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birds without success. These gentlemen then took 

 it upon themselves to protect the district, and sub- 

 scribed money to pay for watchers in certain locali- 



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ties. So successful was this effort, that after two 

 seasons the County Council themselves undertook 

 to provide the necessary watchers, the result being 

 that birds, which a few years before were rare, now 

 show an increase. This proves that it only requires 



