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trations (one coloured), and paying for the production of the 

 ihustrations, and for many other favours. 



For the information of members it may be stated that the 

 price of extra copies of The Emit to members is 2s., but only of 

 issues after the date of their election. Price to members for back 

 numbers, before the date of election, 4s. ; price of The Emu to 

 non-members is 4s. Complete volumes, full price ; no concessions 

 are allowed. Vol i. is out of print ; vol. ii., parts 2, 3, 4, at 

 Ss. ; vol. iii., parts 2 and 3, at 8s. ; vol. iv., four parts, at 6s. At- 

 tention is also drawn to the cover, which may be obtained from 

 Geo. Robertson and Co. for is. 6d., or the volume bound for 2s. 6d. 



During the year a card catalogue — Aves — was added to the 

 library. It will be a boon to anyone writing on ornithology. The 

 •• Monograph of the Petrels " was also added. This was donated by 

 the author, Dr. F. Du Cane Godman, president of the British 

 Ornithologists' Union, through the publishei's, ^Messrs. Witherby 

 and Co., London. 



In conclusion, the Council desires to thank all those who have 

 during the past year assisted in any way to further the interest?^ 

 of the Union and the study of ornithology, and trust that they 

 will continue to accord their help and support to the Union and 

 to the Council. 



Address by the State Governor. 



In continuance of the annual meeting at the Royal Geographical 

 Society's rooms. His Excellency Sir William Macgregor arrived 

 at 8.15 p.m. and presided. Amongst those who had accepted 

 invitations were : — Sir Arthur and Lady Morgan, the Hon. A. 

 Musgiave, C.M.G., Col. and Mrs. Mcore, Major and Mrs. Sankey, 

 Dr. and Mrs. Guy L'Estrange, Dr. Lilian Cooper, Dr. Ellington, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Scriven. Mr. and Mrs. Philip ]\IacMahon, Mr. and Mrs. 

 Wedge, Miss Beattie. Dr. W. M. Turner, Messrs. E. C. Barton, 

 J. Bell, X. Bousfield. W. V. Ralston, D. Gunn, M.L.A., H. Donkin, 

 G. I. Bourne. R. H. Relton, P. Roberts, A. Alder, Wild, Broadbent, 

 Edmund Jarvis, A. A. Spowers, and others. The hall was fairlj^ 

 filled, notwithstanding the stormy weather. 



His Excellency, in opening the proceedings, read a letter ad- 

 vising that Their Majesties the King and Queen had been graciously 

 pleased to accept from the society a specially bound copy of the 

 ninth volume of The Emu, the publication of the society. His 

 Excellency also read a letter advising that His Majesty had been 

 pleased to approve of the charter allowing the Union the right 

 to prefix the word " Royal " to the name of the Union. 



His Excellency said his first words were those of welcome to 

 members of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, the 

 objects of which, he gathered, were to diffuse a wider and better 

 knowledge in connection with matters pertaining to birds, and 

 to afford better protection to birds generally. That raised two 

 or three very interesting questions — (i) Is it worth while to pro- 



