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offers that might be made for the sale of land to the State, where 

 it appears that the price is just and reasonable. 



This Commission will submit a complete revision and codifica- 

 tion of all the laws relating to the powers and duties of the Land 

 Purchasing Board and Forest, Fish and Game Commission, and 

 we recommend: 



1. A permanent and more extensive fire patrol system in the 

 forest preserve counties, with additional patrolmen and observa- 

 tion stations, and State-wide fire supervision of woodlands and 

 railroad rights of way. 



2. More stringent regulations in regard to protection against 

 fires, and greater powers to the Commission in making such regu- 

 lations and enforcing penalties for violations thereof. 



3. More extended powers to the Commission of acquiring land 

 for the protection and conservation of the forests and waters of 

 the State. 



4. Power of supervision over parks and reservations receiving 

 and disbursing State moneys, and not now under the supervision 

 of any other State officer. 



5. Power to establish rules whereby lumbering on lands within 

 the Adirondack and Catskill parks shall be carried on in a scien- 

 tific manner so as to perpetuate the forest cover, preserve the parks 

 and protect the water supply of the State. 



6. The promotion of reforestation by the adoption of measures 

 whereby the burden of taxation may be lessened upon those lands 

 within the forest preserve counties which shall be replanted with 

 trees or allowed to remain as wild forest lands. 



7. Extend the powers of the Commission in regard to establish- 

 ing and maintaining nurseries and reforesting both State and 

 private lands. 



DIVISION OF FISH AND GAMK 



Throughout the State there has been apparent during the year a 

 more general desire on the part of the public to assist the depart- 

 ment in the enforcement of the fish and game laws, indicating an 

 aroused popular sentiment in favor of the objects of these laws. 

 During the year the regular and special protectors brought actions 

 for violations which resulted in the recovery of $37,173.74 in 

 fines, at an expense of $4,735.79, cost of prosecutions. The 



