54. Lieut. - Colonel DALRYMPLE WHITEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state the names of the birds the plumage of which has been illegally imported and confiscated under the Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act, 1921, for each quarter from 1st January to 31st December, 1925, together with the approximate quantity of plumage involved in each case?
§ Mr. McNEILLAs the answer is long, I will, with my hon. and gallant Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
| Name of Bird. | Approximate quantity of plumage. | |||
| Jan. to March. | April to June. | July to Sept. | Oct. to Dec. | |
| Albatross | 1 skin | — | — | — |
| Bird of Paradise | 3 skins | 17 millinery | 1 skin | 1 skin |
| 7 millinery | mounts | 3 millinery | 5 millinery | |
| mounts | mounts | mounts | ||
| 12 feathers | ||||
| Blue Jay | 1 skin | — | 4 wings | 1 wing |
| 2 tails | ||||
| Bittern | — | — | 1 skin | — |
| Bustard (other than Chiuese Bustard). | — | — | 1 skin | 7 bundles of feathers |
| Blue Bird | — | — | — | 1 skin |
| Bronze Wing Pigeon | — | 2 wings | 2 wings | 2 wings |
| Crane | 2 millinery mounts | — | 2 skins | — |
| Cassowary | — | 1 head | — | — |
| Cowbird | — | 17 feathers | — | — |
| Cormorant | — | .— | 4 pieces of dress trimming | — |
| Condor | — | — | 6 quills | — |
| Chiloe Wigeon | — | — | — | 1 skin |
| Cockatoo | .— | — | — | 1 wing |
| 1 crest | ||||
| Coot | — | — | — | 1 skin |
| Crowned Pigeon of New Guinea. | 2 millinery mounts | — | — | — |
| Diver (2 species) | — | 18 pieces dress trimming | — | — |
| Egret | 226 feathers | 137 feathers | 200 feathers | 66 feathers |
| 4 bundles of | 10 bundles of | 6 bundles | 329 bundles | |
| feathers | feathers | 60 skins | 18 millinery | |
| 2 wings | 11 millinery | 3 millinery | mounts | |
| 13 millinery | mounts | mounts | ||
| mounts | ||||
| 1 skin | 359 skins | |||
| Emu | 1 bundle | 1 tail | — | — |
| Eagle Hawk | — | 4 wings | — | — |
| Eagle Owl | — | 24 made-up birds | — | — |
| Eagle | — | — | 1 skin | 49 feathers |
| 5 feathers | ||||
| Falcated Teal | — | 1 millinery monnt. | — | — |
| Grebe | 52 skins | 207 skins | 3 skins | 1 piece dress |
| 26 pieces of | 1 piece dress | 1 piece dress | trimming | |
| dress trimmings | trimming | trimming | ||
| 1 package |
Lieut.-Colonel WHITEWill the hon. Gentleman, at any rate, tell us now the quantity of grebe and so-called ostrich plumage?
§ Mr. McNEILLI could not do that without a rather long examination of a very long reply.
§ Following is the information promised:
§ The following is a list of birds the plumage of which has been illegally imported and has been confiscated by the Customs authorities under the Importation of Plumage (Prohibition) Act, 1921, for each quarter from the 1st January, 1925, to 31st December, 1925, together with the approximate quantity of plumage involved in each case: 25
| Name of Bird. | Approximate quantity of plumage. | |||
| Jan. to March. | April to June. | July to Sept. | Oct. to Dec. | |
| Glossy Starling | 2 millinery mounts | — | — | — |
| Heron | 10 millinery mounts 2 wings 6 tufts | 40 millinery mounts 2 bundles | 12 loose feathers 2 millinery mounts | 16 millinery mounts 2 wings 1 skin |
| Humming Bird | — | 4 skins | 1 skin | 2 skins |
| Hawk | — | — | — | 12 feathers |
| Indian Roller | — | 2 wings 1 tail | 4 wines | 6 wings 2 skins |
| Jungle Cock | — | 1 tail | — | 4 millinery mounts |
| Jungle Fowl | — | — | 1 skin | — |
| Kingfisher | 1 fan 40 brooches* | 1 millinery mount | — | — |
| Kea | .— | 5 wings | — | — |
| Lyre Bird | — | — | — | 2 tails |
| Owl | — | — | 2 wings | 1 skin |
| Peacock | 22 fans 132 millinery mounts | 12 fans 14 feathers | 4 fans 20 feathers | 10 fans 576 millinery mounts 100 feathers |
| Parrot | 1 skin 7 wings | — | 3 skins 12 wings 2 tails 2 millinery mounts | 1 skin 1 millinery mount 2 bundles 37 wings |
| Pheasant, Argus | 142 millinery mounts | 1 skin | — | 1 millinery mount 65 feathers |
| Pheasant, Chinese | 5 millinery mounts | — | — | — |
| Pheasant, Koklas | 3 feathers | — | — | — |
| Pheasant, Lady Amherst. | 1 millinery mount | 1 dress trimming | — | 576 millinery mounts |
| Pheasant, Moonal | 2 heads | 2 skins | 1 skin 1 tail | — |
| Pheasant, Copper | — | — | 43 fans | 2 fans |
| Parakeet | — | — | 1 skin | 12 feathers |
| Pelican | — | — | 1 head 2 wings 24 feathers | |
| Quetzal | — | — | — | 1 millinery mount |
| Rhas. American | 1 sample packet | — | — | — |
| Rhas, Darwin | 1 sample packet | — | — | 12 feathers |
| Sun Bird | 2 skins | — | — | 2 skins |
| Stork (Adjutant) | — | 12 feathers | — | — |
| Stork (Leptoptilus) | 15 bundles 38 feathers 3 wings 1 fan 3 packages | 3 bundles | 6 feathers 2 fans | 22 feathers |
| Swan | — | — | 30 feathers | 14 feathers 4 fans |
| Sparrow Hawk | — | — | — | 4 wings |
| South African Goshawk | — | — | — | 2 wings |
| Vulture | 2 millinery mounts | — | — | — |
| Vulturene Guinea Fowl | — | — | — | 2 skim |
| Waxwing | — | — | 1 skin | — |
| *Containing small pieces of plumage. | ||||
| In addition to the above, 31 consignments of miscellaneous prohibited plumage were seized. |