Vol. XXIV 
XXIV. 1 
1926. J 
Annual Congress 
183 
Minutes of the Twenty-third Annual 
Congress of the R.A.O.U. 
Held at Rockhampton, Queensland, on October 15th, 
16th, 17th, and iStli, and concluded at By field, October 
22nd, 23rd, and 25th, 19 2 4- 
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15th. 
There were present His Excellency Sir Mathew Nathan, 
G.C.M.G., Governor of Queensland, accompanied by Miss P. 
Nathan and Captain Turner, A.D.C., Dr. J. A. Leach (Presi¬ 
dent), Mr. C. A. Barnard (Ex-President), Messrs. A. H. Chis¬ 
holm and W. B. Alexander (Vice-Presidents), Messrs. A. Bolde- 
mann (President), and P. V. Maloney (Hon. Secretary) of the 
Central Queensland Native Birds Protection Association and the 
following members and friends:—From I asmania: Miss 
Macdonald and Mr. M. S. R. Sharland; from Victoria: Mrs. 
Israel and Messrs. W. F. Gates and C. L- Barrett; from New 
South Wales: Dr. A. Chenery, and Messrs. H. Wolstenholme, 
PI. J. Carter, T. G. Sloane, N. Chaffer and A. Musgrave; from 
Queensland: Mesdames G. H. Barker, PI. G. Barnard, D. S. A. 
Drain, E. P. Mackenzie and A. J. Turner and Miss PI. Geiss- 
mann Dr. A. J. Turner and Messrs. H. G. Barnard, D. S. A. 
Drain, W. B. Barnard, D. W. Gaukrodger, PI. A. Longman, 
C. H. Jerrard, E. P. Mackenzie, R. Illidge, and G. H. Barkei 
(State Secretary). 
CHAIRMAN. 
lency and inviting him to preside over the deliberations. I he 
Governor accepted the invitation and took the chair amid accla¬ 
mation. Pie stated that it would be a great pleasure to him to 
preside over the deliberations of the R.A.O.U. members, and 
trusted much good would result from the conference. He then 
delivered an address.* 
Appreciation of the interesting and instructive nature of the 
address was expressed by Messrs. Longman, Alexander, Chis¬ 
holm and Leach. Mr. Longman expressed the hope^ that His 
Excellency would allow the address to be printed in The Enm. 
Mr. Alexander made special reference to the portion of the ad¬ 
dress which dealt with the sea birds of the Great Barrier Reef. 
Other countries, he said, were far ahead of Australia in the pro¬ 
tection afforded to sea birds. Pie mentioned Per.u, where such 
birds were protected, even under the regime of the Incas. Pie 
hoped that the conference would assist the Barrier Reef Com¬ 
mittee by suggesting a scheme for the further study of the birds 
♦ Sir Mathew Nathan’s address appears in full on page 166.—Editor. 
