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From the foregoing it is seen that both parties have interests, and 
that it is necessary that both interests have proper protection. ‘The 
State steps in and acts for all interests, reserving to itself the right to 
take title and ownership to all game and fish of the State, which it has 
done under the Game and Fish Act. This being done it then proceeds 
to make rules and regulations defining when and by what means and 
manner its, the people’s property, may be taken. Hence the organiza- 
tion of the Game and Fish Department under the present commission- 
ers, Messrs. C. J. Dittmar, Henry V. Meeteren and J. I. Blackman, who 
are responsible to the people for the proper conduct of the business of 
the department. 
In the organization of the field force the State was divided into six 
districts and I was placed in charge of this, the Fourth District, with 
headquarters at Shelbyville. At first ten deputy wardens were assigned 
to this district, but later the number was increased to twelve, the num- 
ber now working here. 
Each deputy warden is required to make a report each day of the 
nature of work done, number of arrests made, number of confiscations, 
total expense for the day and designate where he expects to work the 
following day. This report is promptly mailed at the post office nearest 
where the work was done, and the district warden is thereby kept in 
close touch with the work of the men in the field. 
Some of the deputies of this district own their own cars, while 
others own their horses and buggies and are therefore better equipped for 
covering their territories than if they were compelled to go afoot. Going 
afoot is a slow process, especially when it is considered that each deputy 
has from one to three counties to patrol. 
NUMBER OF ARRESTS AND AMOUNT OF FINES COLLECTED. 
During the past twelve months there have been 31 arrests made of 
which 80 were prosecuted. The total amount of fines assessed was 
$285, of which $260 was collected, as the following statement shows 
Number Number Fines Fines 
Month. arrested. prosecuted. assessed. collected. 
DURE ed O15 ele een eee ee eee nee eee 3 2 $50 00 $50 00 
ATISUISt el OA Soe ce le ae eee ae 2 2 25 00 20 00 
Septeniber: 19i oo) oe ere oy ae ees 3 3 35 00 30 00 
Oetober: 1915s. ee eee eee 5 5 35 00 20 00 
Noveni bers 619157 tate et 1 25 00 25 00 
Decem Pere tO Ts F733. ee eee eee 3 39 ses deo fe 
JANUAT Yo L0lG> ac eee eee eee 2 2 10 00 10 00 
Kebruary, - 016i cin ears ene ee 3 3 30 00 30 90 
IMATE GH, et LO cepedhe eater hes eee 2 2 50 00 50 00 
ASPT ious 9 VG Cae oot eee ce een 1 1 5 00 5 00 
MAY PRLODG ica ce ee ene tae een a 3 3 20 00 20 00 
JUNG, SLO LG ce ee eee Soro 3 RU 
ol 30 §©$285 00 $260 00 
RESCUE WORK. 
In several places along the streams it has been necessary to rescue 
fish from waters left in sloughs after high waters had left them stranded, 
and when such waters receded the fish were left in a perishing condition. 
