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rather follow the example set by other States, none of which are 

 more favored in this regard than are we. Minnesota, Michigan, Wis- 

 consin, New York, Maine, New Jersey, Ohio, Colorado, New Hampshire, 

 Vermont, Maryland, Oregon, Illinois, and Wyoming are yearly giving 

 this subject more attention and more generous appropriation. The Fish 

 Commission of this State certainly has its hands full in attending to 

 the commercial fisheries, without caring for the great and varied 

 game interests. We therefore believe that it would be for the best in- 

 terests of the State to give to another commission or officer the enforce- 

 ment of the game and game-fish laws, and leave to the Board of Fish 

 Commissioners only the propagation of fish and the supervision of 

 the commercial fisheries. 



We are aware of the fact that to preserve the game for the 



GAME. sportsman, be he local or foreign, means the turning of 



STATISTICS, many dollars into the hands of our people. If for no 



other reason than this, we could not fail to point out to you 

 and the Legislature the advisability of protecting our game, but it 

 means more than this. We herewith present a statement of figures 

 taken from the books of all the game dealers of San Francisco and Los 

 Angeles, showing the receipts of game for the entire season by counties, 

 and one giving them by months, for the pupose of showing the magni- 

 tude of this interest. Statements more in detail will be found in the 

 Appendix. 



