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The chief work of the Committee in the past year has 

 been in connection with the estabhshment of a large National 

 Reserve for the native fauna and flora on the western portion 

 of Kangaroo Island. In April they met and appointed a 

 sub-committee to obtain information and take the necessary 

 sbeps for bringing the matter before the authorities. In July 

 a plan of action was decided upon, and on the 25th of that 

 month, at a well-attended meeting in the Mayor's Parlour, 

 the following resolutions were carried : — 



On the motion of Dr. Verco, seconded by Professor Stir- 

 ling, C.M.G. : "That this meeting is of opinion that the large 

 area at the western end of Kangaroo Island should be set 

 apart as a national reserve for the native fauna and flora." 



Proposed by Dr. R. S. Rogers, seconded by Mr. Samuel 

 Dixon: "That provision should be made for a health resort 

 being established on the area." 



Proposed by Professor Rennie, seconded by Mr. W. H. 

 Selway : "Tiiat a deputation wait upon the Government as 

 early as possible to present these resolutions." 



On 7th August, in response to about one hundred and 

 fifty circulars and post cards, sent out on behalf of the Com- 

 mittee, a large deputation waited upon the Premier (tlie 

 Hon. Thomas Price), and brought the matter before him, 

 with the reesult that he promised that the Lighthouse Reserve, 

 containing 60 square miies, should be reserved for the pur- 

 posei, and that, if it could be done without dipping boo 

 deeply into the coffers of the Treasury, the increased area 

 asked for should be given. (The area of the whole block asked 

 for was about 300 square miles.) 



Under instructions from the Committee, their Secre- 

 tary, on 15th August, wrote to the Premier sending him a 

 plan of Kangaroo Island, on which was shown the bound- 

 ary of the proposed reserve, marked by a red line along the 

 eastern boundaries of the leaseholds Nos. 725, 1004, and 

 1121, expressing the hope that all the area might be dedicated 

 as a reserve as early as possible, and suggesting that eight 

 gentlemen should be appointed trustees, four on the nomina- 

 tion of the University, each of whom should have special 

 knowledge of one of the following branches of Natural His- 

 tory, namely, animals, birds, fishes, and plants, and four 

 similarly qualified, on the nomination of the Royal Society. 

 The Committee hope they may receive a reply before long. 



Saml. DrxoN, Chairman of Committee. 



M. Symonds Clark, Hon. Sec. to Committee. 



Adelaide, September 18, 1906. 



