§ 78. Mr. Rentonasked the Minister of Education what instruction is given in schools as to the importance of preserving bird-life and with a view to discouraging children from wantonly taking birds' eggs or destroying or removing birds' nests.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe instruction in the schools is a matter for the teachers. Nature study normally forms part of the school curriculum, and teachers are well accustomed to encourage a humane attitude to animal life.