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The report was received, and it was resolved to ask each 

 State secretary to submit a report on State activities for publica- 

 tion in each issue of The Emu. 



In pursuance of notice of motion Mr. Ashby moved, atid Mr. 

 Campbell seconded, that the seven clauses dealinj^ with permits 

 and collection agreed to at the previous conference be rescinded. 

 After a free discussion, in which many took part, the adjourn- 

 ment for lunch took place. After lunch Mr. Ashby, with the 

 consent of his seconder, withdrew his motion, and the following 

 was inserted instead of clause 2 : — That real students be en- 

 couraged and that the granting of permits to promising boua 

 fide workers under reasonable restrictions be recommended. 



On the motion of Messrs. A. J. Campbell and C. A. Barnard, 

 the seven clauses were then adopted as the official platform of 

 the R.A.O.U., as regards permits and private collections. 



1. That recognised ornithologists, pursuing some definite 

 course of research, should be allowed to continue to collect 

 specimens under statutory permit, with a view to the ultimate 

 donation of such specimens to a public institution. 



2. That real students be encouraged and that the granting of 

 permits to promising ho)ia fide workers under reasonable restric- 

 tions be recommended. 



3. That ])romiscuous collecting, or the formation of any new 

 collection, be discountenanced, and that any collectors, other 

 than those coming under recommendation No. 1, be advised to 

 donate their collections to some recognised public institution. 



4. That any member found guilty of collecting without a per- 

 mit or in a sanctuary, or of any other breach of the Statutes 

 relating to Bird Protection, shall be dealt with under the Articles. 



5. That the State authorities be asked to consult the Union 

 before granting any permit to collect birds or eggs. 



6. That foi-eign collectors be recjuired to describe any new 

 species in an Australian scientific publication, and that the type 

 specimen shall be deposited in a museum of the State in which 

 it is taken. 



7. That the Customs Department be urged to prohibit the ex- 

 portation of the plumage and eggs of any Australasian bird. 



On the motion of Mr. E. Ashby and Captain S. A. White, it 

 was decided to request each State Government to set apart in 

 all future surveys of townships a reserve of not less than 300 

 acres, and recjuest that this area should be left in a state of 

 nature, and that all farmers be urged to save some natural 

 shelter for insectivorous birds. 



