1862.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
CURATOR OF AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. (CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING APPOI NTMENT OF.)
l!)rtllmteb to fJotb ;L?otts£15 of ~atliame nt, fll! QtommanlJ.
SCHEDULE. KO. "PJ.G8 , 1. The Under Secretary to the Trustees of the Australian Museum, respecting the neaney in the Office of Curator. 31 October, 1861 . . 2 2. Acting Curator to the Colonial Secretary, in reply. 8 November, 1861.. Z 3. Under Secretary to the Trustees, requesting them to etate their viowe in respect to the vacancy, but observing that any arrangcm~nt proposed 'rill be subject to tho approval of tho Government. 19 November, 1861 2
~. Acting Curator to Colonial Secretary, in reply, nod intimating tbnt under the 7th clause of tho 17th Victoria. No. 2, the entirll respon11ibility of tbe appointment of these officers rests with the Trustees. G December, 1861 2 5. Under Secretary to the T rustees on the subject of the appointment of n Curator, which it is considered comes under the 37th clause of the Constitution Act, vesting all appointments in the Governol' and Executive Council. 11 December, 1861.. S G. Acting Curator to the Colonial Secretary, in r<'ply, and 11tating that the Trustees adhere to the opinion expressed in their letter of 5th December (No. 4) 3 January, 1862 . . 3 7. Under Secretary to Trustees, io reply. 27 llarch, 1862 . • 4: 8. Acting Curator to the Colonial Secretary, forwarding copy of Resolutions passed at a special Meeting of the Trlll!tees, on the subject. 8 May, 18GZ • • 6
9. Dcsp~teh from ths ~ecret..,ry of State to Sir W. Dcnison, respecting a Curator for tln1 llluseum. 30 August, 1859 . • 6
85- A CURATOR OF AUSTRALIAN :MUSEUM.
No. 1. to TausTEM 01' TB& Au&TRALIAN MusEUM. TSB UNDER SECRETA&Y Colonial S CC1·ela1-y' s Office, Sgdne!J, ol Octobe1·, 1861.
GENTr.Em;ltb reference to t.he report of the decoMe of Dr. Pittord, Curato~ of the Australian Museum, I om directed by the C?lonia~ Secretary to r cquc~:t •::ta~~~o~~lleo~~re the goodness to state whether the manner 10 "bu:h the vacan~y may . t ~ t Y fille·t has engoged your at ten lion i and if so, to beg thni you ":~1 comm.uoJca e to Jm, or the c~u.i cle ration of the Goverument, what your views aro upoD t ue question. I have, &e., W. ELYARD.
No. 2. ACTING CURATOR to CoLONIAL SECRETARY • .Australi.m Museum, . Syclltey, M November, 1861. Sm, I am dirMted by the Trust~es of _the Australian Museum to acknowledge the recei pt of your letter, dn•cd Ootohcr 31, o~d to mform you that _the Trustees have hnd under their consideration the odoptit•n of immcd1nte steps for the appotntment of a successor to the late Mr. P ittard, as Curator of tile Museum. I have, &c., GERAltD KR F.FFT, Aetmg Curator.
No. 3. TBE UNDER SECRETARY to TRUSTEES OF ~· nE AusTRALIAN 1\lusEUl\J. Colonial Secrela1·g's Office, Sydney, 19 NOf)tmber, 1861. GENTl.EMiiiN, I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of 11 letter, dated 8th instant, in wh ich, by your direction, the Acting Curator of the Australian Muoeum apprised the Colonial Secretary , that you had under your consideration the adoption of immediate steps for the appointment of a su~cesso r to the late Mr. l'ittard, as Curator of the .l\Juseum. 2. }lr. Cowper desires me to state, in reply, tbat be will be glad to be favoun d with your views, AS eo rly 118 possible, in order 1bat be may be prepared to give erery information to Purliamcut, \Vhen the Estimates ore under consideralion. 3. l am also to observe that you will, the Colonial S<'cretary hope~, understand that. any arrangement proposed will be subject to the approval of the Government. I have, &c., W. ELYARD.
No. 4. ACTING CURATOR to CoLONIAL SECRETARY. Australian Mu1eum, Sydneg, 5 December, 1861. Sm, . I ~ave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated 19th November, ~n \Vh1cb you request ~.o be fnv<~ urcd, as early as possible, with the views of the Tru ~tees, wttb r~p cc t to the nppowtmcnt of a successor to the late ~Jr. Pittard, ns Curator of the Museum, to order thnt you way ho prepared to give every information to the Patlinwent when the Estimates are uudcr consideration. ' . . In reply, I nm d~rected to inform you that the Trustees propose, in the first place, to l?VJte by gener:tl nd vert1sement, gentlemen wh o muy be possessed of the necessary qual ifica t•ons to apply _for the vacant post, a~d then (~>hould Lhis course fail to obtain a comperent person) to a.vn•l themselves of the ,kiDd o~er of one of their number, Sir Charles Nioholson, Bart., ~bo m_tcnd~ to p~occcd to Europe 10 the early part of the ensuing year, and who "ill seleot, m conJunction wuh Pro fcsso~ Owen or _Profes:!Or l-l uxlt'y, some competent gentleman to fill the office, on \he terms on wh1oh Mr. Pmard was first appointed. These CURATOR OF AUSTRALIAN .MUSEUM. 3
These terms are,-nn allowance of £100 to defray the e:rpeoso of a passoge to Sydney, and a salary not exceeding £700 per annum, to commence from the day of his arrival in t;ydney. With r~speot to the third paragraph of your letter, in which you e:rpress a hope that the Trustees w11l understand ~hat any ar~angement proposed will be 6ubjeot to the approval of tho Government, I am dtrccted to 1nform you, that the Trustees prcaumo that this remark bus reference only to the salary of the Curator, ~ the 7th Clause of the 17th Victoria, No. 2, incorporating the Museum, throws the entire r06ponsibility of the appoint ment of their officers on the TrDBteea. I have, &o., GER.ARD KREFFT, Acting Curator.
No. 5. Tnz Um>n SEl::RETARY to TRtrS'l'EES o'J! Tm: AusTRALIAN MttszuM. Colonial Secretary'a Office, Sgdney, 11 December, 1861. GE~TLEMEN, I am directed by the Colonial Secretary to acknowledge the receipt of a letter dated the 5th instant, from 1\lr. Krofl'&, stoting by your desire, the steps proposed to be taken for providing a successor to the late Mr. Piuard, as Curntor of the Museum, and observing, witb reference to the remark made in my communication of the HJth ultimo, that any arrangement for the purpose would be subject to tbc approv11l of the Government, that the entire responsibility of tbc appointment of their officers is placed by the 7tb clause of the 17th Victoria, No. 2, on the Trus1ees of the I nstitution. 2. In reply, I am instructed to point out, that the situations to whiob tbo Trustees of the Museum are authorized to appoint under the i th clouse of the Act of I ncorporation, are those for which salaries are provided out 11f the endowment granted by the 3rd section of the aome Aut. But the office of Curator having been created subsequently to the passing of that law, ond the stipend appropriated by as ecial vote of the L t> islature, must be considered as oomin under the 37th clause oft pt, w 10 vestR a 1 appointments in the ernor an xecutlve ounct . 3. The Government i3 not therefore prepared to concede to the Trustees the right 1 which they now claim, to appoint a Curator to the Museum, or to make arrangements for tho } selection of an individual to fill that office. 4. I am further d<>sired to state, that on the first occasion of the selection of a gen tleman for this appointment, the arrangements were made by the Governor General, through the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies. I hnvo, &c., W. ELYARD.
No. 6. AcTING CURATOR to CoLONIAL SECRETARY. Au8t1'alian Htt8eum, S!Jdlle!J, 3 January, 1862. Sra, I nm directed by the Trustees of the Australian Museum to acknowledge the receipt of a letter dated December 1 I, 1861, from Mr. Elyard, stating that the situations to which the Trustees of the ~useom are authorized to appoint under the 7th oll'luse of the Act of Incorporation ore those for which s:Liaries are provided out of the endowment granted by the 3rd section of the some Act. But the office of Curator having been created sub seqnently to the passing of that law, and the stipend oppro•printed by a special vote of the Lrgislaturc, might be considered as coming under the 37tb cbu~ of the Constitution Act, which vests oil appointments in tbe Go\·ernor und Exccuth·e Council, nod that tbe Govern· mentis n11t tberef. prep11red to concede to the Trustees the right which they now claim, to appoint a Curator to the liJ useum, or to make arraogemcuts fl)r tbe selection of on individual to fill that <1ffice. Mr. Elyard further elates, by your desire, that on rho first oec9sion of the selection of a gentleman for this oppoiotment, the arrongemcuts were made by tbe Governor General, through the Right H onorable the Secretary of State for tho Colouies. 2. In tcply, I nm directed hy tbe Trustees to inform you, tha.t they adhere to tho opinion oxprc~scd in their letter of December 5th, 1861, namely, that by the Acto~ Incor pomtion, the entire responsibility of rbe management of the llluseum, nod the appotntment of all its officers, rest.s with the Trustees. 8. That the fact of an additional amount having been granted by the Legislature for the salary of the Curator does uot io auy woy absolve the Trustees from the performance of any of the duties cast upon thew by the Act. 4. CURATOR OF AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM.
4 That the a pointmont of the late Curator was mn~o _by Pro.fc ~sor Ow~n and George w.1 1 ·E d pt'- tho ·ty of the Trustees ~~ond receiVIng the~r ~nstruot10ns from the J• ao eay 'sq., un er ue nu r1 ' . 1 · T \ b · Board through His Excellengt Sir Willi~~om Denison.. ~nms~lf r\~ ectl!!!, 7'iJU!_teeJ, w o, In I • r= ~ ·~ 0 lllOn ° 0 (I Jat0 VUr&tor acted On this as tn 11.!1 other ma rreers connecw Wh- ,b 'ue al:'p01 ' behalf and at the request of the Trustees. b • 5. The Trustee3 beg to call the attention of the Govern_ment to tbo. a so 1u.te neceESity ... that uists of 6llioa up the vacancy wi t~ as little delay as poss1ble, as the Jncre1SIDg amount of their collections ~equiro the Mrefulsuporvision of, and arrangement by a competent Cura.tor, not only for exhibition to the public, but for their preservation from damage _and d!structton. Finally, the Trustees again desire to submit the arrnnj!emeot proposed 10 the1 r letter of December 5th, 18Gl, to the Government, for their approval. I have, &o., GERARD KREFFT, Acting Curator. CURATOR OF AUSTRALIAN !IUSECM. 6 No. 8.
AcnNG CORATo& to CGLON.u.L SBCR'ETAJLY • .AtUtralia" Museum, Sm, S!Jd"t!J, 8 Ma!J, 1862. I om directed by the Trus~es of the Aus~rnlian lll uscum to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated l'flarch 27, 1n reply to wht<:b the Tru>t.ccs have desired me to enclose a copy of & series of resol11tions passed at a spt!cial meeting of the lloard bold this day. I have, &o., G.ERAHD KREFFT, Acting Curator
[Enclosw·e in N o. 8.] 0 0 P Y of .Rclolt~tionl paued at a Sp~cial Meeting t>f tit a Trudttl o.f the ~ mtraliatl Mu11um, h~ld May 8th, 186~. T~ Colonial Secretary's lettor of the 27Ul March, 1862, having been reD.d, the Trustees resolve aa \ follows:- 1st. 'l'hat by the Act of Incorporation the appointment of all the officers of the Institution is IJy law vested in thom only. 2ntl. 'l'h.at the. 'J'rustee~ are of opinion that the Legislature having Yoted an nmount for the salary I of Curator wholst th•s law ex1sted. must be taken to have grnutcd it with the knowl ed~;e that the appointment would rest with the Trustees, and therefore that they are entitled to the diSJOOSitiuD for that p01·posn of tho amount so voted. 3rd 'l'hl\t indupendcntly of the q11estion as to the right of appoillfnent of tho Curator, which, of fo, course. confura al~n the right of di~missal, the Trustees are of opinion that thoy would not have that • control over :u! officer not appointed by them which would be essential to the duu mnnagcmeut of the \ Mu~um . • 4th. T hat the Cnrator is not an officer of the Government, but an officer of an I nstitution endowed by th~ ~arliam c~t i!l tho same manner as the University, tho Benevolent Asylum, thu Sydney I nfirmary, and s•m•lar Tnstotntlons. 5th. '!'hat tho Government has already recognized the right of tho Trustees to appoint th0 Curator. I n tho coRe of Mr. Pithrd, this appointment wns made by thum through tho it.strnmentnlity of His Excellency ~ir W. T. Dcnison, acting as one of the elected llcmbera of the noard, and not as Governor General. as communicated by theio· $ccrctary's letter to you. from which tbo following is nu cxto·act : • "I am direct11d hy tho T rustees to inforlll you, thnt having entrusted tloo solcction of a compettnt " guntleonan to fill thu office of Ourllt·•r, to Profussoo· Owen and M1·. Oeorgc l\[nclcny. they hnve. after " much t•·oublo nnd inquiry, chosen Mr. S. R. Pitttn·d, a Jlfcmbcr of•the Hoyal Collcgu of Surgeons of " Londe~n. ancl Demonstrator of Anatomy nt the Grosvenor-placo School, as the most eligible of the " canclidateR who pres.·nted thdmselves for the appointment. &c." Tho Colonial l:lec•·utnry's reply of the 24th February, 1860, acknowledges the receipt of the above l ett~r. nnd in his Bccond parag raph states as follow~:- " rn reply [ am dit·ccted by the Colonial Secretary to Rtate that no payment can be allowed, " oxccpt of sums actually agreerl to or paid by the geotl~man wbo uudurtook to mako tho engagement, u &c." The Trusteos con~ider that it is clear from this corrcRpondencc tl1flt the right of the Trustees was not disputed by thu Governmeut. Gth. 'l'hnt with respect to the dcsputch addressed by llis Excellency Sir W. T. Dcnison to the Secretary of Statu. an cl the reply to that despatch. it is Rnfllcicnt tu state, thot ncitlocr the Doard nor any of its mcnobers wtore awnre of either of them. and that no copy of that reply, stt~tcd to have been font-ardcd to thum, hru; aver been received by the TruHtees. 7th. That the Tt·ustees regret the dettrminntioo which the Colonial !?ecretary has :1rrived at, as l I the non·appointmont of a Curator at a time when his s"rvices nru particularly rcquio·cd, must mat~rially iujurc. uot unly the institution but the public, by depriving them of the lo:cturcs which the Curator would give. 8th. 'rho Trustees cannot. for the reasons herein before given, consent to incur tho responsibility of m'lna;;ing :m institution with an officer who would. in fact, be independent of their control, and they thcrufore cannot admit tbo right of the Government tu the appointment, nor indeed tho policy of vesting it in any other budy but the 'l'ru>tees. 9th. Under theRe circumstances the Tn•stees must endeavour, to tha best of their a\ ility, to carry on the institution with the prc•ent acting Curator, who nl~o filh tho office of S · c rc t~ry, and whose joint occupations will nece.~sarily prevent him lrum d •voting all that care, as Curator, which the 1\tuscum i·npuratively demands. The blame, should the I nstitution not prosper os the 'l'ruste.:s wculd desiru, will not re~t with thom. I Hlth. 'l'ho Trustees are under the impro$Sion that the Government only refnse to them the right of appointment of thu Curator. from a belief tltat the UonMitntion Act of the Colony rendu1s it impcrntive on thu Q(lvurntuent to nominate such an oflicer,- an interpretation cof the Jaw in which tbi~ Board cAnnot concur. 'l'hey would suggest. however, to the Colonial Secrctan, th 1t. iu oo·dor to >olve the difficulty, tho Government should place the amount of the ~alnry of the l.:urutor on tho ensuing E stim ••cs. as an addition to the Endowment Fund, indispensnulo to the pro1>er management of the I nstitution. . lit h. T he Trustees arc extremely anxious to procuru the R~rviccs of n thoroughly qunhficd Curator, and, if thu sahtry bo gt anted, propose to request two or muru of the mo~t d ixtiuguishctl untumlist~ in Eug lnnd to ACIIlCt suc:lla person f<.~r tho nppointm~nt. At pNsont they have buarcl of no pCI'l!On qualofied Cor the offico. . • 12th. That a copy of these Resolutions be forwa1·ded to the Colonutl Secretary, m reply to th6 letter fi'OIIl bis office of the 27th 1\Iarcb, 1862. I certify this to be a correct copy. Gt.nABD KRni!'T, Acting (Jurator.
85-B No. 9. 6 CURATOR OF AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM.
No. 9. lJESP.A.TOHfrom the Secretary of State, of the 30th August, 1859, rtjtrred to in the Undtr Secretary's letter (No. 7), and of which it is recorded that 4 copy was 1ent to the Secretary to the Trtuteu (Mr. Angas) on the 9tla lJeccmber, 1869. (No. 17 .) lJowming·1treet, 30 Augu1t, 1859. Sm, I have received your Despatch, No. 41, of the 6th of May last, informing me, £TOt / with reference to your previous Despatch of the 31st of J anuary, No. 9, on the importance of developing the mineral resources of New South Wales, thnt the Legislature of the Colony !hnve placed the sum of seven hundred pounds per annum nt the disp0$111 of the local • I Government, ns the salary of the Curator of the Museum at Sydney, nod thnt Mr. George Macleay, who is now in this country, hns been requested to consult with Professor Oweo, with a view to securing the services of a person well qualified to fill the situation in question. You also express a wish that the Curator, wh en selected, may be authorized to place himself in communication with the Head of the Museum of Ecooomio Geology, for the purpose of obtnioiog such duplicate specimens of minerals nod fossils as can be spared by that deportment, and on this suhject I have to refer you to my predecessor's Despatch, No. 42, of the 16th of May last (iu reply to yours nbove referred to), enclosing a copy of a letter from Sir R. Murchisoo, io which he states the difficulty of nffordiug the desired assistance, but points out the mode io which he considers that such collections might best be formed. If Mr. 1\Iacleay, or the new Curator, should apply to this department, he will be placed io communication with Sir R. Murohiaou, who will no doubt nlford any advice or IIBistance io his power. I have, &o., • •.NEWCASTLE .
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NE W SOUTH WALES .
AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. (REPORT FROM TRUSTEES.)
l!Jnsenteb to botb )11ouses of 1)Jnrlinmrnt, ~!! Q!:ommnnb.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF TIIE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER, 1862. To llrs ExcELLENCY TB:E GoVEnNOIHN-CIIIEF, &c., &c., &c. 1. The Trusteeg of the Australian Museum have the honor to submit to your Excellency this their Ninth Annual Report. 2. The Museum has been open to the public daily (Sundays excepted), during the past year, aud has been visited by 23,589 peraons. 3. The system of exchanging specimens of Naturnl History with tl1e principal Foreign Museums, is still fostered by tbe Trustees, who have received the following valuable collections during the past yea-r :- From tbo National Museum of t he Netherlands, at Loyden :-318 specimens of reptiles, comprising many r.are and interesting species from W catorn Java, Amboyna, Timor, New Guinea, Samoa, and J apan. From Mr. M. Schnltz, at Bruns"'ick :-14 specimens of mammn.ls, 43 specimens of birds, 60 specimens of birds' eggs, and 200 European insects. l!'rom the Government Central Museum, at Madras :-10 mammn.ls, 110 bircls, 19 crustncen., and 9-J, mollusca. :From the Honorable Willi:un Cooper, of llobokcn, (New Jersey) :-1 mammal, and 24 specimens of American reptiles. 4. Numerous donations have been received during the year, a list of which, with the names of the donors, is appended. (.&ppendi:c No. 2.) 5. Several valuable works, purchased out of the Endowment Fund, have been added to the :Museum Library, a list ofwbich is appended. (~ppentliz No. 3.) G. Two experienced taxidermists have been occupied during the year, in preparing and mounting specimens, and in cleaning and preserving from decay the collections already displayed for public inspection. 7. The Trustees have to record the resignation of W. S. Macleay, Esq., who has boon a member of the Board during the long period of twenty years, and l1as at nU times contributed largely to the advancement of the Institution. The Honomblo John. Hay, nncl Sir Charles Nicholaon, Bnrt., have also retired from the Board, and the former hns been re-elected. W. J. Stepbena, Esq., M.A., Head Muster of the Sytlucy Ortumnar School, Edward HiU, Esq., and Sprat Boyd, Esq., M.D., have been oloctcu to fill the vaca.ncies occasioned by the retirement of Sir William Mncarthur, Sir Chnrles Nicholson, Bnrt., and W . S. Maolcay, Esq. 487- 8. 2
8. Arrangements have been made for the exhibition of tho geological and minera logical specimens purchased last year, and the larger part of this beautiful and instructive collection is now on view. The Trustees have given directions for the construction of additional cabinets, so that the remaining portion of the mineralogical collection will be e:thlbited shortly. 9. The Trustees have with much regret to report, that the Museum is suffering from the want of the services of an efficient Curator, though the Legislature hall voted a liberal sum for the salary of such an officer. By correspondence which was laid before Parliament in the Session of 1862, it will be seen that the Trustees have been withheld from proceeding to obtain a Curator, by the refusal of the Government to recognize the right of the Trustees to appoint such an officer, or even to make arrangements for the selection of an individual to fill that office. The Trustees consider such a refusal to be altogether opposed to the letter and spirit of the Act of Councill7 Vict., No. 2, which confides the entire management and superintendence of the a1fairs, concerns, and property of the Museum, as well as the appointment of all its officers and servants, to the Trustees incorporated under the Act. Whilst on this ground the Trustees ba1·o declined to admit the claim of the Government to appoint the officer required, they are deprived of the means by which alone his services could be secured, and tho success of the Institution is materially prejudiced. As a solution of the l e~l difficulties which the Government con.eidor to be opposed to the claims of the Trustees, it is suggested that vote of Parliament for the necessary sum may be in future taken as for an addition to the Endowment Fund of the Museum, and not as for the salary of an officer. 10.-AppendU No. 1 contains an abstract of tho receipts and payments of the Trustees on behalf of the Museum, for the year ending 31 December, 1862. 11. .AppendU No. 2 contains a list of the Tllrious dolll\tions during the aame year, with the names of the donors. 12. Appendix No. 3 contains a. list of books purchased for the Museum Library. 13. Appendix No. 4 shows that the 4th By-law of the Museum has been repealed, and contains a copy of the By-law substituted in its stead. 14. The Trustees have the honor to submit this their Beport for the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two; and in testimony thereof, have caused their corporate Seal to be hereunto affi.xed, this fourth day of June, one thousnnd eight hundred and sixty-three. By order of the Trustees, (.r,.s.) GEORGE BENNETT, M.D., GERARD KREFFI', Chairman. Acting Curator and Secretary.
APPfu~IX No. 1. Ctrnn'ENT EniD."DITURE of the Trustees of the Australian Muaemn• during the year 1862 1862. £ 8. :· 11862. £ a. d. Jan. 1 To Balance ...... 469 19 .. 8 .. Cash from Coloninl Dy Salayi~s durin~ ~e year •. 753 18 G Trvasury ...... , Rcqms1tufor'Iaxldermist's 250 0 0 department ...... 100 15 1 April4 .. Do. do...... 260 0 0 July SO Do. ., Purchase of specimens ••. 12! 0 0 .. do...... 100 0 0 .. Contingent oxpensu CU: Aug. 7 .. Do. do. .... 2SO 0 0 Oct. 3 .. Do. do. riage, freight, &e. .'••••. 83 16 1 .... 260 0 0 .. Iron.mongcry and ironwork 26 13 6 ., Stationery and printing •. 29 10 10 .. Books and periodicals 61 0 8 .. Timb!Jrforearpcntcr,&~.' :: 15 ! 9 ' .. Kupmg jrounda in order 26 0 0 .. B'oow a au coal ...... 12 6 0 ., wding books ...... 70 17 0 ,. Construction of cabinets .. GS 18 1 .. Balance 203 4 2 l8GS. 1-- ················ 1,569 19 3 £ 1,569 19 8 JIID. 1 To Balance ...... £ --203 4 2
GERARD KR:El'FT ______A_c _ti_:ng Curator nnd Secr~tnry.
APPE:NDIX AUSTRALIA.N MUSEUM. 3
APPENDIX No. 2. DONATIONS TO THE AUSTRALIAN 1\IUSEUM, DURING THE YEAR 1862. MAMMALlA. Pau£rtTm n A Spiny Echidnn (&hid11a hy&tri:t) ...... ·1 A Duck-billed Platypus ( Ornitlwrhynchu~ anatinu1) •. •• • ••••••••••• •• A Rook W &lltt~ ( Pttro!Jale pet~icillat P.&ES!liTDJ 8\' A VES-t:ontinued. A King Parrot (.dpro&imttuucapula1U4) .• · • •• .... · • ...... • • • ·······}Mr. Edward Hill. A Orimaon-wingod Parrot (.dpra&imtltl! er!Jjroptcru3) •• • • • • • ... • • • • • • A Sparrow llnwk (A!Iur approzimans) .. •• · • •• .. •• " .. •• · • •• •• •• ''l A Night Homn (Nycwraz Oalcdunictu) •• ·• • • .. • • .. •• •• • •• • • .... •• Ur• Brooks. A Dluo Orano (Arda~ c:irurta) ...... • • .. • • • • • • .. • • • • ••" • • · · •• ' A Water Hen (Ponana paUwtril) ...... • • • • • • .... • • •• • • • • • •" •• A White·bolliod Cormorant (Phai«rocoraz ltutQga!lcr) .. • • • • • · " •• • • • • B C Rodd. Es A YlliiOW·Cilred Black Cockatoo ( Oal!Jplorhynclaua zanlllonoiUI) • • . . • • • • n~ •. 'o. E. Tr:r~~r. B.C.L. Egg of Apteryz Aullralis • • · .. • • .... •• · ·: • • • .. • • ·: .. • • .. · " • • '' 1\lr James t;cymour. Nusts of Volluricincla harmonia~ and Eop!altna Aurtralu . • • • • • • • ' ' ·' '' l\Jr: George Smith. Little llittcrn ...... : • . · • • · • ·. · ·: .... • • • • .. • • ...... • • .... • • .... • • Professor Smith• .'\Crocodile Bird (Pluownw .LEgtpt•cua) · • · · · · • • · • • • • • • • • • ·' William Macleay E sq. A South SeA I sland Parrot (l'sillaeu!) ...... ··""" " .. " .. " ·•" 1\l r 'J'bnmas Ward An Austrnlian P elican (Pduanus con~pict1latus) ...... " · ·" " .... l\1 ' John Dn•ia. · A Musk Duck ( Bi:iura lobala) ...... • ...... • • • • · · .. .. } r. A White bcndcd Sun-Ea ..le (lchthyaetua lettcQgalltr) ...... " IJoratio T. N. Tozor, Eaq. A Mu3k Duck (Btziura lobata) . .. .. :· ·: ...... "" " " """ "" Mr. 0. Frost. A Dlnck-fronto:d Dottrel (Hial1cula muri[~on1) ...... " "."'".' M J 11 Alien An Austral inn l'clican (Pelecanu& conSf.ICtllatt~s) ••.•.•.• · • · · • • • · • • • • • • r. · • · An O•ylot Nightjar (/E!Jolhtlu Nova: lfollandrw) ...... "" .. " " .... } D. 0. Rodd Es . A Wluto-uycll Orow •....•..••••.. . ..• · · • · · · · • · • · · · · · · · · • • • • · · · • · · ' q A Whitu l:iwan ( {Jy!Jntl! olor) .... " ...... "" .... " .. .. "" !llr. \Vieoman. A Dronzo Cuckoo ( Chr-y1ococcy% l~tcrdus) .. ..•• · • •• • · • • • • • · • • · · • • • · • • A Hh\ok-bnckcd Por·trhyrio ( Porpflyrio mclanotua) ...... " .. " " "1 A Ulnck Duck ( .dn~~a supercilioa~) ...... : ...... A Nnnkcon Night Hocou (Nycttcor·tt:& Oaltdon.cus) ..•. .••••••• • • • • • • • • A ()re stud Pigeon ( Ocypltaps lophotts) · • ...... • · • " .... " " .. " h li A Urown·o!lpJlcd. Pornatorhinus (Pumatorh!nu& rufictpa) •• •• ••..•• •••• JMrs. J o n ay. An Adolnido l'nrrakcct (l'latycercus Adclarda;) ...... A Dlnclc-tailcd l'nrmkr.ct (Polyltlis tndanura) ...... · • ...... An Emu (.Dromaius Nova: llollandia;), nnd Eggs of llustard, Drown Hawk, nml Emu ...... · • .. .. """ "" .. " .. " G ' 11 A Bnndc REPTILIA. A Death Adder (.Acanthoplda anl4rctica) •••••••••••••••• , •• , • • • • • • • • Mr. John Blaxlnnd. A Diamond Sunko (Morelia apilolt&) .. .. • ...... • . .. • ...... • .. .. • 1\l r. Dalway Bell. Skulls ofthroe species. of Snakes (Moreli1upila1t1, Dieman1ia aupercilio1a ,} AI£ d R bcrt Ea and Pa~udtclai& porphyriacu6 ).. • ...... • ...... re o S, q. A Giant Cyclodus ( Ogclodus oiga&) ...... • ...... Mr. Chuck. A Dinmoud Snake (Morelia •pilotu) ••••••• , •••• ••••••••• , ••• , • • • • . • 1\lr. John Iaaacs. A Giant C_vclodus ( Ogcladu1 gigas) ...... , , •••• J A Cunningbnm's Egernia (Egernia Ounninghamii)...... A JJr;own-bandcd Snake (Hopl~cpll4lus curtru) •• , • , , ••••• , .• •.. , , • . Edw. llill, Esq. A Gznnt Cyclodus ( (Jyclodu1 fii!Ja&) ...... \ Oinnt Cyclodus ( Oycladu1gigaa) ...... } G T S 1', Li za~ (Si,,pfloi_Au~tralil) ...... Mr. George • . tuart. Ihro:c L1znrds (Hwull4 tl~gan~) ...... • .. .. • ...... Jltr. W. H cmmiug. A D!Amo~d Snake (Mortl111 q>tf'Jita) ...... Mr. Pettill. A D01nnt Cbyclodus ( Oyclodu' fii!Jo&) ...... •• .. • • lllr. Charles Chclinor. A ro'Yn· :md~d Snnko (Boploetphalua eurtu&) ...... J\lr. J. D. H oldswGrtb. A l\turu:ntecl Lrzard ( Orammatophora 111uricata) ...... 1\lr. David Wilcy. A Brown-bnndccl Snake (Iloploctphalua et1Tiu1) ...... l\tr. H enry Wilson. l\ llrown-ban REPTILIA-conUnutd. PREU:NT!ID BY ~ ti:::: (( ~iap~o• II!IJ.uali•) : • • •..••••• •••• •• . . •• • • • • • • . • •• • • . • • • • • • • Mr. G. F. Saodrock. . ropidolcp••ma Kmgn) • • . . . • . • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • lloratio T N Tozer Esq A collcclto~ o~ Reptiles from ~he Fiji Isl~nda, comp~iaing the l'bllowiogl · • • · apcctcs .-f?tAyra o~tanlC~ , Kentuzra 1maro9dma, Ktntuzi~t. (noo. ·~c.), _Plc&uOdon gur_nqut-lmtatum, OAlor~aC4rtu fa&ciatlll, Rny9ru1 btbrom, Platuru1 latlCOudatlll, PlatymaJttll vitianu• .••.•••• .••••• A collection of ~ptilcs ~rom the N~. coast of Australia, com11riaing the follow'!lS ape~''7 :-Odat~a punc/414, Hydroa?"'.~' gig_ahklu, >Wm. Hacleay, Eaq., III.L.A. Ovclodu1 9•9o1, Laala• Nacltayu, Olamydo•auru• Kan911, Dipladac·j tylu• ornat111 (1). 'l'ypholpa Prmai, EubltpAaru, Orommatophora, .&nguliftra: Nortlia .varitgata, Dipaa1 fmco, DtndropAi• punctwlata, .lcantlloph11 antarctrca, Pekidryaa ~rukut, Limnodyna•tu dortalu, Limno1unallt• affinu, Hyla arma, Hyla nigrooulam •• ••.••••••• (l; c11st-off skt!l or moult of Brown Sonkc (Dieman&ia 1Uptrcilio1a) , , •• } I wo Gecko Ltznl'cls ( Phylluru• platuru1) ...... lll r. Albort Cooper A Whip Sonke ( Ditman1ia reticulata) ...... • ...... · A Diamon<\ Sn:1lcc (.Mortlia &pilotta) ...... • • • .. .. Mr. J. D. IloldBworth. A O!·eon Tree-Snake (Den_droP_hi• punctulata) ...... • • .. . • Jllr. E. Jlroughton. A Duunond Snake ( Mortlra 1pilote1) • • ...... lllr. F. K. Fowinge. A lllnck SMko (Pseudechi• porphyriacus) .. • .. • ...... • .. • .. Mr. Ncsbitt. A Dcotb AddoqAcaralltopMa ant.rrctica) .. • • ...... lllr. O'Grndy. A Whip SMko (.Dieman1ia rtticumta) ...... } M J 1 B · 'fhroe Frogs (Limnodynfl&IOI Kriftii)...... r. o ID rnztcr. A Doath A elder (Acantltophis antarctica) ...... } M Ed D tt A Dieman1ia reticula/a •• . .••••• •••••• , . . • • • • . • • • • • • •••••••• , • • • • • r. 0 eorgo gar n . A Drown 'J'a·cc-Snnko (.DipMsfr~•ca) ...... 00 .. 00 •• ...... Mr. •r. Bowdcn. A Drond-hcniled Snalto (Doplocepholus varitgatu&) .. 00 ...... 00...... 1\lr. Uolomnn. A Ginnt Cycloclus ( (JyclodUI gi!Jal) ...... 00 .. .. 00.... •• ...... lltr. William Wright. A ~pincl css Phyllun: (PhyllurUI intrmia)...... J\Ir. R. .Ronnld. A Rin;;od ~en-Snake (Platurus laticaudatu1) .. .. • .. • ...... llfr. Henry Richar PISCES. A Fistulnria and an Ostrncian ...... Dr. Paterson. A Fi~h (Oatracion) ...... Jlfr. W. l\1. Aldcrson. A Fish (Equts) ...... • .. • ...... 1\lr. Ocorgo King. A Shovol-noscd Shark (Rhinobat111) ...... 1\lessra. Loa nnd Son. A Fish (Platicephal11s) ...... lolr. Albort Smnrt. A Colh:ction of Fishus: from tho South $ea. Islaoda, five spec1es •••••• .. Dr. Alfred Roborts. Ttvo l!'ishcs ( Cllironectt&) ...... lllr. Snmuol Drown. A Fi ~h ( Oheilodaci!JlUI) •• ...... Edwnrd Hill, Esq. A Pipe Fish (Fiatolaria) ...... ?otr. Ed. Ehsworth. A I<'iah (Oitracion) ...... • ...... Air. Georgo Mulhnll. A Port J ackaon Shark ( Ctstracion Phillipii) ••.•••..•••••••••••••••• John Crook, Esq. A Shnrk ( Oharcaria3 l1!11cas) ...... · ...... • • B. Boft'mann, Esq. A 'figor Sbnrk ( Scyllium malai1ianunl) ...... Horatio T. N. Tozor, Esq. A }'ish ( Ostracion) ...... · ...... Mr. Gcorgo Jl!ulholl. A Fisb ( llippoeampu&) ...... · ...... • · .. ~1 r. W. .tfortoo. A Sbovol-noRocl Shnrk (llhinobatus djcddttlli&) •.•• . .••••••••••.••••• • • Jllr. Iticharcl Dnoka. Six sp.:cics of Austrnlinu Fish ...... Cnptnin lliokson, R.N. A Fish ( llippocampus) ...... • • ...... l\Ir. S. Dosb. A AUSTRALIAN 1\IUSEUM. 6 PRBSENTI!lDBY PISCES-continuta. A Fish (OIIracion) .• ...... · · .. • ·• .. ""} Mr. Jamcs Norton. A Fish ( Ori&lictps Au1lrali&} ...... · • " " " " " . ' " .• " " •: :: 0. West, Esq. A Fish (Plataz) ...... •• · · •· .. " " .. ·• •• " " • MOLLUSOA. . f H r } Holothuria from the Sonth Sea Islauds, and several rare Bpe . INSECTA. , , • • Mr. Robert M•Guillan. A Phaama (Pluuma T1tan) ...... "" .. """"" " · ... " "" {'l'he Hon. A. W. Scott, Esq., A colltletiou of Australian Lepidoptera · • • • • • • • · • • • • • · • • • • • • • • • '· • • M.A., M.L.C. .,._ '1'' ) , .. .. James F. Wilcox, Esq. A Phaarns ( nw8ma atan :"'" ...... " ·• .. " ...... HoratioT. N. Tozer Eaq. Two Pbaemas(Eztatosoma t1aratum) ...... """ • :· • A collection of twelve new species of Col~optera :-~etr~~;c~a ~u1ner~lt3, ] Di&tipsidtra fJOlitans, Distip&idtra cumtans: C8t011!a t!~aa!ts, ~htz~r- William l'IIae.lea.y, Esq., flinq. ochracea, Schiz~trhina oceUata, Schizorhma var!ab!lts, Sc~uorh1na 1\I.L.A, accorticata, Sti9modera rujipe1, Stigmodera carmata, Sttgmoaera triguttata, Stigmodera 1ezguttata ...... " CRUSTACEA. Mr. J. Faris. A Crah (Mptutmsptlagicus) .... ·• ...... " ...... " " "" " " " Alfr"d Rohe.1·ts, Esq. Crustacaa from the South Sen Islands ...... v AOALEPHA. A species of Endora •. .••• . .• , .•..•• .••• · •.• · · ... · · · · · • • • • • • • • • • • • Horatio T. N. Tozer, Esq. POLYPI. A Ponnatula ..... , ...... · · ...... · · .. .. Mr. Ssmuel Turtozr. BOTANI CAL SPECIMENS. , , , '!'he I nternational ExbibiLIOn A collection of specimens of Colonial Timber ...... { Commissioners. A sample of Cotton grown at Yelta, Lower Murray ...... Henry Purve, Esq., M.P. Sampl~s of Grass-tree Gum ...... Mr. H. Moss. 1\UNERALOGIOAL SPEOU1ENS. Stalactites ...... · ...... Miss Phillis HannlllJI. A fossil shell ...... l'll iss Williams. Fossil bones from the Maoleay River ...... E. W. Rudder, Esq. ETHNOGRAPmOAL SPECIMENl:l. Weapons and implements from tbe South Sea Islands •• •••••• , ••• •• •• Mr. Ed. Aspinall. Implements fl'om tho Hervey Group ...... Professor Smitb. Stone axe from the Treasury Islands ...... Mr. E. Martin, junr. MISCELLANEOUS. A piece of bone grown out of a human head...... 1\lr. James Wainwrrght. Portion of hull and cargo of the "Dtmbar '' ••• , .••• •• ... , •• •• •• .• •• , • Mr. Alfred MitcheU. BOOKS. Forster,'Charactcres-Genorum Plant~~rum. 1 vol. 4to ...... " } Ellis J.-Essai sur l'Histoiro Naturolle des Oorallines. 1 vol. 4to. • , • , Dillenius-H.istoria ~.luscorum. 1 vol. 4to...... J. E. Wilaon, Esq. Solander-Natural H•story of Zoophytes. 1 vol. 4to. • , • , .•.....• , , . , Tableau Enclyclopt:dique et Mothodique des Trois Regnes de la Nature. 1 vol.4to...... Rev. W. B. Ob.rke-Recent Geological Discoveries in AuKtralin. • , •• { Re;~h.:.-· B. Clarke, M.A., Holy Bible, A.D. 1697 ...... Mr.. James Brown. "Elucidario Poetico," A.D. 1585. 1 vol. 12mo ...... , ...... B. 0. Bodd, Esq. Catalogue of the Natural and Artificial varieties at the Museum of the} H ' H ·u J t' w· Royal Society. 1 vol. folio .... ,. •• ... , ... , .. "." • .. ,...... • IS onor APPENlJ.L:- AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 7 .APPENDIX No. 3. LIST of Books purchased for the Mu.&eum Library. Report of Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Miuiaaippi Binr to the Pacific Ocean, 18J3 to 186G. 13 vola. 4to. JitUtralian Mu.teum, GERAB.D KBEFFT, JvM 4th, 1863. Acting Curator and Secretary. APPENDIX No. 4. 'l'HI 4th By-law of tho Australian Muaeum has been repealed, and the following By-law substituted, viz.:- " No. 4.-Tbe office of Elective Trustee shall be vacated by resignation, by abacnco from tbo " llleotlnga of the Board without leave, for m consecutive months, at any time after the month of " March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, or by ejection, as hereinafter provided." A.ultralian Muaevtn, GERARD KREFFT, Sydney, June 4tl~, 1863. Acting Curator and Secretary. SydueJ: 'l'homu Richard a, ClonrllDlell' Prluter,- 18M.