Reports of State Societies and Bird Clubs 



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W. SCOTT WAY, SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA A I HI Hi<\ n()( lETY. 



several weeks at Tallahassee; Dr. Mills helped personally and by correspond- 

 ence, and several members of the Legislature worked faithfully for the bill. It 

 finally was passed in the last days of the session, but for some reason not clear 

 to those interested in the saving of our passing wild life, the Governor vetoed 

 it. Therefore, the enforcement of the bird and game laws remains with the 

 several counties, with practically no funds provided for the payment of wardens. 

 Our bird laws as they stand are comparatively good, but the machinery pro- 

 vided for their enforcement is antiquated and inadequate. 



Though the war may, in a measure, divide the interest of some of our more 

 faithful workers, we shall continue our efforts along former lines, increasing our 

 output of printed matter, and making a special effort, through our affiliated 

 organizations and interested members, for the establishment of bird-sanctuaries 

 throughout the state, believing this to be, under present conditions, the most 

 promising means of saving our wild bird life until the needed legislation can be 

 obtained. Two such sanctuaries — one of several thousand acres near Fort 

 Myers, known as the Julia Hanson Reservation, and the other embracing all 

 lands within the limits of the town of Winter Park — already are established. — 

 W. ScoTT Way, Secretary. 



