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Messrs. E. Nubling and C. W. Chisholm were elected to act 

 with them as an executive committee. 



The present membership of the section is 40; this number we 

 hope will be greatly increased in the near future, when the work 

 and objects of the Section become better known. 



Meetings are to be held on the third Friday in the months of 

 February, \\)v\\, June, August, October and December, special 

 and executive meetings being held when necessary. 



The following items have been discussed and action taken 

 thereon : — 



1. The establishment of permanent camps in suitable 

 localities for purposes of bird observation. 



2. The exhibition at sectional meetings of birds, nests, eggs 

 or ])h()tographs bearing on bird life. 



3. The action of the trustees of the National Park in 

 allowing the timber to be cut down for milling purposes. 



4. The Wild Life Preservation Act and gun license, and 

 the a]»pointment of hon. rangers. 



5. Representation to the Minister for Education request- 

 ing reconsideration of his action in discontinuing the publi- 

 cation of the Gould League Supplement to the Educational 

 Gazette. 



All these matters ha\e I)een thoroughly investigated. 



The action taken by the Section relative to the timber felling 

 in National Park i)roved successful in having the operations 

 stopped, and the Section by this action alone has more than 

 justified its existence. The members of the affiliated societies, 

 in fact, the public of Australia, are deeply indebted to Messrs. 

 J. Ramsay, F. Lynne Rolin (l^resident of the Wild Life Preserva- 

 tion Society of Australia), and A. R. Hordern, for the splendid 

 part each played in bringing about this result, to the whole- 

 hearted supi»ort of the Press, the Royal Society of New South 

 Whales, the Linnean Society of New South Wales, the Wild Life 

 Preservation Society of Australia, the Trustees of the Australian 

 Museum, and to the l^nion Pictures Ltd. 



Owing to the irouble incurred in fighting the Trustees of the 

 National I'ark, no steps so far have been taken relative to estab- 

 lishing a permanent camp, but we hope before next season to 

 establish at least one camp. 



Messrs. |. Ramsay and N. W. Cayley jM-esented the Section 

 with a lantern. Mr. Ramsay also presented a fine collection 

 of his bird slides; he made the suggestion that if members would 

 kindly donate slides or lend their negatives for the making of 

 slides, a representative collection would soon be available for 

 illustrating lectures or for exchange with kindred societies. Mem- 

 bers of the Union are kindly invited to assist the cause by 

 donating slides or lending their negatives. 



