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REPORT. 
The Council regret to learn from a minute addressed 
to the President that the Government have no power 
to prevent the use of swivel guns. In the opinion 
of the Council it is highly desirable that a bill should 
be introduced as soon as possible, with a view of 
preventing the wholesale destruction of game, caused 
by the wanton use of these guns. If the use con- 
tinue to be permitted it seems probable that wild 
ducks will shortly be exterminated in many parts of 
the Colony. 
There is nothing of importance to mention with 
regard to the Trout ponds at Wooling, Mount Macedon. 
Mr. Robertson continues to take the most lively 
interest in the matter, which he has done from the 
first. It is hoped that the Society will have young 
fry to distribute in the coming season, numerous 
applications having been already received from various 
parts of the Colony, and the Council is most anxious 
to stock the various suitable streams of this country 
as quickly as possible. A number of Perch and Carp 
have, as usual, been distributed; some 600 or 700 
of the latter were recently placed in Lake Colac, 
with every prospect of success. 
The Council desire here to record its high sense 
of Mr. Samuel "Wilson's liberality in placing the sum 
of £1,000 at its disposal for the purpose of making 
a further effort to introduce the Salmon. It is in- 
tended to procure a supply of ova from San Pranciseo, 
it being thought that the Californian Salmon is more 
likely to prove successful in Australian waters than 
the European variety. 
The Council would also desire to record its hearty 
appreciation of the valuable services rendered to the 
