SLAUGHTER OF PENGUINS.
'ACTION"OF TASMANIAN; PREMIER^ Mr. Laurenson, M.P., who is interested ;in preventing the slaughter of birds on the Macquarie Islands, recently vrobato Mr.'Lewis,- Premier of Tasmania, on.ithe subject.' The penguins have been slaughtered' there in: thousands and boiled 'down for their, oil. The islands are under, tlie iurisdiction of. Tasmania.. Air. Laurenson lbs now received.a letter from the Premier; of. Tasmania stating, that he has written to Mr.; Hatch, of New Zealand, drawing attention-to tho representations .of scientific societies in the matter;. and stating that-if a satisfactory.reply-is not. received, Mr. Hatch's lease, which expires in October, 1912, will not borer newed. •.\ "':
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 905, 26 August 1910, Page 5
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103SLAUGHTER OF PENGUINS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 905, 26 August 1910, Page 5
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