. The Emu . one—have areas permanently reserved for bird and animalprotection—not make a pretence of doing anything, as in the caseof the Victorian National Park at Wilsons Promontory, orsome others that could be named. One of the most suitable areasin Victoria was proclaimed in the same way as Wilsons Prom-ontory has been up to the present. Result—an invasion oflo-acre men, who cut down, burned, destroyed all shelter forour fauna and avifauna—went even beyond legitimate rightsto do so. A further result—they cannot even make a livingfrom their blocks, hence want to pass on. Now the samenonsens
. The Emu . one—have areas permanently reserved for bird and animalprotection—not make a pretence of doing anything, as in the caseof the Victorian National Park at Wilsons Promontory, orsome others that could be named. One of the most suitable areasin Victoria was proclaimed in the same way as Wilsons Prom-ontory has been up to the present. Result—an invasion oflo-acre men, who cut down, burned, destroyed all shelter forour fauna and avifauna—went even beyond legitimate rightsto do so. A further result—they cannot even make a livingfrom their blocks, hence want to pass on. Now the samenonsensical process is wanted to be applied to Wilsons Promon-tory. Why not take a lesson from the Yellowstone reserve inAmerica, or even from those nearer home, the two NationalParks in New South Wales? In both the latter cases fertilecountry has been conceded. In Victoria the selecting demonhas his eye on every inch of land—worthless or not—which maybe burned and cleared. Thk Emu, Vol. IV. PLATE fc/) ■^ Jhe £mu ®ffmal ©rijait ^f the ^xistvalasiau ©rnithologists Enion. Bir«as of a feather. Vol. IV.] 5TH JANUARY, 1905. [Part 3. Australasian Ornithologists* Union. SYDNEY SESSION. The fourth annual session of the , which was held atSydney, although not attended well numerically, was a decidedsuccess. The following members took part in the meetings :—From South xA-Ustralia—Mr. and Mrs. John Mellor and W. Mellor ; from Tasmania—Colonel W. V. Legge ; fromVictoria—Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Coles and Messrs. D. Le Souef,A. J. Campbell, R. Hall, and A. Mattingley ; from New SouthWales—Messrs. S. Le Souef, E. H. Lane, P. Peir, and E. On Monday, 28th November, members met in session at8 , in the Royal Societys House, Elizabeth-street, ColonelLegge being in the chair. Apologies for their unavoidableabsence were read from Captain F. W. Hutton (president). Hurst (vice-president), and others. A very encouragingannual report and balance
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