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not been an active one in oar department for the reason that we 

 having accomplished what was needful in the few previous years in 

 stocking the waters of the State, must now lay upon our oars and 

 watch the success of our labors. We think we do not claim too 

 much in saying that with black bass it has been entire and fully 

 equal to our most sanguine expectations (and fish commissioners 

 are always sanguine.) Shad have increased in our waters vastly 

 within the past three years, and as for salmon, we hope, and can 

 pay no more, and we would only add that our sincere wish is that 

 the same unanimity of wise and generous action would prevail in 

 our councils and community, in regard to our Bay fisheries, as have 

 been granted to us in our efforts to improve those of our inland 

 waters. 



Aware that we are now upon dangerous grounds and that the 

 pursuance of the topic will doubtless bring us a strong hint to stick 

 to our legitimate business, we close our report with a statement of 

 our cash account, and would say that no appropriation is needed 

 for the coming year. 



The following is a list of the commissioners of the various states. 



COMMISSIONERS OF FISHERIES. 



UNITED STATES. 



Prof. Spencer P. Baird Washington, D. C. 



ARKANSAS. 



N. IT. Fish Pine Buffs 



J. R. Steelman Little Rock 



N. B. Pearce Fayetville 



CALIFORNIA. 



B. B. Redding Sacramento 



S. R. Throckmorton ^ San Francisco 



J. F. Farwell San Francisco 



CONNECTICUT. 



William M. Hudson Hartford 



Robert G. Pike Middletown 



James A.Bill I^jme 



