SHOOTING OF GODWITS
BIRD-LOVERS' PROTESTS Again the Codwils. about to begin their long flight to Siberia where they nest, have been under licensed fire, "it has lo be said to the credit of the Hon. W. 1". Parry, Minister of Internal A (fairs, that he has caused the killing season to be limited to a fortnight, but his action does not go far enough," comments Captain Sanderson, president of the Forts and Bird Protection Society. "During many years pleas have been ma.de by many New Zealanders that the Cod wit deserves absolute protection. It is well known that Hhe pot-hunter type of shootist who lacks the principle of a decent sports main, ma'ms many birds by firing into flccks. It is held by many critics that the slaughter of God wits is really a disgrace to New Zealand/ 1
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 126, 21 February 1940, Page 2
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139SHOOTING OF GODWITS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 126, 21 February 1940, Page 2
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