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to the Marine Board courteously wrote, asking whether any 
reason could be adduced why, in the interests of the fauna, 
it should not be granted. On the Committee representing to 
the Marine Board the desirability of protecting the indige- 
nous kangaroos and wallabies on the reserve, the application 
was refused. 
Referring to the resolution passed by the International 
Ornithologists' Congress recently held in London — "The 
Congress appeals most strongly to the Government of the 
Commonwealth of Australia to pass legislation to prevent 
the wholesale destruction of penguins and all those birds boiled 
down for oil in the lands under its rule " — a letter has been 
received from the Crown Lands Office, seeking information as 
to whether further protection to these birds is desirable in 
South Australia. The Committee recommend that instruc- 
tions should be given to the lighthouse-keepers at various sta- 
tions, and especially at the Neptune Islands, to as far as pos- 
sible prevent the destruction of penguins, mutton birds, and 
all other birds during their respective close seasons, and that 
the police in outlying districts should also be specially directea 
to enforce the observance of the Birds' Protection Act. 
Saml. Dixon, Chairman. 
Adelaide, September 19, 1905. 
