ~h·cn in .\.ppcll· dices C and D.
..;, J.'s.:t.u \\'on" \\JJ Cuu.J:C'l't.:-1 ..
]Jming the yC'Ul' attention wns spcci.ll,v gi''''n to imJn·ovc11l<'llts in clbpln.v, nnd !ic1cl wor!;: was Jr.;.inly directed to 1lw proc•urin!t oi thC' man•t·ial and informntion tl<'C<'S· ,;.t~'.t' .',Jr t;,;, ]llll';hbc. ::\•l'i'~:·s. 11 . ::-.. Gr;lllt, .T. l t. \\'right .md G. C. Clurton \'i.,itc<i tlw Brl•l\':tr•·in:\ di:.trict tu oht:-::n k:-tnt,.H'uo,.; io1· a l::.l>i::nr l!l"~>llp. :1tHl (1\C'rc tlw~· wcr. joined by 1Ir. l~l'l\nk 'l'o~c·, Chid of .Exuibits, C:1lit'ornin A{'adom:v of ScicTh'CS, who by ~).e g<!ne•·v,!t,\' ,,i t .. c C'arnc.,;·iu Oor!•Or .. tion oi :::\cw York was en:tLlccl to :;pC'nd ~om<: J .. on,h~ h •.. :h.:otr.l.i,, :i •• vnt..:r tu ncJ .. ol!~l;,,tl! u~vc.cl'l> mct..o<..ls o~· t:lxiderm;y and dis· play. )h·. \Y1·ig.1l also ~ollected wallabi..,,. and po~::.\llil.; at :\;ltl.li, ;tlld ~i10 Direcwr 01:d 1L·. E . L . Trougl.t<•U uccmnp:micd }fr. ":'o:;,) to tho Blue )Jcmntains and the .Tcnol;:n Caves to olnain iuiorma.ion am. m .. tcri.l: :ivr a Ho~k ·walbby II.1bitnt Group.
1tcs"ts. J . H. King·l.orn and \\' . .1.nl:.rdmaa in~._lect"'l Kin;;'" Tabld.md, \Ycm· \\'Ol'lh 1-'alls, whcro it i~ proposed to c:>tuhlish :\ 1auna1 ~auctua,·y, and :.\lr. II. 0 . Flctc.wr :;pent ;,v.nc d.t;.·:. in the Hunter Tiivcr district .:xamiJ:iug the J>crmi.Ju .cqu~ncc.
:.\Ir. E. L Trougltton and )fiss J . • \ltnn vi:Jited Lord Howc hlnnd :md <:o:lectcd marine ~pecimen,. for di:.play and inYc,tit:-ation.
5. DoxA'l'IO~s.
)fr. E.-nC'st 'Y~;nderliC'h l1n;; continued to prc::.<:nt '·olumcs i:;sucd by t hC' Briti>.h ~chool l>i Arc:lluc,>logy in Egypt, COlnl•ri::>in.;; son.e vah1::blc :tdclition"' to t!se librnr~. An important donntion wns m:Hic h;v Dr. hn )bcGillivra~·, who prt·sentN1 the hn~l! Nllectillu oi birch.' cg~s formcll hy his l.uc fatlwr, D1·. W. D . K . :.\fncGillivr:~y, of nruRC1l JT:lJ. l'.lrtict<i:;;·,. of Other gift::. will 1e found in tltc l'C}lul·ts Oll t!IC various ~ection;,.
ii. c \I.I.BltY Tlll'R0\'.:~11::\T::. •
• \ :,.pceial C'fl'on wn:; mndo during th" year ~o ctfcct improvement" 1n th..: C'xhibit .. , nnd :1 conl:'idcr.1Llc mc:~~un• of o.U<:l'C~s wn, .1t.tainC'cl. During the visit nf )fr. Fr:mk Tosc. " clns:. ior l>l'cJl:u·.nor:o w .. s e,.ral>!i,.hcd ~ t the )ht,cum and wa" :\1 tl'nded "'' orlici.'rs irom the: )[nsC'nms in Bri:,hnn<'. )fc>lhounw, Ad.:bid<' ;md ITuhan. Three nn'c hahit.lt groups were: c·OJlStructcd under }[r. To~e•, supcrvi.-ion, mtmcl,v n Hcd 1\nup:nroo, n Hock \\'nl!ab,v, and n. Konlu ;::roup, c:.eh with :Scenic: background :1ml :1Jl}l1'0}lri::tc :H:CC'll· suric,.. The J>Ja:ypus ;.;:nn:p, cvn::.trnctcd hy th\) .:\(n::.eum tnxidcrmi:::t:>, wi:a l1th•ie(' ·floom :i\fr. li:ll'l'Y Burrt-11, O.B.E., the hi~he~t authority un thi:s curivu ... m:llillll:ll, iorms u very ~;tl'iking cxhil>it, i!lu,tratiug- it" u\ll'rowing, ::.wimming·, and breeding hnhib.
)fi~s .J . . \Jl:.n, .\.:,.i:.t.mt :n Cond.v!o.,_~-. h .. s ~Oll•J>lddy tr:m~io~·.. 1 The slu:ll g:.ller.Y, whiclt now prt::.:>l'nt:o :m attractive disphy il!u:;tr.lting the structuro.:, chs;;itic;\tion, nncl life hnbits of the )folluscn.
"·ork l1 .. s l,roccdccl in tho g.,llcry oi l'eptilc~, :md .\mphibb, wl..~l'o a SjJcc::l• effort i::; Lcing made to hnJJ<:n n more liic-~ikc: aml11atur,,] ilppc:H\llll:C to the ~hit_
.).[tiS('\1111 ir,.,.·li ih 1'1':,\lutcv~ arv rc·.ulily 1>1:11h• ,1\':lil.tule tu udt,•J' 1\'111'~''-'r~, <•flit·ial u1· t•l'i \':\ 1•'.
.\., in lll'c•\'ion~ y,•:\l'~ th<:> J .ibr:lri:m h:ts :1>-l'i:.tl'<i 111 llu· Pditrorinl .md ]•uhlica!ivn \\\>t:~ ,; f t L~.~ )fa~tJ\, .!1 .
Tl1C' qnt•>-1 ion nf I he' .tpJ1roin t 111C'1H of :t Lillt':ll',\' ussistnn t hn~ ll(•(lll fu rllwr con,idPi'ccl, ::m.l pt•opo,;als to 1ill thC' ]Hl:--i t ion h:c\'C' uc<n p1o1 fnrw.trcl hs i!w l'rind]l:Jl .L:b:·.wJtm, :\::·. \,' . II. lioulct. .\l.-.:mw .. ilc tJ. •. bc·k vt' na :~;.sist;Jllt lm::. hN'Il n :;crivu:. .. inoh';dlC'<' r,, rh,• wor;; c,i rh<> ).fasl'lllll .
_\ lm1c·lnm•, '" .\nsn·.1li:m :\bllrl;.dll.ll De•·ew,ui,·C' .\rt," hy P . n. '\feCal'lhy, witlt , :.e ,.,,]., 1r pl:u•· nnd man." p::oto~rap],j,. n•pro~tluc-rion,; o •. H·tn::l ,;p,•C'iLX'lb, wa,. pub;i~lw.J . ThN'l' h<IS been !I t'tll~:>idt·l";tlot,• llt!m;'ln<l TO\" illllll"lllaiion Oil u.is ltl:ujt.et ~.::.! rht> pul,d<·ati,m i::. one whi..!t will be U6cful to nrti:,t;,; mHl c\.•,.ignpr,.
_\ \;ui.J,. Btlnk ro the (\mtents of 1he :\lu~c:tlm wa,., Jn'e]}!U'<'tl tlminp: the· ycnr :11!<1 wi!l he aY .. i!.,bJ,. (':t<·ly in the cv •.• in~ li!i<!Jll:ial Y<'al' .
• \ \i,;t of ]Htpers am •• u·ridt's Jlll•>•is.hed dming tlw ;.·,•,\!' will :w 1'nmt•l it; .\pr•L·nJix E.
·-12. :\m: G .• t.E::n:s .\xn ::0 u CCUTIO~ 0<' .i.u~-r.t.·.w. A.'<D N~..,, Z~'I>.·
On n.:. Xon.m' er, : ... , •. 1 1 'wm.11 •. c.::ting of the :..ssocLtion w.::s held in the ~fuscum Lectt.re L.all, ~',:ufc o · I. C . • {ich..rd:. b.:ing- in the c:hair. The meeting- was t th:ndcd by ~he PN~iJ.-nt, :1:.c ·r Tru tee,;, :\llJ "vy tncmbc:;s oi the scientific and prcpnr:\tori:-.1 st;..u.; of the .:u.otr.L :. n ~ r.,~ut:~, by the Din ctur oi the .'~rt Gallc.ry, Sydney, tho Directors oi t'a; _' .. tional )fu.,cum, llc!Lot:mc, an1l the Soutn ..lustraLan :Museum, ~'lch:laidc, the Cnmtot' .md ol ie1•r::; ot tho Tc·chnolo:,icul }fu:~cum, Sydney, nnJ hy ot.ic-ol'.:> of tho ~t:no , ,, u ,cum .. of <~uccu;.hmtl, Victorin, SoULh Australia, and '.J..'n:;w.J.niu.
V:u·ious matters wcl'c discus~"'' including the c1uc.~tion oi ~:>t •• tl<1ardiscd jnrs for t1h' pr..::.crvation o{ 5l•;;;t :>JlCcimc ... , thu cOnl}l1ction of t1.c ;lOrth·castcrn wing of tl10 S_,'ch1ey Art Gallery, t.•C ior.nntion ut a Prcpnrator.,' .'\::;soci:nion, C~orncgie Co1·porn· tion Grams, the Cu:--.J:ltitction oi tJ,c .\.::;.;oci.niou, the scparatioa oi t::c l 'uulic Libr.ny, }o.ta;et<m and ..\rt G-allery of ::,ou .... \u,u· .. 1ia.
~~r. I<'r:mk Tosc, CJ.i, ~ ot £x!.ibits, Cdifvrn:.,. _\.c,l<l, .1:,- of Sc:c.1C•'s, dc1ivcrcd nn nJclrcs:. on method:; 01 pl·cpar •• tivr. anu on his 0bsenatiou:; on .\.ustr;lhlln Xu~eum~;.
13. l3tilr.DI:\GS AND EQUJP~l~T.
l>rcliminnry sketch pl:ms o; th< }utseum cxtcnsioJu; wen• c·omplcted by the Gov.;mment At·chitect's Branch nm1 t·ccci\'C,d the consideration o: the Trustees . . As the pl:ms provided for tl1e inclu:.ior. u• the whole of the l:md occupied by the \\'illiam-strcct Schoo1, they were rci.:rrcd b .• <··• to the (,o>er;,mc·nt . \rc:.itcct to be rccftst, nnd for an dtcrat:on to be made in t:h.: dc,irrr oi the ccmr:\1 fcatm·c. The Go,·cn.ment Architect n:.,:ccc! to prepa:::e fresh }J.:l: • ., on tllc !i1.t's of t!:c altcrn.t,ivo ::.!. tch P>~n _pprovec! by ... c Tru:,tces. The sum oi mo::.Py "induu.:, ~n the prdiminary Loa•. Estim::.tes of the \\• o~·-'s Dc.vm·-.ment wns evc:.l<~:llly ,t:uck out and no 1iro;;rc.:ss wa., made with tl.e new o>\OtC!l pbns within the :lnnncial year.
The Department oi \V or.,,; • ll<l Loc::l Goverr:mcnt gave !.pccial attention to tho following· i mpo1·tant iten<s of a1uintcn.mce :-
Defective stonework on tho Collcgc·strC<;t facade.
}Icw rubber t1·cuds on ~;t.d.-w.ty:; .
It~provemeJ:ts to t:to m;,in 1,;.ttrance and c.xit doors.
i X cw lav::.tory ncoorr;mochtior •.
X..:w drinki:lg foutaai:::. in tL.: .,;-alleries.
::\Lc1ino:e::.::nce oi the burgL•· ::.1 ••• • .. 1 system.
A tot::1 ot forty-two u:1its o.' tcd :;tor:l).!'I.J cabinets provided with tray:. w::.s rn:r.:hasct~, ,,nJ in!.ta1l;:d io1· u:;e iu tL, ....:t!molo::;:":-.1 .w<: I"!lve>·tcLr::to ,e:ction~ .
The thanks of the 'fl·ustcC1s :ne nc.:orclcd to tl•e De1pnrtmc·nt of "'m·ks and T.oc!!l f'lovcrnmcnt fo1· i t::; continued :mporvi::.ion of -.J,e :Museum mniutcunnco lrecd,, :md for hs t·cnJy co·opcro.tion in ru:.ttcrs :.trt'ctiug Museum buildings.
H . FL'\.\XCE .
. A spcci!l1 item oi -:1,.~00 w. s included in the 1\,rli::mcmnr~· .\.1>p:·opriatioa ior the p\.r.:: ... se of new Ji.,I• .. •Y .... d .,tvr::.;-c C<.::.Cs, .. .;J :ior :;l>~.;cial cxhilnt:. :u.d ft:rni:.hir.g:, :fo1· the gn1leri~.
T110 St:'nHm·y Rndo\\'lnc.tt \1':.1::. l'"::.tort>J to ihc o•·i;;ina1 .tmouut oi £1,000 :1::; irom 1st J anu,u-y, 10:JS.
From the .AnniVC\'r>,wy C~.;tuLl•:,tions Comuittce the ~1\·n:.u•l's received :m :nnouut oi £ l2 4s. 1d. towal'tl::. t:w co.,t of the nborif,-innl ~roup cxhioit a;o~own iu the Comtncmoraiive I>avilion, the Tru,tc~., l'ut::-.:ning- the exhibit.
Tl.c total ndz expcnditm.; from ConsoHd.ucd H .. vct.t:c Ft:l.d for the vcar (cxc!uJ!ng Statuto,·y E:.L.own.c .. t of :!:!/Ov) w:1s £10,:!7u h~., cotr.p .. :-cd wit .. £10,214 7s. ld. ior lo1st ye:n. X.:tt cxpcmditu:e f:om Tru:.tc.:s .\ccount. Funds (inc1a,1in~ Sta~utoty Endowment) wa:; £1,:.:)1 3s. :id., comp:m:d with .£1,1·1!> 17 ~. 3c:. fo-:: 193G-37. The expenditure for the ye; .. l' from the Trustees Xo. 2 .\ccount (C .• rncgie Corporo.tion Grant) w!ls £;;69 Ss.
The cash balance in tho Trustees Xo. 1 .Account at 30th June w:ls £12S 12::;. 2d., w1.ilst that in the Trustees Xo. 2 Account wns £1H5 Os. !ld.
St:1tement of rcccipta :u.d pnymcnts nnd t1lc revenue •• ccount ior the yonr wm be found in Appcndicc.5 II. nnd ....
15. l ' unr.rc .ti:rTJ.:!\1"1.\XCES.
·- :,~, i .. ttc:,,l:nw(·s iul' thl.l ~·cu; ::.~::~-~:1 to l!'t3':'-;;:s :: •. tht• 1.,.. trc:, iM 1his y..:ar :H·c c·m.~tidc:·::b.J h • .et t
'~ ... " ,,f 1~3~-33 (in ~Lly, 1033, the Lou .. · uf opcL:.~g \\'. h,
l n adrli r inn tn various imcrv:>ting doll :'It ion,; rtcC'i\'l'cl rrom t.]JC Tnron~n Park Tn:~t (inclu.!in·; .1 Hue Sl'Ct·im.·n of n T r"c' 1\ang-aroo frulll :\nw C:uiuca .. lld :; ,\'Ollll~ ~ h·.lt7c), ::ud \],., u:;ual ::.eriC's of .. m . .ll don.1tiuu~, v. •·~c.t.s colke,i .. ns were rccch·cd :md r•'P•lrtcl! npo1: :n :c:;a;·,l to hC'al.!. .ll!d cco:H>mi,• int<':cst.
I.. contit.lt .. tion of tl.c as~bt::ncc ::n:·m·,Jcd to tnc (~uc.:.•n:;l.tad Dt:rcau •lt :),:g.;r Experiment StatiL>ns, :,11\'cr:.l scr:cs oi manmpials and r:ns W<'l\~ i<kutif.cd in colmcc· tinn with ec-onomic inYcsti~::tions in the cruwfiulds. Fine collN:tious oi Jnar:mpials, lOOt'nts and ·bat, wc.·c received f<>r iden.iric:\tion from Dl·. Curl GnnlllCr, ),ft•<lical Officer tn the Bulolo Gold D•cJgin;:: Cc.mp;my, Tcrritor~· of Xew (., i ,, ... , who :s rugag-cd in tl1c in\'<·st:;::::tion <•I cr.~crnic l:'-1ll.t;s :md fH• :u.i : t.osts ui the J,1ites tbnt c.1:ry the ini•·•·tion oi ·hi,.. ~•·ri~tus Jb~:l"''· Vrom Sir ;Lphacl CiJ,•utv, l>iNctor-Cloncl·:tl of l 'uhli,: IIcalth, Qtt.H'n::.Jan,l, :ltlditiunal specimens of m:'ll':.upi.tls :1ud l'tllS wcro l'l'cdvccl for report in eom;cction with l1is i•wc~tig-ations on the :lnimnl l'Cill'rvoin; of k·pt,>spirosi.; (\\'cll':s cli:>ca,;c) . Specimens <>i l'at:; were abo hl~·utiticu ior the Colonial Su~trtr Hcfinir:;.: Company.
l: .. po-rtnm addit:ond co .. ectior.:; wcl'c Tli.ll'..:!.a.;e,l ::t w .. n:r .. 1l rn·icQ :ro:n the Hi'v. J . B. l)<HlC~lct, induc!ing ..::1::11 .pll's oi r..:l'Cndy ucscnlo,~ .. n, w ,pccics oi r .. t:; ::nn I at~, aml r~pr.:"..:nt.1ti\rc::. of Lat::o not yet rccordc<l irom Boug;,Lt\•i!Ju Isl:tuJ, clolumvns Croup.
_',part from tl.o scric" oi Ht•d X::mgarvos col:cctcc by ::. :J:t:scum !J:u·:.v nt Quan{.unbm .. ~ Station, Br~warr!~Ja 2! triet, io: tlw hnbi•at ~:01:p, :me! .. u c.xcdknt ::.n .. ll t: .. !lccti,.n of Ji1.m.upi, !s r.1 .. c:,) oy .\~:·. J . TI. Wright, -~:;si, :11.t 'l'.t~::J~~·.nist, in tlw .Burr:.;..orang di:.r ict, field :.ctivitks wcru l'Cstdctcd tO tllC su,,p1,vir.g o: coll..:ctin:; g-c::1· t<• various vohmtm·y collectars. From lli. F . R . D1·adsh:nv, 'r': mbc:llnp, '\\·r t<. l'!l Ausna i.1, mnrsupi:1l mice and :11. jntc:·..:&tin~ s.::r;c& of :;everr,l specie;; of sm.t~l t:J:tts were l'<·CdYed.
In ac1,1ition to the u,;;::. Cl:~·ntori • .l . et: vi tics :U::-. '!\·.,.! ,', r. Jevo.c.! at io:. to mr.ttcrs in connection with thnt,:cpar:.tivn :m.l bctall!n~ of tl.:-. I! m~t~u_~: .. l JJ,.l;,t. .. t 1-!roups COll!iLl'tl('lcd lm<lcr tht, t!ire..:tion o~ )..-. lo'r.1nk To,;c. ~\~ )fthH'Utn rl'Jil'('nt~utn· IJ\'<' of nn Advi!'lol'.Y Uommittco ,"urmctl by tho Lol'U Tivwu J ·lm.d Do:.r<l ut' Uonlrul, .\Ir. Troughtull :;. vc ,,,..~i.~tnncc :.nd advice in the Jl!.mnin.,· a:1d urrnng-enwut oi the l.orcl How,, h•:~;:,J ex1libit in ~l.~ Commcmo.-ntiYc Pavi:i,m :n co1.1 l'ctiun with tJ,c ]:if th . \nr.:\"cr::,:u·y C,"'J<:lJr,'ltion:--. l·'o.L th:~ cx1Iihit -u.r. :_ l"dUQLton, llt:ring a Y:u·n.tiOil ,.i,;t to uc I.t.wd, collccteJ a wprc,;cJ;t::tivc series o; cor.ds. Ho :.!~o ,:;·:.~vu :l~si:;t.mcc in tielccting-, m·l-;tr.,.dnp;, :mu la·l~~·lling <t l'Cpre.;c;ltntivc :;cri~s ut n:.llnii.ali<m :;pPcimcn:~ bhown nt t1 cm.1hinctl nnturnl hi.,tory Socictie:;' Exh1bition .;ponsorcd by thu Hoynl Zuo!ot;ical Socic:y oi X0w South \Ya1cs.
Assi:>tance to 0\'Cl'.;eas inst: •. nim.;:. and \'ariO'lS uq>:wtmcnt- inc1t .• lcd tllo }ll'C-
1 n·ation c.i i.mn .. l rep"~'" :n:c1 "C:\·ice on various rommittcU'. :J[r. 'f:o~;hto.1 .. t:cnded r:.c t .. ceting-:> oi a Committee 011 'I\>ssum I':u·:nin;{ convc·nccl b:,· t!.e Olliei' :::<:'crctary, : n<1 nf u Committee :'IJ.ll(>in,,d l,y the Pn:mie1·'s De pllrtmcnt I) give :lliv' ,.~ relativP r .. th<' ncq11isition of Konln Pnrk. .\t tl1r r<•qur;;t oi the Prilllc ]lfinistc·r\; D<·parlment ~fr. Troug-l1tun }lt'\:l'·•rcJ lis t~ of n.nmmal~ fur tJ.,. inionn::tiulo of L:c Briti l .\oh·isol·~· ( mci] in CO!Jil(•('tioa witL tllC ]Jl'OPO~etl Imc:-nntion:;l Co.J: • .'..:rcne;) on l'rotcct\on or tl v F!o.-a ~:td 1\nmr. oi th<: .\siatic :a:d Aust:-.• b~inn •·er.;ion,... TL C.1i : s, ..::-. t•1:-y w .. s it.nishc,! with .l l'll1:.1,rchcu:<ivc r..:porc on t!w m.unm.1!., c],0mc.l to Ll' in nN:d ot C•ll:lp:ct<' 11r,>t.<'('ri"n. .\<hi<'c \\':,.; nbo g-ivPn to th<J ('hil·:· Sn~l't•t.a•y's ,)qHll'ol wt.t nn ''"IIJJOI'l'cial•·,ploitatiou of th•: illlligt uous \\' ,Jn•r-1':11. (llyrlr<nn!J"), ,11ul du , ... , ,J I'm· il.s J•.otc·c::tiou: n11 th.· •·cnunmiC' 1·alnl' ,,f po . .;,ums in limiting lh<. >l'•, ,j o• mi::tktoc, nnd \ ri ll .. tiJPl' 11 .tll<-:·,, rclmi11, to ti,~ Jn.nnm.di.l'l i;HIIW. ~.1. tt•tiol.>' of m. "lltllll s wen· •' •if •! ·, r 11 e .\u:ttr.m,· D•!' l''ntr·1· ... 1cl re_.,. re!: mat. r·r.: \\,,, !ll'O\".lcc1 for th.:
n I .• :·tmr-r.t of St .. ·gc:·y. rlli\'{'o'.•it:"-" llf ~y.LI(·~·. .\ F~i~t d.('<' .. nd it:lOl'!l::.tivn \"a~ :1l_.r, \ •n to tl,~ '1'. m.m'nn ); ,,, u.n, Hob.n·t, th•• .\ 1irn:ll IL,•:~It: . L:lt)o::. tv•Y nntl oth.::.
duv:\l'tments o1 tllo Council ,·ul' i':>c:h.:ut.i!ic and Inclustl'id TI<·~c:Jrch, tho 'rnsti t utc oi
Owin(-1 tn \'ari ,n:,. :wdviti<'>< rCsC':ll'l·h 11'<1S l'C'll·idl·.I tu I ht• examination of :1 scri(;,i ul l'.<i» :~s ., pidimit;:ll',\' 1tl 1111' 1JIIV1il',ll ''" · uT ;i 1'('[101'1 oil <>j>ceil'S ,,j l'I'Ullulllic illljl<ll'lanee in the canctidll an::\!> of \~un• n:,;] .. ,"l. A p:IJh:l' ::.umm:n·i,.,ing inl<>l'llHit~nu ,\ .• ~e:nhlul iH \'arious faunnl rcpo1·ts wa~ pn•pan·tl uml :submitted Jot· publication in the "J\mcdcnn .} ttnrna 1 ,,i )f anll ,la h•;.;,,·.'' )I:·. Tr,•u;.:-i.ton :::-:,i::.tcu in 11rcpm·in~ t ••u malllnlul and o;;tculv;.;-y :;e~.:tion~ of the :1lu:.cum Guide.
;)h·ldou;<, (K Le Q , 'l'l'OugLtoa in ehar~c.)
Imponnnt mlJitious to till' coli<·<.·liuu "J' hu1111111 cr:tnia inclucle<l tlll' :;lmll of a Con:;u llY~ •lY, l'cn•ivccl h,,. c..•xchJIIJ-'C..', .,nd tivc.: :.bori;.dnal ~lwl l s; <llnu11g thc:~c WCl'O a ;-kul. \1Ht::.rthcd irom a clcpd, ot' auu\:t 7 i c<'t unJcrac. tl. the E::::t 1-:,., 1al.ade, )fa n:y, J•C:Il' i':iydno;v, and mwthcr 1\llli'C:;l'ntnlirc of thl' t•x;.inct ~\[urr;ly Hivc1· tribe. A ~cric:; 11f cr;tnia ot' indig-<·nuus rntt~ wa:; selected i'or Jll'C'JHH'ation ancl rt·~cnrch, aud a Jtumbcr of :,ktt:b \\cl'c made :tntil.1Llc fur a p~opo>.l'd .. :Jth:·opolol{ic:tl exhibit. Crania wc:rc lent for s!.nth• to D 1·. Oliver Ill.!nson and tu vuriotlti rc:>earuh tnHl art student:;. Human ,111d utiiC'r er,ania were proviclcd for ·.JfcSRl'S. AJlcn and JJcnson ill connection with !IO:<t..;r.tduatc tlcntul research, nnd ::U:r. Jo'cnner, l:nivcr:.it,,- of Adelaide, examined and u:ea:;urcd a number oj a Lori::dnal slmli:, in vUJ' collection.
1/ir,z.s. (,1 . R. Kinghvrn in charg·c; \\". Bo:n·dman, Assistant.)
Dul'ing- Mr. J\inghurn1::. ab::;cncl.l :HH'uad .\lr. llv;anlmnn wa::. in charge.
_\c•juisition::. durill;{ the ~·"ar tlltallctl 17J uil'(ls, III.!!Sls and egg::;. The lnrgcr t•ollcctiuu. were ~·I.Jt .. iue\1 irom ]);, C,,, .. (hm •ll'l', .Uululn, '1\·rritor~· of );cw Guinc:t; l:T;~M LicuLeu:mt Stuarr Q,unplll'JI, :·h~pik Hh·cr, ~cw Guinea; llr .. \ .. J. ..Ua1·::shall, who procured the :;JlN:imcJt,; ut ll.·c }'jard, Spitsbcr~cn.
lJ<tVc been cumplctccl, aud the ~}lcc:inwn:; incurporat.:tl in the rufcrcnec eollcct ion .
• \ \'CQ' l.trgc .:ud \';tiuahl\! <·ollcction oi e;.:.g» uuwl .. •r ingo man,v t!IOu:;ancl::., :formt·<l by the lnte Dr. \V. D. K. Mn<{,illivt·a~, of Br11ken Hill, 'Xcw t:iouth \\~ale~, wa::. t•rc>'CiltC<I by his son, Dr. Ian ).f:tc:Uillina,\'; tlwsc will ·Le registered iu the eominp: ye;H'. The coll(~etion, eomml.'nced O\'l'l' thirt,v ,vear::. ago, i» perhaps une uf tLe 111ost valunl,}c <>[ it~ kind in the Commonwc:1lth, llnd uont:lin:. ll\<\11~' run and inter\!:;ting dut<·hc.; :from wc·~lcrn )/'ew Routh \Vulcs, Ce11tral Australia, .North Australin, \\'ei!t\'1'11 QIJC\'Il~Llud and the bland of th(' R::trrirr R t·ef_
ITundrc,],. of C'nquiriC',.; for iniormntivn l>:v rl1e gcnc:nd publi,· were :d I<!Hdt•tl !(•,
:111d m:i ;1.1· stntlents of Ol'lli !holog-y vi si tl·d the il[useum to :'1( ud~· the <·•1llt•c·t iuu>'; tlli.:!'.c included ~ir Charles Bl'll·her allll Dr. 1>. L. SC'rveut,v. Information wa, g-i1·•m to v,o:i'-'lls GcwernmC'n t Department:;, ;,uch ns t11C Oh id Secrct:wy':-;, tile Dcp:\1'1 nwn i of A~-;•·in.lturc, the Department of Trade tmd Customs.
'!'he .oeconcl Intcr,.hlte Fnuna l\micrcnce \\':ls held in Sydney in .:;cptt·mucr and )f•·· J~il1ghorn \1'1111 n:;kccl tu continue m•gotiat.ion:; with forcip:u count1·ic::. <>ll the :;uhjt•ut ui the prohibitioa of l'Xport tv .Ausrralh1 pf ct:rlaiu li!H'Cies. On•r twenr~· ft•reign c:ountl'i\':l wel'l' :tpprouc:hed :llld during hi, \'itlit abroad ~lr. Kinl-thorn di~cu~sct! the mancr with vnrious bodi,•s in the Unit.Pd Stutcs and with the Dl•p:trtment of Agrieulture in C.:n•at Britain, Fiji :n11l Culombo.
Rt•tJUlt'li t111d Halmchia. (.T. R Kingh,H'n in chargo; W. Dourdmnn, Assi:.tunt.)
~pct·imcn~ :ul.J..,d during the ,\'C:Il' numbcrC'd :?:H, incltulin;,;: :1 line c<>llection prei<t'ntcd uy :Mr. F. H. .Brad~haw, 'l'aml>dlup, \Vcstem Australia. Smaller collt>ctions were rcceh·cd from Flight Li<'utenant ~tnarl C:w1pht·ll (Fis Hin'r, New Ouinca), Dr. Cnrl Guntlwr (Bulu],,, Xew (iuineu), )l.r. C'<msC'.tt l>al'i:; (Yurious Xcw Boulh \\'ale, coastal ishmds). 1\ll donations haYC lll'<'ll regi:;t~rcd :llld cataloguetl.
:lh. \\". Baruc,., ..:\.~:~,.i:;tant Taxi\l,·rmi;;t, has c:ulllple!l·,} the rcorg:mi1.ation oi a l:u·ge :;cl'tiun uf the n•ptilc g-ullcr.v, l'l'plaein!-:' the ghtss shelving· with a s:mdcd ·bad.:gl'IIU1l!.l rt-prescnting rock llncl vnriou, 1\CN!.s;,orics ro gh·e <I more n:tluntl ell'l•c:t to the exhibit... The gt•ncral rc~ult iz~ both attructh·c and in,:;tmctivc.
J.'iRhcs. (G. P. Whitlc:.· in charge.)
:l\f1·. Wltitlcy was on long service lcavu from July, lG:r;, rill .Jnnuar.~· 1938 during whi<·h time the fishes receivoJ \\'C'rc registered lllld pre:>crved by i>Ir. I i. B. Gr:lnt Chief Tuxidermist. The identification, c:ltaloguing, aml 1innl di,.po,;al uf the "ll<'ci~ mcJIS llW;Iited llr. ".hitlcy's return, nud thi:; work w:~:~ nut compll'lcd 1J,:f0 rc the "lld of. thu tlnnncinl yt•:u. •
l><)tJ:lti<•lt:. indutlt•,1 M 'H t·.ll <':\l'd!t•:, t c,,:., et ion from X"w C t.inc .. , c ... miu:,:- f1·vm thl! l "pp<'l' S~.·pik Hivor (Fii.-l.t-!.IL'\L• ),ant ~tu :l C':llrlj>b,·lt), .LiU!!llll di,,rrit· .. (lk c .. d •UIItlu:r), Halanu\\l:l ancl \\'nl•<llark ];;bnd (T,ipult·rt:tnt-Cnntill.,ucl.·r llarri11;ton) .
)fudt oi tlw wurk ot the ch•p:1l'tnWHt consi;,t.:d in :m,.\\'crin~ t·ll'!lli:·:,., l'C't~:udill·~ it>Sl<t'ts .nul >'J•itl,.r::. lniurm .• tion an.l a~~i,..tm,t·.., W<'l'<' g-i 1•en t,, o:::t:Ll"~ ut tHe Dcpal't· lllCIIL <~f .\gri,•ultm·c ami to tht• fc,llowiu"' vi.~it.ll':- :-:\l 1·. A. !.. Tom10ir l('.~.l.H ., C:mh••l'J':!) , )fr. 1{. 0. ).[illctt CFon•str,\' l>vpal'llill'lll, (':tnl• .. na), 'Jir. Hur:H'l' l)r.,\\tl (Perth, ~.\'(·.'-to·m .\u-•r .•• i.l), .\fr .. J. \\'. E\':llb (lln,·c;'tt.lli'lll l•:nt•>molu;;'i~t. Tn•.unni,,), Dr. ,J. J, .. \·i.bcm ( llit·q·tor. '\\"aiw .:.stit ,..,, :-.o.> L .\u~tral:.\). llr. .A .• f. Tnrt.t•l' (!lri,~>:tnc), .1r. Ll. ~rillr.t· (I ':t'' l;.r JJ ln ... ia::C', X,,, /. ,, .. ncl). 1ft -:-:.. F. H. T.tylo:· unrl t'un.octt .:JM\". (C .. iv..:r~ity UJ. :--yt ... ey), ::llis, ln~"lll !':omlth (s.nl:.cy), ::nd m .• :.y ot!IC'l'S.
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],fr. }.~ufl~:we ha3 worl;:cd on Au ·nlir.n 1\:~. ;;.~.0.11ic~~o. :m<: tll~ lon:; sc:·ics o£ FpecimcL3 brought to~cthcr h,1:; enabled him to ,to mud·. work oi a revisionary naturo ; u pnpur on the mntcrinl i:s in co\lr~c oi l•l"<.:parmion. ::I.Ir. 11[usgl·nvc, assisted by Miss ..ldnm::~, nl.;o ovcrhnulrd mal rcvi.,~d the .\u~tr:.1iaa Di,J:cra ;;nd r~acific L-land MOths. lie nlso S]i~llt con»i,i<;mhlo timo indcxin~ i tcratmc on ;\'Cnr·ral zoolo~'Y for .\ustraliou Soicnco .Abstrnct", nnd nl,;o tho litN',\llll'e un Austl·alinn and Pacific Islands entomology.
:1\fr. )fcKcown l1ns revised th.:: :ami lies E:ot.\ iict\c, Colycliidn.:~, A1c1oidac, Lycidac nnd Ithonidac. Preliminary works ha:~ been ,1om. 011 tho revision of the n.vnnsticbe, ~:nd iurthor progrc~s hns been ln:vlc in ine ins·all.uinn of mliform type lnhl·la throui{h· out the collection, prdimin;.ry to tile prc1>:tr.< ion ol :l c~lr.lo~·ne oi tno t~·pcs coh.ait.cd in this po~·tion of the collc<:tions. ).fr. )fc 1\:cown ltas continued rcscar,·h on, and d'"scr:ption oi, 11cw ~rccics of .\u.,trali:m Ccl'Uillbyr:idao (Cul<!Optcrn) . Collections of Cer;\mbycidac h:,\'ll been received ior Clmn.ination :lll<l uau.! .. ~ frou thu lk;J:n·ta.ents oi ..ll!l'iculturo in Xcw South \Y:tlcs :me. Qu.:enslnml, ;.i1o )bole:·~· Mm.cu:11, :md U.c Duutsclws Bntcmwle>gisc:he In1.titute, l3orlin. Ab the l'esult of }.fr. i.lcKcown's work finco 1!l3G the percentag-e of ];nown Ju:strdion spC?cics of Ccr:nnbycidac in the . \tlstrali;m :Museum collection l1ns r:scn from 4S to 78. "'ork on the food of trout in 1\cw South Wales hns been continued .
..\fr. :McKcown n1.1dc n chcck of the Australi.m species of Tywpaniphor<£ (Orthoptera) :or Dr. "F. E . Zcuncr , B1·i:i~h :Jius,•um, and is preparing information regarding Ccr:tmlJycid typc!:i fo1· Dr. Breunin;.r, Vi,·Hnn, Austria. Collections oi insects for cxmnination nml nnming by :M1·. :McKr'own Wt'ro l"Cceivrd from 1Ir. J . T . Gray, Or'Tor,,v, So· th .\n:.tra1in; )fr. G. Lupsor., Port ::\ro:-oJsby, P.1pua; nnd )lis:. E . Garrctt, li.atoombn, X.S.W.
Conc1tology. ('I'. Ire<lalc in ch.tr~c; :!lliss J. Alhn, Assistnnt.) ~.f:1ny :-p.:cimen~ of mnrinu ~:ol!tuca :f:·vn Xe'" Sollth \r:~lcs con:st::1 w..tCI'o
lJII.\"C been l'N·civcd frmn local cullcctor:-, :,\IC!l ·'" J.res::.l'S. c. }"'. and J . La,··ron, rr. :::;. Mort, E . -n,.alson ~md IT. Bern!.. :d. 'l'hc Rev. 1'. ITulibnrd has sent collcclious from l'.•lm Jsla:lll, Qm:cn,l:u.J. :md )f;;. Cob<·>• Davis made a \'C:ry \be:u1 colh·Pt:on fron. tiJC wt•st coast oi 'J'as111:1nia, a loc.1li.~· , !'cviom;1y u:n·cpr''"cr.tcd LNC. )L. Ired~lc co:lcctcd nt .\li.h11c II:n-bom w!th :Mr. G . KcstOV('Il, nnd .\t Kurncll with )fto. ~~ · \Y. n. Puwdl, .\.ueklancl, Xcw %ca1:1llc1. )~is>- Allan visited I.orJ liowu Isbnd ,md made co1ic.::tion;:; ,h-.!1'(·, particul.\r1y of tl.e Xnuivranch fauna.
Curatorial work included rc·arrnn!{.::mcnt of tbo duplicate co.Iecti<>.l, ent<\ilingclimin,ltion of much sm·plus m:..tcri ... t :!Iris;; ~\ll.m continued. work in ilic ;;allery with t:.uc~l :,UCCll~", t!lc c!isl""Y bnY:n"· l\;c":vu'" L!gh commcn<!.nion from ,.:sitor;:, such a:; ~[r. Powcll, ~\ucklnnd )Iuseu.n, X.:w Zc;l,,mcl; )fr. Tu:s•·. C:1liiornia .\.caacmy of ;:sciences, and others.
:Jrr. Irc<lalc l.11:, con ::lllcci wor!;: m. •he I.ow Isle sbJ11», the .: ··.st part ut which b now in the pn·~:s. Re lt:\s simul,nncou,.y c:\l'l'icd on J1i:; r,•.seurcllc.s on ..lt:,tr:<li<'ln Land :md 1\·eshw;ltc.!r Shells.
\'is:.or, . nd enqt.i.-i.es hnvc L.:en ~IUlilCrous <~urin.; tbc ~:cnr. The most important visitor wa:s Dr. Paul Fischcr, gr:.ndson oi. llto i~.mou:; authot· of the .1anuel de Conchyz.iolo!Jil'. Other:; included )[r. R V. 01dham, l'vrt )[oresby, :tnd 1fr. and :.Ut·;;. C1l.1Sdin;.r, .\.rnhelll Lnncl, who have uade co1lrcrions of grc:lt vnluc from n locality w].crc the mollut'c;ln iauun w:!, 111"<?\'lO.I,Iy t:lmost m.!mown. :.Ur. }[cll;oumc \\' _.rrl cont rilmtcd important colll!ctions from wt·;.nl·ard oi ~\ rllhcm Land, a region ,ittlll known concholo~icn lly .
• \s~ist;n .. ·<· ,,.a,.. t.dvo:-n to ~fr. G. 1\c-,;tc-n•n (Fisheries HraJ.<·. '; )~r. T. < . TI"u"hley, Tr<-lmolidc,\l :Jru •·mn; .\!is::; Ircnu c~.:,pin, Conmlonw~.- .. :tlt r::bcol<tvh>,iot; l>l\)·
f~;;;sor :Dyer;; Ung-c1·, Xcw li:UIIJhhire, U .H.A., and many other;;. The 1'own Clerk, Lsa~;or..,, ;:;ubu i .tc:u for cle;termi:u~ion ::-l.c!..s o: ljrcat in:ercst obt:lillod in :..n excav:r.ion J:c~1; t.tat tOW! •.
As h1 pr~vious years J\{i~s .AlL1. m.:de drawinbrs to illustratr: papers on :Molluscn :md 1l::.he:. arut !'opuLr article.; appc.w:t~f:: Lt t1:c _\n::;rrnliun ~u~cum ).fa~::r.;n0.
Lowc1· b!VC1'lCb/'(/tes. (F. ~\. )fc:le:ll in c:hn•·g.:-; A. Jjvin:~.,;tone, .\.osistnm.)
)fost :t<:qui:>:tions receh·ccl ,}nring- the y(·nr wet·e of a u1inor churacll!r, but nn cxtc:!sh·., :md v:.ricd colk'Ction oi Echiuodcrm:-:tn wns l'oJc·civNl ;';·om Dr. IT. LYm:~n Clar!;:, :Jwscum of Cmnparatin, /.,Jol ... !~·. Cambri,l~c. )£:1~:.., l;.S.A. Tl.:s w.1;; n' Yo:ry v.llnnblc donation of named specie:; obtnincd duringo expeditions to Xorth and \\'est .\u,trn.ia nail tu Lord ITowc J..,:,,l.d in r,cuut years.
The coll.,'Ctio., oi .\m!Jhi <) b w .. .; ~.vstC'm .. t ·.-,.lly C•\'l'l"hauh•d uuri:1;; tlw \'ish. oi )fr. K . ~hc~:ll'(l: a ;"~(·t·inlh;t frnJn Atkl:liclc, S01.11 h t\ nstr:ll in; prior to and J:"ollowing on .Jlr. ~h,·,Jrd"' ,.1,11 !11; u ;:ncl <'X<·J1an"0 :tmpllpc•d lll:liC'dal wn, a:s!.cmhl,•d :md ior"-,u·dul o J,,. ~.nth \u~trn1 i:J 1 .\hb•'UIIl for prolon(!"rd -•udy.
' In onlt•r to impro\·c stomgu in t hil; dc-padnwnt mo<l<·rn ste<Jl stauk.; have buen installed :md wi}! provi<l<l .. d.::q.1.1tc stol'agc ~paco for som<: y.., .. rs.
1'J-. 7~rc.Nci11 ll:1s nl:nost completed th.; idcnf~<>niion of t110 lcrr;o collection o£ Dc,·npnd Orust:w<'a Iliad.· h,\' the Lritioh Great J~ardcl' .Reef ::q•Niition nnd tlu: text oi hi~ l'•'i"'~'i is in (ll'<'llar:ltion. He has ~,l.,o collnhor .. tc,l w:tl. ~fr. It. .\. .• Jullllson, ~f::ritimc Survieea Bonrd, iu further i.westigntion., on ma:ine horm·.>, and hns CJ>nm· iuccl SC'I"cl':ll bntchcs of material fl'om the .POJ:t o! R·isbnn. eul mittcd by the Queens· Jnnd :For~t Sc:vico. Other mntc-:-iul, connected uu:inly " h "c nomio 1•:-obloms, !.us CCl'll .,ubmit.:1l by v:::·:ou:. l::itatc Dep::rtmcnt:; for cx.:mir:ntiun and dotct·:·ail.::tiou.
)fr. Lh·ill::":>tunc 1.::,. made progre>:; in t!lu wor!~ o:' sc;·dng- the brgc collc<]tion oi BQ·o7.o:l J.,.,.,·in:d t\lr .lc~o::rip:ion irom ;i,e Publication Co111mitt.:c of the llriti:h, Au-;t:' .. Ji:LJ, X cw Zt"a1.md .\m:m:tic Expedition.
A11lhropolorw. (C. Andcr:;on, in charge; ::..::iss E. B1·am~.:1l anti l!'. D. llcCarLhy, .\:;,i::.wnh.)
Out:;t:ualin~ donations Juring the year ware :-l'rchi.,toric ~tone ohk<:•t! ft·om the \\'.ttut Hin•r, 'I\ .·dtor,\' .,i )r..,,,. Gui::ca, by ::U.:s .. :·;;. 0 . Y. ;lUll J:. V. W:td, j,,_.tuclin~ a ~l:.t" bl.l<lo :m<l a earvt·d Lird's hcnd of uni<!Uc intcn:st; ~hv 8Pc•·inlcns from the (·pncr }'l.v 1\ivcr, l'.apu .. , h.v Flight·Liel:tcmant Stuart Cnmpbd, wli\1 abo l•t·c~cntcll n lJJallll·
bCI'i}lf. l\C:\Jil)g' With the (•U}l\ll'e Of the nati\7 €$ in this re;,:"illll; 'iiity•thi'C'C MJlC'Cill1<'JlS of lJati\•c haudiwork by lh. R 1\[c.\Iic:king; fh·c carvcJ trc~::. from Bog'gab1·i, ~cw Houlh \Vo]p,;, h,v )!r. H. ,V. Pyc; a collection of 474 articles, iucluchug- bnmhoo eig:n·cttnhollh•r:;, flu ll'S, limc-hoi.Icr:;, nc·ttcd hngs, wenpons, etc .. from the n~gi<m no1·th of the 1'orri•·<'lli :\fountains, 'J'<m;i tory of N cw Guil1en, by :\fr. IT. D. Eve; fine se des oi ~tone implemems 1rom the :;outlt coastal dh;lriets of Xcw ::iouth WuiC:l, by the Hcv. A. J. Barrctt.
V~u·iou6 section" uf tlw g,llleri<'s were re-arranged, incht<lin~ the S•>lomon I:-L111J inlaid work, ..l.ustrali:m ~'Tinding s~;ones, weat)ons, nativo foodstuff:>, and domc~tic gear . .sl d::~pby oi Austra1inn. aboriginal art, murals rock cnn·:n~·.;, nnd the pi;mcnts and ut en:. its U$Cd w:l» b:;t:~ !led.
PLll:. were mnde for :m exh~bit illustrating t}Je story oi ).f.m nnd his .\nce,tr;v; iur thb purpnst' br .. in e:l::ors h:wc been ~n;~de :md dr.tits oi ..:!:n;;h .. ;.d ll•g<Jm!s P•'uparcd . • \ ~aodol d1·pictiug a sr·o::r:ou oi the uborig-inttl ro.!k fishCl·ie~ :tt Brcwnn·inn, Xcw South \\"::1c~. h:J-. lt~"l'll :1l:H'Ctl in the .\.ustrnlian I!nll. T .. c li:c-sb~c gwup oi :.bori!dnc·s shown ns part of tl.c sesqui·centcnary c."hibits in the Commemor.lti·.To P:wilion, Royal ..:l..g:icu1tur:.l Soci••t;\'';; :;;how:.."l'o\md, \\·as aftcrwnrds <lcquircd by t:1c Trustees :md will be utilized in an aboriginal group ior which pl:ms have been made.
Three steel storage cabinets fitted with tr::~ys, have been installed, and the advantage oi thi" methvd oi stm·agc hils been abuuct:mtly proved; much le:-:; fluor spucc b r.:quired and the sp<'cimens are readily accesoible. Additional cabinets of :;imilar tYPll Ul'C rcquil'l'd.
Further d:1tn for the catalogue of Australian stone, bone, and shc:Jl implement::. were nccumuluted, but pressure of other work has delayed corupl~tion o! this study.
Oc•narnl cnquh·ies were attended to and assistance given tq nrtists seeking informrati...lll on t1horig-inal design, and to E:q;editionary Films Limited.
Nwnismatir.~. (0. Anderson in charge; Miss E. Bramell and ]'. D. :McCarthy, A:-sist:mts.)
Thr m:tjorit.v of the nccessions were purchased, nnd included specimens of tho Gco1·go VI Australian Crown piece, Coronation and .Abdication medals of Edward VIII, Ooron .• tion mcd~ .• s of George VI, a set of Gcorgo V I coin~ of Groat Britain, niucte~:n dl'n:trii of Ancient Rome, and sixteen ancie1•t Grcllian coin:; oi varyin;; dcl ... uninaticm::; ami :mbjccts .
• \. Spud.:: t•uinc;t oi Ocorg-c ID was pr.::scnted by ::l::r. ()Jun·m·~; Ik;.: ·Jdurdt, ::ntl eleven 01d .>utc·ll coins, collected from natives in the Cek.>c:., b,v llr. 11'. D. )fcCarthy .
...:\cc.::;,siuns were added to the medal an.d coin exh.i.>:.s. l•'os~ik (C .• \ndm·;;on in ch:u-gc; H . 0 . Fletcher, Assistant.)
P..cgi:.trntiCJn:; durir.g tr.e year numbered 1,157; the:~o i:lclndcd se,·l'r:~l codection~ oi special intCl'CH nnd ,·nlne. lli. A .• J. Voi;;ey presented sever:~} fine ~cric·s o: r.-rminn iossil~ from Tnsm;\nin ::nd .!:e northern districts of X ew South \\'a!<'~. This mnterbl is irnportnnt ns it was cnllcctcd from known horizm1s in tl.t• P<>rmian S<-<!Ut'JH"C nnd )J.cluded lll:'lll~' :<pecies hiLh(·rto poorly represented. 1£1'. H. Coll'y pl'\~C'nh\1 a vnluablc collection of fo~sils from the W ;l!' dagee Stage of the West cm .\u.stl':lli.m Pcrmi:m. These included S(Neral new records of .Australi:m Pcrmi:m ;.pcci<'s, nnd wh,•n added lO our ·wo::~t<'rn Australian mnt~riul complete a fairly ncll'<!Uatc representation of the l'ermian fnuna oi that State. A collection presented by .Mr .• T. "'· Hawk•y c·onsists of n well pre,vrn·cl :.cl'ie$ of Pcrminn. :pclecypods from l3roug-htun, xwar JleJ'I'Y, Nuw SuuL!a \\'nlc·s. ~lr. "'· K Willinms, Cootamundra, preM•ntcd n further ~N·it•.; nf tTppur Sil uri.111 l.r:ar·hiopods rand pelceypods from that district. A cnlloctiou of Upper Bilminn m:tteri:ll from Bohemir.. was received in exchange from Pl'oii.!SSOl' Y. l'crner. Exchange:~ from Aruaric:m eourcca included material f1·om the O:.·dovicinu, Bilu1·ian, !lnd Dcvoni:m.
·~ ~~. IIJ.:\1' upright metal ca:;cs ),n\·,. been in .. u!lnl in the gallcr~·. ne<·t•:-:;i a-.iu:.:: the n•nn-:ntg~mcHt o{ pnH:llr:lll.l· llll the sJH:cimcns wnt.tiued in the wall c:t:-c::>. ..'1.. ~.~~·c·ial di,.;pl.'." of mllclPb of Au,.,trulimt A"vld 11\;gget!< ha<, been nwdl' at the cast<'l'll l'lld of the g::llcr.\', The di,play ui tiuu:\·~ocelH J.Jiner;,l:; b,t , nu· t'unctl<•tH'rl \l'l•ll, D.C . • i ..... ht:ng- "~ · .,uppli~d to thl' )i \l$(!Uill bciu,!{ un::;uit,•d to thl' t:l.ra-\'io!ct ray bmps. T:tl nmh tfactu:·er" of thes!' bmps h~we bt·cll co:nmtmic:ttrd with nnd it is l!Opt•d th.u. tht, tr.ntblc· wm be· ov,·i·,·uJo~C :,l.u;'tl.''· The d:,..,)l.t,\' oi op;,j., !..is l>:: '\1 .l'l11Jllll' li'i ,\' 1'1 lllOY,·d nnd , ll'l';,lJ~<Iih'lltS ha\'c bet•ll mntic fm a :op~<·inl t•.:o.:lib:r ut v~:.\.., to be pl:.1:cd <lll l'it•w ,•ari~· lit•Xt Yt•:,l'.
JH'C::.l'III~·.I by )Jr. P . • \!C{'ourt, and of .\..:w Zt':tluud l'lll'b h,Y .\lr. IT. ltoward . A st·rit·:; ut rucks fl'v111 tl•c .Fil'(• ltil.l!ld:>, .Suuth Coa,.t, wa:- cullenvJ lllld pn.:~cnlt•d 11,,. )[r. CIH;imcr;,.
'I' he eullc•l'l inn of totks fonlll'l'l.'· tli,pla,\·c<l in 1 hP pafap~,mh•l";.::it·al ;;:!1\,•r,\' ha:; f,n·n l't•lllun·d f1·um ,·.:-.hibitioll. Ir j, l111Jl('cl that :t mon ,. •mpn•ill·H~i,·,, •·xhibit \\'ill .lh>l'tl\' hl' in,.tall··d in the llli\1\Tl.~ g.lilt•Q', T:.(' <'Oikd;.,,, uf llll'tl'OI'lll• i.a::. hen~ real'l'~~n;.;,,d ant! i'nrm '' ::-pe .. i:tl t'Xlllbit in tlw 1\'l':;lt·rn end ut tlw g-all~,;t·y. Tl..:· cn.•cs h.wc been linc<l witl1 "L::mlitu" buard, an,! t bu llld<..llrit~" ar~ phc.:J on short :;la:;,
• , • .. • •• J • "" ~ ... ,. thJ; .cc urcr in Chnrt-tl.l ut .\n.
){1•, II<>I}).!<'·~IIIith ha,.. l'Ulllplt'(l'd 11 llll':IIUil' 011 ,\\l:-1\•,JI:,lll ~r\'ICI>l':l(·~, which wi}J L.: pul1ii~la••l it. dtt· <'<HIIing ~·car.
. )f_'·· { '!.alt~h·r, furai:-:l,·tl :1 l>"P··•·t. u11 tl.e <:'l'•l!o.,,v .uul )H.:trolu~y oi the Fi\'\! r~l.lll\l:- 1••1' .\Jr. Cui\»<JII Da\'1>-, \\'loO I:> lllai,lll;! :IU l'colv;..:ic:ll l)\tul~· vi thc~c bland~ .
.\!r. n.ui;:··-Smith }~;,, h~cll appni::tcd .l llol'll1bt•l' .,j tlw C'tliturial Cllllllllille-1 fvrnwc1 in t•ona.•·•·dvt. w;tl. tl.<· pni,Ji.-:nivnoi tht~ ".\u,..tt".llian .Tum•t,.1l .,f :->cicncc'' bv the .\u:-tl',11i:m and .:\c\\' Zt•.tl::ml .\~:.ut·iatiun iur the A,:,·:llh'l'llil'll t ut' Sci<·m·t·. '
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uwin;.r l<l th·· \'1:-.: uf 1-h·. Frank T\ISC .mJ th.· Jo~o'l i.lk,•n bv thc ~fn,.cum in l'C•lllll'<'l iun · wit:, tl.w ~-'•·MJili-Ccntclltlr;v vf ~h<' F.mnd.J lion of .\ thto·;llia nna·h :;pcci:tl work ha>4 hL'<'ll pet· I ul'li\C'd L,v t ltc prepn l':ltlll'J<tl ::ta If tlu d n;.r t lt~: paoi yt·:n·. ·
Tll ohtuiu »l>l'<'illlt'th 1l111l aec·t·~si<>ns for the Ht•oi 1\:an;,;:ll'Oh group .. \lc:;sr~. lf. S. (;rant, .1. 11. \\'t·ight. allCl U. C. ChHlOll :-pl·nt Sc\·en lln~·s in the Hn·wanina distri(·L :1:; the ;:·m·;t,;~t' ~it·. It 13. l'<'al'~on, lll:tn:tA"<'l' ~>f Quantamhuu .. Sinlicm. The Trul!ltoCs an: grl.'atly intl,•lJt<·d 111 titc Oll'liCI':> en' the Station ancl tu ..\h. Pt·ar:-.on for the hus· pitality a111i """bt.llwc thcil· llni<'Cl'S rcccivctl <luriP;; the vi>-it. St•v•·u k:wg:tron,., w"re uhtaittt·d, pln::otl"l' l':li:il:, of CC'l'tain anaromic:d ft••:tlll'<'" ''''~'<' m;ult•, and :1 num\.el' of photugr;lphs t::l,l'n fur HH: in preparing- LlC ;;rm;!J. =':1,111 h-to oi the \'<•gctntiuu :uul :1 qu.mt:t.v of t-oil wc·rv ubt.tillt·d, and dm·illg :t ~h l't vi> .. it .\ir. ·r.,~,. m:Hh• :.kct<·:t\ls f.,r the b:td,;.;I'O\lllli,
l"ud,•t' )lt·. Tv~l·',.. i .a~t :·un iu:t l he tn·,•par.ttOl'<> t:ndd·to,,l, 1 hr. lll.tkin~ oi t1rt iti..i;!l i•)1i.t;.::e ;ond ,mdicJ t!.(l r.:ci.niquc 1>t motmt:~.~ :t1.im:lls J,y tlll' tnmh·l'll manikin mcthml, whi<·.a il\1·,.:,·~:, tL.: maldn~ of a daY model, irom which .1 nun1lt! i:. enn,tructcd, :o111l in,..idl• thi::o th(.' manikin is built t:p. Emp.o~·iuz ti.i ... ml.'tlwJ .. tlog- and n w.tll..h.v w<•rc mnuLh'tl 1o:· thl' :1borij!inal group l'X:1ibitcu :a tll<' S,Jo\\' GroUil<l Juring tl . .! l.j<lth .\.nui\'C:r~:lry Cch•l>t".1tioa,., tlu: moclcllin.; bl'ing ,:.c \\'ur:, ut .J. King:;ll'_v, .\s,i~t:mt
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·• Ta .• ·idrmdsf.,' J:ranl'lt. (li. ::i. Grant in cha:·ge; J. II. \Yl'i<;"ht and '"· Bal'l.c~. :~.~~::'lt;.nt~.)
Th.:! champion ,;l\111 rllm " Str:lthaird o:t' Dn.kl.'ith," JH'c>Yidcd h,\' :-;ir Jo'. D . ..\lc::'11.1:-tcr, nil(! ,d,o :1 sl\:d mm dt'sC<.'lHkd from th~ ul'iJintll CnnHk•n fl<ll'k (';;tahJi,..hed h,v .John l.ftwartlnn·, wc·n' munnted ior cxl1ibition in the 'l'.:!<·huolo;.t'it·al )fu,;cum, S~·~lnc.''· .A Gorg<•ttvd Tiirrl of l''nradise wn:. 111HnlltcJ for tltc T:n·ong·n Pnrk Trust, nncl 1\11 <tlbino magpie fot· the Tcdmical College, Bathurst.
J~xhilait;< were Jll'u\·iJed and arnmgcd for the l!o,vnl .\usrraliau Hi:>toric.ll Societ~·. and the Hoyal 7.oolo;;it~nl Society in connection wirh the St•,qui-Oentcnlll'Y OelclmJti<m~, und n\,o for the floats in the street }H'uces:.iOJJ.
.l:'~>r th<' ))lat~·pus habitat group ih-e adult :-pccimL•ll,; \\'N'<' mouttrc.:t!, :h wt-11 :;;,. twn binl:; ::11<1 vllc Jixard. For this ~t·oup the baekJ.;:t'lHllhl W•1" p:lintt•d 1,,,. ~U~s Ethc•l i\:ng, tlu:: :-.•ttiur: !wing- a "l'CII(' on tht• \\'ol!.mdilly Hiwr, 13urr:1;t01':ln~ \'aiL'.''· )ti.,., Xin;; ::l~o as~isl~·d ia ~~:aking the artificial folin;re u~nl in 1h1' ;:tr<H1p. .\ ;;m;\1] ... ,1,;~ J,(',!l'b,v c·vnt:tin~ pl:1t~'JIUS cl,!~" and a male »JICcimcn ,;;,..~cct<!d l<) :ol.uw th<' l•ui~un ~liuHl :md dm·t.
.\L·. Gr .. nt ancl hi,; :l:.;,i.,t:mt" did rhc preEmi:1 .. 1',\' wo;·:, i11 cullHc<·tiuu with the ill:>tallatiun uf rlw tl•l'l'<' tH;tl'~npi:ll h~bit:H ~rot:p~, tl:e tnl'lll<·i· pl..1.:dng- :11111 ~Ill'' :·,·i,..in;r thl' la,\'ot:t :md coll::-trul'fion oi the pl:1slc1' b.tck;.:t'vtmd,. ~h·. l!.u·n, ... <"tmlpktl•.1 :t
~peeial di,.J1Ja,,· ut' larg-e :.hcl:s on a llt<•<lt>llcd badq:Tnt:nd. :uul m:tdt· a lll'!!in:.i;:!! wiLl: tl1c n·or.:.t~1n ir.at ion t.i the cx1.ibited collection oi C'n•:.-.t.tec:1.
lu the alJ:oCIH'C Ol )Jr. J. n. Kh.g-horn. )[r. (.rant \\',\~ l1P!'•)i::H··l .\·tin;.:- :-:i~:l'l'Ct:u·,v t" tr.c St:ltc: Fauna .\Jvh.or,\' Committee, ;l!Hl it. ,Jtj,.. t·:lJla('it,\' .1,·alr with J•Uil1l't'(J1h applic·nt i11ll" for liNmiil'S to CX}JOl't bird,;. and made' n·porh on 1 Ja,. , ... uti,,·;:t ioH ~~~ }n·ollihiwd itnpurts. For the ('hicf f->e<·rcwr,,·'s ami (' :sruu"' ll,•p:tl'IIIH'l:t- lw n•portrd ••n 11 () im·1,m ill;.(' ,..hi putl.'ll ts of hinb, nud wi 1 h police· olil.·rr:. n1:lll<• ·'''\'l'l';d ill"l•''''l ion,. <li nvinric:;; IIJ1cl hircl sh<lJlS .• \i-> nn expert witnc·~s fur tilt' Ornwu ht' ~:•\l' l'Vi,kn•·c• in fum· l'Usc·~ c,f JII'O~oc·nt ion t\w hrc:whcs of the TiirJ and .\.uimal Protl:rtiun .\t·l, nll_cl he ab~> ns»hil<·d t h1: police in 1 h" idc>ntification of 'pu~stln1 :l!ld ot h('l· mnmmal :.km~. )[ 1'.
Uruut abu )ln·pan·d it 1'V}>Ot't tv t\.wm the bu::i;; uf r<'gul.lti,,n:s f,J\' rhn hou~in~ t)t' l1irds for tran~purt IJ\'(•rsc>lh, and b;\· tr;lin. or wht.>n u.l',•r"'d fur :;.dl'; hi~ ~ugg..::;(illtt:, w~:ru <Jcloptt•tl b,v t ne: l'u,.wm::. and Chief Secrct;\r,,·':; Dt•p;\l'lntent>.
A!j in previous yer.rs post-mo•·f 1 1s <'n ,·: '\l nnr~ oth , lbi:ds wcro mnde and ;-,po:-t;; furni 110U W11Cn lh>::.il't••l. Co1: '<: ic,, Wc •: h oc,,, CP1 .tl, and j>bCc I in !11'.:• t..:n·ati,·.: fot· :tttcntion JY ihl! tic~~~. r.m~:.t .. ! ,, .. :c,.:d cont:cn1ed .
.At the request of tlw Dircc!or, N' r.tionr.l :H:1scmn, }fo1ill·ar::c, )[r. Gr"••t suptlio!d plans .a1.rl dctni~" of t:.c const;·:.ctivt: oi ,.ll: },,,bit.lt group <':lRCli recently installed in thv AustraHnn }.[uscum.
3 . .lrlictdutor's flranch. (G. C. Olu.ton in cL.wgc.:; J . Kings1ey, Alisi:~t:mt.)
In thil:i branch the year's ,,.,,rk wa:; very ·yaricd, for in nddi,ion to the ordinury routine the officurs took their ;;hare in the lnrgc programme of gt·oup work nnd tho con:>truction of spcciul c:-.hibits.
Ono l:ikcluton nml ci~htcen l:ikulls, Jlwstly mummnlian, were prcparocl. ~h. 1\i~l:,~lc•y unmpletcd eleven <·nlar~ct! wodds oi i .... cct;; :ull l1:n•ae and a qua:dl~· oi artificial ioliagc to be tl:>eu in the com;trn .. tion of four small .;:roups illustruLing the life history of certain insects. One of thcso, tJ,:pictin;; the life hbtory :.nd hr.bits of the :mt-liou, hal:i been comp1ct1Jd :llld the othc,·, arc in progre~b.
'Fi£t~·-six mould~;, in plnstcr or ~lue, WCl'C prcparell anrl sc,•cnty-scvcu co::.ts made, including Sl'\'cr:tl en'docranial casts intcml<'<l i"r :1.1 exhibit oi hUlll:lll cYolntion .
.A considc1·ablc nmount of }>hotop;r:lpl:ic work w:..:> done, inchaling il.c making of ~00 nc;:ath·cs ior illustration of the •·Record":• tile ··~bgnzinc," and for lnmcm slides. Photogmplaic p1·ints made mnnhcrcd 2,1-!4, llld l:i<i lantern slides wcr~. nddl'd to thn coli cc. ion. .\ lli mm. cincm:~ camera hns been acquh·cd for the llrunch, ami a short 1iim oi a runl·~upi:tl '.)louse wns mndc.
:.:.ficro-,Jidcs were m.1cie of 111 roc!.::s ,,nd twcnty-n:ne fossil:>. Three mcteo.::itc:s wero cut and polil,hed.
'.lhe Oommon l:lonl o; the ::lluscum wns hc1·ouuto affi..'l:cd by Order of the Board this 2·Hh day of ~ovcmber, 193&.
Crown T:ustoo ..••....................... •. t ;:. J:-..l:lca ,\fcl\:ern.
St::.tutory ................................. Ri• lionour tho Chiof Ju.tico. ;rho :ron. ttho co·oni<.l Socrotury. Tho .:don. tho Attorney G0n()ra.J. Tho lion. tho Colonial 'l'r003Ul'Cr. Tho .\udrtor Oonc:.~l (l11.r. John ~pc::.co, C ... Lu.). The President of tho i\!cdical D<»rd.
Appointed ..................... ............ Tbo Ron. the President of the Logi11ln.iivo Counoll Tho Cl'own Solicitor. . Tho Survoyor Ooneral and Cbiol Su.rvoyor (lli. A. ~.fax Alien). Tho Hon. tho Scorotn.ry for Worl<s and Local Government. The lion .. tho Minkstor for Education.
Electivo Trustees ... ..................... Dr. G. H. Abbott, ~.'13., Ch.~I. 1l1'r. E . 0 . Andrews, B.A., F .G.S. :.fr. G. M. Bla.ir. Dr. C. Gordon MnoLeod, ?.LB., Ch.:\!., :\!.A. Dr. G. A. Watorhouw, B.E., F.R.E.S. lli'r. F. S. Manee, .A.I .C.A. Tho Iron. F . E . Wr.ll, U .D., M.L.O. Profe-ssor A. N. Burkitt, llf.B., B.Sc. lion. E . ;-.t, ITh.wkins, M:.L .C., F .R.E.I., F.C.I .V.
~ ProfC<lSor W. J . Dakin, D.Sc. :l!'r. F W. 1\fur!cs, F.O_o\., (Aust.). 1\fr. l:I. B. i\!atuow:>, B.A.
Director .................................... 0 . ~ndcrson, ::U.a ., D.So., C . ..u.~.S. Admi:listrativo Str.ii-
Sccr>)Ul.ry ........................... W. T. ,1.-olls, A.T.A.V. Clerks ................................. ':i~• G. E. Joh.11stonc .
Scientific Staff-.&. D . Gill.
Department of Zoolo.,y J. R. Kinghon:, C.:..tZ.S., O,·.ci&hologiat, Hcrpcto!oJioi. W. ~~rdro:.n, J3.Sc., .... SB;.,t.;;,nt. ~. LoG. Troug~uoD, \J • .J'.7.:':., ~:.. ~w .• !o ist. it.. . 'iusoo ,.v\}. b'.ft.E.S .• ~' .... \..u.S.# b .... oomo!OJ:St. J:>:. C. 'a!oE:oown, ~-iBt:.d. 1:Iiss. N. B. Ad:l.l:ls, .~slz!..·,nt. 11'. A. l\Lcl.~ew. Low"r In.v0.: ... ~bl· .... t. .... 3.
,. ..3... .: ... Livin;otono, !l.t.lie."-nt. ~. Irooclo, ~'.R..Z.S., Cor:chol< • .,:..t. ::;.a,~ C. M. J . .AJJ •• _, "''" _,..,w. •• t. G. P . Whitley, F.R.Z.S., Icht!!yl)lc;,:, •.
Dopartmcnt of Anthropology ... :O;u;:s E . Br.7.moll, M. A., Dip.Ed., A'l!>Mtant. F. D. lllcCartlly, Dip. Anth., Assis~nt.
Department of Mineralogy ... ... T. Hod~e-Smitb, 'llioomlogist, Pet:o!ogist. R. 0 . Cha.lmera, A.S.T.C., Assistant.
De~rtment of P.>laeontology ... H . 0 . l!'letoho.·, Assiste.nt. Library Staff-
Librarian ........................... W. A. Rainbow.
Proparatorinl Sro!f-
Artictobtor ........................... G. C. Cintton Assistant Ar~iculator ............ J . Kingslc,7. Ta.lddcrmist.. ......................... E . S. 0:::-nt. Assistant Taxidorm~t ............ ., , E.'. Wrigh~.
J . H. 1\iu,.hul'll-.. fut rvtllwin~ ~he I.i7.:tl'tls : Pnr r I .'' .. 1 u.,t . )!u~ .. Vn[J ., \ "'I, 7, Hl:!7. " lntro.!l .,• .n" : h,· Lizard~ : Part 11." Jilitl., \ "!, :-., 1!1:,;.
G. 1'. \\'hitlt·I·-... I'hl· X:'Jtl.rC l.or~ of La fcad\o H,•:~r~> .'' A ust o·. \fu , . .llll,tJ., \"1, !l, l!l37. ",\at.ll':llists n; t!H• F'ir:.t Plrt•t ." 1/J:d., \',, !1, 1!t:IS. "Th\! lnt•'l'n:.tion:. l Ilunti nA' F.xh ihi:ivn a t Dl•rliu." 1/,id., YT, 10, l!l:lS. ""i-.i<ll•li In~ 011 :\cw Zea land lclnhyolctg•·.'' l.'t ,,r. Au.tt. S.l. . ..tx.w>c·. Adt•. Sci., l!>3i
(nJab) (title o111y) . • .. )r,.". S tomatC'i t'orm .Jo'i:;h from Sout h Anht r~ tia ." (!>'111' Nt r. S. Auo/1' • .ll W<.) "lt·hthyologicnl G<•notypcs : J)csmarcst's l),·~i,.;nntiOI.~, 11li·L" (Por Att~lt. l.oolog ibf.) "l•::..gs or Australian Sh:u-l;s auu Hays." \!·'or .lu~lt .• llu,;. ,\Ta(l. ) "']'] ,,• l''ir~t .\u~t r:.1li:m 'fwo·he:lrlNl Sh:wk." (Por .l uslr . • 1/u.~. 'Jfay.) ":-n:1k!'s t h:\t Fish ." (For .·l!t.,/r. Jfus. JICI[J.) "Guid~ to t he .\ustrnl\an :ltus~nm." (!-;<><·tion Pish\'~.)
A. :l! n~gr:l\'e-"::'\ ot<:~ on th<• .\h~a~sin Bug." .Juslr. J/us .• ila!J., YT, H•, l!l:JS.
K. c. ~kKl'O\\'U-"::'\ oh•s on .\ustrali:lll C'l·l·:nn1,~·~i<l:u~, IJI." J:, <'. A tl.\/1'. j{u.<., XX, :!, Hl3i. • 'j .,.~.,·ct ~Jntiidan:> : Part IT:' . ht~t,·. ':.fa.ot, ~~~~.f!., Yl, it lH~i. "l'unw l•::nl~· t.llmp~l'S of .\ubll'ali:n. "'iJ.l Lif, .. " llJIIl., 1'1, S, l!l:li. ":Xotcs 011 Aubtrali:lli Cc•·amL)·cidac, 1\'." l:<r . • ltl.>lr . . 1fu• .. XX,;), H)3fl. ""..\ ,•w .\ustl·ali;;n Species ui' ~!fllit.t.,." (For .~lr1.!. Q' /(llul .l/11.,.) ".\l.~<mli:lll Jns1·•·ts, II : The ::oil\'ltrfibh :\11.1 i!s .\m,.,.;• (l·'o1· . 111:</r. ~1fus . .lla.q.) "l:m.Jc to th\! Am;trali:.u ::IIn~~um." (:-;~~tiuns1 Binlri, Rl'Jitill!~, ln>~.'l"ls and Arnclmi<ls.)
G .. \. Wat,,r!tOu~~-"..\oh' s un .JOI.,•s' It·oncs (LcpidiJ]IIlltJ).' ' J'ror. R. l.'tlum. Sor., f.lmtl., XIII, 1!13!1. " :-:.um<· .\dditioual Inform::t:un on tl•(l n:.tt·~ of Puloli.ation of Hcwitaou·, Illu:~tmtious
.Exo· ic Butterllics." Jc;ltfll. Boc. JW.diog., .\"at. /list., I, l!l3S. "Xotl'" on .\ustraliau Buttcrrlics in the Austmli:m :\[u~~eum, I." (For Rce, .4ustr • .llus.)
'1'. lr<•ti::l\·-",\ Basic List of the Land :\Iollu:~ca or Austmliu, Part 11." ..d111<lr. ZoologU.l, IX 1937. ".\ Basic List ot' llac Lml(l ::IIollusc:L or Au11trnlia, Pn1·t Ill." (For ..du~ttr. Zoologist.) "'l'hc J.iollusl'a of Low l.slcs, Part I .'' (For publit'atlon by tho Briti•h lluaeum.) "l~c\·icw ot the Land Shells of Western Australia,'' (For Proc, ll. Boo. W • ..tustra.) "Guide to the Australian Museum." (Section Kolluaea.)