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Starting' from seraleh. an exhibit program was undertaken in the 

 Slimmer of 1948. Portable display units, capable of being shipped or 

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

 shows, county fairs, and schools. 



Servicing the press remains the most important function of the 

 section. During the biennium, the mailing list of Outdoor California 

 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 buyers and the general inter- 

 est stimulated in fish and game matters throughout the 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 library was delegated by 

 the executive officer as a staff' function of the Public Information 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 load 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 for July, 

 1950. Considerable attention was devoted to the binding of periodicals 

 and serials. During the biennium, the collection grew to a total of 4,500 

 bound books and periodicals and 10,752 pamphlets. 



"CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME" 



The eiglit issues of the quarterly journal California Fish and Game 

 published during the biennium contained a total of 670 pages, with 42 

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

 magazine is largely technical or semitechnical and the subscription list 

 includes large numbers of professional biologists, educational institu- 

 tions, and libraries. The majority of the subscribers, however, are non- 

 professionals who are interested in the more technical aspects of con- 

 servation work. Demand for the magazine has increased steadily and 

 it was necessary to inci-ease press runs from 5,500 to 6,500 copies during 

 the two-year period. 



FISCAL 



Financial statements for the biennium appear in Appendix A. Total 

 revenue for the 1948-49 (100th) Fiscal Year was $5,529,046.65; for the 

 1949-50 (101st) year, $5,626,113.22. These receipts are substantially 

 greater than those for the preceding biennium : $3,556,426.26 in 1946-47, 

 and $4,335,994.15 in 1947-48. Expenditures were $4,291,873.67 in 1948-49 

 and $4,530,864.64 in 1949-50. 



