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This being the case, it is of particular interest to observe the trend of 

 these sources of income. The accompanying chart shows clearly what 

 is taking place. (Fig. 1.) The consistent increase in angling license 

 revenue and deer tag sales is most gratifying, but the marked falling 

 off in hunting license sales, fish packers tax, and court fines has made 

 necessary careful management to avoid the necessity of abandoning 

 valuable work, and has emphasized the value of maintaining a reason- 

 able reserve in our funds. 



The drop in hunting license sales reflects the economic depression 

 and the short migratory waterfowl season of 1931. Judges have 



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been more lenient in their fines and a poor market for canned fish has 

 resulted in a drastic reduction in revenue, particularly from the 

 sardine industry. 



Figure 2 shows the number of hunting and angling licenses, and 

 deer tags sold. The apparent inconsistency between the two charts 

 in the case of angling licenses is due to insistence for prompt settle- 

 ment of accounts during the last year. This resulted in larger collec- 

 tions in spite of reduced sales. 



The total income for the 82d fiscal year was $1,359,111 and for 

 the 83d fiscal year was $1,278,148. The expenditures for these two 

 periods were $1,370,690 and $1,379,649 respectively. 



