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Government to vest the promised Reserve in Trustees. Re- 

 plies were received to the effect that the area could not be 

 increased, that the vesting of the Reserve in the Marine 

 Board was a temporary arrangement, and that later on con- 

 sideration would be given to the matter of vesting the land 

 in a more suitable body. There has been a tacit under- 

 standing that the whole question would be re-opened after 

 the return of the Premier from England. 



The alarming increase of foxes all over Australia ren- 

 ders more urgent than before the necessity for granting 

 the larger area asked for, as it is quite clear that within a 

 very few years the ground birds will be extinct if their 

 enemies continue to increase as they have done in the past 

 few years. 



The Committee is much disappointed in being still un- 

 able to report the fulfilment of the promises made by the 

 Government two years ago, but hopes that something may 

 shortly be done. 



The Protection of Kangaroos. 



In September last a letter was written to the Com- 

 missioner of Crown Lands recommending that the following 

 areas should be proclaimed a Kangaroo District, namely, the 

 counties of Adelaide, Light, and Hindmarsh, together with 

 the western portion of the County of Sturt, comprising the 

 Hundreds of North Rhine, South Rhine, Tungkillo, and 

 Kanmantoo, and in November a reply ^vas received that the 

 request had been complied with, as evidenced by a proclama- 

 tion in the Gazette of November 21, 1907. 



The Birds Protection Act. 



Emus and swans have recently been added to the 

 schedule of birds to be protected during the whole year. 



Samuel Dixon, Chairman. 



