Received this official answer on HANZAB. From the query I posted yesterday.
I dont think it has appeared on the list, so I am putting up this response
as an answer to my query that I expect is of interest to other people.
Paul.
>Hello Paul,
>
>In response to your message to Birding-Aus (below), Birds Australia has not
>'suspended' the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds.
>Furthermore, there is no intention to cancel or suspend the series, and
>work on this project is continuing.
>
>Financial realities have forced us to reduce the very large team which has
>been working on the project in recent years---and I presume this reduction
>in staff is what you are alluding to.
>
>We have been fortunate in recent years in that very generous donations have
>allowed us to employ a large number of staff to work on the Handbook, but
>our current situation means that regretably we now have to reduce the size
>of this team. However, we still have a full editing/production team
>working to ensure that Vol. 6 of the Handbook is published on schedule, and
>there are still sub-editors continuing work on Vol. 7, the final volume of
>the series. So, we are continuing work on the Handbook at the greatest
>level which our financial resources permit and there is absolutely no
>question of the project being 'suspended'.
>
>Yours sincerely,
>
>Will Steele
>
>
>At 15:30 21/11/01 +1100, you wrote:
>>Further to the message by the person using the name of Calamanthus
>>fuliginosus,
>>maybe someone should put up exact details on what is happening with the
>>suspension
>>of handbook of Australian / New Zealand Birds. I am not sure of the exact
>>facts,
>>so if someone has them, please put them up.
>>Paul
>
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