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Field and Office Work— 2 
Anchorage of the Houseboat ‘‘ Oyster 7’......... eee ee eee rece ee eeee 78 
Tabulated Statement of Operations of Field Party........-.--+++++++- 83 
Statisties of Results of Combined Operations of Federal Government 
I EO aE di lee soy nye bie wide te! dont eb Phish ak ea Sr arse S3.EM BU ReTee Be 85 
Buoys— 
SStALS VROVOGH Yang spa icls nin 2-0 terale ai ethane sxe sk ood dale em mate op. = 8 fe oe 86 
Construction, Price, How Established, The Effect of Water 
and Ice on the Buoys. 
Planters Baeye.) iiss vias wane aD a Poem an wine'o'g + wins any eee men manne a.® O° 91 
| Maintenance Required; Use, Color and Construction; -Corre- 
spondence With Fifth Light House Inspector Concerning a 
Buoy for Oyster Planters. 
Leased Oyster Grounds— 
ROP UCR acd isa de sok Js ep ABEL sbielWae's eed tte a Osh ee Wen meee mS 97 
Total Number Leases Granted, Total Area Leased, Leases 
Granted Under Former and Present Laws, Areas Available for 
Lease to Date, Too Early to Judge of Results of the Law. 
ba yt eS eye ee eee re, eee eee eee 98 
Table Showing Location and Number of Lots on Which the 
; Lessees are in Arrears with Rent. 
Forms. of Application :. iy enmens oe F oad pales cogs ceded pe eceeeeee 99 
Application for a Lease by a Land Owner with Riparian 
Rights; by an Oysterman, and by a Member of the General 
‘ Publie. 
POT OR CA eae as oie SM ok Wa RW ee Ub w diols alte Uwe tue He Sa serene Re 102 
Total Number of Applications for Leases...... he eee eee ree an ree eee 103 
Total Number of. Leases. Granted | 2c apie aa aint wwe in a pen ee eee 104 
Ss Names and Addresses of Lessees— r 
Anne Arundel County...... Peele LE AA ire bee oe IN ae 105 
Calvert dn gE hd Ly | Eye ret 106 
Charles iatcemntts (A. il ya ier, 4 Page ha aati le ced tasd a ace VENA Ods 107 
Za Dorchester CF eek, aa az, Maebeabiny irk tn Coles oe 5g ieee es CEOS 
Kent FR ee ee rN ete e ne, RS ee eA alas mieten atria ely Sraiaee 109 
| Queen Annes — eV eG abel s pe Yon oh tebeeye aeek te pee Feed aie ye 109 
| St. Marys COs edi es WAS Yh ts TCS Te a8 Ms Su as 110 
Somerset SF he rie ets Wee eS LIM Paes, eda ns SA cht oNAS oe ee 111 
Talbot BS Ow RB eb hash Pies he SS PAG At) ai oe hoa ee Soa 115 
Wicomico pe ER RENE LR Le ders Py aie 5 a hod aia we oo 116 
Recommendations— 
v1 Wotreduction ico 03 Ahonen oe deeee aro aes AE Vg. A ee nip he 
Seed Oysters .......... ect as gid DX pA corel tele s CONSE SS Jot pen 120 
Acreage of Lots for Lease......... ure tA Nate oa havin oaks sim RUN cole ia Os 122 
Dredging on Leased Lots.........cc cece cccee eect reese cc ewereeeteece 123 
. POOR OL, MONE s 6... 6 irises ic eM ccs hwy 0 Uearn pee -os0 dnp p bine nld eis Ade Sot 124 
: Rentals Charged by Other States; Rhode Island, Connecticut, 
New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Louisiana, and Texas. 
Donestian- of . Ponte, oc Poh fs titania MGM. pete dewie Paty ites wine ble 126 
Priorities in Leasing...... Peeeee whe CaN Ye shi, Paes bY BUN ce eho Sena ree 127 
Non-residents of the State. ......0....ccce seen cerns ereeeseneeeeaes . 127 
MINORU CORRENTE oe. for 5 5) os tec Wana tablet ¢ ke EON Mead eee on hed ro aCe Se fest Sm 
i. Text of the Haman Oyster Culture Law..........000eceee ee eceeeeeeenees 130 
t Opinions Rendered by Counsel..............00000ee00* betes eee e teers 144 
Jurisdiction, Private Ownership and Riparian Rights. 
Right of Lot Holders to Take Up Planted Oysters— 
Opinion of sii. Coshieal eta aa me a <b save lg baie Mek etehdlicie ee tutige s 146 
An Act Setting Aside Clam Rocks in Pocomoke Sound.......-.- SE PT 148 
An Act Repealing Calvert County Cultivating Law........- SICSK Bai kas's e Paioe 149 
