Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-30
LAWS TO
Be AMENDED.
Essex County Society Draws up
a List Of Changes Deemed
Necessary.

~ y Va
the Board of Directors Of the Essex
Fish and Game Protective Atsocia-
tion steps were taken for the pressing
home this winter of important legis,
lDtion in New JERSEY for the protec.
ton of land aud water game. The
directors also compose the member.
ship of the legislative (committee of
the association. In their former
capacity they directed the latter body
TO prepare three bills for presentation
to the State lawmakers in the name
of tie organization, and to then take
whatever steps may be found neces
sary to obtain tIleil passage by the
senate and the assembly, and the sign
ing of them by the governor.
One of the bills will be a replica OF
the law which now operates to protect
Barnegat bay ftom the pound net
fishermen. 1t il intended to prevent
the fishing with pound or other nets
in at the mouth Of Sandy Hook bay
during the months of June, July,
August and September, aud thereby
saw the bay and the Shrewsbury river
to the haudlinc fishermen.
FISHING DESTROYED.
The measure isssdemanded by fisher
men in all parts of .tlie STATE, as we'll
as the men who live al the Highlands
and olner places along the Shrewsbury
and make o living by fishing. and by
The hotel and boarding house keepers
in the same locality. The business Of
the latter has been greatly i~nterefsrel
with in late years by the increase in
the number of pound nets aud other
net fishing devices in Sandy Hook
bay. The fish we're caught and DIES
trovod before..they could get into the
Shrewsbury, which is one of the
finest natural feeding and breeding
grounds in the country. anil sports
men who went there had only meagre
luck. This has already resulted in
many fishermen forsaking the
Shrewsbury and turning to Barnegat
Bay for their outings, or to places in
o;lier States. If the desired legisla.
ton can be gained the conditions
will again change aud Sandy Hook
bay and the Shrewsbury will quickly
resume their attraotiveness of previous
years.
CLOSE SEASON FOR QUAIL.
Another of the bills will have for its
object the prohibition of the sals of
game of all kinds, except rabbits, in
New Jersey. The third will be for the
prohibition of The shooting of quail
tor a period of at least three years. In
behalf Of tile proposition for the latter
bill it was stated that the present
understanding is that the Fish and
Game Commissioners will turn loose
in various pats of New Jersey early
next spring several thousands of quail
and that without some restrictive Law
tine expenditure of the time and money
ne cessary to do that would be a use
less proceeding, as the birds would
probably bs all killed off within a few
weeks of the opening of the follow
ina fill shooting season. Instead of
such a thing happening, the members
OF the association aud other reputable
declare, the State should
step In and see 10 1t that the birds are
given ut least three years in which to,
breed and rear their young, else large
Of money will have to be spent
eachsyear for stocking purposes, and
true sportsmen, who hunt and shoot
for til sake of the sport alone, would
derive little benefit.
GAME GETTING SCARCE.
In New jersey, it was shown, game
Of all sorts is becoming more scaics
every wear, and the expenses of the
Fish and Game Commissioners are
each year increasing, though the
Efforts to replenish the stock Of game