The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-27
S41.000 WILL BE EXPENDED BY
 ALASKA FISH BOARD THIS YEAR

Continuation of salmon propaga | ton will be continued by the Al i aska Fish Commission and it's sub. | ordinate organizations during the coming year, on a scale at least equal l to II not greater than that of the past year, is indicated by the funds allotted by the Commission in it's first annual meeting which closed yesterday after two doys session
 The allotments total approximately S41,000 and cover considerable work in both the Third and First Divisions
 Expenditures made during the past Ne2r were carefully Gca.: ovcrI by the Commission and in every case were approved With the ere ation of the Fish Commission. the Territorial Legislature provided $SO,. 0GO for a two year period. A state ment to the Commission shows that there is an unexpended balance to | its credit of $49,O6S.85 fixing the , money used during 1919-1920 at ap. rroximately $31, ,0O0.
 General Work Covered
 From the unexpended balance left on hand, the commission made it's aliotments for the fiscal year ending
 March 31st, 1921, including the salary Qf the Hatchery Superintendent, sun- dry hatchery operations, field work Of the Commission and the propaga- ton of fish, experimental weirs in
 Eyak Lake and stream clearing in the First and Third Divisions. to- taling about $41 900, leaving a balance of approximately $S.00O for future ds"osition by the Commission.
 There will be spent for stream clearing in the Third Division ap- Droximately $12,O00, of which $2.o0O VII be spent in Bristol Bay. The Eyak Lake weirs will cost in the TO shborhood of s3,0Oo, In addition to some stream clearing to be done GnGar the direction of Commissioner John Beegle, for which & ,000 was alloted, Hatchery Superintendent A J. Sprague will superyise stream clearing in the northern end 0f the First Division, for wbich purpose $2,000 was allowed Funds also were slloted for work to be done by Sup enintendent Sprague's field crews Eyak Lake Weirs
 A weir to be constructed at the outlet of Eyak Lake will be so ar ranged as to enable the Commission to get census of all salmon entering it and also for the purpose of de- stroying predatory fish following the salmon. This work is to be done as early as possible while later in the year another weir will be con. structed on some of the tributary streams of the lake, at the ti,ue the trout ascend the small streams for spawning. Weir construction how ever is contingent upon granting of permission by the Bureau of Fisheries for such purpose, request for whicn has been made by telegraph.
 Enlarge Hatchery
 So successful have been the oper- ations of the hatchery in this city that the Commission, seeing the lie cessity for enlargement, approved the installation of 12 additional troushs, it being found that the present ;n- stallation is too small to take care, of the fry when matched When the new troughs have been adde1 the capacity of the hatchery will be in- creased to 10,000,000 eggs. During the past, the hatchery has distclb- uted about 7,500,OO0 eyed eggs and fry. It is also proposed to install few troughs near Warm Springs for the purpose of bringing eggs tol the eyed stage before planting in the waters of the lake
 In connection with the annual meeting, Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr :, Chairman of the Commission, states there has been some misunders tand- ing regarding the scope of the duties of the Commission. Many persons apparently were under the impression that the meeting was to be held on the proposed fisheries bill. Such action was not contemplated in any way, although the Commission, it was stated, will be glad to have written communications for it's consideration on any relevant subject which indiv
 iduals desire to bring before it. Work Is Satisfactory
 Members of the Commission TO- ported regarding the work accom- plished in stream clearing, and most satisfactory results were shown; ap- proximately 15 streams have been cleared of their major Instructions so as to permit free ascent of sal mon. A detailed report on all Fish Commission operations will be pre- pared shortly by Charles D. Garfield, Secretary of the Commission. The Commission, declared its members, is we'll satisfied with the results shown for the amount of money ex- pended during the last year.
 Superintendent A. J. Sprague, if | possible will accompany Commission-I ! CT Adams to the Westward, when the latter returns to Cordova. It is planned that Mir. Sprague will assist the Commissioners of the Third Division in laying out their summers field wor.t