Vol. X. 

 1910 



1 Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union. ^57 



Penguins. — Mr. R. Hall. Curator of the National Museum, 

 Hobart, had written to the Council re the destruction of Penguins 

 on the Macquarie Islands, asking the Union to support other 

 scientific bodies in endeavouring to have the Penguins protected. 

 On the motion of Mr. J. A. Leach, seconded by Captain S. A. 

 White, it was decided to ask the Government of Tasmania to 

 take action for the protection of the Penguins. 



On the motion of the president, seconded by Captain S. A. 

 White, the following votes of thanks were passed and carried by 

 acclamation : — 



To Sir Wm. Macgregor, G.C.M.G., C.B., for presiding at 

 annual meeting on 4th October, and for the sympathetic 

 interest taken by him in the work of the Union and in the 

 cause of bird protection. 

 To Sir Arthur Morgan, for presiding at popular lecture, and 

 for his kindness to members and support to the work of 

 the session. 

 To the Field Naturalists' Club of Brisbane, coupled with the 

 names of Mr. W. R. Colledge, president, and Mr. C. W. 

 Holland, secretary. The members of the Field Naturalists' 

 Club had spared neither time, trouble, nor expense to 

 make the session of the R.A.O.U. a notable one, and they 

 had succeeded beyond all expectations of the visiting 

 delegates, who felt indeed a deep debt of gratitude to them 

 for the assistance, kindness, and generosity shown to 

 delegates, both collectively and individually. 

 To the Hon. W. T. Paget, Minister of Railways, for his thought- 

 fulness in providing special accommodation for the 

 delegates when travelling from Wallangarra to Brisbane, 

 and also for his kindness as Minister of Agriculture and 

 Stock and Administrator of Native Birds Protection 

 Ads in inviting members to examine the type collections 

 of birds in the Museum, and afterwards entertaining 

 them at luncheon in the grounds of the Museum. 

 To the Commissioner of Railways, for his generosity in 

 granting passes from Brisbane to Gladstone, and many 

 other acts of courtesy relative to the comfort of the travel- 

 ling delegates. 

 To the Hon. the Chief Secretary, for kindly placing the use 

 of rooms in the Public Library at the disposal of the 

 Union for its annual meeting. 

 To the Royal Geographical Societj^ for considerately allowing 

 the use of its room for the second part of the annual 

 meeting. 

 To the Hon. the Treasurer for offering to place the s.s. Fitzroy 



at the disposal of the Union. 

 To Mr. C. W. De Vis, M.A., for his efforts to make the visit to 



the Museum a profitable one. 

 To the Acting-Director of the Museum, Mr. C. J. Wild, for 

 his courtesy in assisting the delegates to obtain full benefit 



