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that the new Industrial Museum afforded a splendid opportunity of 
bringing the commercial products of acclimatisation before the public. 
He would also call attention to the fact, that the Society was 
entitled to the favourable consideration of the Legislature, not 
merely for the work of universal benefit which it continues to carry 
out, but also because it maintains a large recreation ground with 
garden plantations for the use of the general public, which otherwise 
the large and populous suburbs near the Royal Park would be 
deprived of; and ho might be permitted to state that it would afford 
him pleasure to continue to aid in the extension of the park planta¬ 
tions. He would remark, in conclusion, that he hoped to be able 
this year to establish (as long ago recommended in his official re¬ 
ports), test plantations in different climatic localities, one for instance 
in the Lower Murray Desert, one on the Alpine Highlands, 
and one in the Fern Tree Gullies. This might give new facilities for 
local experiments in the cause of acclimatisation. 
Mr. Purchas seconded the adoption of the Report and Balance- 
sheet, and in doing so stated that he considered the Report as the 
most favourable one that had been put forward by the Society for 
some years. 
The motion for the adoption of the Report and Balance-sheet was 
put to the meeting by the chairman, and unanimously carried. 
Mr. S. P. Winter, of the Wannon, said he would avail himself of 
this opportunity, to thank the Society for having at the suggestion 
of the President, given him a very valuable present of six silver 
pheasants, to send to the Wannon Valley. Having reared within the 
past four years a large number of English pheasants, from birds 
imported from England, and having the necessary enclosures, and 
men who understood the rearing of the young pheasants, he had no 
doubt he should in due time be able to supply birds and eggs to 
Bettlers who would incur the expense of providing proper places for 
breeding. 
Mr. Curzon Allport then addressed the meeting. There was one 
course, he stated, not referred to in the report just read, and which 
he thought should be known to the public, namely : that the Coun¬ 
cil had appointed sub-committees to deal with particular branches 
of acclimatisation j for instance game birds, fish, & c ., the sub-corn- 
