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States other than Victoria a more definite voice in Union affairs. 
Another proposal was aimed at giving members generally proper 
scope for nominating Federal officers. A third proposal was a 
recommendation against the policy of composite illustrations in 
the Emu, and for the improvement of the journal in certain 
other respects. 
The following officers were elected:—Chairman, Mr. A. H. 
Chisholm; Vice-Chairman, Mr. A. F. Basset Hull; Hon. Secre¬ 
tary, Mr. N. W. Cayley; Committee, Messrs. P. A. Gilbert (im¬ 
mediate past chairman), Id. Wolstenholme, J. R. Kinghorn, Dr. 
E. A. D’Ombrain, and E. F. Pollock. 
N. W. CAYLEY, Hon. Secretary. 
REPORT OF HON. STATE SECRETARY FOR 
QUEENSLAND. 
Nothing of outstanding importance can be noted for the past 
year as regards the Union’s activities in Queensland. Lately 
an amending Bill to the Animals and Birds Act has just passed 
the Legislature, but the provisions have practically applied to 
animals and not to birds. Both the Central Queensland Native 
Birds’ Protection Association and your local members of Council 
took early opportunity of learning the extent of the proposed 
alterations, and watched the passage of the Bill through the 
House. 
A pleasing indication of how alert the Customs officers are in 
watching the attempts to smuggle birds out of the State, came 
to notice recently on the occasion of the departure of one of the 
China boats. A boarding inspector heard the call of one of our 
Parrots, and immediately whistled it up, with the result that, 
under a stack of timber, he discovered a collection of cages 
housing quite a number of our birds, which the crew had hoped 
would escape detection. This collection, despite the babel of 
sounds produced by the excited Chinese owners, was promptly 
confiscated. 
It is pleasing to note that the Government is still actively sym¬ 
pathetic with the objects of the Union, and from time to time 
considerable additions have been made to the already large area 
of sanctuaries in the State. The following have been added to 
the list during the year:— 
Back Creek 
Bald Hills Soldier Settlement 
Palm woods Railway Reserve 
Rock Reserve, Ingham 
T. Hall’s Property, Ingham 
Valley of Coomera and Canungra 
South Gregory River and Poison Creek- 
Pelican, Louisa and contiguous lakes. 
T. A. Cassady’s Property, Mungalla. 
