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April 



should be " honorary associate members." The rule (3) regu- 

 lating such elections reads : — " Honorary members shah be 

 prominent ornithologists residing out of Austraha. Honorary 

 associate members shall be prominent ornithologists residing in 

 Austraha or New Zealand. Honorary and honorary associate 

 members shah not together exceed ten in number." 



Mathews' Latest List. — Mr. Gregory M. Mathews has brought 

 to Australia this, his last and most important list, and has been 

 good enough to present the Union with a copy. It is a large 

 pubUcation, between 400 and 500 pages, containing the names 

 and synonyms connected with the genera, species, and sub- 

 species of birds found in Austraha at present known to the 

 author, together with an introduction of much historical interest, 

 as well as with highly critical and argumentative matter. As 

 the volume was received when this issue was going to press, an 

 extended review of Mr. Mathews's latest Ust will appear in the 

 next (July) Emu. 



A W.A. Session. — In all probability the proposed visit of the 

 R.A.O.U. to Western Australia will take place next year. 



In reference to a desirable locality for original field-work, Mr. 

 Tom Carter writes : — " Referring to the proposed expedition of 

 the R.A.O.U. last year to the islands of the Recherche Archipelago, 

 in the Australian Bight, I have just had a conversation with 

 Captain Airey, of the Government s.s. Penguin, on his return from a 

 search through the abovementioned islands for the missing dredge 

 Posidonia. He informs me that landing, or even anchoring near 

 the islands, is most uncertain, and in many cases dangerous, if not 

 impracticable, even in calm weather, owing to the heavy swell 

 constantly rolling in. This information might be useful in case 

 an expedition there is planned in the future. Of course, several 

 of the islands have been landed upon by Mr. Tunney and others at 

 various times, but apparently this landing is very largely dependent 

 upon the weather. Captain Airey states that the only passable 

 landing is between Middle Island and Goose Island." 



Keeping Native Game. — An important point was determined 

 recently by Mr. Justice Hodges in the Practice Court as affecting 

 the right of a person to be possessed of native game in the close 

 season. Last September Speros Lucas, cafe proprietor, of Eliza- 

 beth-street, Melbourne, was charged, on the information of Charles 

 Moore Cliff, " that on 25th August he knowingly had in his 

 possession certain native game — 16 Wild Ducks — within the period 

 of the year when the season for such game was closed." The 

 defence was that the Ducks had been purchased when the season 

 was open, and had since been kept in freezing chambers. The 

 magistrates dismissed the case, and the Crown obtained an 

 order to review the decision. Mr. Justice Hodges said that the 

 Crown took the view that the moment after the period of 10 days 

 from the close season no game could be sold, while the defendant, 



