The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1940-06-20


DUCK STAMPS
ARE SOLD
Returns from the sales OF
duck stamps in the first five
years, during which they were
required, totaled $3,472,582, &C
cording to a Bureau of Biolog-
ical Survey report made public
recently by Secretary of the In
terror Harold L. Ickes. The duck
stamp, common name for the
Federal migratory bird hunt
ing stamp which sells for 81 and
is required of all waterfowl hun
tiers over 16, has helped finance
the Federal program for buying
developing, and maintaining
waterfowl refugees, it was stated,
Stamp sales during the five
year period were reported as
follows: 635,001 $3.50; 448, 204
(1935); 1898 1886; 1880 39
(1937); and 1,022,715 (1938). Re
turns that include the 1889
hunting season will not be av-
ailable until after June 80, 1910,
it was pointed out, since the
stamps remain on sale through
out the fiscal year.
The duck stamp requirement
became effective July /, 1884.
The first issue went on sale on
August IA in accordance with
an Act of Congress which pro-
vides that, after deduction of
not more than 10 per cent for
administrative expenses, the
money returns shall be avail
able for the location, ascer-
tainment, acquisition, admins
tration, maintenance, and de-
velopment of suitable areas for
inviolate migratory-bird sanctu-
aries, under the provisions of
the Migratory Bird Conservation
Act, to be expended for such
purposes in all respects as mon
eys appropriated pursuant to
the provisions of such act"
The Act directs that duck
stamp funds may also be used
for the administration, main
tenance, and development of
other national wildlife refugees
frequented by migratory game
birds; and for such ~investiga-
lions on such refugees and else
where in regard to migratory
waterfowl as may be deemed es-
sential for the highest utili-
Zation of the refugees and for
the protection and increase of
these birds.
Expenditures Reported
On July 1, 1899, the funds
available to the Biological Sur
vey from the five-year sales, &C
cording to the Bureaus report,
had totaled $3,456, 766 out of
the sales total of So, 472, 582. Re-
ceipts from sales, it was eX-
planned, are not Immediately
available to the Bureau because
of the necessity for converting
the moneys collected by the post
offices into funds for expen-
diture.
There was a balance of ST.
174,140 reported as held by the
Biological Survey on July l
1899. It was pointed out that
the Bureaus policy is to hole
most of each years fund fol
expenditure the following year
Administrative expenditures
in the five-year period were re-
ported as totaling $428,7 Isl, in
Guiding $81, 1892 more than IL
per cent deduction during the
first year when Congress spec
tally authorized an expenditure
of $150,0O0 and $144,992 was
thus used. The administrative
deduction, it was explained
pays the cost of printing and
distributing the stamps and al
so helps in administration and
enforcement of the Migratory
Bird Hunting Stamp Act and
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
With the balance of $1,174
40 on hand and the $428,751
used for administrative purpo-
ses, the Biological Survey re-
ported the following expendi-
lures as representing the total
use Of moneys available up to
July l, 1899:
Examinations, surveys and &C
QUESTION of land, $303, 1854;
Purchase of water nights, $43,-
454.71; development work on
refugees obtained in other ways
as well as with proceeds from
the duck stamp sales, 1894, 799.-
70; maintenance and operation
of refugees, $40 ,614.57; Research
$72, 289. SO. A total of 1881, 970.44
for establishing and developing
refuge areas.
Stamp Fund a Nucleus
For Program
With the duck stamp money
as a nucleus, said the wildlife
agency, the creation of a ma
tion-wide system of migratory
waterfowl refugees was assured
During the duck stamps first