CORRESPONDENCE. 223 



To 



Toe SECEETARY to GOVERNMENT, 



Genkral Dki'artment, 



Bombay Castle. 



6, Apollo St., Fort, 

 Bombay, V6th January 19t'9. 



Sir,— With reference to your letter No. 5740 of 1908, dated the !9th Septem- 

 ber 1908, I beg to forward herewith the opinion of this Society on the proposed 

 Bill, " to make better provision for the protection and preservation of game." 



I regret the delay that has taken place in forwarding the Society's opinion 

 but the matter had to be referred to a Sub-Committee of ornithologists and 

 others many of whom are stationed in other Presidencies, and it was only on 

 receipt of these individual opinions that my Committee were enabled to 

 formulate their views. 



I have the honour to be. 

 Sir. 

 Your most obedient servant, 

 (Sd.) W. S. MILLARD, 



Honorarrj Secretary, 



Bombay Natural History Society. 



BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



The Committee of the above Society have considered with great interest the 

 bill in which the Government of India propose " to make better provision for 

 the protection and preservation of game ". In view of the importance of the 

 subject to Members of this Society, the opinion of a Sub-Committee of some of 

 the leading ornithologists and sportsmen in India has been obtained and this 

 Sub-Committee, while approving generally of the bill, have made certain 

 suggestions with a view to the more effective attainment of the objects that the 

 Government of India have in view. We beg therefore to suggest the following 

 modifications in the Clauses of the Bill founded "on the opinions received, 

 which we have the honour to submit to Government for their favourable 

 consideration. 



Clause 2. — Some alteration is in the opinion of this Society required in this 

 clause. 



(I). Should read " Bustards, (including florican), ducks (including teal), 

 jungle-fowl, spur-fowl, pea-fowl, pheasants, partridges [including 

 Saow-cocks (^Tetraogallus himalaijends], Snow-Partridge, (^Lervca 

 nicicola), Sand-Grouse, Painted-Snipe, Quail, Pigeons and Wood- 

 cock "• 

 The other snipe and Geese do not need to be included as they breed outside 

 Indian limits. 



(II). This part of the clause needs no alteration in our opinion. 



