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turned down in the spring months. Special protection will be 
asked for these birds. If the experiment is successful, it will add 
a delightful species to our county avifauna, and our special 
thanks are due to Mr. St. Quintin for his exertions in this and 
other directions. 
Communication was made to the police at Barnsley respect- 
ing the setting of Pole Traps in that district. They took the 
matter up, and will see that the practice is discontinued on the 
particular estate specified. 
Information having been received that at the Fish Hatchery 
near Malton, Kingfishers were being destroyed by the agency 
of pole traps, a letter was sent to the manager, drawing attention 
to the fact that this was illegal, and asking that the practice 
should cease. A reply was received expressing regret, and 
promising that the traps should be immediately removed, and 
care exercised that they should not be set again. 
Mr. Nelson, during a visit to Bempton, found that the pleasure 
steamers from Scarborough and Bridlington were reverting to 
their old practice of blowing their syrens underneath the cliff, 
thus disturbing the birds, and causing much destruction amongst 
their eggs. He wrote to the owners at Hull and the Harbour 
Masters at the two places named; the result being that in- 
structions were issued for the practice to cease. 
On November 19th we successfully instituted a prosecution 
for attempting to catch Goldfinches near Malton. The offender, 
in consideration of it being a first offence, was fined 5/-, with 8/- 
costs, or 14 days imprisonment. It is hoped this will put a check 
upon a practice which is altogether too prevalent in the county. 
RECEIPTS FOR 1910. 
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C. Milnes Gaskell, Esq. 
Lord Bolton. 
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B. Haworth-Booth, Esq. 
Capt. A. Brooksbank 
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Jasper Atkinson, Esq. 
W. J. Beaumont, eet 
EL Booth Esq: 
HAE. Dresser, Esq. 
L. Gaunt, Esq. £7 
Oxley Grabham, Esq. Hf 
H. H. Illingsworth, Esq. . 
Digby Legard, Esq. 
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Viscount Mountgarret 
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