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The sums expended for salaries amounted to $40,200, and for other 

 pnrpose« to $53,G00 per annum. The inspectors and overseers Inv^ 

 judicial power, except in cases where they are witnesses. The same 

 power Ks delegated to every stipendiary magistrate and to every nav^ 

 omcer on board vessels engaged in the superintendence of the fisheries. 

 Special oflicers are appointed to superintend the hatcliin.. of fish 



United STATES.-The.e is a Con.missioner of Fish and Fisheries 

 who IS appointed by the President. The work of the United States 

 insh Commission is in three directions, namely: 



Occii])ation. 



Scientific investigations 



llaf cliinji: of fish .'.'. 



Statistics of tisbiug industries. !!.!!] 



Persons 

 employed. 



The Commissioner has also an office for conductini; tVio correspond- 



,i AZ \ Co'mn.ss,oner. For practical and scientiflc inves- 



n«at,ons he has two steamers, one of 3.S3 and the other of L'OC tons 



sion was $b,;,,C,, while m ]S82'-83 it amonuted to $230 "I" 

 Most of the States have a commissioner of fisheries, who is appointed 



rf the fli • : '"," '"■"""■'^' ''"^"•'■"'^" ' '""• '"f"^"'^'-^ "-"o^ve half 

 of the fine ,m,,oscd. In 18G5 the .liflerent States spent for their fish 

 comn„ss.ons $(1,D6C, and in 1882 $120,601.. There L in the uLte 

 S ates an association called the American Fish-Cnltaral Association 



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