Vol. XII 



1913 



1 Royal Atislralasian OrnitJiologists' Union. 143 



remarks deserved consideration, and that the matter would be 

 brought under the notice of the Council. 



Mr. H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, N.S.W., wrote suggesting 

 that all Bulletins published by the R.A.O.U. should be issued to 

 all members instead of to only a few members. Captain White 

 suggested that Bulletins should be sent to each member, if funds 

 would permit. Mr. E. B. Nicholls moved that copies of the 

 Bulletins issued be sent to State secretaries. Captain White 

 seconded the motion, which was carried. 



Mr. A. H. E. Mattingley read a short paper on the subject of 

 '• Bird Protection," and moved the following motion, drawn up at 

 the request of the National Council of Women of Australia : — 

 " That the delegates of the Women's National Council, at a 

 meeting of the Women of the World, which meets at Rome early 

 in 1913, be empowered to move that it is desirable that each 

 country should prohibit the import and export of any kind of 

 bird protected in any other country." 



Col. Legge gave his hearty support to the proposal. The 

 interest of the women of Australia, he said, was most essential in 

 this respect. 



Mr. Mattingley drew attention to the importance of " ringing " 

 birds as a factor in the elucidation of the problems of avian dis- 

 tribution. He referred to the work of the Melbourne Bird 

 Observers' Club. Mr. Nicholls also discussed the matter. 



A letter from Mr. J. Buckland, England, with regard to the 

 permit issued by the Tasmanian Government for the killing of 

 Penguins on Macquarie Island, was read. The islands are now 

 leased by the Tasmanian Government, with the right to the lessee 

 to kill Penguins and sea-elephants. 



Col. Legge suggested that the Union should ask the Tasmanian 

 Government to give a periodic supervision to the condition of 

 the island, and moved that the Government be asked to make an 

 inquiry into the whole matter ; a periodic supervision and a 

 report to be requested from the Mawson expedition. Captain 

 White seconded the motion. Mr. Rosenhain stated that the price 

 of Penguin oil had increased threefold in the past fifteen years, 

 and he feared that in a little time the birds would be exterminated. 

 He moved, as an amendment, that the agreement should be 

 cancelled. Mr. Cole seconded the amendment, which was put 

 and lost, and the original motion carried. 



Second Day. 



The session was continued on 17th November. It was resolved 

 that the names of Dr. R. W. Schufeldt and Mr. Ogilvie Grant be 

 submitted to the Commonwealth Government for nomination 

 a ornithologists representing the British A.A.S. at the annual 

 session to be held in Australia in 1914. 



The following were unanimously elected members of the 

 Union : — 



Victoria. — Mrs. Amy Beal, Varna, Lome ; Mr. Harry G. Cook, 



