FORTY-FIRST 15Ii:XXIAL KFl'ORT 2."^ 



Starting from scratcli. an t'xliihil prom-am was iiinlcrtakeii in the 

 summer of 1948. Portable display units, c-ai)able of being sliipped or 

 carried with ease, have been assendoled for exhibit use at sportsmen's 

 shows, county fairs, and sehools. 



Servicing the press remains the most important function of the 

 section. During the biennium, the mailing list of Ouidoor Cullfornid 

 weekly was brought up to date, and the quantity of information material 

 to the press increased. Response from publications of all types was 

 excellent, with the division receiving more newspaper clippings than 

 any other state agency. 



The increase in the numbers of license buyc^-s and the genei"d inter- 

 est stimulated in fish and game matters thi'ougliout tlie State calls for 

 maintenance of a well-balanced information program. To assure con- 

 tinued acceptance of the commission's policies, and to gain ground in 

 the solving of complex public relations problems, it seems necessary to 

 expand these activities in keeping witii the increased activities of other 

 division functions. 



LIBRARY 



Early in 1949 direct supervision of the iil)rary was delegated by 

 the executive officer as a staff function of the Public Int'oi-nuition Section. 

 At the same time, the responsibility for filling certain types of outside 

 requests for publications and information was taken over by the latter 

 section, leaving the librarian with more time to devote to serving the 

 staff of the division, by mail and in person. The work loail was also 

 eased by the employment of a clerk-typist in July, 1949. Crowded quarters 

 became the major problem, but a change of location is planned foi- -Inly, 

 1950. Considerable attention was devoted to the binding of jieiModicaJs 

 and serials. During the biennium, the collection grew to a total of 4, .')()() 

 bound books and periodicals and 10,752 pamphlets. 



"CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME" 



The eight issues of the quartei'ly journal ('(tUl'nniKi Fish a ml dnnn 

 published during the biennium contained a total of (iTO pages, wslh 42 

 major articles and many shorter notes. The material included in the 

 magazine is largely technical or semitechnical and thi' subscri|)tion list 

 includes large numbers of professional hiolo'jists. cdniaiional institu- 

 tions, and libraries. The majority of the subscribers, howevei-, an- non- 

 professionals wdio are interested in the more technical asjx'cts of con- 

 servation work. Demand for the magazine has inci-eased stea<lily and 

 it was necessary to increase press i uiis tVom .')..")()(» to (i.5()() co|)ics (liirinL' 

 the two-yeai' ])ci-iod. 



FISCAL 



Financial statements for the bicMniinn appear in .\pi.iiidi\ .\. T(.lal 

 revenue foi- tlic 194S-19 dOOth) Fiscal Year was $5,529.()4(i.(i5 ; for the 

 1949-50 (101st) year, .1<5,62H, 11:^22. Tlx'sc receipts are substantially 

 greater than those for the preceding bieniuum : $:{, 55(1.42(1. 2(1 \\\ l9 1(i-4(. 

 and $4,335,994.15 in 1947-48. Expenditures were $4,291,873.<J7 in l!Us.49 

 and $4,530,864.(i4 in 1949-50. 



