New-York tribune., 1900-01-29
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
He PAID FOR PRINTING.
PRESIDENT OF THE FISH AND GAME
COMMISSION ANSWERS ATTACKS.

Howard p rockingham is known in New-York
as a loan broker in Wall Street. In New-Jersey
he Is known as the president OF the Fish and Game
Commission of the State. and likewise as the Mayor
Of Lake Hopatcong. The ability and aggressive
that made his fortune in Wall Street are mani
tested in the conduct of the Commission OF which
he is president in New-Jersey. He spends great
deal OF time and OF his own money in pushing the
interests of the sportsman and in seeing that the
lakes and ponds OF the State properly stocked
with fish He also protects the interests of all those
who have game or game preserves and his wardens
are active In arresting and obtaining hnes from
those who violate the fish and game law. Some
largely owing to the actvy displayed BY the
Commissioners in the last year and some OF tnSSe
criticisms have aroused the Indignation OF MI
rockingham said that the statement that he was
in any way interfering with the State in the print
HS an absolute . @ Afd9ef falsehood TsP0r'S inc s
The annual report" continued Mr.. Frothingham,
to the G0yernor in due time in accordance nee WIN WIN
printed By the State Printing Board. For some
n large @ p PORTION b 2e0o 9f 4hs as pRbh
was the case in 1888. Therefore; for the benefit
the. Legislature, personally had printed 1599 800
fgT e iaf a sRo4d have 6e8 IN
report. and this I paid for entirely out Of my own
PIRATE one cent toward the payment for the print
Ing Of these copies. nor was there ever one cent M
this purpose It seems to me that if choose
and GT the it is
none of the business OF the State Controller or any
with my own money as 1 please The laws in re-
passed IN order to save the State from useless ex-
penditure OF money for unnecessary printing Wnen
money to save the State expense, why should there
report?
PAID FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO wARDENS-
ct might also add that during the last year
nave nave oeen printing at my own persona fo
wardens. justices of the peace, constables, etc. II
in the performances Of their duty 1 do not desire
to claim any extra credit for spending my money
sh and game. but knowing that the appropriation
gTante9 by tne STATE Is IN some resPeGtS t do
work 'ns myself eHrp0S nave ohF
Tespecve @ dePaTments that have the treasury of
the State Of New-Jersey might have even larger
1T has also been stated that the records of the
fully and accurately kept I win say that Ats snGs soi
& roT 5as head b1a G st tne accnPaey kept and
are in better shape than ever before. and are at
| the State I have succeeded in putting our Com
mission Td2k on par w9 fhs and
are rec s nd a 6odf fGF as5s sa only
general statements Of expenditures etc. are made
% pense ses RS' TRey are %n not always emsed so fully
not not have issued report of my own this year il
the State had printed the report IN m full ~, and I
account until I ascertained what the State had
done and how much of the report had been cut
out.
UNSPENT MONEY REFUNDED.
IT would say further that the Fish and Game
Commission OF New-Jersey is very particular to
refund to the State whatever may remain unspent
from each annual appropriation. and in addition,
the Commissioners spend great deal Of the amount
allowed for themselves and the amount allowed for
wardens for the benefit of the Commission, and
therefore for the interest OF game and fish, and
| thus save the State an additional appropriation
For instance the $500 allowed the wardens last year
was pooled by them and spent for books and ntera-
ture In general and for room and the employment
OF stenographer In order that extra information
might be obtained and placed on he TOR the beneht
done that was never done before, and perhaps is
not done even In the States already referred TO,
was the printing OF blank applications for fish, so
that any applying to have a pond or stream
| stocked was sent one of the blanks, which he
| has to pass before any fish will be furnished;
| These applications were printed at my personal
| expense and the State, as in all these cases, is
| never asked to refund the amount. In a word I
] feel that 1t is only right to the Commission as
/ well as myself as the president that the reports
| that have recently been circulated regarding our
| department should be promptly answered as all
| the statements made are wilful Interpretations OF
| the facts"