RnPORT 



of the 



Forest, Pisf) and Game Commission, 



To tl)e Honorable tl)e Legislatare of tf)e 3tate of New ^ort, : 



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S required by law, the Forest, Fish 

 and Game Commission herewith 

 submits the annual report of the 

 department for the year ending on Sep- 

 tember 30 last. 



The Commission calls your attention 

 to the accompanying reports of the 

 Superintendent of Forests, the Fish Cul- 

 turist, the Shellfish Commissioner and the 

 Chief Game Protector, and respectfully 

 makes the following 



Recommendations. 



BREAKFAST 



That the Constitution be so amended 

 as to provide for the practice of con- 

 servative forestry on State lands (a 

 vast estate of 1,384,128 acres, of a value 

 variously estimated at from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000, of which this Commission 

 has sole care and control, and which it must protect from damage by trespass, 

 fire and poaching), and the sale of dead, dying or mature timber under proper 

 safeguards. 



That the excellent work done by the United States government in connection 

 with our foresters, as shown by the report of the United States Forestry Depart- 



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