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Notes and Notices. 



Assisting Bird Protection. — The South Australian Railway 

 Department has issued instructions in printed form to all station- 

 masters throughout that State that they are " hereby instructed 

 to refuse to accept for carriage on the railways any consignment 

 of protected birds." Then follows a hst of the fully protected 

 birds of South Australia. This has been done to assist the Govern- • 

 raent in carrying out the provisions of the Birds Protection Act 

 of 1900. At a meeting of the South Australian Ornithological 

 Association held on 28th July, 191 1, at Adelaide, the action of 

 the Railway Department was favourably commented upon, and 

 a desire expressed that other States should follow the example. 



Coloured Figure Fund. — The hon. treasurer, R.A.O.U., has 



pleasure in acknowledging the following contributions to the 

 Coloured Figure Fund of The Emu made during the year ended 

 30th June last, namely : — W. J. T. Armstrong (Vic), 2s. ; C. A. 

 Barnard (Q.), 5s. ; H. G. Barnard (Q.), 5s. ; Miss Brumby (Tas.). 

 5S. ; Dr. H. W. Bryant (Vic), 7s. 6dT ; A. J. Campbell (Vic), 4s. ; 

 Tom Carter (W.A.), 2s. 6d. ; E. M. Cornwall (Q.), 2s. 6d. ; G. 

 Graham (Vic), 5s. ; C. Gubanzi (Vic), 5s. ; Robt. Hall (Tas.), 

 IS. 6d. ; G. F. Hill (Vic), 2s. 6d. ; Dr. W. W. Hope (Vic), 7s. 6d. ; 

 Wm. Lawford (Vic), 2s. 6d. ; Col. Legge (Tas.), 5s. ; Dr. Mac- 

 gilhvray (N.S.W.), is. 6d. ; H. Quiney (Vic), 5s. ; A. W. Swindells 

 (Tas.), 5s. ; Thos. Tindale (Vic), 5s. ; Toowoomba Field Natuialists' 

 Club (0.), £2 2s. ; W. Young (Q.), 5s. 



It is also announced that Mr. H. L. White, Belltrecs, i)aid the 

 cost of the illustrations in part 5 of vol. x.. excepting the photo- 

 graphs of the Royal patrons. 



Close Season in South Australia. — Some time ago the Vic- 

 torian Gun Club Association wrote to the South Australian 

 Government, pointing out the very wide margin between the 

 dates for the ending of the close season for game and birds 

 generally in the two States, and urging the necessity of coming 

 more into line with Victoria, which opens the close season on ist 

 February. The Commissioner of Crown Lands forwarded the 

 communication to the South Australian Ornithological Association. 

 The association found that the extending of the close season to 

 ist February would be opposed : but a recommendation was made, 

 with the result that the Commissioner, Mr. Crawford Vaughan, 

 has issued a proclamation extending the close season from 20th 

 December to loth January. As the season ^arts on ist August 

 for Ducks, and ist July for the greater portion of all other birds, 

 they will now enjoy a large amount of protection. The alteration 

 will at least stay the hands of those thoughtless j^ersons who go 

 out and blaze away at every living creature during the Christmas 

 holidays. 



Prohibition of Importation. — A proclamation by the Governor- 

 General (the Earl of Dudley) in The Commomvcalth of Australia 



