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take advantage of the privilege of voting ; but by an absolute 

 majority, though a narrow one, the alterations were agreed to. 

 The hon. secretary had tabulated the votes. 



Rule I now reads : — " The name of the society shall be ' The 

 Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union.' " Rule 3 now reads : 

 — " The society shall consist of members, honorary members, and 

 honorary associate members. Members shall be elected in the 

 manner hereinafter mentioned. Honorary members shall be pro- 

 minent ornithologists residing out of Australasia. Honorary 

 associate members shall be prominent ornithologists residing in 

 Australia and New Zealand. Honorary and honorary associate 

 members shall not together exceed ten in number." Rule 4 now 

 reads : — " The business of the society shall be conducted by a 

 Council, consisting of a president, two vice-presidents, secretary, 

 treasurer, two editors of The Emu, librarian, press correspondent, 

 and fourteen members," &c. 



Alteration to Rule 4.— The scope and influence of the Union is 

 steadily increasing, and it was considered necessary to increase 

 the number of members of the Council, so that the interests of 

 the Union would be more fully represented in the different States. 

 It was also agreed that one representative in each State should act 

 as local hon. secretary, so that the business on the Council could be 

 more expeditiously placed before members in different States. 



Election of Office-bearers. — The following office-bearers were 

 elected for the ensuing year : — President, A. J. Campbell ; 

 vice-presidents, J . W. Mellor and Robert Hall ; hon. secretary, 

 H. \V. Wilson ; hon. treasurer, J. A. Ross ; co-editors, A. J. 

 Campbell and C. L. Barrett ; press correspondent, E. Brooke 

 Nicholls ; librarian, W. H. D. Le Souef (by vote). Members of 

 the Council. — New South Wales — A. F. Basset Hull (local secretary). 

 Dr. Macgillivray, and L. Harrison (by vote) ; Victoria — A. H. E. 

 Mattingley, Dr. C. Ryan, J. A. Leach, Dr. G. Home ; Queens- 

 land — H. Tryon (local hon. secretary), Wm. MTlwraith ; South 

 Australia — Captain S. A. White (local hon. secretary). Dr. Morgan ; 

 Western Australia — C. P. Conigrave (local hon. secretary) ; Tas- 

 mania — A. L. Butler (local hon. secretary) ; New Zealand — H. 

 Hamilton (local hon. secretary). 



The meeting then adjourned to an adjoining room to receive 

 His Excellency the Governor, Sir Wm. Macgregor, G.C.M.G., 

 C.B., who had kindly consented to preside, and other visitors, 

 among whom were : — Sir Arthur and Lady Morgan, Hon. A. Mus- 

 grave, C.M.G., Lieut. -Colonel and Mrs. Moore, Major and Mrs. 

 Sankey, Mr. and Mrs. Scriven, Dr. and Mrs. Guy L'Estrange, 

 Dr. Lilian Cooper, Miss Bedford, Dr. Elkington, Mr. Edward C. 

 Barton, Mr. John Bell, Mr. and Mrs. L'Estrange Love, Mr. and Mrs. 

 J. Shirley, Mr. Bousfield, Mr. W. V. Ralston, Mr. Donald Gunn, 

 Mr. Henry Donkin, Mr. G. ]. Bourne, Mr. R. H. Relton, Mr. and 

 Mrs. Wedd, Mr. P. Roberts, Mr. Anthony Alder, Mr. Wild, Mr. 

 Broadbent, Mr. Edmund Jarvis, Mr. A. A. Spowers, Mr. and Mrs. 

 Philip MacMahon, Miss Beattie, and Dr. W. M. Turner. 



