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Those who had seen the first number of the “Comparative Oolo- 
gist,” the Journal of the International Museum, stated that mem¬ 
bers of the Museum were expected to contribute eggs of the 
value of ten dollars annually and that the authorities of the 
Museum promised not to publish lists of the eggs received from 
contributors for fear of prejudicing their interests. This 
appeared to imply that members were expected to disregard the 
law in order to secure rare eggs for the Museum. The follow¬ 
ing motion, moved by Dr. Chenery and seconded by Mr. H. G. 
Barnard, was carried:—“That it is undesirable that any mem¬ 
ber of the R.A.O.U. be a member or subscriber to the Inter¬ 
national Museum of Comparative Oology of Santa Barbara, Cali¬ 
fornia, U.S.A.” 
Attention was drawn to the fact that in all the Australian 
States it was now illegal to collect birds or eggs without a special 
permit, but that comparatively few such permits had been 
applied for, and it was doubtful whether all collecting members 
of the Union had complied with the law in this respect. After 
considerable discussion, the following motion was carried: — 
“That this Conference sets its face against the indescriminate 
collecting of native birds and/or of their eggs and directs the 
Council of the Union to inform every member that collecting 
cannot legally be carried out without a permit. Further that the 
Council advise each member that such permit should be applied 
for through the Hon. State Secretary of the State concerned. 
Also that the responsible Minister in each State be asked to com¬ 
municate with the local Hon. Secretary before dealing with any 
application dealing with Australian birds or eggs.” 
The Conference then adjourned. 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23rd (BYFIELD). 
An evening session was again held with Mr. Alexander in the 
chair. 
COMMITTEE ON RESERVATIONS AND METHODS OF 
MINIMISING DANGER FROM FIRES. 
Further discussion took place on this subject, and regret was 
expressed that the Council had failed to take action on the reso¬ 
lution passed at the previous Conference. The following reso¬ 
lution, moved by Mr. Barker, and seconded by Mr. Sharland, was 
carried: — “That the Council be asked to secure the names of a 
representative of each State willing to act in this matter and that 
Hon. State Secretaries be asked to send the name direct to the 
convenor (Mr. Ashby).” 
A resolution, moved by Mr. Chisholm, seconded by Mr. Jer- 
rard, was also carried. It read as follows:—“That this Con¬ 
ference emphasises the importance of the work of the Committee 
