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plea, declaring that residents in the west generally favoured bird 
protection and would support such a project. Dr. turner advo¬ 
cated the formation of small protected areas near towns. After 
some further discussion a committee consisting of Dr. Leach 
and Messrs. Longman and Barrett was appointed to make definite 
recommendations at a later sitting. 
EARLY ILLUSTRATIONS OF AUSTRALIAN BIRDS. 
At 8 p.m. the Governor took the chair, and Mr. Alexander 
exhibited a series of lantern slides taken from early published 
pictures of Australian birds. The illustrations shown began 
with those from Dampier’s Voyage, published in 1703, and in¬ 
cluded some from Phillips , and White’s Voyages, and the works 
of Shaw, Lewin and Swainson. It was pointed out that of 
about 700 species on the Australian list, over 200 had been 
figured before Gould began his study of Australian birds in 
1837. 
Sir Mathew Nathan, in proposing a vote of thanks, gave some 
interesting particulars of a visit he had paid to the house of 
Dampier, in Devonshire. He referred specially to the beauty 
of the illustrations by Lewin, which did not seem to have been 
surpassed by later artists. 
The Conference then adjourned to the following day. 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17th (ROCKHAMPTON). 
The Governor took the chair promptly at 10 a.m. 
ELECTION OF VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
The scrutineers announced that the counting of votes had re¬ 
sulted as follows: — 
W. B. Alexander, 151 ; E. Ashby, 121; Dr. E. A. D‘Ombrain, 
120; A. H. Chisholm, 64; E. A. Le Souef, 57; P. A. Gilbert, 48. 
The chairman declared the first three duly elected. The ballot 
for members of the Council was then taken, and the scrutineers 
again retired. 
EXPORT OF BIRDS AND ANIMALS. 
Dr. Leach gave an account of the growth of the movement, 
which had led to the appointment of a committee in each. State 
to advise the Minister for Customs in regard to the granting of 
permits for the export of native animals and birds. The Union 
could fairly claim most of the credit for this result. It seemed 
desirable that the Committees in the several States should keep 
in touch with one another and exchange recommendations. There 
was a feeling in some quarters that it was better to allow the 
export of pests than to poison them, and the New South Wales 
committee had recommended the issuing of a permit for the 
export of 500 galahs on this ground. The Minister had pre¬ 
viously adopted a resolution of the Victorian committee that no 
export should be allowed for private profit, and for this reason 
