LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 
San FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 
July 1, 1918, 
To His Excellency WituiAM D. STEPHENS, 
Governor of the State of Califorma, 
Sacramento, Cal. 
Sir: In accordance with section 332 of the Political Code of the 
State of California we submit for your consideration the twenty-fifth 
biennial report of the Fish and Game Commission. Herein you will 
find a brief account of the activities of this commission for the period 
July 1, 1916, to June 30, 1918, together with an accounting of all funds 
handled. War-time economy has precluded a more elaborate report. 
Further details of our work can be obtained from volumes 3 and 4 of 
CALIFORNIA FisH AND GAmg&, the quarterly publication bearing the motto 
“Conservation through eduecation,’’ which has been issued regularly by 
the commission since October, 1914. 
There has been one change in the personnel of the commission since 
the last biennial report. On December 8, 1916, Mr, Edward L. Bosqui 
of San Francisco was appointed Fish and Game Commissioner to sue- 
ceed Mr. Carl Westerfeld who was elected at that time to the office of 
Executive Officer. The resignation of Mr, Ernest Schaeffle, formerly 
executive officer, occasioned the change. 
Respectfully submitted. 
(Signed) IF’. M. Newsrrtr, President. 
(Signed) M. J. ConNELL. 
(Signed) E. L. Bosqut. 
By Cart WESTERFELD, 
Executive Officer. 
