176 TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONER. 



there were thus saved during the latter part of last season, which were 

 not included in the 1905 report, a total of 1,482 fish. Those included 370 

 adult small mouth black bass, 800 adult yellow perch, and 312 adult bull- 

 heads. The bass and perch were placed in Owasco lake. In addition there 

 were also taken out of the canal 466 suckers, 783 carp, and 294 dogfish. 



I have no recommendations to make further than to urge that the 

 work of hatchery improvement and extension be kept up so that we may 

 meet the steadily increasing demand for fish suitable for stocking our inland 

 waters. The State Fish Culturist is of the opinion that a great improve- 

 ment could be made in our law by placing the scientific name after the 

 common name of each fish mentioned. He also thinks that the State 

 would derive a great advantage from a careful examination of our inland 

 waters for the purpose of determining definitely the varieties of fish life 

 inhabiting each, the kinds of fish food present, and various other matters 

 of importance to fish culturists, but doubtless he will advise you fully as 

 to these ideas in his report which follows. 



Very truly yours, 



J. D. Lawrence, 



Deputy Commissioner 

 Albany, December 31, 1906. 



