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invitation to lecture on this subject 
in Bavaria; and in 1903, at a joint 
meeting of the Geographical and 
Natural History Societies of Munich, 
I gave a lecture on the preservation 
of natural monuments, with special 
reference to Bavaria. Members of 
the Court and delegates of the govern- 
ment attended the meeting. 
Then, too, the government was 
also induced by the Deutsche und 
Oesterreichische Alpenverein" and by 
natural history societies to support the 
efforts for the protection of natural 
monuments according to a regular 
plan. Under the lead of the Home 
Department, in 1905, a general com- 
mittee for the care of nature (Natur- 
pflege) in Bavaria was formed by 
delegates of the authorities and of 
scientific and artistic societies. Local 
committees were also established in 
various parts of the country, for 
