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The Wild Animals' Protection Bill. 

 The committee understands that this Bill, embodying 

 mairy amendments suggested by them, will shortly be laid 

 before Parliament. When carried into law the long-desired 

 protection for opossums can be given effect to, and it is hoped 

 that protection may be extended to several other of our 

 native animals. Under the Bill the only introduced animals 

 which it is proposed to protect are deer. If at any time it 

 should be decided to protect any others, their names can by 

 proclamation be added to the schedule of wholly protected 

 or to that of partially protected animals. Under the existing 

 legislation many species of vermin might be introduced which 

 would automatically come into the list of partially protected 

 animals. 



Edwin Ashby, Chairman. 



M. Symonds Clark, Hon. Secretary. 



September 17, 1912. 



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