. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. ^'^'i THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM ''—"^ MAGAZINE Published by the Australian Museum Editor: C. Anderson, , College Street, Sydney Annua] Subscription, Post Free, 4/4. Vol. I., No. 10. OCTOBER, 1923. Editorial AN event of more than usual import- ance to Australian nmseums Avas the recent meeting in ^Melbourne of representatives appointed by the var- ious State Museums and Universities to discuss matters of common interest. This conference was partly the out- come of a suggestion made by our President, Dr. T. Storie Dixson, who, in an a
. The Australian Museum magazine. Natural history. ^'^'i THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM ''—"^ MAGAZINE Published by the Australian Museum Editor: C. Anderson, , College Street, Sydney Annua] Subscription, Post Free, 4/4. Vol. I., No. 10. OCTOBER, 1923. Editorial AN event of more than usual import- ance to Australian nmseums Avas the recent meeting in ^Melbourne of representatives appointed by the var- ious State Museums and Universities to discuss matters of common interest. This conference was partly the out- come of a suggestion made by our President, Dr. T. Storie Dixson, who, in an address before the Board of Governors of the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery of South Australia, urged that a fuller measure of co-operation between the various Australian museums Avould be to the advantage of all. The authorities of the South Australian Museum there- iipon proposed that a conference should be held to discuss the matter. Later the scope of the conference was ex- tended so as to include such questions as the conservation of our indigenous animals, the issue of permits to collec- tors, the disposal of type specimens, and cognate matters. The conference met on August 17th, concurrently Avith the Melbourne ses- sion of the Pan-Pacitic Science Congress, and passed the following resolutions for transmission to the Federal and State Governments. 1. That this conference expresses its gratification at the action of the Com- monwealth Government in appointing Advisory Committees in each State to assist the Customs Department in con- nection with permits to take protected animals. 2. That it be a recommendation to the State Governments that they appoint similaiT committees. 3. That in all cases where specimens are exported the exporter be required to produce the State authority for collecting such specimens, and no person be allowed to export more than the number of specimens shown on the collecting permit. Three days" notice to be given of intention to expo
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