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have cheerfully furnished their reports and laws, enabling us to make 

 comparisons and draw conclusions in all these matters. 



Special credit is due the Clerks of the County Courts, in the care and 

 patience exercised by them in the issuance of hunters license. Also to 

 the Prosecuting Attorneys for their valuable assistance in helping to 

 enforce tha law. Ail other county officials have ever been ready to 

 fruhish amy information or data to assist in this work. 



The Justices of th* Peace, in most cases, have dealt with the violations 

 arising under the law, in a careful and conservative manner. However, 

 in a few instances, some decisions might be considered very erroneous. 



The newspapers, throughout the whole State, have greatly assisted by 

 publishing data furnished them, for the purpose of enlightening 'the 

 masses on different provisions of this law. 



My two chief deputies, H. M. Lockridge and W. B. Rector, have been 

 careful, painstaking officers, and have performed their work to my en- 

 tire satisfaction, as has Miss Ethel McCoy, book-keei>er and stenographer. 



The many local appointed deputies have performed their work as well 

 as could be expected, taking into consideration the unsatisfactory way 

 of remunerating them for their services; several of them doing most 

 excellent work, for which they deserve special mention, if space would 

 permit. Much good work has also been done by the Constables and 

 other ex-officio deputies. 



The West Virginia Game and Fish Protective Association, a state 

 organization, has done much in the past few years toward educating the 

 people to a higher idea of game and fish protection, as has the Wjest 

 Virginia Forestry Association, in their efforts to arouse interest in the 

 protection of our forests. 



The local and county Sportsmen and Fishermen's Associations, have 

 materially aided in not only creating enthusiasm along the line of game 

 and fish protection, but have, in many cases, been of much benefit in; 

 helping to make prosecutions. 



To all of the persons and organizations mentioned above, as well 

 as to all sportsmen, fishermen and law-abiding citizens of West Virginia, 

 who by word or act have assisted in upholding and enforcing this law, 

 I tender my grateful appreciation and most heartfelt thanks. 



Respectfully submitted, 



J. A. VlQUESNEY. 



Forest, Game and Fish Warden. 



