14 PISH AND GAME COMMISSION, 



ponds until they reach the size of five inches is at the present time 

 completely beyond the finances of the Commission. We will have to 

 go slowly until further funds are available. It can therefore be stated 

 that the theory of holding ponds is successful when tliey are maintained 

 under our own auspices. I can not conscientiously recommend that any 

 fish be furnished by us to sportsmen's organizations unless those sports- 

 men definitely commit themselves to the employment of trained fish- 

 culturists to take care of the fish. 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES DEPARTMENT. 



This department continues to function with its usual efficiency under 

 ' the capable leadership of N. B. Seofield, who has been its head since the 

 inception of the department many years ago. The department retains 

 all of its former functions with the exception of the water patrol of 

 San Francisco Bay and pollution of tidewaters. The detailed report 

 of Mr. Seofield is attached showing his trials and tribulations in the 

 strenuous war with those who sought to ruin the fisheries of this 

 state by the unrestricted use of food fish for fertilizer. In this con- 

 nection it would not be amiss to point out that the success of Mr. 

 Seofield in his efforts to conserve our fish has been in a large measure 

 due to the unswerving backing of all our Board as it unequivocally 

 took the stand that the fish of this state must be saved. 



Mr. Seofield 's signal ability and attainments as a scientist have 

 been recently recognized in his appointment by Secretary of Commerce 

 Hoover as a member of the Advisory Board of the U. S. Bureau of 

 Fisheries, and in his appointment by the President of the United 

 States to the position of Commissioner on the International Fisheries 

 Commission between the U. S. and Mexico. This International Com- 

 mission is working in the utmost harmony with our Commission and 

 has placed in our laboratory at San Pedro a corps of workers who are 

 collaborating with our laboratory assistants in scientific work relating 

 to commercial fisheries. 



The various bureaus of the Commission function as follows : 



BUREAU OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS. 



This bureau has charge of the issuance of licenses and of all account- 

 ing and funds of the Commission. H. R. Dunbar, as its head, was 

 promoted from cashier to assistant executive officer, so that he could 

 relieve the executive officer of financial details and act as a liaison 

 officer between this Commission and the other state departments at 

 Sacramento, such as the Board of Control. To him is entrusted the 

 workings out of the finances of the Commission under the new account- 

 ing method installed for us since reorganization by the Board of 

 Control. At this time I desire to express to the Board of Control my 

 personal appreciation and the appreciation of this Commission for 

 the very valuable work done for us by their accountant Richard 

 Soberanes, who was with us for a period of six months, and the full 

 cooperation extended to us by all members, officers and employees of 

 the Board of Control. 



This new bureau has now" worked out a simple efficient method of 

 accounting, which allows every department and bureau head to know 

 at any time the exact state of his finances. This heretofore had been 



