2,6 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF 



1899. Brought forward, $226 34 



Jan. 23. From Edward Thompson, chairman, ... 1 ^ ^o 



Feb. 14. From Edward Thompson, chairman, ... 777 25 



April 7. From Edward Thompson, chairman, ... I0 g 65 



1898. 



May 10. From Edward Thompson, chairman, ... T ^ 2 50 



Aug. 9. From Edward Thompson, chairman, - - - 3 X 7 58 



$1,716 62 



AtsceUaneoas Receipts. 



Dec. 19. From Jas. Annin, Jr., sales of whitefish, - - - $42 20 



1899. 

 Jan. 9. From Jas. Annin, Jr., sales of whitefish. - - 37 20 



From Jas. Annin, Jr., rebate on hotel bill, - - 7 25 



Aug. 16. From Jas. H. Lamphere, sale of bullheads, - - 40 18 



$126 83 



Licenses. 



During the year ending September 30, 1899, there were issued pursuant to the various 

 provisions of the Fisheries, Game and Forest Law, licenses to net fish as follows: 



Lake Ontario ----------- g 2 



Lake Erie ----------- 37 



Black River bay ......_-._. 27 



Chaumont bay ---------- 84 



Oneida lake ----------- I2 ij 



Otsego lake -----•---.-- 54 



Millsite lake - - - - -- - - - - - 13 



Hudson river ----------- 198 



Delaware river ----------- n 



Wappinger creek ---------- 3 



Wallkill creek ----- x 



Minnow net licenses --------- 78 



Total - .--.- 773 



Total receipts *$i,238 00 



The new law providing for licensing nets in Chaumont bay and adjacent waters, and the 

 law requiring the licensing of minnow nets have added very largely to the license work of 

 the Department, and the receipts from this source for the year have nearly doubled. 



* For disposition of this money, see Statement of Net License Receipts. 



