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protected birds by Italian residents in the sugar areas. 
The help of the Department of Public Instruction was also 
enlisted and a notice was printed in the Education Office 
Gazette. 
The Club interested itself in the matter of the Central 
Queensland Bird Protection Association’s case against an 
offender robbing a pee-wee’s nest in the local park. The 
Association prosecuted the offender — a minor — and se- 
cured a conviction, the Magistrate going one better by fin- 
ing the father as well. An appeal was lodged and though 
the conviction was upheld, the father’s fine was remitted 
and costs of action given against the Association. This 
body then appealed to the Minister for Agriculture and 
Stock for financial assistance to cover the costs, which, 
through no fault of theirs had been given against them, 
but without success. This Club then arranged a deputation 
to the Minister to urge that the matter be reconsidered. It 
was then learned, that owing to the fact that the Central 
Queensland Association had been warned not to take legal 
action in such cases without first referring the matter to 
the Department, the Miniser simply could not, in face of 
such instructions, pay for legal expenses which would have 
been performed by the Crown Law Department without 
cost to the Association. In face of this information the 
deputation could only thank the Minister for receiving 
them and withdraw. As a measure of consolation the Club 
Council later donated the sum of £2/2/- to the funds of 
the Central body. 
LIBRARY. 
The Hon. Librarian (Mrs. Eva M. Jackson) reports: — 
The Library continues to be a most popular branch 
of the Club’s activities, and is largely availed of by Club 
members. 
During the past year, at the General Meetings held 
during that time, about 80 books and about twice that num- 
ber of magazines were lent to town members. Country 
members, too, have been catered for, and parcels of maga- 
zines and pamphlets were forwarded from time to time by 
the Secretary. Books specially asked for have also been 
posted to those making the request. 
During the year several very useful text-books on 
various nature subjects — prominent among these being 
“What Butterfly is That?” by Dr. Waterhouse — have been 
received for review by the Hon. Editor of the “Queens- 
land Naturalist,” and have been passed on by him to this 
Library. They should prove of special interest to new 
members. 
