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ability to handle their cases without the assistance of attorneys 

 and constables. Statistics bear me out in this statement. In a 

 great many cases prosecuted by special protectors where there 

 is no court procedure, simply a confession of judgment before a 

 justice, an attorney has been retained by the special protector, 

 the charge for which has resulted in reducing the sum total re- 

 mitted to this Commission. Therefore I have recommended that 

 the Commission dispense with the services of a large number 

 of the specials, so that better-informed men can be appointed 

 under the new provisions requiring an examination. The exam- 

 ination consists of questions pertaining to the Conservation Law 

 giving protection to fish and game in the State, court procedure, 

 etc. 



In regard to the work of the regular protectors, the average 

 gross recovery per case is very commendable, taking into con- 

 sideration the fact that all persons prosecuted are not fined, as 

 there are many suspended sentences and John Doe proceedings. 



I am thoroughly convinced that the law giving protection to 

 birds and quadrupeds in the State of New York is in better 

 shape than ever before, with a very few exceptions. In the past 

 it has been the disposition of the Legislature to enact many 

 amendments, with a tendency to special laws. At the present 

 time the law is practically uniform, with the exception of certain 

 wise provisions giving additional protection to certain species of 

 fish and game enacted under Section 152 of the Conservation Law. 



Non-Sale of Native Game 



I cannot too strongly recommend the continuance of the law 

 which prohibits the sale of native game. This in my opinion 

 is the best measure for the protection of the game of the State 

 of New York that was ever enacted, closing, as it does, the 

 markets of the State to the so-called market hunter, and thereby 

 taking away the incentive to slaughter the game for a money 

 consideration. I believe that the law recommends itself to a 

 majority of the sportsmen, as they are beginning to realize the 

 fact that the game is a valuable asset to the people. Of course there 

 are always a few who will object to any law that curtails their 

 selfish interests. 



