license bill was passed in the Assembly a few days before the 

 going into effect of the rule for consideration of certain legisla- 

 tion only; it was not rushed to consideration in the Senate as 

 promptly as was to have been desired, and as a result failed 

 without ever coming to a vote in the upper house. 



The bobolink bill did not even get to a vote in the Assembly, 

 though favorably reported by Committee early in the session. 



^ The almost annual bounty bill was introduced in the Senate, 

 this time offering a bounty on all hawks except the fish hawk, 

 and on crows, and providing that they might be killed at any 

 time of year, being in this respect a little more vicious than 

 similar bills heretofore. It was actively opposed by the Society 

 and failed to pass. 



In the National legislative field, also, the Society took its 

 part, using its influence toward the securing of an appropria- 

 tion for the enforcement of the Federal Migratory Bird I.aw, and 

 for the ratification of the Migratory Bird Treaty with Canada, 

 in conjunction with the other bird protection organizations work- 

 ing to the same end. 



Newspaper Work : In addition to the regular mailing of the 

 Bulletin and our other literature to the press of the State, and 

 the contributing of minor local items, four specially prepared 

 news articles have been sent out during the past year, as fol- 

 lows : "What the Birds Do in Winter," December, 1915; "Birds 

 and Cats Have Their Day in State House," February, 1916; 

 "Save the Bobolink," March, 1916; "Birds as Checks on Disease 

 Scourges," September, 1916. As heretofore, these articles have 

 been very well received, and our returns indicate a steadily in- 

 creasing use of our articles by the press, and a consequent 

 greater publicity for the activities of the Society. 



The Bulletin : Since the commencement of the calendar year, 

 we have been able to issue the Bulletin fairly regularly, as 

 planned, at two month intervals. Five issues, Numbers 11 to 

 15, inclusive, have appeared, containing six half-tone illustra- 

 tions and three special contributions from members. With con- 

 tinued support, both financial and literary, we hope not only to 

 continue the regularity, but to improve the character of our 

 little publication. 



Lectures : Lectures were given by the Secretary as follows : 

 At Fort Lee. January 18, 8 P.M., Cella's Hall, under the aus- 

 pices of the Bergen County Sportsmen's Fish and Game Pro- 

 tective Association, about 250 present, nine new members se- 



