The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-11

March: but whatever the amount may be
| IL will represent the true deficit.
| The True Revenues.
"a. The report states that the direct
raised. by the board and turned in to the
ttcasufy of Virginia during the fiscal year
amount to soe,es2.5s.
Taking from this sum tho s33,1T1lo 1t
is said that the state derived net profit
ot ss6,811.55. 1t is true that there was
turned into the treasury so9.osa.5s during
curate to say that this sum represents the
| direct revenues from the fish and oyster
industry raised by the board during that
put into tho treasury during this dscal year
represented practically the revenues from
the FISH and oyster INDUSTRY raised by the
Inspectors OF tho stato prior 10 September
them to report and pay In p on, or before. the
Goth Of September. 1907, the collections for
that month. These Instructions were given
tors allowed under the law until the
10th of the month following to make these
reports.
were given prior to the month of Scptem-
Der. 1906. the answer Is that 1t then
done for the arst time and almost univer,
sally disregarded. SO. that as matter OF
face the amount paid into the treasury be-
tween the Seth of September 1905. and the
OF practically
September. 1907. 1t is believed that the
records of the board showing the inspec-
ness of this statement. The Importance OF
this Will become evident when II ia
understood that the collections for the
month OF September are two or three per-
| maps three or four, times as large as those
for any other month In tho year. Just how
much OF the amount turned into the treas
ury during this fiscal year. which amount
practically represented thirteen months
collections. was collected for September 1907,
OF the hooks of the Board of FISHERIES
but II was probably not less than $4,000 or
81 oSon TSis amouns. whatever Il may
| for. although that sum may have been paid
into the treasury during the fiscal year, It
represented practically tho revenues derived
| teets months.
Bill introduced. -
But for the boards peremptory require
ment. twice demanded, that collections for
the month of September 1907. be reported
before the end of that month what is set
tewh n In , the report as net profit in cash
been much. II anything. over $4,000 From
this amount must be deducted whatever
o I'M cunt may represent the difference between
the s7,15s.o4, which the board speaks OF
as an excess in expenditure and the
amount which will be required to run the
board to the LIST OF March l9os. less any
/ snau balance on hand OF the LIST of Oc-
tohef. 1907. At a most conservative csti-
mate, this sum Will not be less than $4,000,
returns to the state during the last s t, ,,ei
than $4,000 ''ss
"A bill has actually been introduced in
the Senate of Virginia to appropriate sli.
600 to reimburse the board and 10 enable
i to run until the LIST OF March next, a
tened to cover
The Editorial.
The editorial In the Northern Neck
News was as follows:
Ever since the State Board of Fisheries
was established by the act of Assembly
the development of the oyster Industry un.
Ger IT'S management with satisfaction
while not always agreeing with the rulings
OF the board as constituted at various times
u mas. nevertheless noted with satisfaction
tue increase OF revenues under this system
an ana mas; az az times. been ready to approve
any legitimate even II LIBERAL aid to its
work when properly directed and managed,
hut there ere, has now come a time when the
g T,l,s OF the Commonwealth. whether from
Iidewater or from other sections. to be upon
t mel, guard AGAINST a most dangerous
General Assembly. We refer to Senate bij
J No. ISIS, a copy OF which. through the
S%T hn si;s Of friend we now have before US
+
, legislation. OF which Senator William Sale
Or Norfolk. Is the nominal patron. is as
fellows: bill to amend and re-enact a,
? act approved February Z, 1898. entitled "Ar
! act to create the Board of Fisheries Of ylr
sinia and define its duties and fix the salar,
Q, ats members members as amended by. acts ap
proved FEBRUARY Fl. 1900 and February is
4 lsol, respectively. SO rs to change the nam
o. o. saia board; to Increase salaries, define du
I,ss and provide fund for carrying out tin
provisions of this act
Proposed Increase.
.Inasmuch as the act creating the Boar,
or FISHERIES both provides fund. define
, duties and fixes salaries it may we'll be ask
ed why the name under which this brancl
time at least done such satisfactory worl
BE- changed. and why duties. already defined
to, one who reads the above talicizet
(hlaclO portions OF the title. Division
Of section So Of Article ". Of the constitu
, sembiy OF Virginia from enactIng any local
srecial or private law creating. increasing
t aecreasns or authorizing to
RES. lees. percentages or allowances of pub
, lie officers during the term for which the.
) title Of Nj, Sales bin expressly declare
, tl'at the object Of the same is TO 'increas
9 tho salaries of the chairman and sscretar!
6 fou- years. and who have only served abou
one and one,half years, it Is plain that h
! has been driven to the pltiahle and trans
= = Fisheries and continuing it under the nam
o.; Commission OF Fisheries before his bill
could BIO even considered, In the secone
section of his bill Mr.. Sale takes care a
Q Of course. he was bound 70 do. TO continue
= tho present members OF the board as mem
y bers OF the commission until March l
: 1910. In hls third section he fixes the sal
,, any of tho chairman TO be yclept tn
n commissioner of Fisheries at S----- AM
n that of tho secretary whose title, by tn
! way. 1t seems TO have staggered even III
t Ina ginativo Norfolk Senator to repair, u
) S., leaving 10 guess the amounts
= Blu, the title assures us Of the proposed in
: crease. f
Il Guessing ut 1t.
u .The salaries of the chairman and sec
Il rotary have heretofore been $1,000 an
y 81 900 respectively, and last year the 70
n port shows that with personal expenses add