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Miss i\l. Holland was appointed as delegate to the Inter- 
national Bird Preservation Coniniittee (Australian 
Branch). 
The Club was represented at a T^ublic ^Meeting whieli 
decided to establish a memorial to the late Arthur (Iroom, 
whose work for nature conservation is well known. 
GENERAL— The (k)uncil has inii'chased a recon- 
ditioned typewriter to facilitate the Avork of the Hon. 
^secretary. 
We Avere glad to see the ncAv Fauna Protection Act 
proclaimed. 
In July, the President Avas intervioAved on Station 
JJU^'s Ra<1io Ncavs Heel and spoke about the aims and 
activities oP the Club. 
Baclv numbers of ow'rseas Scientific Journals received 
in (‘xchange, Avere ]u*esented to th(' Pniversity. Several 
additional exchanges of journals have l)oen ai'ranged Avith 
overseas institutions. 
Cessation of publication of “AVild Tnfe'’ is greatly 
regretted. 
We eongratidate tin* TooAvoomba hbeld Naturalists’ 
Club on their production “Tlu' Darling DoAvn Naturalist.” 
We have been pleas(‘d to Aveleome st'veral overseas 
visitors at meetings and excursiotis during the year. 
T. E. ITiint, President. 
M. ITaAvken, ITon. Secretary. 
REPORT OF LIBRARIAN FOR THE YEAR 1953-54 
During the year tho Library Committee has met Avitli 
the object of checking up on accumulations of literature 
received in exchange for the Queensland Naturalist. As 
storage space for these pablications is limited, all tlmse 
deemed to be of limited use to the Club, l)nt of definite 
value to the PniA'ersity and various Scientific bodies Avere 
inspected and removed for distribution to those interested. 
The books in the library cupboard housed in this 
building are to be sorted, and those considered valuable 
as r(d'erence books only are to be retained. It is hoped, thal 
Avith a foAV necessary additions, the neucleus of a reliable 
rcderenee library for the use of members Avill be formed. 
All Australian publications n'ceived in exchange' are 
being retained, and are stored in a cupboard kept at the 
home of the Librarian. 
E. M. Jackson, Hon. Liiu’arian. 
