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Show UTAH REPORT FOR HE NUDE State Commissioner Favors Body to Govern Utah Fish And Game Work SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 9. A fish and game commission, members tu I hold offici- lor six years each, with; ni member going out every two years.! Is advocated by R. H. Skl-Joway. state f sh and game commissioner, in his bl-ennial bl-ennial report to Governor Bamberger, I The aim Is to take the department out I of politic.-, which, according to the report Is In line with a movement, now spreading among tne various states. The wardens would be placed on a civil service basis if this plan' Is carried out. At present the department de-partment consists of only one commit-1 sloner, appointed by the governor. The report was filed yesterday, ami1 contains a history of the department's work for the lasttwo years Special attention is Riven to the ten game preserves pre-serves now existing In I'tah. Ueeom mendatlon Is curled that Bear river bay be set aside as a resting place fori migratory water fowl. Ueenue of the department fromj sale of licenses was $63, S01 in 1M of which $20.7f3 came from Salt Jil;n county, ami 156.701 in 1920, of Which ? 11.501 cams from this county Oth-I er receipts in 1M9 brought the total up to $77,229.95. while expenditures j for that year wire $4S.S90,9. Revenues Rev-enues In 1920 totaled $G3.SN3.43, and expenditures jci 093.77. Sale of beaver beav-er furs in 1920 totaled $,.130.83. Tho report shows that 3.263 095 trouS were planted in 1919, ol" which, I34.S71 went to Sail Lake county ami 867,624 to Utah county. There were also planted by the department 1 OOtl bass, 32, -JoO cattish and 1,495,00.0'j whlteflsh. In 1920 the department; planted 4.."70,392 trout, according to1 the report. 1,058.417 going to Salt Iake county streams, in addition to Whl( li there wen- 15Q catfish and 595.000 1 Whlteflsh. There were, In addition; J plantings by the federal govern-j metu from its fish hatchery at Spring-1 ville. |