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in marketing oysters, designed to co-operate between the State 

 and city, which is the principal market for our marine products. 



Effort has been made during the past year to collect arrears 

 of taxes on shellfish grounds, final endeavor being the issuing 

 of sheriff's warrants in the various counties where lands are 

 located. The greater portion of these warrants have been re- 

 turned unsatisfied, and as the cost of sale would generally exceed 

 the amount of tax, it might be advisable to amend the law bearing 

 on this subject, making it a simpler matter to have such lands 

 formally revert to the State. 



The work of this bureau has been facilitated during the past 

 year in having the services of a competent surveyor, and all 

 grounds leased have been promptly surveyed and relocations made 

 when applied for. Leases for some of the lots surveyed during 

 the last few days of the fiscal year were not issued in time to 

 appear in this statement, but will appear in the next annual 

 report. Statement of the surveyor appears in full in this report. 

 If a suitable vessel were provided to this bureau, the services of 

 the surveyor could be made of added value to the State, in plotting 

 and examining the grounds of the marine district, establishing a 

 better system of signals, and verifying boundaries of lots already 

 granted. 



Especial comment on the various classifications of this report 

 is probably not necessary, as each class is presented in detail and 

 a summary of totals is appended. 



( Ymsidering the loss of Jamaica Bay revenues, the financial 

 showing for the year is satisfactory and indications are that a 

 further increase will be shown in the next annual report. 



Yours very respectfully, 



EDWIN BAILEY, 



Supervisor. 



Dated, New York, December 1, 191:*,. 



