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cognisant of the fact that a proposal in favour of a restrictive bye-law has 

 been definitely opposed on the ground that particular local interests would be 

 thereby endangered. An argunaent of this kind can only be dealt with by 

 those who are acquainted with the nature and extent of the local interests 

 involved ; and it is possible that the disturbance caused to particular com- 

 munities by a restrictive measure may be such as to render its enactment 

 undesirable. Whether it is so or not, in any case before the Committee, I 

 am not qualified to judge ; and I am here only concerned to point out that, 

 inasmuch as considerations of this kind lie outside the province of a biologist, 

 but may properly be brought to the notice of the Committee, the responsibility 

 of definitely advising the retention or abolition of a bye-law is one which I 

 should do wrong to accept. 



