208 R.A.O.U. Con;/rcss Tisffan" 



The members on roll now number 483, made up as follow : 

 Life, 6; ordinary, 469; honorary, 10, distributed over — 



Victoria 176 Tasmania 24 



New South Wales .. 112 New Zealand 15 



Queensland 50 England 30 



South Australia .... 27 P'oreign 23 



Western Australia . . IS Honoraiy 10 



and with exchanges 19, making a circulation of 304. We print 

 350 copies of Emu, the balance being on hand for sales. 



Sixty-three new members and 2 life members have joined 

 during the year; 10 have been removed by death, and 40 have 

 dropped out through resignations, etc. 



The heavy cost of printing The Emu is still a matter of serious 

 concern, and last year amounted to £308, including £43/19/6 

 for reprints. 



The following generous donations have been very helpful, and 

 our sincere thanks are due to the donors : — 



Purple Cross Service £50 



Late Dr. Geo. Hurst 2 2 



"Anonymous," for blocks 13 17 10 



Executors late T. Tindale . . The Emu, vols. 1 to 20 



A good result has already followed the steps taken at the 

 New South Wales Congress last year to secure atftliation of the 

 New South Wales branch of the R.A.O.U. with the Royal 

 Zoological Society of New South Whales. Regular meetings are 

 held, and a good stimulus has been gi\en to the field study of 

 birds. 



The Council records with satisfaction a healthy development 

 of public opinion in favour of a much better protection for our 

 Australian birds. With the demand from learned societies that 

 no species should be allowed to become extinct, the Council is in 

 full agreement. A recent deputation to the Minister for Customs 

 asked that control of export should be secured. The deputation 

 was very .sympathetically received. The Council takes the view 

 that no export for private profit should be allowed, and that 

 there should be no export whatever of rare species in danger 

 of extermination. 



In conclusion, may I again ask for the loyal iielp and earnest 

 co-operation of all members and well-wishers to further our 

 aims and objects. 



Yours faithfully, 



Z. GRAY, Hon. Secretary, R.A.O.U. 



