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1903. LEGI SLATIVE A ss:KMDL Y. NEW S OUTIT WALE S. AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. (RE PORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR TilE YEA.R 1902) tlrescntcb tu t;lndinment vunmnnt to Jl,d 17 ~ic. ~u. 2, !5rc. 9. [f>rinlcd under X o. 1 R eport f rom P rinting Committee, 9 JuZIJ, 1903.] The TruRtces of tho Austral ian MuReum have the bonout• to submit to yout· Excellency their F orty-ninth Annual Rcporl. 1. There have been no ch:IDge$ in the mem\l('rship of the Board during the year. 2. P:1rlinment having ,·oh•d funds for the engagement of a second ) fechanirnl Assist:1nt to the ( 'u r:~.tor, 1\lr. A !an ~[et 'ullodt wa!'l appointed to Uw po~t. 3. The M ns~>um continut'd open to visitors during lho usual ho urs, vil'.., from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays, and h orn 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ou all week-days, except Mondays. which wore ro$ervod fot· cleaning purposes ; but on Monday afternoons the coll ections were, as u~ual, nccess:blo to students nncl Rchools for teaching pur poses, on application being tnndc to the Curator . 1'he tot:~ I number of visitors recorded is 147,290, showi ng a decrease of 19,3 G fo1· the year. The :wernge wns ·101 (4G~ tl1e previous ycnr) on week-days, and 7 0 ( 3-J,lho pre,' ious yenr) on Sundays. 'fhe largellt nttenclance on nny ono day occurred on t be 8th October, when 2,2.32 pcr:<ons ('n!erecl the building. 4. The Trustees again regret to have to call attention to the statement made in l:~~t year's Report, viz., that " The ordinary income nmilnble for the general purpose;~ of the Institution has remained, practically, nt the same figure as in former year~, an nmount far from sulflciont to enable the Trustees to l<ecp the Australian ~ l uReuul in n state of enlciency." Iu consequence of the incessant activity of European Govcrnmt>nts ancl wcalth_r B ritisl1 rollcclol·<~ in purchasing objects of natuml history in J\ u strala~ i a, it becom e~, r1·om y<>ar to year, more and mo ro diflicult for this 1\[useum, wi th tho means available, to ma int:~in it~ position ns the leading scientific institution of its kind in tho Co mm onwealth. With the concurrence of tbo )I inistcr for Public Instruction, the )[useum estimates were re-nrrnn~cd and simplified, all the salaries being now l'nted b.v Parliament, the mnintennnro charges paid from the endowment, and some necessary expenses l'otcd ns contingencies. :3. The ncquision of specimens continues to be dcpenclcnt mainly on donation~, supplemented by small purchases, by exchanges 11ilh other museums and with primte collectors, and by collertionP, the result of voluntary eO'orts on t.hc part of member~ of the J{useum staff and corrc~poncients . Details of the number of specimen~ so nrquirc<l will be found in Appendix IY. The Cur:ttor havin~ hnd :lll opportunity cf :t<·compnuying P rofessor T. \ 'V. R Un,•itl and 1\fr. E. Jo'. Piltmnn, Government. Geologist, with the nut.hOI"i ly of tho Board, on :1. visiL to the coun try around Yas~, (or tlte purpose of geologic·nlly examining the neighboudwocl, the result was the ncqui~ilion of fossil organic remains now to the ' lu,eum ('OIIcctiou. 2170(.; *101 .\. 6. 2 6. ln the recently-erected portion of tho now ~:~outh wing cases have been erected, as far as the sum voted by Parliament would allow, for the reception of the ethnological collection, and some of the cases from the old Ethnological Hall h:we been re-erected temporarily therein. The ethnological collection has been re-arranged to Lho best possible :ulvanlagc in the upper half gallery of ihit~ wing. 'l'hc Trustees have alt·eady, in last year's Report, called attention to the fact. that the old .Etlmologicalliall has beon condemned as a SLI'Uctu ro, and was ready to bo pulled dowu, but, so far, no nilempt has been made to remove it. 1 o further permanent progress eau bo mad(1 with the arrangement of the collections, nor can the galleries in thi11 wing be properly utiliRed, until these necessary extensions and improvements have been effected. 7. The addition!! to the library number 100 volumes, besides pamphlets and unbound parts of per iodicals. A li!lt of lhr~e is given in Appendix VI I. 8. The propnration of the new addition of Mr. J. A. North's work " esls and F.ggK of Birds found breeding in Australia :\nd '.l'asmania. ·• l1as bcm ronti11Urcl. The second part was issued in April. 9. T be Museum publications issn<>d clm·ing t ho yCI\1' wore:- " Record!~ of the Australian Museum," Vol. IV. Parts 5, 6, 7. "Memoirs of f ho 1\ u!ltralian Museum," Vol. 1 V (Results of the "Thelia" '!'raw ling Expedition), Paris 4, G. "Special Catalogue," Vol. l , Part 2. A full list of the Mu.seum Publications will be found in Appendix VI . 10. The following Appendices arc attached to this Report, viz. :- T. Statement of R eceipts and Expenditure. J I. Atlendanco of the 'rrnslees. IlL A Ltonda.nce of Visitors and Summary for fifteen yoans. lV. Return of specimens acqui1·od. V. R()turn of information Rupplied to the Public. VI. Publications of the Australian Museum. Yll. A.dditions to the Library. VIII. Li!lt of the Museum Stair. 1'ho Common ::ical oE tho Museum wa::~ horouulo fixed, by Order of the llorml, this thirteenth day of ~In rch, 1903. (r,.s.) JAMES C. COX, M.D., Chairman. S. Sn wLArn, Secretary. APPENDIX L 3 APPEND IX I. ABS'£RAOT 011' RECEIPTS AND RXPENDlTURE FOR 'l'l!ln YEAR. 1902. £ e. d. £ ~ - d. i:lulories- £, •• d. £ •. d. Balances from last year ............... 7'73 1% 6 Ourotor ................................. .. 650 0 0 Secretary ................................ 375 0 0 From Colonial •rrcasurcr- Scientific assistnnts ................... .. 1,600 0 0 Statutory endowment .................. 1,000 0 0 1\Iccbanicul naaistants ............... .. 150 0 0 Pal'liarnentary appropriation- Oillco sta!f. ................. .............. 195 17 6 1900- 1001 ............... ......... .. S,Gtta 0 0 Mechanics ............................. 1,069 0 0 1901-1902 ......................... .. 3,213 0 0 Attendants .. , ........................ .. 648 4 6 6,791 0 0 Nipbt-watchmcn ......... .............. 181 17 4 From sale of Publications- Miscellaneous ......................... .. 33 9 3 "'1iscellaneous .. .. ..................... .. 5 16 11 4,903 8 7 Australian Lcpidoptcrn ............. .. 9 15 0 Nest and Egg Catalogue ............ .. 18 3 6 33 1G G Uofunde to Colonial 'l'rcaaurer of nn· From Fisheries Commission- expended btllnnaes ................... .. 26 18 11 Share of cost of printing Catalogue ... 25 0 0 Collecting and purcbasing epecimene, From sundries, linea, salo o£ old mntorinl, and material ............ ............. .. 269 11 4 &c. ......... .................. ......... .. 0 13 0 Purchasing and binding books and F rom Interest on ])cposit in Savings periodicals ........................... .. 346 4 0 Bank ...................... ............. 3 14 Expenses of OJX'ning tho M ueeum on Sundays ond llolidays .............. 235 11 11 Fuel ancllight ........................... .. 45 14 7 Sbow·cnses, ropnirs, looks, &e. .. ...... 376 2 11 Cn~es iu new south wing ................ .. 574 1 9 Scientific ~t~loguea, Museum records, and prmtmg .......................... 416 12 10 Travelling expenses, freights, carriage, t\nd Customs Duties ... .............. 43 1 2 "Tlletis" Trawling J£xpodition-Pub· licntion of Micntific results .. ....... 51 8 10 Dcscriplivecataloguo ofNcahand Eggs of Birds ....................... .. 13% 2 Australian Lepidoptera-Colouring plates of I ndCCl3 .................. .. 11! 13 0 Stnlionery and ~torcs ................... .. 22 16 1 'l'ools and plant ......................... .. 24 8 3 Furniture 1Lntl Telephones .............. 36 2 5 Jlcpoire and window cleaning ... .... .. 29 16 6 Uniforms ................................... 11 3 9 Insurance ................................... 56 12 9 ~eel ion cutting ..................... .... .. 24 10 6 Auditor's fees ............................. 6 G 0 Registers ................................... 18 !) 5 Sundl'ies ancl pcUy llxpenses...... ...... •.LO 16 3 ----- 268 19 11 Bnlnnces- P11blic Account ...................... .. 167 ll 2 Endowment Account ................ .. n;; 12 u 923 4 1 £, 8,627 16 0 £, 8,627 15 0 Audited, J. llUNTER STEPIIE~SON, 'ALA., F.S.I.A., Public Accountant. Sydney, New South Wales, 27th Junuary, 1903. APPENDIX II. APPEND LX J I. .d.TTI!:NDAN<.m OP 'l'liE 'l'RUSTJI;J!;l) DUIUl'lC.: 100:!. C I'Ololl Tl'lt strr . •T. C. Cox, Esq., M.D., :C'.L.S., C.M.i'l.l:l .... Official 'f,·u&lct!ll. H is J [on or lhe Chief Justice 0 The ] [onora.ble the Coloniall:iecrclary 0 Tho llonorable the Attorney-General 0 'l'he l [onorable the Colonial Trca>~urcr 0 'l'he Auditor-General 8 Tho Holicilor-Ocneral 10 'l'ho PrP t~idcot of the Medical Board 0 l!:lecfil'c 'l'rut;/rt't;. A. L ivcrsidge, :Esq., i\I.A., LL.D., F. H..S. 4 'l'he lionorable Jas. Norton, l.L.D., M.I•. C. 7* 11. 11. B. Bmdloy, Esq. ... ... 9 Charles l\foo1·e, Esq ., ·F.l •. S., V.Z.''. 2 W . D. Campboll Wmiams, Esq., C.B., L.RC.P., Londou, &e. ... 2• W. A. TTu s well,Esq.,M.A. , D. ::k, J ~ .I{..S. ... ... ... 11 '1'. W. Edgewo1·th D<tvid, l~sq., 13.A., Jt'.G .., F.ltS. G .J. '1'. Wilso11 , Esq., :M.B., Cb.l\1. ... .. .. 5 '1'. Storie Dixson, Esq., l\I.B., Ch.l\f. 15 Critchott Walker, Esq., C.M.G·., J .P. ti G. E. J~un dl e , Esq., .b'.R. C.s., Edin. G \ V. H. lla.rgraves, Esq. .. ... 13 X umber of Meetings during the year-11 ordinary,!> Committee. •Und lca1 o ol a.bscnce grn.ntcd.