REPORT OF COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO MAKE RECOMMENDA- 

 TIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIVE FAUNA 



CAS AMENDED AND APPROVED' BY COUNCIL). 



Pkofessor Tate 

 Professor Spencer 

 Mr. a. J. Campbell 

 Mr. S. Dixon 



Members of Conunittee. 



Colonel Legge 

 Mr. G, M. Thomson 

 Mr. a. F. Robin 



(Secretary). 



The Committee desire to make the following recommendations 

 for the approval of the Association : — 



1, That close reserves, controlled by local honorary trustees 

 and supported by Government grants, should be proclaimed as 

 under — 



(a) New Zealand — Resolution and Little Barrier Islands. The 

 Committee would express their cordial approval of what 

 has been already done by the Xew Zealand Government 

 with regard to these reserves, and hope that they will 

 speedily be finally dedicated in accordance with the 

 resolution carried at the Christchurch meeting of the 

 Association in 1891. They also consider that islands 

 should be set apart for the preservation of the Tuatara 

 lizard. 



(J)) Tasmania — Sehouten Main (Freycinet Peninsula). This is 

 recommended as the Tasmanian National Park. 



(c) South Anstialia — It is urged that the lighthouse reserve at 

 the western end of Kangaroo Island should be dedicated 

 to the preservation of native fauna. 



{(l) Queensland- — Mount Bellenden-Ker, and part of Fraser 

 Island to be hereafter determined. 



(e) Western Australia — Rottnest Island (more particularly for 

 the protection of the mallee hen), Houtmann's Abrolhos 

 Group. 



(/) New South Wales — Cave reserves. 



{g) Bass's Straits — The Committee consider that the Victorian 

 and Tasmanian Governments should be requested to 

 draw up a joint Act for the protection of the Cape 

 Barren goose on those islands on which it is found. 

 They are also of opinion that the destruction of the 

 mutton birds for commercial purposes should be properly 

 controlled by Governmental regulations. 

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