Annual Report of the Commissioner of Conservation and State Forester
'ublic Document No. 73 Cfje Commontoealtt) of 0La0$at$u0ttt$ ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Commissioner of Conservation AND The State Forester and Director of Parks FOR THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 1936 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION [Offices: 20 Somerset Street, Boston, Mass.] Publication of this Document approved by the Commission on Administration and Finance 600. 2-'37. Order 9869. : APR 7 1937 Z\)t Commontoealtf) of 4Ha£tfacfm*etta Outline of the REPORT^ OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION For convenience and economy this report is divided as follows Part I. The organization and general work of the Department of Ca servation. Part II. The Division of Forestry. Part III. The Division of Parks. Part IV. The Division of Fisheries and Game. (Part IV is printed separa as Public Document Xo. 25.) PART I. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CONSERVATIO The thirty-third annual report of the Commissioner of Conservation is herel submitted, in compliance with the statute. On December 5, 1935, Ernest J. Dean of Chilmark was appointed Commission of Conservation and State Forester, replacing Samuel A. York, who had sera since April, 1933. On January 22, 1936, the Governor appointed Patrick V Hehir, Director of the Division of Fisheries and Game, replacing Raymond Kenney who had served since July 1, 1931, in this capacity. GEORGE A. SMITH On October 26 the Department of Conservation sustained a great loss in th death of Mr. George A. Smith, Chief Moth Suppressor, who had been associate with the Department for approximately 31 years. Employed first as an inspector, he was promoted to agent and later became a Assistant Forester.
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