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(3) The coast line from Newburyport to Westport could be satisfactorily 

 covered in the enforcement of law. 

 , (4) The smelt fishery in Boston Harbor could be protected. 



(5) The laws relative to the torching and seining of alewives could be 

 enforced. 



(6) The taking of clams from polluted areas could more readily be 

 stopped. 



(7) Sunday hunting could be more easily regulated. 



(8) The shooting of shore birds out of season would be more nearly 

 impossible. 



(9) The pursuit of wildfowl by aid of power boat could be more ef- 

 fectively controlled. 



To enforce similar laws the State of New York, with less water front 

 than Massachusetts, has four power boats available. Along our coast 

 high power boats are used by the fishermen and duck hunters, yet at the 

 present time our deputies must be content to put up with such makeshift 

 crafts as they may hire on short notice. Practically it is impossible to 

 rent a boat suitable for our work, as the owners say that they do not care 

 to risk injury to boats and other property through retaliative acts of 

 violators. 



Automobile. It has been amply demonstrated that a deputy with an 

 automobile or motorcycle and side car can give a much wider and more 

 careful patrol of his district than in any other manner. Our deputy serv- 

 ice will soon prove inadequate and obsolete unless some measures aie 

 taken to enable it to compete with auto hunters. Already the automobile 

 deputy is proving a successful and efficient feature in the enforcement 

 of the fish and game laws in other States. The principal favorable features 

 of automobile transportation for deputies are 



(1) Independence as far as railroad and trolley transportation are con- 

 cerned. 



(2) Immediate availability night or day to answer telephone com- 

 plaints. 



(3) A wider range of activity per diem. 



(4) More frequent visits to remote parts of districts. 



(5) Possibility of more quickly taking violators before the courts. 



(6) Aid in corroborative evidence by having others accompany a 

 deputy. 



(7) Tremendous increase in the effectiveness of the deputies' work, 

 previously limited to the ordinary means of travel. Autos are used very 

 extensively by hunters, and our men, confined to ordinary means of 

 travel, are easily left behind in any pursuit. 



A combination of truck and delivery car would be an economical pro- 

 vision as well as of excellent service in transportation of cans of young 

 fish across the city between the South and North stations. The present 

 cost of such transportation is approximately $6 per load. 



Unpaid Deputies and Town Wardens. This service would be much 



