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The use of the library by outside agencies and students was about 

 the same as the preceding biennium. However, with the increased num- 

 ber of students returning to their books in the last few months of the 

 biennium it is expected that the demand placed on the library in the 

 immediate future will set a new record. 



PUBLICATIONS 



The issuance of the quarterly California Fish and Game was con- 

 tinued during the biennium in spite of the shortage of personnel, paper, 

 and kindred items. Included in these publications were 46 articles, fiscal 

 statements, and recapitulations of arrests and fines. The 46 articles com- 

 prised 450 pages, and the average distribution of the quarterly was 4,000. 

 It is expected that in the immediate future this publication will increase 

 considerably, both in size and in distribution. A greater number of field 

 employees and biologists will increase the number of articles worthy 

 of publication, and the influx of students at schools, plus the increased 

 interest of hunters and fishermen in field activities, will no doubt greatly 

 increase the demand placed on the division for this quarterly. 



LIAISON ACTIVITIES 



Liaison activities were established and maintained with interna- 

 tional, national, state and interstate organizations. 



Personnel of the division have served on a number of committees 

 and conferences, and delivered some very fine papers at these meetings. 



The executive secretary attended, during the biennium, the annual 

 convention of the Western Association of Fish and Game Commissioners ; 

 the National Wildlife Conference as advisor to the Director of Natural 

 Resources and helped in the formation of a Tri-State Compact between 

 California, Oregon and Washington. He was California's delegate at 

 a meeting of representatives of the Gulf and Atlantic States to study the 

 off-shore fisheries of the United States, and was made a member of a 

 nine-man committee ; three from Sacramento, three from Gulf States and 

 three from Atlantic States, to further study the needs of further pro- 

 tection on conservation of our state and national off-shore fisheries. In 

 addition, he has been a member of the California State Department 

 Fishery Committee and worked closely with the industry and the State 

 Department in the formation of a treaty with Mexico to help conserve, 

 and protect the tuna industry from further exploitation. 



FISCAL 



Complete financial statements for the biennium will be found in 

 the appendix of this report. However, the following graphic charts will 

 show in summary the receipts and disbursements for the two year period. 



Attention is called to the fact that these charts are made up in 

 accordance with the internal structure of the Division and Fish and 

 Game and that in regard to purpose of expenditure, there is considerable 

 overlapping of functions. That is , expenditures under Bureau of Patrol 

 are directly related to the Bureau of Marine Fisheries as well as all 

 other bureaus. Likewise there are other interrelated activities such as 

 fish screens, between the Bureau of Marine Fisheries and the Bureau of 

 Fish Conservation. 



