Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-02
ANNUAL REPORT
Of Commissioner Of Inland
Fisheries and Game.
A Resume Of the Business Of
. The Past Year.
Document Contains Valuable Re.
concentrations BY Commission.


Blaine s. Viles and Edgar +. Ring,
Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and
Game, for 1919 which is In the hands
of Governor Fernald, introduces u
novcltt.
The report shows tina. for 1910 the
department had S9l ,sS0.45. OF this
amount $3.50 vas a direct appropria-
ton Tor the support oi the fish hatch
ericS and Other expenses connected
with fish culture and protection. OF
the total OF $9l,sSo.45, s44.3S0.i5 was
the amount collected by the commits
sion for nonresident hunting Ii
eenses. game and fish shipping H.
censeS, guides licenses, fines, etc, to
be paid by the State treasurer for the
benefit of game protection alone.
In their estimate of the needs of the
commission Tor the wears 191l-l2, thc
commissioners ask for $50 Il year
for two years. 4 reduction OF $l6.ss0.fS
a cpar from The amount that the de-
partn'ent had in 1910. This Is espe
CHILLY interesting in View of the fact
that j. W Bracket was Recently APP
! pointed chairman Of the commission
and Mr. NilcS is Il new member.
| Speaking Of this estimate, Chairman
Bracket says it WAS made with the
expectation that the service would in
no way suffer. as stated in the report.
He says that die estimate was made
| in conformity with the spirit OF the
| times and what will undoubtedly be
| the policy Of Govcrnor-elect Plaisted's
administration. Viz, to retrench at
tevcry point where money can BE- saved
I'll, st.
| Said Mir, Bracket, in conversation
with II reporter. We took up this
| question Of rigid economy in the fish
and game department i'll exactly til'
+, way that We would consider the future
| management of our own personal bGSl-
ness Ill hard times. We figured out a
plan t. save few hundred dollars III
/ clerk hire. 4 little in postage, 4 thou
sand dollars. or more in the operation
OF fish hatchcrios and so on down
! tkfouSh the list. the expectation being
4 that there will be no Tagging i'll any
| part Of the service"
4 Two specially interesting and iaeM
1 features IN the report are tic chapters
i devoted 10 the subject Of artificial fish
/ culture and the decisions Of the at
/ torncv general upon fish and game
Il questions which have been submitted
to him by the present Board OF Com
missioners.
II The article on artificial fish culture
contains Il report from all parties who
are engaged in this business to any
extent IN the State, all holding the
/ statutory permit to engage in the
The opinions Of the attorney general
cover the subjects of fishways, screens
at the outlets OF lakes. the rights oi
nonresident hunters, etc. and will
| prove to be VtIy valuable feature
Of the report.
| The commissioners also give a his
| tor OF the introduction Of the Hun
| garian partridga into this state, with
4 lengthy article describing the habits,
.tc.. Of tbs n,w species OF game bird.
| one chapter is devoted to descrip-
/ ton - the mallard duck. These chap
tiers viii BE- illustrated with colored
platcs OF the birds.
Tho report viii also be illustrated
with quite . number Of half tone cuts
OF birds, game, etc.
The recommendations Of the COM
missioners as to changes in the fish
and cGn, laws, also propositions for
pew legislation. are given in full, as
/ follows;
RECOMMENDATIONS
! The law providins that thu Commits
sioncrS shall remove beaver that are do
ing damage to timber land. on complaint
of the land owner. shouid be revised to
allow the commissioners to declare an
open time on such townships as are be-
ing damaged. The trapping should then
be open 10 al! licensed trappcrs for tie
4 time specified.
At present is partridges, woodcock and
ducks are the legal limit for one days
shooting The number should be ma
a law should be enacted to assist in
preventing accidental shooting.
We recommend that nonresident hunt
ing licenses and all spccia! tags be sold
through the town clerks of the state and
such others as the Commissioners direct,
nishHd by the Secretary OF state direct
To the agents. that agents BE- paid IL
-5c. each for the sale Of big game IL
CenscS, and 1859 for the sale of transport
tation tags. This should make Il saving
of about $50 year. to the state.
We recommend that the legislature
maxi nm appropriation o. $50 to "n-
couihgc The propagation OF tho Huugar-
w recommend law to encourage art'-
fetal fish culture and wild game farming.
People who invest money in such enter
lriscS shouId b., given the widest liberty
IN the sale aud shipment OF their pro-
duct.
Tn" n,in.1ny Of pounds of game fish to
he taken in day by one person under
TIE General law should be materially
reduced ana the shipment Of these tian
he~ taken from public waters should Lt
fun ther restricted
Heretofore we have employed two men
during the summer and one ia wiNor at
neHen of our ten latchcrics, viz.SDquos-
soc, Raymond, Auburn, Monmouth, Bel
grade, Mooaehcad and Caribou. We de
sire to build cottage at the Monmouth
Hatchery and to finish the tenemens at
the hatchery at Belgrade This will com
pletc arrangements for running the
hatch"rics at Belgrade. Moosehead, Mon
nbuth and Caribou with one man only
the year around, executing about two
months each year during the time of dis
trlbutlng the fish and taking eggs. This
will make saving of more than $500
each Year in the running expenses of
these hatcherics. The four hatCheries
named can. be rliu to their full capacity
with one man excepting as stated above
TIE hatCiIerics ut Oquossoc, Raymond
and AUBURN are provided with feeding
lpondS. and If run to their full capacity
1.-TWO men are needed at these hatcheries
sin summer to ensure good care and rea-
sonable safety of the fish. The farm at
belgrade should be sold. There is no
profit in keeping il.
Many complaints have reached the