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be necessary in order that the R.A.O.U. could hold legally the 

 munificent gift of the ^'1,000. Memorandum and articles of 

 association were carefully drawn up by Messrs. Hedderwick, 

 Fookes and Alston. The Union is deeply indebted to this firm 

 of solicitors for all the work they have done, and that in a purely 

 honorary capacity. The Union is now on an entirely new footing. 

 A copy of the articles of association, together with an historical 

 sketch of the old Union, has been sent out to every member, and 

 the Council trusts that the career of the new Union will be in 

 every way as successful as the old. 



The Union would be glad of any cabinets that members may 

 have to spare, as additional room is required for their bird-skin 

 collection. 



In conclusion, the Council finds it difficult to express its deep 

 appreciation of the whole-hearted generosity of Mr. H. L. White, 

 who is doing so much to advance in every way the interests and 

 study of ornithology, and the debt of gratitude owed to him by 

 the Union can never be repaid ; and the position of the Union, 

 as it now is, as a registered company with assets, is entirely due 

 to the splendid gifts to the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' 

 Union by Mr. White. 



The election of office-bearers resulted as follows : — President, 

 Dr. W. Macgillivray ; vice-presidents. Dr. J. A. Leach, A. F. 

 Basset Hull ; hon. secretary, W. H. D. Le Souef ; hon. treasurer, 

 Z. Gray ; hon. librarian, W. B. Alexander ; hon. editor of Emu, 

 Dr. J. A. Leach ; hon. assistant editor, R. H. Croll ; hon. press 

 correspondent. Dr. Brooke Nicholls ; hon. auditor, J. Barr ; 

 printing committee, A. J. Campbell, A. H. E. Mattingley, W. B. 

 Alexander. 



Local State Secretaries : — New South Wales, A. S. Le Souef ; 

 South Australia, Captain S. A. White ; Western Australia, W. T. 

 Forster; Tasmania, H. Stuart Dove ; New Zealand, W. R. B. Oliver ; 

 Northern Territory, G. F. Hill ; Queensland, E. M. Cornwall. 



Members of Council: — Victoria, Colonel C. S. Ryan, C.B., 

 A. H. E. Mattingley, A. C. Stone, F. E. Wilson ; New South Wales, 

 Dr. J. Burton Cleland, Dr. D'Ombrain, P. A. Gilbert ; Queensland, 

 C. A. Barnard, A. H. Chisholm ; South Australia, Edwin Ashby, 

 J. W. Mellor : Western Australia, Major A. E. Le Souef ; Tasmania, 

 Colonel W. V. Legge, Clive E. Lord. 



[Pressure on our space prevented the printing of the full 

 report. — Eds.] 



Regret will be expressed for the author and publishers of 

 Mathews's " Birds of Australia " that part 3 of volume vi. was 

 sunk in the Mongolia. However, contributors will be glad to know 

 that the publishers (Witherby and Co.) have arranged to reprint 

 a sufficient number to supply Australian orders. Part 4 has been 

 received in Australia, but subsequent parts of the work will be 

 retained in London until after the war. The missing part dealt 

 with the Galah, Cockatoo-Parrot, Green-Leek, Black-tailed Parrot, 

 Alexandra Parrot, Red-winged Parrot, and King Parrot. 



