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•of dollars in trying to preserve the birds of 

 Florida without any seeming result, as 

 there are far less plume birds in the state 

 than there were when warden Guy Brad- 

 ley was appointed. As we have already 

 lost two wardens by violent deaths, it 

 does not seem as though the Association 

 were warranted in appointing any further 

 wardens, especially on the west coast, 

 for the present at least; certainly not until 

 the citizens of Florida awake to the value 



"In view of the limited time since the 

 establishment of the reservation, bird-life 

 within its confines appears to have had a 

 remarkable increase; Pelicans and Gulls 

 are more numerous than for many years 

 and the increase in numbers of the Blue 

 and Louisiana Heron is already apparent. 

 There are also many large birds which 

 Mr. Pacetti calls the Wood Ibis. The 

 usual fall shooting about the inlet which 

 has been inrlulKcd in for vears bv guests 



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of ijirds as an asset of tlic slate, and estab- 

 lish a Game Commission in order to see 

 that the bird and game laws are enforced. 



Mosquito Inlet Reservation 



"I have just returned Irom a trij) nvvr 

 the reservation made with ( aplaiii Paictti, 

 and am inuch gratified wiiii conditions 

 prevailing there. \'ery good order exists, 

 there being praitically no shooting, and 

 the fact that the Government is in control 

 -<alls forth the respect of people generally. 



MHl'S C. McLKOI) 



iif tlie liotels was entirelv discontinued 

 this year, the guests devoting themselves 

 to fishing or going south to Mosquito 

 Lagoon. This has saved a great many 

 birds throughout the reservation, due to 

 warnings and watclifulness of Warden 

 Pacetti. 



"On our trip down in the launch, 

 Monday, three of the large signs were 

 l)la<ed, one on I lie high sand-bar near 

 the inlet, the ne.xt at a bend in the Hills- 

 brough River nearly o|)posile Mr. Sams' 

 Hotel, N'cw Sinvrna, and one at the soutli- 



