Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-23

that we don't get quite all, that is
coming to US; and so for that reason
we have hesitated to take on the add
ed burden of making out more OF
these. reports. At any rate, this re-
port to be of any value at all, would
have to be sworn to, and you can cas-
lily understand that large number
of the hunters of this State feel that
it would be a considerable expense
for them to go where they could make
out this report and make oath to it.
A great many people also will mako
this objection to these licenses, that
they are unable to keep a record OF
all the moose. and deer and bear
and partridges and rabbits, etc., that
they have killed during the year.
Another matter which l present for
your consideration. In case this re-
port was made. of what value would
it be to the Fish and Game Depart
ment or to the people of this State
1 have one of those licenses here in
my pocket. We have three of them
in our family, and they were taken
ure in case we might be called upon
suddenly to take gun and run out
and shoot a woodchuck down in the
bean patch, but as it happened, the
cat killed the woodchuck so that we
did not have to make out a report,
and of course we would report that
we had killed nothing. What does
that amount to the Fish and Game
Department?
On the other hand, I have a neigh
Dor who is a real hunter, and he can
find game and he can kill it, and he
does kill it. And what would his
report amount to which he might
make to the Fish and Game Depart
ment? Would he report that he had
killed a cow moose and eight or ten
deer? l don't think he would That
might do over here around Augusta,
but it occurs to me that the further
you get from the Insane Hospital, the
less likely you will be to find any
such reports made as that. 1t seems
to me that report that 1 might make
to the Fish and Game Department in
regard to the game he had killed
would be far more valuable and in
teresting than any report which he
might turn in.
Now. have referred to the expense
and the trouble to the holders of
these licenses, and I think that is a
matter that should be considered in
these days where ten cents looks as
large as half dollar did two
years ago. But that would be all
the expense. After these reports are
sent in to Augusta, there is something
more to be done there. Do you know
how many of those licenses have been
granted? 1 don't know exactly how
many but up until last Friday, there
had been 109,567 of them granted. and
do you think that these reports on
these licenses can be tabulated and
Kept in systematic order so as to be
accessible and be of use here in the
state House with the present force
that is employed down there in the
Fish and Game Department? I have
some doubt about it. l have an idea
that it may require the services of
two or three extra stcnogra pliers and
IN the course of time a few inspectors
10 go out over the State and find out
If we have reported correctly in re-
gard to these matters; and 1 think at
this time with the present over
crowded condition of our State House
and in view of the fact tbat eve,,,
head of department has come To ITO
with tears in his eyes and assured
us that he could not keep his present
once force intact with the nigga rdlv
appropriations that have been era Mt
cd and that we should take pity upon
the FISH and Game Department and
not put this extra amount of labor
upon them, and for that reason
move the indefinite postponement of
this measure.
MR.. WILSON of Pressure Isle: Mr.
SPEAKER and gentlemen, being one of
the members and chairman of tbis
committee. will say frankly that
the consideration of the cost of
handling this matter in the Office puos
not taken into consideration in tbe
nearing before the committee. will
say that in my estimation the exnersa
VIII be somewhere between eight on,
Ten thousand dollars a year IN sond
Out all these blanks at two ce,s+.
apiece and then the filing and tab
ulat,ng OF them. together with tbo
cierlcal work, will at least reouira
three clerks during the season ro.,no ,
nou can use your own deductions ~,
tne prices paid to stenoeraphers .na
other help. and you can fieure tn
matter up and see what YOU can NAB
OUT OF that small. neasly amomn.
which the department gets q, tha
present time for enforcing tho. e.h
and game laws in the State Of M.;na
TIE SPEAKER: The question !.
on the motion of the gentleman froro -
Perham, Mr.. Bragdon, that Hansa
Doc. No. ~, Bill. An Act In arn.ns
sections and 10 of Chapter 17a -
the Public Laws of 1919 relating -
registration of resident hunters ~
indefinitely postponed. VIC
= vivi voce vote being taken