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wardens should be appointed. In some cases our local secretaries are very ener- 

 getic in having offenders brought to justice, and, possibly, in no way is the 

 change in public sentiment in regard to bird protection more clearly shown 

 than by the fines which are imposed upon such offenders. 



Our local secretaries are, many of them, devoted to the cause, and either 

 by personal effort among the farmers, or by constant work with the children in 

 the schools, or by interesting editors of local newspapers, are continually extend- 

 ing the circle of the Society's influence. The towns which give promise of future 

 activity, newly brought into the fold, are: Mount Vernon, Chappaqua, Bedford, 

 Orangeburg, Central Valley, Franklin, Berlin, Schuylersville, Fonda, Glovers- 

 viUe, Waterville, Binghamton, Union, Homer, Auburn, Weedsport, S. Lans- 

 ing, Keuka Park, Canandaigua, Naples and Houghton. New fields of work 

 yield much fresh enthusiasm, and with the hope which 'springs eternal' in 

 Audubon work, we look forward to the coming year with new courage, and the 

 anticipation of important gains. — Miss Emma H. Lockwood, Secretary. 



North Carolina. — Audubon work in North Carolina has been moving 

 forward in a most satisfactory manner the past year. During the session of the 

 legislature about sixty game laws, chiefly of a local character, were enacted. 

 These, without exception, were of a restrictive character, usually making 



THE 'BUTCHER,' PATROL BOAT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA 

 AUDUBON SOCIETY 



