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orchids were found, and some rather rare species of other 

 flowers were observed. The leader gave a short address on 

 the Acacias, dealing with the characteristics of the more 

 interesting varieties. 



S. A. White, Chairman. 



"William Ham, Hon. Secretary. 



TWENTY - EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 

 NATIVE FAUNA AND FLORA PROTECTION 

 COMMITTEE. 



There have been four Committee meetings held during 

 the year, but a great deal of useful work has been done in 

 addition to that dealt with at the meetings of the Committee, 

 some of it of a very confidential character, in which exact 

 data of the illegal destruction of marsupials were obtained 

 and made available to the right authorities with satisfactory 

 results. 



The Committee has been interested in the will of the 

 late Miss Chewings, of Kent Town, who expressed the desire 

 that her estate, which is valued at about £7,000, should be 

 devoted for a period of twenty-one years to the cultivation 

 of trees and bird life, etc., in the inland districts of Australia. 

 The Committee, desiring to protect its own interests in the 

 furtherance of these objects, authorized the Hon. Secretary 

 (Mr. P. Runge) to obtain legal assistance and contest the 

 case. Messrs. Soammel & Skipper were instructed to act for 

 Mr. Runge. Though a final .verdict has not been announced, 

 it is thought that owing to the faulty construction of the will 

 it is not likely that Miss Chewings' intention (as the Com- 

 mittee believes it to be) can be carried out. 



The extensive destruction of Euros and other marsupials 

 in the Flinders Range has been brought under the attention 

 of the Commissioner, but as these animals are only protected 

 for six months of the year — viz., July 1 to December 31 — 

 infringements of the law are difficult to sheet home. 



The Committee has felt that the most important work 

 it has been called upon to undertake is that of the establish- 

 ment of "Flinders Chase," and, incidental to it, the protec- 

 tion of the native marsupials throughout Kangaroo Island. 

 The Chairman has had, by appointment, a most encouraging 

 interview with the Premier in reference to the early introduc- 

 tion of the Flinders Chase Bill into Parliament, and at the 



