612 John Gockbum. 



any protected bird or any article made therefrom ; (4) enter- 

 ing or being- upon any land with intent to commit any offence 

 under the Act is equivalent to guilt of such offence. 



The penalties are for the first offence against the Act not 

 less than £1, nor more than £2 ; for the second or subsequent 

 offence not less than £2, nor more than £25, together with £5 

 for every bird in the First Schedule and £2 for every bird in 

 the Second Schedule. The proceeds of penalties are paid half 

 to the Zoological Society and half to the Treasury. The owner 

 or occupier of any garden, vineyard, or field of corn, or other 

 cultivated crops, may kill or take therein any bird mentioned in 

 the Second Schedule, and permits may be granted for collection 

 of specimens for scientific purposes. The use of a swivel or 

 punt gun, or any gun fired otherwise than from the shoulder, 

 is also an offence against the Act. After much definition, 

 the South Australian Act prohibits and renders liable to 

 forfeiture any gun other than such as is usual for pigeon 

 shooting — that is, with a bore greater than No. 8, or weight 

 over 15 lbs. 



Any person found offending and not giving name and 

 address, or giving a false name or address, or not giving 

 up any bird, egg, weapon or instrument to the owner or 

 occupier of the land, or to any constable, may be taken into 

 custody. 



It will thus be seen that there is but little loophole for 

 offences against the Act. In Australia everyone has a voice 

 in framing the laws of the land, and the power that makes, 

 insists on enforcement : therefore no laxity in the adminis- 

 tration of the law is permitted. 



