IRature Botes : 
ttbe Selborne Society's fll>aga3tne 
Mo. 1 68. DECEMBER, 1903. Vol. XIV. 
OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY. 
To preserve from unnecessary destruction such wild birds, 
animals and plants as are harmless, beautiful, or rare. To 
discourage the wearing and use for ornament of birds and their 
plumage, except when the birds are killed for food or reared 
lor their plumage. To protect places and objects of antiquarian 
interest or natural beauty from ill-treatment or destruction. To 
promote the study of natural history. 
SELBORN I AN A. 
Hampstead Heath Protection. — The following corres- 
pondence between the Chairman of our Council and the London 
County Council testifies to the importance of continual watch- 
fulness on the part of our local branches. Mr. Avenell writes 
on behalf of the Hampstead Branch : — 
“Hampstead Heath, 
“ October 6, 1903. 
“ Sir, — I am directed by the Committee of the above Society 
to invite your consideration of the following circumstances. 
“ A well-known paper is publishing a story in connection 
with which it is announced that five separate sums of £100 have 
been hidden in different parts of the country ; and in the paper’s 
issue of the 3rd inst., there is an oblique allusion to the north- 
west district which has induced numbers of people to visit 
Hampstead in quest of the so-called hidden money. Digging 
and delving under trees is consequently widely in progress, 
with results that cannot fail to be very injurious to the amenities 
of the Heath, to say nothing of the demoralising effect upon 
