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fish ; repairs and improvements to hatcheries ; also, to look after the business and 

 interests of the Commission in reference to the protection and preservation of fish 

 and game. 



11. The Committee on Licenses, Permits and Shellfish shall formulate and sub- 

 mit the rules for licensing net-fishing, as provided by law, and also for granting per- 

 mits ; and shall from time to time examine all licenses and permits granted, and 

 ascertain whether the terms and conditions of the same have been abused or violated. 

 They shall also have general charge of matters pertaining to the shellfish department 

 not specially delegated to the Shellfish Commissioner by law. 



12. The Executive Committee shall examine and audit all accounts, bills and pay 

 rolls and indorse the same with their approval, when passed ; and no bills or accounts 

 shall be paid until so approved ; examine and check all books and accounts ; examine 

 and check all regular and special reports of employes as often as once in each month 

 and report the result of such examination to the Commission at its first meeting 

 thereafter. They shall also have a general supervision of the business of the Com- 

 mission and care and control of its interests when the Board is not in session. 



13. The Committee on Legislation shall look after the necessary legislation of the 

 Commission ; shall examine and consider all proposed amendments or changes in the 

 fish, game and forestry laws or new laws affecting these interests, and shall submit to 

 this Board their opinion upon matters which, in their judgment, require legislative 

 action. 



14. The foregoing rules may be altered or amended by vote of a majority of the 

 Commission, upon 10 days' notice being given, which notice may be in open meeting 

 and entered on the minutes or by serving written notice. 



Standing Committees. 



Forest Preserve and State Lands. — William R. Weed, Hendrick S. Holden, Bar- 

 net H. Davis. 



Executive. — Hendrick S. Holden, Charles H. Babcock, Barnet H. Davis. 



Hatcheries, Fish Culture and Game. — Charles H. Babcock, Edward Thompson, 

 Barnet H. Davis. 



Legislation. — Barnet H. Davis, William R. Weed, Charles H. Babcock. 



The following is a summary of the financial transactions of the Commission for 

 the fiscal year: 



