AGSO cuts: fax numbers of pollies

["John Laurie" <jlaurie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

     Paleonetters,
     
     As I mentioned in my previous e-mail: 
     
     The Australian Geological Survey Organisation has become a victim of 
     Federal Government cuts in expenditure with the organisation's budget 
     to be cut approximately 25% over the next two years. This translates 
     to a staff reduction of about 130 out of the total of 550. In the 
     Timescales project, where all the palaeontologists are located, we 
     have to lose 3 staff out of 9. We have been told that from now, the 
     Lower Palaeozoic (i.e. everything below Carboniferous) is of no 
     interest to the organisation.
     
     Any support will be gratefully accepted and is best directed at the 
     following people:
     
     
     Hon Warwick R. Parer
     Minister for Resources and Energy
     Parliament House
     Canberra
     
     Fax No: (06) 273 4134
     
     
     Hon J.D. Anderson
     Minister for Primary Industry and Energy
     Parliament House
     Canberra
     
     Fax No: (06) 273 4120
     
     
     Hon J.W. Howard
     Prime Minister
     Parliament House
     Canberra
     
     Fax No: (06) 273 4100
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     John Laurie
     
     AGSO