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month, a notice had appeared in the Argus, stating that the 

 Minister approved of the recommendation of the Field 

 NaturaHsts' Club. Then there had appeared another 

 notice, stating that the Minister had decided to reserve part 

 of the Promontory for the purpose of laying out a township. 

 Mr. Gregory had brought the subject before the Field 

 Naturalists' Club at its last meeting, and it had then been 

 decided that the Secretary should endeavour to ascertain 

 the meaning of these contradictory statements ; and if it 

 were found, as seemed likely to be the case, that it was 

 intended to reserve part of the Promontory for the laying 

 out of a township, a deputation would be formed to wait 

 upon the Minister of Lands, and the Royal Society was to 

 be asked to nominate the members of the old deputation to 

 serve again. He would propose that these gentlemen 

 should be empowered to act, as possibly before the next 

 meeting they would be under the necessity of waiting 

 upon the Minister of Lands. 



Mr. White moved, "That the old members be again 

 appointed to serve on a deputation to protest against 

 the establishment of a proposed township." If once a 

 township were established, then good-bye to a permanent 

 reservation. 



Mr. Jennings seconded the motion, which was put, and 

 carried. 



The President remarked that the argument in favour 

 of the reservation was — that Wilson's Promontory was 

 practically an island, was naturally isolated, and was a 

 piece of country of varying character, with a very great 

 range of elevations from the sea level to more than two 

 thousand feet above it. It was surrounded by the sea 

 except at one point, where it was connected with the 

 mainland by a strip or sandy barren country, across which 

 native animals would be very unlikely to travel. It was 

 practically an island, and were a township erected, its 

 integrity would be destroyed, and its insular position would 

 be at once lost. 



The following paper was read, " The Oology of Western 

 Australia," by A. J. Campbell. 



Professor Spencer moved, " That Mr. Campbell be asked 

 to read his paper," Mr. Campbell not being a member of the 

 Society." 



