Vol. XXI 

 1904 



1 DuTCHER, Report of Committee on Bird Protection. IO7 



the Philippine Commission with a view to taking such action as may 

 be possible to prevent the destruction of birds for export from the islands. 



Respectfully, 

 Wm. Dutcher, Chas. W. Richmond, 



Theodore S. Palmer, Ruthven Deane, 



Frank M. Chapman. 



Committee on Foreign Relations. 



Action on the memorial was taken as per the following letters : 



War Department, 



Bureau of Insular Affairs, 



Washington, D. C, February 9, 1903. 

 •Gentlemen : — 



By direction of the Secretary of War, I have the honor to acknowledge 

 the receipt of your communication to him of January 31, setting forth 

 the preamble and resolutions adopted at the Twentieth Congress of the 

 American Ornithologists' Union. 



You are respectfully informed that your communication has this day, 

 been transmitted to the Hon. William H. Taft, Civil Governor, Manila, 

 P.I. 



Very respectfully, 



Clarence R. Edwards, 



Colonel., U. S. Army., 



Chief of Bureau. 



Department of the Interior, 



Manila, June 24, 1903. 

 Sir : — 



Replj'ing to your letter of January 31, 1903, addressed to the Secretary 

 of War, a copy of which was forwarded to me, I beg to say that there will 

 be, in my judgment, no difficulty whatever in securing the adoption by 

 the Philippine Commission of legislation to insure the protection of 

 wild birds in the Philippine Islands. 



There is at present, to the best of my knowledge and belief, no expor- 

 tation of bird skins from these Islands. 



I should appreciate it if you would send any literature on this subject 

 which you have available. 



Very respectfully, 



Dean C Worcester, 



Secretary of the Interior. 



New York, August 27, 1903. 

 Dear Sir : — 



In response to your favor of June 24, I beg to enclose you herewith 



