Report of t{)e General Foreman of 



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To tl)e Forest, Pisl) and (iamc Commission: 



I HEREWITH present my report for the year ending September 30, 1901, show- 

 ing the number of fish distributed by the Commission, the number of each 

 kind of fish and the size, from which hatchery and hatching station distributed 

 and where the fish were planted. 



There were 1,631 applications received by the Commission — of these 1,259 were 

 granted for various amounts each, 173 were rejected, and 179 carried over to be 

 filled in the current year. Included in the rejected applications are 92 for black 

 bass, 27 for pickerel, 4 for bullheads, 4 for rock bass and 3 for catfish. 



With the exception of a very small number of black bass that are usually taken 

 out of the Erie Canal when it is drawn off in the fall, the Commission has none of 

 these varieties for distribution. Tlie remainder of the applications were rejected for 

 various reasons. Many of them were duplicates of applications already granted, and 

 in some cases the waters were not suitable for the fish for which application was 

 made. A few of the applications were withdrawn. 



Your attention is called to the large number of fingerlings and yearling fish that 

 have been distributed during the past season, which exceeds bj^ far any previous 

 distribution of these sizes ever made by the Commission. 



In order to obtain some information as to the result of the Commission's work 

 in planting fingerlings and yearli-ngs, at the close of the season about fifty circular 

 letters were sent out which read as follows: 



"Since 1896 the Commission has been rearing and distributing to the public 

 waters of the State, yearling and fingerling fish, as well as large numbers of fry. 

 Some of these fish have been planted in your section of the State upon applica- 

 tions made by yourself and others. I would like very much to learn the result of 

 the efforts of the Commission in stocking various waters, and if you will kindly write 

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