As the conditions at the commencem-ent of the fiscal year 

 rendered the raising of funds with which to carry on the work, 

 the subject of first consideration, the principal achievements of 

 the year have centred about tliis object. 



During the year the Society has lost by death, 1 Sustaining 

 Member and 6 Members ; by resignation, 4 Sustaining Mem- 

 bers, 12 Members and 6 Associate Members; by delinqu-ency, 2 

 Sustaining Members and 27 Members. At the close of the last 

 fiscal year the membership stood : Patrons, 6 ; Life Members, 

 13; Sustaining Members, 105; Members, 393; Associate Mem- 

 bers, 217; Junior Members, 16,568; total, 17,275. Our mem- 

 bership at the close of the present fiscal year stands : Patrons, 

 7; Life Members, 18; Sustaining Members, 180; Members, 718: 

 Associate M'embers, 217; Junior Members, 25,966; total, 27,106. 

 Showing a total net gain of Patrons, 1 ; Life Members, 5 ; 

 Sustaining Members, 75 ; Members, 325 ; Junior Members, 

 9,398. The increase in net gain over last year thus shown is 

 very appreciable. 



Legislation : No legislative bills were introduced on behalf 

 of the Society. We, however, kept careful track of all bills 

 introduced in the New Jersey Legislature, affecting birds and 

 game, and through the Bulletin called the attention of mem- 

 bers to the bearing that these bills, if passed, would have on 

 wild life conservation in the State. All members were fur- 

 nish-ed with printed lists of State Senators and Assemblymen, 

 so that letters could be written relative to proposed legislation. 

 A special letter was also mailed to members under date of 

 February 20, regarding certain bills. 



Newspaper Work : A news article entitled "A Murder and 

 Its Lesson," based on the killing of Game Warden R-einbold of 

 Hackensack, and urging the people to support the legal authori- 

 ties in the enforcement of laws for the conservation of wild 

 life, was sent to all of the papers of the State, under date of 

 October 25, and was widely published. Articles on ''Birds 

 Suffer from Cold and Hunger," urging^ winter feeding, and 

 "A Summer in Bird-Land," recommending the putting up of 

 bird boxes, were sent to the press of the Stat-e under date 

 of January 17 and March 17, respectively, in which we of- 



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