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“2. The effect (in the opinion of the officers) of the repeal of the law so far as it 
affects hav/ks and owls. 
“3. The effect of the repeal of the whole law. 
“Answers to the first question gives us the following data, which show the 
amount paid by each county from November 1, 1885, to November 1, 1886. A num- 
ber of the replies stated that the existence of the act did not become generally 
known until Janury 1, 1886, and that it would have been more in accordance with 
their experience to have fixed the time covered from January 1, 1886. to January 1, 
1887. A number state that had this latter date been fixed, they would have increased 
the amount paid fully twenty per cent., and in many cases more was paid in the 
two months ending December 31, 1886, than in any six preceding months. From 
this we are inclined to suppose that it will be perfectly safe to increase the amounts 
given below lully twenty per cent., in order to cover the total amount paid by each 
county. The reports give the following as the amounts actually paid between the 
dates given in the circular, viz: from November 1, 1885, to November 1, 1886: 
Adams, |3,800 00 
Allegheny, 53 00 
Armstrong, 1,255 30 
Beaver, 282 50 
Berks, 607 90 
Blair, 800 00 
Bradford, 1,666 55 
Bucks, 444 30 
Butler, 833 75 
Cambria, 1,181 10 
Cameron, 130 00 
Centre, 1,827 05 
Chester, 944 50 
Clearfield 1,500 00 
Clinton, 325 00 
Columbia, 900 00 
Crawford, 8,022 90 
Cumberland, 500 00 
Dauphin, 450 00 
Elk, 350 00 
Erie, 2,746 00 
Fayette, 650 00 
Forest, 350 00 
Franklin, 967 00 
Fulton, 700 00 
Greene, 1,200 00 
Huntingdon, 2,000 00 
Indiana, |1,251 00 
Juniata, 584 50 
Lackawanna, 311 50 
Lancaster, 715 10 
Lawrence, 535 90 
Lebanon, 202 20 
Lehigh, 267 50 
Luzerne, 625 00 
Lycoming, 1,039 00 
McKean, 1,023 57 
Mercer, 2,319 70 
Mifflin, 357 60 
Montgomery, 85 20 
Northampton, 381 60 
Northumberland, 566 70 
Perry, ,. 1,140 25 
Schuylkill, 450 00 
Somerset, 1,600 00 
Sullivan, 300 00 
Susquehanna, 1,200 00 
Tioga, 1,169 00 
Union, 410 00 
Venango, 952 60 
Warren, 1,893 25 
Washington, 727 50 
Wyoming, 800 00 
“The answers to the second and third queries (the effect of the repeal of the act 
so far as it applies to hawks and owls, and its total repeal) were answered by the 
respective county officers as follows : 
“Replies of County Commissioners. 
Adams . — ‘The law should be repealed except as to wolves, foxes and wild cats ; 
the repeal as to hawks and owls would be a saving to the county of $2,500.’ 
^'Armstrong . — ‘ Repeal the whole act.’ 
^'•Allegheny . — ‘So far as this county is concerned, its repeal would not affect the 
number destroyed.’ 
Beaver . — ‘The commissioners think that the whole act should be repealed.’ 
Berks . — ‘Our opinion is that the whole act should be repealed.’ 
“ Bucks. — ‘ Think that the portion as to hawks and owls should be repealed ; the 
balance of the act should remain as it now is.’ 
