FISH AND GAME. 



Publicity. 



The division of publicity was put in charge of Dr. Belding, 

 the biologist. The duties of this division are to see that 

 articles covering the work of the department are periodically 

 sent to the various newspapers in the Commonwealth as well 

 as to magazines and other publications which have to do with 

 these subjects. Special monographs will be prepared from 

 time to time containing reports on research work in scientific 

 fields. Special publications will be made on the development 

 of certain assets in the State, such as the restoration of fish- 

 ways, the development of the small ponds in the hands of 

 private owners as commercial fisheries, the screening of outlets 

 to all the principal ponds, the feeding of birds in the winter, 

 and general constructive ideas. Publications will also be issued 

 designed to develop the interest of the young people of the 

 Commonwealth, notably the Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls, 

 along those lines which will aid them to render a real service 

 to the State. 



Publications. 



Much had to be done to bring the work of, the department 

 up to date. Within the past ten months we have published a 

 combined report for the years 1912, 1913 and 1914, and a 

 separate report for the year 1915. This latter report contains 

 an exhaustive study of the natural history and culture of the 

 soft clam (My a arenaria), which further completes perhaps the 

 most extensive series of reports upon the commercial mollusks 

 ever made in this country. 



Organization. 



With the beginning of the new fiscal year the following 

 changes were put into effect: - 



Law Enforcement. - - From the sum appropriated for law 

 enforcement were deducted the salaries of the deputies, which 

 are fixed, together with certain known expenditures which would 

 have to be met during the year; also a reserve fund to meet 

 contingencies. The balance was then divided among the 

 deputies for operating expenses. The deputies were divided 



