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Russia: One gold, one silver, one bronze, and one honorable men- 

 tion. 



Norway: One silver medal. 



Sweden: One silver medal. 



Austria: One bronze medal. 



Switzerland: One bronze medal. 



The people of the United States may well feel proud of the awards 

 above mentioned. It shows that the people of the United States are 

 the most progressive, energetic, and in fact the foremost in the art of 

 fish culture. To-day, in such respect, the United States takes the lead 

 of all other countries in the civilized world, and it is to be sincerely 

 hoped that she will continue to maintain the supremacy. 



REPORT OF TREASURER. 



To the Commission of Fisheries of the State of California : 



Appended find your Treasurer's statement and reports of receipts 

 and disbursements from March 3, 1883 — at which time the present 

 Board was organized — up to December 3, 1884. 



As to receipts, to the extent they have come from State appropria- 

 tions, in this report will be found, in consecutive order, the number, 

 date, and amount of each of the Controller's warrants. 



The accounts covered by these warrants were presented to and 

 approved by the State Board of Examiners, and are now on file in 

 the proper State department. 



All other disbursement accounts were paid by bank checks, and, 

 on settlement of the bank account, these paid checks have been 

 returned, and are now on file as vouchers. 



Having given to the fish industry of California, personally and as 

 one of the Commissioners, much consideration, I deem it not inap- 

 propriate for me, in this report, to present a few suggestions. 



In order to protect and increase the fish industry, I suggest that an 

 appropriation of $3,000 be solicited from the ensuing Legislature, to 

 enable the Fish Commissioners to purchase a swift steam launch, 

 by means of which the Commission and its patrol may successfully 

 pursue, overtake, arrest, and bring to punishment all violators of the 

 fish laws, and to drive the Chinese and other offenders from our bays 

 and rivers. 



I further suggest that the State appropriate $10,000 to be expended 

 by the Board of Fish Commissioners in the establishment and con- 

 struction of a State salmon hatchery — the hatchery to be erected at an 

 available site on one of the upper tributaries of the Sacramento River. 

 The hatchery should have a hatching capacity of 6,000,000, with ample 

 storage reservoirs for the safety of the young fry, until, by size, they 

 can protect themselves from the devouring large fish. It is reported 

 by the United States Fish Commissioner that from September, 1873, 

 to November, 1882, 18,337,000 young salmon were released from the 

 United States hatchery into the McCloud River, a tributary of the 

 Sacramento. Whilst I have much reason to question the statement 



