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Station in the State, this to coincide with the numbers 

 attached to each bird in the Schedules of the Act. and 

 arranired so by the President of the Asisociation from Dr. 

 Leaclfs '•Australian Bird Book." One of these books would 

 be supplied to each station, and in this way no mistake could 

 be made. Mr. Bruce also referred to the coming conference, 

 when he hoped finality would be reached in refer- 

 rence to the issuing, of permits, which was now 

 very unsatisfactory. The Chairman complimented the 

 Chief Inspector upon his energy and zeal, and said 

 that he was sure that the new Act was going to be adminis- 

 tered as no previous one had been. The Chairman went on to 

 say that he had had an interview with the Minister (Mr. Bar- 

 well): and there was little doubt that blunders made in the 

 past would now be remedied as for as possible. 



Mr. F. Parsons exhibited emu wrens, which he had dis- 

 covered on Kangaroo Island lately, and which was a, new snl) 

 species. Mr. Parsons was congratulated upon his success. 



The CIiaiTTnan reported upon th(^ work accomplished by 

 the Royal Australasian Orithologist's Union during the ses- 

 sion in Brisbane this year. Members were pleased to learn 

 that the vexed question of nomenclature was at last settled 

 in Australia, and that the council would proceed as soon as 

 possible with the preparation and publishing of a second edi 

 tion of the "'Official Check-list of Australian Birds," on the 

 lines of the international code, and British list. 



^Iv. (1. M. Mathews had received congratulations upon his 

 being able to continue his great work, "The Birds of Aus- 

 tralia.'" thanks to a private doner of £100 per year for three 

 years, and £200 each year from the Commonwealth Govern- 

 ment. This resolution received the hearty endorsement of 

 the Association, and Mr. E. Ashby asked the members to join 

 him in congratulations to the Chairman for his having been 

 the means of obtaining the assistance mentioned for such a 

 fine work. It was stated by the Chairman that a strongly 

 w orded resolution had been ])assed by the Royal Austi-alasiaii 

 Ornithologist's Union to the effect that Macquarie Island be 

 proclaimed a sanctuary for the fauna of Antarctia. and that 

 he would like the Association to do likewise. A motion was 

 therefore unanimously carried urging the Tasmanian Govern- 

 meri to lose no time in proclaiming Macquarie Island a sane- 

 tuarv. 



