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chase. This reserve has been the means of increasing the 
number of heath hens on the island, and it is hoped to pre- 
vent the extinction of this disappearing species. 
Measures for the Enforcement of the Bird Laws. 
In 1908, after many former attempts to get legislation 
giving deputies of the Eish and Game Commission the right 
to search suspects without a warrant, a law was passed giv- 
ing the right to arrest, without a warrant, suspected persons 
refusing to exhibit their game. 
Since the first edition of this report was issued, a complete 
set of laws for the registration or licensing of hunters has 
been enacted. 
All unnaturalized foreign-born persons who hunt in this 
Commonwealth are required to take out a hunting license, 
under chapter 317 of the Acts of 1905. This license may 
be received from any town or city clerk, on payment of a 
fee of $15. 
Hon-resident hunters must now procure licenses to hunt 
under chapter 198 of the Acts of 1907. The fee required 
is $10. Experience soon demonstrated that these laws could 
not be enforced except by the enactment and enforcement 
of a law requiring the registration of all resident hunters. 
Accordingly, in 1908 such a law was passed, and it will 
go into effect Jan. 1, 1909. This law will provide revenue 
for the enforcement of the bird and game laws, and will 
render possible the enforcement of the alien and non-resident 
license laws. 
Improvements in the Laws of Other Hew England 
States since 1904. 
The statement is made on page 97 of this report that 
“ When we have done what remains to be done in Massachu- 
setts, some influence must be brought to bear on other States.” 
The work for bird protection in Massachusetts is not yet 
done ; but the fact that other Hew England States are now 
(1908) in advance of Massachusetts in protecting shore birds 
