CONTENTS. 



COVER DESIGN by Worth Ryder 



LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 7 



FRONTISPIECE 8 



TWENTY-FOURTH BIENNIAL REPORT 9 



DEPARTMENTAL AND DISTRICT REPORTS 55 



Department of Fish Culture W. H. Shebley 55 



Department of Commercial Fisheries . ]Sf. B. Scofield 80 



Bureau of Education, Publicity and Research H. C. Bryant 101 



Legal Department R. D. Duke 114 



Field Agent A. D. Ferguson 118 



State Game Farm W. A'''. Dirks 120 



Water Pollution . A. M. Fairfield 127 



San Francisco District Office J. s. Hunter 135 



Sacramento District Office . Geo. Neale 13S 



Los Angeles District Office E. Hedderly 142 



Fresno District Office , A. D. Ferguson 147 



APPENDIX 155 



ADMINISTRATI^^; Districts , 155 



Roster of Employees ^i 156 



Inventory of State Property __,, 160 



Fish Distribution by Counties ,• 161 



Fish Available for Distribution 1916 234 



Distribution of Game Birds 235 



Lion Bounties 237 



Seizures of Fish, Game and Illegally Used Fishing Apparatus 238 



Violations of the Fish and Game Laws . 239 



Hunting and Anglers' License Sales 242 



Financial Statement 243 



