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Show GameCommission Holds Important Meeting April 2-3 The hopper is heavy for the Utah Fish and Game Commission when It meets April 2 and 3. On the program for the five-man commission and Director Ross Leonard, Leon-ard, are such Items as budget review, re-view, establishing of policies regarding re-garding trapping and transplanting of gome animals, game refuge matters, mat-ters, new rearing ponds for Kama and fry ponds for Midway, and routine items. Possibility of purchasing the Hep-pier Hep-pier ponds at Richfield will be discussed. dis-cussed. This hatchery has been made available to the State, and the matter will be placed before the commission for approval In the Friday and Saturday meetings. The Budget matter will come up for most consideration. According to Director Leonard, Increased cost of operation along with Increased In-creased allocations In federal funds which must be matched with stale funds haveput a burden on the game department to the extent that It must seek help from the unappropriated un-appropriated fish and game funds which are only available upon the approval of the governor. Also up for consideration will be proposed construction of bass ponds a Clear Lake, along with repair and construction of new dikes at this Millard county fish haven. |