REPORT 



OF THE 



Commissioners of Fisheries, Came 



and Forests. 



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To tl)e Honorable tl)e Eegistaf ore of tl>e 5f ate of New ^Ior^ : 



N compliance with section 8 of chapter 395 of the Laws of 

 1895, we have the honor to submit herewith a detailed 

 report of our official proceedings for the period commenc- 

 ing with the organization of this Board 

 and ending September 30, 1895. 



This Commission was appointed under 

 the provisions of chapter 395, Laws of 

 1895, on the 2 5th day of April, 1895, 

 and having taken the constitutional oath 

 of office, met for the purpose of organ- 

 ization at their rooms in the Capitol, in 

 the city of Albany, N. Y., on the same day. 

 Barnet H. Davis having been named 

 by the Governor as President of this 

 Board, called the Commission to order. 

 Edward Thompson was designated as 

 Shellfish Commissioner, and Edward P. 

 Doyle, late Secretary of the Commission 

 of Fisheries, was elected Secretary, who 

 at the same time filed his resignation, 

 to be accepted at the pleasure of the 

 Board. J. Warren Pond, Chief Protector 

 of the late Fisheries Commission, was appointed Chief Fish and Game Protector 

 and Forester, and Miss J. J. Fourqurean stenographer. 



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