Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-29
STATE HOUSE.
North American Fish and
Game Association.
Commissioner Carleton Tells Of
Annual Meeting at Boston.
INSPECTION Of National Guard by Gen.
Davis Nearly Completed.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council,
Feb. %, at 10 A. M.

Commissioner Carleton was at his
desk Saturday, having returned from
attending the meetings of the North
American Fish and Game Protective
| Association in Boston Wednesday and
Thursday, and a banquet on Thursday
evening of the Massachusetts Fish and
Game Association where he was one of
the speakers.
He reports a most profitable session
| of the North American Fish and Game
Association. There We're delegates
present from all of the Provinces of
Canada. from all of the New England
States, from New York. from Michigan
as well as Pennsylvania and New Jer-
seq.
He reports that the Canadian au-
thorities are very much alive to the
better protection Of its forests against
fire, and also OF its game and birds.
Strong resolutions We're adopted upon
thi; subject
Boston dispatch reported Mr..
Carleton as presenting the resolution
against the taking of firearms into the
forests in close season. This is not
correct. Mr.. Carleton was not a men,
and did not introduce it. The resolu-
tons We're presented by the executive
| committee.
The Boston Evening Transcript. in
| it's report of the meeting. says:
Members of the North American
Fish and Game Protective Association
held their sixth annual meeting at the
| COpley Square Hotel this morning and
| disposed Of a considerable amount of
business.
Most Of the morning session was
| taken up by the presentation of various
| resolutions offered by the executive
committee These We're taken up sep
arateiy. and practically each one
| formed the subject of considerable
debate. The first was a resolution in
dOrsing the position and methods of
| the Ontario Fish and Game Associa-
ton. In another the Association plac-
Ell itself on record as opposed to the
| carrying of firearms on the wild lands
in States and Provinces in close time.
| This resolution was the subject of con-
| siderable debate. all. however, being in
favor OF the idea. Hon. F. J. Sweeney,
surveyor gcnera1 Of New Brunswick.
| spoke at length on che laws Of New
Brunswick on this point. He said that
the INV provides that surveying and
construction parties shall be accom-
| panied by forest fire war,icns and must
have permit from the surveyor gen
era'. He said further that all recent
legislation in the Province has had n
thread running through it of the idea
OF preserving the game as we'll as the
forests of the Province. Everybody 60
ing IN to the woods must have a per
mit' the idea being to keep track of
everybody who is in the woods. Great
precautions are taken against fires
and great many government officials
are game and fire wardens in addition
to their other positions.
ii The third resolution placed the assoc
ciati"n on record as favoring the prohi-
bition Of the sale of grouse and wood
cock' Ancther resolution recommended
that black bass. trout and maskalOnge
be added to the list under the Lacey
recommended the following restrictions
as To the size of fish to be taken:
Sturgeon AZ inches. bass TO- black bass
b. lake trout Il, white perch the same
size as adopted by the United States
Ii was also recommended that the
mesh OF nets be of size to permit the
escape of the above sizes.
resolution presented by the execu-
i've committee was adopted calling at
tentlon Of the authorities to the omen
safe oil Canadian partridge in New
YORK city. The Maine Fish and Game
commission was commended for its eff
forts to stop the illegal importation
and transportation of game and game
birds from Canada The last resoIu.
ton recommended that states and pro.
Vinces increase the bounty on wolves
Where such exist to such an extent as
Will lead settlers to hunt them"
ihe resolution commenting the COM
missioners of Maine for their deter.
mined action in selling game and gam.
Dirds being transported from tn,
Province OF New Brunswick. was espe.
cially pleasing to the commissioners