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The conclusion he had come to was that, though the cat may do a 
considerable amount of good in the destruction of rabbits, the evil 
it did was far greater. He thought that if the continual decrease, 
and even extermination, of our insectivorous birds continued, the 
insect pests would become quite as bad as the rabbit. 
Mr. Clark continued Mr. Crawford’s remarks regarding the 
destruction of the big niulga. 
Messrs. Newman, Le Souef, Aldrich, and Hamilton joined in 
the discussion. 
The motion “That the Domestic Cat gone wild be declared 
vermin ’ ? was proposed by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Le Souef, 
and carried. 
II. — Crows, including Ravens: 
Mr. Crawford said he had received a large number of applica- 
tions from Roads Boards and Vermin Boards and from private 
individuals asking that crows should be declared vermin. This, 
however, had not been done because he thought that the little- 
damage the crow did was not worth taking into consideration com- 
pared with the great amount of good it did. Investigation had 
shown it to be one of the most valuable insectivorous birds of 
Western New South Wales. It was an important factor in the 
destruction of blowfly maggots and carrion. 
Messrs. Newman, Aldrich, Glauert, Male, Hamilton and Le 
Souef confirmed and extended Mr. Crawford’s remarks, Mr. Male 
adding that the crow was valuable in picking tick off cattle. As 
far as West Kimberley district was concerned he thought that 
crows should be protected. 
The motion “That the Crow be placed on the Game List” was 
proposed by Mr. Crawford, seconded by Mr. Glauert, and carried. 
Mr. Glauert pointed out that if a bird was placed on the Game 
List it did not necessarily mean that it was protected in every 
part of the State throughout the year. If the crow were simply 
placed on the Game List it would still he possible to approach the 
Department and have it protected for, say, six or nine months of 
the year. 
Mr. Aldrich said that if in a particular district the inhabitants 
wanted to destroy prows they could put in an application for per- 
mission to do so. 
III. — Wallabies and Tammars: 
Mr. Crawford said that a great number of complaints had 
been received from the Augusta, Denmark, and Manjimup dis- 
tricts, and also from the South-West District Vermin Board, but 
