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Natural Enemies. — The two great enemies of the Little Owl 



are the gamekeeper who recklessly destroys everything but 

 game, and the egg-collector. Of other enemies the bird has 

 few, though it is frequently mobbed by house-sparrows and 

 other birds. 



(To be concluded, References to literature wiU be 

 given in the concluding article.) 



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HULL AND DISTRICT ALLOTMENTS 

 ASSOCIATION LIMITED. 



W. N, Evans. 



The allotment-holders' difficulty of security of tenure is about 

 to be permanently solved for several hundred men in Hull by the 

 Hull and District Allotments Association. Ltd. This Associa- 

 tion, which has for its object the buying of land for allotments, 

 owes its creation in 1920 to the enthusiasm and keenness of a 

 few allotment-holders. 



These men — who are mainly of the working class, and also 

 several men who hold positions of responsibility with local busi- 

 ness firms — had for some time discussed the question of pur- 

 chasing land, and in June, 1920, a piece of land suitable for 

 allotments came on to the market. This land was reasonable in 

 price, but of much larger acreage than the Association required, 

 being 21 J acres. They only wished to buy ten acres. The owner 

 would not divide, so in the end they agreed to purchase the 

 whole 21 J acres. The deposit money was raised amongst them- 

 selves. One must admit that these few men shouldered a great 

 responsibility when, in June, 1920, they undertook to find by 

 February, 1922, between £4,000 and £5,000 from an association 

 of allotment holders not yet formed and without a penny of 

 capital. 



The Association was registered, and all people interested were 

 invited to take up £1 shares, 2s. 6d. being payable on allotment 

 with calls of 2s. 6d. per share every three months. Some people 

 purchased the shares outright. The response to the appeal for 

 subscribers was good, and to the present time the number of 

 shareholders has steadilv and continuously increased month by 

 month. Propaganda work is carried out by the Chairman, 

 Secretary and different members of the Committee, who visit 

 the Allotment Societies in the city and district and explain the 

 whole scheme to the allottees present. So far the Association 



