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PISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



Fish Reduction Act complaints were filed in due time and hearings 

 held in East San Pedro, to take testimony in each case. The evidence 

 offered showed that seven companies had violated the fish reduction 

 regulations and orders were subsequently issued, on May 15, 1922, 

 suspending the fish packing license of each company found guilty of 

 exceeding the 25 per cent limit. 



Three companies later obtained writs of review with an order 

 attached restraining further action suspending op'erations at their 

 respective plants, and, at the same time, a new organization of leading 

 packers was formed which made the suspending order ineffective in 

 the case of three other companies. No further action was taken until 



Fig. 2 6. Hauling a purse seine. 



the last of June, when the orders suspending the packing licenses of 

 seven companies found guilty of violating the fish reduction regula- 

 tions were rescinded by the Commission. 



During the present summer of 1922 the Monterey sardine canners 

 again made application to be permitted to use a percentage of the 

 sardines for reduction purposes. A hearing was held by representatives 

 of the Fish and Game Commision at Monterey and from the evidence 

 submitted it was determined that to place a lower percentage limit on 

 the amount of sardines which could be diverted for reduction at 

 ^Monterey than is granted in the Southern California districts placed 

 Monterey canners at an unfair disadvantage, and as it was deemed 

 necessary, from the evidence submitted by canners in Southern Cali- 



