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The Queensland Naturalist. 
April, 1926 
year; duly ])assed by the general meeting, the rules were 
printed and have been distributed amonorst members. 
Tent Account. — Through the instrumentality of Mr. 
G. IT. Barker your Couneil was able to acquire, just before 
Easter, a lar^e iiiaruuee at a cost of £2o, for the use of 
the field camps. After the Easter Camp it Avas over- 
hauled at a further cost of £3. TIu^ TIon. Excursion Sec- 
retary I'eports that it is uoav in good oi*der, and lie hopes 
to refund the amount paid to Ihe Club by a per capita 
charge at field cam]>s. and an occasional hiring out to- 
otlier bodies. 
Field Excursions. — The field excursions of the 
year just passiul Avere very well attended, and the thanks 
of your Council are due to Mr. and Miss Tllidge, Mr. and 
Mrs. II. A. Longman, Mr, and Mrs. E. W. Bick, and Mr. 
and Mrs. J. Stitt for hospitality extended to cluh mem- 
bers and to the staff of the museum for plaeing their 
Saturday afternoon at the dis[)Osal of the Xaturalisis. 
Easter tiine Avas spent under canvas at Amity Ihint, 
Moreton Bay. and Avas very much enjoyed l)y the- 
campers-out. Transport arrangements passed olf very 
Avell. .V great deal of the success of tlie encampment 
Avas due to Mr. Thomas Welsby. Avhose knowledge of 
the locality and beauty spots helped the excursion sec- 
retary in arranging the daily field Avork. 
General.-— In Hie course of tfie year complaints 
liave reached your (’oiineil regarding the violation of 
Sanctuary LaAVs. Tliese have been [lassed on to the De- 
partment of Agriculture and Stock. 
After the Toaster cam])-our the President of your 
('lub. together witli Mr. G. 11. Barker, brought the open 
violation of Stradbroke and Bribie Sanctuaries under 
the notice of the rudei* Secretary, ami asked that more 
rangers be appointed for those islands, and that pro- 
ninent notices of the Animal and Birds Protection Acts 
be erected at tlu* different boating rendezA'ous. The 
Department promised compliance witli the reipiest, and 
Mr. Thomas Welsby Avms made hon. ranger for Amity 
Point as a start. 
During the year yoiu* Council Avas instrumental 
(through the Strathpine Shire Council) in getting the 
OAvner of a Avell-defined bora ring at Samford interested 
enough to promise' to have the ring preserved by fencing 
round. 
