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TABLE OF AREAS EXAMINED WITH REFERENCE TO OYSTER CULTURE— Continued. 



LOCALITY. 



Cumberland River 



Floyd's Creek 



Wahoo River 



Little Mud River 



Barbour's Island River 



Julienton River, from Broro River to mouth 



Broro River, from upper to lower mouth 



Mollclark River 



Back River 



Sapelo River, from Back River to mouth 



Front River 



Mud River, from Creighton Island to mouth 



New Teakettle Creek, from Mud River to Old Teakettle Creek 



Duplin River 



Old Teakettle Creek .« 



Dark Creek 



Atwood River 



Hudson River 



Connegan River 



North River, from Buzzard's Roost Creek 



Rockdedundy River, from Darien River to Back River 



South River 



Wolf Creek ' 



Beacou Creek 



Brick Hill River 



Mud Creek 



Shellbine Creek 



Delaroche Creek 



Cumberland Sound 



Crooked River 



King's Bay 



St. Mary's River 



Acres. 



Total. 



Summations . 



Outside 



1,000 feet 



Limit. 



3, 520 

 480 

 256 

 224 

 592 

 630 

 205 

 230 

 144 



2,112 

 230 



2,432 

 190 

 355 

 608 

 96 

 208 

 160 

 660 

 540 

 350 

 320 

 144 

 176 

 512 

 164 

 160 

 64 



3,904 

 512 

 544 

 384 



70, 690 



Natural 

 Oyster beds. 



1,380 



92.0 

 13.0 





20.0 

 22.0 





15.5 





14.0 









6.0 





3.5 



677 



17.0 

 11.5 



1, 256 



40.5 

 14.0 





22.0 





25.5 







1,248 



18, 436 



2.5 



2.5 



14.0 



28.5 



7.5 



20.5 



20.0 

 16.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 80.0 

 17.0 

 20.0 

 12.0 



1,756.8 



STATE OF GEORGIA. 



RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN OYSTER COMMISSION. 



On September 29th, 1889, the Legislature of Georgia passed a resolution authorizing the 

 Governor to appoint an Oyster Commission. 



[Copy of resolution.] 

 A resolutio?i authorizing the Governor to appoint an Oyster Commission. 

 " Resolved by the Senate, the House concurring, That the Governor be, and he is hereby, autho- 

 rized and empowered to appoint a Commission consisting of (3) three citizens of this State, 

 who are familiar with the oyster growth and interests of this State, and who have no 

 immediate interest therein, to investigate and report to the next General Assembly of this 

 State, what changes, if any, are desirable or necessary in the laws of this State governing 

 the same." 



STATE OF GEORGIA. 



AN ACT FOR THE REGULATION AND PROTECTION OF OYSTER CULTURE. 

 An Act to repeal Section 1618 of the Code of 1882, providing in what manner oysters may 

 be taken, and providing forfeitures for unlawful taking thereof; also, to repeal Section 16 19 of 

 said Code, providing proceedings for violation of said Section 1618 of the Code; also, to repeal 

 Section 162 1 of the Code, giving exclusive rights to oyster privileges to certain land owners; 

 also, to repeal Section 1623 of the Code so far as it applies to penalties for violation of Section 

 1621 of the Code; also, to repeal Section 1621 (c) of said Code, providing a penalty for disturb- 



