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the laboratory end of this work, and I have assigned to the work in his 

 laboratory Robert J. Irvine, our chemist and bacteriologist. Mr. 

 Ludlum will handle the field work, through our deputies, in securing 

 specimens and keeping in touch with the general situation, while the 

 actual laboratory work will be done in the University of California 

 laboratories. Post-mortems will be performed on all birds and animals 

 that die in California when such cases are brought to our attention, 

 and an intensive study is being made of epidemics which may arise at 

 our game farm. We understand that this type of work which we are 

 carrying on is entirely original, and may yield results of great value 

 to the entire country and, perhaps, to other nations. 



MONTHLY REPORTS. 



Upon assuming office it was immediately apparent to me that there 

 was very little information on hand as to previous activities of the 

 Commission other than the quarterly Fish and Game magazine. The 

 first order, therefore, issued to department and bureau heads was that 

 a monthly written report must be submitted. These are bound in a 

 loose-leaf book, and at any time it is possible to learn in detail of all 

 of the past activities of the Commission. Monthly a full set of these 

 reports, accompanied by a written report of the executive officer, is 

 forwarded to each of the Commissioners. It is my purpose at the close 

 of the fiscal year to have these monthly reports bound into a permanent 

 book, to take their place among the records of the Commission. 



COOPERATION. 



It is with the utmost pleasure that we are able to state that at the 

 present time this Commission is working in the greatest amity with 

 every bureau and department of both the state and federal govern- 

 ments. For example : The disagreements of many years between us and 

 the Department of Interior relative to a hatchery at Yosemite Valley 

 have been eliminated. A lease satisfactory to both has been executed 

 and tlie hatchery is under actual construction. Furthermore the park 

 officials are cooperating with the Commission in the enforcement of our 

 fish and game laws, are requiring all hunters and fishermen to have 

 licenses, and will adequately police, and conduct the visitors through 

 the new hatchery when built. 



A new cooperative agreement has been drawn up with the Forest 

 Service under which they enforce our fish and game laws, and we render 

 service during periods of forest fires. 



The Board of Control has rendered us every assistance in installing 

 a new system of accounting, and aids us in every particular when called 

 upon. 



The Civil Service Commission has reclassified our entire patrol so that 

 now all. of our wardens are under civil service. 



The. Division of Water Rights is helping us in our screen and ladder 

 problems by referring to us all applications for the diversion of water. 



The Motor Vehicle Department aids us in tracing licenses of auto- 

 mobiles where there have been infractions of the law. 



Last, but not least, it is our great pleasure to record that the Com- 

 mission is now working in the utmost harmony with the sportsmen of 



