274 CONSERVATION OF CANADIAN WILD LIFE 
Contracting Powers having given notification, twelve months before the 
expiration of said period of fifteen years, of its intention of terminating 
its operation, the Convention shall continue to remain in force for one 
year and so on from year to year. 
In faith whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the 
present Convention in duplicate and have hereunto affixed their seals. 
Done at Washington this sixteenth day of August, 1916. 
(L.8.) CrciL Spring-RIce. 
(L.S.) Rosert Lansina. 
The regulations under the Migratory Birds Convention 
Act were passed by Order in Council on April 23, 1918, 
and the following open seasons for migratory game-birds 
in Canada were provided under Section 2 of these regula- 
tions: 
Prince Edward Island. 
Nova Scotia 
BritishColumbia,north 
British Columbia, 
southeast 
British Columbia, 
southwest 
Northwest Territories. 
Ducks, Geese, 
Brant, and Rails 
1—Dec. 14 
15—Dec. 31 
15-—Dec. 14 
1—Dec. 14 
1—Dec. 14 
15—Nov. 30 
15—Dec. 31 
1—Dec. 14 
1—Dec. 14 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 15—Dec. 31 
Oct. 1-Jan. 14 
Sept. 1-Dec. 14 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Black-breasted 
and Golden 
Plover, and 
Greater and 
Lesser Yellow- 
legs 
Aug. 15—Nov. 30 
Aug. 15—Nov. 30 
Aug. 15—Nov. 30 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Sept. 15—Nov. 30 
Sept. 15—Dec. 31 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Sept. 15—Dec. 31 
Oct. 1—Jan. 14 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Woodcock and 
Wilson or Jack 
Snipe 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Sept. 15—Nov. 30 
(aoe 15—Nov. 30 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Oct. 15—Nov. 14 
Sept. 15—Nov. 30 
Sept. 15—Dec. 31 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Sept. 15—Dec. 31 
Oct. 1-Jan. 14 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Sept. 1—Dec. 14 
Sept. 15—Nov. 30 
Most of the provinces have now amended their game laws 
in order that the sections relating to the protection of migra- 
tory birds may conform to the provisions of the Convention. 
By so doing it will be possible for the provincial govern- 
ments to enforce the provisions of the Convention within 
their respective territories. 
