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Destructive (unprotected birds), exhibited by the Museum during Country Production Week. 



These birds are in many instances destructive to crops and useful animal life, although one 



cannot say that any bird is harmful all the time everywhere. 



Photo. — E. A. Bradford. 



EXTENSION LECTURES. 



In 1905 the Trustees of this Museum 

 inaugurated a series of popular science 

 lectures. These early gallery demonstra- 

 tions, as they were termed, proved so at- 

 tractive and were so well patronised, that 

 when additions were made to the build- 

 ing in 1910 a lecture theatre was pro- 

 vided. Though the seating capacity of 

 this theatre is 250 the audience is in- 

 variably in excess, and additional seating 

 accommodation has to be provided, on 

 occasions it has even been necessary to 

 repeat the lecture. 



With a desire to render a still greater 

 public service it has been decided to ex- 



tend these lectures to suburban and 

 country centres. It is realised that many 

 of our citizens are prevented by distance 

 from sharing in the good things provided 

 for the metropolitan resident, and it is 

 to remedy this that this innovation has 

 been introduced. The services of the 

 lecturer are free, the Museum will pro- 

 vide them, but it is expected that local 

 residents will make arrangements for the 

 hall, lantern, and generally do their part 

 to make the scheme a success. 



Secretaries of Schools of Arts, Literai'y 

 Institutes, Parents' and Citizens' Associ- 

 ations, and kindred bodies are invited to 

 apply to the Director for further infor- 

 mation which will be gladly supplied. 



