PART I. GENERAL. 



TWENTY-SECOND BIENNIAL REPORT OE THE BOARD OE 

 ElSn AND GAME COMMISSIONERS. 



PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION. 



Since July 1, 1910, the personnel of the Board has been as follows: 

 M. J. Connell, W. G. Henshaw and F. W. Van Sicklen served until 

 November 3, 1910, when Lendal M. Gray was seated as a member, suc- 

 ceeding F. W. Van Sicklen, resigned. On November 4, 1910, Dr. David 

 Starr Jordan was seated as a member, to succeed W. G. Henshaw. 

 Upon the death of Commissioner Gray in December of 1910, Geo. V. 

 Steed was appointed to serve, but was never seated as a member of the 

 Board. F. G. Sanborn was seated as a member on January 21, 1911, 

 to succeed Mr. Steed. On August 4, 1911, F. M. Newbert was seated 

 as a member of the Board, to succeed Dr. David Starr Jordan, resigned. 

 Carl Westerfeld presented his credentials on January 2, 1912, and was 

 thereupon seated as a member, to succeed F. G. Sanborn. 



On August 11, 1910, John P. Babcock assumed the position of Chief 

 Deputy, succeeding Chas. A. Vogelsang, who had been the Board's 

 executive officer since October 12, 1901. 



On November 29, 1911, the Board by resolution, abolished the position 

 and title of Chief Deputy, and appointed Ernest Schaeffle as Secretary, 

 to succeed Mr. Babcock, whose resignation had been tendered and 

 accepted that day. 



On the same day the position of Superintendent of Hatcheries was 

 created, and W. H. Shebley, Superintendent of Sisson hatchery since 

 1893, was promoted to the place. Mr. Shebley has remained in charge 

 of Sisson hatchery, being assisted in the management by R. W. Requa, 

 assistant superintendent, and has in addition directed the Board's work 

 in the field of fish culture and distribution. During the past nine 

 months Mr. Shebley and his assistants have also made surveys of prac- 

 tically every dam and other stream obstruction, and of many of the 

 ditches and canals in the State and have had charge of the construction 

 of fishways and screens. 



Hartley F. Peart, who had acted as the Board's attorney for over 

 five years, presented his resignation on February 6, 1912. Mr. Peart 's 

 resignation was accepted and R. D. Duke of San Francisco appointed 

 his successor. 



Since the filing of the Board's last report, it has been deemed 

 expedient to form a new administrative district, in addition to the 

 San Francisco, Los Angeles and Fresno districts, already existing. The 

 new district is in charge of Commissioner Newbert, with an office in 



