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and its nest ; runs of the Bower-Birds ; flight of Straw-necked 

 Ibis ; home of the Albatross ; rookery of Australian Gannet ; 

 Honey-eaters, and several other interesting photographs of wild 

 bird-life ; the exhibition concluded with " The Cost of a Plume," 

 the truth about the " Osprey," showing the destruction of the 

 parent Egret and the subsequent starvation of the nestlings — 

 taken from Mr. Mattingley's unique pictures. 



Importation of Stoats and Weasels Prohibited. — 

 "Whereas by the Customs Act 1901 it is enacted that all 

 goods, the importation of which may be prohibited by procla- 

 mation, are prohibited imports : And whereas it is desirable to 

 prohibit the importation into the Commonwealth of Stoats and 

 Weasels : Now therefore I, William Humble, Earl of Dudley, 

 the Governor-General aforesaid, acting with the advice of the 

 Federal Executive Council, in exercise of the powers conferred 

 upon me by the Customs Act 1901, do hereby prohibit the 

 importation into the Commonwealth of Stoats and Weasels." 

 — Extract from CommonwealtJi of Australia Gazette^ 22nd May, 

 1909. 



[The above important proclamation has been issued chiefly 

 through the instrumentality of the Council of the A.O.U.] 



Restriction of Bird Traffic in New Guinea. — The 

 following proclamation by the Governor-General appeared in 

 the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette of 5th June, 1909 : — 



" Whereas by the Ciistovis Act 1901 it is enacted that all 

 goods, the importation of which may be prohibited by procla- 

 mation, are prohibited imports, and that the power of prohibiting 

 the importation of goods shall authorize prohibition subject to 

 any specified condition or restriction, and that goods imported 

 contrary to such condition or restriction shall be prohibited 

 imports ; 



"And whereas by an Ordinance, No. XV., of 1908, of the 

 Territory of Papua, which commenced on the 9th day of 

 December, 1908, it is enacted that it shall not be lawful to 

 export or take or send out of the Territory of Papua any Bird- 

 of-Paradise, Goura Pigeon, or Osprey, or the skin, feathers, or 

 plumage of such bird, without in each case obtaining beforehand 

 the written consent of the Collector or other principal officer of 

 Customs of the Territory ; 



" And whereas it is desirable to prohibit the importation into 

 the Commonwealth of any of the said birds, or of the skin, 

 feathers, or plumage of any of the said birds, exported, taken, or 

 sent out of the said Territory, in contravention of the said 

 Ordinance ; 



" Now therefore I, William Humble, Earl of Dudley, the 

 Governor-General aforesaid, acting with the advice of the 

 Federal Executive Council, do hereby proclaim that the 

 importation into the Commonwealth from the Territory of 



