28 Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union : Annual Report, 1913. 
however, successful in finding the person who took the young 
ones. Proceedings were taken against him, with the result that 
a fine was imposed and the birds confiscated and liberated. The 
magistrates stated that if any other cases appeared before them 
they would assist us by dealing severely with the offenders. 
Several other cases were dealt with, notably one at Bedale. 
where a man took some young Barn Owls and offered them for 
sale. Proceedings were taken, and he was fined and the birds 
confiscated. The magistrates in this case repeated the warning 
given in the first one. 
It was reported that new keepers upon an estate which, 
owing to death, had recently changed owners, were destroying 
the Owls and Hawks. A letter from your Secretary to the 
owner, pointing out that these birds had always been protected 
upon the estate, speedily brought an order to the keepers that 
on no account were the birds to be disturbed. 
These examples are sufficient to show that the Committee 
continues to do good work, and it hopes that any infringement 
of the Protection Acts coming under the notice of the members 
of the Union shoidd be speedily reported. 
Receipts for 1913 
Right Hon. C. G. Milnes Gaskell 
W. H. St. Ouintin, Esq. 
T. Waddington, Esq. 
J. Atkinson, Esq. 
Dr. R. S. Bishop 
H. B. Booth. Esq 
F. Edmondson, Esq. 
Leonard Gaunt, Esq. 
Oxley Grabham, Esq. 
Riley Fortune, Esq. 
Digby Led gar d, Esq. 
A. Haigh-Lumby, Esq. 
W. Denison Roebuck, Esq. 
E. W. Wade, Esq 
York Field Naturalists’ Society 
Johnson Wilkinson, Esq. 
Mrs. Bateman 
W. H. Parkin, Esq. 
Sidney H. Smith, Esq. 
E. Wilfred Taylor, Esq. 
Balance brought forward from 1912 . . 
Balance unpaid re Spurn 
£ s. d. 
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5 o o 
2 2 0 
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0 10 O 
1 O O 
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o 10 6 
’ o 10 6 
o 10 6 
o 10 6 
o 10 6 
076 
050 
o 5 o 
o 5 o 
050 
£27 
5 
0 
24 
15 
10 
2 
0 
0 
£54 
1 
4 
Naturalist. 
