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the Conservation Law. The Commission would 

 then pass upon the petition and I have no doubt 

 give it favorable attention and probably set 

 it aside as a bird and game refuge and post it 

 against all shooting and put it in charge of 

 the nearest state game protector to see that 

 there was no poaching or trespassing upon the 

 property. 



" It would then be up to the bird club to see 

 that the tract was made a really effective sanctu- 

 ary. From their funds they could provide for 

 the proper care of the tract and I am sure that 

 the Conservation Commission would be glad to 

 give them the necessary privileges. Bird boxes 

 could be erected for nesting places and feeding 

 stations installed for the winter care of the birds 

 and arrangements made for discouraging the 

 attacks of cats or other predatory animals and 

 birds. 



" I see on reading over the section that no 

 provision has been made for trapping vermin 

 in this section. The law should be amended 

 to give this privilege under proper regulations. 



"While such tracts are available in many 

 sections of the state, there are places, of course, 

 having bird clubs, where state land is not avail- 

 able. Here two methods for securing sanctu- 

 aries are possible under the existing law. By one 



