Vol. XIII. 

 1914 



J Royal Auslralasian Ornithologists' Union. 1 00 



acknowledged :—E. D. Barnard (Qld.), 3s. gd. ; Miss M. Brumby 

 (Tas.), 5s. ; E. M. Cornwall (Old.), 2s. 6d. ; Chas. H. von der Pford- 

 ten (W.A.), 2s. 6d. ; G. Graham (Vic.), 5s. ; Chas. Gubanyi (N.S.W.), 

 7s. 6d. ; Col. W. V. Legge (Tas.), 5s. ; Dr. W. J. Long'(Vic.), 7s. ; 

 R. E. P. Osborne (S.A.), 12s. 6d. ; Miss H. Lihas Sanderson (S.A.), 

 2s. 6d. ; A. W. Swindells (Tas.), 5s. ; Thos. Tindale (Vic), 5s. ; 

 W. Young, (Vic), 2s. Total, £3 5s. 3d. 



Donations for Illustrations : — H. L. White, £12 2s. ; Capt. S. A. 

 White, 19s. 6d. Total, £13 is. 6d. 



Mr. J. W. Mellor asked how the value of The Emu was arrived 

 at, as stated in the assets. 



Mr. Mattingley said that the determination was largely 

 adventitious, based on is. a copy. 



Mr. Ashby considered figures hardly safe that would not bring 

 assets out at the price stated. 



Mr. Mattingley said that the Union's finances would be care- 

 fully safeguarded, and for some time it would not be possible to 

 issue large numbers of the journal. Mr. H. L. White, of Belltrees, 

 Scone, had been very generous in the matter of illustrations. 



Mr. Ashby spoke in eulogistic terms of The Emu and its editors. 



The report and balance-sheet were adopted, on the motion of 

 Messrs. Mattingley and Edquist. 



The annual election of officers resulted as follows : — President, 

 Mr. A. H. E. Mattingley, C.iNI.Z.S. ; vice-presidents, Capt. S. A. 

 White and Dr. W. Macgillivray : hon. secretary, Mr. A. C. Stone ; 

 hon. treasurer, Mr. Z. Gray ; hon. librarian, Mr. W. H. D. Le 

 Souef, C.M.Z.S. ; hon. press correspondent, Mr. L. G. Chandler ; 

 hon. editors of The Emu, Messrs. A. J. Campbell, Col. M.B.O.U., 

 and Charles Barrett ; elective members of the Check-list Com- 

 mittee, Capt. S. A. White and Mr. F. M. Littler. 



Members of Council: — Victoria, Dr. Charles Ryan, Dr. J. A. 

 Leach, and Dr. George Home : New South Wales, Dr. J. Burton 

 Cleland and Mr. A. F. Basset Hull ; South Austraha, Dr. A. M. 

 Morgan ; Western Australia, Mr. B. Woodward ; Queensland, Mr. 

 C. A. Barnard ; Tasmania, Colonel W. V. Legge. State secretaries : 

 —Victoria, Mr. A. C. Stone; South Austraha, Mr. J. W. Mellor; 

 New South Wales, Mr. A. S. Le Souef ; Tasmania, Mr. F. M. 

 Littler ; Western Austraha, Mr. E. A. Le Souef ; Queensland, 

 Dr. Haml^'n Harris ; Northern Territory, Mr. G. F. Hill ; New 

 Zealand, Mr. W. R. B. Ohver. 



As honorary members, Messrs. H. L. White (N.S.W.) and A. W. 

 Milligan (Vic) were nominated. 



Mr. Edquist considered that Capt. S. A. White's fine services 

 to Australian ornithology merited recognition, and nominated him 

 as hon. member. Mr. Ashby seconded the nomination, which was 

 supported by Messrs. Zietz and Mellor. On a ballot being taken, 

 Capt. S. A. White and Mr. H. L. White were elected. 



Mr. Edquist thought that the list of hon. members should be ex- 

 tended, but Mr. Ashby considered that the honour should be made 

 as conservative as possible, so that it would be the more valued. 



