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proposed by their Honorary Secretary, Mr. Albert Lesouef, to 
whose careful supervision and activity they ascribe much of the 
present jrrosperity of the Society, — to have a dep6t for pheasant 
breeding somewhere in the ranges, where the birds could go free 
as soon as they were fledged ; but the scheme has not yet been 
sufficiently matured as to justify their taking any action. If 
carried out, the risk which these birds run of being illegally 
destroyed would be considerably lessened. 
The vexed question of the sparrow and minah has been 
dealt with by the exclusion of both birds from the protection of 
the Game Act, 
The Council regret that they were unable, from circum- 
stances beyond their control, to have an amended Game Act 
introduced last session in Parliament ; but a measure has been 
prepared, and it is hoped that it may become law during the 
ensuing session. 
In September last 2250 brown trout ova were obtained from 
the Salmon Commissioners of Tasmania, and were hatched at the 
Society’s Establishment at the Eoyal Park ; some 600 trout fry 
were also procured by Dr. Thomas Black, the President of the 
Society, while on a visit to Tasmania ; so that on the whole 
about 2500 live trout have been placed in different streams 
during the past season, a large proportion of which were put 
into the Watts, a splendid tributary of the Tarra, admirably 
adapted for trout. 
Not many deer have been turned out during the past year 
but those hitherto liberated in many parts of the colony are 
spreading and increasing rapidly. The Society possess a fine 
collection of six varieties in their grounds at the Park. 
The valuable flock of Angora goats, and the ostriches 
belonging to the Society, are located at Mr. Samuel Wilson’s 
station, Longerenong on the Wimmera, where they are thriving 
and increasing. 
