TASMANIA FEARS LOSS OF BIRD SANCTUARY
HOBART. The Tasmanian Government is anxious to prevent "squatters" from taking po&sesion of one of its remote dependencies, Macquarie Island, the home of seals and penguins. The Government fears that the uninhabited island, 600 miles from Tasmania, may attract unscrupulous traders in search of oil from the seals and" birds. The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, isaid in Hobart that the Federal Government was considering a proposal that a custodian should be placed on Macquarie Island dUring the whaling season. The Premier, Mr. • Cosgrove, said the Tasmanian Government had suggested that a meteorological station should he established on the island. This would indicate to other nations that the island was being used effectively. At the same time, the presence of scientists or observers would serve to discourage trespass and help to conserve the natural life of the island, the breeding place of unique forms of southern animals.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5315, 30 January 1947, Page 7
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152TASMANIA FEARS LOSS OF BIRD SANCTUARY Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5315, 30 January 1947, Page 7
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