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The Parrot Importation Ban



THE PARROT IMPORTATION BAN



At a recent meeting of the Council of the Avieultural Society, the

Hon. Secretary was requested to write to the Ministry of Health,

asking whether steps could not be taken to remove, or at least modify,

the Regulations at present in force prohibiting the importation of

Parrots into Great Britain. The following reply was received:—


Ministry of Health,

Whitehall, SW. 1.


3rd November, 1932.


Madam,


Parrots (Prohibition of Import) Regulations, 1930


I am directed by the Minister of Health to refer to your letter of

the 24th ultimo, addressed to Dr. Sturdee, and to state that the whole

question was recently considered by the Psittacosis Commission

appointed by the Office International d’Hygiene publique. The

Permanent Committee' of the Office International approved the report

of the Commission at its Session on the 3rd May last and decided in

all the circumstances to advise Governments to maintain the existing

provisions for the present. The matter will be reviewed in 1934 in

the light of information obtained.


I am, Madam,


Your obedient servant,


T. Lindsay.



OBITUARIES


HERBERT LEONARD SICH


With very great regret we have to record the death of Mr. H. L. Sich,

which took place at his home in Worthing on 27th October. Mr. Sich

joined the Society in 1902 and has been a regular contributor to our

Magazine ever since. He was a very keen aviculturist and a careful

observer of the habits of his birds, and his articles, two of which appear

in the present number, were always of very great interest. As late as

23rd October, four days before he died, the writer received the following

letter, together with the two articles referred to :—



