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Fifth Annual Report

OF THE

Game and Fisheries Department

1911

PRINTED BY ORDER OF
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO

TORONTO :
Printed ai.d Published by L. K. CAMERON, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty

1912.

Printed by

WILLIAM BRIGGS.

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TORONTO.

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To His Honour John Morison Gibson,

a Colonel in the Militia of Canada,

Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.

May it Please Your Honour:

I have the honour to submit herewith, for the information of Your Honour
and the Legislative Assembly, the Fifth Annual Eeport of the Game and Fisheries
Department of this Province.

I have the honour to be,

Your Honour's most obedient servant,

J. 0. Eeaume,

Minister of Public Works.

Toronto, 15th December, 1911.

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Fifth Annual Report

OF THE

Game and Fisheries Department of Ontario

2'c the Honourable J. 0. Eeaume,

Minister of Public WorTcs.

Sir, — I again have the honour to submit for your consideration, which I hope
will receive your approval, the Report of the Department of Game and Fisheries
for the twelve months ending 31st October, 1911.

The usual Statistics, Reports of Inspectors, Wardens, Overseers and Deputy
Wardens, and other matters in connection with the administration of this Depart-
ment, will appear in the usual form, for the information of yourself, your col-
leagues and the public in general, which I trust will be satisfactory to all con-
cerned.

Laws and Regulations.

While conservation of natural products of the Dominion is at present receiv-
ing, to some extent, from the authorities the attention this very important matter
deserves, it is difficult to realize the continuation of the destructive and unwise
policy of those entrusted with the formulation of the laws and regulations pertain-
ing to one of the most valuable natural products of the Province, viz., the fisheries.
Nature's laws of reproduction should be observed and strictly enforced. Failure
to do so incurs serious penalties. Nature has wisely ordained and provided seasons
in each recurring year which the various animals, birds and fish are to
devote to the propagation of their respective species.' I would like to know what
possible excuse or reason the Department of Marine and Fisheries at Ottawa can
adduce for their short-sighted and unnatural conduct in abolishing the close sea-
sons, as they have done for a number of years past. Even by the widest stretch of
imagination we cannot credit them with having done so with the intention of pro-
tecting and perpetuating this very valuable asset of the Province. It is to be
hoped that recent changes will result in wiser counsels prevailing, and that the
Province will in the near future be conceded its undoubted right to protect and
dispose of its own property Mdthout vexatious interference. The wisdom of ob-
serving and respecting nature's laws I can illustrate by a practical case. Some six
years ago, from a combination of unfortunate circumstances, our most valuable
native game bird, whose habitat is the whole Province — the RufFed Grouse, more
generally known as the Partridge, was almost exterminated. What would have
been the result had we followed the unwise course the Department of Marine and
Fisheries have adopted for years past regarding nature's close season for fish in
Ontario? In the case of the Ruffed Grouse we had two close seasons, and then
reduced the open season to one month, with the result that they have been more
numerous during the last two seasons in our northern woods than for many years
past. Now, supposing we had been unwise enough to have employed men five
years ago to scour the nearly depleted woods to kill the few remaining birds on
their nests and destroy the eggs, our partridge would ere this be as great a rarity

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as the wild pigeon. This is practically what the Department of Marine and
Fisheries have been doing with the fisheries of the Province. Whitefish do not
spawn in the foul and putrid waters of Lake Erie that extends for many miles from
the American shore, but congregate in countless numbers in 'Canadian waters for
that purpose. ']^o such an extent does this prevail that the authorities of several
States bordering on Lake Erie annually ask permission to procure spawn for their
hatcheries from our waters, not procurable in their own. It will be patent, even
to those who are not conversant with fishery matters, that, allowing the destruc-
tion year after year of the only reproductive source of supply available, will not
have the tendency to perpetuate the incalculable valuable heritage nature has so
generously endowed the Province with. We should not have an elevated opinion
of a farmer's sanity, who, after having at great expense prepared his land for the
seed, destroj^ed the seed instead of sowing it, and then expected crops. This is
precisely what divided jurisdiction and certain exigencies have entailed on tlie
fisheries of the Province. During extended open seasons, cars in which ship-
ments of whitefish have been made, have the floors covered inches deep with spawn
exuding from the boxes. It is generally understood that bona fide fishermen and
reputable dealers are, as a rule, adverse to any meddling interference with the
respective close seasons. Of course there are fishermen and fishermen. Those that
are not bona fide are capitalists of various degrees, who use all means known to
them to procure commercial licenses with the intention of making all the money
they possibly can in a few years, irrespective of seasons and without a thought or
care for the future of the fisheries. These are the men who are responsible in a
large measure for these periodical infractions of nature's laws. Shortly before the
close seasons, (the month of November for whitefish and salmon trout), the modus
operandi of these men has been for one or two of these self-constituted philan-
thropists to visit Ottawa, presumably with charitable purposes intent, and deliver
themselves of a hard-luck yarn, bewailing the fate of the poor fisherman, stating
that the fishing has not been remunerative, and asking that they be allowed to
improve it for other seasons by the somewhat questionable method of destroying
with impunity the sole and only source of supply. There are other causes having
most destructive effects on the fisheries, viz., the widespread system of pollution
of our lakes, rivers and streams. Nature never intended these one time beautiful
waters to be turned into death dealing pestilential swamps and pools. J regret
that many tug fishermen are alleged to make a practice of dumping the offal into
the waters. This we may cope with to some extent, but in matters of general pol-
lution we are comparatively helpless. There is no doubt that pollution of public
waters is increasing at an alarming rate in the lakes, bays and rivers in both coun-
tries. Netg set in Lake Ontario seven or eight miles from the outlet of the Niagara
Eiver, after a storm, are so saturated with sewage and tangled up with sewer rub-
bish as to make them worthless. I have dealt with these matters at some length —
matters that under some of the unfortunate conditions it is not in our power to
improve. The Department have numerous requests to re-stock waters with game
fish from various parts of the Province — as a rule for waters unfit to sustain fish
life. These applicants should remember that the Lord helps them that help themr
selves. Those who want re-stocking done in public waters, either to attract tour-
ists or for the pleasure and profit of the residents, must in future either prevent
the waters being contaminated with sewage or deleterious waste from factories, or
do without fish. For several years the Department have been doing all possible to
prevent the netting and spearing of game fish on their spawning grounds in the
spring and prevent the use of the illegal and destructive trap nets, and have met

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Avith some success in so doing. 1 have been told that we are not consistent in pre-
venting farmers and otliers taking game fish from the spawning grounds for their
own use, and allowing the commercial fishermen, under similar conditions, to take
whitefish off their spawning grounds with impunity, for the purpose of supplying
the United States market.

There is urgent necessity, if the fisheries of the Province are to be perpetuated,
for the removal at once and for all time of all interference during the close sea-
sons with nature's perfect plan of reproduction, from whatever source it emanates.
Close seasons should be applicable to the whole Province, and no conditions or
exigency should be an excuse for encroaching on the inadequate close seasons pro-
vided for by present regulations. If artificial propagation has been the success
claimed, why are those States where it has been in use for many years, and close
seasons ignored, compelled to procure spawn from our waters, not procurable in
their own waters in which such fabulous numbers of fry are alleged to have been
deposited annually for the last twenty or thirty j^ears? Hatcheries having failed
to keep up the required supply, it seems to me that it would be in accordance with
common sense for those responsible for the failure to again revert to nature's per-
fect plan by establishing and compelling strict observance of close seasons. I have
no objection to hatcheries as an adjunct to nature, but am strongly opposed to
them being used as an excuse for superseding nature and abolishing close seasons.
Even from a business basis, is it wise to incur the expense of building and operating
hatcheries instead of allowing the fish to attend to the matter of reproduction more
effectively, and certainly less costly. I realize that there has been much guess work
as to the relative proportion of fry produced by the two systems. Advocates of
hatcheries have made the absurd statements that ninety-five per cent, of the eggs
taken from the fish to the hatcheries produce fry, and that only five per cent, of
those deposited by the fish in the most favorable and suitable spawning grounds
and waters do so. While the former statement may be correct, the latter is too
absurd even to be considered. I have been paying considerable attention to this
restocking from the hatcheries for many years. I have seen the fry dumped into
foul, putrid water at outlet of sewers year after year, miles away from pure water
and the spawning grounds or beds of the fish working out nature's plan. I have
known of large shipments of fry placed in shallow waters near the shores of our
la7"ge lakes and in a few hours washed ashore all dead. Similar causes may be
tlie result of the unsatisfactory condition of the fisheries in polluted waters in the
vicinity of the large cities on the American side of our large lakes.

Under the above conditions, we may conclude that a very small percentage
from the hatcheries becomes mature fish. My urgent plea for close seasons to assist
us in perpetuating the fisheries of the Province is strengthened by the knowledge
that the most expert authority on the continent — Professor Prince — is a strong
advocate for the observance and strict enforcement of close seasons. The time is
not far distant when it will be necessary to impose a size limit on herring and blue
pickerel. A large percentage of small illegal whitefish is taken in small meshed
herring nets. It is my intention, as far as possible, to have during the winter
months a systematic investigation made of a large number of our inland lakes
in the northern part of the Province to enable the Department to decide on the
advisability of opening them for domestic licenses.

Ee-Stocktng.
This was the first year since the establishment of the bass ponds at Mount
Pleasant, and they have proved to be most successful. The work of propagating

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bass during the past few years was carried on under unfavorable conditions, but
such was not the case this year, and the result has shown that the erection of these
ponds was a wise decision. Too much praise cannot be given to Mr. J. T. Edwards,
who was placed in charge of these ponds, and who faithfully discharged his duties,
and much of the success of the past year's operations is due to his careful super-
vision. Nearly 100,000 small-mouthed Black Bass species were raised, and de-
posited in the various inland lakes of the Province, and in the near future the re-
sult of this important work by the Government will be noticeable and appreciated
by the tourists who each year come over in increased numbers.

Angling Permits.

The sale of angling permits was greater than in former years, showing that
more tourists are taking advantage of the excellent fishing which this Province
offers, and I am glad to say that our officers have had less trouble in enforcing the
laws and regulations with regard to angling than in any former year, and in their
reports there would appear to be a general desire on behalf of the public to not
only observe the laws and regulations, but in many instances to render assistance
to our officers, realizing how important it is that the fisheries of the Province be
preserved.

Patrol Service.

The patrol service has this year been most satisfactory, the officers on the vari-
ous boats having faithfully carried out their instructions. They have also fur-
nished the Department with valuable information with regard to the condition of
the various waters which came under their observation, and which will be of much
use, particularly in dealing with the issuing of licenses. The constant patrol by
these boats prevents much illegal fishing. An instance of this was forcibly
brought to the notice of the Department this autumn, when a report was circulated
that one of the Government boats had gone into its winter quarters, certain law-
breakers took advantage of this, and immediately commenced illegally fishing with
nets. An officer of this Department having been purposely left behind had no
difficulty in apprehending them in their illegal work. The sale of the " Vega " and
the purchase of a more suitable boat for the North Channel of Lake Huron and
Georgian Bay was, in my opinion, a wise one, and the result will be more apparent
next year.

Special Officers.

T'hose officers who were appointed for the purpose of inspecting fish at various
sir ping points have discharged their duties this year in a manner which has
given entire satisfaction to the Department, and have undoubtedly prevented many
undersized fish being shipped. A greater number of officers were appointed this
year than in any former year, but the expense, in my opinion, was quite justified.

Game,

MoQse and Deer. It is almost impossible to get a record of moose killed dur-
ing open season for same, in consequence of so many of the carcases being given to
Indians and guides, sportsmen only taking the heads which are sent to taxidermists
in various parts of the Province and United States, but from the reports of Crown
Lands Agents, Rangers, and others, there is no appreciable diminution as yet in
their numbers.

1912 GAME AND FISHEEIES.

The wisdom of allowing only one deer to be killed by each hunter instead, of
two is already apparent. Express companies in 1909 carried 3,923 deer, and in
1910 only 3,468, a decrease of 1,455.

Fur Beaeing Animals.

There is no perceptible increase in the number of otter in the Province. Beaver
have increased very rapidly, and are returning to the original beaver meadows in
large numbers. Complaints frequently reach me to the effect that these interest-
ing engineers are damaging private property by flooding roads and meadows. On
investigation it has only been necessary in a few cases to destroy their dams. A
large number of mink are killed in the Province. The skins of those killed early
in the season are of small value. Muskrat appear to be as numerous as ever, which,
when we consider the large number killed annually, is most surprising. A large
business is done in all the more common varieties of fur bearing animals.

Duck shooting has not been as satisfactory as in former years, in a large
measure due to the almost unprecedented low water, many of the private preserves
having little or in some cases no water in their ponds.

Puffed Grouse (Partridge) have been numerous, affording good sport — sport
to such an extent that many so-called sportsmen have forgotten how near exter-
mination of these grand and hardy game birds had been reached a few years ago.
If shooters in general in the future are not more reasonable and satisfied with less
slaughter it will be necessary to further reduce the open season and limit the bag.
In fact the time has arrived in the interest of the Province and perpetuation of
game in general to impose a general license fee for the privilege of killing any
species of game.

Quail. This is another species of our grand native game birds, as useful as
they are beautiful. Severe winters make sad havoc of them, and improved farming
and wire fences have destroyed both their winter food and shelter. Since the export
of live quail from the United States has been prohibited, we have been unable to
procure birds from there as in the past for re-stocking. Therefore it may be
necessary to establish a small quail-breeding farm in the most suitable locality for
that purpose. Such a farm in charge of a man interested in his work, I believe,
would be successful. Quail should be specially available for this purpose. Much
has been written and said in favor of introducing game birds from Europe to take
the place of our native birds, adapted by nature to withstand and survive our severe
winters. We are not likely to be more successful with imports from milder climes.

Migratory Game Birds. Snipe, Plover, and the elusive Woodcock are to be
found in their usual resorts, but in reduced numbers. Some good bags have been
made by the initiated, these being the exception.

The Staff of the Department, Inspector?, Overseers, and Deputy Game and
Fishery Wardens have given the Department faithful and effective service. I de-
sire to extend my sincere thanks to the employees of the Departments of the At-
torney General and Lands and Mines for their valuable and very effective assistance
so kindly rendered when and wherever required. I further desire to tender my
warmest thanks to Railroad and Navigation Companies for their generous assis-
tance to the Department in re-stocking, transportation and other matters.

All of which is respectfully submitted by

Your obedient servant,

E. TiNSLEY,

Superintendent.

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GAME AND FISHEEIES INSPECTOES.

Inspector's Office,

Toronto, 1911.

E. TiNSLEY, Esq.,

^Superintendent of Game and Fisheries.

Sir, — I have the honour to submit my report for the season of 1911.

Commercial Fishing.

The season just ended has only been an average one and will show a small
decrease in the catch of wliitefish. Lake trout appear to be holding their own or
nearly so. The extension of the open season this year will cause the showing to be
somewhat better than it would have been if the season had closed as usual on the
1st., but not to any extent, the weather during these ten days being so stormy
that the catch did not amount to much, many fishermen telling me that the re-
sult of the extension was a loss financially. The market has not been as good as
in former years, consequently there is now a large stock of frozen fish of all kinds.
Nearly all the cold storage being filled. This is causing a depression in the Lake
Erie -herring trade. The catch is as good as last season, the price being only about
half. 1 am pleased to report that during the year tw^o new hatcheries have been
built in the Province and are being operated this season, one at Southampton, the
other at Port Arthur, both of these hatcheries make a specialty of lake trout, and
will, with ordinary good luck add twenty or thirty million to the number of young-
trout planted in former years, and should in a short time show good results. I
would like to see more attention paid to the propagation of whitefish.

The placing of a gasoline launch on Lake Superior has resulted in a great,
deal of good work being done that could not be done with a larger boat. What you
now need is a similar boat for the west end of the lake. The replacing of the
" Vega " with a much better boat will allow the officer in charge to patrol the
North 'Channel and the North Shore of Georgian Bay in a more satisfactory man-
ner, and if your officer on the east shore of the same bay is provided with a suitable
boat and another one is procured for the Detroit and St. Clair rivers I believe it
will allow your Department to dispense with the boat you have chartered for a
few years past without interfering with the work. In some ways the smaller boats;
are more suitable.

The need for reliable information about our inland lakes is growing with every
year. There is no doubt that in many of these lakes are fish that are pf no use
for angling purposes, and some way should be provided by which the people living
near these lakes could procure their needed supply of fish legally. , The opening-
of new lines of railways increases the number of lakes about which information is-
needed very rapidly.

The water powers of the Province are being developed and every development
means a change in the stream, possibly making it unfit for the fish that formerly fre-
quented it, but at the same time providing for a larger supply of food fish if the
conditions were investigated and the ponds were planted with the right species.

Angling has been better in most of the waters that I have visited than in for-
mer years. Nearly all the visitors being well pleased with their catches.

Scene on the Bay of Quinte.

Scene on the Bay of Quinte.

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I must again congratulate you on the success of the Bass ponds, the hatch
being splendid for the first year in the new ponds, and no doubt, with double the
capacity and the experience gained, your operations next year will show a great
gain.

I am told that the deer were not as plentiful as formerly, but not having com-
plete returns cannot say just what the diflFerence will be.

Partridge were numerous in the northern part of the Province, and I wish
to again say that if the slaughter of these birds goes on should not there be a limit
to the number that fall to one gun. I would make the limit about 30 for the
season.

We are still without trappers' license. I am of the opinion that this should be
done.

There should be a limit as to size on herring, blue pickerel and perch. Too
many small fish of these species are being caught. Investigation would determine
the proper length that should be allowed.

Your officers throughout the Province have been diligent in the performance
of their duties during the past year and violations of the law are becoming less in
number each season.

I have the honour to be

Your obedient servant,

Wm. W. Holden,

Inspector.

E. TiNSLEY,

Superintendent of Fish and Game.

Sir, — I have the honour to present my annual report for 1911. During the
year I have visited nearly all the principal portions of the Province and I have
reason to believe that angling is improving and consequently the tourist trade
seems to be larger than before.

I wish to call your attention to the serious increase of that destructive fish
known as carp, which are creating havoc amongst the game fish in the Kawartha
Lakes. The destructive nature of these fish is not confined to the game fish alone,
but extends to the frogs and rice beds. Some years ago your Government sowed
wild rice in these lakes, which flourished for a time, but owing to the burrowing
nature of the carp the wild rice has nearly all disappeared.

I am glad to note the good effect attending your efforts to exterminate the
ling in the Rideau waters, by the use of hoop nets under the supervision of your
officers, I would suggest that more hoop net licenses be granted in these waters,
witli a view to the final extermination of the ling,

I notice that whitefish and herring are very numerous in nearly all our inland
lakes, and as they will not angle, I would suggest that domestic licenses be granted
to actual farmers to catch them for their own food supply.

I congratulate you on the good work accomplished by your patrol boats, and
would recommend that another boat be placed on Lake Erie.

From reports received, I note that beaver and otter are plentiful. In several
places they are doing damage. I find that fewer deer are being brought out by the
hunters. Partridge, I am glad to report, are very numerous in all parts of the

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Province. I would recommend that the number allowed each shooter be limited
to 50 in one season. I would also recommend that all trappers be licensed, and that
a close season be made for foxes. The sale of ducks should be prohibited entirely
for three years. I think that the use of monitors of any kind or shape should be
made illegal.

Your obedient servant,
Alf. Huntek.

Inspector.

GAME AND FISHERIES WAEDEXS.
Warden Wm. Burt, of Simcoe, reports:

Speckled Trout.

That these game fish have increased in his district, but the increase is only
noted in those streams where the fry supplied by the Department were planted.
During the past summer, sportsmen report catching a great many small trout,
which they threw back, and he has no doubt are the fry that were planted in the
different streams.

Bas.s!.

The bass fishing in Long Point Bay has again been excellent. When the bass
were biting, and weather conditions were favorable, any angler could easily catch
his legal number of fish in an hour or two.

COMMEECTAL FiSH.

The fishermen report that the gill-net fishing has been as good, and prob-
ably a little better, than last year. The seines, however, have not been tis suc-
cessful. The only catches of any quantity that the latter nets have made have been
either the carp or other soft fish of comparatively little commercial value. Tlie
experiment with the carp ponds has proved more successful. A number of the
fishermen report that catching the carp when they were plentiful, and the price
naturally low, they put them in the ponds where they could take them out when
th.e fish were scarcer, and the price higher. In this way they have been able to
got a reasonable price for these coarse fish. While it has been demonstrated that
this manner of handling the fish is a success, the fishermen still report that a
number of the fish seem either to bury themselves in the mud. or otherwise avoid
being caught when it is attempted to take them out of the ponds.

Quail and Ruffed Grouse.

The quail are very scarce in his district. From all reports, he should say
that there has not been any increase or decrease in these birds.

The ruffed grouse, however, have increased very materially. The summer has
been so warm and dry that it has been an ideal one for breeding. The consequence
is that in the few covers that are left in his district, the birds are more plentiful than
they have been for several years.

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Woodcock.

This bird is still very scarce in his district. He has heard of a few being
killed, but not enough to really count them as one of the game birds of the district.

Black Squirrels.

So much of the woods has been cut down in his district that there are not
many places left for the squirrels. He is glad to report, however, that they are still
increasing in numT)er, which is attributed by sportsmen to the short season in
which they are allowed to be shot.

Wild Geese.

Very few of these birds were killed in his district. Instead of frequenting the
marshes as formerly, where the sportsmen shot them over decoys in the same man-
ner as they shot ducks, these birds now spread all over the country, and feed in the
wheat fields, so that they are far more difficult to approach.

Wild Ducks.

The Long Point District has been visited by fully as many of the marsh ducks
as usual, the black duck, mallard and pin-tail being very numerous. A number
of the black ducks have again bred in the marshes about Long Point Bay this sea-
son. The deep water or bay ducks, such as canvas-backs, red-heads and blue-bills,
have not been as numerous this fall as for a number of years past. Sportsmen,
however, attribute this to the fact that the weather in the North- West has not been
cold enough to drive these ducks south yet. While there are great quantities of
the marsh ducks here, the weather has been very fine this fall, so that very few
large bags have been made.

Fur-Beaking Animals.

The muskrat continues to be the main fur-bearing animal in his district. The
water in Lake Erie, however was so low last winter that the trappers report the,
catch last spring as being less than for some years past. This fall the water is
still lower, and he fears that there will be a very small catch next spring. Some
of the game companies surrounding Long Point Bay are limiting the trapping
during this period of low water in order to have enough rats left in the marshes
for breeding purposes. He would again report that the fur of the rats killed in
December is of an inferior quality. None of the persons owning marsh lands trap
them during December, but all of them wait until spring, so that the only rats
killed in December are those taken by poachers, and he would again strongly
recommend that the killing of muskrats in the month of December be prohibited,
and that the use of dogs, spears and guns in the taking of muskrats also be pro-
hibited.

He is glad to report that the game laws in his district have been well observed.

The Deputy Wardens and Overseers have performed their duties in an efficient
manner, so that there have been practically no complaints of infringements of the
law.

Warden Victor Chauvin, of Windsor, reports that the fishermen are satisfied
with their catch of whitefish this fall; some claim that they caught more white-
fish than the previous year, and they are still running good. He had complaints

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last summer that east of Point Pelee, on Lake Erie, there were a lot of dead fish
on the beach and he supposes they have died of disease, and he thinks the fish were
hurt by the pound net fishermen when they assorted them, as the catch of herring
was so great and small that it couldn't be helped. There should be regulations
on herring no less than ten inches in length. Herring ran smaller in size last sum-
mer. Out of three tons of herring the fishermen wouldn't get any more than one-
half a ton fit for market. Blue pickerel shouldn't be taken less than ten inches,
and also white bass, and perch. These regulations apply for Lake St. Clair and St.
Clair Eiver and Lake Erie. The angling has been fairly satisfactory to the sports-
men. The fishermen have improved a great deal in obeying the law of fishing and
shipping fish, and they claim that hatchery is a great protection for fish, and that
they would like to see more built.

In regard to game. Quail are reported, by the farmers, plentiful. Partridges
are not plentiful. There are a few in the woods. Black and grey squirrels are
very scarce, and the season for shooting quail and partridge and black and grey
squirrels should be on the 15th day of November, and the first day in December,
and rabbits should be on the same date for shooting them, as they have too much
trouble with the hunters otherwise. Muskrats are showing pretty fair. The 7
should not be trapped before the 15th day of February until the 15th day of April.
Wild geese are showing plentiful this fall. They should be killed up to the first
of May. Ducks, black, grey and mallard are plentiful around the river and Lake
St. Clair Plats, and the sportsmen are getting a few of them; and other kinds of
ducks are just starting to come in. The season shouldn't come before the 1st of
January. The open season for duck shooting and snipe, woodcock and other
waterfowl should come in all the same date. It is pretty hard to have hunters
obey the law, when there are so many different dates and different birds. These
laws should apply for only the Western District. The Game Law has been fairly
well observed in his district.

Warden J. II. Metcalf, of Kingston, reports that since his appointment in
April he has visited the waters of Lake Ontario and many of the streams emptying
into it, also the Eiver St. Lawrence and its tributaries in Ontario, a number of the
lakes north of Lake Ontario and the Eiver St. Lawrence, the Eideau and its lakes,,
the Ottawa Eiver, the Eiver Trent, and many of the wooded districts of Ontario
east of Toronto. The laws and regulations of the Department were in most cases
faithfully observed, and the licensed fishermen and anglers all carefully conformed
to the regulations. Wherever he visited he found the residents willing to aid him
in carrying out the Departmental laws and legulations, and anxious to receive in-
formation regarding the preservation of game and fish. In general he found the
overseers very vigilant and painstaking in the performance of their duties. The
officers engaged in the patrol service rendered him every assistance in their power.

In most instances the owners of mills sawing lumber take the necessary pre-
cautions provided for by Statute, but in a few cases he has been compelled to en-
force the law by giving direct instructions on visiting the mills for the immediate
removal of all substances which would pollute the streams where fish frequent, if
allowed to fall into them.

The angling in the St. Lawrence Eiver and Bay of Quinte and waters adjacent
to Kingston has been excellent during the. past season.

■ Warden G. M. Parks, of North Bay, reports that anglers from all parts of the
district report good catches. The fishing in Lake Nipissing, French Eiver and
the west arm of the lake has been better than last season, and the tourists report
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kinonge and black bass having been caught during the past season. Speckled trout
have been plentiful in the northern streams.

He has not had any trouble with the guides trying to escape paying two dollars
for guide license. This is due to the American tourist who asks for the licensed
guide. The number of tourists visiting this section has increased this year, and
he is pleased to say that he did not find any of them carrying firearms. The Indian
guides have also complied with this regulation.

Partridge are quite plentiful, due to the wise provision of having only one
month of open season, and not allowing the same to be bought or sold.

Ducks have been very plentiful in the vicinity of Lake Nipissing this season.

Plover and snipe are to be found in many parts of the district.

Wild geese are seldom seen around there, but are very plentiful farther north.

The revision of the game laws pertaining to deer, allowing each hunter one
deer, has had the desired results, as the deer appear to be very plentiful this season.

Moose, he has never known so many of these animals to be seen in this vicin-
ity for years, and many fine specimens have already been brought in.

All kinds of fur-bearing animals are quite plentiful this season, especially
mink and rats, which appear to be increasing quite rapidly; no doubt this is on
account of having a close season for mink.

Beaver and otter are increasing rapidly. The beaver are to be found on many
of the small streams in that vicinity.

He would like to see the open season for hares come in with the partridge;
this would put a stop to a great deal of illegal hunting of partridge before the
season opens.

He is pleased to say that he has received great assistance from many of the
residents throughout the district during the year. This is due to the fact that they
are beginning to realize the great necessity of protecting our game and fish.

Warden J. T. Rohinson, of Sault Ste. Marie, reports that speckled trout is
very plentiful in his district. All anglers that he has seen say that this has been
the best season for angling for years. Tourists were well pleased with the catches
they got, and also with the treatment they received from the officers in charge of
the game and fisheries.

Bass is not plentiful, but they are on the increase in the inland lakes; there
has been some fair catches this season.

Mascalonge is scarce; it is a rare thing to see one caught there.

Pickerel is getting more plentiful in Lake Superior.

Sturgeon is scarce.

In the inland lakes there they have the grey trout, a splendid food fish, which
is not protected ; it gives the angler a chance to fish in the close season, and they
cannot stop them. If the Department would put a close season on the fish in the
inland lakes, it would stop a great deal of illegal work.

Commercial Fishing.

In the early part of the season repojts as to the catch were not very favorable
to the fishermen, l)ut later in the season reports were better. Taking the season
of 1911 from his own knowledge and reports of the fishermen, he thinks the catch
will be as good as the season of 1910. The fishing regulations have been well ob-
served by the fishermen. The common sucker is getting so plentiful along the
north shore of Lake Superior that something will have to be done to get rid of
them, as they destroy the spawn of the whitefish and trout on the spawning

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grounds, and in his mind the only way to get rid of the svicker is to allow a few-
pound nets in the vicinity of Agawa Bay, or where the sucker is most plentiful, on
the north shore, and bind the men that would have the pound nets to destroy the
suckers that were caught. He would not be in favor of fishing in the fall with the
pound nets.

Ducks are not plentiful, owing to no feeding grounds along the north shore ot
Lake Superior. If the Government would have wild rice planted along the shore
of Lake Superior and the inland lakes the ducks and geese would come there and
increase.

Geese are scarce, also quail, woodcock and black and grey squirrels.

Partridge is very plentiful there, and are on the increase each year. In his
experience there for 15 years he finds there are more birds this year than he has
ever seen in that time.

Beaver is getting very plentiful in spite of prosecutions. Some of them are
caught, and it is hard to stop the illegal practice, but they have made it harder for
the poachers to get rid of the skins.

Mink is fairly plentiful. There is a good number taken each year, but they
seem to hold their own. The trapping regulations have been well observed.

Otter is not plentiful.

Muskrat is fairly plentiful ; they seem to be on the increase, but the law for
trapping all fur-bearing animals should commence the first of November, tben it
would be easier to watch the trappers. All 'Canadian trappers should pay a license,
say, $5.00.

Eed deer is very plentiful ; they are on the increase each year. There was not
as many shot in the season of 1910 as in 1909. The law was well observed in the
season of 1910.

Moose is on the increase there. He finds them numerous all over his district.
There was not as many shot in the season of 1910 as in former years. The special
patrol system they have there in the hunting season is a grand thing to protect the
game, as hunters are afraid to break the law.

Wolves are not as plentiful as they were two years ago there, but there
are too many of them yet for the benefit of the deer. There was a number of them
killed in the winter of 1911 by trappers and hunters, and he thinks if the bounty
was raised to $35 there would be more interest taken to destroy them.

Trappers should all pay a license. They are a class of people that pay no
revenue to the Province, and they make a big profit out of their furs. This license
system would bring quite a revenue to the Government. All trappers that are
British subjects should pay $10. It would help to protect the fur-bearing animals.

Guns. — This is a matter that will have to be taken up with the Game /and
Fisheries Department sooner or later, and the sooner the better; that is, to put a
gun license on everyone that carries a gun. There is a class of people there that
cannot go out unless they have a gun with them ; that is, the foreign people, and
they shoot everything in sight ; and it would take a lot of men to watch them.
The law-abiding people want to see a gun license put on them. He would have a
chance to^ take their guns away from them. Two dollars would not be too much
for a gun license.

He must say that the Canadian people "in his district have obeyed the law well
this year. There have been a few violations, but principally by men from a foreign
country, and all that have been caught have paid the penalty, which he thinks will
be a lesson to others to not violate the law.

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Warden C. N. Sterling, of Kenora, reports : He has been over his whole
district three times, and finds a decided improvement regarding the observance of
the Game Laws.

The farmers and settlers in his district are fully in accord with the Depart-
ment in this matter, as they see that it is to their best interests to keep the game
from being exterminated.

The infractions of the Game and Fishery Laws have been almost altogether
committeed by the Indians and parties coming across the border from the United
States and Manitoba, killing game on or near the boundaries.

Regarding the Indians, it is very difficult to get conviction, owing to their
being allowed to kill game on their own reserves.

In regard to fishing, there has been a decided improvement in the whole of his
district, reported by the fishermen, particularly in the Western portion.

He would strongly recommend that nothing smaller than five-inch mesh nets
be allowed to be used by fishermen. In fact the most of the fishermen operating
on the Lake of the Woods and Shoal Lake are using 5^/^ to 6-inch mesh, and
report better results both in catch and quality of the fish taken.

Game Fish.

The black bass, which were furnished by the Department and put into Long
Lake, liave proved a decided success, and many good catches have been made there
this year.

He would recommend the Department to further stock some other lakes tribu-
tary to the Lake of the Woods, as it would prove a decided attraction to this great
summer resort area.

Moose.

He finds moose very plentiful, in fact more numerous than ever known before.

Caribou.

There is a slight increase this year over last in the number of caribou in the
district, but the big herd is north of the English River in Keewatin District.

Red Deer.

Red deer are much more numerous than they have ever been before, and can
be had by sportsmen at or near the Kenora town limits.

Beaver and Otter.

Beaver are certainly increasing very rapidly, and their number can easily be
determined by the number of dams which they have built. As to otter, it is diffi-
cult to get any definite information.

Mink and Musk Rat.

Mink and musk rat are also fully as numerous as last year, the latter probably
increasing. He would strongly recommend that the season for catching musk rat
be extended fifteen days to enable the trappers at a distance to market their fur.

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Partkidge and Grouse.

Partridge never were so numerous in the last thirty years as this season.
Grouse are fully as numerous as last year.

Ducks and Geese.

Ducks have been much more numerous this season than for the last four years,
and would recommend that the season west of Port Arthur to the boundary of
Manitoba and Minnesota be open from the first of September, as in Manitoba to
the west, and Minnesota to the south. The seasons both open on September 1st,
and make it more difficult for the Game Wardens to handle.

Geese are fully as numerous as last year.

Warden J. H. Willmott, of Beaumaris, reports that with regard to fish, the
past season has been marked with a vast improvement by anglers, especially in the
Muskoka lakes. During the past season he has deposited four carloads of bass
fingerlings in the following lakes: Muskoka, Rosseau, Joseph, Gull, Vernon,
Fairy, Peninsular and Buck, and he has no doubt that the results will justify the
Department in the step they have taken in operating the breeding ponds at
Brantford.

He thinks fishing clubs should be discouraged, for, as a rule, the members do
nothing but fish from morning till night. He knows of a certain club whose mem-
bership is between 30 and 40, and most of these are inveterate fishermen. The
members are all gentlemen who comply with the law most strictly. Say, for ex-
ample, that 20 out of this number fish daily and procure their legal number of
bass. This would amount to 4,160 fish in a month, allowing 26 days for fishing.
This is a severe drain on any lake, and he feels sure is a greater number than all
the other tourists combined would procure, and for this reason he thinks these
clubs should be discouraged. As a set-ofl! to this, of course, they leave a large sum
of money in the country, but does one action compensate for the other?

With regard to deer. The late reduction in the number which can be taken
by any one individual will unquestionably have a most salutary effect in preserving
and increasing the stock of this noble animal. The late Order-in- Council, passed
on the 20th April last, allowing the actual settler to procure one free of cost, is
received with gratitude by those to whom this applies. There may be a little
trouble in determining the rights of some of these men, as the Order does not lay
out any specified scope in which these men may hunt, consequently they are at
liberty to hunt near and far from their places of residence, and hence the trouble
in their recognition. The old system of permits was a means by which they Avould
be known, and he would strongly recommend the introduction of them again. Deer
are reported to be on the increase in these places in which a close season has been
set for a number of years.

Partridge are reported plentiful in different localities. The two years' close
season, and also the shortening of the open season have been the means of favorable
results.

Beaver have increased to a large extent. Many small streams and lakes, where
these animals were unknown for years, are. now well stocked.

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SPECIAL GAME AXD FISHERIES OVERSEERS.

Overseer Daniel Blea, of South River, reports that, after covering a great
deal of ground and making a close personal examination, also from many enquiries
from rangers and settlers, he can say that game is very plentiful, both deer and
partridge, and from information he has obtained he is able to report that the fish-
ing has been good this season.

The law has been well observed by the settlers and the residents of the dis-
trict, and he is pleased to report that the residents have rendered good assistance in
enforcing the law, and it was very gratifying to see the interest taken in the incom-
ing of the partridge season — so different to former years when there had been more
or less killing before the season opened. And as a further help to an observance,
he would suggest that the hare season should not start before the 15th October
(the date of the partridge season's opening), as a person in the woods with a gun
cannot be challenged between the 1st and loth October.

He would again advise the discontinuance of the sale of venison.

Overseer Henry Watson, of Toronto, reports: The past year has been the
poorest the fishermen in this vicinity have ever had. All kinds of fish appear to
have deserted the waters around Toronto, caused no doubt by the vast amount of
poisonous matter poured into the lake through Toronto's sewers. The whitefish
and salmon trout were very scarce: the herring fishing amounted to nothing.
Both the licensed fishermen and the rod fishers are living in hope that with the
advent of the trunk sewer the fishing around Toronto may get to be what it once
was. The fishery and game laws were well observed ; considering the number of
guns and motor boats in Toronto there were fewer infractions than any other place
where as much game abounds. The seizures of fish, game and furs were about the
same numbers as last year. Some of the fishermen and large fish companies still
continue to break the regulations, although they are made to pay a pretty stiff
price for so doing. A number of Americans persist in trying to get moose heads,
venison and partridge across the border contrary to the Game Act.

Returning hunters from the north report partridge plentiful, especially early
in the season; deer, in some localities, as numerous as ever, but in a great many
of the older quarters where there used to be lots of them, they are almost all killed
off.

The greater portion of the deer killed this season came from new districts
opened up and made accessible by the newly-built railroads, which penetrate the
best red. deer country in the world. This country was overrun, both last year and
this, with hunters, and the number they killed was enormous, and, in his opinion,
taking the whole north country over, there were many more killed than the natural
increase. If this opinion is correct it is easy to foretell what the result will be in
a year or two.

GAME AND FISHERY OVERSEERS.

Lake of the Woods and Rainy River District.

Overseer John MosJier, of Fort Frances, reports that the catch of all kinds
of fish was less this season than last, especially whitefish.

Game, especially big game, is more plentiful this season than it has been for
years.

Partridge and rabbits are in abundance.

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Lake Superior.

Overseer A. Calheck, of Sault Ste. Marie, reports: About the 1st of November.
1910, he received instructions from the Department to hire a tug for eight days to
patrol the waters in his division on Lake Superior. He secured the services of a
tug, and on the 20th of November, as this is the close season for whiteliesh and
lake trout, he proceeded up the lake to Persian Island, a distance of thirty miles
from Sault Ste. Marie, and within four miles of the boundary line, and discovered
a gasoline fishing yacht lifting nets. They gave chase and after running nine
miles, succeeded in overtaking this yacht, and took possession of it. There were
two men on it; they had thrown away their nets and fish. These men were fined
$150.00 and their boat confiscated. He may say that this island is within four
miles of the boundary line, and is considered the best white fishing grounds on l^ake
Superior. There has always been considerable poaching done there by American
fishermen. He is using this boat on patrol duty on the east end of Lake Superior;
she had only been in use about five months when seized. He also states that
it would take up a very large space in this report if he were to enumerate by name
all the different places they made a landing at while on patrol this season, but
may say they visited all the commercial fishing stations between Sault Ste. Marie
and Otter Head, all the tourists' camps, the mouths of all the rivers of any im-
portance in his division, and only in one instance had to invoke the aid of the law.
That was at the mouth of the Batchawana Eiver, he had three Americans fined
and their guns confiscated for violations of the Game Laws.

And he begs to draw the attention of the Department to the abominable prac-
tice of non-resident tourists or anglers of bringing firearms into this country dur-
ing their camping trips along the north shore of Lake Superior, some of tliem
bringing in shotguns and high power rifles, but a .22-calibre rifle is their specialty.
They shoot young ducks and partridge with these rifles.

During his last trip up the lake he took particular pains to find out if small
game was plentiful along the north shore between Micliipicoten and White Gravel
River, a distance of eighty miles. He discovered eight partridges in that distance,
and these were nearly all old birds and very wild, and the only reason he can give
for the scarcity of these birds along that shore is that it is visited by a large
number of tourists, a number of them remaining there until the 15th of September,
when at that season ducks and partridge are well matured.

This scarcity of partridge cannot be blamed on the settler, for there is no such
thing there. He might ask the ([uestion, why are non-resident tourists allowed to
bring in a whole arsenal of firearms. If they come here for the purpose of angling
in our waters they should not be allowed to bring into this country the weapons to
destroy our small game. He has taken particular notice to residents of this coun-
try who, when they go out for a week or two to camp and fish, take no firearms
with them, and why should non-residents be allowed this privilege?

He would strongly recommend that custom officers, when passing non-residents
into this country at the border, be asked to hold all firearms which tourists may
have in their possession having a greater length of barrel than four inches until
they are going out again.

Commercial .Fishing.

In dealing with this question he must say that the setting apart of the Lizzard
Islands, six years ago, has been a great benefit to Lake Superior, in keeping up tlie
fish supply in these waters, especially in the vicinity of these islands. This preserve

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was opened and one of the Dominion Fish Co. tugs fished tliere part of August and
part of September, and stated that they had good fishing; then it was opened dur-
ing the month of October for sail boat fishermen, with the result that one boat
eauglit 13 tons, another 11 tons, and another 7 tons. This was all done in two
weeks' fislii ng, and fishermen claim that they have not caught so many fish on the
cast end of the lake for several years, in fact they caught fish in such large quanti-
ties that they could hardly find a market for their catch, and he finds that the
fishing from Gargantua to Goulis Bay is exceedingly good.

On his recent trip up to White Gravel River, when near the Pukoso River,
lie discovered two tugs lifting their nets. He went alongside of one of them and
went aboard, and found that they were two tugs from Rossport. He asked these
fishermen why they came so far down the lake to fish, and they informed him that
tlie fishing was no good between Otter Head and Rossport, in fact they had a man
al)oard from Port Arthur taking spawn for the fish hatchery at Port Arthur, as
they could not secure a supply at the upper end of the lake.

While he was in Simmons Harbour he interviewed some fishermen there, and
they stated that the fishing was bad. He asked them if they could give any reason
wliy the fishing was so bad on the upper end of the lake, and they informed him
tliat the only reason that they knew of was that the tug fishermen for several years
past had been throwing the insides of the fish, when they cleaned them, into the
lake, and no doubt this has been very injurious to the fishing in the upper end of
the lake ; also over-fishing.

He says that the fishermen in his division have obeyed the laws well this season.

He also calls the attention of the Department to the sucker fish, which are
Coiind in large quantities in nearly every part of the lake, especially in Goulis Bay,
Batchawana Bay, Sandy Islands, and at the mouths of the rivers emptying into
the lake. The sucker fish is known to be very destructive on the spawn of the
trout and whitefish, but how are we going to get rid of this nuisance? There is
only the one way that he can see and that is to allow the use of pound nets, and
to limit them to six or eight between Gargantua and Goulis Bay, and only to be
fished from the 1st of May until the 31st of August, and to be compelled to take all
suckers caught in these nets ashore.

And in view of the fact that the fishing in the waters on the east end of Lake
Superior is in such a flourishing condition, it is to be hoped that the Department
will take some steps in the near future to have the sucker exterminated in these
waters.

He would like to call the attention of the Department to the evil habit of
setting nets in the month of December, by our local fishermen. Many of these
nets are frozen in, and often are never lifted, and he thinks there is a large quan-
tity of fish destroyed in this way. Fishermen should not be allowed to set any
nets until the ice is of a sufficient thickness to allow fishermen to work on it, or
otherwise stop all winter fishing, which no doubt would be a great hardship on
many fishermen, especially Indians, who depend on winter fishing for a living.

Another habit which he does not consider fair to the local fisherman is the
practice of tug fishermen lowering yawl boats during the shoal fishing, during the
month of October, and setting a gang of nets in shoaT water; this means practi-
cally fishing two or three boats on the one license, and in his opinion should be put
a stop to.

He also wishes to say that they have there in the Sault Ste. Marie River, the rain-
bow trout, which make the finest sport for anglers that can be imagined ; in the round
they weigh from six to twelve pounds. He says that these fish spawn in the first

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of May, and aie taken by every means that can be contrived by man, and lie wishes
to say that these fish are not protected during tlieir spawning season. He con-
siders it a great disgrace to the makers of our fishery laws that there is no protection
on this beautiful fish; they are protected in American waters, why not in ours?
He would respectfully recommend that this fish, rainbow trout, be protected during
their spawning season, viz., the month of May.

Speckled trout are plentiful along the north shore of Lake Superior, and so
were the anglers, who had splendid sport this season.

Partridge are plentiful in some localities, in other places very scarce.

Deer are plentiful and so is the wolf. He would respectfully recommend that
tlie bounty on wolves be raised to $30.00 ; this extra $5 would recompense the trap-
per for the loss of the skin.

Moose are plentiful all along the north shore of Lake Superior, and can often
be seen on the shore when going along in a boat.

Caribou are scarce; there are some to be found along the lake shore north of
Michipicoten.

Black bear are not plentiful, although there has been a few killed this season
north of Otter Head.

Beaver are very plentiful, and their dams can be seen on many of the streams
and inland lakes.

Muskrats are plentiful although there has been a large number trapped every
season in that locality.

Mink are getting to be scarce, owing to the high price paid for their pelts the
last three seasons.

Otter are becoming scarce, owing to the high price offered by fur dealers for
their pelts, and he would respectfully recommend that resident trappers pay a
small license fee, say $5. If it was compulsory that all trappers should have to
take out a license before engaging in this business, then Wardens and Overseer
would know where they were located and also who was engaged in trapping.

Wild ducks are plentiful this season, more especially in the spring and fall,
and there has been a large number taken by local sportsmen this season.

Wild geese do not stop much here, and cannot say that they are very plenti-
ful in this locality.

And in conclusion he would like to draw the attention of the Department to
the wholesale slaughter of birds and game of all kinds by Italians. These people
have no regard for law, and everything, bird or animal, goes to their pot ; they ai'e
all pot hunters and carry guns unto railroad construction work, and Sunday is
their day of slaughter. He would strongly recommend that all Italians who are not
citizens of this country pay a gun license of $5.

Overseer W. H. S. Gordon, of Port Arthur, reports: During the present
season he made a number of trips to the fishing districts under his supervision to
ascertain the condition of the fishing in the territory covered by him.

Port Arthur and Fort William District.

In this section the fishermen have had a good average season. In fact some
of tliem report that the fishing, especially trout and whitefish, has been better than
for some years. The gill-net men have been fortunate, and- they report larger
catches than for some seasons.

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Last fall the herring season was a heavy one. In fact never has there been
such a catch of these fish as during the season of 1910. Thunder Bay seemed
alive with the fish, and in some cases as much as twelve tons were taken in one lift.

EosspoRT District.

Eossport had a rather poor season. Upon questioning the fishermen they all
seem to be of the same opinion, that is, that the weather has been responsible. It
has been very rough on the lake in that section almost all season.

Port Coldwell District.

Here he found the season about the same as last, although the fishermen had
not expei'ienced the late runs, which had been usual.

Close 'Seasons.

This is one matter that should be given the earnest attention of the Govern-
ment. At Jackfish, for instance, the run of gray and black trout was on about the
15th of August, and right up to the 15th of September. These fish were then
filled with ripe spawn. The only fish, outside of the whitefish, of course, that the
present season protects, are the big salmon trout, which spawn about Nov. 1, and
which come in from the lake about that time. In fact, the extension of the season
of fishing, in his opinion, is asked for more for the purpose of netting these fish,
than because of any other reason. They are not caught during any other season
there. At Jackfish he found this to be the case. The Dominion Government had
men engaged at different points this season gathering the spawn, but owing to the
fact that the men were late on arriving because the hatchery was not in readiness,
a very small percentage of the spawn was gathered.

Extension of the Season.

He is of the opinion that the extension of the season for fishing should be
abandoned. The fishermen are seldom able to take advantage of this extension
because of the fact that the weather conditions are such that the fishing is done
at considerable risk, and reports have been made of losses, fishermen losing whole
gangs of nets. The only plea for the extension of the season in the future might
be for the gathering of spawn, but as a simple means of benefiting the fishermen
lie would strongly urge against such an action.

Sawdust Dumping.

There was one instance where the matter of sawdust dumping came to his
attention, and which would have proved to be damaging to the fisheries. This was
at the Big Pic Eiver. A sawmill had been erected there for the cutting of pulp-
wood. This river is the spawning grounds of the sturgeon. As soon as he learned
of the fact that the sawdust was being dumped into the river, he at once informed
the owners of the mill, the Northern Islands Pulp Co., that other arrangements
would have to be made to clear the sawdust. A conveyor was built and the sawdust
was then taken from the mill to the mainland, where it is burned.

24 THE EEPORT UPOX No. 13

Hatchery.

The fishermen gave every assistance possible in the procuring of the spawn for
the hatchery. The fishermen are just as eager as anyone to assist in anything that
will help them, and as a consequence considerable spawn was secured, even at the
late date that the hatchery was ready.

The Markets in Canada.

He found upon inquiries and inspection of shipment of fish, that the large
percentage of the fish being caught were being shipped to Canadian markets. In
fact the shipment of the Canadian fish to the American markets is falling ofl!, be-
cause of the fact that the home markets take almost the whole output of the fisher-
men. Toronto and Montreal are the principal cities to which the fish are con-
signed.

Inland Lakes.

The different fishermen in his district who have secured licenses for the fish-
ing of inland lakes seem to be handling these franchises with wisdom. They are
handling them as a financial proposition. ISi'one of the fishermen appear to be try-
ing to deplete the waters in which they hold licenses. They are fishing wisely,
and instead of the licenses being detrimental they are a benefit. The fish are get-
ting better, and lakes that have been fished for more than one season yield a much
superior class of fish than when the lakes were first opened. There seems to be no
decrease in the fishing, but season after season the reports are to the effect that the
fishing is better. However, he is of the opinion that these lakes should not be let
out to other than fishermen. In fact he would recommend that in cases where lake
fishermen would apply for fishing concessions on inland waters they should receive
consideration. The lakes are mostly fished in the winter time, as owing to the
transportation it has not been found advisable to fish in the summer season. The
irregularity of the train service makes it most unprofitable for summer fishing on
the majority of these lakes, as fish are apt to spoil. But when these are licensed
out to non-fishermen he does not think that it is the most benefit to the waters.

Lake Huron (North Channel).

Overseer J. J. Avis, of Cochhurn Island, reports that the Game and Fishery
Laws have been reasonably observed there. The game fish in the bays and coves
are about the same as previous years. The angling for bass was very fair; a large
number of American tourists visited the island this summer, who were furnished
with angling permits from outside local Overseers.

Deer and partridge are on the increase. Ducks and rabbits are quite plentiful,
but very few shot. Fur-bearing animals are very scarce. The pound net fishing
was very light, but gill net fishing was very fair this year. The fishermen had
trouble last season in having nets stolen by Americans. He would suggest the
Government having a small patrol boat stationed there, or close to the United States
border for protection of our Canadian fishermen.

Overseer J. R. Bradlury, of Blind River, reports that he finds the commercial
fishing for 1911 has been considerably in advance of the record for 1910, sturgeon
being much more numerous than last year, especially in the vicinity of Blind

One Day's Catch by Master Wells Christie, 4^ years of age.
Newboro Lake, Aug. 14, 190 8.

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River. And he again wishes to express his regret that something has not been
done to protect this valuable fish by placing a reasonable limit on the size of
sturgeon, and thereby prevent the killing of very small sturgeon. An appeal to
the fishermen has no effect, unless there is a " Thou shalt not " attached to the
appeal against wilful waste in killing very small sturgeon. The catch of pickerel
has been good in the vicinity of Blind River, and as far west as Joliette Island
and vicinity. Pickerel fishing in the vicinity of Spanish has been fully 30 per cent,
better than last year, and the fish are of a good size. The stringent regulations
as regards size of pickerel allowed to be shipped have done wonders for the pro-
tection of the pickerel fishing in his district, and a much better class of fish is now
shipped. The catch of whitefish and trout has been a fairly average catch, except
in the vicinity of Thessalon, where the catch has not been up to the average; and
it is necessary for the fishermen in the vicinity of Thessalon to have the privilege
of fishing in some other locality in the latter part of the season, if they are to
make a reasonable season's catch with gill nets. He has found it necessary in
some cases "to insist on the fishermen supplying the local demand. The chief
difficulty seems to be that the average local dealer's orders are uncertain and fluc-
tuating, and therefore not a reliable market for perishable goods like fresli fish.
However, there has been no serious complaint, and no nets seized for illegal
fishing.

Red deer are very plentiful, if one can judge from the number seen by him-
self, and reported by others. Moose also are in no wise scarce, and many hunters
are in the woods all along the line from Sudbury to the Soo. On the last day of
October he went by train from Blind River to Thessalon, a distance of thirty miles,
and counted thirty-one men with guns leave the train at the different stations, some
coming a long distance for the sport. But that is a big district, and no better op-
portunity could be wished for by the lover of sport than can be found between
Webbwood and Bar River — roads, rivers and lakes to travel on, with the woods
dotted for miles and miles with old deserted, and new and busy, lumber camps,
giving the choice of a dry bed in the lumber camp, or a tent, as preferred, and the
best of fish in the inland lakes.

The wolves are very numerous back north, and last winter played havoc Avith
tlie red deer, and he would strongly urge on the Government the necessity of in-
creasing the bounty on wolves, and also make some better arrangement, whereby
the hunter who kills these pests can secure his bounty money with less delay and
trouble than at present. He considers an Overseer should be in a position to secure
and pay over the bounty without the delay of waiting, which cannot be avoided
under the present arrangement. Also the objection is raised that the man who
kills a wolf would like to retain the skin as a trophy, or send it to a friend, which
he cannot now do. Considering the large territory to be looked after, he con-
siders the game laws are very well observed. Several convictions have been made
by himself and others in the district, and they have had a good effect in keeping
down illegal hunting. Sunday hunting is somewhat hard to prevent, the offenders
being mostly employees of the lumber mills in the district.

Partridge are very plentiful this season, and a great number have been shot —
some before the open season, as many understood the season started on September
1st. But an object lesson, by which the parties lost their guns and game, and were
fined as Avell, had a good effect. But in such a large district it is impossible to
more than reach the offenders now and then.

Ducks are very plentiful in the vicinity of Spanish and Oak Lake, but some-

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what hard to follow the rocky points and marshlands, and nothing more tiuin
local interest is taken in the sport. Beaver are increasing very fast, and are be-
conring quite plentiful north of Blind Biver and other points.

He is not prepared to speak definitely of the mink and muskrat, as to whether
they are as numerous as last year or not, as very little mention is made about them.

He would recommend that guide licenses be forwarded to the Overseer in
blank, requiring only to be endorsed by the Warden or Overseer, as it is necessary
for a guide to be recommended. The Department depends entirely on such recom-
mendation when issuing guide licenses, and he could be depended on to use the
same judgment in endorsing the license that he would do in recommending it to
be issued by the Department, as a guide seldom knows in advance if he will be
employed, and if he could secure one by applying to the Overseer, it would be an
advantage without waiting for a reply from the Department. In a large district
like his, it is necessary to be in a position to act at once, as it is doubtful of seeing
a guide more than once in a season.

Overseer Andrew Hall, of Gore Bay, reports : The brook trout and bass were
very plentiful during the season, a large number being caught, and the law being
closely observed.

In the fall of 1910 he made a number of prosecutions under the Game Laws.
As the meaning of the Order-in-Council regulating the killing of deer at that time
was not clear, a number of people in that district thought they did not require a
license to hunt deer. They were prosecuted and fined by the Police Magistrate, but
on appeal to the District Judge the convictions were quashed. There were also a
number of convictions for killing mink and muskrats during the close season.

The Order-in-Council of 1911 re killing deer seems to meet with the approval
of the people in his district.

Red deer are very plentiful on the Manitoulin Island, but moose are almost
extinct.

Ducks are plentiful, but not many killed, as they seem to migrate before the
open season.

Partridge are very plentiful, large numbers being killed. He would again
recommend that a limit be put on the "bag" each person is allowed.

The game and fishery regulations have been reasonably well observed.

Overseer Joseph Hembruf, of Manitowaning, reports: The angling for bass
has been fairly good this year, there having been lots of bass caught that weighed
four pounds. The bass do not seem to be getting any less than they have been.
There have been more tourists on the lake this year than ever before. Speckled
trout are very scarce this year.

The partridge are more plentiful than they have been for years. Ducks are
about the same as last year. Deer are more plentiful. The Game Laws have been
well observed.

Overseer William Hunter, of Tehhummah, reports that fishing in Manitou
River and Bluejay Creek was not as good this year as in former years, as Bluejay
Creek is nearly full of down timber, and Manitou Eiver is very low, the last two
summers especially. Two fishways are needed on Manitou River — one at Michael's
Bay and one at the foot of Manitou I^ake. There is a dam at Michael's Bay and
one at Manitou Lake, and fish can neither get up nor down.

Partridges are not as plentiful as they should be there, though they are in-
creasing, and if there was a close season for three years more it would be better.

1912 GAME AND FISHERIES. 27

Deer are about the same as usual in numbers. There are not very many shot
in that part in open season by the farmers. The Indians shoot them in the winter
when the snow is deep, but it is almost impossible to get evidence against them.

There are some mink and muskrat on the streams, but no beaver.

The Game Laws have been well respected and there have been no violations.

Overseer David Irwin, of Little Current, reports that the tourists between
Penetang and iSt. Joseph Island are all well pleased with the fishing. The bass
are more plentiful than for some years. He finds the guides a good help in en-
forcing the law. The fishermen in that district claim the catch is well up to the
average. The laws have been well observed.

As to the game, he finds ducks are more plentiful than last year, and very few
shot. The partridge are very plentiful, but he finds too many shot by one person,
and thinks there should be a limit for each person, as he heard of three bringing
in 98 in one day.

He finds deer and moose numerous on Manitoulin and Korth Shore, McGregor
Bay and Bay Finn. It was reported that one moose and one red deer were shot in
McGregor Bay during tourist season, but he could not find out who did it.

Overseer Thos. H. Johnston, of Royston, reports that angling has been fairly
good in the small lakes that are not overrun with steamboats and gasoline launches.
The law has been strictly observed in his district. The tourists complain that the
Government has never erected any fish slides on the Magnetawan Eiver, and he
says one should be erected at the foot of Big Deer Lake, one on Ahmic Lake, and
one at Magnetawan Village. He hopes the Department will put some bass in
Cecebe and Ahmic Lakes next year.

There were in the neighborhood of 400 deer shipped from Burk's Falls station.
He had two convictions. He took some rifles, which he shipped to the Department.

Georgian Bay.

Overseer B. A. Busang, of Wauhaushene, reports that angling has been far
ahead of any year since he has had charge of that division. The Iron City Club
had to suspend fishing for two days, as they got more fish than they could use, and
from one end of his division to the other it has been the same report of good bass
fishing. One gentleman told him that he had been coming up for the last 12 years,
and that the fishing was better than ever before. There have been quite a few
cases of illegal fishing. In May he had nine of his neighbors fined for spearing.
He also got one mile of new night line, and 250 large hooks set for sturgeon; also
8 trap nets, 1 boat anchor, 400 feet of new line, and 9 steel traps set out of season.
He says he travels whenever it is fit to go out, dragging all over where he thinks
there might be a net. He is sure that trap nets are nearly a thing of the past in
that locality.

Pickerel are very plentiful. There have been more caught this season than in
the past ten years, owing, no doubt, to trap nets being about all cleared out.
There are none at present in his division, unless in McCrae Lake.

The fishermen have lost heavily, on account of their nets being torn to pieces
with the gales; they have not cleared expenses this season. Several reports came
to him from Tiny Beach of illegal fishing, but he has not been able to go there as
his boat is too small.

Ducks are rather plentiful; partridge very plentiful. He had several reports
of illegal shooting of partridge in Matchedash, and also of deer hunting.
3 G. F.

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Overseer J. W. Jermyn, of Wiarton, reports : During spring and summer
months the fishing in that district was very light ; did not pay expenses, both tugs
and sail boats went in debt, but the last two weeks the fishing was fairly good, only
the rough weather was against them setting or lifting nets. Yet he considers the
catch was better than last year.

In most instances the game and fishery laws were well observed. But in Owen
Sound Bay and vicinity of Cape Commodore there has been considerable iHegal
work carried on. There are a number of fishermen who operate there who have
no regard for the law, but set hook lines all through the summer, and trout and
whitefish nets during the close season. On two occasions he employed a small tug
and went out and lifted some miles of hook lines, which he destroyed. He would
strongly advise the Government to stop herring fishing during the month of
November, then the vigilance of the Overseer will be effective but not otherwise.
Pie says he is speaking now from a personal knowledge of how some fishermen
evade the law in this respect, and how difficult it is to detect them.

Black bass were plentiful this year in Lake Huron. Sportsmen had no diffi-
culty in getting their lawful catch any day during the season.

Deer were plentiful last fall on the peninsula. Nearly all the hunters secured
one each. There were over one hundred taken out of the hunting grounds. He
attributes this increase of deer to the strict observance of the law, and the splendid
assistance the hunters themselves rendered in this respect. Partridge and ducks
are very plentiful this season, also muskrats and rabbits have increased to that
extent that they are becoming a nuisance.

Overseer Thos. McKenny, of Thornhury, reports that in the early spring fish-
ing for trout and whitefish was rather better than last year. During the summer
months it was about average, though the run of fish, in size, was smaller than
usual. This fall the coming on of fish on the spawning grounds was from six to
eight days later than heretofore, but were plentiful when they did come, but too
late to catch many in the limited time, and had it not been for the extension of
time in which to fish, many fishermen would not have caught more than would
pay daily wages, and he finds that the said extension has been duly appreciated.

The laws have been well kept, and though he thoroughly patrolled his division
during the season he only found one gang of illegal nets which he duly seized and
confiscated.

In the most northerly portion of the division he heard of baited lines being
set, but though he searched for them, failed to locate any.

■ He informed Mr. Jermyn, Overseer at Wiarton, of the facts and the grounds
on which he believed them set, and he is pleased to say he understands Mr. Jermyn
found and confiscated two such.

There can be no doubt but that some illegal fishing is done in the fall of the
year, when fish are on shoals and easily obtained, not by legitimate fishermen, but
by poachers, who only fish at such times. It is impossible for any one man to
cover properly all the ground at that particular season, and in a necessarily limited
time, and he would respectfully suggest the propriety of allowing Overseers in
large divisions the authority to appoint, say, three or four deputies for last week
of fishing season before closed season, to assist in patrolling, and prevent this
annual poaching practice, which, though not large, is an injustice to licensed fisher-
men, and an open defiance of a good law.

Overseer H. W. Reid, of Parry Sound, reports that in his district the fislyng
has been about an average season. Early in the spring trout were plentiful, but

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whitefish were scarce. But July fishing was very good. September was light.
There were plenty of fish in October, but the weather was so very stormy the last
two weeks that it was impossible to fish up their nets. One fisherman reports that
he lost $500 worth of nets. There has not been so much illegal fishing in his district
this year, owing to the difficulty in illegal fishermen disposing of their fish, the
parties who had been buying them having had their licenses cancelled. He believes
this was a move in the right direction by the Department. The Department fur-
nished him with the steamer " Pearl '' in the spring for ojne month to patrol the
waters between Moon Eiver and Point Aux Baril; but didn't find much illegal
fishing, 'having only seized one trap net. Later he went with Captain Irwin on
patrol boat " Vega " to Byng Inlet, seized one seine net, and on trip to Blackstone
Bay seized and destroyed two trap nets.

The tourist season there has been one of the best for years, and he has not
heard any complaints from them. They all seemed well pleased with the regula-
tions and their catches and all seemed to have observed the laws. A number of
fine lunge were caught in that vicinity.

He has had five convictions for illegal hunting during October; the parties
were fined and their guns and launches confiscated. Partridge are very plentiful
this season, but are being killed off very quickly. He has heard of several parties
killing a large number and he believes there should be a limited number to each
hunter.

Ducks are plentiful, but are very wild, and it is very hard to get near them.

Deer are reported as numerous. A great number of hunters have passed
through there. He believes the laws are being well observed in his district.

Overseer T. W. Robinson, of Collingwood, reports that he did not find it neces-
sary to make any arrests during the past year, as the laws were well observed. Did
not require any assistance in the discharge of his duties.

No licenses were issued to any person who had been convicted of any offence
against the Game and Fishery Act.

Gill nets in every district have been examined and found to comply with the
law and he instructed them as to having them properly marked for identification.
No transfer or sale of fishing licenses was made in that district during the year.
He has enclosed statistics of the catch of all kinds of fish during the year in that
division, and hopes that they will meet with the approval of the Department.

The catch of fish this season was practically the same in the first of the season,
but they became very plentiful about October. Herring were about the same as
last year. The percentage of total catch in that division shipped to the United
States was about 10 per cent., balance of 90 per cent, was for home consumption.
Close seasons were strictly observed during the past year. No violation of the
Fishery Laws came to his notice.

The Fishery Laws were well observed by the mill owners, and he does not think
any damage was done to the fisheries through their action. All streams are free
for fish to ascend, no obstructions being in the way, nor any sawdust or other mill
rubbish finding its way into the lake.

Overseer Murdoch Watts, of Byng Inlet, reports regarding the season's opera-
tion of the catching of whitefish and salmon trout that the catch has been better
this year than last. The trout and whitefish left the shoals and shores about the
first of June, much earlier than last year, and the catch will be much heavier. The
bass fishing in the Magnetawan River was about the same as last year — ^not very

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good; the reason for this being Government dredging in the river, and the fish, he
believes, go out to clear water. The bass fishing was good in other parts of his
division. He has had no complaints from the tourists in regard to fishing. The
tourists at the Duquesne House and Foster's Island reported good bass fishing.
There were more tourists in his division this year than last; but he did not sell as
niany licenses, as they got their licenses on the way over. The deer are more plenti-
ful this year than they were, the reason for this being the Department's limiting
the number to one deer for each hunter. He thinks this is a good thing, and he
would like to see the use of dogs put a stop to, as there are more deer wounded
that are run by dogs and get away and die than are got by hunters. He has had
no convictions of illegal deer hunting this year, and the Game Laws have been
fairly well observed, with the exceptions of a few pot hunters that he had before
the magistrate for killing and disposing of partridges. The ducks are very plenti-
ful this year. He never saw them so plentiful. Mink and muskrat are very scarce.
He would recommend a close season for those animals for a period of three years,
and at the next open season all trappers be licensed. Trappers should be licensed
anyhow, for this reason— they go out hunting and trapping mink and muskrat,
and, at, the same time, put out poison bait for fox and wolves, and no Overseer is
able to tell where they go, and it would cost the Department considerable money
for their officers to locate them; whereas if they were licensed, one would know
just where their division is, and would have a chance to see just what they were
doing. He would again recommend that all trappers be forced to bring their furs
to the nearest Overseer to have them examined before shipping, and inspected by
him, and that no furs be shipped without the authority of the Game and Fishery
Overseer out of his division. This would protect the beaver and otter and other
fur-bearing animals in close seasons.

Overseer J. T. Williams, of Penetanguisliene, reports: During the past sea-
son of 1911 more tourists visited his district than ever before. The Game and
Fishery Laws were well observed in his district the past season.

Black bass were very plentiful. He had thirteen licensed fishermen this sea-
son. The catch of trout during October was very large, but the catch of whitefish
small.

Ducks were more plentiful this year than last.

Partridge are not as numerous as last year.

Deer were very scarce.

Overseer John Woods, of Parry Sound, reports that the fishing in Deer Lake
was very good this season, and in other small lakes around there seem to be plenty
of bass. The tourists were numerous at Deer Lake, and the deer up the C, P. R.
seem plentiful. Partridge have not been as thick for years, and he thinks it was
a good move to shorten the season for the partridge.

Lake Huron (Proper) and River St. Clair.

Overseer H. A. Blunden, of Sarnia, reports: The fishing season opened at
about the usual time, allowing the fishermen to set their pound nets ; but owing to
a long spell of south-west winds the fishermen had light catches during May and
June, more particularly those who set within a few miles of the mouth of the St.
Clair River, but those in the neighborhood of Blue Point, and as far north as
Grand Bend, reported better catches. Whether it was by his close watching an^
posting notices in different parts of the country, there were no violations in re-

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gard to fish or game. There are a few quail to be seen within a few miles of
Sarnia, but in more distant parts of the country they are more plentiful. Part-
ridge are fairly plentiful in the south-eastern parts of the county. There has been
a few flocks of geese seen this season. Fur-bearing animals are not plentiful in
that district, except muskrat and. skunks. Quite a few resident deer licenses- have
been taken up by hunters this fall to hunt in the northern district.

Overseer Fred. Eddy, of Carterton, reports that the season has been a good
one in that district for angling. He has not sold as many licenses as last year on
account of the new boundary line taking nearly all of our bass fishing grounds, both
at St. George Lake and below Encampment. Others fishing with nets have been
up to the average. Americans still continue to poach when not watched. He has
taken quite a number of their nets, both gill nets and trap nets, all of very fine
mesh. Game is quite up to the average—moose and deer more than last season.
Beaver has increased. Ducks are more plentiful. Mink about the same as last
season. The law has been well observed on St. Joe Island, especially by the settlers.
Occasionally a few will come across on the Sabbath and hunt near the shore, but
by the time one gets near they will be gone. To stop the poaching altogether would
require one man all his time. The partridge is quite plentiful this season. Would
say if deer licenses were left alone in the hands of overseers and wardens, it would
be a great iielp in protecting deer, and there would be more sold ; it would give an
overseer a better chance of knowing who has a license without enquiring. In con-
clusion can say that conditions are improving with respect to the observance of
tlie law in regard to game and fish in that district.

Overseer D. Kelioe, of Millarton, reports that he had no convictions in his
division the past year, and heard of no complaints of anything illegal in the Fish-
ery or Game Laws. He finds the fishermen try to observe the law as well as
they can.

Overseer R. McMurray, of Bayfield, reports that the fishermen in his division
have liad a fairly good season. In the early part of the summer the fishing was
good. The gill net fishermen report trout have been more plentiful this season
than in 1910, and they have had a much larger catch. The pound net fishermen
report the catch fairly good. A bad windstorm came in the month of July, which
destroyed the pounds, and also the gill nets ; and it was some time before the fisher-
men got new nets. The catch of trout has been good this fall. Bass fishing was
not very good; perch are plentiful in the early part of the summer and also in the
fall. No illegal fishing has been brought to his notice.

He thinks the several close seasons were well observed.

As to game he kept a close watch over his district to see that the law was car-
ried out. It was reported to him that traps had been set in the month of Novem-
ber, 1910, for mink. He found two traps, but he could not find the guilty parties.
Rabbits and hares are plentiful. He thinks the Game Laws have been fairly well
observed during the past year.

Overseer John Trelford, of Southampton, reports that this season has been
better than 1910, owing to some of the boats fishing moon-eyes, and that they have
been getting good weather. The whitefish are getting scarcer every year, but the
trout fishing is better and are getting larger trout this year.

There has been a large number of visitors there this season, and all along

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the shore, as far as Chief's Point, and the bass fishing has been extra good. Every
one seemed to be satisfied and tried to live up to the law as well as possible, and he
has had no trouble whatever with any one violating the law.

There have been very few partridge in that locality on account of the country
getting cleared up, but hares are very plentiful this season. There are not very
many ducks around there this season.

Lake St, Claik, River Thames and Detkoit River.

Overseer Win. Boler, of Byron, reports that the Game and Fish Laws in his
district were very well observed. No violations came to his notice. Partridge and
quail are very scarce there. He has only seen two quail and one partridge all sum-
mer. Rabbits are about the same as last year, and so are black squirrels. He is
very well pleased with the change in the law, re shorter season for black squirrels.

Overseer J. D. Campbell, of Sylvan, reports that there was an increase in the
catch of fish in his division. The close season has been strictly observed to the best
of his knowledge. The two fishways in his division are in good repair.

Ducks are very plentiful, and black squirrel and all other game are scarce.

Overseer John Crotty, of Boihwell, reports the catch of fish to have been
about the same as last year, which was less than former years, on account of not
being allowed to export. Fishing now is done principally by the farmers on the
river, and mostly for home consumption and the neighborhood, and some for the
London and Toronto markets.

No fish exported. ■ '.

No abuses exist.

The close season was strictly observed, and no violation of the Act to the best
of his knowledge, and, therefore, no fines or confiscations.

There are no mills in his district, so no injury from that source.

No fishways or dams.

Game is not very plentiful there now, although there seem to be more quail
than for many past seasons, owing, no doubt, to the protection placed on them.
'J'^here are a few black squirrels, and any quantity of cotton-tail rabbits.

To the best of his knowledge the Game Laws were strictly observed.

Overseer Remi Laframhoise, of Canard River, reports that the fishermen are
complaining of light fishing since November 1st last year. There was a decrease
in the catch of whitefish of at least sixty per cent, in the Detroit River, which the
fishermen attribute to different causes, most of them saying that the contrary
blows have a good deal to do with keeping the whitefish from entering the Detroit
River, and also the constant blasting at the mouth of the river. Last season, on the
first of November, a fisherman had but two hundred whitefish caught, and on
November 1st of the present year he has twelve hundred caught, which goes to
show that the present month of November will be favorable.

The carp fishing was also very light this present season on account of low
water. Sturgeon seem to hold their own, while all other kinds of fish, such as bass,
mascalonge, pickerel and perch have been about as plentiful as last year. He had
but one case of illegal fishing by poachers, and he arrested the two offenders, and
also seized their rowboat, one gill net and one Trimble net, and he has obtained a
conviction against them. They were fined twenty dollars each. The licensed'
fishermen have very well observed the laws and regulations.

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Ducks were quite numerous in the Detroit River last spring — that is, river
ducks, such as bluebills, redheads and all other kinds of river ducks. He has
noticed about September 1st that black and grey ducks were very plentiful in the
marshes, but the river ducks have been very scarce in the Detroit River this
present fall. The sportsmen claim that the weather has been too fine so far.
Quails are also scarce in his district. He only knows of two bevies.

Squirrels — that is, black and grey — are also very scarce.

Muskrats seem to be quite numerous this fall from all appearances.

He thinks that the close season should be extended to the first of January at
least — that is, the close season should come in about May 15th and end on the
first of January of each year, for the December skins are no more than half their
value; and he thinks that all dogs found destroying muskrat houses should be
killed on sight by any person, who shall not be liable to any penalty or damage
therefor. He would also recommend that a small fee should be charged to those
who would want to hunt them.

Overseer Richard Little, of Wallacehurg, reports that the angling for black
bass and maskinonge in his district has been better this year than for several years ;
no other game fish are taken in those waters.

The tourist traffic has been above the usual average.

The fishing for market purposes has been quite up to the average of recent
years, or perhaps somewhat better.

He finds that some misunderstanding happens in the use of the permits issued
by the Department as between the holders of the permits issued to non-residents
who are boarding in Ontario hotels or boarding houses, and those who take out the
ordinary or five dollar permits.

In his opinion there should be something printed on the face of the permit or
license of the $2.00 class, intimating to the licensee that such permit is only "good"
while he is so residing in an Ontario hotel or boarding house, and does not entitle
him to fish in Ontario waters under all circumstances; it should show the difference
between the two classes of permits in some way other than by the amount of the
fee.

Ducks — Appear to be more plentiful this year than they have been for several
years.

Geese — Were very plentiful last spring ; as yet few have come south this season.

Quail and Partridge — There are but few of these birds left in his district.

Woodcock — Seem to be somewhat more plentiful than in late years.

Snipe — He believes there are fewer now than last year.

Rabbits — Cotton-tail rabbits are still to be found in large numbers.

Black and Grey Squirrels — Are almost extinct in this district.

The only fur-bearing animals in his district are muskrat, mink, raccoon and
fox, which appear to be not decreasing very rapidly.

Overseer Henry Osborne, of Dante, reports that during the past year the fish-
eries in his inspectorate have been in a very satisfactory condition. There have
been very few dip nets licensed in the division, owing to there being a number of
roll nets licensed. The catch is somewhat better than last year. The law in re-
gard to fishing is fairly well observed ; there have been no complaints of any wrong-
doing in that regard. There are no dams or other obstructions to interfere with
the free run of the fish, and on the whole the general conditions are in a very
satisfactory state. The season was a little late, otherwise the catch would have

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been better. The most of the catch was consumed by the parties themselves living
in the vicinity of the fisheries.

Overseer Theo. Peltier, of Dover South, reports that, owing to the extension
of time granted to the fishermen last spring, the catch of fish has been very satis-
factory. The size of the fish caught has been larger on the average than in prior
years. The regulations have been carefully lived up to, and he is pleased to be
able to report that no violations have come to his knowledge. There is no game in
that district excepting wild duck and a very few quail. The quail, however, are
very scarce, and the wild duck for this season will be also scarce on account of the
low water, many of the ponds and feeding grounds being dry. He has kept close
watch on the close season, and believes there have been no violations thereof.

Overseer J. M. Temple, of Dorchester, reports that there have been no viola-
tions of the Fishery Laws that he knows of. On several occasions he has examined
fishermen's baskets, but found no violations of the law. The only game fish in his
section are black bass, and they are very scarce on account of the fish slides in the
waterworks dam in London being too steep for fish to ascend, and Hunt's Dam also
in the city of London not having any fish slide at all.

If these fish slides were properly arranged so fish could ascend, there would
be plenty in the Thames east of London.

The Game Laws have been fairly well observed. He has examined a number
of bags and found no violation. He would advise that the season for woodcock
should not begin till the partridge season, for partridge are apt to be shot before
season.

All wiiter fowl are very scarce in that section. Mink are very scarce, also
muskrats. The law respecting fur animals has been fairly observed, but he would
advise that a fee or license be charged all trappers, which would prevent boys in-
terfering with men's work and violating the law.

Overseer Lewis Wigle, of Leamington, reports that on the east side of Point
Pelee, the pound net fishing has been very good ; but on the west side spring fishing
was not good; only two or three caught enough fish to more than pay expenses.
The fishermen on the west side all report that the fall fishing has been very good,
and of late have been getting a fine lot of whitefish. They give the reason for an
increase in whitefish every year to the fact that hatcheries are doing good work in
turning loose every season so many millions of small fish in the lakes and rivers.
Since steamboat gill-net fishing has been prohibited in Lake Erie, west of Point
Pelee, the pound net fishermen have noticed a large increase in herring, but on
account of gill-net fishing east and on the American side of the lakes, the price of
herring has not been what it should be. It is reported to him that black bass are
on the increase, and a great many tons have been returned back to the waters of
Lake Erie in 1910 and 1911.

Lake Ekie and Grand River.

Overseer T. J. Briggs, of Bridgehurg, reports that the fishermen in tbe lower
end of Niagara Eiver have had very good catches this season — better than for many
a year before. The lake fishermen report very light catches. Americans who fisfi
under a special angling permit report the angling very good in the lake and river —
black bass and mixed fish. During the month of May for a few days the herring

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were running up the river in such numbers that the people were catching them off
shore with small minnow nets, same as are used for catching bait. The fishing
tliTOugh the ice on the lake was very good out from Eidgeway this winter.

The wild duck have been in the river at the foot of Navy Island and the lower
parts of the Niagara River very early this year, w^here other years the season is
closed for shooting ducks, and the game is very scarce. The close season has been
well observed with no violations. Squirrels are becoming more plentiful, and the
English pheasants are doing well in Willoughby, near Chippawa Creek, where the
farmers take great care and protect their farms from violations of Game Laws and
report to the overseers. In Humberstone the squirrels are doing well. There were
some violations by people unknown and reported to the Department by the Humber-
stone Gun Club. He was sent by the Department to the Gun Club for information
regarding the squirrels that had been hunted out of season, but there was no clue to
the offenders. After he called at Humberstone the shooting stopped. It is quite
evident the law was violated, and the Humberstone people assist the overseer in
trying to protect the game in that section.

Overseer John FeaiJierston, of Benwicli, reports: As a general rule the fish-
ing has been exceptionally good, both for gill nets and pound nets. The tug men
report large catches of whitefish, herring, perch and blue pickerel, and the tugs
have been in commission nearly the whole season. No infractions of the law among
the tug fishermen licensed in his district have come to his notice ; but he is of the
opinion that several American tugs fish in those waters sometimes as close as eight
miles from shore. This happens usually very early in the season before the patrol
boats get down to Lake Erie, which he thinks could be easily overcome by one of
our boats laying up nearby the bay at Amherstburg or Ivingsville.

The pound net fishing has also been very good. During the early spring white-
fish were very plentiful. Our fishermen are unanimous in the opinion that the
quantity of fry annually put into the lake of late years is responsible for the im-
proved state of the fisheries, and are very anxious and willing to do all in their
power to assist the officials from the hatcheries in the performance of their duties.
Herring were greatly above the average catch for the pound nets. Blue pickerel
were also plentiful ; unusually large numbers of white bass were along the shore
during the months of July, August and iSeptember, and owing to the protection
given to the black bass they also appear to be increasing in numbers.

He is pleased to say that there is a general and marked improvement in the
observance of the law and the development of the fisheries in that district, and in
consequence he cannot offer many suggestions to improve the condition, with but
one exception, viz., the absence of any regulation dealing with the size of herring,
blue pickerel and perch, which he has observed as being shipped unusually small
in size, some as small as 3 oz., and he would earnestly recommend prohibiting the
taking of such small fish from the water.

The Game Laws so far have been well observed. Ducks are found in about the
ordinary numbers.

Quail are not so numerous as in former years; lack of cover enables hunters
with dogs to practically annihilate bevies of quail when found.

Overseer H. A. Henderson, of Pelee Island, reports that during the last year
the catch of fish was very light; the same conditions exist as of late years — ^that
is, that the fishing industry is not so vigorously prosecuted. There is no fishing
done in his district except with gill nets. The spring season for angling was very

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good, but in the fall season there were very few fish caught. No abuses exist in
his district, and no illegal fishing has come to his notice. The game is very scarce.
There are no quail and very few squirrels, but the wild geese are very plentiful
The Game Laws are strictly observed, and in this he is assisted by the sportsmen
themselves, and no illegal devices are tolerated.

Overseer W. W. Jackson, of St. George, reports that he has been over his
ground at least four or five times since his appointment on the 1st May, and finds
an increase of game, such as partridge, black and grey squirrels and rabbits. Ducks
are scarce. He would like to see a license put on all guns; said license to be ar-
ranged by the Department, and thinks it would be a good step in the protection
of our game.

He would also recommend that pike be brought under the head of game fish.

The close season has been very well observed, no violations having been re-
ported to him.

Overseer Henry Johnson, of Brantford, reports that the angling in his division
is as good or better than last year, bass and pickerel, he thinks, are better than
last year, trout about the same. He also finds that sturgeon are getting quite
plentiful in the Grand Eiver. He thinks if the dams had proper slides that the
angling would be still better.

He had several fines the first of the season, which he thinks 'had a good effect,
as he has had no complaints since then. He has had good assistance from the
Deputy Game Wardens.

As to game, rabbits and black squirrels are plentiful; muskrats not as good
as last year. Would recommend license on guns and traps.

He has paid several visits to the hatchery at Mount Pleasant, and found
things there in good shape; witnessed the hatch of bass, and says it was beyond
his expectation.

In conclusion he wishes to state that from Gait to Caledonia in his division,
the Grand Eiver has become a cess pool from sewage, mostly from Brantford, and
while no fatal results to fish have been noticeable, it is, in his opinion, a menace
to the general public at large.

Overseer David Jones, of Wetland, reports fish in that section to be up to the
average. Black bass of very fine size were taken, and pickerel and pike were up to
last year, if not better. He says there is the same trouble with carp and sheeps-
head, but he thinks they can be thinned out before long, as the fishermen who
now hold dip net licenses are liable to dispose of them at a very fair figure to the
foreign element, who like that kind of fish.

He reports that the Welland Canal feeder was again partly drained. It
would be a very good place for angling, as it is about 25 miles in length. It
is from the Grand Eiver to the Welland Canal and Welland Eiver, and if re-
stocked and not drained again, it will be a great gain to the fishermen along the
route. There is also good fishing at Beaver Dam and district, and some sturgeon
of large size, as one was caught at Thorold weigliing 118 pounds.

There was one complaint from that district that dynamite was used, and )^e
has paid several visits to that locality, but has not yet been able to discover any
evidence. The law was fairly well observed as regards fish.

Partridge are scarce. Pheasants are in fair numbers in the northern part of
the county and should be protected and not allowed to be shot for two or three

1912 GAME AND FISHERIES. 37

years at the least. They are very easily shot, as they cannot take the wing as
quickly as ducks and other birds of that size. Ducks were plentiful in the early
part of the season, but owing to the good weather are gone to the lake. Wood
cock are very scarce. Muskrats are quite plentiful, but he would recommend that
every trapper pay a license fee, say, of one or two dollars for the season. By this
means an Overseer could tell the exact number of rats caught, and it would also
bring a revenue to the Province. Mink are scarce. He would like to see coons
placed on the protected list, as boys will destroy them before the fur is any good.
He has been in close touch with all trappers and fishermen all the time.

Overseer Edward Lee, of Low Banks, reports that during the month of Novem-
ber, 1910, the fleet of fishing craft out of Port Maitland"had a good run of pickerel,
which, with the fair prices received, was considered by fishermen as very satisfac-
tory. During the month of December some heavy catches of herring were made,
and, considering everything, the fall fishing was very good. The catch of white-
fish which has been steadily declining since 1908, was this year the lowest on record,
the total catch per tug, he should say, would not average more than $500. Enor-
mous quantities of herring have been caught during the summer by the tugs en-
gaged, and if fair prices had prevailed, so that all the tugs could, with profit, have
fished, it would have been the greatest herring catch in the history of the port.
The catch of perch to date has been very light.

The catch by pound net fishermen of all commercial fish is less than the season
of 1910, with the exception of herring, which was the heaviest catch in years.
Mixed and coarse fish about the same as last season. About 95 per cent of the
fish caught are shipped to the United States. Ko abuses exist. The close seasons
have been well observed by licensed fishermen.

Game. Quail, plover, ducks, woodcock, partridge and cotton tail rabbit are
plentiful.

Overseer Kenneth McClennan, of Grovesend, reports that during the month
of November last year the herring fishing was exceptionally good, there being very
large catches and good prices. During the spring of 1911 whitefish were very plen-
tiful, and herring only fair, but the summer and early fall was very light, especially
in the eastern part of the county. About the 12th October whitefish came on in
fair quantities ; fine quality, and prices good. Blues and perch were quite plentiful
during the most of the season, but prices were so low that the fishermen did not
fish for them very much. The fishery laws and regulations were well observed,
no violations coming to his observation.

The game laws were well observed. Black and grey squirrels are not as num-
erous as last season, but coon and skunk are quite plentiful. Wild geese and ducks
were very numerous last spring.

Overseer James McVittie, of Blenheim, reports that, generally speaking, the
season has been very poor in that district, with low prices, except in the early
spring. It is his opinion that some have not paid running expenses.

During July and August the catch consisted chiefly of herring, of a class so
small that they were commercially useless. Hundreds of tons of them were put
back in the water, and he is pleased to say that the fishermen took great care in
returning them to the water, and a very small percentage were injured. There
were several complaints of tons of them coming down the lake from the Point, in
Essex, which were caught in a certain party's nets and put aboard the steamer
" Louise " for Sandusky ; were sorted in the lake and the small ones thrown over-
board.

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The regulations have been well observed. There was, however, one man fined
for catching and disposing of pike without a license. The carp men have practi-
cally done nothing, which may be accounted for by the unusually low water in
Eondeau Bay.

On account of the service between Cleveland and Erie being poor this year
in comparison with last, the angling permits have been greatly reduced. He is
pleased to state that all commercial fishermen paid their license fee early in tbe
year.

Overseer J. S. Smith, of Port Rowan, reports that the seine fishing in Long
Point Bay for the season is below the average for all fish except carp.

The carp are quite numerous this season, and prices have ruled high, thus
netting the seine fishermen quite a nice income. He believes the carp should be
protected to a certain extent, as they are becoming quite a commercial fish, and in
Long Point Bay he thinks the revenue from the carp is greater than from all the
other fish.

The bass fishing in the bay was up to the average, and the tourist trade about
the same as other years.

There were no violations of the angling laws of any importance that came to
his notice.

The change in the hunting season for plover and snipe from September 1st
to the 15th, thus having the open season the same as for ducks, is a decided suc-
cess in that section, and approved of by all the hunters.

The Black Squirrels are quite plentiful, but it is almost impossible to protect
them when hunters are allowed to hunt the woods for partridge, quail and wood-
cock.

If it could be arranged in all sections, he would recommend that the season
for partridge, quail, woodcock and squirrels be the same, and then there would be
no excuse for a man hunting in the woods for any of the above mentioned game
until they could lawfully hunt them all.

Overseer James Yokes, of Nanticoke, reports : Amongst the gill-net fishermen
the season has varied considerably. The Port Dover tugs report an extra good
season, some especially large catches of herring and pickerel being reported, whilst
some very good hauls of whitefish were made this fall, showing that the fish were
very plentiful at the western side of the county and in Long Point Bay.

On the other hand the Port Maitland tugs did not do nearly so well, the
fishing being very poor during the summer months, and some of the tugs being
laid up altogether. The price of fish has militated against the fishermen, for it has
been very low all summer, and whitefish at the present time are some three to five
cents lower than this time last year.

No infractions of the law amongst the tug licensees have oome to his notice.

The pound net fishing has not been so good this year as it was last year. The
fishing was fair in the spring, but poor throughout the summer and so far this
fall. The large quantities of white bass which came along shore last summer were
conspicuous by their absence this year. Sturgeon were caught in some numbers
in certain districts, but were of no account elsewhere. Very large numbers of small
herring and whitefish appeared to be running with the larger fish and some hun-
dreds of tons were put back into the lake. This, to his mind augurs well for future
fishing, and shows that the hatcheries are doing good work. Yellow pickerel were
about up to the average. Coarse fish not so plentiful, no doubt owing to the fact

1912 GAME AND FISHERIES. 39

that the ice hung in the bays here unusually late, and during their spawning
season. Heavy winds this fall put most of the pound nets out of business for a few
days and occasioned a severe loss to the fishermen, and the low price of fish has
also cut down their profits considerably.

During the month of November last year the whitefish fishing was fair, but
not quite so good as the year previous. Owing to warm weather prevailing through-
out October, the fish were later coming in. The spawn takers from the hatcheries,
however, did very well — about 65 million whitefish spawn going to the Pennsyl-
vania State Hatchery at Erie, and about 50 million whitefish spawn going to the
Ojitario Hatchery at Sandwich. He has no report from the Sandwich Hatchery,
but the hatching at Erie was successful, and large quantities of whitefish fry were
put into the lake.

The angling in the Grand River, although good at first, was very poor later on
in the season.

The law was well observed by all the pound-net fishermen.

Black squirrels appear to be holding their own. Muskrats again are plenti-
ful in the marshes, and it was necessary last winter to give a sharp lesson to sev-
eral parties for infractions of the law. Since then he has had no trouble. It
seems to him a great mistake to allow the trappers to take mink as early as No-
vember 1st, and not December 1st, as before. There is no doubt that large num-
bers of rats will get into these traps, and it will be impossible to prevent it, and
lie would also again recommend, on the advice of the hona fide trappers, that all
trappers should hold a license from the Department. This would considerably
simplify matters for the overseers, and would put a stop to a lot of illegal trapping.

The duck shooting on the Grand River was very good. A fine lot of ducks
showed up there and they were thoroughly protected right up to the last day.

Plover and woodcock were plentiful this fall, and several quail were also
located around here.

Lake Ontario and Bay of Quinte.

Overseer T. F. Best, of Niagara-on-the-LaJce, reports that the law has been
very well observed in his district, he having had but one fine for infraction of
game law and five fines for illegal fishing.

Has sold 20 angling permits to non-residents, principally Americans. Bass
were very scarce, and in few cases were anglers able to take their legal catch.
Whitefish and herring have been quite up to the average this year.

He is glad to report that we are not troubled with American fishermen using
drag nets along our shore, between Niagara and Queenston, as in former years.

Our fishermen at Niagara are suffering considerable loss at times on account
of cinders from the large steamboats being dumped into the lake, which shift
about with heavy seas; also with weeds and other refuse. In some cases the fisher-
men merely save the corks and leads, the nets being completely destroyed.

Ducks are very scarce in his locality.

Pheasants, in the early spring, were seen in good numbers, but since the open
season, although there are quite a number of shooters, few birds have been shot,
as farmers have been very strict in prohibiting shooting on their premises.

He would strongly recommend a shorter open season for pheasants; quite a
number of sporting men have expressed themselves in favour of an open season of
fifteen days.

Muskrats are the principal fur-bearing animals, and are in fairly good
numbers.

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Overseer Angus Brishin, of Picton, reports that he has about the same number
of gill-net fishermen as last year — forty-two, but there is an increase in night
lines', and there are now sixteen. He is under the impression that the fishing is
short in North Marysburg waters, as fish have been very scarce all season.

In Point Travers it has been fairly good, and in Main Ducks as good as the
average.

He has not any fault to find with the way the laws have been observed.

He has made four trips to Main Ducks this year, and in all has travelled 1,609
miles by boat.

Overseer D. Conger, of West Lake, reports that the catch of whitefish and
salmon trout has not been good this year on account of the frequent storms on
the lake, which have interfered with the fishing considerably during the busy
season. He has been over his territory on different occasions, and is satisfied that
the licensed fishermen observed the laws.

He has seized at West Lake one set of hoop nets, one seine and about 700
yards of gill net, which he delivered to Overseer Brisbin, at Picton, according to
instructions which he received from the Department, but could not find out the
owners of them.

Regarding game. There were any amount of ducks in East and West Lake
in the spring and fall of the year.

Muskrats and mink are scarce in his division. He also seized 26 traps which
he found set in muskrat houses last winter.

He entered an action against some parties, and had them appear before Capt.
Hunter for trapping in muskrat houses, but could not convict them.

Partridge are very scarce. Black squirrels are plentiful. The game laws have
been fairly well observed.

Overseer P. W. Dafoe, of Napanee, reports : From the great quantity of fish
shipped from the shipping ports of Napanee and Deseronto, he is led to believe the
season has been unusually good for the fishermen. Excepting the Napanee River,
above its mouth, the waters this season have been unusually low; outside of the
deep channel they are continually stirred up by the steamers, and it is hard to get
a hoop net under water, so fishing of all kinds in the river has been comparatively
a failure this year. He has lately returned from visiting nearly all the fishermen
on the river and Hay Bay, and, with the exception of the upper part of the river,
he found a happy and contented lot of people; no complaints, fishermen and
farmers agreeing that the law is supreme and well observed.

The price of fish has been good, mostly going to the United States. He hopes
to get some whitefish in Lime Lake at the proper time, as they are again asked for
by the people.

He has many applications for domestic licenses for Lime Lake and White Lake
and Salmon River, and he thinks they should get them. There are lots of fish.
The sawdust in Salmon River is well looked after. Last year he took some twenty
nets for illegal fishing. This year, after spending much more time, only one short
net was taken. This shows progress.

From reports, deer are quite plentiful out north, but they will get the facts
wlien the hunters return.

Partridge are very plentiful. In fact they have had a flock hatched out and
raised in their lilac bushes in the old Town of Napanee. He shot one from the
front door.

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Ducks are plentiful in Hay Bay, but their breeding place on Napanee River
was too dry this season.

Muskrat are gaining on the trappers and are very thick this season.

Mink and black squirrel are just about holding their ovi^n.

Quail, grouse and woodcock are things of the past in this part of Canada.

Question. — What has become of the quail and the wild pigeon so plentiful
in his boyhood days? Will somebody answer in next season's report?

Overseer R. C. Fowler, of Emerald, reports that the commercial fisliing. has
not been altogether satisfactory this season, the catch being very intermittent.
Whitefish have been very scarce all season, and while salmon trout would gill well
for a time, they would seem to disappear for another space of time and then come
on again. Those fishermen who stayed on the whitefish grounds had a very poor
season, while those who went far out in the lake made fairly good money out of
salmon trout. Taking the season as a whole he thinks it has been a little better
than last year.

He would again call the attention of the Department to the great havoc
wrought by the eels. According to instructions, he urged the fishermen to try catch-
ing these pests with set hooks, and was pleased to see a number of them comply
with the suggestion, and a good many were caught in this way. These eels are so
numerous that the catching of them with set hooks is but a small beginning in
the right direction. Any scheme that would aid further in their destruction
would be greatly appreciated by the fishermen and dealers.

The anglers had a splendid season. Black bass have been of good size and
plentiful. A great many anglers visited these waters this season, and expressed
themselves as well satisfied, and announced their intention of returning another
season.

The regulations have been, on the whole, well observed. Some local anglers
seemed disposed to make trouble by complaining in a very general way of the net
fishermen, but they would not or could not lay any specific complaint that could
be acted on. All holders of permits that I talked with expressed themselves as
well pleased with the regulations and had no complaints to make. Two charges
only of a specific nature were made, one resulting in the cancelling of the fisher-
man's license, and the other, which proved not at all of a serious character, had
to be dropped on account of a technicality.

Capt. Fleming called to see him several times, and he is sure a great deal
of credit is due to the Captain and those with him on the "Navarch." This
mysterious boat appearing at the most unexpected times, seems to be a great factor
in enforcing the regulations.

The trappers of muskrats had a fairly good season. These small fur-bearing
animals seem to be on the increase, and I hope, with proper protection, that a
good business may be built up.

Black ducks have been very few and far between. The fall ducks are now
coming on, and he hopes will give some good shooting before the close of the
season.

Overseer E. R. Fox, of Northport, reports that he has patrolled the waters of
his division as often as he has thought it necessary for any Overseer to do, and he
has found the fishermen obeying the law in every respect. The hoop-net fishing
has been exceedingly good, as bullheads are very plentiful. But the gill-net fishing
was very poor the early part of the season, as the weather being very quiet and

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warm, the wliiteiish did not come in tlie bay. However, the last ten days there
were plenty of fish, but, owing to the high winds most of the time, the fishermen
lost nearly all their whitefish, the nets being so full of weeds they could not lift
them. A number of miles of gill net were lost, and he does not think the fishermen
have made anything from their gill nets; but he thinks there was about the same
amount of whitefish as last year, as some of the seines have hauled as high as 600
at one haul, but some of them have not done A'ery much.

Angling has been the best he ever knew in the Bay of Quinte. There was a
fair number of non-residents in his division, and all report good angling.

Ducks were quite plentiful, but the weather was so quiet that they would sit
in the middle of the bay by thousands. There were not so many broad bills and
red heads, but plenty of black ducks. He would recommend no sale of ducks.

Muskrats are on the decrease, and he would recommend no trapping for two
years, as he knows it Avould make a great difference. There were about two miles
of trapping ground in his division last year that was not trapped, and there are,
he would say, about twenty times as many rat houses this fall.

He thought he had a case of violation of the game laws for shooting ducks be-
fore the season opened, but could not procure evidence to convict the party, as he
did not see the shooting himself. A great many have told him that the Game Laws
have been observed the best in years.

Overseer Tlios. Gault, of Beseronto, reports that he has spent considerable
time this year patrolling the waters of his district and is quite satisfied that the
fish have been well protected. A^ery few violations have come under his notice.
Bass fishing was very good and fishing with hoop nets has been extra good. As
for whitefish the water has been too warm and they are not plentiful.

Game is good, ducks are numerous, muskrats are plentiful.

Overseer H. W. Hayes, of Murray, reports that he has interviewed the hoop-
net fishermen from time to time this fall and they report a satisfactory catch. One
fisherman said he found his nets one morning full of black bass wliich lie says he
liberated. 'They all complain that there are very few pike.

Lake fishing has been very poor this fall on account of wind and weather.
A good many lost their nets entirely.

In regard to game. Hunters that he sold licenses to all got their number,
one each, and they said deer seemed plentiful.

In regard to muskrat and mink, he would suggest that all trapping be stopped
for a year or two, as it is almost impossible to see a muskrat house in the marsh in
his district.

Ducks have been very plentiful in his district this fall. He has had several
complaints from hunters that fishermen in Weller's Bay have been setting their
nets on the feeding ground of the ducks. He asked for the names of the parties
that he might take action at once. He could not get the names, as one said he
didn't know and another said he did not care to be known as an informer. The
hunters make a great fuss but are unwilling to help the Overseer.

Partridge seem to be more plentiful than they were last fall.

He hears that black squirrel are very plentiful a few miles north of here.

Cotton tail rabbits are getting very numerous, and he is afraid steps will have
to be taken to get rid of them.

Overseer Henry HoUiday, of Wolfe Island, reports that the hoop-net fishing
in his district for the past year has been on an average with other years. The

Burnt Chute.

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spring lishiiig was not as good as other years, owing to the late spring and the ice
not going out of the bays until late. But this fall has been an average one; the
hoop-net iishennen have had good catches. Bull heads and eels plentiful; also
other coarse iisli on an average with other years.

The gill-net fishermen report that they have had good catches of salmon and
whitefish. The Fishery Laws and regulations were well observed. The bass fishing
for the month of June was poor in his district, but for the remainder of the season
was good, and the anglers had good catches and good size.

Wild ducks the lirst part of the season very scarce, but the last of October this
year are quite plentiful. The hunters report good days hunting.

Muskrats are getting very scarce in his district and he would advise the close
season for trapping until the middle of March.

Overseer E. M. Huffman, of Hay Bay, reports that everything has been work-
ing harmoniously this season, and no violations have occurred to his knowledge,
although he has quite a number of fishermen. There are 138 set of hoop nets,
26,000 yards gill net, 2,900 hooks, and 12 domestic licenses in his division.

The gill-net fishing this fall has been poor, due probably to the warm weather.
There were very few anglers there this season. He only heard of one maskinonge
being caught, and that by a resident.

Ducks are plentiful, and he has heard of some splendid shooting being done
by local sportsmen. Eats were not as plentiful as usual, and he would again
recommend a shorter season for trapping. Eabbits were in abundance, and part-
ridge fair, but they are not hunted. It is a rare thing to see a black squirrel.

Overseer John Johnson, of Port Hope, reports that the laws were well ob-
served in his division by the fishermen. There have been no reports made to him
tlrat the law had been broken, nor has he found any infringements of the law. A
great many enquire of him when the open seasons for fishing begin.

There is scarcely any shooting done in his district, game of all kinds being
scarce.

Overseer C. J. Kerr, of Hamilton, reports that he has paid a little attention
to transportation inspection, with a view of ascertaining if any abuses existed in the
transportation of fish, furs and game. The first thing he found out was that there
are alarming abuses practised by the fish dealers, fur dealers, taxidermists and
those engaged in the various trades connected with the game, fish and fur of
Ontario, in not complying with the law laid down in the Game and Fisheries Act
of this Province, and every device and ingenuity are resorted to, to evade the law
and get goods through to their destination.

The number of contraband small whitefisli and trout this year was not so
large as 1910, but he made several seizures, and the season of 1911 in this respect
has been a marked improvement over 1910. The opening up of the counties front-
ing on Lake Erie, by the Department of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa, practically
put the close season for whitefish out of business; and all the fish caught there
during close season were spawners — parent fish caught and taken on the spawn-
ing beds and in the midst of their propagating season. It was no use to look for
small fish in Lake Erie fish boxes, as none could be found. A large lot of whitefish
was caught in November in Lake Erie and shipped throughout tlie Province, and
mostly to the United States.

The catch of whitefish in the County of Wentworth during the past season
has shown a great improvement, in fact the catch is getting better every year ; also

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the herring, and in fact a marked improvement is noticed on all kinds, and no
complaints have readied him of a discouraging nature from his fishermen in Ijake
Ontario.

lieports of the angling at the Beach Canal for small-mouthed bass are that
it has been better this year than it has been for the last seven years, owing to the
fact that there is no construction work going on at the piers. Some good catches
have been made this year.

Trolling for pike was fair, but when one considers the great lot of dredging
going on at the different factories on the bay front and other harbor work going
on in the bay, and the mud taken out, which is carried out into deep water and
dumped from the scows, it will be seen that this will have a deleterious effect ou
the feeding grounds of the fish, but in spite of this the fish in the bay are holding
their own fairly well.

He found that the shipping of fish to the United States market — New York
and Buffalo — was enormous, thousands of boxes of every kind going weekly — eels,
catfish, bullheads, trout, and whitefish. No one could believe that there was such
a large traffic going on in rough fish, but New York is the market for carp, sunfish,
pike, suckers, catfish and eels, and they are shipped every day through Hamilton,
during the fall, by the ton. The fish shipped to the United States this year have
been in enormous quantities, and he says he can prove this by personal experience.
The traffic inside of Canada was also very large.

He received from the Sandwich Hatchery one million whitefish fry, and
planted them in Lake Ontario on the old spawning grounds.

lie carp. He has had a licensed fisherman — an experienced man — seining for
carp during this season, and he has caught about 20 tons up to date, l^liis man
deserves credit, and is doing the fair thing. He is fishing for carp only, and there
are no complaints of any other fish taken by him. He has no pond to put his fish
in yet, but hopes to have an up-to-date one next season. If he had liad it this
season, no doubt his catch would have been about 50 tons.

He has heard no complaints of the lot system on the shore of T^ake Ontario in
the County of Wentworth.

Deer and moose. As deer came in and passed through Hamilton, he found a
great many shipping coupons not cancelled at point of shipment. It looked to
him as if it was done on purpose, and possibly the coupon returned to the hunting
grounds, so it could bring down a second deer. However, he cancelled all he
found not cancelled. He also found a great many heads, hides and other parts of
deer that were shipped here and there to friends, and as all looked as if they were
killed in open season (and no doubt were), by advice from the Department, all
that were going to Canadian points were let go and were passed by him.

There is a traffic, although not of large dimensions, consisting /of the yearly
killing of the deer and moose heads in Canada, and handled by the various taxider-
inists and dealers in such animals, going on witli the United States. Most of
these heads reach that country and ornament the homes of their Avealthy people.
An export tax of, say, $25 on each moose head, and $5 on each deer head, sliould
be put on these valuable goods.

He found that the traffic in furs started on the 1st day of November, 1910.
Just as soon as November came in, so did the furs, and so did the seizures com-
mence. Skunk, coon, rats and mink were all shipped together, and mostly labeled
skunk. His observations and inspections on these lines convinced him that a lot
of illegal trapping was going on during the close season for rats and mink. He
made a great many seizures, and it took a long time to straighten th6in out. Dur-

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iiig liis very busy time last November and part of December, he has to thank the
agent and other officials of the Canadian Express Co. there for the kind assistance
they gave him at all times to aid him in making his inspections without additional
difficulties. Of course they receive the goods, and it is the duty of the officers of
the Department to detect them passing through, and, if illegal, seize and hold.

There is a considerable traffic in ducks, shipped by game dealers at Port
llowan and other points on Lake Erie. He was obliged to make several seizures,
and had some trouble with certain dealers in impressing upon their minds the ad-
visability of obeying the law by not indiscriminately shipping tlieir ducks all over
the Province to those who are not game dealers. He also found that the non-
resident shooters were shipping more ducks home in each box than the coupon
allowed. But the only remedy is to seize all illegal shipments, according to law.

He says that the deer-shooting license should be the deer-shipping tag or
coupon, as the law now says one deer to each man. He also had in view the best
places to place men, so that the best results could be obtained. He would say
from experience this traffic should be controlled by an Inspector at Hamilton (the
Niagara frontier), as he finds Hamilton is a strategic point, and the other prin-
cipal point is Toronto. There are also other places where men might be placed
to advantage. If tbe Toronto and Hamilton men have solicitous proclivities,
which all officers of the Department should have more or less, even if there are
not men at other points they ought to clean up a considerable amount of contra-
band shipped fish, furs and game. Although the present system is giving satis-
faction to some extent, he thinks by going over the matter carefully with those
engaged in this particular work they miglit arrive at a much better and more
satisfactory policy.

Illegal acts. His duty, when the deer season started on the 1st November, was
at the railway stations watching for illegally shipped deer, and while looking after
deer, the shipping of fur, ducks, squirrels, i-abbits, partridge, quail and other game
was going on at the same time, and a lot of these were going to the United States,
so to do this work he had to work from 7.30 a.m. to 10 p. m. and keep up his other
work as well between times.

During the close season for white fish and trout he found a lot of illegal goods
going through, and of course a great deal of seizing and holding up was done by
liim.

The first case of fines and forfeitures was where two fish dealers tried to sell
illegally caught pike in Burlington Bay. They were caught with the goods on
tliem, and a fine of $10 each was imposed. The next case was when a man was
shooting after hours and in the vicinity where wild ducks frequented. This case
required a great deal of skill on his part, as the defendant secured the ablest
counsel in the city to try to get him free, but he succeeded in having this party
fined $5 and costs. The other cases were two foreigners who were shooting out
of season and on the Lord's Day. He had them fined $10 each and costs, and con-
fiscated tbeir guns and boats. Also two others went out for a day's sport out of
season and shot seven cotton tail rabbits. He also had them fined $10 each and
costs.

Taxidermists. He also finds some of the duck sportsmen who shoot for a liv-
ing during the duck season, and are taxidermists as well, must shoot bitterns and
other protected birds and sell them after they are set up. If not, why, he asks, are
such birds found by him in some barber shops in that city from time to time, and
when it is known to him that the Department has not issued any license to any

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man to carry on such a business? The remedy is for him to seize all stulled pro-
tected birds when found.

An appeal to sportsmen. Many of the game birds that the law allows sports-
men to shoot at certain seasons of the year are still abundant, and will be for a
number of years with our present protection. Others are very scarce, and if they
are further hunted will be entirely exterminated in a few years. The breeding
grounds are getting cut down in the line of country where the woodcock breeds,
yet owing to some mysterious cause these birds are still with us. The small curlew
is practically extinct, while the larger ones are rapidly going. On behalf of all
bird lovers and game bird lovers, he asks that sportsmen refrain from killing these
species that are known to be rare, and use moderation in the taking of all others.
The man who makes his living shooting game birds and small birds will make
more, live longer and die happier tilling the soil than by killing God's creatures.
He does not ask sportsmen to refrain from hunting entirely, but to be content to
get a fair share of ducks, and not to look forward to making $600 or $700 every
fall by going to the best shooting grounds in Ontario, and to be satisfied with a
week's outing.

An appeal to trappers. The fur-bearing animals of this country are a valuable
commercial asset, and if the trappers use fair judgment it is possible that the
game will be theirs for years to come in every part of this fair Province of ours.
He asks the trappers to be fair and not trap for muskrat in winter or in the fall,
but wait until the spring, and then get the best results, and best prices for skins.
He asks them not to destroy or touch their houses, but to keep an eye on the
spring catch by watching and protecting them in every way possible.

Recommendations. First — That a registration permit be issued to all per-
sons who use a gun to shoot game. If not, a license fee be charged and license
issued. No rifles used to shoot game at any time.

Second — That a license fee be charged for trapping, say $5 for each trapper.

Third — That transportation inspection be made from the present staff of
officers, one for the Niagara, including Hamilton and the Niagara frontier, and as
far west as Brantford; another one on the Detroit River frontier; and also that
the duties of the Toronto officer be extended and deputies be appointed, and help
given to these officers at certain busy seasons of the year.

Fourth — That the season for all descriptions of water fowl be from the 15th
day of September to the 31st day of December. This to include all kinds of birds.

Fifth — That a close season be put on coon, skunk, along with the present pro-
tected fur bearers, say for coon, skunk and mink from 1st November to 1st April,
and rats from 1st February to loth April. ^

Sixth — That a uniform season covering the land game be fixed, so that part-
ridge, quail, woodcock, grouse and squirrel would come under one close season, and
if possible put hare and rabbits as well. He would say that with the exception of
woodcock, the 15th October to the loth December would be the thing, and then
bar all guns out of the woods after this date by license.

Seventh — A better understanding with the express company.

Eighth — Something better in regard to the traffic and shipping of wild ducks.

Ninth — ^Some law passed in regard to pot and market gunners, and those
that shoot ducks for a living, by curtailing the number for each man.

Tenth — That an arrangement be entered into with the Department of Marine
and Fisheries at Ottawa to have a proper close season for whitefish in Lake Erie.

Eleventh — That Government preserves be established in different places to keep
up the supply of game, and also fish breeding establishments.

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Overseer Thos. Mansfield, of Piclcering Harbor, reports that the Fishery and
Game Act has been well observed in his district, that he has visited all parts of his
district one time and another ; some parts on several occasions, and generally found
things in 0. K. order. One thing he would recommend, that all gasoline yachts
have their names printed in good sized letters on the stern, as on one occasion he
got word that there was someone shooting at Pickering Creek before season opened
for ducks. He started down, but when about half-way the parties were coming
up the lake, they went into Pickering Harbor and he followed them, but when he
got within about one hundred yards of the piers they started off for Toronto, and
if the name of the boat had been on the stern he might have got the name and been
able to have done something.

The fishing in his district has been better than in previous years — that is,
mostly at Pickering Harbor.

He has had several complaints about the angling at the mouth of Pickering
Creek and Eouge Creek ; they say that the perch fishing is being spoiled by the carp
eating up all the spawn, and the remedy that he would propose would be that the
Department provide a seine to be hauled under the supervision of the Fishery
Overseer, and all the good fish returned and the carp sold to defray expenses.

He thinks the mink are about the same, while the muskrats are getting more
numerous. The duck shooting was about the same, although the flight of ducks
was not so large as usual, but some say that they went south in the night.

Overseer J. C. May, of St. Catharines, reports that, owing to the fishermen
doing very little fishing during the summer months, he has very little to report
in regard to the summer fishing, but the herring was plentiful last fall.

And as to game, he says there is not very much in his division except a few
squirrels and som.e English pheasants. He would recommend that only a limited
number of pheasants be allowed to each person, as some people do nothing else but
hunt till the season is over.

Fur-bearing animals are very scarce, and he would also recommend a close
season on them for three years for the County of Lincoln, or they will be exter-
minated in a very short time.

The rules and regulations have been well observed in his division.

Overseer J. A. Moore, of Trenton, reports that the last season has not been a
very good one for angling. Bass appeared to be scarce and there were no large
catches. There were very few tourists there on fishing excursions, a decided
decrease from last year. This he thinks is the result of the scarcity of this game
fish, and he would respectfully recommend the restocking of the head of the Bay
of (Juinte with black bass. Rough fish appear to be plentiful, and the professional
fishermen operating in this district are fairly law abiding and conforming to the
regulations. There were some persons destroying fish by dynamite, but they
were speedily discovered and punished. Wild ducks have been very plentiful in
his district and he also hears in other districts as well. It is rumored, but he does
not know of its truth, that in some parts of the County of Prince Edward, some
distance from his field of operations, professional fishermen, possessing license
for lake fishing, set Gill nets upon the feeding grounds and catoh a large number
of ducks, shoot them full of shot and ship them to Toronto and other places for
sale. This was an old practice, which has ceased altogether in his district.

The duck hunters there use a light boat which they call a monitor, (which
sinks almost to the level of the water,) and large flocks of decoy ducks. The

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difficulty lie lias is to see that tliej preserve the proper distance from the shore,
as provided by law. The trouble arises in all cases with those persons, some loose
idle fellows, and some retired persons and persons of position, who, with nothing
else to do, shoot for the market, and keep it vip from the commencement of the
season to its end. These persons are extremely difficult to handle, and having such
an equipment the ordinary public can get no ducks whatever. He has seen
dozens of hunters get none while these persons with their monitors get huge traps.
The ducks have not been so plentiful for years. He cannot too strongly recommend
the stoppage of monitor shooting, and limiting the distance from shore or blind,
to sixty yards at most, also the prohibition of the sale of duck not shot in private
preserves. There is great dissatisfaction among the people by reason of the matters
he mentions. Partridge are reported fairly numerous, but would recommend
tlie limiting of the number to each man of fifteen, and shortening the season to
end on the first of November. Fur bearing animals are on the increase, a few
colonies of beaver have come back to the old haunts in North Hastings, but it
is hard to convince the settler they do not belong to him. Muskrats are few owing
to destruction of houses in winter. He was able to catch some of these persons,
fined those he could obtain evidence against and confiscated all the traps he could
find. Deer are reported verp plentiful to the north and there are many hunters,
more, he thinks, than last season.

Overseer Wm. Sargant, of Bronte, reports that he has been over his division
several times and finds the laws well observed. He does not think there is an
increase on last year, when one compares the amount of net the fishermen are
using at the present time, with the amount of net used in former years. Most of
the fishing is done in gasoline launches, as the old fisihing smacks seem to be out
of date, and in this way they are allowed to fish more net. He is very pleased to
report that the herring is getting larger. The herring fishing is the chief industry.
'I''here is a strong desire among the fishermen to observe the law.

Angling in the twelve and sixteen mile creeks has been about the same as
forniier years, and he has noticed some very nice black bass taken from the same.

In regard to game, there is very little in his division, but he can notice quite
an increase in squirrels, and if the law in the county of Halton remains in force,
for a few more years, he is satisfied the squirrel will show a great improvement.
He is still of the same opinion as in former years in regard to duck shooting, that
is, that no man should be allowed to shoot more ducks than for his own use, as
some men make a business of it during duck season, which he thinks should not
be allowed, as there is no sport in it.

He might add, that all fish are sold in home markets, Toronto being the chief
place, and good prices are received. Nearly all the herring are cleaned and
smoked before being shipped.

Overseer A. E. Tarry, of Toronto, reports that fishing continues to be very
poor in his district. The licensed fishermen report to him that fish are more scarce
than last year, and the main reason is considered to be the amount of sewage and
dirt dredged up out of Torontoi Bay and taken on scows and dumped in the lake.
The trout grounds have become practically d^estroyed with the amount of tar and
oily substance dredged up out of Toronto Bay and taken on scows and dumped in
the lake, and there is practically no herring to be had. He believes the close season
for trout and whitefish has been well observed. He has tried to keep as good a

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lookout as possible in connection with the close season. Angling also continues to
be very poor.

There have been four convictions for illegal fishing this season. Muskrats
are becoming less numerous around there, as they are so much sought after by the
trappers. He thinks it would be an improvement if the trappers were licensed to
a limited number. There are certain trappers that make a living out of them
during the open season.

Ducks are about the only game bird in his district, and they also seem to be
very scarce. Blue bill and saw bill are more plentiful than last year.

Overseer J. W. Taudvin, of Kingston, reports that the hoop net fishing in
that vicinity for the past year has been on an average with other years. Last spring
it was not as good as in other years, owing to the lateness of the opening of the
waters caused by the severe and late winter. This fall has been away above the
average for bullheads and eels, pike and other coarse fish not being so plentiful.
The bass season has been much better than last year. In June it was very poor,
but the rest of the summer was very good and there was no difficulty in getting
the limit, and they were of a larger size than usual. Salmon and whitefish were
about the same as last year, with the exception of October, 1911, which has been a
record month for salmon, the catch being very heavy.

Ducks and either water fowl are plentiful, and good bags are being reported
daily. The stopping the sale of snipe, quail, woodcock and partridge will be a
great help in the protection of those birds. Partridge are reported plentiful in
the back country. There are no quail or woodcock in that vicinity. Muskrats are
becoming scarce, and something should be done, he thinks, for the protection of
those animals. The shortening of the hunting season to the month of March
only, and trapping to March and April, for two or three years, would be a great
help.

There has been very little trouble there for the past year, in fact it has been the
quietest year, and the laws have been better observed than any year he can
remember.

Overseer E. A. Titus, of Wellington, reports that he has patrolled the waters
in his division as often as he thought necessary, and he thinks the fishermen and
hunters are complying witli the laws remarkably well, only two convictions for
illegal duck shooting.

The fishermen report white fish and salmon trout in Lake Ontario about the
same as last year, bass in Wellers Bay plentiful, also in Coneecon Lake. The
catch of course fish in hoop nets, was as good as last year; eels were very scarce;
carp are becoming numerous in Wellers Bay. The catch of muskrats the trappers
tell him, was about the same as last year. He thinks if the open season com-
menced later in the season it would be much better; ducks plentiful; mink scarce,
very few caught here; partridge quite plentiful. On the whole he cannot see miuch
difference this year from 1910.

Overseer R. J. Walher, of Port Credit, reports that the game laws have been
well observed, but with the changes in the game laws this year, and on account of
parties not getting acquainted with the same, they started to shoot the same as
former years, but when made aware of the changes were anxious to keep the law.

And with regard to fishery laws, the fishermen in his district are desirous oi
keeping the law, and there were no violations that he saw or was informed about,

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except the foreign element, who are not acquainted with the law, but when spoken
to he has no more trouble. The fishing has been on an average with former years.

Overseer Frank Warden, of Courtice, reports that during the past year the
fish caught in his district have been somewhat larger than last year. The herring
catch by one license having been better than last year. A few more pike have
been caught this season.

The game has been very good. Wild ducks are more plentiful than last
season.

Counties Feontenac, Leeds, Peescott^ Eussell, Caeleton, Eenfehvt,
Lanaek, and Geenvillb.

Overseer Samuel Andrews, of Micksburg, reports that he has kept a close
watch in his division and found the fishing laws fairly well observed. He destroyed
five gill nets in the month of April which were illegally set, but was unable to find
the owner. He has kept a close watch since, and found no infractions of the
fishing laws. He thinks fish are on the increase in that county, as angling has
been good this year.

Deer are plentiful in that district, and are often seen in the settled parts of
the county. Partridge are also plentiful. Muskrat and other small fur-bearing
animals are scarce, owing he thinks to the high price of fur. Trappers were out
last April on every stream and marsh in the county, and very few muskrat escaped
being caught. He thinks it would be better to protect them for a few years to give
them a chance to increase, as they will soon be all killed and will be a serious loss
to that country. Ducks are scarce in that district, owing, he thinks, to the scarcity
of water, they have gone to other feeding grounds.

Overseer M. Avery, of Sharhot Lake, reports that the fishing in that locality
has been very good, much better than usual. A large number of American people
were visiting there this season for the purpose of fishing, and are well pleased with
their results. A strict observance of the law was planned and well carried out.
The guides report that there is in Sharbot Lake a large number of mud-cats, eels,
ling, and pike which are causing destruction on the spawn of the other fish. He
would strongly advise the department to arrange for the removal of the above
mentioned fish, feeling sure that it would be a good movd'to further the increase
of the stock of salmon and bass, whose spawn are being destroyed by those destruc-
tive fish. He notices that the partridge have made good the protection afforded them
within the last few years, and are now very numerous. By careful watch through
the country at various points, the hunters have been prevented from illegally
killing out of season. No shipments of partridge have to his knowledge been made.
In reporting of deer, he must say that they are very plentiful, more so than for
some time past. Cases of carcases of deer being found last winter proved that
these animals were being hunted and killed by wolves whilst in their winter
quarters. After the spring set in no more cases were reported, but the wolves
turned vengeance upon the farmers' cattle and sheep. In September one party
caught two wolves, and has just applied for the bounty for catching wolves.

Overseer Oeo. Barr, of Harrov)smith, reports that angling in Eock, Long and
Silver Lakes was late in the season, though it was very poor till late in the season.

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thought to be due to high water. On April 12th he visited the dam on Fourteen
Island Lake and found it shut tight and no fishing. And to the best of his know-
ledge there is no fishway in Petworth Dam either. There is not enough fish in
these lakes for home consumption. Angling was fairly good in Depot Lake this
season. There are only pike, sucker and catfish in Depot and Black Lakes. In
Rock, Long, Silver and Fourteen Island Lakes, there are pickerel, bass, sucker,
pike and catfish.

In Knowlton and Desert Lakes the herring fishing is increasing very rapidly,
owing to a close watoh being kept. They also contain salmon, yellow bass and
some black bass.

Mud Lake between Knowlton and Desert, contain suckers, black bass and
catfish. Mud Lake near Murvale contains catfish and a few pike and small bass.

Muskrat trapping this spring was poor, but they seem to be more plentiful
now as their houses are more numerous. He thinks it advisable to allow no trapp-
ing till the first of March, to prohibit shooting of muskrat altogether, and charge
a small license fee. It is impossible to watch them during the winter season, as
the houses are cut, and he can never get proof as to who did it.

Otter is increasing, owing to his keeping a close watch, mink is plentiful also.

Partridge and rabbits are becoming quite plentiful, owing to their having
been protected.

Duck were fairly plentiful, but hunters regret that the open season does not
begin on the 1st of September, by the 15th the ducks have left.

Black and grey squirrels are getting more numerous on account of being
protected.

Rumor says one deer has been seen in his district this year.

On September 6th he had two men fined five dollars each for shooting duck
in close season.

On October 30th, he had two men fined five dollars each for fishing with nets
without license, in Knowlton Lake.

He has done his best to protect the fish and game during the last twelve
months ending October 31st, 1911.

Overseer W. J. Birch, of Delta, reports that the past season on the lakes in
that district for campers and cottage holders was a very successful one, there being
many more pleasure seekers than in previous years.

The fishery laws were well observed, and he had no occasion to prosecute any-
one. However, he found some muskrat houses disturbed last winter, but being
unable to find the guilty parties he could not convict them.

The rod fishing for bass has been excellent, and a great many small-miouthed
ones were taken, weighing as high as 4 lbs. and 6 oz., and large-mouthed ones as
heavy as 6 lbs. But he thinks the fishing could still be improved by taking some
of the coarse fish out of Lower Beverley Lake, where they are numerous.

Ducks were very plentiful late last season, and at the opening of this season,
but after the first two or three days' shooting they left, and have been very scarce
ever since. He would advise duck season not to open until the 1st October. Par-
tridge are increasing in that locality, and black squirrels are very plentiful. The
open season for squirrels, he thinks, is one month too late. Muskrats were very
scarce there last spring.

Overseer J. B. Bourgon, of RocMand, reports that about the same number of
licenses have been granted as in former years, and prospects are that about the

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same quantity of fish will be taken as in 1910. No reports of illegal fishing were
received during the past year. Bull heads and catfish are chiefly taken in the
Ottawa River for commercial purposes. On the 15th October last, he found three
hoop nets on the Ontario side of the Ottawa River, in a bay below the village of
Cumberland, but he has not been able to find the owner ; they had been placed there
only a few days before. On the Quebec side of the Ottawa River licenses for hoop
nets are granted by the Quebec Government, which in his apinion is most
regrettable, as 'hoop nets destroy considerable young fish.

As to game in his district there is none, as the county is too well inhabited by
farmers.

Overseer W. L. Briscoe, of Killaloe Station, reports that there have been very
few violations in regard to the Game and Fisih Laws. Fish are not very plentiful in
Golden Lake, as they seem to leave it, but they seem to be increasing in Round Lake,
especially grey trout. He would suggest that the close season for grey trout be
from the 1st October till the 1st November, and that they should not be netted at
any time.

He finds that even the back settlers see the difference in regard to deer and moose
in his district between now and four years ago. There have been quite a number
of moose within ten miles of Killaloe, having travelled right through the settlement
in day time. The red deer is also plentiful, but beaver are scarce, owing he be-
lieves to there not being many marshes. He would like that the number of part-
ridge be limited to 25 to one man. He thinks the Game Laws are all right, but
he would like the hounding of deer prohibited.

Overseer George Burke, of Perth, reports that the fish has been very plentiful
this year. Pike, bass and pickerel. The anglers all report fishing good. Part-
ridge and ducks plentiful. Deer on both sides of the town, and the Game Laws
are well observed. He has had ve^y few convictions this year in his division. Seized
seventy partridge at the station and had the man fined. Had seven men up for
shooting and selling them, and had them fined, and had two more up for buying
them and had them fined.

Overseer D. E. Burns, of Pembroke, reports the cafch of fish has been very
light this season, according to reports of various fishermen who have had
licenses to fish for domestic use. He issued fourteen fishing licenses, but he has
been informed, by a number of those men, that they have not fished at all this
season.

He expects to issue about twenty-five deer and moose hunting licenses.
Partridge are getting more plentiful in his district owing to the wise protection
which has been afforded them.

He had a couple of parties up and fined them, for carrying guns, and shooting
on Sunday, which seems to have had the desired effect. He also had a party fined
for illegally hunting ducks, from the province of Quebec. He confiscated two gill
nets, but was unable to find the owners.

Beavers are increasing very fast in that part of the country, and are doing
considerable damage to bush in some places.

He also thinks deer are increasing. Ducks are decreasing. He thinks that
duck hunting should be prohibited for at least two years in that district. Muskrats
and other small fur-bearing animals are still scarce in that part.

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Overseer H. N. Covell, of Lombardy, reports very little fishing has been done
in the inland lakes this summer, except with hook and line. He has been over his
district a great deal, and finds the law is well observed.

He thinks Otter Lake would be the better of having another season of remov-
ing the ling therefrom, as there has been a great improvement since the removal
of a number this year by the Department.

He has sold one dip net license, and only one permit, as there were not many
foreigners around this summ'Cr.

Bass Lake is filled with black suckers and bullheads, which are a great nuis-
ance to the better class of fish. Ling also are very numerous in those waters.

Partridge are fairly plentiful there this season, on account of none being sold.

Ducks are not as plentiful as in other years.

Muskrats are scarce on account of their fur being so valuable. He drove
twelve miles last January to Watt's Pond, and found neither houses nor rats, as
was reported.

Minks are scarce, also all other fur-bearing animals, on account of the value
of their fur.

Overseer J. W. Davis, of Sydenham, reports that the fishing in Sydenham
Lake, during the past season has not been good, owing to the construction of the
C.N.R. along the entire length of the Lake; the continual blasting seemed to
interfere with the bass in some way. The bass fishing in the lakes in the northern
part of the township was excellent.

Ducks are very scarce in that vicinity. Partridge are very plentiful. Muskrats
and mink are scarce. Deer in the northern part of the district are quite numerous.

There are a number of lakes in the district in which salmon and white fish
would find an ideal home if they were put in. Bass Lake, Draper Lake, Knowlton
Lake, are spring water lakes, deep and the shores are part of gravel beds, and other
part marie. Both the Game and Fishery Laws have been strictly observed.

Overseer Ephraim Deacon, of BolinghrooTce, reports that the past season for
fishing has been very successful. The Game and Fishery Laws have been well
observed, and there were no cases of illegal fishing. There has been good fishing
all summer. The black ducks are plentiful. Rats are scarce, which he attributes
to the low water in the rivers and swamps. Partridge are on the increase. Deer
are about as plentiful as in former years. Minks are rather scarce in that locality.
Quite a number of Americans have been fishing in these waters during the summer,
but all observed the laws. There have been no violations of the close season in his
district.

Overseer John Devine, of Renfrew, reports rod and line fishing has been good
this season, particularly black bass fishing in the Madawaska River and Calaboigie
Lake, and pike in White Lake.

There were only two non-resident angling permits sold. At present there
is a regularly licensed fisherman fishing for bullheads in White Lake, and with
fairly good results. He has had three parties fined by the resident Police Magis-
trate for violation of the Fisheries Laws.

Deer are not as numerous as last year and from the number of hunters out
at present he would judge there will be a further decrease next year. Partridge
were very plentiful, but there has been a great number of them killed so far. He

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has had three parties fined for violation of the Game Laws. He thinks that these
convictions vrill be a warning to others, and consequently lead to a better observance
of the Game and Fisheries Regulations.

Overseer W. J. Donaldson, of Donaldson^ reports that there has been no licenses
issued in his district during the past year. The Game and Fisheries Laws appear
to be well observed, and no violations have been brought to his notice, excepting
in two cases. He was advised that some parties were killing partridge during
close season, but on investigation he could not find evidence to convict.

Deer are getting more plentiful every year, and he believes the present system
of proctection is responsible for the increase. Fur-bearing animals of all kinds
are very scarce, and he believes should have more protection, he would recommend
that all trappers and hunters of those valuable animals, should be made pay a
license.

There are many lakes, marshes and rivers where thousands of muskrats could
be found five or six years ago, and at the present time there is no trace of them.
This state of affairs will not only apply to every part of his district but, as he is
advised, prevails throughout the whole province.

Overseer Henry Drew, of Long Lake, reports that the Game Laws are well
observed in his district. Game is on the increase. He would recommend putting
some salmon fry in Eagle Lake, also some pickerel in the 2nd 3rd and 4th Depot
Lakes, in township of Hinchenbrook. Bass and pike are plentiful in those lakes.
Herring seems to be very plentiful at Eagle Lake.

Overseer F. Dupuis, of HawJcesbury County, Prescott, reports that since his
appointment October 15, 1910, the Game and Fishery Laws have been fairly ob-
served. As will be seen from his monthly reports he has endeavored to have the
close seasons observed, and he finds that the way to have this done is to keep a
constant watch on the different parts of his district. He discovered four set of
sweep-net on the Ottawa River which he confiscated, but did not find out who
owned them so he could not take action. The four »ets of sweep-net were sent to
the Game and Fisheries Department, Toronto.

Overseer James Fisher, of Sunhury, reports that this has been a very successful
fishing season for the tourists, good catches of bass being reported.

He sold two hundred and seventy angling permits, besides many had them
when they came.

He has gone over the lakes and finds the Fisheries Laws were well observed,
until close season for salmon, when he picked up three gill nets set on salmon
spawning ground. As the netting is all done at night it makes it very hard to
watch the lake and catch the guilty parties.

Ducks seem to be plentiful this fall. Partridge are more numerous than in
former years.

Black squirrel are plentiful. Muskrats were very scarce last season. Mink
are a thing of the past in that district.

He might suggest that a hoop net license in Loborough Lake, to a reliable
man to catch catfish, pike and other coarse fish which are very numerous, would
be a benefit to the lake, as those fish destroy a lot of salmon and bass spawn.

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Overseer John Fleming, of Newboro, reports that on Nov. Ist he started
lishing ling in Wolfe and Little Kideau Lakes, which was continued till March 1st.
Caught large quantities of ling during this time, which gave general satisfaction
to tile residents of that vicinity. May 10th he left Belleville with the patrol
Satr. "Navarch" for the season's patrol of waters of Bay Quinte, Lake Ontario, St.
Lawerence River, Eideau Lakes and Ottawa Eiver. After a season's constant
patrol of these waters can say he believes the Game and Fish Laws have been well
enforced by the local overseers. On October 1st overseer Phillips delivered to his
charge the "Ella C," which was placed in service on the Bay of Quinte for balance
of season. After laying up the "Navarch" he was instructed to proceed to Devil,
Buck and Clear Lakes for the purpose of protecting salmon during the run,
which was thoroughly done for the month of October.

Bass lishing in the Bay of Quinte has been good. In Eideau waters, nine out
of every ten guides have informed him' that angling has not been better in five
years than for the past season, with the exception of the lakes in the immediate
vicinity of Chaffey's Lock, which is accounted for by local fishermen from the fact
of so mucih blasting in the construction of C.N.E. at that place. It is believed
that the heavy shocks drive the fish out into deep water and consequently the
fishing was not as good the latter part of the season as in former years. He
would strongly recommend the granting of hoop-net license in Eideau, or any
other waters frequented by rough fish.

He has been informed by otliers, and knows for himself, that the angling is
best in waters in which hoop-nets have been fished for years. In one case tried
before Capt. Hunter in his district, a hoop-net fisherman took his affidavit that he
had only found two or three bass in his nets during the season and those were
returned to the water alive and uninjured. Where one considers that on the
Eideau in a distance of thirty miles there are six summer hotels, and that it is a
common occurence to see from twenty to thirty boats (eadh containing two
anglers) leaving those houses daily during the tourist season and each rod allowed
eight bass, it is a marvel that these lakes are not depleted.

He has been requested to recommend to the Department the placing of base
fry in the lakes in the vicinity of Newboro and Ohafi'ey's Lock, and most earnestly
does so.

Overseer George Gates, of Whitmount, reports that the fishing was very good
in the latter part of the season, bass being plentiful.

Tourists were not so numerous as in former years.

No violations of the law came to his knowledge. He used every precaution to
see that it was strictly observed.

Ducks were very scarce this season. Muskrats were scarce on account of there
being too many trappers. He thinks there ought to be some protection, or the
muskrats will soon be very scarce.

Overseer Adam Green, of Diamond, reports that the first part of fishing season
was not good there, up to the first of July the water was too high and muddy,
but July and August, and September was good, the anglers report no trouble to
get their number. Duck was not plentiful, but partridge is plentiful. Deer
seems to be scarce, the season has been very dry, and they resorted to where water
is more plentiful. He made one seizure on April 18th of a net and boat, and had
the party fined $5.00, retained boat for his own use valued at $5.00, also seized
tliree guns September 10th, and sent them into Department.

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Overseer John E. Irish, of Vennachar, reports that there are no fishing
licenses issued in his district, and no fishing done, except by settlers for their own
use. The close season has been well observed. He has visited the different lakes
several times during close season. No violations of the Act have come to his notice.

There are no fishways in his district.

The law re mill refuse was well observed, except in one mill. He warned the
owner to be more careful and save trouble — has kept watch, and he has done so.

Regarding game, he finds that partridge are greatly on the increase, thanks
(o the Government. There is little or no trapping done for them.

He cannot say much about deer, as the hunting season is not past yet, but he
finds that they are getting more plentiful, as there were several in his grain thi's
summer.

Overseer J. A. Kennedy, of Tichhorne, reports black bass fishing was good,
anglers say they have not caught as many for ten years and that they were larger
than formerly. Pickerel were plentiful and afforded good food for settlers, saw
large numbers of small ones near creeks about midsummer. This is due largely
to the taking of lings out of lake during winter of 1911, he thinks. He sold
forty-two permits to Americans and finds them anxious to observe the Law.

Partridge are plentiful there. Several parties were taken before Justice of
Peace and were fined for illegal sale of them. Ducks are scarce, there is no food
for them, and so they go elsewhere to breed.

Some deer were seen here early in season, but seem to leave before hunting
season begins. Bull frogs have almost entirely disappeared and he thinks the
same restrictions should be placed on them, as in force in Lanark County.

Mink and rats are getting scarcer each year, he thinks shooting of them
should be stopped.

Overseer E. T. Loveday, of Ottawa, reports that some seizures were made
during the year — the usual boxes of game, skins, etc., also trunks of partridge.
On October 17th he seized a trunk containing partridge, ducks, blankets, clothing,
gun, etc., and Capt. Hunter fined the owner a good stiff fine, which was paid.

Early in summer Capt. Fleming and his capable assistants, with the patrol
boat, dropped into Ottawa and proceeded down the river, he accompanying them.
They made a thorough search for nets, etc., and seized a few. He also seized
two nets on the Upper Ottawa.

Fishing he considers has been very good. He caught some fine bass and
pickerel, but he has heard complaints that fishing was poor. If one uses the
proper bait, crayfish or minnows during June and July, and dew worms later on,
he can always catch fish.

He has made a number of trips both up and down the Ottawa, also on the
Eideau Canal and River. As all hoop (or trap) netting has been stopped on the
lower Ottawa on the Ontario side, and nearly all stopped on the Quebec side of
river, he believes fishing (angling) will soon improve on these waters.

Ducks have been fairly plentiful, also plover and snipe.

Reports reach him nearly every day that partridge are very numerous, and
some good bags have been made ; also that deer are plentiful. He says it is encour-
aging to hear these reports, but still there are men who are always on the growl
and are never satisfied. But he thinks things are as well as can be expected under
the circumstances, as twenty years ago there was not more than one for every

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twenty that Imnt to-day. There are more railways, more roads are opened up, and
there is now every facility for the liunter to get after the game. Still, most hunters
(who go out to hunt) get the limit.

During the year between one and two hundred dollars have been collected for
licenses — game dealers', hotel, restaurant, net and night line.

Overseer William Major, of Woodlaivn, reports that the law was fairly well
observed in his district.

Pike, bullheads and suckers were most plentiful. Black bass and pickerel are
scarce. He seized about fifty lines, which he destroyed.

Muskrat is scarce.

Ducks and geese were plentiful this season.

There was no Sunday shooting so far as he knows.

Overseer John McGuire, of Jones' Falls, reports: Commencing November 1st,
1910, he spent this month on the Big Eideau Lake, Bastard and Burgess Town-
ships, Leeds County, Ont., for the purpose of protecting the salmon and whitefish,
this montli being the close season for those two species of fish.

Pie was provided with an assistant and a good rowboat, and they slept in a
canvas tent on an island in the lake. They kept up a nightly patrol of the lake
with the rowboat whenever the weather would permit. During the month he seized
two large gill nets that he found illegally set for fishing in close season. He also
secured the conviction, and a fine of $10 was imposed by a magistrate's court in
Portland village on one of the parties using those nets. With the help of his
assistant they kept up the patrol of this lake to the end of November, 1910, when
they broke up camp, and he moved home to Jones' Falls November 30th, 1910.
In December he had very little to do except looking after the licensed fishing of
his district. Making applications for renewal of licenses for 1911 is part of his
work in December. The game and fishery laws were well observed, nothing illegal
being observed by him during the month of December.

During the month of January he made weekly trips with horse and cutter over
liis district, looking over the difl'erent fisheries, and at the same time to guard
against poachers. He received during this month several complaints of illegal
practices being indulged in by licensed fishermen of his district, the complaints
coming from the Anglers' Protective As^sociation of Elgin, South Crosby Town-
ship, but in every instance when he came to investigate the charges he found theni'
groundless, false and malicious, and evidently made for a certain purpose. The
months of February, March and April passed over without anything unusual occur-
ring, except an experience he had the latter part of February, viz., the killing of a
(leer. It was brought or driven by hounds from the backwoods of Frontenac
County. When near there the hounds left it for some reason unknown, but the
deer died, he thinks from exhaustion and hunger. On hearing of it he drove out
to the scene, a distance of three miles, finding it in a farmer's barn. He took
possession of it, loaded it on his sleigh, and brought it to his home at Jones' Falls.
He could not make out that anyone was to blame for the death of the animal. He
went tlirough the usual formality of reporting to the Department of Game and
Fisheries at Toronto. He afterwards, by order, sent the head to a taxidermist at
Toronto.

On May 1st he commenced to fit up the patrol launch Mermaid for the
season's work of patrolling the waters of his district. Having this done, and the

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boat in first-class condition, 'he got her out of her winter quarters on May 17th, and
commenced patrol service on the waters of the Eideau Canal from Newboro to
Kingston Mills. There were a few tourists at Jones' Falls during the month of
May, and he sold ten permits, and returned to the Department of Game and Fish-
eries $20 for May. In June the tourists commenced to come into his district in
great numbers, and the fishing being excellent they enjoyed themselves. The fish-
ing is reported by all to be better than ever before, and he saw some fine speci-
mens exhibited on the lawns of the two summer hotels of his district, viz., Hotel
DeKenny, Jones' Falls, and the Club Hotel, Chaifey's Lock.

He kept up a patrol of at least four days each week. In the month of July
the hotels are full of tourists, mostly Americans, anxious to see which can get the
biggest fish, and bass weighing six pounds is in evidence frequently. By the end
of July every place available is full of tourists, boarding in tents and private
houses. Many places along the canal axe occupied with American tourists. With
the help of his assistant he kept up an almost constant patrol of the waters of the
Eideau Canal between Newboro and Kingston Mills, occasionally running to Bed-
ford Mills, in Bedford Township, and around through Benson and Mosquito Lakes
on their trips from Jones' Falls to Newboro, and going on patrol the other way
from Jones' Falls to Kingston Mills they frequently ran in and patrolled Dog
Lake. There at different times during the angling season he found parties of
Americans camping or boarding at farm houses and fishing without permits as
required by law. Those people would in many cases have got off out of the country
without paying the fee of $2 for the privilege of fishing, only for the patrol ser-
vice rendered by him and his assistant. The same applies to Eiver Styx. He col-
lected a lot of money in the latter place that would otherwise be lost to the De-
partment. The tourists that have visited this part of the Province of Ontario,
viz., the Eideau Canal waters from Kingston to Newboro, which has been under
his supervision, this season, have all gone home well satisfied with the fishing; the
fishery laws also being very satisfactory to them; all coming back next year.

In the month of September he still kept up the patrol with the patrol launch
Mermaid. Protecting the ducks and other game birds is the main part of their
work for the first half of the month of September. The hunters hate to wait
for the 15th, and if not watched closely many birds would be hunted and killed
before the 15th. After that time this work is mostly done with, non-residents not
often bothering themi. After the month of October came in they only patrolled
about 'half time, as an every-day patrol was not needed. Looking after fishery loca-
tions and arranging the hoop net fishermen, and looking after these, are largely
the overseer's work during this month, which in fishery business is the last month
of the year. The end of the month brings to a close a very successful fishery year
in that part of the Province of Ontario — more tourists, more money, and better
fishing than any previous season of his experience of six years. He patrols the
waters of the Eideau Canal and its tributaries from Newboro to Kingston.

Overseer William Pepper^ of Lanark Village, reports that game have been
fairly plentiful. Muskrats a good catch; ducks not so plentiful as in some years;
partridge very plentiful; fishing, not much of it done in his district, but begs to
say the law has been well observed, no violations coming under his notice so far.
He has sold seventy-eight deer licenses up to this date. Some of the hunters com-
plain of only being allowed to shoot one deer, but he thinks it is a good thing, as
it is one means of protecting the deer. It is his opinion that hunting with dogjs
shouTd be done away with for some years.

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Overseer J. H. Phillips, of Smith's Falls, reports that he left Smith's Falls
May 22nd, with Engineer Best, en route to Kingston, to take charge of the steamer
Ella C. After the Slth he kept up a constant patrol of the Eideau waters between
Newboro and Smith's Falls until Sept. 29th. Then he took the steamer to Kings-
ton and delivered her over to Capt. Fleming to patrol the Bay of Quinte the
remainder of the season.

The fishing in the Eideau this year has been very good, the salmon especially,
and lie thinks this is due to the fry that was put in the lake some years ago and
also by the destruction of the ling. The salmon fishing was good throughout the
season, and quite frequently the limit was caught. The bass fishing was also very
good and the tourists were able to get some good catches, but he would advise that
the lake be restocked.

The Eideau is imiproving every year as a summer resort, and more tourists
than ever enjoyed it this summer, as the sale of permits will show over last year
and preceding ones. Over twelve new cottages were built this year and much
more land bought for next year. Among the cottages erected was a $15,000 one
near Portland by a Montreal man.

If the new electric road goes through between Ottawa and Kingston he thinks
it will boom Eideau Lake, as it will make it much more convenient to get there.

During the summer the boarding-houses were all filled, and many Americans
lived on their own boats more than usual. The sale of permits does not well indi-
cate the number of non-residents that visit the Eideau, because a large number of
them procure their permits on the way there, as in Ottawa, Kingston, or Jones'
Falls.

The laws were well observed during the past year, and he only had occasion
for three convictions. The first was on a man for trapping muskrat out of season.
He seized the eighty-isix muskrat skins he 'had and the magistrate fined him $430.
The second was on a man for using a gill-net illegally through the ice in Tofee's
mill-pond. He had him fined $10 and costs, and seized his net, which he destroyed.
The third was on a man fromt Gananoque, who was fishing with a gill-net. He
had him fined $10 and costs.

Last fall and winter he was engaged in taking ling out of Eideau Lake by the
use of hoop-net. This is doing good work, and is getting rid of these destructive
fish. During the winter many tons were taken out, and often people would drive
for miles to see them on the ice. He thinks if this work be continued it will do a
great deal of good for the Eideau and other lakes as well.

This fall, along with C. E. Best, he watched the lake in the salmon run and
found that the bullheads eat a large quantity of salmon spawn. This could be
plainly seen by the use of a lantern by night. No illegal netting was done; he
only found one net, and the owner had just set it. He took the net, but the man
escaped. Outside of this, he found no one fishing. He thinks it would be wise to
change the close season to October for salmon. He finds that licensing the guides
is a good thing, as it miakes them afraid to net, because if they get caught they
will lose their license.

The ducks and the partridge are plentiful. Before the duck season opened
he kept a close watch over all the duck ground to prevent illegal shooting.

Overseer H. R. Purcell, of ColehrooJc, reports that he has had only a few
minor offences of either hunting or illegal fishing in his district. He says that
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doing well : Mississauga Lake, Marble and Long Lakes, and Little Mississippi
River. There are several fine large lakes in his division in need of stocking, as
there are only herring, grey trout and ling in them, and he finds that black baSjS
do well in those north lakes where they have been tried. He says they are badly in
need of a fish pond or hatcheries, as the front lakes have been somewhat depleted
by the number of tourists who visit there. There are some lasting springs along
the B. of Q. Ry., which connects with C.P.R., G.T.R., and K. & P. Rys., and there
is no better place in the county for a bass pond or hatchery.

The trapping was fairly good last spring for muskrats, and he would recom-
mend that each trapper pay a license. Partridges are getting quite plentiful. He
thinks a trapper should pay a license fee as well as those who hunt deer or fish,
as the overseer has more trouble looking after trappers than deer hunters, and they
should have to help to pay the costs. As his district is large, it requires a great
deal of attention.

Overseer J. C. Raphael, of Mallorytown, reports that the fishing was good in
that part of the St. Lawrence this year. Bass, pike and maskinonge were quite
plentiful. He had only one complaint of illegal fishing, and he had Mr. Toner
from Gananoque come down, and he seized three large nets, but they did not run
across the offenders. There were a let of ducks this spring, but this fall they are not
so plentiful as they were a year ago, the weather being so warm they are staying in
the back lakes. There were very few muskrats caught last spring; the ice stayed
in the creeks and rivers so late it made the season short. There are more part-
ridge this year than have been seen in this section for a good many years.

Overseer George M. Slate, of Rockport, reports another successful season \n
every respect. Bass fishing especially has been exceptionally good. He accounts
for this that, owing to the United States Government issuing licenses permitting
sturgeon fishing a great many have been caught, thus lessening to a great extent
the chances of spawn being devoured by these destructive fish.

There have been a great number of maskinonge caught this season, more than
for the past few seasons, although last season was above the average. The same
applies to wall-eyed pike, a species which has been very scarce in his immediate
vicinity until this season. He reports only one infraction of the law coming under
his notice, when he confiscated a hoop net.

The duck season started in rather poor, owing doubtless to the warmi condition
of the weather, but subsequently proved very good. The number of licenses issued
by him has far exceeded his expectations.

Overseer Wm. S pence, of Athens, reports that this season has been one of the
best for fishing that has been experienced in this district for a number of years.
There were a few cases of illegal fishing at the beginning of the year, but on the
whole both game and fishing laws have been well observed. It would be a great
benefit if the ling were taken out of the lake, as they are so destructive to all the
other fish.

Partridge are more plentiful than last year.

Black squirrels, muskrats and mink are scarcer.

There were more angling permits sold this year than the previous one, there
being more tourists.

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Overseer Fred. Stanzel, of Carleton Place, reports that during the past year
he has made several trips tliroughout the whole district and has found the law
well observed.

There have been no violations of the game and fisliery laws, and he has had
no complaint. The fishing in his district was very good this season, the bass being
about the same in quantity and size as last year.

Muskrats were scarcer than last year.

Ducks are plentiful.

Partridge are very numerous, but he would like to see a limit on the number
to be killed by each hunter.

Overseer R. B. Storey, of Waterton, reports that the game and fishery regu-
lations have been well observed in that district, and he believes the law has been
well observed, and there have been no reports cf vioations of the game laws. Fish-
ing was very good this year. Ducks very scarce. Muskrats very plentiful. Part-
ridge quite plentiful. He thinks it would be advisable to have a close season for
frogs, at least for one year, as they are getting quite scarce.

Overseer James Townsend, of Long Point, reports that the law in his district
lias been well observed, as no violations came under his notice. The sale of per-
mits is increasing, also the sale of guide licenses. Bass fishing was excellent, one
having been caught that weighed seven pounds. He would recommend a limit of
a day's catch of bass reduced from eight to five. The close seasons he thinks for
salmon should be in October, during their spawning season, instead of November.
Partridge are plentiful. Ducks were plentiful the first of the sea?on, but are
scarce now. He thinks it would be a good idea for each person to be allowed a
limited number. Muskrats are very scarce, and he would favor licensing trappers,
and give them from the first to the twentieth of April.

V Overseer Wm. Truelove, of Fermoy, reports that the law has been well kept
in the district over which he has cliarge. The license for rod in his opinion should
be increased to $5 instead of $3, as the Americans are the ones who are getting
the fish, and he would strongly recommend the limit of a day's catch of bass bei
reduced from eight to five; also, that Wolf Lake be restocked with salmon, as the
salmon in that lake have disappeared, and tourists would rather have one salmon
than twenty-five bass. Tourists report having no trouble in getting all the salmon
tliey want in Green Bay, and specimens weighing twenty-eight pounds have been
landed during the summer, and the close season is all right. Partridge are very
numierous in most sections, while wild ducks are a thing of the past in most sec-
tions of Frontenac. Fur-bearing animals are very scarce in that locality, but
black and grey squirrels are very numerous — too numerous to suit the farmers —
as they are very destructive on corn and fruit. Deer in that locality are on the
increase.

Overseer II. E. Wartman, of Portsmouth, reports that the bass fishing in his
vicinity was very good this season — quite an improvement on last, especially July
and the first half of August, when some very large ones were caught. They are
certainly increasing. The law was well observed ; he heard of some illegal fishing,
but when it was investigated there was little or no foundation for the report. Ducks
are plentiful so far this season, especially black ones. The closed season has been

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benelicial, especially for the black duck. Bluebills at the present time are quite
numerous and very fat. Plover and snipe shooting was good, particularly golden
wing plover, and there are a few around yet. Judging by the muskrat houses this
fall, muskrats will be very plentiful. He never saw so many before. The water is
unusually low, which might be the cause.

Overseer J . R. Wight, of Newboro, reports that during last winter he had prac-
tically no trouble with the holders of hoop net licenses. Their nets are fast ridding
the lake of bullheads, lings, sunfisih and other coarse grades. These are all known
to be the natural enemies of the spawn and young of all game fish. The ling, bull-
heads and eels finish at night what the others leave by daylight.

The bass fishing was the best in years. The hotels, island cottages, boarding
houses and tents were full all summer. One party came from Atlanta, Georgia,
U.S.A., in a private car and stayed on the C. N. Ey. siding for nearly three weeks.
Every day they landed a bass weighing five pounds or over.

Guides report an abundance of this year's hatch of bass around the shores.
These are the natural product of the parent bass in the lakes. Some very large
salmon trout were caught this year in Devil, Buck and Big Clear Lakes near here.
The largest was caught in Buck Lake in August, weighing 30 lbs. At this writing
they are in shallow water on spawning beds, and are being caught without mercy.
It is a great pity the law is not changed making the close season in October. If
not this most eagerly sought for game fish will soon be extinct in these lakes. The
sale on the open market should also be stopped at once, as they are being caught
and sold the year round. This is not allowed in the case of bass, which are much
more productive, and which attend their young for some time after being hatched.

The guides helped him in keeping down illegal fishing, and refused to take out
parties who are non-residents before they buy their permits.

The islands in the lake are fast feeing built upon by Americans, who are
attracted by the bracing atmosphere and excellent fishing. Newboro is on the
height of land between Kingston and Ottawa. It is nearly 200 feet above Kingston
and 300 above Ottawa. This is the reason they have no black flies and scarcely any
mosquitoes.

Partridges are very plentiful, being caused by the recent closed season as well
as the scarcity of red foxes, their common enemy. The partridges burrow in the
snow during the very cold weather and are a ready prey to the fox.

Duck, snipe and plover are not so plentiful as last year. He attributes this
to the cold spring, causing the eggs to chill before hatching.

Of the fur-bearing animals mink and fox are nearly extinct. Muskrat, skunk,
raccoon, weasel are still very plentiful, and their fur are a source of livelihood for
a number of residents.

Newboro is getting a wide reputation as a raw fur centre; one dealer alone
handles over one hundred thousand dollars worth annually.

Eesidents of all classes profit by the tourist traffic, and all are in sympathy
with the strict enforcement of the law, which he endeavors to do without fear or
favor.

Overseer A. TI, G. Wilson, of Eganville, reports that the fish in such lakes as
Lake Clear and Parrow Lake in the Townships of Grattan and Sebastopol are
mostly pike and black bass. There is a generous amount of grey trout that can be
caught with a net in October, but cannot be taken with a hook and line by any one
trying that sport at any time. But they never seem to leave Lake Clear, as the

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pike and black suckers do, for every spring at the time of high water — in April and
May — these fish pass out of Lake Clear down a creek known here as Hurd's Creek,
which crosses the country a distance, of about ten miles and flows into the Bonne -
chere Eiver about one mile above the village of Eganville. Then as there is a creek
out of Golden Lake called Black Creek, large quantities of fish come down that
stream into Lake Dore. But he would like to call the attention of the Department
to complaints received about a dam at the outlet at the foot of Lake Dore. There
is an old mill dam there on the Snake Eiver that stops the fish from coming out of
Snake Eiver into Lake Dore, and as there i« no fish gate there, it is impossible for
the fish to get into Lake Dore. But as there is no obstruction between Snake Eiver
and Mink Lake, he has concluded that this dam just evens matters up with the set-
tlers in that section, and as he thinks there is a fair supply for all the settlers in
that district of all kinds of fish, such as bass, pike and suckers (if there is no
slaughter or waste), he would judge that the supply of fish would last a long time.

Overseer F. L. Wornnoorth, of Arden, reports that there have been no com-
plaints of illegal fishing this year. There have not been as many non-residents as
in former years, but a great many more of our own people. There were a great
many at the Cross Lake Club House of Toronto, and they are going to build a num-
ber of summer cottages on the shore of Cross Lake near the Club House.

Frogs are scarce, and he thinks they should be protected for a time.

He says that if some of the catfish and ling were taken out of the waters
around there, it would be better for the other fish.

Ducks are scarce this year, but partridge are plentiful. He has had some
trouble with parties trapping for muskrats out of season, and thinks it would be a
good thing if they were protected for a couple of years; also mink, as they are
simply slaughtered in the open season.

Deer hunting was not very good last season, but according to reports it will
be better this season.

He has had no trouble with mill rubbish.

There is another summer house going up on the shore of Great Clear Lake.
There was a small one, but it has changed hands and the purchaser is going to
enlarge it and make a first-class house of it.

Overseer D. E. Younghushand, of South March, reports that the past year has
been a fairly bountiful one as regards game and fish. The farmers, however, owing
perhaps to scarcity of help, appear to find less time to attempt either bag or sack.

The angling in Tracey's Creek and Shirley's Bay was not up to the standard,
but it was excellent in Lake Constance, and fairly good in the Ottawa Eiver. The
principal fish caught as usual were bass, pike, pickerel, whitefish, sunfish, sucker,
bullheads and perch, with some catfish and sturgeon.

There has been a good number of ducks ; but they seemed very wild and flew
high. Not many wild geese have been shot in that district.

A goodly number of partridge were shot last season, and this season promises
to be a very fair one.

Not many deer were shot in that district last year.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been better observed and no convictions
made.

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rETRRBOROUGII, NORTHUMBERLAND, VICTORIA AND OtIIER InLAND COUNTIES.

Oversee?- William, Adair, of Norland, reports that tlie laAV in regard to fishing
has been well observed in his division. The bass and maskinonge fishing has been
very good this season; some very fine specimens having been caught in the Gull
Eiver waters. The trout in the Upper Lakes (Moore and Gull Lakes) are getting
very scarce. He thinks the close season for trout in those waters should be from
October 15th to November 15th, instead of November 1st to December 1st, as he
thinks the trout are spawning almost eveiy season by the middle of October. There
are very few tourists in his division. Fur-bearing animals, such as beaver and
otter, are getting very plentiful in his district, and it is very hard to protect them
on account of the large tract of unsettled district to the north-west. Mink and
inuskrat are scarce. He would recommend that the trapping of them be prohibited
until 1915, as it would make it easier to protect the beaver. Very few ducks are
to be found in those waters, and no wild geese; the waters are mostly rock-bound
and no feed. The hunting season for 1910 was well observed, and all the hunters
were satisfied with their allotted deer. The deer appears to be plentiful at the
present time. There are a few moose north of there.

Overseer John Beatty, of Midland, reports that during the last year there
lias been no illegal fishing at all in these parts. The bass and maskinonge were
quite plentiful in the Wye River and Mud Lake, the water being very high in the
.spring, which was good for spawn.

Partridge are quite plentiful this year, althougli there were quite a number
killed last year.

There were very few deer taken out of that section last fall, owing to the dogs
not being allowed to run.

Ducks are quite plentiful, and so far quite a number have been shot. The
black, grey and mallard duck are coming fi'om the north-west wheat fields, as they
have a good feeding ground here, there being plenty of wild rice. The duck hunters
are having good sport. Muskrats are getting very scarce, and there are very few
houses to be seen. He thinks if there was a license put on firearms, so as to stop
boys in the district from shooting everything in sight, it would be a good thing.
The laws have been well observed.

Overseer J. B. Boate, of Fowler's Corners, reports that maskinonge and perch
have been plentiful in that district this season, but not so many bass as in past sea-
sons, there being so many taken out in winter. He would recommend that fishing
through the ice in winter be prohibited for two years.

Ducks were not so plentiful as in former years at the opening of the season,
but became more plentiful later on. Partridge was numerous. Mink not very
plentiful. Black squirrel more plentiful.

The Game and Fishery Laws were fairly well observed. No violations came
l;o his notice during the year, and there were no convictions.

Overseer J. H. Boyd, of Merrickville, reports that the fish in his district are
still very numerous; there have been a great number caught by still fishing and
trowling, especially pike. The coarse fish have greatly increased in the last year.
lie has sold twelve licenses for dip nets, and fined five persons for illegal fishing,
and confiscated seven gill nets. It is pleasing to him to state that he has received
vcT-y valuable assistance from a great many people who wish to see the Game and

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Fisliery Act rigorously enforced and liave breakers promptly punished. Ducks do
not seem to be as plentiful this year as last year; a great many of the hunters
tliere think if the season would open on the 1st of September instead of the 15tli
it would be better^ but a great many ducks have been shot this fall. Partridge are
very numerous, quite a number have been shot this fall. There are very large
flocks of game making their appearance now. Muskrats seem to be quite numer-
ous also. He would like to see muskrats trapped only in spring, and all fall and
winter trapping prohibited. Mink seem to be quite plentiful this fall. The deer
are about the same this year as last year. He thinks it would be advisable to
prohibit hounds from chasing deer in that section, as it frightens them away to
the north.

Overseer W. M. Boyd, of Kagaivong, reports : The Game and Fishery Laws
liave been very fairly observed, and Avith very few exceptions not much room to
complain. Any cases of illegal fishing reported and investigated show little room
for complaint.

Perhaps the season just closed may be counted as the best, or one of the
banner, seasons for that point; more tourists and, consequently, more angling per-
mits than in any previous season. He does not think there has been any better
season for black bass in Kagawong, or quite so good, for many years. If some
means could be devised to get the pike out of Kagawong Lake it would very
greatly improve conditions for bass and whitefish there. The whitefish seem to
suffer more than the bass ; they are small and poor, lean, lanky specimens.

The partridge are quite plentiful and there should certainly be a daily limit
for each hunter.

Deer are growing more plentiful each year on that island; farmers are hav-
ing quite a cinch fcooping the big game and no fee. He thinks that every settler
should have the self-same privilege as the farmer in the Territorial Districts. On
what pretext have they any more rights than any other class of settlers. He thinks
it a very unfair discrimination against all other classes. Why not be fair and
charge all a small fee, say about 50c. each, and put all on the same, even footing?
Anyone would be glad to pay that amount, and it would be no burden and not
much to lose, and all would be protected with a small license fee, and the Depart-
ment would have the revenue and track of every hunter or sportsman.

An odd stray moose on the island, but only one he has heard of being shot,
but several have been seen at different points.

Ducks have been quite plentiful, but seem to get away from there before the
season opens; not many shot in general.

Overseer A. Bradshaw, of Lindsay, reports that the past season has been an
ideal one for fishing in that section ; maskinonge were more plentiful in the waters
below liindsay than they were last year, and good catches by trowling were made,
and those angling for them seemed well satisfied. Bass were also caught in goodly
numbers by these wlio prefer fishing for them with rod and baited hooks and line,
while in Scugog liake, which has long been looked upon as anglers' paradise,
maskinonge and bass are reported to have been as plentiful as in olden times,
when that lake was referred to as the " Poorman's pork barrel." There are streams
adjacent to Scugog Lake where brook trout are found, and many of Lindsay's best
citizens are interested in their culture and protection, and it is pleasing to hear
that with the care and attention these " speckled beauties " receive from so worthy
a class of sportsmen, coupled with the vigilance of the local OverseervS, those grand.

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game fish are increasing year by year. In order to better understand the situation
he went up by launch to the head waters of Scugog Lake ; all the way up to Port
Perry, the weedy condition of the lake is a drawback to free navigation, and were
it not for the buoys placed to indicate channel and deepest water, the trip would
be a very difficult one. It is to be hoped that the fall rains will raise the water in
Scugog Lake to its normal, height, and thereby protect the fish from the eifects of
heavy frosts in winter, if such conditions prevail this coming winter. Frogs are
not increasing as they should in these waters. He is of opinion that frogs ougbt
to be protected absolutely for three years, and then in their banding season at all
times; if this were done he believes frogs would become a valuable asset to tho
Province. Mink are increasing under the timely protection given them, and they
will in the near future increase and become of great value to the people who live
in tliat part of Ontario, and derive a large part of their living by trapping and
hunting. Muskrats were not caught in as large numbers last spring by trappers in
that section ; the prices were not as high as last year for rat skins, but some local
trappers did fairly well and seemed satisfied with their catch, for when a trapper
is lucky enough to secure mink also he makes a good amount in a short time, for
which cash is paid by buyers who vie with each other to secure the trappers' skins
at the close of the trapping season. Ducks were very plentiful this season; those
splendid game birds have increased wonderfully during the last few years. It is a
grand sight to see immense flocks of ducks feeding in the wild rice fields, which
afford them shelter and an abundance of food during brooding season. This in-
crease in the number of ducks is a direct outcome of strict and vigilant observance
of duly by those entrusted with protection of the game, for as long as the poaeliing
pot-hunters can be kept under proper control the ducks and other game will in-
crease. No true sportsman will molest or disturb them until permitted by the
law to do so. Partridge are said to be very plentiful all over the country where
conditions are suited to their propagation, and from all sections inumerable game
are found; they are said to have increased wonderfully during last year. The law
was fairly well observed during the year, only one breach of the Act upon which
to take action came to his knowledge, and this was illegal possession of deer skins.
The skins were confiscated and a fine of $5.00 each imposed by F. D. Moore, K.C.,
and this case was reported to the Department at the time. Another case of tres-
pass under the Game and Fisheries Act came also before the County Magistrate;
in this case a fine was imposed by William Moore, and this he reported to the
Department at the time. There are a few changes which he is convinced would
be for tlie better if adopted :

(1) That frogs be protected for the full period of three years in all the
waters of the Trent Valley Canal, and in the banding season at all times as they
are in Victoria County. (2) That fishing in winter through the ice or otherwise
be prohibited, and that the trawling season be the only time that bass and lunge
can be caught. (3) That muskrats be only trapped in spring, and all winter
catching of rats be discontinued; it should not be allowed. (4) That dogs should
not be used in hunting mink in winter. This is the most destructive manner in
which mink are killed; they should only be caught by trapping them.

Overseer R. M. Brown, of Milton, reports :

Speckled Trout — In that part they were very plentiful, but as no protection
has been afforded them they will soon be a thing of the past.

Fish Passes — ^Much dissatisfaction is expressed about the dams at Oakville
and Zimmerman having no fish ladders, especially the one at Zimmerman, which

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in the present state is one of tlie worst fish traps that could be invented. If a pass
were put in at Oakville tliey could have any amount of fish right up to Milton.
In fact salmon trout used to come up there in the early days.

In his district they have had one of the best seasons for the rearing of game
tliat tliey have had for a good many years; and thanks to the Order passed in
Council prohibiting the shooting of partridges, black and grey squirrels, he is
glad to say that a giatifiying increase has been the result; clearly showing that if
let alone for a while what they can do in the way of multiplying.

Woodcock — A number of years ago in the valley between there and Campbell-
ville quite a number were found, but owing to the cleaning up of the creek they
seem to have left, still a few are here every season.

Cotton-tails — He must say that they are getting very numerous and cases of
them destroying gardens have been reported to him. In Nassagaweya they are
very plentiful.

Wood Hares — He finds they are getting very scarce, owing to the cleaning up
of the swamps.

Quail — A few years ago some parties in Gait let out quite a few, and they
must have followed the tiack, for they appeared around Guelph Junction, and
from six they increased to twenty-four. They were often seen on the track, but
from what he can learn a pot-hunter from Guelph cleaned them out.

Pigeons — Near Guelph Junction quite a few ring-neck doves nested, but this
season he has not seen one.

Wood Duck — Below Caiiipbellville for years they nested, but this last two sea-
sons not one has been seen.

Passenger Pigeons — Much has been written about this lost bird. He says
that in 1882 he saw one that was shot in Nassagaweya; also in 1885 he was back
at Tiout Lake, about fifteen miles from Sundridge, and on their way in they saw
two on the lumber road. They were the real passenger pigeon, as they had plenty
of time to examine them, so that is the last of the pigeon in this part of the
country.

Dogs Running at large — A number of complaints reached him about parties
owning hounds and allowing them to run at large all season. This is something
that should be put a stop to. A large number of sheep were killed in that part.
He thinks the cause will not be hard to find.

Hiring Guns — It seems to be customary for nearly all hardware stores to
rent guns, and without doubt this is the cause of the slaughter of many useful
birds. He has come across a gang of boys (the eldest not 14 years of age), each
armed with a shotgun hired from the stores; and they shoot at everything that
comes in sight. Nothing will stop this state of affairs but a gun license.

Mink — Not so plentiful as other years owing to increase of price and more
trapping.

Muskrat — Same as mink.

Raccoon — From reports they are as plentiful as in other years.

Red Fox — Quite a number were shot last season ; and reports from hunters
say they are as numerous as in other years.

In conclusion he would suggest that two counties adjoining each other be
closed to hunting every year. For example, in 1912 Wentworth and Wellington,
in 19r3 Halton and Peel, and so on, which, he thinks, would give game a chance to
increase.

Overseer Chris. Burtcheall, of CohoconJc, reports that the fishing was very

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good during the first part of tlie season — better, he tliinlcs, tlian last year. It
was also extra good for fall fiishing. The maskinonge seem to be larger, and more
of them than for the previous two falls, and he knows they would be still more
plentiful if the people would cut the spring spearing out entirely.

Partridge are not very plentiful around there as yet. Ducks seem to be getting
killed off also, and as for mink there does not seem to be any at all. Muskrats are
also scarce, and in fact there does not seem to be much small game at all.

There are not a great many deer in his district, although there seems to be
quite a few killed off every fall, and it seems to be quite difficult to protect the
game just before the season comes in and for a few days after it goes out. That
seems to be the only difficulty he has in his district, as at other times he finds the
law to be very well kept.

Overseer C. II. Cassan, of Camphellford, reports the fishing good in the first
part of the season. In Crow Bay the lunge fishing was better than for several years,
and it was also good in the Trent waters. The bass fishing was better in the
rapids than in the deep waters, and he thinks the Government Avorks on the Trent
waters may have hurt the bass fishing. He thinks that some parts should be
stocked with bass, and would recommend bass hatcheries and keeping the waters
stocked.

He thinks the guide license is a good thing, but would recommend that a guide
be allowed to shoot one deer on his guide license, as there is a scarcity at some
times of the year of guides and they do not like to pay $2 for a guide license and
only get a few days' work.

He would recommend that the duck season open on the first of September,
as the season for sihore birds comes in' on the first, and they can take a gun on
duck grounds and at the same time while shooting shore birds shoot the ducks,
and it is impossible to stop it. He also thinks that the license on the Trent waters
for Americans shooting ducks is too high. If it was $5 or $10 there would be
some revenue. The fee being so high there are none sold. He could have sold about
ten at $5 each in his division, and he does not think there would have been any
ducks taken away, and Ontario would have the revenue. As it is they do not take
out any license at all.

The laws have been fairly well kept, except where Government works have been
going on, and there they have had some trouble, but it is all right now.

He would recommend a close season for frogs.

Overseer Thos. II. Cheer, of Brighton, reports that the game and fish laws have
been well respected in that vicinity, no infractions having come under his notice.

Ducks of the summer species have been fairly plentiful, but snipe and plover
are very scarce, owing to the lowness of the water leaving their haunts completely
dry. The fall ducks are not as plentiful at this time as in other years, owing to
the mildness of the weather.

Under the present protection squirrels are becoming quite plentiful, and he
thinks the protection should be continued.

Partridge are very scarce, and he thinks the open season should be limited to
fifteen days, from November 1st to November 15th.

Muskrats are getting scarcer every year; and he thinks the open season is too
long, and suggests the open season be made from the 15th of March to the. last
day of April of each year, which would prevent the destruction of their dams and
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Mink are practically non-existent. Owing to the long open season and high
price paid for the fur they are pursued relentlessly. The catch of trout and white-
fish is about the same as last year, while the catch of the rougher varieties has been
the largest for many years past.

Overseer Gordon Clark, of Westport, reports that the close of season for fish
was well observed. There have been no violations of the law this season. Fishing
has been good. He sold quite a number of permits. Quite a number came having
their permits with them.

Muskrats are plentiful, but mink are scarce. Partridge and ducks are quite
numerous.

Deer are quite plentiful this year. He has sold 20 deer-hunting licenses up
to date, and expects to sell a few more. No complaints of one deer to each party,
thoy all seem well satisfied.

Overseer William Clarlcson, of LaJcefield, reports that the Game and Fishery
Laws were well observed this year.

The bass and maskinonge apparently are holding out well in all the waters
except Sandy Lake, which he must again recommend to be restocked.

The trout in Catchacoma and those other lakes north, the fishermen report
favorably on.

The tourist trade is increasing every year.

The ducks are more plentiful than for two or three years. Partridge are
plentiful; also mink and muskrat.

Deer are not so plentiful as they were a few years ago, but he thinks if the
limit be one deer for a few more years they will certainly be more plentiful.

The " Naiad," with Capt. Carson, has done excellent work in helping to
enforce the Game and Fishery Laws.

The regulations regarding mill refuse have been well observed.

Overseer A. Clunis, of Claude, reports that this has not been a very good
season. It was so hot and dry that the streams almost dried up and most of the
fish are speckled trout, which are very shy and hard to get if the water is shallow,
and the water got so warm that they got quite soft — not nearly so good quality
as usual.

As to the keeping of the law he had no complaints laid, nor yet did he find
anybody breaking the laws. They have been well observed.

Partridge are quite plentiful. The dry season was good for the young chicks.
Tliey got old enough to look after themselves before the wet season came, and the
short open season has done lots to save the parent birds.

Black and gray squirrels are quite plentiful, thanks to the short season for
shooting them.

Musk rat and mink are very scarce, being hunted continually when in sea-
son. He would very much recommend the closing of them both off for a season
or two.

Overseer W. E. Collins, of Strathroy, reports that the fish in those waters are
mostly carp and pike, and pickerel, with a few bass. There was no high water
this spring, and the fish did not get up, so there was a scarcity of them.

Muskrats are very scarce. There are some mink, but they are also getting
scarce. There are a few partridges left, also some quail. The black and gray
squirrels are numerous in that district, and not many ducks.

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He has not had any trouble in regard to the people living up to the law. There
were no fines.

Overseer Arthur Corsant, of MasonvUle, reports that the fishing in his district
has been very light. There were no fish exported, all were used for home con-
sumption. They were mostly mullet and suckers, and a few black bass.

The Fisheries Laws have been very well observed. Eumors have reached him
of wrongdoing, but on examination they proved unfounded.

The fur-bearing animals in his district are very scarce, and are gradually
decreasing. They are muskrat, mink, raccoon and fox. Came birds and squirrels
are very scarce. He thinks it would be a good idea to have notices put up to pro-
hibit shooting all kinds of squirrels, partridge and quail for two years in localities
where they are so scarce, especially in his district.

Small boys do a great deal of mischief, going out with those small rifles and
shooting in close season. He thinks if the Department would put a license for
carrying guns, say, $2 for each gun, it would be a great lielp in preserving the
game.

Overseer Joseph, Diboll, of Outlook, reports that the law has been well observed
by the people in his district, but not quite so well by the Americans. He took
four gill nets, and got Overseer Eddy to lift a trap net, and there are others he is
on the outlook for. He has not had to fine anyone this year. The fish are very
very plentiful. There have been quite a number of tourists this year, and they say
fishing was good.

Ducks are getting scaice, and he thinks that aU fur bearing animals should be
protected for two or three years, as they are becoming very scarce. Deer and moose
are plentiful, and hunting will be good this year. Partridge shooting is good
since they are not to be sold.

Overseer John Dunk, Sr., of Kearney, reports that the Game Act has been
observed remarkably well in the townships under his supervision.

The bass fingerlings which the Department ordered to be placed in Sand Lake,
in the Township of Proudfoot, by Overseer Blea, arrived in splendid condition, and
the success of this consignment will be watched by many who are lovers of bass
fishing.

Deer and partridge are very plentiful, and the overflow of beaver from
Algonquin Park is beginning to make itself evident on many of the streams tribu-
tary to the Magnetawan and Big East Eivers. He finds that the partridge season
opening as it does, on the 15th of October, gives many people an opportunity of
carrying a rifle in the woods, which is liable to be used for other game.

Overseer Edward Fleming, of Hastings, reports that the Fish and Game laws
were well observed in Hastings and on the Eiver Trent as far down as the Narrows;
that there were a number of large fish caught — not many in Hastings Village, as
work was going on at the canal and the old dam was all taken away, and the fish
did not come up to Hastings dam.

He thinks it is a good thing not to allow nets to be put in the River Trent,
as they spoil a lot of the game fish.

He has seen more duck than usual this fall, although there has not been so
much shooting.

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Overseer James Gillespie, of Berkeley, reports that, as stated in previous
reports, his duties regarding fisheries are more particularly to look after small
streams and lakes in his district, and prevent, if possible, the illegal taking of
speckled trout. The notices sent out by the Depaitment in April last, offering ten
dollars reward for information that would lead to the conviction of any party or
parties guilty of illegal fishing in Bell's Lake or Ewart's Lake, were posted up in
conspicuous places around the lakes, and in other places in the district, and he
believes they were of great benefit in keeping parties from trying to net for speckled
trout. Believing that parties from Markdale, who he knew, were on those lakes
occasionally with a boat in April before the open season, he kept a watch, and caught
two parties from said village with speckled trout in their possession. The fish he
handed over to the manager of the House of Refuge at Markdale, and had the
parties brought before a Justice of the Peace. They were duly fined and the fine
forwarded to the Department. He also visited other lakes in the district at various
times. Sometimes he had a boat, and, when he believed it necessary, an assistant.
Everyone got to know that the lakes were being watched, and the fact that two
prominent parties had been fined in April, he believes, made the parties careful,
and he is of the opinion that very little (if any) illegal fishing was done after
those parties were fined. He had arranged with some parties near the lakes to
give him information if they had cause for suspicion, and in every case when they
sent him word he went out, but failed to get any evidence that anything illegal
was going on. During the summer he made three official visits to Chatsworth and
vicinity, besides being there on other occasions, and found very little cause for
suspicion in that locality. In Bell's Lake, herring are very plentiful, and cannot
be caught with hook and line. Many parties would like to net them, as was done
years ago, and have asked if this would be allowed in the fall. He told them, as
he understood it, no netting was allowed without a license, and none would be
granted for those lakes. In November of last year, complaint was made to him
that sawdust was allowed to run into the stream at Massie. He went out there,
and found the mill not running. The owner told him that the mill ran mostly in
the winter season, and that all sawdust was taken away as it was made. He noti-
fied him that he must not allow it to run into the stream; also told parties in the
locality, and he has no complaint since. iSTo angling permits were sold by him,
and none were asked for. Trappers seemed pleased that the close season for mink
lias been changed, but say there is danger of muskrats getting into the traps during
November. Some time after the open season came in last year he was told that
a large number of muskrats had been caught during the close season in the vicinity
of Kimberly ; it was then too late to do anything, and he was not told the name of
the party or parties. However, he has had the abstracts and Game Laws sent into
that locality in such a manner that he has good reason to believe every trapper in
that locality will know the law; also a traveller who buys fur, and who he believes
saw those skins, promised to acquaint the trapper with the law as to mink and
muskrat. In other respects he believes the law has been fairly well observed in
that district. He keeps his eyes and ears open at all times when out in the public,
and has many opportunities of hearing what is going on. Several farmers in
Artemesia, Euphrasia and Glenelg townships complain that beaver are becoming d
nuisance to them. As usual the notices from the Department were distributed
through the district, and posted up so that people should know the law. Received
notice on October 30th that a party was supposed to be trapping around the river
near Holland centre, went there early next morning, October 31st, to investigate.
The only information he could get was from a party who said he found a trap set

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near the river. He threw it into the swamp, and did not think he could find it;
was not sure who owned it; was not sure that any animals had been caught.

Overseer John Green, of Marmora, reports that there was no fishing with
lights, in the spring, that he saw. Maskinonge are decreasing. Black bass just
hardly hold their own, and are getting smaller in size. The fish at his end of the
lake have been properly looked after.

There was only one fine this year, of $8, for mink, a few days before the season
opened.

There was no shooting of ducks to speak of till the 15th September, and very
few then. Partridges seem plentiful, also rabbits. Black squirrel scarce. Miiskrat
plentiful. Mink scarce.

Overseer R. II. Gunter, of McCrae, reports quite a lot of trout in Weslamacoon
Lake; plenty of bass in Otter Lake; plenty of trout in Little Salmon Lake, and
bass in Gunter Lake.

Deer and ducks are quite plentiful, as well as partridge. Beaver are getting
quite numerous, but otter are scarce, while mink and rats are plentiful.

The laws have been well observed to the best of his knowledge.

Overseer diaries E. Ilalward, of Cannington, reports game quite pleiitiful
around there this season; hares and partridges are more plentiful than they have
been for years. There were quite a few ducks killed there this fall, but perhaps
not quite as many as usual, owing to their leaving early on account of the dry
season and consequent low water. H^ has not had occasion to arrest or fine any-
one, as the laws were very well observed around there. He thinks the Game Laws
now are very nearly perfect, and everyone who is a sportsman at all gives him all
the assistance he can.

Overseer F. A. Ilanes, of Huntsville, reports fishing good in all tlie lakes.
There have been lots of small bass, and speckled trout are increasing, as there have
been some good catches in some of the creeks.

Deer seem to be increasing, from what he has seen and has been told. Ducks
are very scarce this fall, but partridge are more plentiful than they have been for
years, and he thinks the Game and Fish laws have been fairly well regarded.

Overseer F. H. Ileneilley, of WarTcworth, reports that from what he can learn,
and from observation, there has been better fishing for all kinds of fish in his
division than in previous years.

All the fish caught are used by those who catch them.

No abuses exist in his district.

The close seasons have been well observed.

There were no violations of the law which came to his knowledge.

He has seen that the mills in his division have observed the law in regard to
refuse, as he believes it is very destructive for mill refuse to be put into any stream.

The river is free of obstructions, except a natural fall.

Overseer J. H. Hess, of Hastings, reports that the law has been well observed
in his territory from Trent Bridge to Eice Lake, and that the fishing has been the
best in several years, and the quality of bass and maskinonge has been far above
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on account of the construction of the dam and locks, which necessitate a consid-
erable amount of blasting and dredging. There was very little, if any, illegal
fishing done during the close season. The people are beginning to see that it is
necessary for them to preserve the fish in close season, if they expect to have good
fishing when the season opens.

Eegarding game and fur-bearing animals, the law has been quite well observed,
but he would recommend that the season for trapping muskrats and mink be
changed, and the season be from the 15th day of October until the 30th day of
March, as from information which he has gathered, he is convinced that in April
they should be protected.

Overseer George Hood, St., of Scugog, reports that during the past year
there were no violations of the Fisheries or Game Law to his knowledge in his
division. In regard to fishing, the conditions are much better than last year.
Maskinonge are becoming more numerous, and there is no difficulty in obtaining
a good catch. Many anglers caught their number this year in Scugog Lake.

Th§ water in Lake Scugog is the lowest it has been for years, and if we have
a hard winter it will be bad for the fish. Bass are very plentiful.

Ducks are very plentiful this season. There are lots of hunters around the
lake at present.

Muskrats are very numerous; they are building their little houses now for
winter, but the water is so low he is afraid they will have a hard winter.

There are lots of rabbits. Mink are not so plentiful as some years.

Partridge are increasing. He has seen several this fall. The law has been
very well observed.

He put up all the notices that were sent to him around the lake so the hunters
could see them.

Overseer J. J. Irivin, of Dalrymple, reports that angling was especially good
in Mud Lake. Mascalonge and bass are plentiful. Pickerel are not so plentiful.
There are no carp in Mud Lake. There has been quite a number of tourists there
this season. Ducks are scarce in his district. Partridges are numerous this fall.
Deer are scarce. Muskrat seem to be a very good supply. Mink are scarce. In
the canal water, from the lift lock west, there are plenty of carp and rock bass, and
from the lift lock east, some mascalonge. No violations of the act came to his
knowledge.

Overseer Charles JicJcling, of St. Paul's Station, reports that he has found
the laws to be very well observed, he only having had two cases of violations — one
for shooting a deer out of season, and the other for trapping muskrats out of
season.

Black and gray bass are pretty well fished out of the small streams on account
of the streams being low. They gathered in deep places, which accounted for it.
There have been a great many caught in the Eiver Thames and Trout Creek.
The law seems to have been pretty well observed as to size.

Brook trout seem to be scarce. He feels sure they are being taken' under size,
but it is a hard matter to get the parties.

As far as he can learn, from information gathered, the partridge are rather
on the increase. The cotton-tail rabbit are extremely plentiful, a great many com-
plaints having been made to him about protecting them, as they are going to
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had several inteiested parties of different gun clubs say to him — why not have the
shooting of the black and gray squirrel prohibited for at least two years, and
then limit the number. Other game, such as plover, woodcock and snipe, are
almost extinct.

Muskrat and mink are holding their own.

There has been occasionally a stray otter along the streams, which he thinks
have probably strayed in from other places. He thinks the shorter the season for all
game the better.

It is his experience that the growing boys are taking more interest in pro-
tecting the game than the older men. Frequently boys ask him for a copy of the
Game Laws, and he has tried to distribute them through the country, which is a
great help to him and saves a great deal of trouble.

Overseer James Johnston, of Orangeville, reports that he has gone over his
territory of Caledon and Albion several times during the year. He thinks the
speckled trout have improved this year, being better in size and more in number.
He believes the people are using more judgment and keeping the law better. He
has heard of no illegal fishing this year.

He thinks the short season for shooting and hunting is a great improvement
to the game. From reports, the hunting is good. Eabbits seem quite plentiful,
and also the partridge.

Mink and muskrat are fairly plentiful. He would recommend that every
trapper should have a license for trapping. He thinks it would be a great pro-
tection.

Overseer W. II. Johnson, of Harwood, reports that the law regarding fishing
in his district has been fairly well observed, no illegal fishing having come to his
notice, although he is under the impression fish is disposed of, but it is done in
such a way one cannot do anything. No Jack lighting was done in his district.

The water in Eice Lake fell very fast in spawning season, and left a great
deal of spawn in the marshes to perish. Maskalonge fishing has been good and a
number of large ones were caught — 28 pounds and over. Black bass fishing has
been splendid this season, but yellow bass not so good.

Quite a number of tourists visited Rice Lake, but not so many Americans as
usual, and all were pleased with their success in taking fish.

He would suggest that winter fishing through the ice be prohibited; also a
close season for frogs, as they should be protected same as other game; and all
shippers of frogs take out a license.

The Game Law has been very well observed. No illegal trapping. Muskrats
were not so plentiful last spring, and it would be a great benefit to have trapping
stopped not later than the 20th of April, as it would be a great protection to fish
in spawning season. Ducks are not so plentiful this fall.

Black squirrels are increasing. Mink are scarce.

Partridge are becoming scarce. He thinks they are shot off too closely, and
would suggest a close season for three years, and afterwards an open season of
only two weeks.

Overseer John Jones, of Fenelon Falls, reports that the closed season has been
well observed in his division, and there has been no illegal fishing done that he is
aware of. The bass anrl maskinonge have been more plentiful this season than
for the last fifteen years. Some great catches have been made, but the catch of

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bass and maskinoiige lias been of a small size, and he would suggest that the close
season for bass and maskinonge should be from the first of April until the
fifteenth of June instead of from the 15th of April, as the bass and maskinonge
of the lakes and rivers of that locality generally start to spawn in April, and it
gives the trappei's a great chance for catching them while they are out trapping
when the fish are on the spawning bed, and these men are hard to watch. He
would suggest that the frogs be protected for at least two years, as they are get-
ting scarce. Eats are not very plentiful. Mink are on the increase. Deer seem to
be fairly plentiful, but he thinks the wolves kill an awful lot of deer in the winter
when the snow is deep. He would suggest $20 a head bounty for wolves instead of
$15. Partridge are more plentiful this season than they have been for many, years.
He thinks it the right move to have only one month of open season for partridge.
There have been five or six flocks at the edge of the corporation, and some flocks
of about nine or ten inside the village of Fenelon Falls, and it is a common thing
to see partridge on the main street. So he thinks it shows well the way they have
been protected. Ducks have been very plentiful. Capt. Carson, with the steamer
" Naiad," has been making his regular trips, which he thinks is having good
results.

Overseer A. J. Kent, of Beivdley, reports that, having covered his division
thoroughly during the close season, he is in a position to state, without hesitation,
that very few fish, if any, were taken illegally during the spawning season. Sleep
was out of the question for a good many nights during that time, and to his knowl-
edge there was only one attempt made to use a jack light. Preparations were being
made when he surprised the parties, and they quickly disappeared from the shore.

When the season opened, the maskinonge fishing was not very good, on account
of so much windy weather, then in midsummer the extremely hot weather came,
so that the fishermen confined themselves to bass fishing, which was extra good.
In fact there were more bass caught this last season than any two previous seasons
that he remembers.

The trappers had a fair catch of muskrat last spring. It is his opinion that the
season for trapping those animals should be made shorter, as they are being trapped
too closely, altogether.

Ducks have been plentiful this season. There are some large marshes at that
end of the lake, and the number of black ducks that hatched there last spring was
surprising. He came across several nests, but trapping muskrats where the ducks
have nests is very annoying to the ducks. In fact a number of black ducks were
caught in the traps, and most of them were dead when found. It also keeps the
ducks flying too much when they should be on the nests.

The fall ducks were very numerous this season, and on his division there are
quite a number of creeks and bays that are good places for shooting. Duck
liunters have invaded his territory to quite an extent this season, but they are
all welcome as long as they behave themselves; but he does not care A^ery much
for those pump guns. They are almost as destructive as the automatic.

Partridge shooting has been very fair, but there are so many huiitors that it
is hard for any partridge to escape. Every year seems to add numbers to the hunt-
ing squad.

Black squirrels are numerous, but in order to protect squirrel and partridge,
Game Wardens should be appointed for each township, at a small salary, because
he finds that the unpaid Game Wardens are allowing the black squirrels to be
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not come around there very often; more where the railroads are is where they are
to be found, as they can get away on a train to different places.

In conclusion he wishes to say that all Overseers should cover their divisions
pretty much the whole year, as it certainly is a protection, and has a tendency to
intimidate those who have been in the habit of destroying muskrat houses, spearing
and netting through the ice, etc.

He wishes the Department to kindly accept his thanks for the courtesy they
have shown him since he received the appointment of Game and Fishery Overseer.

Oversee?- J. F. Kern, of Burford, reports that as far as fish are concerned tliey
seem plentiful in our waters, but hard to catch. A very small catch was the report
of any fisherman that whipped those waters this feason. The speckled trout put
into the creek at Scotland are doing un(X)mnionly well.

He has no infractions of the law to report. Several reports have been made to
him that the law was being violated, but upon investigation found no trutli tlierein.
The fact that both fish and game are so much more plentiful speaks well, he thinks
for the general observance of all rules and regulations as laid down by the
Department.

He noticed in his rounds that partridge are quite plentiful, but very wild.
This is especially so around Cooley Pond and west of Harley. Squirrels are also
more plentiful than usual, and muskrats are abundant everywhere ; duck, on the
other hand, being very scarce.

Overseer Richard Lamhkin, of Loring, reyiorts that during the summer of 1011
the Game and Fishery regulations iiave been well observed. He desires again to
bring before the Department the fact that there is a vast tract of country with some
of the most beautiful waters in Northern Ontario under his charge, in which there
are no speckled trout, and in said waters he thinks speckled trout would do well,
and an attempt should be made to stock some of the streams with said fish.
Pickerel, bass, black and silver, lake trout, maskinonge, herring, pike and other
fish are plentiful, notwithstanding the fact that the obstruction between the
Georgian Bay and head waters of our beautiful rivers have not been removed yet.

Deer are holding their own, and he would strongly advise that the present
system of one deer be adhered to. Partridge are plentiful this year, owing no doubt
to the better protection they are now receiving.

Overseer J. TI. Lauglilin, of Neiv Lowell, reports that as far as he knows the
laws are well kept. Deer are increasing very fast in that vicinity; also partridge.
Mink are more plentiful this year. He would be very much in favour of protecting
the raccoon, and have the open season the same as for mink. Trappers have their
traps set along the rivers and creeks in October, and they are always after the
raccoon, but the same trap will catch a mink or rat. He would also be in favor
of making every trapper pay a license fee unless he is trapping on his own property.

Overseer Wellington Lean, of Apsley, reports that fishing has been very poor in
some of the lakes in his division, while in others it has been above the average.
Very few tourists visited those waters during the past summer.

Partridge are very plentiful after tbeir terra of protection, but the forest
fires which raged there this spring killed hundreds of young partridge, no doubt,
and destroyed innumerable eggs, as it was hatching season. There are no ducks
in that locality.

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There are quite a number of beaver colonies in that district and none oi the
settlers seem to be molesting them.

Otter are also quite numerous.

Deer are getting more scarce every year, owing, he thinks, to the wolves,
which are their worst enemy, killing far more than the hunger. lie, himself,
found last winter where the wolves had killed one on the ice. He put poison in
the carcass, and was successful in getting three wolves in one night, and a fourth
one some two weeks later. He thinks the bounty should be raised on wolves. It
would be more inducement to the trappers to kill them if it were raised to $20 or
$"35, and thereby save our deer. A stray moose goes through those parts occasion-

ally.

He thinks the Game and Fishing Laws are fairly well observed as far as he
knows.

Overseer David Little, of Blairton, reports that in the upper part of Crow
Fiake the lunge and bass seemed to be more plentiful in the fore part of the season
than in the latter part. The fishing in Belmont Lake was fair through the season,
and the bass and lunge in Oak Lake were not very plentiful this year. The fishing
in all the waters in his division was fairly good.

Partridge were very plentiful, and there was a great increase in black
s(iiiirrels compared with previous years. Ducks have not been so numerous.

l?ed deer seem to be more plentiful, as they have been seen in Belmont Town-
ship, near the boundary line between Belmont and the Township of Seymour.

Overseer Manly Mayhee, of Cameron, reports that the law regarding winter
fishing was well observed. Spearing through the ice, he tTiinks, is a thing of the
past. The catch of muskrats on McLaren Creek and Goose Lake was very large this
year, and the muskrats are building up their houses again as numerous as in 'the
past. The spawning season is early around Sturgeon Lake, so he would advise the
close season for maskinonge and bass to start April 1st. Some times they are
caught the first part of April on the trolling line and the fish are full of spawn.
The bass were far more numerous this year than for years previous. The maski-
nonge were as plentiful as usual, but there are a number of our local men that
do not like the idea of those launches fishing. They can run a lot of lines with
dilferent bait at a time, and never get tired like the man with the canoe. He
would again suggest that the number of fish and not the size be considered. It
has come under his notice that several that have been put back in the water were
badly damaged.

The ducks were plentiful the first part of the season, but not so plentiful now.
The fall ducks seem scarce. The frogs seem to be very scarce. It would be well
to protect tliem for a year or two in Victoria County. Partridge is more plenti-
ful than usual this year. Eabbits in the swamps are very numerous.

Tlie Fish and Game Laws have been well kept during the last year, and he
has no illegal acts to report. He sees that some of our Overseers advise that every
man that carries a gun or rifle should be obliged to have a permit or license. In
the first place it would conflict with a right that they have long enjoyed. As for
the farmers, they like to have a day's hunt in the year, or the privilege if they
want to without looking for a permit. Besides he thinks it would be harmful to
the military system, as the boys, in general, that join the militia are very fond of
firearms and an outing, being the reason why our volunteers distinguish them-
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Overseer George Moffatt, of Glen Cross, reports that in his district foxes are
plentiful. Mink are not nearly as plentiful^ on account of so many trapping them
for their fur. There are a few black and red squirrels, and also partridge.

The fish are trout and suckers, which seem to be as plentiful as in former
years.

The laws have been well observed, not a single infringement having been
brought to his notice.

Overseer F. J. Moore, of Lalcefield, reports that during the past year the Fish-
ing Laws have been fairly well observed in his division. He has had a few cases
with some settlers, which he handed over to Captain Hunter, Inspector of Game
and Fisheries.

The past spring was not very good for fish spawning in the waters of Stony
Lake, for the reason that the waters fell very fast after the ice went out.

Tourists have had fairly good luck with rod and spoon this year, as a number
of good catches have been made with both bass and maskinonge. He would strongly
recommend that Stony Lake be restocked with bass each year, as it is of great
importance that the fish supply be kept up in the waters. It is fast becoming a
great summer resort for tourists, who come from all parts of the United States,
as well as from our own Province, to do their fishing and also to spend their
holiday.

He does not think the fishermen would mind paying more for their fishing
permits if they had good fishing, as they seem delighted with those waters.

He again says it would be a g(iod thing if some arrangements could be made
with the Dominion Government in regard to the rising and falling of the waters
of Stony Lake in the spring, and he thinks this could be done without much
injury if the matter was taken up. If this could be done a great part of the fish
ppawn would be saved, which is now lost by the falling of the water before the
spawn gets to its maturity. He would again suggest that the close season for bass
and maskinonge be from the 1st of April till the 15th day of June, as these fish
run as soon as the ice disappears.

The Game Laws have been fairly well observed, particularly in regard to deer
hunting. Ducks are not very plentiful in his district. Partridge are more plenti-
ful than they have been for some years. Trappers have had a good season, particu-
larly trapping muskrats. Mink is very scarce.

He would again suggest that the carrying of firearms be prohibited in that
district during the close season, if it could be done, as there are so many people on
the water in the summer. It is very dangerous and there is no necessity for it.
If this could be done, it would put a stop to some parties killing ducks before the
season opens, and he thinks it would be better for all tourists and cottagers.

Overseer J. W. Morton, of St. Ola, reports fishing in his district very good.
Gray trout and bass are the principal fish in his division. There were not many
angling permits sold this year. There are no fishways.

Deer seem to be plentiful. There are lots of partridge, ducks and squirrels;
also rabbits. Wolves and bear are not very numerous, at least very few are killed
around there.

The close seasons were well observed as far as he can ascertain.

He has not sold many deer licenses. Many obtain licenses before coming out
there.

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Overseer James Myers, of Orchard, reports : Eisli about tbe same as last year.
All used at home, none sold that he is aware of.

No abuses, except some hounds running deer in West Luther last winter.
He tried to locate the dogs or their owners, but failed to do so. Close seasons fairly-
well observed ; one party he found with mink skins out of season.

No violations of the Fisheries Act.

No sawdust or refuse put in the water that he is aware of.

One fish way in fair repair.

He has his district fairly well posted with the latest fish and game notices.

Deer more plentiful.

He seized three deer and one rat skin out of season; had the party before the
Justice of the Peace; sent the skins to the Department, and reported tlie case.

Overseer J. R. McAllister, of Gore's Landing, reports: Fish were very plenti-
ful in the marsh last April and May. During spawning season the law was well
observed, although he got four spears the last week in April. He saw no nets,
although he often hears reports that netting is going on in the Otonabee Tiiver.
Fishing has been very good. On the lltli October, in the afternoon, he was fisli-
iiig for maskinonge, and had seven strikes and landed four nice lunge before five
o'clock in the evening. There have been a great many large ones taken this fall —
one close to Idlewild, weighing 31 pounds, and several 20 and 25 pounds.

Muskrats were very scarce this year. He thinks the open season is too long,
and that it should be from the 15th March to May 1st, as a muskrat pelt is not
prime until the month of April.

He never saw more wild ducks than there were in Rice Lake last April, and
tlie Game Law is very well observed, as he has not heard of a duck being killed in
the spring for a number of years; but he has been told very lately that the Indains
of Hiawatha have been killing ducks illegally on the rice beds down the lake near
ICeene.

Black squirrels are quite plentiful, and grouse more so than they have been
for years.

Overseer John McFarlane, of Keene, reports that the fishing has been good on
Kice Lake this season, better than in previous years, owing to the scarcity of wild
rice, which is due partly to dry, hot weather, and partly to high water, the lake
being high since early in June. The water was lower the end of May than at any
other time this season, which is due to some work being done to the new locks at
Hastings, the result is that new fishing grounds were opened up, as there was clear
water where there used to be large rice beds.

The Fish Laws were well observed this season, there being hardly any illegal
fishing done. The farmers living along the shore are anxious to see the law
kept; they do not break the law themselves, and they don't want to see others break
it, and would soon make complaint if there was much of it done.

The mill owners were also careful as to rubbish or sawdust, there being very
little sawdust in the river.

Great care should be taken to keep the water up on the lake early in the
season to give the spawn a chance to hatch and let the young fry get out to clear
water. This season the water was let down at a very bad time, but it may be kept
11 J) better now, as the work is done at Hastings.

Tliere were quite a few ducks when the season opened, but in two or three
days they all left on account of so many hunters, but as it got later on in the fall
they got to be plentiful again.

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lie finds the Game Laws harder to watch than the Fish Laws, as tliere are so
many strangers coming on to the lalce, and they are not as good at Iceeping the law
us tlie people living in the locality.

He also finds tliat the men employed as guides shoot for the men who employ
them, which is against the law, and very few of them understand section 18 of
the Game Laws. They think the guide should be allowed to shoot, and don't know
that if they do they are breaking the law. He thinks guides should not be allowed
to carry a gun while acting as guides, and if this was added to section 18 they
would be sure to understand it, and it would make it easier for the Overseer to
enforce the law if only one gun were allowed in the boat when there was a guide
employed. Imagine a guide guiding a man and the man shoots at a flock of ducks
and misses them and the guide sits in the boat with a loaded gun in his hand and
watches them go by without shooting, and the guide a professional duck hunter;
also if an Overseer was close by with his back turned and one or two shots fired he
might turn around in time to see the ducks fall, but he would not know which of
the men did the shooting.

Partridge are plentiful this season; also black squirrels in that locality.

The most of the people in that locality would like if there was a limited
number of ducks for each man, as some of the hunters are not satisfied with a
reasonable number. There was not much trouble with blinds, but he is told there
was a little Sunday shooting.

Overseer Peter Nichols, of Bridgenorth, reports that he has patroled the waters
in his division as often as he thought necessary, having heard few complaints. In
the close season for whitefish he secured one net, and had one conviction for spear-
ing. He would advise that the close season begin on March 1st.

He reports frogs as very scarce.

Trappers have had a good season, particularly for muskrats. Mink is very
scarce. Ducks not as plentiful as usual. Partridge are increasing; also black
squirrels. Hunters are looking forward to a good season for deer, as they are
I'cported to be quite plentiful.

He has had no trouble with mill refuse.

The notices which he received from the Department he has placed in public
places.

Overseer B. B. Ostrorn, of Franlcford, reports that the oversight of his division
has been very agreeable to himself, he only having had occasion to fine two parties
for minnow catching with traps without a license. The residents of the country
and along the streams are wide awake to all illegal fishing, and assist him in seeing
that the law is enforced. He has very little trouble now with our own Canadian-
born subjects, but the foreigners give him most trouble.

He finds that the game fish are increasing; also the red horse sucker, as well
as pike, are becoming very numerous, and he believes if nets were allowed to be
put in at the mouth of creeks during the spring freshets under the supervision of
the Overseer, the sucker and pike would soon be overcome, as these fish always
find their way to the warm water, and can be thus caught and given to the resi-
dents along said waters with very small expense. Bass, pickerel and maskinonge
are increasing, but the increase would be 50 per cent, greater if the spawn destroy-
ing fish could be got rid of. He would suggest that eels should be allowed to be
caught on the Piver Trent by a special license being granted, as these are the only
fish that swim down the stream seeking deeper and warmer water during the cold

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winter months, and are very destructive to the spawn of the sturgeon and all other
fish seeking deep water.

Overseer II. B. Parher, of Bobcaygcon, reports that the niaskiuoiige were
again favoured last spring for spawning, as the water held its level very well on
these waters — Sturgeon, Pigeon and Ball Lakes. Although the ice was some later
going out of the lakes, the bass were through earlier than usual. They were olf
the spawning grounds before tlie 15th of June, earlier than they usually are other
seasons, and all the spawn seemed to hatch well. He thinks the fine warm weather
in the middle of May had a great deal to do with it. The bass fishing was not so good
there this season as other years, but the maskinonge fishing was better than for
some years. He would again call the attention of the Department to the need of
a fish hatchery on these waters to keep the fishing grounds replenished.

Ducks are not so numerous this fall as other years. Partridge are on the
increase, as there are big fiocks to be seen. Deer and other game, muskrat, mink
beaver, etc., are about the same as usual. He can safely say that there has not been
so much illegal fishing, hunting, and trapping done this year. lie would lecom-
mend that all fishing through the ice on the Kawartha Lakes bo stopped ; that the
open season for bass be from 20th of June to 1st December on these waters; that
the open season for maskinonge be from 1st June to 1st December on these waters ;
that muskrat be from 1st March to 1st May; that there be no sale of duck or any
other game birds

Overseer Charles W. Parlin, of Valentia, reports that maskinonge were quite
plentiful in his division during the past season, and the tourists seemed well pleased
with their catches.

The bass is decreasing in numbers owing to the fact that so many are taken
out by fishing through the ice, which, in his opinion, is an unfair way of doi)leting
the lake, and he would therefore suggest that the fishing through the ice be pro-
hibited. This could be done by making the close season for bass and maskinonge
from the loth day of June to the 15th day of December.

He did not sell any fishing licenses this season, owing to the fact that only a
few non-residents visited in his locality, and they did not care to do any angling.

He states that the laws protecting the fish were well regarded. No
violations came to his notice.

In regard to the catching of frogs for domestic purposes, he would suggest
tliat the close season be extended for at least three years. Owing to the demand
to supply the market, they are becoming almost extinct.

Muskrats in his district, and in fact in the lake generally, were very plenti-
ful in the past season, they having been protected by the low condition of the water,
which did not give the trappers the same chance to secure them.

As to the meadow larks, which do not now exist on the game list, he would //
suggest that this kind of game be put on the list, they being in the quail family ' ,
and therefore should not come under the insectivorous list.

The ducks are very numerous this season, and he thinks the open season
being fifteen days later benefits this kind of game. He had only three convic-
tions for illegal duck shooting, which goes to show that the laws in this respect
are well observed.

He has kept a close watch upon his district during the past year and he finds
the laws protecting the different classes of game and fish have been respected
generally.

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Overseer Colin Bohertson, of Hillshurg, reports that he has been over his ter-
ritory several times during the season, and is pleased to report that the Game and
Fishery Laws have been well observed. As far as violations are concerned he has
none to report. The Caledon Mountain Trout Company still own or control a
large portion of the waters there ; members of the company have had a good season,
and quite a large number of beautiful brook trout have been caught and taken away
by the members. This company also have a hatchery there and do quite a business
along that line. He believes it is a success, as they hatch large quantities of young
fry, some of which are sold, and the balance are placed in the creeks leading to
their ponds. The Guelph Fishing Club that control one of the ponds there also
report a good season. The laws regarding sawdust, etc., have been well observed by
the mill owners. Mink, foxes and rabbits are plentiful. Muskrat, partridge and
wild duck are scarce; not many beaver, otter or other large game in that section.

Overseer William Robinson, of Kilworthy, reports that the fishing has been
fairly good in his division this season. The Sparrow Lake Association has put in
one million and a half of small pickerel this spring. The tourists are increasing
every year. He has sold more angling licenses, and he has inspected more that
have been issued at the Falls than in former years. The law has been fairly well
observed, with the exception of one party he caught shipping fish undersize, and
whom he had fined. He has bought a motor canoe with which to patrol the waters,
as he finds he can do the work better and go to many difi'erent places in one day.

There are two saw mills iij his division, and they are doing fairly well by keep-
ing the sawdust out of the rivers.

Deer is about the same as last season; partridge better; ducks better than last
season; also muskrats and mink; beaver not very good; otter plentiful.

Overseer Neil Sinclair, of Glenarm, reports that fishing was good the first part
of the season; towards the latter end of season the fish did not take the bait so
readily. The water was very high in the lake all summer.

Wild ducks are plentiful this fall. He has not seen any wild geese this fall on
the lake. Partridge are plentiful.

Mink and muskrat are very scarce. He thinks the trapping for raccoon should
be prohibited near all water, as mink and muskrat are liable to be trapped this way.
The people are observing the law very well.

Overseer John Small, of Grand Valley, reports that as far as he knows there
has been no infringement of the law in his district; only a few complaints about
hounds hunting deer in the marsh, and he went out and investigated and shot two
dogs and heard of no complaints since. Deer are becoming more plentiful. He
thinks the close season in the County of Dufferin is a great improvement. There
were lots of wild ducks on the marsh lake this fall. Mink and muskrat are plentiful
this season on the Grand Eiver in DufFerin. His opinion is that trappers should pay
a license fee.

Overseer William Smith, of Gravenhurst, reports that for six months he
patrolled all parts of Muskoka Lakes in the boat " Meenagha," and visited places
where it would be impossible for him to visit only for the use of said boat, and
found the fishing laws strictly observed, and no fines were levied since his last
report. The number of fishing licenses have largely increased during the past six
months, as compared proportionately with previous years, and great interest is

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being taken by the tourists and settlers for the preservation and protection of fish
in general. The fact of the settlers nearly all being employed by the tourists seem
to give them a joint interest, or rather they feel they have a joint interest with the
tourist in the general preservation of the fish, and in seeing that the laws regard-
ing same are strictly observed. There have been different lots of fingerlings de-
posited in different parts of the lakes from time to time, and the benefit from same
is very evident, and highly appreciated by the general public, as the depositing has
had a wonderful effect in keeping up the stock of fish. The planting of bass fry
from the Brantford hatchery has been the most successful, owing to the fact of
the good condition in which the fry arrived, as it comes much better than the adult
fisli formerly sent up. As regards angling during the past season, it has compared
favorably with former seasons, and in fact some better than previous years, and
there is no reason for fishermen to say they cannot get fish, as it is only the inex-
perienced fishermen who will do so, as the experienced ones were quite able to get
the required number. The ducks are more plentiful in Muskoka Lakes than usual,
and from reports, partridges are very plentiful in that district. The Government
should be higlhly congratulated on the efficient manner in which it has endeavored
to protect the Game and Fishery Laws, and the success which has followed its
attempts. He would like also to state the great benefit derived from the boat
" Meenagha," as she was a very great benefit to him in getting over the territory
allotted him as Overseer, and without the said boat it would have been very dif-
ficult to give the necessary interest that the position demanded.

Overseer C. St. Charles, of Madoc, reports that he has found that the laws and
regulations have been well observed. There were two convictions of men using
dynamite in the waters of Moira Lake. They were convicted and fined under the
Dominion Act, and the money was sent to the Dominion Government.

Ee Fisiheries. In Moira Lake there are such fish as maskinonge, pickerel, black
bass, pike, white suckers, redfin suckers, rock bass, sunfish, eels, and mudcats. There
are no trout here.

The fishing, such as black bass and pickerel, has been good this season. Pike
is quite plentiful, but maskinonge is not so plentiful. Bass was caught in small
quantities during this season. Mudcats are very plentiful here.

The past spring was the best for fish spawn that has been in his district for
several years, for the water was kept up. This gave the small fish a chance to get
out of the marshes into deep water.

There was no fishing through the ice.

There are no saw mills in his district.

There are none here who make a business of fishing, and the local sports like
to see the laws enforced and no violations of the Act have occurred, although there
are quite a number who take all the pleasure out of this sport that the laws allow.

All the fish caught in this district are used for home consumption.

Ee Game. Partridges have increased very fast and the sportsmen are having
great luck since the season came in.

Wild geese are seldom seen in that vicinity.

Beaver are increasing very rapidly, and there are few otter in this district.

Black and red squirrels are plentiful here. It is quite a common thing when
driving along the county roads to see a black or red squirrel running along the
fences.

Eabbits are quite plentiful there.

Deer are very plentiful in the northern part of that district.

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Overseer D. C. Stuart, Codrington, reports that in his district, fiom Percy
Boom to Chisholm's Eapids, the Fishing Law has been fairly well observed. Only
once last winter he found where they had been fishing thioiigh tlie ice with set.
lines. He took away the hooks and lines and put up notices forbidding the same
and had no more trouble. There appears to be an increase of fish, but the increase
would be much greater if the Dominion Government would put in the stop logs at
Chisholm's Dam and raise the water to prevent the water running out of the drowned
land when the dry weather comes on, as the fish go in there to spawn. He has seen
thousands of little fish dried up as they could not get out wlien the water wenc
down. If this could be accomplished tliej would have one ol the finest fisliing
grounds in Ontario.

Muskrat and mink were quite plentiful last spring, and he has seen several
partridge, hares and black squirrels, but the ducks were not as plentiful this fall
as they were last.

Overseer W . H. Switzer, of Gooderham, reports that the close season for fish
was well observed, only one instance of illegal fishing having come to his notice.
The salmon trout catch was up to the average. Bass was above the average of
last year. He thinks the number of salmon should be limited. He visited several
lakes, and saw some fine catches of fish, both salmon and bass. There are salmon
trout, speckled trout and black bass in the waters in his division. All fish caught,
as far as he knows, were used for home consumption.

There are no fishways in Jiis district.

The mill owners have observed the law fairly well.

No tourists visited that locality to his knowledge.

He says there are some fine lakes in his district that have no game fish, ami
if those lakes were stocked with salmon trout and pickerel they would soon have
their share of tourists.

Tile Game Laws were well observed, as far as he knows,

He did not hear of any illegal hunting going on, and no reports of same came
to his notice.

He believes the deer are a little on the increase, as he has heard some settlers
saying they have seen deer at different times during the close season — more so than
last year. He thinks it is a splendid idea putting the number down to one for
each person, and that if dogs were prohibited for a few years, deer would soon
increase. There are beaver, otter, mink and muskrats, but no blac^k or grey
s(iuirrels in his district. The wood hare or cotton tails are quite numerous.

Overseer W. H. Thompson, of Bensfort, reports that the Game and Fish Laws
iiave been fairly well observed in his division, not saying but what there has been
some illegal fishing going on. Fishing has been fairly good at the mouth of the
Otonabee River, especially for maskinonge.

Black ducks and woodducks have been scarce in the river this season, 'but
partridge have been very plentiful. Black squirrels are also plentiful, but he
thinks that open season for partridge should start with the duck seasoTi, as ])coplc
sfiooting ducks along the shore sometimes go after partridge, and again the
leaves are thicker on the trees and therefore they would be better protected.

Muskrats are not bo plentiful owing to their being a good price, atid the-y
are more closely trapped. The rat season should start Mar. 1st in place of Dec. Ist
and stop April 15th. It would be better for both rat and trapper, as they wouldn't
he so closely trapped and more left for breeding. He also thinks that trappers

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.should have a license fee of $2.00 and the Department furnish each licensed man
with a paper, and have him send in the number of hides sold and price of ea'iih.
This would give the Department an idea of what is going on in that line, and
also give them more revenue money to protect the fur-bearing animals. Some of
the trappers in his division are in favor of this.

Mink are very scarce and should be protected one month longer, open season
starting Dec. 1st in place of Nov. 1st. This would keep trappers out of creeks
(ill they were frozen up and therefore they wouldn't catch muskrats.

Me also thinks that the frogs should be protected as they are very scarce.

Overseer Ira Toole, of Omemee, reports that the maskinonge fishing ihas been
good, and just now, although late in the season, it seems to be at its best. It is no
trouble for any person to go out and get their number in a short time. Bass
(ishing has 'been excellent too, and the young fry of both these kinds of fish were
never as plentiful, at least in his time, in those waters at this season, owing to the
water being unusually high in the springtime for the past two years, and staying
(hat way until the spawn was hatched out, and also to proper protection in the
spawning season.

Erogs are not increasing very much, so far as he can see, and he thinks one
of the principal reasons for this is the increased number of bitterns, which are
there in hundreds, and almost live on the small frogs. They also catch large
numbers of small fish, but of course the frogs being more easily caught suffer tlio
most. The bittern being a wader is protected by the Game Laws, but 'by watching
them closely this summer he considers they are the worst enemy the young frogs
and fish have in those waters. And as they are not used for food or any other
l)urpose that he ever heard of, he does not see why they should be protected when
they are destructive on game that is useful.

Muskrats are barely holding their own, owing principally to the increased
number of trappers in the last couple of years, which may be accounted for by the
value of fur. Mink might be classed with the muskrat in that respect, as they
are certainly not increasing in numbers in that vicinity. He thinks a close season
for two years for both those fur-bearing animals would be a good move, and one
year would be a great help to keep them from being wiped out altogether. He
tiioiight at one time that with proper protection in the close season muskrat would
<ontinue to increase in numbers, or at least hold their own, but in the last two
years he has had reason to change his mind, as they have had protection there, and
both mink and muskrat are certainly getting scarce. Duck shooting was good
there when the season opened, there being the largest number of ducks taken on the
first day of shooting that he ever saw— -mostly all blacks. The fall ducks are
scarce yet, but it is too early to expect many in those waters. Partridge seem to be
a little more numerous than usual in that district this fall.

Overseer John Traves, Sr., of Fraseihiirg, reports that as far as he is aware
there have not been any violations of the law. He was informed of a party of two
trapping, and after a diligent search over the lake found no traps nor traces of any-
thing of that kind. He has traveled over quite a number of different lakes, creeks and
marshes this summer, and found the fishing very good in Bigwing Lake for trout,
and also fairly good for bass, coming in the river out of the Lake of Bays. There
was fairly good fishing in the Lake of Bays for bass and trout.

Ducks are plentiful this fall. Partridge are very numerous, also beaver, and
otter are increasing very fast. He says he takes great interest in protecting the
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game in his vicinity. The Laws are well observed. He has no complaints of any
violations. In patrolling this summer and fall he has seen quite a number of deer.
Muskrats are very numerous. Mink scarce but on the increase. Eabbits are
plentiful. Some wolves have been heard around that neighborhood this fall.

Overseer S. Turner, of London, reports that the Game and Fish Laws in his
district have been very fairly observed this season.

The fishing has been very good there and in several instances good catches
of pike and pickerel have been reported.

Game Laws have been so far well observed. The game dealers have all taken
out their licenses, as they did last year, after the trouble they had last year with
hare and cotton tail rabhits.

Overseer G. Twamley, of Cavan, reports the speckled trout are still very scarce,
but he thinks they will be more plentiful in a couple of years, as the law was well,
kept this season. He would strongly advise the close season to commence the first
day of September.

The bass were not as plentiful as in former years, and some of them were
diseased. There was some spearing done in Deyells Creek, at the first of the
season. When he went down he found two spears.

He would advise that the river patrol would go up the three creeks namely,
Smithson's, Deyells and Cavan, as far as they can go with canoes, and then he
can meet them.

Black ducks were plentiful until the first of September, they left and never
came back. Partridge are plentiful and seem to be increasing.

Black squirrels are plentiful. Mink are scarce. He would strongly recom-
mend the open season from the first of November until the first of January.
Muskrats are scarce.

Overseer John Watson, of Caesarea, reports that maskinonge and bass fishing
the first part of the season in Scugog Lake, was the best that he has seen for many
years, but later on was not so good.

Speckled trout are becoming very scarce all over, and he would advise that
this fishing be prohibited for at least two years, excepting in private ponds.

He would also advise that the number of maskinonge to be taken in one day,
by one man, be cut down to two and bass to 4, and the open season for these fish
be from the 15th June to the loth October. This would give them much better
protection and less work for the overseer, and less expense to the Department.

Wild geese were in abundance last spring. Black ducks are very plentiful
and the fall ducks are also plentiful.

Partridge are increasing very fast in his division, but they are very hard
birds to protect, as they are scattered all over and he finds them more or less in all
the swamps and woods in his division.

Pabbits are plentiful in his division but he would advise that all hounds and
other dogs, tliat will run rabbits, be prohibited from running at large during the
months of April, May, June and July, as he knows them to run down, and kill
the old ones heavy with young and the young ones before they can keep out 'of
their way.

Muskrats are getting very scarce owing to low water in the lake, as the winter
kills them out.

Mink are very scarce in his division as they are killed all winter with dogs

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aud other way,s, and to prevent this he would recommend that the open season
for catching mink be from the first of November to the first of January.

Black squirrels are on the increase but very hard game to protect on account
boys hunting them.

He would also recommend that the open season for catching muskrats be from
the first of April to the first of May,

Also open season for maskinonge and bass 15th June to 15th October.

That a license be issued to trappers of all kinds, at a fee of $5.00 each per
year.

That a gun license be issued to all excepting farmers who don't shoot or hunt
off their own lands.

In conclusion he is pleased to say that the Game and Fishing Laws have been
fairly well observed during the past year in his division.

Overseer John Watt, of Peterhoro, reports that the fish run began quite early
this year, which necessitated an early vigilance. Very few nets were confiscated
in comparison with previous years, owing to the little chance the fishermen had in
getting them set in safety. The result of his watchfulness was plainly to be seen-
when the open season arrived, as phenomenal catches of bass and maskinonge
were reported all along his territory, one man having told him he had caught 22
lunge from June 15th to July 1st, whereas last year he had caught but two the
whole season. Owing to the raising of the water at the dam below the city in the
early spring, the catch was not quite so good in the little lake inside of city limits.
In some instances they took off five feet of water at a time when the fish were
spawning, and when they were finding their beds, but he hopes for a better con-
dition of things in future.

Ducks seemed rather scarce in the early open season, but have been very
plentiful since. Partridge are numerous in all the woods around there, but some
hunters have reported a scarcity in the northern country.

There were not so many muskrats this year as last.

The Fish and Game Laws have been fairly well observed in so far as they
have been looked after. He has had to report about eleven violations to the
Department, the settlements for same amounting to $52.50; also confiscation of
one gun.

Not quite so many anglers came his way this year. However, he can see enough
work there to keep an overseer employed all his time the year round.

Overseer Charles West, of Holland Landing, reports that Fishery and Game
Law in his division has been well observed, and he has had no occasion to prosecute.
The black bass, pickerel and maskinonge are apparently getting very plentiful,
having been caught in waters where they heretofore were unknown.

Snipe are very scarce this season, owing, he believes, to the extra dry fall
which they have had. Ducks seem plentiful, but are all in flight owing to the
lack of feeding ground there.

Mink and muskrat are very scarce, in fact seem almost exterminated, and he
would beg to suggest that they be wholly protected for a period of at least three
years.

Overseer G. W. West, of Holland Landing, reports that in Holland Eiver
and Cook's Bay black bass is increasing, as well as maskinonge, but as far as he can .
learn there has been a very small catch on account of the large amount of feed.

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'J'he Law lias been well observed both in fish and game. The Bradford Fish Co.
caug-ht a large amount of carp and suckers the first of the season, but of late they
report their catch as very small on account of the fish taking to deep water, and
the weeds bother them, but there is a great number of them in the rivers and
Cook's Bay.

There was quite a good showing of ducks before the season opened, but on
account of the scarcity of feed they did not stop long. Snipe and all small game
are scarce, owing he thinks, to low water and scarcity of feed. Partridge are
quite plentiful this season for that section.

There is also a good showing of mink and muskrats, as far as he can tell, so
far this season, and the Law has been well observed, for he has taken great pains
to go over the shooting and trapping ground, and he finds very little violation of
the law. He finds that the men as a rule are taking an interest in preserving the
game and fish, with the exception of a few, who would poach if not looked after.

Overseer Hugh Wilson, of Elpfiin, reports that the Game and Fish Laws
were well adhered to in that section, the fish caught being bass. A number of
tourists from ISTew York and Rochester visited Dalhousie Lake, and were well
pleased with the outing. They are going to visit Ontario waters again.

Oversee?- A. E. Wooton, of Maynooth, reports that he has had very few com-
plaints to deal with, and these few have been dealt with fairly and with credit to
the Department. *

The beaver are becoming quite plentiful, which shows that the people are
observing the law. Partridge appear to be more plentiful than for a number of
years. Deer in some sections are very scarce on account of the numbers of wolves.
As near as can be judged, the wolves kill far more deer than the hunters, and if
some plan cculd be arrived at to kill the wolves, there would soon be plenty of deer.

River St. La whence.

Overseer Nassau Acton, of Gananoque, reports that his division commences at
foot of Wolfe Island on St. Lawrence down to T?ockport, and also Gananoque
River. On this division there is positively no netting allowed by the Department,
except minnow nets for baiting, nor are night lines permitted. But as regards
night lines he would strongly recommend that night lines for sturgeon be licensed,
as he considers it would be to the interests of that section. The sturgeon is a food
fish and our neighbors across the line are permitted to use night lines in their
capture, therefore he considers it a hardship that our people cannot enjoy the
Same privilege. Complaints to this effect have been made at different times.
The angling in that section has been good during the season, the tourists reporting
numerous excellent catches in the neighborhood of Gananoque. By far the greater
part of the fish caught in the waters near there by angling being isihipped out
of the country, practically none for home consumption. The Fishing Laws have
been well observed as he has had no complaints of any violation.

As to game in that section. In the muskrat season a fairly good number
were taken in traps. Skunk, fox and mink in a limited number, also a few coons.
As to the ducks this season they are reported as very plentiful. One party report-
ing the shooting of 19 black ducks at one shot near Hickory Island. On Thanks-
giving Day different hunters report bagging from 30 to 50. He believes the
Game Laws to be well observed, especially as regards Sabbath shooting, which he

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89

mentions with confidence as he has been personally on the river about every
Sabbath. As the laws have been so well observed would recommend that the
Department furnish the fish and game Overseers with a goodly number of copies
of the Game Laws, so that all may be able to familiarize themselves with its con-
tents. Would again, in conclusion, ask the careful consideration of the Department
re issuing of license for night lines.

Overseer Mattheiv Cox, of Hoive Island, reports that he hears from anglers
that the bass fishing is not so good as in other years, but pike, bullheads arid*
coarse fish are increasing rapidly.

The game is plentiful, but not so plentiful as last year. As for muskrats,
he thinks there oug^.i to be something dcfie to protect them, as parties from
Gananoque and other parts come to Big Bay in his district and destroy many rat
houses, and have done very much damage to the Island last fall and this summer
by starting fires.

Overseer James A. Fraser, of Frescotl, reports: Since his last report the
Department 'has changed his district some, cutting oif the part where the most
poaching was done, so that now he has a pretty good law abiding district, not
having made but one seizure this season of any importance.

On January 7th last he seized a Wincliester from a man who was shooting
ducks; other seizures consisted of a few set lines and a quantity of blocks with
lines (called block fishing), which he destroyed. Tliis is a small showing in
comparison with seizures of other years, which goes to show that the law is being
kept better in his district.

The fishing last season on the whole was pretty good. Some good catches
being made in all parts of his district, which comprises 30 miles of the St. Lawrence,
pike, perch and a few pickerel, and some good large maskinonge were the prin-
cipal fisli taken. Bass is rather scarce, although there were some good catches,
some being very large fish. It was rather late when fish began to bite this
season.

Ducks are more plentiful this fall than for years, also plover and snipe.
Partridge from reports are plentiful.

Muskrats are getting very scarce around there.

He has not heard of any one shooting too many ducks this fall, but he hasi
no doubt that such has been the case, and would advise (as last year) that there
s'hould be a limit to duck and partridge.

The water in the St. Lawrence is the lowest it has been for years, making
it very disagreeable getting around in lots of places.

Overseer James McNairn. of Iroquois, reports that the fish in general are as
plentiful as in 1910, with the exception of bass, which seem quite scarce, owing,
he thinks, to the water being so low in the river and the spawn beds being covered
with moss. He also thinks that the close season is too short, and should be made
to the first of July. Pickerel and pike are more plentiful than last season. There
are about two tons caught in a season, this being nothing in comparison with the
amount that could be caught and used if it were not for the spawn eating fish,
such as mudpouts and suckers.

Partridge are more plentiful than they have been for a number of years,
the reason being that they liave been protected and the laws observed.

Ducks are also quite numerous. There have been quite a number hatched
within a mile of the town, which is something he has never noticed before.

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Overseer William Biissell, of Cornwall, reports that he has found that the
laws and regulations have been fairly well observed in his division, and that
pickerel and maskinonge have been plentiful this year. Bass were caught in
very email numbers. Ducks are plentiful, but there are very few partridges.

Overseer George Toner, of Gananoque, reports that during the past year
the fishing in the St. Lawrence, from^ the head of Howe Island to Union Park,
has been good — bass, pike, pickerel and maskinonge being very plentiful.

He regrets to have to report that there has been some illegal fishing carried
on with nets and night-lines. But he believes the Law is being observed much better
than in former years. He has seized and confiscated some nets.

It is also with regret that he reports that it was necessary to fine one man for
resisting him in the discharge of his duty.

He finds that eels and dogfish are increasing at an alarming rate. As they
are a menace to the propagation of the game fish he thinks it would be well if
some means could be found to lessen their numbers in these waters.

Ducks were very plentiful in these waters in the Spring of 1911, and are
also plentiful at this season. During the Spring there was some illegal shooting
done, but not so much as in former years. Other game birds are also plentiful.

The rigorous treatment meted out to those who formerly deliberately de-
stroyed muskrat houses seems to have 'had a good effect, as muskrats and mink
are more plentiful this fall l^an they have been for some years. Partridge and
gray and black squirrels are very scarce.

Lakes Simcoe^ Couchtching and Sparrow.

Overseer Samuel Ooulter, of Gilford, reports that the Game Law has been
well observed in his district. During the winter and spring seasons there was
no illegal fishing, that he knows of, in his district, but the catch of white fish and
herring was not as good as in former years. He had no trouble with the Anglers,
as most people who follow this sport come from Toronto, and seem to know the law.
There were a few good catches of bass made, but maskinonge seemed to be very
scarce. A few cases of duck shooting on Saturday were reported, which he inves-
tigated, and seized a number of decoys which were sent to the Department. The
rice beds which had almost disappeared seem to be returning, and at present
there are about one hundred acres at the mouth of the Holland River, in Cooks
Bay. Ducks were about as numerous this year as in past years, but he would
suggest that duck shooting be allowed only for three days a week, as a number of
outside sportsmen camp there the entire season, keeping the ducks scared away,
whereas, if the ducks had a chance to feed three days a week it would make shooting
better for all parties. Further he would recommend that a license at 25c. be
granted to each sportman, so tliat the Overseer would be in a position to know who
is shooting, and so enforce the law better. During the past season there were
quite a number of geese there, many of them remaining till the first of June, but
practically none were shot.

The number of muskrats is gradually becoming fewer. He thinks it would be
well to prohibit the trapping of them for three years at least, till their numbers in-
crease. Owing to the protection of black squirrels, he notices their number rapidly
increasing in his district. In one park in particular, that of Sir E. E. "Walker, he has
counted as many as 25 and recommended that the present restriction? be retained.
Mink continues very scarce in that locality, and he knows of none being trapped

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during the past year. He thinks it would be wise to place coons on the game
list, as the skins are increasing in value and are quite numerous in those parts..
As the open season for rabbits comes on the first of October, and that of partridge
on October fifteenth, an extra number of partridge are always illegally killed,
which is difficult to prevent, and he would recommend that the two seasons be
made to open at the same time. He has been informed on good authority that
there are seven deer in a commons, consisting of iseveral thousand acres near Angus,
and he would suggest that proper steps be taken to protect this game.

Overseer Gilheri Gillespie, of Breclnn, report? that trolling for trout in the
spring was very good, but not so good in October. He was out a few days, and
had no luck to report. From the islands was good, but on the outside shoals bass
iishing was very good.

There are no ducks of any account, as there is no food for them along the lake
shores. H-e has not seen any wild geese this season.

Overseer George G. Green, of Bradford, reports that the run of fish was very
Ught, which he cannot account for. It might have been caused by the exception-
ally low water, as the low lands were not flooded this year at all.

The law was fairly well observed. No light jack fishing was done on his
territory at all. There was a little netting, but that was soon stopped. One
seizure was made of two nets, and in conjunction with Capt. Carson two more
nets, a boat and spear were taken, and after that it stopped.

There have been no black bass taken in the river this year by anglers, and no
maskinonge that he has heard of.

Game in the river, viz., duck and snipe, are particularly scarce, owing to the
extremely dry summer, and no duck, because the natural rice beds are gone. At
the lake where the Fish Company have been operating, there is a little rice,
which goes to prove that the carp are the direct cause of the rice disappearing.

The Fish Company operating from here have had rather a hard season. Early
in the spring they caug*ht a few carp, but the run was soon over and the last three
months they have operated at a heavy loss. He would recommend that they be
granted a license to take perch in addition to carp and suckers, as perch are not
considered a table fish there and are not taken home by anglers.

He also strongly urges that a close season be put on all fur animals on that
river.

Overseer Robert Leadley, of Barrie, reports that whitefish and herring were
very plentiful for the three months of January, February and March. There was
an average of 600 or 700 pounds a day caught with hook and line. Lake Simcoe
whitefish are a small species not weighing more than one or one and a half pounds.
When a shoal of herring come, there are dozens of boats on the bay early in the
morning and catcli from one to five dozen each in two or three hours. The water
in Kemponfeldt Bay is very deep and there are no shoals, so there is no bass fishing
and there is no trouble with illegal spearing.

Ducks and partridge are not very plentiful. Deer seem to be increasing.

Overseer Harry Mayor, of PainswicJc, reports that the Fisheries and Game
Laws have been fairly well kept. In the division which he is appointed to oversee
thero has been a marked increase in whitefish and herring; large quantities have
been taken, and therefore have been a material aid and blessing to those to whom

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the cheaper food question has become a problem, besides furnishing a source of
pleasure for the sportsmen. He regrets, however, to report that the trout and bass
are not so plentiful, and is still of the same opinion he held last ye,ar, viz., thafe
this lake should be restocked with these varieties, more particularly the bass.

In regard to game, hares, squirrels and other small varieties of game are quite
numerous. There is a marked increase in partridges, thus proving the wisdom
of a closed season; but speaking of this locality alone, he thinks it would have
been preferable to have kept the season closed two years longer. Duck and other
waterfowl are sufficiently plentiful for any sportsman who has time and leisure
at their disposal. In fur-bearing animals a few mink and quite a number of foxes
were caught. Over fifty raccoons were caught within a radius of five miles from
home.

Oversee?' Hector McDonald, of Beaverton, reports that during the months of
November, December and January he went his usual rounds and found the laws
well observed. On the 13th February he seized two spears on the north fishing
grounds of Thorah Island, also had one man fined for spearing; on the 18th, in
company with Capt. Carson, went to the fishing grounds at Sutton and seized two
spears; on the 28th went by ice boat with Capt. 'Carson to Sutton fishing grounds
and seized eight spears; on March 2nd went to Sutton, served some summons, and
had cases tried before CsJpt. Hunter. Cases were adjourned for further consid-
eration. During the months of April, May, June and July, he went his usual
rounds and found the law fairly well observed. There were some reports of illegal
catches of bass, which he investigated, but could not get evidence sufficient to con-
vict.

In September he particularly looked after the protection of the ducks, and
found no illegal shooting.

On the 7th October he went to Warren's Shoal and grappled and got some
300 yards of gill net, and sent same to the " Naiad " ; on the 9th he went on board
the "Naiad" until the 14th, then transferred to the "'Soucie"; on the 15th
James Shappee and he seized a boat and some hundreds of yards of gill net.

During the season he put up all posters received from the Department.
Salmon are increasing very fast, as trolling never was better. Both spring and
fall anglers report bass fishing excellent this summer.

Overseer William McGinn, of Orillia, reports that bass fishing in Lake Couchi-
ching has been very good, especially during the latter part of the summer.

Bass fishing in Lake Simcoe in that section over which he has control has
been very poor indeed. He has taken parties out in his gas boat on several occasions,
and they have returned without a fish. For this state of affairs he cannot advance
an opinion.

Salmon trout on tlie other hand have been very plentiful during both the
spring and fall fishing. One Indian caught on a trawl sixty-eight large salmon off
the point of Strawberry Island and Trout Shoal.

He might submit that he thinks it a mistake to allow salmon to be taken
during the month of October in Lake Simcoe. Salmon spawn in these waters three
weeks earlier than in the upper lakes.

He does not think there has been the usual illegal fishing this season, conse-
quently he has had less patrol duties to perform. He seized one net of three
hundred yards off Eight Mile Point.

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The patrol boat "Naiad/' in charge of Capt. Carson, has its work on Lake
{Simcoe well in hand, with good effect on the poachers.

Ducks are very few in number this season, they seem to have taken new routes
during their migration. Possibly the scarcity of feed in these waters has had
something to do with the scarcity of ducks.

Partridge, he is pleased to report, are very plentiful, but they have a hard
time with the poacher. Shooting before the open season has been frequently
reported, but he finds it most difficult to get any information, as the settlers and
farmers are very averse to giving information to the Overseers.

Overseer D. McPhee, of Uptergrove, reports that with regard to the fish in
Lake Simcoe, trout are increasing rapidly, and whitefish are plentiful. Bass ar&
in abundance, but small herring are also plentiful and lunge are also on the
increase and he might say that the lake evidently is full of carp. Ducks also are
plentiful, and partridge are increasing rapidly, while mink and muskrat are very
scarce.

At Mud Lake, Mara, fishing was very good during the past season, maski-
nonge, bass and pickerel being the chief fish caught there. Ducks were there in
abundance, and hunters report great shooting in that district.

Partridge also were plentiful also lots of muskrats there. He has had little
or no trouble in his district during the past season ; the law being well observed.

Overseer 8. Patterson, of Dunherron, reports that he has kept a close watch
in his district during the past year, and has found no one violating the law. Both
game and fish seem to be more plentiful than last year.

Overseer M. Timlin, of Atherley, reports: The past season for fishing has
been very satisfactory in his district, and the tourists were all satisfied.

The law has been well observed in the different close seasons, and" no viola-
tions of the Fishery Laws came to his notice.

Herring, lunge, bass and pickerel are the chief fish caught there.

The Game Laws were very well observed, as he has had but one conviction, and
that was for illegal shooting of ducks in close season by an American,

Muskrats are plentiful in the marshes.

Partridge and mink are scarce.

There are four sawmills in his district.

Overseer Robert Tillett, of Roach's Point, reports that the bass and maski-
nonge fishing was very good, better than last year. There was some illegal fishing.

He got a gill net at Snake Island in July and he also got one at Fox Island
in October.

There is abundance of salmon and whitefish in that part of the lake, and the
people around would like to have the close season start the first of October, and
they would also like to have a license to spear through the ice in the winter
months. There has been some illegal spearing last winter, for he got some spears,
and the offenders were punished, and they say if they could get a license to spear
they would help protect the fisH" in close season. He thinks the lake is being better
protected each year. The steamer " Naiad " has been a benefit to Lake Simcoe.

There are very few fur-bearing animals around there. There seem to be more
black squirrels than usual. There are very few partridge and no snipe or plover,
but there are more wild ducks this year and more geese than there have been for
years.

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KlPISSING.

Overseer G. L. Bailey, of Callender, reports the fishing season during the past
term has been exceptionally good for all kinds of fish.

During the month of August bass and pickerel afforded great pleasure in
angling, and were very plentiful — better than any year previous. Xo illicit fishing
with nets came under his notice, with one exception, which was in the month of
October. A few old short nets were found in shallow water, where only mud cats
or small catfish abound. The nets were confiscated and destroyed.

The laws have been well observed in regard to spearing and netting in the
spring during the spawning season.

The number of tourists arriving going up the lake to cottages and tents has
been fully up to tlie average.

The hunting season of 1910 in those parts was as good as other years, although
some of the hunters from other parts were handicapped by not being able to bring
their dogs. The majority of camps got their allotted number.

The partridge were very plentiful, so also were the ducks, and both are
becoming more numerous.

Overseer James Dunloi), of Mackey's Station, reports that the deer are very
plentiful in his district, but there are so many hunters coming in, if they all have
luck, he fears the deer will be cleaned out.

The partridge were slaughtered wholesale this season. One party from
Ottawa took away from that station in the neighborhood of five hundred birds. He
considers there should be a limit put on partridges the same as deer, say, for
instance sixty for each hunter. If something of the kind is not done the district
will be cleaned out in one more season.

The law is being observed to the letter. He is having no trouble, but he
works his district perfectly, thiis giving lawbreakers no chance. His motto is
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

Beaver is getting plentiful. He sees where they are damming the streams in
several places.

Overseer Joseph Rivet, of Sturgeon Falls, reports that American anglers have
found splendid fishing in Lake Nipissing and tributaries this season, a marked
improvement being noticed over previous years. The Game and Fisheries Laws
have been observed to the best of his knowledge. There has been no illegal fishing
in said district.

Bass Pond No. 2, showing Shielded Nests.

Drawing Seine, Dam No. 3. Bass Ponds.

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Mohawk, October 21st, 1911.
E. TiNSLEY^ Esq.,

Superintendent of Game and Fisheries, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ont.

Sir, — I herewith beg to submit to you my third annual report in connection
with the propagation of black bass, this being the first at the new hatchery at
Mount Pleasant, the result of which has been that one hundred thousand finger-
lings have been transplanted by myself this year to the different inland waters,
the transportation of which was very successful. The amount of fingerlings which
died would not amount to twenty-five in number, thus plainly showing that your
Department have acted wisely in transplanting the small fisih, as they carry much
better than the adults, and no lake waters have become depleted thereby.

Two ponds were made use of this season, the waters of which have proved
to be ideal for hatching and rearing purposes. Some fifty shielded nests were
installed in the aforesaid ponds, and with the exception of two all were made use
of.

The season this year was considerably late, the parent fish not being available,
owing to the storm on the lake, but your Department have used good judgment
this year in keeping over the parent fish, this being the first year of your having
done so. They will be in better condition than those which might have to be
brought over in the spring of next year. They will become acclimated to their
natural conditions, and better results will be looked for.

The fingerlings that were sent out this year were much larger than formerly,
some having atained the length of five inches. One more pond has been completed,
and one other is in course of construction, thus making four ponds for next year
to be made use of, and the output should more than double that of this.

That I have received every attention that was necessary from your Depart-
ment goes without saying, and that you may be spared to see the completion of
the Mount Pleasant Hatchery and many more is my ever wish.

Yours truly,

J. T. Edwards.

EEPORT of the work performed by the patrol boat " EDNA
IVAN" ON THE GREAT LAKES DURING THE YEAR 1911.

Owen Sound, Ont., December 4th, 1911.
E. TiNSLEY, Esq.,

Superintendent of Oame and Fisheries, Toronto.

Sir, — I have the honor to submit to you this my third annual report of the
work performed by the chartered patrol boat "Edna Ivan."

The patrol was commenced on May 3rd, when I left Gore Bay with Mr. W. W.
Holden on board, and ran to Blind River, where Officer J. R. Bradbury came on
board. Proceeded to Hilton, where Officer Eddy came on board on the 4th and
accompanied us to Richard's Landing, where he left. Arrived at Sault Ste. Marie
3.30 p.m., where assisted Mr. Holden.

Fifth and 6th large quantities of ice going down the river.

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On the 7th, with Mr. Johnston of the American Soo, and Otficer Calbeck on
board, went through the lock and ran to Bay Mills, where launched the gasoline
launch "Shamrock" (seized by Mr. Calbeck the previous fall), took her in tow
to the Soo. There being too much ice on the north shore of Lake Superior,
returned to the Xorth Channel, calling at Hilton, Cockburn Island, Meldrum Bay,
and arriving in Gore Bay on the 9th.

Prom the 11th until the 16th patrolled around the north shore of Georgian
Bay, calling at Little Current, Killarney, Bustard Islands, Byng Inlet, Pointe au
Baril, Parry Sound, Penetanguishene and Owen Sound, interviewing all officers.

19th, at Wiarton, where Officer J. W. Jermyn came on board; called at Lion's
Head and on to Tobermory.

22nd, at Southampton, where interviewed Officer Trelford.

23rd, called at Kincardine and arrived at Goderich same day.

24th, patrolled to AValkerville.

26th, left with Mr. Chauvin on board; proceeded to IGngsville and Eondeau,
where Mr. Chauvin left the ship,

27th, proceeded to Port Stanley and coaled.

29th, waiting for Mr. Chauvin, who at noon wired me he could not come, so
left for Port Burwell.

30th and 31st, patrolled to Port Dover, Port Maitland and Port Oolborne.

June, from 1st to 7th, patrolled the waters of Lake Erie and Detroit River
from Port Colborne to Walkerville.

8th, with V. Chauvin on board, patrolled Lake St. Clair and River to Sarnia.

9th, was joined at Goderich by Mr. Holden, who with Mr. Chauvin left on the
10th at Southampton.

12tb, Officer John Trelford came on board and left on the 13th at Owen Sound.

15th, Mr. Holden came on board at Owen Sound and on that day patrolled to
Meaford and Thornbury.

16th, Officer McKenney came on board and left at Collingwood.

From the 16th till the 21st, patrolled the waters of the Georgian Bay from
Collingwood to Gore Bay, calling at Penetang, Parry Sound, Pointe au Baril, Byng
Inlet, Bustard Islands, Killarney, Eattle Snake Harbour, South Bay, Duck Islands,
Coekburn Island and Meldrum, arriving at Gore Bay on the 21st.

26th to the end of the month, patrolled the waters of the North Channel,
Sault Ste. Marie River and Lake Superior as far as Gargantua, calling at Blind
River, Hilton, Sault Ste. Marie; from there towed Calbeck's launch to Batcha-
wawa. Mr Holden came on board at the Soo.

July 1st, ran to Michipicoten Harbour, in the afternoon went with Mr.
Holden in launch and examined some speckled trout streams ; thence continued the
patrol of the coast as far as Port Arthur, calling at Otter Cove, Port Coldwell,
Jackfish, Ross Port, Nipigon, and arriving at Port Ai'tbur on thfi 7th, and with
Mr. Holden, examined the following rivers: Pukuso, Pick, Little Pick and Steel
and several small streams between Ross Port and Xipigon.

At Port Arthur Mr. Holden left and Mr. C. X. Sterling came on board.

10th, left Port Arthur and on that day Mr. Sterling left at Ross Port.

11th, 12th and 13th, continued patrol calling at Port Coldwell and Michipi-
coten Island arriving at Sault Ste. Marie on the 13th.

14th and 15th, patrolled Sault River and the Xorth Channel to Gore Bay, call-
ing at all ports on the Manitoulin side. From the 18th to the 25th patrolled the
Georgian Bay around the north-east, calling at all stations. While at the Bustard
Islands examined the pound nets of Mr. Gauthier and sent in special report; con-
tinued patrol around the South Shore, arriving at Tobermory on above date.

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From the 26tli to the end of the month patrolled the waters of Lake Huron ^
St. Ciair Eiver and Lake to Walkerville, calling at all ports and fish stations, where-
Mr. Holden joined the ship on the 29th.

31st, gave Mr. Chauvin a seized seine net.

August 1st, left Walkerville, patrolling Lake St. Clair and river to Sarnia.
Accompanied Mr. Holden to Point Edward to see the officers there, and until tho
5tli patrolled Lake Huron and the North 'Channel to Gore Bay, calling as before-
at all ports. When at Eickett's Harbor, where came to anchor and in company with
Mr. Holden, searched for trap nets reported set by Americans around the south.
shore of Cockburn Island; found they had been removed.

On the 8th ran to Kagawong, where inspected launch since purchased by the
Department.

Until the 16th made the circuit of the Georgian Bay and North Channel to
Gore Bav, calling as before at all ports.

From the 17th until the 25th patrolled from. Gore Bay to Michipicoten Island
and return, calling at all former ports and Thessalon, returning inside the Islands
Larch, Lizard and Montreal.

From the 28th to the 31st patrolled the waters of the North Channel, Geor-
gian Bay and Lake Huron to Sarnia, calling at all stations.

September 1st, patrolled the Eiver and Lake St. Clair to Walkerville; from
the 5th to the 13th patrolled the waters of Detroit Eiver and Lake Erie to Port
Colborne and return, calling at all stations both going and returning. Mr. Chau-
vin accompanied to Port Stanley; Mr. Holden to Port Burwell and Dr. Burt to
Port Dover.

From the 15th to the 29th patrolled the waters of Lake and Eiver St. Clair,
Lake Huron, Georgian Bay and the North Channel to Gore Bay. At Penetang Mr.
Holden came on board and was conveyed to Midland to interview an officer there;
arrived at Gore Bay on the 29th.

October 2, left Gore Bay for Blind Eiver with Mr. Holden on board. On the
3rd Mr. J. E. Bradbury joined us at Thessalon and Officer Eddy met us at Eich-
ard's Landing.

On the 4th Mr. Holden and Mr. Bradbury left the ship at the Soo. On the
5tli left and on the 6th returned to Gore Bay, calling at all ports.

From the 9th to tlie 14th patrolled the waters of the north channel. Lake
Huron, Eiver and Lake St. Clair to Walkerville, calling at the Duck Islands,
Providence Bay and all sitations.

On tlie 16th, with Mr. Chauvin on board, patrolled the waters of Detroit
Eiver and Lake Erie as far as Pelee Island, where interviewed Officer Henderson,,
calling at all stations and arriving back at Walkerville on the 17th. Examined a
number of pound nets off Big Creek, found all were correct.

19th, Mr. Holden arrived and at 1 p.m. left. Patrolled Lake St. Clair to the
Thames mouth, where Mr. Holden and Mr. Chauvin left the ship.

20th, ran to Sarnia, weather very stormy; storm continued on the 21st. On
the 22nd made Goderich in heavy weather; lay there the two following days;
heavy gale. 25th, ran to Kincardine in heavy wind and sea ; fishing tugs had not
l)een out to their nets for a week.

26th, arrived at Tobermory, lay in the next day on account of storm; a num-
ber of barges also were in for shelter; no fish tugs left the harbor.

28th, continued storm, but favorable for run to Owen Sound. Weather con-
tinued stormy with the exception of Thanksgiving Day until the 31st.

November 1st, weather moderating, left for Meaford and Collingwood on tlie
8g. F.

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2nd. Heavy snowstorm, lying in Collingwood from the 3rd until the 9tii. Patrolled
the waters from Collingwood to Gore Bay, calling at all ports on the North Shore
of Georgian Bay. The almost continuous storm prevented more rapid movements.
At Parry Sound interviewed Officer Beid, and at Byng Inlet interviewed Officer
Watts, and at Killarney Officer Pitfield, Continuous gale until the 13th.

On the 14th made the run from Gore Bay to John Island, 'Cutler, and return
in snowstorm and fresh north wind, and on the 15th by direction ran to Blind
Eiver to meet Mr. Holden. Interviewed J. E. Bradbury, who received a telegram
informing me that Mr. Holden was not coming. Eeturned to Gore Bay.

16th at 8.30 a.m. left, passed Little Current, 4.40 at Eattlesnake, no one there,
saw a large number of gill nets on the reels and a pound net still on the stakes.

17th, again storm-bound at Tobermory, also 18th and lOtli. On the 20th,
weather moderating, made Owen Sound.

21st and 22nd, with J. W. Jermyn on board, patrolled from Owen Sound to
Wiarton and around Cape Croker, North Bay, Hope Bay and McGregor's Harbor,
returning to Wiarton, where Mr. Jermyn left the ship.

Off Cape Commodore found one net set with a small root for a buoy, contained
a few fish, which were mostly used on the boat; the net was worthless, cut off the
leads and corks.

The 23rd, stormy, storm signals displayed.

25th, left Owen Soijnd in a snowstorm at 5.10 a.m., wind west, south-Avest,
strong, arriving at Tobermory at 1.25 p.m.

26th, weather mild in morning, cold at night. 7.40 a.m. left Tobermory and
at 5.20 p.m. arrived at Little Current, calling at Killarney.

27th, made the run to Gore Bay, and on account of continued bad weather
did not again leave port.

On the 30th gave up the ship to the owner, Capt. Jas. Purvis.

Eemarks.

Fishing on all the Lakes (Erie, Huron, Georgian Bay and Lake Superior)
was generally reported light, but at many stations it was better than the two pre-
vious seasons, and the Dominion Fish Company stopped fishing before the close
season arrived, because they had all the fish in their freezers that they could handle,
so the fishing could not have been very light. The extension of the open season for
ten days was a curse rather than a blessing to the fishermen, as they lost very many
nets, which is also a great injury to the grounds where they are lost. I am very
much opposed to extending the open season, and also to the open season for the
catch of herring in November, because many fishermen use this for a blind to fish
trout and whitefish nets; their buoy line will be attached to a herring net or two
and bevond trout nets; this I have many times detected.

The ship during the past season called at sixty-six ports and logged 9,693
miles.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,

Your obedient servant,

E. Dunn.

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EEPOET OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT

"NAYARCH" ON THE RIDE A U WATERS AND BAY OF

QUINTE DURING THE YEAR 1911.

Began on Monday, May 8th, fitting out the "Navarch" for the season's work,
and on Wednesday patrolled from Belleville to Hay Bay; on Thursday went to
Picton and interviewed Overseer Brisbin; on Friday to Deseronto, saw Overseer
Gault, and then patrolled back to Picton; and on Saturday patrolled along
Amherst Island and the Brothers Island to Kingsto.n

The following week, patrolled from Kingston down around Howe Island and
up the north side of Wolfe Island; around Amherst Island and down to the
Batteau Channel; the Main Ducks and around Simcoe Island, and into Kingston;
around the Brother's Islands and on to Picton; to Deseronto, taking in the bays,
and from Deseronto to Belleville. Spent Saturday finishing painting "Navarch"
and fixing windows.

On Monday the 22nd May, patrolled from Belleville to Deseronto, with Capt.
Hunter on board. Towed the "Ella C." up to Kingston. On Tuesday patrolled
around Wolfe Island. On Wednesday Engineer Wilder helped Engineer Best
fit out the "Ella C", and on Thursday Inspector Thompson tested and inspected
the "Ella C." and the "Navarch." Next day patrolled from Kingston to Ganan-
oque, on to Rockpcrt and around Grenadier Island, and on Saturday down around
the islands to Brockville. Back again through the islands to Gananoque on Mon-
day, around Howe Island and Wolfe Island on Tuesday, to Newboro on Wednesday,
to Wellington on Thursday, to Ottawa on Friday, and on Saturday down to the
South Nations, below Rockland, patrolling the creeks and bays, with Overseer
Loveday on board. Seized six gill nets and one night line, then patrolled back
as far as Rockland for the night. Spent Sunday going from Rockland to Ottawa,
patrolling the bays and creeks with rowboat.

On Monday 5th June, patrolled from Ottawa River to Long Island; 6th, to
Merrickville patrolling the Seven Mile River in rowboat; 7th, to Rideau Ferry,
patrolling all the bays; 8th, to Anglers Inn and through the islands to Newboro:
9th, to Chaffey's Locks, patrolling Mud, Clear and Indian Lakes; 10th, cleaning up
boat in morning, and patrolling to Westport in afternoon; 11th, in port at
Newboro; 12th, to Kingston, patrolling the bays; 13th, patrolled the north side
of Wolfe Island and back to Kingston; 14th, from Kingston to Collin's Bay, and
to Prinyer's Cove; loth, to Glen Island and Picton; 16th, to Amherst Island,
the Brother's Island and Kingston; 17th, to Reid's Bay and around Horseshoe
Island and Simcoe Island, down to Marysville and in to Kingston. In port at
Kingston over Sunday.

The following week was spent patrolling from Kingston down the north
side of Wolfe and around Howe Island, in to Kingston, around the Brother's
Islands, on to Point Travers and back to Prinyer's Cove, to Hay Bay, where we
seized a gill net, and on to Picton, from Picton to Deseronto and Belleville, patroll-
ing the bays, up through the Murray Canal to Brighton patrolling Brighton Bay,
down to Big Bay and back to Belleville.

The next week patrolled from Belleville to Deseronto and back, patrolling
the bays, to Trenton and back, around Bakei-'s Island and Nigger's Island, to
Picton and Prinyer's Cove, to Kingston, around Simcoe Island and back to King-
pton, the north side of Wolfe Island and down around Howe Island and back to
Kingston, out through the Batteau Channel to Gananoque, and up through the
north channel to Kingston.

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On Sunday July 2nd, patrolled from Kingston to Belleville; on Monday,
from Belleville to Trenton and Brighton and back to Belleville; Tuesday, to
Deseronto and back to Belleville; Wednesday, to Millard's Wharf, Amherst Island;
Thursday, to Collin's Bay and around the Brothers Island in to Kingston; Fri-
day, out through the Batteau Channel and around the head of Wolfe Island ; on
Saturday, around the Brothers Island and down around the head of Howe Island,
then up to Marysville. In port at Kingston over Sunday.

Monday, July 10th, patrolled around Howe Island; Tuesday, to Picton, with
Warden Metcalf on board and wind blowing a gale from the west; Wednesday, to
Kingston and Gananoque; Thursday, to Wolfe Island and up to Kingston, around
Simeoe Island and back to Kingston; Friday, around the head of Wolfe Island;
Saturday, around Amherst Island and back to Kingston.

The next week patrolled around Simcoe Island, Snake Island and the
Brothers Island, Amherst Island to Emerald, Picton, Glen Island, Belleville^
Murray Canal, Trenton, back to Belleville, Deseronto, Hay Bay, around the bays
to Deseronto, and thence to Belleville.

On Monday, July 2-lth, patrolled to Prinyer's Cove, the wind blowing hard ;
remained there over Tuesday on account of the gale; Wednesday, patrolled to-
Kingston and Brockville ; Thursday, up around Grenadier Island and back to-
Brockville; Friday, to Gananoque and Kingston; Saturday, to Xewboro, remain-
ing in port there over^Sunday.

Patrolled from Xewboro on Monday, the 31st July, down through Big Rideau
to Smith's Falls; the following day went to Merrickville, and drove from there to-
the dam in Four Mile Eeach; Wednesday, to Ottawa; Thursday, to Smith's Falls,,
patrolling the Twenty-seven Mile Peach in rowboat; Friday, from Smith's Falls
up through the Big Rideau, and thence to Xewboro; Saturday, to Westport and
back to Xewboro. Cleaned up boat in forenoon. In port over Sunday.

On Monday, August 7th, patrolled from^ Xewboro to Kingston, remaining^
there over Tuesday, as the wind was blowing hard. Left on Wednesday at noon
for Batteau Channel, and up to Asylum. Xext day patrolled to Reid's Bay, Grim-
shaw's Bay and Creek, and on Friday from Kingston to the foot of Amherst
Island; from there to Emerald, Picton and Belleville. Saturday, to Brighton and
back to Belleville. Monday, from Belleville to Picton and Wellington, patrolling-
East and West Lake. Tuesday, to Glen Island, _ Big Bay, and into Belleville.
Wednesday, down Mosquito Bay, and back to Belleville. Thursday, to Deseronto,
and on to Glen Island and Prin5'-er's Cove. Friday, around Amherst Island and
Brother? Islands, to Kingston. Saturday, over through the Batteau Channel,
^iround the head of Wolfe Island and around Simcoe Island.

Monday, August 81st, patrolled from Kingston down the north side of Wolfe-
Island, and around Howe Island to Gananoque. Tuesday, through the islands to-
Brockville. Wednesday, to Grenadier Island, and the north channel around the
islands. Thursday, to Gananoque, and on around Howe Island to Kingston.
Friday, around the foot of Wolfe Island and up to Point Alexandria, and back to-
Kingston. Saturday, through the Batteau Channel to the Main Ducks Islands,
and back around Simcoe Island" and into Kingston.

The following Monday patrolled from Kingston down the north side of Wolfe-
Island and around Howe Island up the Xorth Channel. Left the " Xavarch " in
Kingston while away at Xewboro and Elgin. attending court. Returned on Friday
and patrolled from Kingston up around the Brothers Islands and Amherst Island,
and on to Picton; on Saturday went to Deseronto, from there to Point Ann, and!,
on to Belleville.

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On Monday, September itli. patrolled from Belleville to Mnrray Canal and
•on to Brighton, patrolling Brighton Bay; Tuesday, from Brighton through the
Murray Canal, around Xigger Island, Baker's and Indian Island, and thence to
Belleville; Wednesday, to Glen Island and Picton; Thursday to Deseronto and
around Big Bay; Friday, to Kingston, patrolling around the Brothers Islands;
Saturday, around Cedar and Milton Islands and back up around Cataraqui Bay.

The next week started on Monday, 11th September, from Kingston through
the upper gap and around Amherst Island and the Brothers Islands. Eemained
in port at Kingston on Tuesday as the wind was blowing a gale. Left on Wednes-
day for Brockville, patrolling around the islands; left next day for Grenadier
Island, from there to Gananoque, and thence to Kingston, remaining there over
Friday on account of the high wind. On Saturday patrolled around the foot of
Wolfe Island and up to Big Bay on south side of Wolfe Island.

Left on Monday, the 18th September, and patrolled through the Batteau
Channel and around the head of Wolfe Island, and then back down the south side
of Wolfe Island, patrolling the bays with gasoline launch. Next day patrolled the
north side of Howe Island through the islands to Gananoque, and back the north
side of the island to Kingston. Patrolled in gasoline launch on Wednesday around
Bell's Island, and up around Cataraqui Bay, and remained in port at Kingston on
Thursday. Started on Friday and patrolled around Howe Island and down to
Gananoque with Warden Metcalf on board. Next day patrolled with Overseer
Toner, and then from Gananoque to Kingston.

The following Monday patrolled from Kingston around Wolfe Island through
the bays; Tuesday, to Brockville through the islands; Wednesday, to Grenadier
Island and on to Gananoque, the wind blowing a gale; Thursday, around Howe
Island and up to Kingston to take over the " Ella €." from Overseer Phillips. The
weather being uncertain on Friday, we took the "Ella C." in tow and patrolled
to Belleville; and on Saturday, 30th September, raised the " N'avarch " out of the
water and laid her up for the season, with everything in good order.

Logged 4,919 miles.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT

"NAIAD" ON LAKE SIMCOE AND KAWARTHA LAKES

DURING THE YEAR 1911.

On Tuesday, the 18th April, left Peterboro for Beaverton, drove to Lock
Four, and started to fit out the " Naiad." Spent the remainder of the week paint-
ing her, and on Monday, the 24th, floated her and got up steam, and made the
first trip on Tuesday from Lock Four to Lock Five. Could not go to Beaverton
on account of ice. Remained for two days at Lock Five painting steamer, and
on Friday went to Beaverton, breaking the ice all the way. Spent the rest of the
day and all of the next day repairing deck. Finished repairs at noon of Monday,
May 1st, and left for Holland I^^anding. but put into Jackson's Point on account
of heavy fog, and lay there till Thursday owing to high wind. Spent the time
painting, polishing brass and cleaning steamer. On Thursday patrolled waters
from Jackson's Point to Roach's Point, then to Holland River, where the Brad-
ford Fish Co. were operating for carp; also patrolled Cook's Bay with skiff. On
Friday patrolled the Hollaiid River to Bradford, thence by rowboat to Schomberg
and back to the forks. Met Overseer Green there with his gasoline launch and

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got towed back to Bradford. On the way up the river got three nets, one spear,
and one 15ft. skiff in good condition, nearly new. Next day patrolled the Holland
River from Bradford to Cook's Bay, then patrolled Cook's Bay with skiff.

On Monday, 8th May, patrolled the waters from Holland Eiver to Fox Island,
thence to Sandy Bay, thence to Shanty Bay, thence to Barrie, and back to Big
Bay Point. Left Big Bay Point at 5.30 a.m. on Tuesday and patrolled to Hawk-
stone, thence to Grape Island, leaving steamer and dragging Shingle Bay as far
as Four Mile Point, then returned to steamer and on to Strawberry Island, then took
skiff and patrolled from there to McEae's Point in Thompson's Bay as far as
McGinn's Point. 'Came up to two parties spearing, but they got in a marsh in
Thompson's Bay and could not be found. Eeturned to steamer at 11 p.m. The
following day patrolled the waters from Strawberry Island to Beaverton, where
we took on coal, then patrolled around Thora to Georgina, thence to Fox Island,
and on to the Holland Eiver. Sat up till 11 p.m. watching for jacklights, but
saw none. The following day patrolled the waters of Cook's Bay with skiff from
7 a.m. till 1 p.m., but had to return to steamer on account of high wind. Saw the
Bradford Fish Co. haul their seine. They landed four ton of carp and a few cat-
fish, but no other kind. On Friday patrolled the waters from 'Cook's Bay to the
forks of the Holland Eiver, then took skiff and dragged the east branch of the
Holland Eiver to Holland Landing, then back to steamer and on to Bradford.
Next day patrolled tliS waters of the Holland Eiver above the G. T. E. bridge to
the forks of the river, where the nets and skifE were found the week previous, but
saw no indications of illegal fishing.

On Monday, 15tli May, patrolled the waters from Bradford to Eoach's Point,
tbence to Fox Island, thence to Georgina Island, thence to Port Boulster, dragging
both shoals and into Beaverton for the night. Tuesday, patrolled to Duclos Point,
thence to Thora Island, thence to Hawkstone, thence to Eight Mile Point, and on
to Orillia. Wednesday, patrolled to Strawberry Island, thence to Thora Shoal,
Woodman's Shoal, and into Beaverton for sailing orders, which were to patrol to
Peterboro, but after telephoning to Kirkfield Lift Lock found we could not get
through until about June 1st. Thursday, went to Thora Island, thence to Straw-
berry Island, then took rowboat and patrolled Corrigan's Bay, Thompson's Bay,
and also a creek, which was supposed to have a net in it, but could find none.
Eeturned to steamer about 6 p.m., and about eight saw a jacklight, and started
to row to it, but in about ten minutes it went out and we found nothing. Friday,
patrolled the waters to Orillia Narrows, thence back to Strawberry, and put in to
Beaverton on account of high wind and also shortage of coal. Eeceived orders by
mail to patrol Lake Simcoe for another week. Saturday, went to Port Boulster,
then took skiff and went to Pefferlaw, thence back to steamer and dragged all
around Port Boulster, Duclos Point, Georgina Shoal, and back to Beaverton for
Sunday.

The following week patrolled the waters from Beaverton to Georgina Island,
thence to Jackson's Point, thence to Fox Island and on to Big Bay Point, where
it was reported there were some night lines in operation. Left on Tuesday at 4
a.m. with skiff and patrolled south shore of Kempenfeldt Bay for five miles and
then waited until 8 a.m., but no one appearing we returned to steamer and pro-
ceeded up the bay to Strathallan. From there we went to Carthew's Bay, and got
one night line with 100 hooks, but no owner; thence to Shingle Bay and on to
Orillia for coal. Next day to ^Strawberry Island, thence to Thora Island and in to
Beaverton, remaining there the rest of the day on account of high winds. On
Thursday patrolled the waters of Lake Simcoe from Beaverton around Thora

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Island, thence to Fox Island, thence to Holland River, np the river to Forks and
back to Roach's Point. , The lake was very rough during the forenoon. Next day
to Fox Island, thence to Jackson's Point, thence to Duclos Point and Port Boul-
ster; also dragged Georgina Shoal and locality for three hours, then to Thora
Island and into Beaverton. Saturday, to McRae's Point, thence to Thompson's
Point; left steamer and took skiff and patrolled Corrigan's Bay, also Thompson's
Bay and back to steamer. On the way visited the boat houses and found them
locked, but could see spears and jacklights inside; also found floating in the bay
two dead bass that looked as though they had been struck with a spear.

Spent Monday cleaning out boiler at Beaverton, and next day patrolled to
Thora Island, thence to Georgina, thence to Jackson's Point, thence to mouth of
Holland River and on to Bradford. Wednesday, to Roach's Point, Fox Island,
Big Bay Point, thence to near Barrie, back to Shanty Bay, Hawkstone and Eight
Mile Point and on to Orillia, where we were wind bound over Thursday. Friday
to Strawberry Island, Four Mile Point, Carthew's Bay and Sawkstone, Thora Mand
and Warren's Shoal, and into Beaverton for coal and orders. Saturday, to Port
Boulster, thence to the outer end of Georgina, thence out towards Big Bay, back
to Thora Island Shoal and Warren's Shoal, and into Beaverton. On the lake over-
hauled several fish boats, but found no nets. All report good fishing, some of them
saying the best in twenty years.

On Monday, the 5th June, patrolled the waters from Beaverton to Kirkfield
Canal, through the canal to Balsam Lake, thence to the west shore of lake and
back to the canal for the night. Had to stop at 3 p.m. on account of wind and
rain. Tuesday, to Coboconk, thence to Rosedale, and up the Gull River to the old
lock and back to the Burnt River, thence to Fenelon Falls, and on to Lindsay.
Wednesday, to McClain's Bay, then took skiff and rowed up to the end of creek
and back to the steamer, then patrolled with steamer to Sturgeon Point, thence
to Emily Creek ; took skiff and rowed up creek to Emily Lake, then back to steamer
and on to Bobcaygeon for coal. Thursday, to Bales Island, thence to Gannon's
Narrows, Chemong Park, Indian Village, Sandy Creek, and examined Mr. Clark-
son's canoe, then back to steamer and on to Buckhorn and met Overseers Clarksori
and Jones. Friday, to Lovesick, and on the way found the steamer " Arthur C."
of Lindsay on the rocks. Stopped and tried to pull her off, and in doing so pulled
out timber head on starboard side. Could not move her, so brought her captain to
Burleigh Falls to get a heavier tug. Patrolled to Overseer Moore's cottage, from
there to Jack's Creek and Gilchrist's Bay, and thence on to McCracken's Landing
for the night. Saturday, to Juniper Island, thence to Clear Lake and Young's
Point, thence to Lakefield and on to Peterboro.

The following week patrolled to Goodfellow's Creek, Hale's Bridge, Bensfort
Bridge, Kentz Creek, Jubilee Point, Gore's Landing, Harwood and Idylwild;
tlience to Roach's and Plum Point, thence to Keene, where we met Overseers John-
ston and McFarlane, then patrolled Rice T^ake and the Ooze River and Trent River
to Hastings; from there to Healy's Falls and back to Hastings, and on the way
searched several boathouses, also met Special Overseer Keller at Healy's Falls, and
Capt. Fleming and Overseer Hess. Keller had several leaders belonging to hoop
nets, but had destroyed the other parts. Went from there to Ooze River, took skiff
and patrolled river with it, came back to steamer and ran to Rainy Point, thence
to Idylwild and Gore's Landing; met Overseer McAllister, and then proceeded to
Bewdley and met Overseer Kent, then back to Gore's Landing and patrolled to
Jubilee Point. Then went to Harwood, and on arrival found Overseer Johnston
selling permits to several Americans from Rochester, N.Y. These people could

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not get enough guides for the party, neither could a party at Hiawatha from
.l?eterboro. Tliey seem to be very scarce on Kice Lake. After leaving Harwood
Ave proceeded to Hiawatha and patrolled Kice Lake around Plum Point, Sugar
Island, Jubilee Point and the Otonabee Eiver to Peterboro. Cleaned out the boiler
■on Saturday.

On Monday, June 19th, patrolled the waters from Peterboro to Lakefield,
thence to Young's Point, thence to McCracken's Landing and on to Mount Julian.
On arrival at Mount Julian sold two guide licenses, and also examined five skiffs,
hut found the fish catch all right; also Americans with permits. Tuesday, to
]?}elvedere, thence to Eel's Creek, Jack's Creek, and back to Overseer Moore's cot-
tage. Then took skiff and dragged the waters in by Mr. Hubb's cottage, also buck
of Mr. Acton's, and around Cox's Island. Eeturned to steamer and patrolled to
Burleigh's Falls, thence to Lovesick, where I examined five canoes, but all the
Americans had permits. We then proceeded to Buckhorn for the night, but on
our arrival there found several bass near the dam that could not get out in the open
water, so we got a dip net and lifted them into deep water. Wednesday, patrolled
the waters from Buckhorn to Chemong Island, thence to Chemong Park, thence to
Herron's Island, thence to Islanda, thence to Oak Orchard, thence to Gannon's
Narrows, thence to Bates' Island, and on to Bobcaygeon for coal. On the way sold
one guide license, and searched several canoes and skiffs, but everything
was all right. Tln^rsday, went from Bobcaygeon to Bob's Island, thence
to Grenadier Island and back to Bobcaygeon. Lay there until 2 p.m. on
account of rain, and also waiting for mail, then patrolled to Sturgeon Point
and on to Fenelon Falls. The reason for patrolling back from Bobcaygeon
was that I was told there were some parties from Chemong using nets, and I got
Overseer Parker with gasoline launch and went back at 4 a.m. Friday, patrolled
from Fenelon Falls to Eosedale, thence to South Bay, thence to Long Point and
into North Bay; took skiff and rowed up creek about three miles. Got nothing,
but saw signs of netting this spring; came back to steamer and patrolled to the
canal, thence to G. T. E. bridge, and into 'Coboconk for the night. Saturday, went
to Eosedale. Sent Mate Shappee and Whitney into the old lock and down the
Gull Eiver with skiff, thence to Fenelon Falls, thence to Sturgeon Point, thence to
Hayes Point, and into Lmdsay.

Eemained at Lindsay over Monday, June 26th, waiting for engineer to come
from Peterboro. Tuesday, patrolled to Fenelon Falls, thence to Eosedale, thence
to Kirkfield, and through the canal to Beaverton. Wind bound at Beaverton over
Wednesday. Thursday, went to Strawberry Island, thence to Orillia, back to
Strawberry Island, and into Beaverton. On the way back blew rubber packing out
of condenser. Friday, to Thora Island, thence to Georgina Island, thence to Fox
Island, and back to Beaverton. Saturday, to Georgina Island, thence to Fox
Island, thence to Eoach's Point and back to Jackson's Point, and into Beaverton.
On the way hack blew rubber packing out of condenser.

The following Monday went to Thora Island, thence to Eight Mile Point,
thence to Hawkstone, thence to Barrie and took on coal, and then ran to Big Bay
Point for the night. Tuesday, to Jackson's Point, Fox Island, Eight Mile Point,
Orillia Narrows, Strawberry Island, and into Beaverton for the night. On arrival
received orders to go to Stoney Lake at once. Wednesday, left Beaverton at 7 a.m.
and patrolled Kirkfield Canal, Balsam Lake, Gull Eiver and Cameron Lake to
Fenelon Falls, and on arrival found the lock broken and had to wait there until 5
p.m. Then left and went to Bobcaygeon for the night. Thursday, to Buckhorn.
Lovesick, Burleigh Falls, Mount Julian, Belvedere, thence to Glenwood, and

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on to ]\IcCrackeii's Landing, and stayed tliere for the night. Friday, patrolled the
waters of Stoney Lake from McCracken's Landing to Burleigh Falls, thence to
Mount Julian, Eels Creek and Belvedere, and back to Gilchrist Bay and Viamede,
and into McCracken's Landing for the night. Saturday, patrolled to Burleigh
Falls, Gilchrist Bay, Glenwood, Sandy Point, South Beach, and into Lakefield for
Sunday.

On Monday, the 10th July, patrolled to Young's Point, McCracken's Landing,
Glenwood, Eels Creek, Belvedere, Julian's Landing, Burleigh Falls, and back to
Overseer Moore's cottage for the night. Overseer Moore on board. Tuesday, to
Mount Julian, McCracken's Landing, Burleigh Falls, South Beach, Young's Point,
Lakefield, and into Peterboro for boiler inspection, remaining there over Wednes-
day. Thursday, to Jubilee Point, Gore's Landing, Idylwild, Rainy Point and Plum
Point, and into Hastings for the night. Friday, to Birdsall's Landing, Keen, Idyl-
wild, Harwood, Gore's Landing, Bewdley and to Jubilee Point for the night.
Saturda}^, Kent's Creek, Bensfort Bridge, Hale's Bridge, and Peterboro, where
we cleaned steamer and took on coal.

The week following patrolled to Lakefield, Young's Point, McCracken's Land-
ing, Mount Julian, Burleigh Falls, Lovesick, Buckhorn, Chemong Village, Che-
mong Park, Islanda, Oak Orchard, Bobcaygeon, Sturgeon Point, Fenelon Falls,
])ald Point, Bobcaygeon (where we examined several boats but found everything
O.K.), and Gannon's Narrows, where we stopped over night, as we wanted to go
into Bear Creek, where we were informed there was some illegal work going on,
but on account of rain could not go until next morning. We destroyed one snuill
net, also one minnow net and a dam: made of canvas. We then returned to steamer
and patrolled to Oak Orchard and Islanda, thence to Buskhorn, where we searched
several boats; also found several non-residents all with angling permits except
two, who took them out and then went on fishing. After leaving Buckhorn pro-
ceeded to Lovesick, and on the way searched nine skiffs, but found everything all
right, then went on to Burleigh Falls and Overseer Moore's cottage. From there
to Mount Julian, Belvedere, Eels Creek, back to Glenwood and McCracken's Land-
ing, Sandy Point, and on to Burleigh Falls. On the way sold three angling per-
mits, also three guide licenses, and searched several canoes and skiff, but found all
non-residents with angling permits. From there to Glenwood, Viamede, Moore's
Cottage, McCracken's Landing, Ivanhoe Cottage, Sandy Point, South Beach,
Young's Point, and into Lakefield for coal.

Monday, July 24th, patrolled to Young's Point, Mount Julian, Burleigh
Falls, Lovesick, Buckhorn, Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls against a very heavy
wind. Tuesday, to Rosedale, Kirkfield Canal, and through the canal to Lake
Simcoe, and had to go into Beaverton on account of high winds. Had to remain
there on Wednesday until 4 p.m., when the wind fell, and we patrolled to Straw-
berry Island, and thence to Orillia. Thursday, to Barrie, Shanty Bay, Big Bay
Point, and into Jackson's Point. Friday, to Fox Island, Roach's Point, back to
Fox Island, Georgina Island and into Beaverton. On the way broke two bolts in
engine. Spent Saturday repairing engine and cleaning out boiler.

Monday, July 31st, patrolled to Thora Island and sold three angling permits,
then to Kirkfield Canal and patrolled to Balsam Lake. After leaving canal, over-
hauled five boats of non-residents, but all had permits. Then to Coboconk and
Fenelon Falls. From there on Tuesday to Sturgeon Point, Emily Creek, Bobcay-
geon, Pleasant Point and Lindsay. On Wednesday to Sandy Point, Sturgeon
Point, Pleasant Point and Bald Point, and into Fenelon Falls. After coaling up
patrolled to Rosedale, and from there to Coboconk for the night. On Thursday to

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Kagawong Camp, Long Point, through Kirkfield Canal to Lake Simcoe, and around
Tliora Island to Beaverton. On Friday to Jackson's Point, Georgina Island,
Duclos Point, and into Beaverton. On Saturday to Eight Mile Point, Hawkstone,
Orillia Narrows, and tlience to Strawberry Island, where we took skiff and rowed
to Thompson's Point and back to Jackson's Point, and to steamer at Strawberry
Island. On the way sold three angling permits, then took steamer and patrolled
to Beaverton for Sunday.

On Monday, 7th August, patrolled to Thora Island, Georgina Island, Jack-
son's Point, and back to Beaverton. Remained there over Tuesday to meet Inspec-
tor Holden, but after meeting him the wind was too rough to go on Lake Simcoe.
On Wednesday patrolled to Georgina Island, Fox Island, Roach's Point, and thence
to Bradford to meet Mr. Holden. On Thursday patrolled the waters from Brad-
ford to Roach's Point, thence to Fox Island, thence to Georgina Island, and into
Beaverton with Mr. Holden on board, and then patrolled the waters to Kirkfield
Canal, and on to Balsover. On Friday patrolled to Balsam Lake and Rosedale,
thence to Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon, Gannon's Narrows, Buckhorn, Lovesick, and
on to Burleigh Falls. On Saturday patrolled the waters of Stoney Lake from Bur-
leigh Falls to Mount Julian, thence to Belvedere, Glenwood, Juniper Island, Mc-
Cracken's Landing, South Beach, Young's Point, and into Lakefield for Sunday.

On Monday patrolled to Young's Point, McCracken's Landing, Mount Julian
and Burleigh Falls. Tuesday, returned to Mount Julian, Belvedere, Eels 'Creek,
and back to McCracken's Landing, thence to Juniper Island, Burleigh Falls, Love-
sick, Buckhorn, Islanda, and Gannon's Narrows. Wednesday, to Bobcaygeon, and
bnck to Gannon's Narrows, and on the way searched several boats, but found all
had permits except two boats, and as they were willing to buy and did not
know the law, I sold them permits and patrolled to Buckhorn, and on the
way overtook five Americans, but all had permits. Thursday, to Deer Bay and
Wood Duck Creek, and proceeded on to Lovesick. After leaving Lovesick,
searched several boats, but found everything O.K. After locking through
at Burleigh Falls, patrolled Stoney Lake, and remained over night at
Overseer Moore's cottage. Friday, to Mount Julian, Belevedere, Eeels Creek, Mc-
Cracken's Landing, South Beach and back to Burleigh Falls. 'Saturday to Mc-
Cracken's Ijanding, Mount Julian, South Beach, and into liakefield.

I^he following Monday patrolled to Young's Point, South Beach, Juniper
Island, Glenwood, Mount Julian, Burleigh Falls and back to Overseer Moore's cot-
tage also had Overseer Moore on steamer all day. Tuesday, to Burleigh Falls,
Lovesick, Buckhorn, Islanda and Oak Orchard, thence to Bobcaygeon, Sturgeon
Point, and into Fenelon Falls for the night. Wednesday, to Rosedale, Coboconk,
Long Point, North and South Bay, and back to Rosedale and Fenelon Falls, and
from there to Bobcaygeon, and also searched eleven boats, but found everything
according to law. Thursday, to Oak Orchard, Ilerrington's Island, Chemong Vil-
lage, and into Chemong Park, back to Islanda and in to Buckhorn. On the way
searched eight boats, but found everything O.K. Friday, to Lovesick and Bur-
leigh Falls. Met Overseer Moore, and patrolled Stoney Lake to South Beach and
Young's Point, and then went on to Lakefield and blew off boiler. Cleaned boiler
and repaired furnace on Saturda3^

On Monday, 28th August, patrolled to Young's Point, thence to South Beach,
McCracken's Landing, Mount Julian and to Overseer Moore's cottage and met Mr.
Moore. After leaving Mr. ]\Ioore's patrolled to Burleigh Falls, Lovesick, and on
to Buckhorn. On the way searched several boats and found everything O.K. After
leaving Buckhorn patrolled the waters from there to Islanda, Oak Orchard, Gan-

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lion's Narrows, and into Bobcaygeon for the night. Left at 5 a.m. with Overseer
Parker hi his gasoline launch and went down Pigeon Lake, when he was informed
there was some illegal fishing going on, but on arrival could find nothing, and on
making enquiries found out that the parties had left about two weeks before. We
tlien returned to Bobcaygeon and patrolled with steamer to Fenelon Falls, thence
to Posedale and around Balsam Lake to Kirkfield Canal and through the Canal to
Gamebridge for the night. Left next day for Thora Island and Shanty Bay.
Patrolled the waters to Orillia for coal. Thursday, to Orillia Narrows, Straw-
berry Island, Beaverton, Georgina Island and Jackson's Point. Friday, to Snake
and Fox Island, Roach's Point, back to Fox Island, and from there to Big Bay
Point, remaining there over night, as the wind was blowing a gale. Saturday, to
Shanty Bay, thence out on Lake Simcoe until 11 a.m., when the wind got so strong
and tlie sea so heavy had to run to Thora Island, and from there into Beaverton.
Tlie wind continued all day. Remained at Beaverton over Monday (Labor Day).
Tuesday, patrolled from Beaverton to the Kirkfield Canal, thence up the canal to
the drowned lands, patrolling around until dark, but got nothing and only heard
two gun shots, and after investigating found out one was at a hawk, and the other
at some crows. Wednesday, patrolled the waters from the drowned lands to the
Kirkfield Locks, thence to Balsam Lake, around Balsam Lake to Coboconk, thence
to Posedale, and up the Burnt Eiver for the night. No shooting on the river or
around Goose Lake. Thursday, to Fenelon Falls, thence to Sturgeon Point and
into the Lindsay River; took skiff and patrolled McClain's Bay until 7.30 p.m.,
and returned to steamer at 8 p.m. Friday, from the Lindsay River to Bobcaygeon
and back to McConnell's Island, then took skiff and patrolled Emily Creek to
Emily Lake. Saw any amount of duck, and from appearances did not think they
had been shot at, but was informed while in Bobcaygeon that on Labor Day there was
shooting in that locality, also shooting down Pigeon Lake. Saturday, patrolled
the waters from McConnell's Island to Sandy Point, thence to 'Sturgeon Point,
thence to Pleasant Point and into the Lindsay River, took skiff and rowed into
McClain's Bay, and on the way met Overseer Bradshaw, and stopped in the bay
until 7 p.m., and then into Lindsay for Sunday.

On Monday, the 11th September, patrolled the waters to Bobcaygeon, and
thence to Gannon's Narrows, and while there the Herrons of Chemong passed up,
so I stayed there and cleaned up the steamer to be ready for the morning. On
Tuesday after getting up at 4 a.m., Kane and myself took skiff and rowed from
Gannon's Narrows to Pigeon Creek, arriving there just at daylight. Found no
rets. We then rowed back to the steamer and patrolled from Gannon's Narrows to
Peterboro ; saw Overseer Moore on Stoney Lake. On Wednesday patrolled the
waters from Peterboro to Wedlock's, thence to Gore's Landing, thence to Idylwild,
Rainy Point, and into the Ooze River for the night. After arriving there took
skiff and rowed up the river to bridge, returning to steamer at 7 p.m. No shoot-
ing in that locality. Next day patrolled to Hastings, and after coaling steamer
returned to Rice Lake and patrolled the lake until 7.30 p.m., but heard only one
shot and that was away on the land and not on any duck ground. Returned to Idyl-
wild for the night. Friday, went to Tick Island, thence to Gore's Landing, thence
to Jubiloo Point and into Peterboro for the night. Remained there over Saturday
repairing engine and pumps, also cleaned steamer.

On Monday, the 18th September, went to Lakefield and to Young's Point.
Cause of delay, low water and sawlogs in the Otonabee River. Tuesday, to Stoney
Lake, which we patrolle:! from end to end ; also patrolled from Burleigh Falls to
Lovesick, and thence to Buckhorn. Returned to Lovesick on Wednesday, thence

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to. Burleigh Falls, Mount Julian, Eels Creek, Glenwood, jMcCracken's Landing,
South Beach, Young's Point, and on to Lakefield for coal.

The following Monday left for Young's Point, thence to Burleigh Falls, Love-
sick, Buckhorn, Gannon's N"arrows, and into Bobcaygeon. Tuesday, to Sturgeon
Point, Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, Eosedale, and Kirkfield Lock. Wednesday, to Lake
Simcoe, and into Beaverton on account of high winds. Thursday, to Thora Island
and patrolled the island on foot, but could see no signs of anything illegal. After
leaving Thora, patrolled to Hawkstone, thence to Strawberry Island, and into
Orillia for coal. Windbound there all day Friday. Left on Saturday for Orillia
Narrows, Strawberry Island, Hawkstone, Shanty Bay, Big Bay Point, Georgina
Island, Duclos Point, and into Beaverton for Sunday.

Left on Monday for Thora Island, Georgina Island, Fox Island, and into
Roach's Point. Then walked out to see Overseer Tillett, and after a talk re the
fall patrol, returned to steamer and patrolled to Jackson's Point for the night.
Tuesday, to Georgina Island shoal, and had to run to Beaverton on account of high
winds. Windbound there over Wednesday, and until noon on Thursday, when we
sailed around Thora Island, landed at the island and patrolled it on foot until 9
p.m., and as there was nothing doing returned to the steamer for the night. Friday,
patrolled Thora Island on foot in a heavy rain until 4 p.m., when we had to return
to Beaverton, as the boat could not lie at the island on account of heavy north-east
wind. Saturday, patrolled around Thora Island until noon, then ran back to
Beaverton, took on some coal, and sent Overseer McDonald to Point Mara; came
back to Thora Island and patrolled on foot until 11 p.m., returned to steamer, and
Shappee took skiff and rowed to Warren's Shoal, and found that Overseer McDonald
had discovered about 200 yards of net. He then returned to steamer at 4 a.m.
Then left for Beaverton to take on coal. Then took steamer and went
to Point Mara, Warren's Shoal, and as far north as Thompson's Point,
dragged all the shoals and returned to Thora Island at 2 a.m. Left
for Beaverton on Tuesday, took on coal and then proceeded to Strawberry
Island, dragged Trout Shoal, Maynard's Shoal, and Hawkstone Shoal, and then
ran to Big Bay Point and lay there until after dark, thence to Georgina Island,
dragged the shoal off the island, then went to the shoal off Duclos Point, and after
dragging it ran to Beaverton, arriving there at 12 midnight through heavy rain.
Wednesday, to Thora Island, dragged Woodman's Shoal and also North Shoal all
day until 4 p.m. and lost big drag. Then patrolled island on foot until 8 p.m.,
and as all the fishermen on the island had gone to the show at Beaverton, returned
to steamer, and found that Overseer McDonald and Mate Shappee had gone to
McDonald's and Warren's Shoal at Point Mara. They returned at 12 midnight.
A heavy wind blowing. Patrolled until midnight. Friday, to Beaverton for coal,
Trout Shoal, Maynard's Shoal, and on to Strawberry Island, where Mate Shappee
took steamer back to Thora Island, and Overseer McDonald and myself took skiff'
and patrolled to McGinnis' Point, thence to Corrigan's Bay, and all the shoals to
Warren's Shoal. The wind got so heavy we had to land and take water out of
skiff. Then dragged the shoals to Point Mara, but could find no nets. We then
rowed to steamer at Thora Island, arriving there at 1.30 a.m. Saturday, patrolled
to Beaverton, took on coal and collected the monthly accounts, then went to the
canal and waited for the steamer " Soucie " to come from Orillia to take the place
of the steamer "Naiad." After the arrival of the steamer "Soucie," proceeded
to Kirkfield Lift Lock, remaining there over Sunday. Before leaving Lock 5 on
Kirkfield Canal, instructed Mate Shappee and Overseer McDonald to keep a strict
watch on Point Mara, and about 9 p.m. four men set a net in Point Mara and

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left it in the lake all night. About 4 a.m. Sunday they took up the net and
landed at the canal about 5.30 a.m., and Shappee and McDonald seized boat and
net and fish.

On Monday, October 16th, patrolled from Kirkfield Canal to Rosedale, thence
to Fenelon Falls, thence to Bobcaygeon, and into Buckhorn for the night. Cause
of delay heavy fog in Balsam Lake. Tuesday, left for Lovesick, Burleigh Falls,
Young's Point, Lakefield, and on to Peterboro to lay up the steamer " Naiad."
Laid her up for the season on Wednesday, and on Thursday discharged the
engineer and cook. Returned to Beaverton on Saturday, and went on board the
steamer " Soucie " as overseer and patrolled around Thora Island until about
10 p.m., and as there was nothing doing went into the slip for the night.

Logged 5,090 miles.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE YACHT "VEGA" ON

THE NORTH CHANNEL OF LAKE HURON AND GEORGIAN

BAY DURING THE YEAR 1911.

On Monday, May 15th, left Little Current at 10 a.m. to patrol the waters of
North Channel : went to Kagawong and from thence to Gore Bay, arriving there
at 5 p.m. On Tuesday, 16th, left Gore Bay at 9 a.m., for Meldrum Bay, and
arrived there at 4 p.m. On Wednesday, 17th, left Meldrum Bay at 8 a.m., and
called at Cockburn Island, and on to Thessalon, arriving at 2 p.m. Thursday,
18th, left Thessalon at 6 a.m., for Kitchener Island, back to Cockburn Island and
Meldrum Bay, arriving at 2 p.m. On Friday, 19th, left Meldrum Bay at 9 a.m.,
went to Blind River, Spanish, and Oak Harbor, arriving at 7 p.m. On Saturday,
20th, left Oak Harbor at 5.30 a.m., went to Little Current, and arrived at 10.30
p.m. Spent Sunday at Little Current. On Monday, May 22nd, left Little Cur-
rent at 8 a.m., for Fitzwilliam Island, and arrived at 4 p.m. Tuesday, 23rd, left
Fitzwilliam Island at 5 a.m., for Killarney, arrived at 12 noon, and left there at
5 p.m., for Eraser Bay. Wednesday we coursed around among the Bays, Eraser
Bay, Round Island, and Little Current. On Thursday, May 25th, left Little Cur-
rent at 8 a.m., and took Constable Milligan and Thomas Griffith, the bailiff, to
Killarney, and back to Little Current, arriving at 5 p.m. Friday, 26th, left Little
Current at 8.30 a.m. and ran over to see Graham fish, then went to Gore Bay,
arrived at 8 p.m. On Saturday, May 27th, left Gore Bay, and ran to Little Cur-
rent. On Sunday, 28th, left Little Current at 8 a.m., and went to Whitefish, took
Overseer Ramesbottom to the railroad. On Monday, May 29th, left Little Cur-
rent at 10 a.m., called at Round Island, Killarney, Collins Inlet and Beaver Stone.
On Tuesday, 30th, patrolled around among the islands. On Wednesday, the 31st,
we left Toad Island at 8 a.m. and called at the Bustards, and then went on to
Byng Inlet. On Thursday, June 1st, remained in Byng Inlet all day owing to bad
weather. Friday, 2nd, left Byng Inlet at 4.30 a.m., and called at the Bustards,
Killarney, Round Island, and Little Current. Saturday, June 3rd, was spent at
Little Current, putting in a new muffler in the boat. Sunday, the 4th, remained
at Little Current all day. On Monday, June 5th, left Little Current at 10 a.m.,
went to Sheguiandah, and on to Manitowaning. On Wednesday, 7th, we left
Round Island at 8 a.m. with Over=eer Lewis, and patrolled around Fra=er Bar.
On Thursday, 8th, we laid at Round Island all day owing to storm. On Friday,
June 9th, we left Round Island at 9 a.m. for Squaw Island. Saturday, June 10th,

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we left Squires Island at 10 a.m. and ran to Fitzwilliam Island, and on to South
Bay Mouth where we remained over Sunday. On Monday we patrolled around
South Bay till Monday night. On Tuesday, 13th, we left South Bay at 9 a.m., we
ran to Fitzwilliami Island, and Little Current. On Wednesday, June lith, we left
Little Current at 8 a.m., patrolled the North Channel, to Spanish Mills and John
Island. Thursday, June 15th, we left John's Island at 6 a.m. for Duck Island,
called at Eiekets Harhor and Cockburn Island, arriving at the Ducks at 8 p.m.
Friday, 16th, left Duck Island at 5.30, called at Meldrum Bay and Gore Bay.
Remained at Gore Bay all Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, June 19tli, left
Gore Bay at 9 a.m., ran to Kagawong. Tuesday, 20th, left Kagawong at 8 a.m.,
called at Oak Harbor, Spanish, Cutler, John Island, New Port, and dropped '
anchor at Galilee Harbor. On Wednesday left at 6 a.m. for Blind River, took
Overseer Bradbury to Thessalon and called at French on the way. On Thursday,
22nd, left Thessalon at 6 a.m., called at John's Island, Cutler and Spanish, and
dropped anchor at Oak Harbor. Friday, 23rd, left Oak Harbor at 9 a.m., and
patrolled around among the islands, along the north shore and ran to Gore Bay.
Remained at Gore Bay all Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, June 26th, left
Gore Bay at 8 a.m., called at Little Current and Round Island, where we stopped
all night. Tuesday, 27th, left Round Island at 9 a.m., called at Killarney, Collin's
Inlet, and Beaverstone. Wednesday, 28th, it was blowing a hard gale out on the
lake, we patrollfed around among the islands and Toad Island, where we remained
over night. Thursday, 29th, left Toad Island at 6 a.m., called at the Bustards and
Byng Inlet. On Friday, June 30th, remained at Byng Inlet all day as the wheel
of the " Vega " struck a snag and bent the wheel, so we fixed her up. July 1st,
2nd and 3rd remained at Byng Inlet. Tuesday, July 3rd, left Byng Inlet at 6
a.m., with Overseer Watts for Bad River, with his boat " Maggie May," and when
we arrived at Kee Harbor she broke down, and we had to come back. I left at
3 p.m. for Point au Baril. Wednesday, 5th, we patrolled among the islands all
day. Thursday, July 6th, spent all day around the islands, and the summer re-
sorts. Point au Baril, Ojibway, Skerryvore, Shawanaga Bay. Friday, 7th, left
Shawanaga Bay at 7 a.m., called at Collins Point, Shebeshekong Bay, and out to
Parry Sound. Saturday, July 8th, we left Parry Sound at 11 a.m., as we could
not get a wheel in Parry Sound, and the boat was not working very well. We
started for Penetang, and called at Sans Souci and Copperhead, where we re-
mained for the night. On Sunday, the 9th, left Copperhead at 9 a.m. and ran to
Penetang. Monday, 10th, we could not get a wheel in Penetang and ran to Mid-
land for same. Tuesday, 11th, we put the "Vega" up in the sling, ancl got the
wheel on, and then ran to Penetang, Wednesday, 12tli, remained in Penetang
owing to stormy weather. Thursday, 13th, was blowing a hard gale, but we got
as far as Whaling's Landing, and had to remain there all day. Friday, 14th, left
Whaling's Landing at 5 a.m., met Overseer Dusang at Indian Harbor, called at
Copperhead, Sans Souci and Parry Sound; we took Overseer Reid on to Shaw-
anasra Bav. On Saturdav. 15th. we left Shawanaea Bay and ran to Mink Islands,
sighted a seine net, and went to McCoy's Island, and on to Skerryvore, Ojibway
and Point au Baril, where we remained for the night. On Sunday, 16th, left
Point au Baril at 2 p.m., and ran to Byng Inlet, where we left Overseer Reid.

On Monday, July 17th, we left Byng Inlet at 5 a.m., and called at the Bus-
tards. Toad Island, Killarney, Round Island, and Little Current. Tuesday, 18th,
remained at Little Current. Wednesday, 19th, we left Little Current at 9 a.m.,
called at Round Island, Killarney, Collins Inlet, and Beaverstone. Thursday, the
20th. left at 9 a.m., and ran to Toad Island, and on to the Bustards. On Friday,

1912 GAME AND FISHERIES. Ill

21st, we remained at the Bustards all day, owing to storm. Saturday, 22nd, left
Bustards and ran to Byng Inlet, and on to Point au Baril. Sunday, 23rd,
remained at Point au Baril. Monday, July 24th, left Point au Baril at 9 a.m.,
and ran to Parry Sound, where we remained all next day, owing to stormy weather.
Wednesday, July 26th, left at 6 a.m., called at Summer's Hotel, and houses as far
as Point au Baril. Thursday, 27th, left Byng Inlet, met Overseer Watts and went
to Duquesne Club House and back, and then on to the Bustards. Friday, July
28tli, left at 8 a.m., called at Toad Island, Beaverstone, Collins Inlet, Killarney,
Round Island, and on to Little Current. Remained at Little Current Saturday,
29tli, and 30th. Monday, 31st, left Little Current at 9 a.m., patrolled among the
Islands of the north shore to Spanish. On Tuesday, August 1st, called at Cutler,
Spragg, Algoma Mills and then on to Blind River, where we remained Wednesday,
owing to storm. Thursday, August 3rd, left Blind River at 10 a.m., called at
French Island, and Cockburn Island. Friday, 4th, left Cockburn Island, and
called at Meldrum Bay, Bayfield and Gore Bay. August 5th and 6th were spent
at Gore Bay. Monday, 7th, left Gore Bay at 9 a.m., and ran to Little Current.
Tuesday, 8th, left Little Current at 8 a.m., called at Round Island, and crossed
to Eraser Bay and on to Killarney. Wednesday, August 9th, left at 7 a.m., and
ran to Bustards Island, but had to remain there, owing to storm. Thursday,
August 10th, took Mr. McKinney, the Overseer, to French River, and on to Byng
Inlet. Friday, 11th, left at 7 a.m., ran to Point au Baril, patrolled among the
islands. Saturday, 12th, patrolled among the islands. Sunday, 13th, remained
at Point au Baril. August 14th, loth, and 16th, patrolled among the islands.
Thursday, 17th, we went to Parry Sound. Friday, 18th, we left Parry Sound at
7 a.m., with Overseer Reid, patrolled to Black Stave Bay, Moon River. Seized
two trap nets and burnt them; came back to Copperhead. August the 19th, and
20th was spent at Parry Sound. Monday, August 21st, went to Point au Baril,
and called at McCay's Island. August 22nd, 23rd and 24th was spent at Byng
Inlet and the Bustards. Ffiday, 25th, we left the Bustards at 5 a.m., called at
Killarney, Round Island, and on to Little Current, where we spent Saturday.
August 27th and 28th, remained at Little Current, owing to storm. On Tuesday,
29tli, left at 10 a.m., and called at Round Island and Manitowaning Bay, could not
go to Fitzwilliam's, owing to storm, but ran to Killarney. Wednesday, August
20th, left at 6 a.m., and called at Collins Inlet, Beaverstone and the Bustards.
Tuesday, 31st, called at Byng Inlet, and ran to Point au Baril. Friday, September
1st, 2nd and 3rd was spent at Parry Sound. On Monday, 4th, left Parry Sound
at 7 a.m., and ran to Shawanaga Bay, picked up four trap nets and burnt them,
called at Ojibway, Point au Baril. Tuesday, 5th, we left Point au Baril, called
at Byng Inlet, and on to the Bustards. Wednesday, 6th, remained at the Bustards
all day, owing to storm, and the following day called at Killarney, Round Island,
and Little Current. Friday, the 8th, remained at Little Current all day; the
next day went to Kagawong and Gore Bay. September 10th, 11th and 12th was
spent at Gore Bay waiting for Lehman. Wednesday, September 13th, ran to
Spanish River. September 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th were spent at Gore Bay
repairing boat. j\fonday, 18th, ran to Killarney, called at Kagawong, and the
next day ran to Killarney. Wednesday, 20th, ran to Fitzwilliam Island, and back
to Little Current. Next day ran to Gore Bay. Friday, 22nd, remained at Gore
Bay all day, and the next day ran to Little Current. September 24th and 25th
was spent at Little Current, and on Tuesday we left there and ran to Killarney.
Wednesday, 27th, left Killarney for Bustard Island. Thursday, 28th, left Bustard
Island, calling at French River and Parry Sound. Friday, September 29th, left
9 G. F,

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Parry Sound and ran back to Bustard Island, calling at Byng Inlet. Saturday,
30th, left Bustard Island, and ran to Little Current. October 1st and 3nd,
remained at Little Current. Tuesday, 3rd, patrolled the north shore to Oak
Harbour and Spanish Eiver. Wednesday, 4th, left Spanish River and ran to Gore
Bay. Left there next day and ran to Meldrum Bay. Friday, 6th, remained at
Meldrum Bay, owing to storm, left there on Saturday and ran to Gore Bay. On
Sunday, October 8th, left Gore Bay and ran to Little Current and Whitefish, and
back to Little Current, with Constable Milligan. On Monday, 9tli, left Little
Current and ran to Killarney. Tuesday, 10th, returned to Little Current, and
went on to Oak Harbour. Wednesday, 11th, left Oak Harbour for Thessalon, but
found the stern bearing broken, so was obliged to run to Gore Bay for repairs.
Thursday, 12th, pulled the boat up, and found the stern bearing so badly broken
that we had to get a nev,^ one. Friday, left Gore Bay and ran to Blind River and
returned to Gore Bay. Saturday, 14th, left Gore Bay and ran to Little Current.
October 15th and 16th, remained at Little Current. Tuesday, 17th, left Little
Current and ran to Partridge Island. Wednesday, 18th, left Partridge Island and
ran to Fitzwilliam Island. Thursday, 19th, left Fitzwilliam Island and ran to
Squaw Island and Killarney. Friday, October 20th, left Killarney and ran to
Little Current. October 21st, and 22nd, remained at Ijittle Current. Monday,
23rd, left Little Current and ran to Oak Harbour. Tuesday, 24th, left Oak
Harbour and ran to John's Island, calling at Spanish River. Wednesday,
October 25th, left John's Island and ran to Meldrum Bay and Cockburn Island.
Thursday, 26th. ran to Cockburn Island, and on to Gore Bay. Ftiday, 27th, ran
to Little Current, and met Mr. Holden there. October 28th and 29th were spent
at Little Current. Monday, 30th, ran to Killarney, with Overseer Ramesbottom.
Tuesday, 31st, left Killarney and ran to Little Current. Wednesday, November
1st, ran to McGregor's Bay, calling at Bay Firm and Eraser's Bay. Tuesday, 2nd,
remained at McGregor's Bay all day, and ran amongst the islands with a small
boat. November 3rd, 4th and 5th, remained at McGregor's Bay, and on the 6th
left there for Little Current. Tuesday, 7th, left Little Current, and called at
Oak Harbour and Spanish River, where we remained over night. The next day
we called at John's Island, Spragge and Algoma, and back to Galilee Harbour.
Thursday, November 9th, left Galilee, and ran to Gore Bay. Friday, 10th,
remained at Gore Bay all day getting lumber for boat. November 11th, 12th,
13th and 14th, remained at Gore Bay, owing to storm. Wednesday, 15th, left
Gore Bay and ran to Little Current.
Logged 4,462 miles.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "AGGIE B."

ON THE BAY OF QUINTE AND LAKE ONTARIO DURING

THE YEAR 1911.

Thursday, May 25th, left Picton at 12.30 and patrolled the waters to Bon-
gards. Interviewed some jBshermen, and left there at 3.30 p.m., arriving in Picton
at 5.30 p.mi. On Sunday left Picton at 9.30 a.m. Patrolled the waters in the
vicinity of Waupoose. Arrived there at 2 p.m., and returned to Picton at 7 p.m.
On Sunday, June 4th, left Picton at 8 a.m., patrolled waters to Main Ducks. Arrived
at 1.30 p.m. Left Main Ducks at 3.30 p.m., and patrolled the waters of Timber
Island. Returned to Picton at 10 p.m. Sunday, June 11th, left Picton at noon.

1912 GAME AND FISHEEIES. 113

patrolled waters to Stroms iu the vicinity of Cressy, arriving at 3 p.m. ; left Stronis
at 5 p.m., and patrolled by Glen Island to Picton, arriving at 8.30 p.m. On Sun-
day, June the 18th, left Picton at 4 p.m., patrolled by Glenora and Glen Island,
arriving in Picton at 9 p.m. Wednesday, left Picton at 1 p.m., patrolled waters to
Waupoose Island, South Bay, and Point Traverse. Thursday, left Point Traverse
at 4 a.m., patrolled to Main Ducks, arriving at 6.15 a.m. On Friday left Mam
Ducks at 5 a.m., patrolled in the vicinity of Pigeon Island, and around Yorkshire
to Main Ducks, arrived at 11 a.m. Saturday, remained at Main Ducks. Sunday,
left Main Ducks at 8 a.m., patrolled by South Bay to Picton, arriving at 5.30 p.m.
On Monday, July 3rd, left Picton at 8 p.m., patrolled waters to Napanee, arriving
at 11.30 a.m. Left Napanee at 6 p.m., patrolled to Picton, and arrived there at
10 p.m.

On Thursday, July 6th, left Picton at 3 p.m., patrolled waters to Glen Island
and Glenora, arriving at 4 p.m. Left at 8 p.m., patrolled the waters to Picton,
arriving there at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 8th, left at 10 a.m., patrolled the waters
to Prinyers Cove, arriving at 2 p.m. On Sunday, July 9tli, left Picton at 10 a.m.,
patrolled waters to Prinyers Cove, arriving at 2 p.m., and from there patrolled
to Picton, arriving at 8 p.m. Wednesday, 12th, left Picton at 1 p.m., patrolled the
waters to Prinyers Cove, arriving at 3 p.m., from thence to Picton, arriving at 7
p.m. On Sunday the 16th, left Picton at 1 p.m., patrolled waters to Glen Island
and Bongards, arriving at 4 p.m., from thence patrolled to Picton, arriving at
9 p.m. Tuesday the 18th, left at 8 a.m., patrolled waters to Indian Point, arriving
at 11 a.m. Left Indian Point at 2 p.m., and patrolled to Picton, arriving at 6 p.m.
On Sunday, 23rd, left Picton at 9 a.m., patrolled to Prinyers Cove, arriving at 12
noon. Left Prinyers Cove at 3 p.m., and patrolled to Picton arriving at 6 p.m.
Thursday, 27th, left Picton at 7 a.m., patrolled to Glen Island, and Glenora,
arriving 9 a.m., from thence patrolled to Picton, arriving at 12 noon. Friday,
July 28th, left Picton at 8 a.m., patrolled the waters to Prinyers Cove, arriving
at 9.30 a.m., left at 10.30 a.m. for Timber Island, arriving at 12.30, and left there
at 1 p.m. for False Ducks and Main Ducks, arriving at 4 p.m. Left at 7 p.m. for
Point Traverse, arriving at 9 p.m. On Saturday, 29th, left Point Traverse at 5
a.m. for Waupoose Island, arriving at 7 a.m. Left there at 9 a.m. for Picton, and
arriving at 5 p.m. Sunday 30th, left Picton at 1 p.m., and patrolled the waters
to Glen Island, arriving there at 2 p.m. Left Glen Island at 5.30 p.m. for Picton,
and arrived there at 6.30. On August 3rd, left Picton at 12 noon, patrolled the
waters to Glen Island and Bongards, arriving at 3.30 p.m., left there at 4.30 p.m.
for Picton, arriving at 8 p.m. On Wednesday, August 9th, left Picton at 7 a.m.,
patrolled the waters to Stroms, arrived at 9 a.m., left there at 10 a.m. for Picton,
arriving at 12.30 p.m. On Thursday the 10th, left Picton at 1 p.m., patrolled the
waters to Glen Island and Glenora, arriving there at 2 p.m. Left again at 4 p.m.
for Picton, arriving at 5 p.m. Friday the 11th, left Picton at 9 a.m., and patrolled
the waters to Cressy arriving at 12 noon. Left again at 2 p.m. for Picton, arriving
tliere at 5 p.m. Sunday, 13th, left Picton at 2 p.m. and patrolled to Bongards,
arriving at 4 p.m. Left there at 5.30 and arrived at 7 p.m. On Tuesday, August
15th, left Picton at 8 a.m. and patrolled the waters to Indian Point, arriving
there at 10.30 a.m. Left at 2 p.m for Picton, arriving at 5 p.m. Thursday,
August 17th, left Picton at 1 p.m., and patrolled the waters to Glen Island,
arriving there at 2 p.m. Left at 3.30 p.m. for Picton, arriving at 4.30 p.m. On
Sunday, August 20th, left Picton at 9 a.m., and patrolled the waters to Cressy,
arrived at 11.30 a.m. Left again at 3 p.m., for Picton, arriving there at 5.30 p.m.
'luesday, 22nd, left Picton at 9 a.m., patrolled the waters to Prinyers Cove,

114 THE EEPOET UPON No. 13

arriving at 12 noon. Left again at 2 p.m for Point Traverse, arriving at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, 23rd, left Point Traverse at 10 a.m., and patrolled the waters to
Black Creek, arriving at 1 p.m. Left again for Point Traverse, arriving there at
7 p.m. On Thursday, 24:th, left Traverse at 8 a.m. for Main Ducks, arriving at 11
a.m. Left for Picton at 2 p.m., arriving at 7 p.m. On Sunday, 27th, left Picton
at 9 a.m., and patrolled the waters by Glen Island and Cressy, arriving at 1 p.m.
Left there at 3 p.m for Picton, arriving at 5.30 p.m. Sunday, September 3rd, left
Picton at 9 a.m. and patrolled the waters to Cressy, arriving at 12 noon. Left at
2.30 p.m., arriving in Picton at 5.30 p.m. On Monday, September 4th, drove from
Picton to Gull Pond, and from Gull Pond to Picton. Wednesday, 6th, left Picton
at 1 p.m., patrolled the waters to Bongards, arriving at 3 p.m., left at 4 p.m., and
arrived at Picton at 6 p.m. On Sunday, the 10th, left Picton at 8 a.m., patrolled
the waters to Timber and False Ducks Island, arriving at 12 noon, left at 3 p.m.
and patrolled to Picton, arriving at 8 p.m. Tuesday, 12th, left Picton at 9.30 a.m.
and patrolled to Prinyers Cove, arriving at 12 noon. Left at 2 p.m., and patrolled
to Picton, arriving there at 6 p.m. On Sunday, September 17th, left Picton at

9 a.m. and patrolled to Indian Point, arriving at 12 noon, left again at 2 p.m.,
and patrolled to Picton, arriving at 5.30 p.m. Wednesday, 20th, left Picton at

10 a.m. and patrolled to Bongards, arrived at 12 noon. Left again at 2 p.m.,
patrolled to Picton, arriving at 4.30 p.m. Sunday the 24th, left Picton at 8 a.m.,
patrolled to Waupoose Island, arriving at 12 noon, left there at 3 p.m. and patrolled
to Picton, arriving at 7.30. Wednesday, 27th, left Picton at 9 a.m., patrolled the
waters to Stroms, arriving there at 11.30 a.m. Left Stronus at 1 p.mi. and patrolled
by Glen Island to Picton, and arrived there at 4 p.m. On Sunday, October 1st,
left Picton at 9 a.m., patrolled the waters to Prinyers Cove, arriving at 12 noon,
left at 3 p.m. for Picton, arriving at 6 p.m. Wednesday, 4th, left Picton at 10
a.m., and patrolled the waters to Bongards, arriving there at 12 noon. Left at
1.30 p.m. for Picton and arrived at 4 p.m. On Sunday the 8th, left Picton at 9.30
a.m., patrolled the waters to Stroms, arriving at 12 noon, left at 2 p.m. for Picton,
arriving at 5 p.m. Thursday the 12th, left Picton at 1 p.m., patrolled the waters
to Glen Island and Glenora, arriving there at 2 p.m., left at 4 p.m. for Picton, and
arrived at 5 p.m. On Sunday, October 15th, left at 8.30 a.m. and patrolled the
waters to Stroms, arriving at 11 a.m., left at 12.30 p.m. for Prinyer's Cove, and
Indian Point, left there at 3 p.m. for Picton, arriving at 6.30 p.m. Friday, October
20th, left Picton at 9 a.m., patrolled the waters to Prinyers Cove, arriving at
11.30 a.m.. Left there at 2.30 p.m., and patrolled to Picton, arriving at 5 p.m.
Monday, 23rd, drove from Picton to Indian Point, and from there to Picton.
Wednesday, 25th, left Picton at 9 a.m., patrolled the waters to Cressy, arriving
at 11.30 a.m., left again at 2 p.m., and patrolled to Picton, arriving there at 5 p.m.

Logged 1,807 miles.

EEPOET OF THE WOEK PEEFOEMED BY THE LAUNCH " BESSIE G."
ON THE ST. LAWEENCE EIVEE DUEING THE YEAE 1911.

On Monday, May 2nd, we started and" patrolled the waters around Wolfe
Island, Big Bay, and from there to Barrot's Bay ; found nothing illegal. The fol-
lowing Thursday we patrolled the waters around Wolfe Island to Simcoe Island,
and from there to Eeeds; met some fishermen and found no illegal fishing.

1912 GAME AND FISHEEIES. 115

On Monday, the 15th May, patrolled to Barrot's Bay, from there to Sinicoe
Island and to Keed's Bay; found no illegal fishing. From there to Garden Island
and to Simcoe Island. Found no illegal fishing.

On Thursday, the 25th May, patrolled to Barrot's Bay and from there to
Simcoe IsUuid, and found nothing illegal. The next day, left Wolfe Island and
patrolled to Eeed's Bay and to Big Sand Bay at head of the island; met some
fisliermen, but found no illegal fishing going on. The following Monday patrolled
around the foot of Wolfe Island to Big Bay and to Button Bay. Found every-
tliing all right.

On Saturday, June 10th, patrolled from Wolfe Island to Barry's Bay and to
Barrot's Bay, and from there to Simcoe Island. Found nothing illegal. The fol-
lowing Thursday, left Wolfe Island and went to Big Bay and through the canal to
Barrot's Bay, and found no illegal fishing going on.

On Monday, 19th June, patrolled from Wolfe Island to Simcoe Island and
Horseshoe Island and to Eeed's Bay; found nothing illegal. The next Friday we
patrolled around the foot of Wolfe Island, from there to Big Bay and Barrot's Bay
and to Simcoe Island, and found everything all right.

On Thursday, 29th June, patrolled from Wolfe Island to Eeed's Bay and
Simcoe Island. Found nothing wrong.

On Wednesday, the 5th July, patrolled the foot of Wolfe Island and from
there to Big Bay and Button Bay. Everything all right. The following Tuesday,
patrolled around Wolfe Island, Barrot's Bay and Simcoe Island, and found nothing
illegal.

On Thursday, the 20th July, patrolled to Barry's Bay, and from there to Simcoe
Island, and on to Eeed's Bay ; everything all right.

On Friday, the 28th July, patrolled to Brown's Bay and Barrot's Bay, and to
Simcoe Island and Eeed's Bay, head of the island.

On Friday, August 4th, patrolled Brown's Bay and Barrot's Bay, from there
to Simcoe Island and Eeed's Bay, from there to Big Sand Bay, head of Wolfe
Island; found everything all right. Patrolled to the foot of Wolfe Island, from
there to Big Bay, and found everything all right.

Patrolled to foot of Wolfe Island, to Big Bay, and to Button Bay, found
nothing wrong. The following day patrolled to Alexander Point, from there to
head of Wolfe Island; examined some boats and found nothing wrong.

On Tuesday, August 29th, patrolled to Barrot's Bay, on to Simcoe Island and
to Eeed's Bay, and found nothing wrong. The following Saturday patrolled to
Simcoe Island and Horseshoe Island. Everything all right.

On Wednesday, September 6th, patrolled to foot of Wolfe Island, from there
to Big Bay and Button Bay ; found nothing wrong. The next Wednesday went to
Brown's Bay and Barrot's Bay, to Simcoe Island, and to Eeed's Bay ; found nothing
wrong.

On Saturday, September 16th, patrolled to foot of Wolfe Island and to Big
Bay and to Alexander Point. The following Wednesday patrolled to Barrot's Bay
and Big Bay and the foot of Wolfe Island, but found no illegal work.

On Tuesday, September 26th, patrolled to Simcoe Island and Eeed's Bay, from
there to Big Sand Bay, head of Wolfe Island, and found everything all right.

On Wednesday, October 4th, patrolled to Brown's Bay and to Simcoe Island
and to Eeed's Bay and to Simcoe Island and Eeed's Bay; met some of the net
fishermen and found everything all right. The following Saturday patrolled to
foot of Wolfe Island and Big Bay and Barrot's Bay and found no illegal fishing
or hunting.

116 THE EEPOKT UPON ^o. 13

On Thursday, 12th October, patrolled to Brown's Bay, and from there to
Simcoe Island and found everything all right. The following Monday started to
go to Alexander Point, and got as far as Big Bay, the wind blew and could not get
there. On Wednesday went to Alexander Point and got a boat and tent.

On Thursday, October 26th, patrolled to Brown's Bay and Barrot's Bay and
Simcoe Island, from there to Reed's Bay and Big Sand Bay and to the head of
Wolfe Island. Found no illegal fishing or hunting.

EEPORT OP THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "COMET"
ON THE KAWARTHA LAKES DURING THE YEAR 1911.

Started on Thursday, April 13th, to patrol the waters of the Kawartha Lakes
with the launch " Comet." First trip was down to Sturgeon Lake, and next day
patrolled around this lake. Saturday, around Cameron Lake, and on Sunday made
a trip on Fenelon River. On Cameron Lake again on Monda}'', on Fenelon River
on Tuesday, Cameron Lake and up Burnt River on Wednesday, Cameron Lake
again on Thursday, Sturgeon Lake on Friday, and Fenelon River on Saturday.

On Monday, ^4th April, on Cameron Lake to Rosedale ; Tuesday, around Fene-
lon River; Wednesday, Sturgeon Lake; Thursday, up Burnt River; Friday,
Fenelon River; Saturday, Sturgeon Lake; Sunday, Gull River.

Monday, Fenelon River; Tuesday, Sturgeon Lake; Wednesday, around
Cameron Lake; Thursday, Fenelon River; Friday, up Burnt River; Saturday,
Fenelon River; Sunday, Sturgeon Lake.

Monday, 8th May, up. Gull River; Tuesday, around Cameron Lake, and down
Sturgeon Lake; Wednesday, down Fenelon River.

Monday, May 15th, made a trip around Cameron Lake; Wednesday, around
Cameron Lake and up Gull River.

Monday, May 22nd, up Burnt River; Wednesday (Victoria Day), around
Caaneron Lake ; Sunday, up Cameron Lake to Rosedale.

Friday, June 2nd, up Burnt River; Saturday, Sturgeon Lake; Monday, on
Cameron Lake and up Burnt River; Wednesday, on Balsam Lake; Friday, on
Sturgeon Lake; Monday, Cameron Lake and Balsam Lake; Friday, Sturgeon
Lake ; Saturday, Cameron Late and Burnt River.

Friday, June 23rd, Sturgeon Lake; Sunday, up Burnt River; Monday,
Cameron Lake and Balsam Lake; Tuesday, down Sturgeon Lake; Thursday,
Cameron Lake and Balsam Lake; Saturday (Dominion Day), Sturgeon Lake.

Monday, 3rd July, Cameron Lake and Burnt River; Thursday, up Balsam
Lake to Kirkfield; Friday, Sturgeon Lake; Monday, Cameron Lake and Balsam
Lake; Friday, Balsam Lake; Sunday, Sturgeon Lake.

Monday, July 24th, Cameron Lake and Balsam liake; Wednesday, Sturgeon
Lake; Friday, trip to Rosedale and Goose Lake; Saturday, up Balsam Lake.

Tuesday, August 1st, trip to Rosedale; Wednesday, Cameron Lake and Burnt
River ; Thursday, Cameron Lake ; Sunday, down Sturgeon River ; Tuesday, around
Cameron Lake; Wednesday, up Balsam Lake; Friday, up Burnt River.

Sunday, August 13th, down Sturgeon River; Monday, to Rosedale and up
Gull River; Wednesday, up 'Cameron Lake to Rosedale; Friday, up Burnt River;
Sunday, down Sturgeon River.

Tuesday, August 22nd, to Rosedale; Wednesday, doM^n Sturgeon River; Fri-
day, up Burnt River.

1912 GAME AND FISHERIES. 117

Monday, up Balsam Lake; Wednesday, to Eosedale and Goose Lake.

Monday, October 2nd, up Cameron Lake; Tuesday, up Balsam Lake; Thurs-
day, up Cameron Lake and Burnt River; Sunday, on Sturgeon Lake.

Monday, October 9th, up Balsam Lake to Kirkfield; Wednesday, down Stur-
geon River; Thursday, up Cameron Lake to Rosedale; Saturday, up Burnt River.

Monday, October 16th, up Balsam Lake; Wednesday, down Sturgeon River;
Thursday, around Cameron Lake; Saturday, on Sturgeon Lake.

Monday, October 23rd, up Burnt River; Tuesday, around Cameron Lake;
Thursday, down Sturgeon River; Saturday, Balsam Lake to Coboconk.

Monday, up Goose Lake and Burnt River.

Logged 1,201 miles.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT " ELLA
C." ON THE RIDEAU WATERS DURING THE YEAR 1911.

We left Smith's Falls on Tuesday, the 23rd May, for Kingston to meet the
"Ella C," where we remained until Friday, testing boiler and repairing engine.
Steamed up at 5 a.m. on Friday and patrolled down to Jones Falls, where we
stopped for dinner and ran on to Newboro and then down to Smith's Falls.
Cleaned up the boat on Saturday, and on Monday patrolled up to Rideau Ferry,
on to Portland, and back down to German Bay for the night. Started at 7 a.m. on
Tuesday and patrolled over to Grindstone Island and Trout Island, down the north
shore to Hogg's Creek, and on to Gem Island for the night. Next day patrolled
the north shore to Narrows Locks and on to Westport, stopped for dinner, ran back
to Portland, and on down the south shore to Murphy's Bay. On Thursday,
patrolled Noble's Bay, Oliver's Ferry, down to Smith's Falls and took on coal,
ran back to McDonald's Bay, and on to Oliver's Ferry, leaving next morning at 7,
patrolling the south shore to Portland. Ran over to Grindstone Island, down the
north shore to the Tay Locks, and then to Perth for the night. The following
day patrolled down the bay to Stonehouse Point and McDonald's Bay, on down
to Poonahmalee, and thence to Smith's Falls. Spent the rest of the day cleaning
up boat.

On Monday, the 5th June, went up the south shore to McDonald's Bay,
McLean's Bay and Noble's Bay, and on to Hogg's Creek for the night. The follow-
ing day patrolled the north shore to Trout Island and around Grindstone Island,
over to Portland, back to Garrett's Rest and Anglers Inn, and back down the
south shore to Gem Island. Next day went along the north shore to Narrows
Locks and on to Newboro; called to see Overseer Wight, patrolled south shore
back to Portland and on down to Oliver's Ferry, leaving at 8 a.m. on Thursday for
Smith's Falls, where we took on coal and stopped for dinner, patrolling back up
to McVeety's Bay and on up the south shore to Garrett's Rest. On Friday,
patrolled around Long Island, on to the Narrows, thence to Newboro, back to the
Big Rideau, patrolling salmon grounds, called at Bungalow and Anglers Inn, and
down to Gem Island for the night. Next day patrolled McLean's Bay and Noble's
Bay, over to the Tay Locks, and down to Smith's Falls, arriving at 1 p.m. Spent
the rest of the day putting in new coal bunkers and painting.

Left on Monday, the 12th, at 7 a.m. for Mills Locks and Kilmarnock, patrolled
Davis' Creek with rowboat. Had to stop in Kilmarnock the rest of the day, as it
was storming hard. Steamed up next morning at 6 and went down to Ross*
Bridge with rowboat, thence up to Irish Creek, down to Merrickville, back to-Kil-

118 THE REPORT UPON No. Itl

marnock, and then to Smith's Falls, arriving at 7 p.m. Took on coal next day,
and then patrolled the south shore up to Oliver's Ferry and on to Portland, calling
at the cluhhouses. Ran over to the north shore and down to Gem Island for the
night. Patrolled the south shore to Portland on Thursday, thence to Anglers Inn,
down the north shore to Oliver's Ferry, on to McDonald's Bay, over to the Tay
and Stonehouse point, and back to the Ferry for the night. Steamed up at 6 a.m.
on Friday, going down the north shore to Trout Island, Grindstone Island, Portland,
and back to the Bungalow. Patrolled German Bay and back down the north shore
to Murphy's Cove, remaining there all night and leaving next morning for Noble's
Bay, McLean's Bay and McVeety's Bay, down the north shore to Oliver's Ferry and
McDonald's Bay, on down to Poonahmalee, and thence to Smith's Falls, where we
cleaned up boat and rep-aired stuffing box.

On Monday, the 19th June, patrolled the south shore up to Garrett's Rest, on
to Portland, over to the Bungalow and Anglers Inn, around Long Island, over
to the north shore, down to Hogg's Creek, on to the Rocky Narrows, stopping at
Gem Island over night. Next day patrolled Noble's Bay and Adams Lake with
rowboat. Blowing a gale and did not take steamer out. Cleaning boiler rest of
day. Left at 6.30 a.m. on Wednesday, patrolled the north shore to Horseshoe Bay,
thence to Grindstone Island, calling at Portland, back to Bungalow and Garrett's
Rest, down the south shore to Smith's Falls and back to Oliver's Ferry for the
night. The following day patrolled McDonald's Bay and over to Stonehouse
Point, on to Tay Locks, and thence to Perth for the night. Steamed up at 6.30
next morning and patrolled down to Oliver's Ferry, up the north shore to Newboro,
back to the south shore to Portland, calling at Garrett's and Bungalow, stopping
over night at Murphy' Cove. Left at 6 a.m. next day for Hogg's Creek, Noble's,
McVeety's, and McLean's Bays, Oliver's Ferry and McDonald's Bay, and thence
to Smith's Falls, where we took on coal and cleaned up the boat. Steamed up at
5 a.m. on Sunday and patrolled up the Rideau to the Tay Locks, and patrolled the
Tay with Overseer Burke with rowboat. It was reported that Italians were
dynamiting fish, though we found no proof of it. Left at 6 p.m. for Oliver's Ferry
and the Big Rideau.

Patrolled the south shore to Garrett's Rest on Monday, the 26th June, thence
to German Bay and Portland, over to Trout Island and Long Island, down the
north shore to Horseshoe and Bass Bays and on to Hogg's Creek. Next day down
the north shore to Noble's Bay, McVeety's and McLean's Bay, and on to Oliver's
Ferry. Patrolled McDonald's Bay, then to Poonahmalee and Smith's Falls.
Steamed up at 7 a.m. the following day, patrolling the south shore to Portland,
over to the Bungalow and Anglers Inn and around Long Island and Grindstone
Island, and thence to Garrett's Rest, which we left next morning at 8 for German
Bay and Portland, and along the south shore to Sands Island and Trout Island,
down the north shore to Horseshoe Bay and Bass Bay, and thence to Oliver's
Ferry. On Friday went along the south shore to Garrett's Rest, over to the
Anglers Inn and the BungaloAv, around Grindstone Island and Long Island,
then over to the north shore down to Hogg's Creek and on to Gem Island for the
night. Steamed up at 7 a.m. next morning and went up the lake as far as Hogg's
Creek, then down the north shore to Noble's Bay and McVeety's Bay, thence to
McLean's Bay, Oliver's Ferry and Smith's Falls. Putting on fenders and clean-
ing up boat the rest of the day.

On Monday, the 3rd July, took on coal and patrolled to Poonahmalee, Mc-
Donald's Bay and Oliver's Ferry; stopped for dinner and then went on to Mc-
Lean's and McVeety's Bays, and spent the night at Gem Island. Left next morn-

1912 GAME AND FISHERIES. IV.)

ing at 7 a.m., going along the south shore to Portland and over to the Bungalow
and Anglers Inn, then over to Trout Island and back along the north shore to
Adams Lake. The following morning patrolled the north shore up to Narrows
Locks and on to Newboro, stopping there for dinner, then to the Little Rideau,
and back to the Big Rideau. On Thursday went to Hogg's Creek and Horseshoe
and Bass Bays, Grindstone Island and Portland, calling at all the club houses.
Patrolled German Bay and on down to Gem Island. On Friday went to Olivers
Ferry, Garrett's Rest and Bungalow and Anglers Inn, over to Little Boys' Camp,
and on down to Hogg's Creek. On Saturday patrolled from Hogg's Creek down
to Noble's Bay, McLean's Bay and McVeety's Bay, Oliver's Ferry, McDonald's
Bay and Poonahmalee, and on to Smith's Falls. Spent the remainder of the day
putting in window glasses, taking on coal and fixing up boat. Remained in port
at Smith's Falls over Sunday.

On Monday, the 10th July, patrolled to Oliver's Ferry, Garrett's Rest, Port-
land, Bungalow, and down the north shore to Gem Island. Next day patrolled
Noble's Bay, McVeety's and McLean's Bays, up to Hogg's Creek and around Tar
Island, and back to Murphy's Cove for the nigiht. Steamed up at 5 a.m., Wednesr-
day, patrolled down to Oliver's Ferry, thence to Smith's Falls, back to Portland,
calling at all the club houses, and then on to Gem Island, where we remained in
port over Thursday, the engineer having to attend the funeral of a relative. Left
at 4 a.m. on Friday, running up to Little Boys' Camp, on to Long Island and
Portland, back to the Bungalow and Garrett's Rest, and then down to Hogg's
Creek. On Saturday patrolled fromi there down to Noble's Bay, then down to the
Ferry, and put on new signal light boxes; ran down to McDonald's Bay and
Poonahmalee, and thence to Smith's Falls, where Ave cleaned up the boat.

On Monday, the 17th July, steamed up at 7 a.m. ; patrolled the north sliore
to Narrows Locks, then on to Newboro, took rowboat to Overseer Wight, and ran
back to the Rideau for the night. Next day patrolled around Grindstone Island,
on to Portland, back to Garrott's Rest, around Long Island, patrolled Horseshoe
Bay, on down to Noble's Bay, stopping at Gem Island over night. The following
day left at G a.m. for Oliver's Ferry and McDonald's Bay, thence to Poonahmalee,
Smith's Falls and back to Murphy's Cove. The two following days patrolled the
south shore to Garrett's Rest and Portland, over to Grindstone Island and the
Bungalow, and Anglers Inn, down the north shore to Oliver's Ferry, then along
the south shore to Tar Island, on up to Sams Island, back to Horseshoe and Bass
Bays, on to Hogg's Creek, and down the north shore to Gem Island. On Satur-
day, patrolled Noble's, McVeety's and McLean's Bays, then on to Oliver's Ferry
and Tay Locks, McDonald's Bay and Poonahmalee, thence to Smith's Falls, where
we cleaned up the boat for the rest of the day, and took on coal on Monday before
leaving at 8 a.m. The whole of the following week was spent patrolling the same
waters. Seized a dip net in Noble's Bay on Friday, which we destroyed.

On Monday, the 31st July, left Smith's Falls at 8 a.m.; patrolled the south
shore to Portland, Grindstone Island and Garrett's Rest, then down the north
shore to Buck Island and on to Gem Island for the night. Spent six hours on
Tuesday cleaning out the boiler, and the rest of the day patrolling Adams Lake.
Next day went to Smith's Falls to send in monthly statement, back south shore
to Portland and on to Garrett's Rest; on Thursday up to the Narrows Locks and
on to Newboro, back to Little Boys' Camp, thence to the Bungalow and down the
north shore to Gem Island. Left on Friday at 7 a.m., going along the north
shore to Trout Island, on to Portland, back to German Bay, on to the Anglers
Inn and Bungalow, and down north shore to Murphy's Cove. Left there at 7

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next morning for Noble's, McVeety's and McLean's Bay, on to Oliver's Ferry, and
then to Smith's Falls, where we took on coal and cleaned up boat.

On Monday, the 7th August, patrolled up the north shore to Hogg's Creek,
Garrett's Eest, Bungalow and Anglers Inn, and back the south shoxe to Gem
Island; on the 8th, the south shore to Portland, back to German Bay, where we
tied up for the balance of the day, as the wind was blowing a gale; 9th, patrolled
around Grindstone Island, Trout and Sam's Island over to Little Boys' Camp,
down to Tar Island, on to Oliver's Ferry, and back up to Gem Island; 11th,
patrolled the duck ground from 4 a.m. until 9 a.m. Avith rowboat, left Smith's
Falls at 10 a.m., and patrolled up the north shore as far as the Big Eideau; 12th,
patrolled the south shore up to Garrett's Eest and Portland, on over to the Bung-
alow and German Bay, back down to Noble's Bay, and on to Gem Island for the
night; 13th, in port at Gem Island; 14th, patrolled up the north shore to Little
Boys' Camp, on over to Trout Island and Portland, back to German Bay and
stayed there for the night; 15th, over to the Bungalow and Anglers Inn, dow'n
the south shore to Oliver's Ferry, back to McTiean's and McA^eety's Bays, and
patrolled Adams Bay with rowboat; 16th, the north shore up to Sam's Island, over
to Grindstone and Long Island, then on to I'ortland, back to Garrett's Eest, and
down the south shore to Gem Island for the night; 17th, down to Oliver's Ferry
and McDonald's Bay and on to Poonahmalee, thence to Smith's Falls to take on coal,
back to McLean's Bay and on to Gem Island; 18th, the south shore to German
Bay, on to Grindstone Island and Long Island, over to the north shore, patrolling
horseshoe and Bass Bays, and on to Murphy's Cove; 19th, Noble's Bay and
McLean's Bay to Oliver's Ferry, McDonald's Bay and Stonehouse Point, and on to
Smith's Falls; where we ]-epaired steering gear and cleaned the boat the balance of
the day.

Left Smith's Falls on Monday, the 21st August, at 8 a.m. ; patrolled the south
shore up to Oliver's Ferry, on to Portland, over to the Bungalow and Garrett's
Eest, and down north shore to Gemi Island ; 22nd, took rowboat at 4 a.m. and went
down to MeClean's Bay, watching duck ground, came back and steamed up and
patrolled down to McDonald's Bay and over to the Tay Locks, and back to Murphy's
Cove; 23rd, patrolled up the south shore to Portland and on to Newboro, calling
to see Overseer Wight, back to Portland and on down to Gem Island; 24th, south
sliore to Oliver's Ferry and McDonald's Bay and on to Smith's Falls to take on
coal, back the north shore to Adams Lake ; 25th, up north shore to Trout Island,
on to Portland, over to Gorman Bay, calling at all the clubhouses, and back down
to Gem Island, Noble's Bay and McLean's Bay, down to McDonald's Bay, on to
Poonahmalee, thence to Smith's Falls, and back to Gemi Island for the night.

Monday, the 28th August, patrolled the south shore to Garrett's Eest, on to
Portland, over to Bungalow and Anglers Inn, around Long Island, and down to
Hogg's Creek for the night; 29th, the north shore up to Horseshoe and Bass Bays,
then to Trout Island and Portland, to German Bay, and down the south shore to
Oliver's Ferry; 30th, the south shore down to Poonahmalee, and on to Smith's
Falls, where we took on coal, back to McLean's Bay and on to Gem Island; 31st,
left at C) a.m., up the north shore to Narrows Locks and on to Newboro. back
down the south shore to McDonald's Bay to watch the duck ground. On Friday,
1st Sept., patrolled the south shore to Portland, on to Bungalow and Anglers Inn,
down the north shore to Horseshoe and Bass Bays, and thence to Gem Island; 2nd,
])atrolled Noble's Bay and McVeety's and McLean's Bays, on to Oliver's Ferry
and Smith's Falls, and patrolled back to the Tay Locks; 3rd, left Tay at 12.30
for Garrett's Eest with Overseer Burke on board, took rowboat and patrolled around
Portland Bay to see if there was any one shooting ducks, but found no one.

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Monday, 4th Sept., left Garrett's Best at 4 a.m. and patrolled German Bay
with rowboat, found no one shooting, took steamer and patrolled on to Portland,
clown the north shore to Tay Locks to take Overseer Burke back. Ean up to Gem
Island for the night. Steamed up at 7 next morning, patrolled the south shore
to Carrett's Eest, on to Portland, over to Bungalow, down north shore to Poonali-
malec;, and thence to Smith's Falls. Next morning visited the Tay Locks, Perth,
Oliver's Ferry, then to McLean's and McVeety's Bays, and on to Gem Island,
leaving there at 3 a.m., Thursday; patrolled down to McLean's Bay with rowboat,
watt;hing duck grounds to see if any illegal shooting was going on. Found every-
tiiiug all right. The following morning went to Garrett's Eest and German Bay,
J'ortland, Trout Island, Little Boys' Camp, around Long Islanid, called at the
Bungalow and Anglers Inn, thence to Hogg's Creek. Patrolled the south shore
to Noble's Bay on Saturday, thence to McLean's Bay and Oliver's Ferry, thence
to McDonald's Bay, Poonahmalee and Smith's Falls, where we cleaned up the boat.

On Monday, the 11th Sept., we spent two hours repairing the throttle valve,
then patrolled to Portland, Bungalow and Garrett's Eest, and back down the north
shoi'e to McLean's Bay watching duck grounds. The following day patrolled to
Hogg's Creek, Bass and Horseshoe Bays, on to Trout Island, around Grindstone
island and Long Island, and patrolled German Bay, leaving again at 4 a.m., and
patrolled with rowboat to see if there was any shooting. Found none and took
steamer and patrolled down the south shore to McLean's Bay to see if any shooting
there. Next day visited Garrett's Eest, the Bungalow, Grindstone Island and
Long Island. Stopped over night at German Bay. On Friday, patrolled to
Horseshoe Bay, Bass Bay, Noble's Bay, Oliver's Ferry, over to the Tay Canal, back
to McDonald's Bay, and next day went to Stonehouse Point and Poonahmalee,
and thence to Smith's Falls. The following week patrolled the same waters, and
on Monday, the 25th September, spent the day at Smith's Falls varnishing oilcloth
and cleaning up boat. Next day went to Olivers Ferry and Garrett's Eest, tJien
to Portland and back to German Bay. On Wednesday to Grindstone Island,
Narrows Locks, Newboro, Chaffey's Locks, and thence to Jones Falls. The follow-
ing day to Brewster's Mills, "Washburn and Kingston, and on Friday, the 29th
Sept., delivered the "Ella C." over to Capt. Fleming.

Logged 2,816 miles.

REPOET OF THE WOEK PEEFOEMED BY THE LAUNCH "FLOEENCE^'

ON THE WATEES OF THE NOETH SHOEE OF THE GEOEGIAN

BAY DUEING THE YEAE 1911.

On Saturday, the 29th April, started with the launch "Florence" for Musquash.
Got two trap nets there all ready to be set, and about 400 feet of line — some of it
new, also a boat anchor. The owners had skipped, so we destroyed the nets on the
spot. Travelled 350 miles in April before getting Log Book.

Weather too rough and stormy the following week to go out until Friday,
when we went as far as Pinery Point, but had to return as wind too strong.
Went to Sturgeon Bay, and the next day to Port Severn, Potato Island, Sturgeon
Bay, cruising over Sturgeon Bay, but found nothing. Pickerel all gone out after
spawning. On Monday, went to Waubaushene, and in the afternoon went with
Mr. Willmott, Game and Fishery Warden, to Honey Harbor and return. Left
for Moon Eiver on Tuesday, but had to return on account of the high wind and
heavy sea. Iveft again on Wednesday for Moon River, calling at Honey Harbor,

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Musquash, JMoose Point, W. 1?. Wallace's Camp, Copperhead, Sans Soucie, and to
the Buffalo House for the night. Started again at 5 a.m., and patrolled up Moon
Jiivei-, North Channel to Iron City, grappling all over. About a mile from Iron
City got hold of a night line a mile long and 250 hooks. Went up North Channel.
About a mile from Blackstone took on a trap net rouglily set. Had a hard time
to get it. The anchor stones were about four times the weight they should have
been. Grappling all day. On Saturday left Buffalo House at 6 a.m. for Twelve
Mile Bay. Grappled till 3.30, but found nothing. Went to Musquash, but no
])erson around. Pickerel all spawned and gone. Eeturned home on Sunday.

On IMonday, ISTn May, stayed at home as fishermen all at home and nets in.
('ruised along Sturgeon Bay, Potato Island, Pinery Point, Avatching for boats.
Went cruising early on Saturday; grappled all morning, and returned at noon.
The following Monday, went to Musquash and over to Giant's Tomb. Could not
work, as sea too heavy. Stayed all night and cruised all around Beausoliel. Went
to Midland on Wednesday, to start W. E. Wallace off to his fishing grounds. Went
through his boat and gave orders where to fish. On Thursday went to Port Severn,
Potato Island, Pinery Point, returning by Sturgeon Point. Grappled all around,
but found nothing. Next day went up the North Eiver and Coldwater Eiver.
Carp in thousands on rice beds. On Saturday, grappled all around Waubaushene,
Victoria Harbor and Quarry Island. Left for Moon Eiver on Monday. Eiver so
roLigih had to return to Pinery Point. Blowing hard. Left at 4 a.m. next day
for Moon Eiver, and got to Wallace's fish station at 10 a.m., then on to Bufl'alo
House. Eested two hours, then to Archie Campbell's, Cunninghami, Sans Soucie,
and Yank Cannuck. Went up Moon Eiver on Wednesday, then to Ixon City Club
House. Got a trap net about one mile from Iron Cit}', and about quarter of a mile
from where the 250 hooks: were found a few days previous. The next day got a
man and his boat and went out and destroyed net. Looked for poachers the whole
day, but could not locate them. Left Moon Eiver on Friday, for Twelve Mile Bay,
and in the afternoon foT Musquash, and remained there over night. Sturgeon
just coming in to spawn. Left at 6 a-m. on Saturday for home. Called at Honey
Harbor, and found every person getting ready for tourists.

On Monday, June 5th, went to Port Severn, Waubaushene, and Sturgeon Bay.
Went to Musquash next day, and also to McCrae's Dam, grappling all over, and in
to Whalen's for the night. Came back from the north end of Giant's Tomb on
"Wednesday. Sea too heavy to grapple. Grappled on the west side of Quarry
Island, and lost grapple. On Thursday went to Midland, looking after a certain
party ; lay around all day and watched, but he did not appear. Went to Penetang
in. the afternoon. Watched all next day, and the most of the night before. He came
in about four o'clock, but did not have a scale nor a fish on boat. I tried all over
to find out if he had sold any fish. Went over to Penetang again early on Saturday
and made enquiries of all the fishermen, returning to Midland at noon, and after
dinner left for home. Left for Moon Eiver on Monday and had to return. Went
to Coldwater and Waubaushene, and got caught in a fearful electric storm. Had
to return from Waubaushene on Tuesday. Wind blowing a gale, with thunder and
lightning. Cleaned up engine. Next day went to Giant's Tomb through a heavy
sea. Had to go to Musquash, having been told that there must be a net near
McCrae's Dam. We searched for same, but found nothing. Left camp at 6 a.m.
on Thursday, grapplins: all the bays, and took on a trap net, which was so large it
was hard work getting it on the "Florence." There were 9 pickerel and 2 suckers
in it. Went out next day betwe*i Quarry Island and Methodist Island, and
grappled till Avind got too beavy. Was told that someone had either a net or a

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night line there, as they saw them: every calm morning. On Saturday patrolled
to VVaubaushene, Port Severn, Potato Island and home. Put up posters.

Left for Moon Elver Monday, June 19th, at 5.30 a.m. Arrived at Buffalo
House at 2 p.m., and made several calls on the way to Midland. Went to Iron
City next day and grappled in Moon River. Very few people about except care-
takers. The following day went to Buffalo House, Summerset Clubhouse, and
grappled around, but found no nets. Left on Friday for Honey Harbor. Rain
came on, and as oil getting scarce, came home. Very rough and cold. Went
to Waubaushene for oil on Saturday, then to Coldwater, Sturgeon Bay and Potato
Island, Cleaned engine.

Started for Giant's Tomb on Monday. Got to Potato Island and had to
return. Called at Port Severn and Waubaushene. Went to Honey Harbor on
Tuesday, calling at all places where tourists stop. Heavy electric storm. Next
day came home ahead of storm. Cleaned up boat and fitted her up for tourists.
Still blowing hard on Thursday, Spent the day getting boat into good shape.
Went to Midland on Friday, Boat in splendid shape, just like new. Called at
Victoria Harbor, Sturgeon Bay, Waubaushene and then ihome, Saturday being
Dominion Day, did not go out. Put in day seeing if there were any tourists in.

Left for Moon River on Monday, the 3rd July at 5 a.m. ; returning at 6 p.m.,
after making twenty calls. Sold six angling permits. Very few tourists at
Buffalo House. Called at all summer resorts and club houses the following day.
Got a trap net with a quantity of spoilt fish in it, which we destroyed. The next
two days patrolled around Sans Soucie and Cunningham, and as far as Twelve
Mile Bay, grappling; also among the islands at Honey Harbor, Was laid up
through illness for several days.

On Monday, July 10th, patrolled to Waubaushene, Potato Island, Quarry
Island and Pinery Point; Tuesday, left Moon River, and made calls all the way
up, and arrived at Buffalo House at 6 p.m. Wednesday, went up Moon River and
returned by North Channel, visiting Copperhead and Sans Soucie, Thursday,
visited various clubs and private houses. Friday, left for Honey Plarbor, visiting
Cognashene, and Whalens. Met the patrol boat "Vega" in a heavy sea, Saturday,
visited Waubaushene and Coldwater; nothing doing. Went to Port Severn on
Monday, in a heavy sea and rain. Tuesday, visited Musquash, McCrae Dam,
Honey Harbor, South Honey Harbor and Whalen's, as well as all tourists' cottages,
and on to Tomahawk Point. The next three days patrolled over the fishing
grounds, calling at Sans Soucie, Copperhead, a number of cottages and club-
houses. Remained at Buffalo House over night on account of a gale blowing.
Saturday, went up Moon River and iSTorth Channel. Fire raging on north side.
Met quite a number of tourists, and all had permits but seven. Sunday, went up
North Channel to see fire which was still raging on main land from three to four
miles long. Rain started to come down about 7 p.m. and continued all night,
putting out the fire. Storm still raL'ing all day Tuesday and Wednesday, but man-
aged to get in to Iron City. Left for home on Thursday by way of Moon River,
Stayed at Musquash over night. Saturday, went to Port Severn, Pinery Point,
Sturgeon Bay and Wabaushene. Spent the following week patrolling around
among the different resorts, looking after tourists to see that they had angling
permits. Found that a great many of them get these permits at the Bridge or
Penetang.

On Monday, August 7th, left for Moon River, calling at Tomahawk Point
and Whalens. Held up six boats at Maple Point, but all were supplied with
permits. Got to Copperhead at 2 p,m, and left at 5 a,m, for Sans Soucie, Yank-

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cannuck and Buffalo House. Next day it was blowing very hard^ and no boats were
out in the forenoon. Went after boats on the angling grounds in the afternoon,
and called at different clubhouses. Wednesday, went to Iron City Club, Rack Hall
Club, Sans Soucie, Copperhead, and Cunningliam. Went through over 150
tourists, and sold 21 permits. Thursday, went to Maple Point at 7 a.m., got five
without permits and one guide. Got to Whalen's at 3 p.m., and had to go home as
oil getting short. Friday, to Honey Harbor, Penetang, west shore outside Min-
nicog, around by Musquash and McCrae Dam. Saturday, came by Quarry Island,
and Morreau Bay, and saw a lot of anglers on the bass sihoals and held them' all up.
Home by way of Sturgeon Bay. Got four trollers in Sturgeon Bay on Monday
without license.

The weather was so rough during the following week that no boats could go
out. On Monday, August 21st, left Moon Eiver and spent the week looking after
tourists. The following Monday, went to Sturgeon Bay and Potato Island, but
had to return on account of heavy wind. A great many tourists had either gone
away or were going. Spent the rest of the week visiting the different points.
Looking after hunters for several days, and on Monday, 11th September, left for
the Tomb, got to Thomson's Island when a hurricane came on, tearing the top of
the boat. Went home next day to get it repaired. Went to Honey Harbor next
day, and from there to McCrae's Dam, Musquash and Whalen's. Out after duck
shooters \f or the next few days.

On Monday, Oct. 2nd, went to Port Severn, portaged the "Florence" over in
Gloucester Pool, dragged all the way up the Narrows after nets. Got to Little
Chute, and portaged skiff in Six Mile Lake after night. Left camp at break of
day on Thursday. Went to Hungry Bay, where it was reported there was illegal
fishing going on. Could not find anything nor see any person. Next morning
left camp for Crooked Lake and dragged all over. Not a sign of an3''thing. Saw
three old shacks that were used in winter. Left for home next day and portaged
over at eleven a.m. Met a gale of wind and had to remain at an island until 2
a.m., only four miles from home. Not a boat out in the afternoon. Rained all
next forenoon, not fit to go out. Heavy wind in afternoon, so cleaned up boat.
On Saturday, went to Coldwater, Fesserton, Sturgeon Bay, Duck Bay and Potato
Island. Only a few duck hunters around. Left for Moon River on Sunday, and
got to Moose Point for the night, grappling a;ll the way. Spent the lollowing two
weeks or more among the different places, but nothing doing. On Saturday, Oct.
21st, went to Coldwater with horse and rig, then to Matchedasih after poachers
who were shooting partridge before the season. Got two of them, and have three
more to get, as they are scattered — some in Medonte and some in Matehedash.
Left on Monday, for Coldwater and went to Fox Mead, in Medonte, after law
breakers. Found it very hard to get neighbors to lodge complaints against one
another. Too rough all remainder of the week to go out.

Logged 4,246 miles.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "HELEN"
ON THE WATERS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE DURING
THE YEAR 1911.

On Thursday, April 20th, left Gananoque at 8 a.m., patrolled down the river,
had to return as there was too much floating ice. Returned to Gananoque at
1 p.m.

1912 GAME AND FISHERIES. 125

TJie following Friday left Gananoque at 7 a.m., patrolled up the river, but had
to return as there was too much floating ice. On Saturday, left Gananoque at
7 a.m., patrolled up the river to the head of ,Hovve Island and grappled Long
Bridge Creek and took one gill net. Returned to Gananoque 6 p.mi.

On Sunday, 83rd April, left Gananoque at 8 a.m., patrolled down the river
to Stave Island and grappled. Returned to Gananoque at 6 p.m.

On Monday, 24th, left Gananoque 5 a.m., patrclled down the river to Ivy Lee
and grappled Landows Bay and Fly Creek and returned to Gananoque at 8 p.m.

On Tuesday, 25th April, left Gananoque at 5 a.m.; patrolled down to Lake
Waterloo; grappled and took up two «ets of gill nets; returned to Gananoque at
8.30 p.m. On Wednesday, 36th, left Gananoque 5.30 a.m.; patrolled up the river
to the head of Ilowe Island, grappled and took up two sets of gill nets, lieturned
to Gananoque 7 p.m.

On Thursday, 27th, left Gananoque 6.30; patrolled among the islands and up
to Grasses Creek and Leekeys Creek and took up one set of hoop nets. Returned
to Gananoque at 7 p.m.. The next day I cleaned the boat in the forenoon and!
went out at 12.30 p.m.; patrolled and grappled; returned to Gananoque at 6.30 p.m.

On Saturday, left Gananoque at 6 a.m.; patrolled up the river to Miltons
Island and grappled the bays on our return trip; arrived at Gananoque at 6.30.

On Sunday, 30th April, patrolled down the river to Jones Creek and gi-appled.
Returned to Gananoque at 8.30 p.m.

The first week in May, patrolled among the islands and grappled. Visited
Howe Island, Burnt Island, Marble Rock, and returned to Gananoque on Saturday.
The next day, Sunday, left Gananoque at 5 a.m.; patrolled the river had a very
busy week. Was out two nights on the river. Had a very hard chase after a
party, but could not catch them, they got away in the dark among the islands.
Returned to Gananoque on Saturday, May 13th.

On Sunday, 14th May, left Gananoque at 5 a.m.; patrolled down to Rockport
and grappled; visited Howe Island and took up three sets of nets. Patrolled to
Pools Bay and grappled in Pool Bay, and took up 4 sets of gill nets. Went to
Fiddlers Elbow and took three sets of gill nets. Visited Hickory Island; patrolled
the open waters up to the head of Howe Island on the South side, and to jSTorth
Channel to the head of Howe Island; patrolled down the river to Big Stave and
Sugar Island; returned to Gananoque at 7.30 p.m.

The following week, patrolled up the river grappling; visited Jones Creek and
Union Park. From here went to Pools Bay and to the foot of Grenadier Island,
Hickory Island and Long Island. We remained out all night watching some
parties but did not get them, but got their nets and returned home. Remained out
the next night watdhing some parties, but it was raining and dark, and could not
locate them, so I came home and took launch and went out again and grappled
for nets, but did not get them. Went on to Pools Resort; patrolled among the
islands and on to Hickory Island, and returned home at 7 p.m.

The next day it was raining and I remained in port all day ; had a man up in
court for interferring with me in the discharge of my duty. He was fined five
dollars and costs, he got off too easy, for he is a poor man and pleaded that he
did not know the law. The following days I patrolled the river grappling for nets.
On Thursday, 29th June; patrolled the river around the head as far as Ivy Lee and
over to Hickory Island, and over to Wolfe Island, Jones Creek and up the north
Channel and down to the foot of Grenadier Island. The following Saturday,
patrolled among the islands and over the bass grounds, and returned to Gananoque.
The following week I went down to Brockville on the steam boat, took my glasses
10 G. F.'

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with me and kept a look out for those fellows from the Bay. I saw one fellow putting
a night line down at Ice Island. Patrolled among the Islands and up to the foot
of Wolfe Island, and I heard that there was a lot of fishing up there and that the
guides had no licenses. Went up to investigate and found that this report was
incorrect as they all had licenses. The following days I spent patrolling the
river and grappling for nets. On Wednesday, 18th July, left Gananoque at 7 a.m. ;
patrolled down to Eockport, it was reported that there was black bass shipped
from, there, it was one of the guests from the hotel. I saw Overseer Slate there.
He said that there was only 5 or 6 bass shipped by this man. The next few days
were spent patrolling the river, grappling for nets. Visited Howe Island, Grasses
Creek, and down to Eockport, then to Hickory Island, and through the islands
down to Ivy Lee and grappled for nets. At Grenadier Island I seized a skiff.
The party was catching minnows and selling them. He came from Alexander
Bay.

On Thursday, August 10th, left Gananoque 7 a.m. ; patrolled up the river and
down the river to Eockport. Seized a minnow seine. Went on to Howe Island
and grappled the bays and creeks, over to Hickory Island and down to Eockport,
and patrolled down to the foot of Grenadier Island and among the islands.

Monday I was home all day, being ill.

On Tuesday, August 15th, left Gananoque 7 a.m.; patrolled up the river to
the head of Howe Island and grappled, and down to Fiddler's Elbow and returned
to Gananoque. The next day went down to Eockport and grappled among the
islands up to Hickory Island. The next week was spent patrolling the river and
grappling for nets.

On Tuesday, the 29th August, I pulled my boat out as I had to do some,
repairing and paint her before the fall of the year. The next few days were spent
in repairing.

On Monday, September 4th, left Gananoque at G a.m.; patrolled down the
river to Pools and grappled; returned to Gananoque. The next day patrolled up
the river to the head of Howe Island and over to Hickory Island. X patrolled all
week and grappled for nets.

On Sunday, September 10th, patrolled up the river and the bays looking after
the ducks. Patrolled among the islands and up to Wolfe Island, but was obliged
to return home as I was sick. The next day patrolled to Grenadier Island and
grappled, and took up three sets of gill nets.

On Thursday, patrolled up the river to Long Bridge and grappled for nets,
and watched some Americans who were supposed to be hunting. From here I
patrolled on to Howe Island, Wolfe Island, Brakies Bay and down the south side
of Howe Island, and on to Grasses' Creek and returned to Gananoque. The
following day patrolled to Jones Creek and remained out all night on the river.

On Friday, September 22nd, left Gananoque 6 a.m.; patrolled over to Wolfe
Island and grappled Brakies Bay. Met Capt. Fleming and patrolled down the
river and among the islands, and to Jones Creek and up the river to Howe Island,
and over to Wolfe Island, and on to Stave Island. Eeturned to Gananoque.

On Thursday, September 28th, left Gananoque at 6 a.m.; patrolled down the
river to the foot of Grenadier Island and patrolled up the river to the head of
Howe Island, crossed over to Wolfe Island and .down to Jones Creek, down to the
foot of Grenadier Island then up the river to the head of Howe Island, and grappled
at long Bridge Creek and returned to Gananoque.

On Monday, 9th October, left Gananoque at 6 a.m.; patrolled down to Jones

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Creek and grappled, and watched all night for some fishermen that were reported
lo be fishing down there.

On October 11th, left Jones Creek at 5 a.m.; patrolled up to the foot of
Grenadier Island and grappled. From here patrolled on up to Long Bridge Creek
and watched some Americans that were there in a house boat. Left there and
patrolled down the river to Pools and grappled the bay, and on down the river to
the foot of Grenadier Island and spent some time in looking after duck hunters.
The following day patrolled the river to the head of Howe Island and Long Bridge
Creek. Was up all night watching. The next day patrolled up the river to the
Jiead of Howe Island and over to Long Island, and around to Hickory Island, and
returned to Gananoque.

Saturday, October 31st, patrolled from Gananoque among the isles after duck
hunters. Went to Rockport and back up among the Islands. Was sick the follow-
ing days and did not go out.

On Thursday, October 36th, patrolled down to Jones Creek and grappled, and
camped on an island there. The Americans were fishing there with night lines and
they are shooting out of punts, had a chase after them, but their boat was too fast
for mine. On Friday, October 27th, patrolled to Jones Creek and in camp watched
those fish pirates. Grappled from Crossover Light to the foot of Grenadier
Island and took up a lot of night lines and hooks, there were six sturgeon and a
lot of catfish on them. Stayed in camp all day as it was blowing a gale.

On Monday, October 30th, left Jones Creek at 5 a.m.; patrolled up to Pools
and grappled there, then returned to Gananoque. Tuesday, remained in port all
day as it was blowing a gale and raining. The next day; patrolled up the river
to the head of Howe Island and Wolfe Island, sand over to Wolfe ^Island, ;th,ea
down to Pools and grappled the bays, and remained out all night watching some
parties on the river.

The following day, left Gananoque at 4 a.m.; patrolled to the head of Howe
Island, and looking after some trappers and Americans that were reported hunting
up there. From here patrolled down the river to Sugar Island and camped there
watching some Americans that were trapping and hunting. I remained here for
the next three days as it was blowing a gale.

On Tuesday, 14th November, patrolled up to Gananoque and went up the
river and through the islands to the head of Howe Island, and Long Bridge Creek,
down to Pools Eesort and grappled for nets.

On Friday, jSTovember 17th, left Gananoque at 6 a.m.; patrolled down to
Landons Bay and grappled the bay, then went over to Sugar Island and grappled
for night lines. The next two days was unable to go out as it was blowing and
snowing.

On Wednesday, 22nd November, patrolled down the river to Landons Bay and
grappled; went over to Sugar Island and grappled there, and then up the river
to Long Bridge Creek grappling for nets.

On Friday, November 24th, in port all day as it was raining and snowing.

Logged 8,137 miles.

EEPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT

" JESSIE T." ON THE WATERS OP LAKE SUPERIOR

DURING THE YEAR 1911.

Began on June 1st getting the "Jessie T." ready for work, and spent several
days fitting her out. On Friday, the 9th, patrolled from Sault Ste. Mlaa-ie to

128 THE EEPORT UPOX Xo. 13

Goiilais Bay through, a heavy fog, and next day went on to Parisian Island. Saw
two large hshing yachts there on the west side of the island, which escaped on our
approach. We lifted about 300 lbs. of 56 inch new Manilla rope, with two anchors
made out of old chain, each one weighing about 200 lbs. There must have been a trap
net attached to it, but it had been taken off. We also lifted three markers wliicli
were used for setting nets blind. We grappled for nets but did not discover any.
]*arisian Island is the worst place on Lake Superior for poaching, on account of
its proximity to the American side. Returned to Goulais Bay same night. Did
not go out on Sunday, as it was raining and very foggy. Returned to Parisian
Island on Monday, grappled for net on the west side of the island and picked up
about 50 lbs. of % inch new Manilla line, which I supposed had been put therd
by American fishermen, but for what purpose I do not know. Returned to
Goulais Bay at night. Could not go out next day as there was a strong west gale
blowing. Went to Haviland, south side of Batchewana Island on Wednesday.
Tliursday, to Batchewana Dock. Friday, to west side of Parisian Island, thence to
Sault Ste. Marie. Had to remain at the Soo for a number of days waiting for aiL
assistant, as my assistant was sick.

On Thursday, June 30th, patrolled to Batchewana in tow of the "Edna Ivan,"
and secured a man to assist me there. From Batchewana to Copper Mine Point
on Fpday. Saturday, to Agawa River, and thencs to Gargantua. Sunday, to
Indian Harbor, and thence to Brule Harbor, Monday, to Michipicoten Harbor;
big sea running. Tuesday, to Mountain Ash River, thence to Dog River, thence
to Ghost River, thence to Pilot Harbor, thence to Pipe River, and then to Ganley's
Harbor. Wednesday, to Richardson's Harbor, thence to Otter Head and return
to Richardson's Harbor. Very foggy. Thursday, to Pukoso River, Ganley's
Harbor, Dog River and Brule Harbor. Friday, to Agawa River and Montreal
River. Saturday to Batchewana River. Sunday, to Chippewa River, Harmony
River and Sault Ste. Marie.

The following four days were ispent overhauling the ''Jessie T.," and on Friday
the 4th July, went /to Carp River, Gros Cap, Goulais Bay fishing station and
Batchewana station. On Saturday, the son of the assistant was drowned, so had
to return to Sault Ste. Marie. Very stormy next day, so did not go out.

On Monday, 17th July, patrolled to Parisian Island, and from there next day
to Haviland Bay, and thence to Batchewana River. On Thursday, went to Pancake
River and Mamaise fishing station. Strong wind and big sea running. Had to
make harbor, and could not venture out on Friday. On Saturday, went to Agawa
River. Found a fishing party of six and two guides, who all had licenses. Then
proceeded to Gargantua. On Sunday went to Indian Harbor, and had to remain
there for three days, leaving again on Wednesday for Brule Harbor, and on Thurs-
day for Michipicoten Harbor. Wind bound on Friday, and on Saturday went to
Doric River, thence to Dog River, Eagle River and Pilot Harbor.

The following Monday, patrolled to Pukoso River and Richardson Harbor.
Thick fog. Left next day for Michipicoten Island. Very rough weather. Wed-
nesday, to Gargantua. Thursday, to Batchewana, calling at Jackson's Cove, Agawa
River and Montreal River. Friday, to Chippewa River, thence to Goulais Bay
and Sault Ste. Marie. Spent Saturday getting ready to go to the south shore as
per instructions from Hon. Dr. Reaume, to get information as to the number and
kinds of nets fished under license by American fishermen.

On Tuesday, the 8th August, patrolled from the Soo to Hay Mills, Mich.,
getting the information re nets fished in that vicinity, and from there on Wednesday

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to Iroquois Island; on Friday to Salt point and Emerson, and on Saturday, to
the Taquamenom, Gull Island, and White Ti?,li Point, in each instance getting the
same information about the kinds of net fis'hed by the American fishermen.
Patrolled to Parisian Island on Sunday, and thence to Sault Ste. Marie. Spent
Monday answering correspondence and making report on the number and kinds
of nets fished by the American fishermen between Hay Mill, Mich., and White
Fish Point, viz. : 75 pound nets, 102 trap nets, 12,000 yards of 5^/2 mesh gill nets,
5,000 yards of 4% mesh gill nets, and 68,750 yards of 214 mesh gill nets. Next
day cleaned and washed out boat, getting ready to go out on patrol, but could not
go on Wednesday on account of stormy weather. Thursday, went to Point aux
Pines, but could go no furtlier owing to storm. Proceeded to Parisian Island
next day, grappling for nets. Patrolled the waters on east and west side of island,
remaining there for two days.

On Monday, August 21st, went to Goulais Bay; Tuesday, to Haviland Bay and
Harmony Eiver, checking over tourists' angling permits ; Wednesday, to Sault Ste.
Marie. Engine out of order contact points burned off. Made repairs to engine on
Thursday. Friday, went to Goulais Bay, and stayed there until wind went down,
as we could not make time. Saturday, to Mamaise Plarbor. Too stormy to go
out again for three days. Left on Wednesday for Agawa Eiver and Lizzard Island;
on Thursday, for Gargantua and Indian Harbor, and returned to Gargantua;
on Friday for Lizzard Islands, and discovered a party fishing without license
and ordered him to leave; Saturday for Batchewana Bay; and Sunday for Batche-
wana Eiver, Chippewa Eiver and the Soo. Spent a couple of days cleaning boat
and making some repairs to engine. On Thursday, went to Point aux Pines,
Although the weather was very rough. Friday, to Parisian Island. Saturday,
patrolled the waters around the island grappling for nets, but did not find any.
Sunday, to Sault Ste. Marie. Did not go out on Monday, as wind too strong.
Tuesday, went to Goulais Bay, Batchewana, and Kervan's Club House interview-
ing his guides. Wednesday, to Sault Ste. Marie to get Magistrate to try case of
having venison in possession. Thursday, to Goulais Bay to get witness against
this party. Worst storm of the season. Friday, to Batchewana Dock, summoning
party for having venison in his possession, another party for shooting ducks, and
another for having firearms contrary to law. Saturday, to Gouliais Bay bringing
witness home, and then to Sault Ste. Marie, remaining there for two days.

Left on Wednesday, Sept 20th, for Echo Bay, where it was reported Americans
were shooting ducks without licenses. Eemained there to investigate, and then
returned to the Soo. Waited there for several days for platinum wire for repairs on
engine. On Tuesday went to Goulais Bay and Parisian Island, Wednesday, to
Batchewana. Thursday, to Mamaise. Friday, to Montreal Eiver. Saturday, to
Lizzard Islands. Sunday, to Agawa Eiver, and thence to Batchewana, and next
day to Sault Ste. Marie. Spent Tuesday putting in new piston rings in engine.
Too stormy to go out next day. Went to Gros Cap on Thursday, and on Friday
to Parisian Island, around the west side, and thence to Goulais Bay. Proceeded
1o Maple Island on Saturday, and thence to Sandy Island and Batchewana.

On Monday, October 9th, pati-olled to Montreal Eiver, and thence to Agawa
Eiver. Tuesday, to Lizzard Islands and Gravel Eiver, and hack to Montreal
Eiver. Wind blowing hard. Wednesday, to Sault Ste. Marie. Spent next day
getting ready to go up to White Gravel Eiver, as per instructions from Department.
Friday, to Batchewana. Saturday, to Montreal Eiver, Lizzard Islands, and Gar-
gantua. Weather fine. Sunday, to Pilot Harbor, Garrett's Harbor and Eichard-

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son's Harbor. Monday, to Otter Head, thence to White Gravel River. Tuesday,
to Simmons Harbor. Had to remain in, as strong west gale blowing, which con-
tinued all next day. Thursday, to Otter Head Light, calling at Swallow River,
and thence to Richardson's Harbor. Friday, to Pilot Harbor. Rough weatlier.
Saturday, to Dog River, thence to Michipicoten Harbor. Sunday, to Gargantua,
Lizzard Islands and Agawa River.

On Monday, October 23rd, to Montreal River, thence to Batchewana. Tues-
day, to Haviland Bay, south side to Batehewana Island, and had to stay in, as
wind blowing hard. Wednesday, to Maple Island, thence to Goulais Bay. Too
rough to venture out next day. Friday, to Sault Ste. Marie through heavy eea.
Rough weatlier continued for several days, so had to remain in port.

Logged 3,090 miles.

REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY LAUNCH "LIBBIE" ON STONY
LAKE DURING THE YEAR 1911.

On Monday, May 1st, patrolled to Stoney Lake and Mount Julian, to see that
fish jvere not disturbed while spawning. At Stony Lake again next day, also at
Eel's Creek and Jack's Creek. Thursday, at Mount Julian, Stony Lake, Gilchrist
Bay, Clear Lake and Young's Point, seeing that the laws were being observed.
Friday, at Young's Point and Ivetchevvanoneha Lake, seeing that parties were not
killing miaskinonge while spawning. At Stony Lake again on Monday for the same
purpose. Tuesday, at Stony Lake, Burleigh Falls and McCracken's Landing, see-
ing that the laws were being observed. Wednesday, at Stony Lake. Thursday, at
Stony Lake, Clear Lake, Young's Point and Ketchewanoncha Lake, seeing that par-
ties were not killing maskinonge while spawning. Saturday, at Ketchewanoncha
Lake again, with the same object in view.

Wednesday, May 24th, at Mount Julian, Burleigh Falls and Young's Point,
seeing that the laws were observed.

Tuesday, May 30th, at Stony Lake and Mount Julian; Wednesday, at Hall's
Bridge with Capt. Hunter; Thursday, at Stony Lake, Clear Lake and Mount
Julian; Friday, at Clear Lake, Mount Julian and Burleigh Falls; Saturday, at
Stony Lake.

Monday, June 5th, at Stony Ijake; Tuesday, at Stony Lake ;Wednesday, at
Lakefield; Thursday, at Young's Point, Clear Lake, Stony Lake and Mount Julian:
Friday, at Stony Lake, also on Saturday.

Tuesday, June 13th, at Stony Lake looking up parties who were spearing;
Wednesday, at l^oung's Point, South Beach, Sandy Beach, Mount Julian and
Burleigh Falls, leaving permit books at different hotels; Thursday, at Stony Lake
seeing that the laws were being observed. At Stony Lake again on Friday, Mon-
day, and Wednesday, and also Thursday, posting bills and seeing that tourists
had their permits. Friday, at Indian River, having received some complaints that
parties were catching small bass, but found nothing wrong.

Monday, July 10th, at Stony Lake, Belvedere and Burleigh Falls, collecting
licenses. Tuesday, at Young's Point, Mt. Julian and McCracken's Landing;
Thursday, at Stony Lake seeing that fishermen were obeying the laws; Friday, at
Stony Lake, Mt. Julian and McCracken's Landing; Saturday, at Clear Lake,
Young's Point and Ketchewanoncha Lake, seeing that Americans and guides liad
their licenses.

1912 GAME AND FISHERIES. 131

Spent Monday, August 21st, and the tliree following days at Stony Lake;
Friday, at Burleigh Falls and Deer Bay; Saturday, at Stony Lake and Mt. Julian;
Monday, at Stony Lake, Clear Lake and Young's Point. Went to Stony Lake next
day looking after Americans. Spent Wednesday at Young's Point, Stony Lake,
Ml. Julian and McCracken's Landing.

On Tuesday, Sept. 13th, went to Stony Lake to see that parties w^ere not
shooting partridge on the islands. Travelled to Mt. Julian with launch, and to
Burleigh Falls and Young's Point with canoe. At Stony Lake again on Wednes-
day, and on Thursday at Young's Point, McCracken's Landing, Stony Lake and
Mt. Julian, seeing that fishing parties had their permits. On Saturday, Sept. 23rd,
went to Stony Lake with the patrol boat Naiad, distributing fish. The following
Friday at Stony Lake again, seeing that fishery laws were being observed, also that
tourists were not shooting ducks and partridge.

On Wednesday, October 4th, and also on Friday of the same week, went to
Stony Lake, collecting permit books and also seeing that no one was shooting part-
ridge. On Saturday at Clear Lake, Stony Lake, Mt. Julian and Burleigh Falls,
seeing that parties were not netting bass and maskinonge, but found nothing
illegal.

The following Wednesday went to Stony Lake, Mt. Julian, Burleigh Falls and
Eels' Creek, collecting permit books, and also seeing that parties were not shooting.

Logged 993 miles.

REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY PATROL BOAT " LOOKOUT " IN"
THE RIDEAU WATERS DURING THE YEAR 1911.

On Friday, 26th May, started and patrolled from Lyndhurst to Griffin's, a
distance of 28 miles. The following Wednesday patrolled from Long Point to
Griffin's, and returned, a distance of about 15 miles.

On Wednesday, 14th June, patrolled from Long Point to Griffin's and return,
a distance of about 15 miles.

On Friday, June 30th, patrolled from Long Point to Griffin's and return, a
distance of about 15 miles.

On Friday, July 16th, patrolled from Long Point to Griffin's and return, a
distance of about 15 miles.

On Monday, July 31st, patrolled from Long Point to Griffin's and return, a
distance of about 15 miles.

On Wednesday, 16th August, went up Long Point, issued one permit. And
tlie following Thursday went again to Long Point; received an application for
guide license. From here patrolled to Griffin's and returned, a distance of about
15 miles.

On Friday, 25th August, patrolled from Long Point to Griffin's and return, a
distance of about 15 miles.

On Wednesday, 30th August, patrolled from Long Point to Griffin's and
return.

On Saturday, 30th September, patrolled from Long Point to Griffin's and
return.

On Monday, 9th October, patrolled from Long Point to Griffin's, and issued
hunting license's.

On Tliursday, 31st October, patrolled from Long Point to Griffin's and
return, a distance of about 15 miles.

Logged 178 miles.

132 THE EEPORT UPON Xo. 13

liEPOET OP THE WOEK PEEPOEMED BY THE LAUxN^CH "MAGGIE

MAY^' ON NOETH SHOEE OP GEOEGIAN BAY DUEING

THE YEAE 1911.

On Monday, May 1st, went to town for supplies for the launch " Maggie
May." Tuesday, 2nd, patrolled the waters to the Eapids on Magnetawan Eiver,
to see if there were any fish on their spawning grounds, but did not see any. On
Friday went up to the Eapids to see if there was any fish up. Saw about a dozen
pickerel; they were beginning to come on their spawning grounds. On Saturday,
May 9th, went up to the Eapids to see if there was anyone disturbing the fish;
saw signs of illegal fishing, but did not see anyone there. On Sunday patrolled to
the Eapids on Magnetawan Eiver, and saw about forty-five or fifty people there
looking at the fish. On Monday, 8th, went up to the Eapids, and saw signs of
illegal fishing, but did not see anyone. I never saw the pickerel so plentiful at the
Eapids as they are this spring. On Wednesday went up to the Eapids, saw other
signs of illegal fishing, but did not see anyone. On Thursday went up to the
Eapids; saw a man on the other side of the river with a spear. I could not get
to him before he saw me; he got away, and I did not know him. On Priday went
up to the Eapids, and located an Indian spaaring pickerel; I took charge of lilis
spear and fish, and ordered him home. On Saturday, May 13th, went to town to
meet the " Edna Ivan," the Government cruiser boat, and crew, and went from
there to the Eapids; remained all day to see if I could not catch some of the men
who were fishing illegally. On Sunday patrolled to the Eapids and located a man
with a pickerel; it was speared, but he said he had killed it with a stone. He
then gave a shout to raise an alarm. I proceeded down the banks of the river,
and saw three men hustling up the banks from the "river; I overtook them, but
they had no fish or spear. On Monday patrolled to the Eapids, and found two
pickerel on the shore; they had been speared. Did not see anyone there. Came
back to town and laid information against the parties whom I saw there on the
previous day, and who were fishing illegally. Tuesday, went to Sand Bay, Black
Creek, and around the other bays, but did not see any signs of illegal fishing.
Went out from Black Creek to where Mr. Eickley's pound net was set; it was set
out from Black Bay. Wednesday, went up to the Eapids; saw other signs of
illegal fishing, but did not see anyone. On Thursday left home at 8.30 p.m., went
up to the Eapids, and saw three men setting a net. Left launch and canoe some
distance away. I could not reach them, just then, and returned to launch, and
got the canoe, and started to where they were setting the net; it was then about
10 p.m. I met them coming back, and called to them to halt, but they did not.
I could not overtake them; they threw their net and fish overboard, and got away,
but I knew them. On Priday went to town to attend court re illegal fishing; one
was convicted for illegal fishing, the other three were dismissed. I laid informa-
tion against four other parties, three for net fishing, and one for assisting. Ee-
turned home at 1 p.m. On Saturday, May 20th, court opened at 7.30 p.m.; T
succeeded in getting one conviction. Court adjourned until Monday. Eeturned
home at 11.30 p.m.; spent the day in company with Overseer C. H. Knight
dragging near the Eapids, looking for the nets and fish that the men threw over-
board on the night of the 18th. On Sunday, 21st, patrolled to the Eapids, and
found there were a few pickerel on the spawning ground; saw no signs of illegal
fishing. On Monday went to town to attend court concerning illegal fishermen at
the Eapids; they pleaded guilty, and were fined $5.00 and costs. On Saturday,
May 27tli, went to town and got papers and money from magistrate re illegal

1912 GAME AND FISHERIES. 133

lisherineu ; one-half of the cash of three fines was paid to the informant; the men
were fined $5.00 and costs eacli for net fisliing at tlie Eapids on tlie Magnetawau
Kiver. On Thursday^ June 1st, went to Sand Bay in company with Mr. Charles
H. Kniglit, Mr. R. J. Markle, and Constable Jones, in search of nets. Mr. R. J .
Markie was informed by Mr. W. L. Haight, of Parry Sound, that the Indians at
Kebisliilcong reported to the Indian agent, D. F. McDonald, of Parry Sound, that
there were trap nets set in Sand Bay. Mr. Markie notified me, and Mr. C. H.
Knight and myself started to search for the nets; we grappled all day in and
around Sand Bay, but found no nets, nor did we see any signs of illegal fishing.
Late in the evening we found that Mr. Louis Rickley's pound nets were set over
the line out from Black Creek, on the Indian Reserve. I ordered him to move it,
and he did so at once. On Fiiday, 9th, went to Geroux Creek, and Naishcotyang
River; called at the Duquesne House on my way back; saw no signs of illegal
fisliing or hunting. Friday, 11th, went to Bustard Islands, French River, and
from there to Bad River, where I remained over night. On Saturday, June 17th,
while at Bad River, Overseer R. J. McKenny and myself investigated Mr. C. H.
(lauthier's pound nets, and found them alright. I returned to Byng Inlet. On
Monday, 19th, went to town, and sent report of my trip to Bad River, re C. H.
Gauthier's nets, to Superintendent. On Tuesday, July 4th, started for Bad River,
and got as far as Key Harbour Bay, in company with Overseer Irwin, when the
spark plug on the engine gave out, and we were obliged to return, and had to
paddle most of the way back, reaching home at 3.30 p.m. On Saturday, July 15th,
went to Naishcotyang Rivex and Geroux Creek, to see about some tourists that were
there from^ Pittsburg; I sold some licenses to them, Monday, 17th, went to Bus-
tard Islands to meet Capt. E. Dunn, to accompany him to Bad River, and inves-
tigate C. H. Gauthier's pound nets. Remained at the Bustard's all day. Tues-
day, 18th, stayed at Busitard's for the day. Wednesday, had to re-
main at Bustard's owing to the storm. Thursday, we left the Bustard's
for Bad River, and investigated C. H. Gauthier's pound nets, and found them
pi'operly set. Capt. Dunn left with " Edna Ivan," and I left for Byng Inlet. Had
to run to Key Harbour on account of storm, and remained there all next day. On
Thursday, July 27th, went to Bay Firm, to serve papers on the law-breakers for
guiding without a license. Met Capt. Irwin, and took him with me, as I expected
trouble, but they were quite civil. Friday, went to Duquesne House, and sold
licenses to non-residents from Pittsburg; attended court re guiding without a
license. On Saturday, July 39th, went to Duquesne House, and got money for
guide licenses, and applications. On Sunday, 30th, went to Sand Bay and Key
Harbour; was told that there were three tourists there who wanted to get licenses
to fish with hook and line, but I could not locate them. On Monday, 31st, went
to Key Harbour; sold three licenses to angle in the waters of the Province. On
Thursday, August 3rd, went to Naishcotyang River, and around the other bays;
located a party of tourists at Naishcotyang River, and sold them licenses; there
Avere four in the party, all from Pittsburg. On Thursday, 10th, went to Sand Bay,
Key Harbour, French River, and Bad River. Gave C. H. Gauthier an additional
pound net license. Left Bad River at 2.30 p.m. for Bustard Islands, from thence
to Byng Inlet, arriving at 7 o'clock p.m. ; I did not see any signs of illegal fishing.
Tuesday, August 22nd, went to Naishcotyang River and Foster's Islands; sold two
licenses to parties from Pittsburg; saw no signs of illegal fishing or hunting. On
Friday, September 8th, went to French River and Bustard Islands; saw no signs
of illegal fishing, and had no complaints from the fishermen. On Tuesday, Sept-
ember 12th, went to Naishcotyang River and Geroux Creek. Did not see or hear

134 THE EEPOET UPON No. 13

of aiiytliiiig with regard to illegal fishing or hunting. On Sunday, the 17th,
started for Key Harbour, found body of a drowned man on Lamonday Point;
returned to Byng Inlet and reported. On Friday, September 22nd, went to town,
and sent all unsold tourist licenses back to the Department. On Saturday, Sept-
ember 23rd, went to Geroux Lake, through the bush from^ Byng Inlet. Heard
tome shots fired, but could not locate the parties. Eeturned to town at 6.30 p.m.,
and was informed that there was a gang of Italians at Byng Inlet Station who
were hunting on Sundays. On Sunday went out to the C.P.R. Station to see if I
could locate some of the Sunday hunters. Heard a number of shots fired, but
could not locate any hunters. On Monday, went to town and sent a letter to
Supei'intendent for instructions re Sunday hunting by Italians who are employed
by the C.P.E. Company, near Byng Inlet Station. On Saturday, September 30th,
went to town to the C.P.R. coal docks. It was reported that there was an Indian
there, who had been offering a pair of moose horns for sale for $15.00. I did not
raise any suspicion, but I received no information on the matter since. Went to
the Post Office, and received instructions from the Superintendent of Game and
Fisheries re Italians hunting on Sundays. On Sunday, October 1st, went to town
at noon, and got Mr. C. H. Knight to assist me in rounding up the gang of
Italians who were engaged in Sunday hunting. We proceeded up the river to the
siding and lay for them until they came out of the bush; we arrested four of them,
confiscated their guns, and brought themi to Byng Inlet lock-up. On Monday, 2nd,
went to town to attend court re the four Italians that Mr. Knight and myself
arrested for hunting on Sunday. They were all heavily fined, and their guns
confiscated. Tuesday, went to town and sent money and reports to the Depart-
ment; also went to the C.P.R. coal docks to see if I could get the man who was
offering moose horns for sale, but got no information, no one seems to know any-
thing about the matter. Wednesday, went to town and shipped four guns to Mr.
Tinsley, Superintendent of Game and Fisheries. Thursday, went to Bad River
to instruct Mr. Gauthier re his pound i^ets during the month of October, and for
fishing, herring pound nets — for herring only. Got hack to Bustard Islands on
account of storm, and had to remain there all night. On Friday, 6th, went to
French River, and remained there all day and night, owing to storm. On Saturday,
October 7th, left French River at noon, and reached Byng Inlet at 5.20. On
Sunday, 8th, went to Still River Siding, where Mr. C. H. Knight and myself
arrested the four men for hunting on Sunday. Heard no shooting, and saw no
signs of illegal fiishing. On Friday, 13th, went to the Duquesne House, to see what
the tourists were doing. Found everything all right, and saw no signs of illegal
fishing or hunting. On Sunday, October 15th, went to Still River, as far as the
Still River Siding, and around through the bush back home. Did not hear any
shooting, nor did I see any signs of illegal work. On Wedne?(lav. ISth, went to
Black Creek and Sand Bay, to see if any nets were in these localities, but did not
see any signs of illegal fishing. On Friday, October 27th, Mr. C. H. Knight and
myself went in search of dogs that were running at large in the vicinity of Geroux
Creek. We went to Geroux Creek and Barrott's Bay. We shot two dogs in
Barrott's Bay; these dogs were running at large all summer in the bush, and it
was hard to locate them. Did not know who owned them. On Saturday, October
28th, went up town to Byng Inleit, and sold licenses to hunt deer in the regular
season. Got a telegram from Superintendent E. Tinsley, re extending ten days
open season in November for the taking of whitefish and salmon trout, being from
the first to the tenth. Forwarded the message to Mr. R. J. McKenny to advise
the fishermen at Bad River.

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REPORT OF THE WOEK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT "MEEN-
NAGHA" ON THE MUSKOKA LAKES DURING THE YEAR 1911.

On Thursday, May 'Ith, launched the "Meenagha/' which was found to be
leaking badly. Took her out next day and did some caulking. Launched her
again on Saturday and ran to Beaumaris. Patrolled Big Island and Gowan's
Island, and ran to Gravenhurst. Left again on Monday with Overseer Blea on
board for Beaumaris, thence to Port Carling and Rosseau. Next day patrolled
east side of Lake Rosseau, round lighthouse to Rosseau River, and down sliore to
Skeleton Bay. Ran up the Bay to Skeleton River on north side, and dragged down
south side, witli no success. Thence to Minett's and Woodington, up Joseph
River in Lake Joseph. Dragged river, with no results. Thence to Windermere
and Dee Bank River, and returned to Port Carling, Left next morning for
Beaumaris, and Bracebridge, up Bracebridge River, and up the Monck shore to
Beaumaris, taking Warden Willmott on board at Bracebridge. The following day
patrolled Prowse's Island and other islands in vicinity, to Melford Bay. Patrolled
bay to Hutton House, thence to Bala, via Dudley, with Mr. Willmott and ^Tr.
Blea on board. Remained at Bala over Friday, as wind blowing a gale. On
Saturda)'^, ran to Mortimer's Point, thence to South East Bay, thence to Walker's
Point, Montcalm and Gravenhurst.

On Monday, May loth, patrolled Brydon's Bay, Hock Rock River, ]\Iont-
gomery's to Stevens Bay, to mouth of Muskoka River, and around Big Island to
Gravenhurst. Next day to Island F., Shanty Bay, Montcalm, Walker's Point, and
to Port Carling on west shore. On Wednesday, went up river and patrolled
Brackenridge's Bay to Windermere, to mouth of Dee Bank River, up Skeleton
Bay, and thence to Tobin's Island. Thursday, to the Royal Muskoka, up shore to
Bluffs, to Morinus, Paignton House, back to Tobin's Island and patrolled around
same, thence to Dee Bank. Friday, to Minett's, Joseph River, Woodington,
Port Sandfield, Ferndale, and patrolled Ferndale Bay to Port Carling. Saturday,
to Milford Bay, down back channel past Tondern Island, Gowen's Island, Muskoka
River, along Monck shore, down east shore to Hock Rock and Gravenhurst.

Lay at anchor on Monday, patrolling Gull Lake and Silver Lake with rowboat.
Left the following day for Island F., Montcalm, Big Island, Monck Shore, Milford
Bay, Hutton House and Port Carling. On Wednesday, went to Brackenridge
Bay, Windermere, Juddhaven, Royal Muskoka, Waskada and Port Carling. Thurs-
day, to Port Sandfield, Pinelands, Elgin House, Redwood, Hamil's Point, Craigie
Lea, do\vn Joseph River to Woodington, Minett's, Morinus, and 'Skeleton Bay.
Friday, to Rosseau Falls, Rossclair, Mortimer's Point, Smith's Bay, Walkers
Point, and Gravenhurst. Lay at anchor at Gravenhurst until Tuesday, 30th May,
on account of broken stern bearing, which had to be repaired. Patrolled east side
of Lake Muskoka to Muskoka River, along Monck Shore to Milford Bay, Hutton
House and Gravenhurst. On Wednesday, went to Brydon's Bay, Hock Rock River,
Montgomery's around Big Island to Island F., and thence to Port Carling. Left
on Thursday for Tobin's Island, Ferndale Bay, Gregory, Paignton House, Morinus
and back to Tobin's Island. On Friday, went to Dee Bank, Skeleton Bay, Judd-
liaven. Royal Muskoka, Waskado and Port Carling. On Saturday, patrolled west
side of Lake Muskoka to Shanty Bay, Walker's Point, Montcalm, the Narrows and
Gravenhurst.

Spent Monday and Tuesday of the following week dry docking the "Meenagha"
and painting her. Left Gravenhurst on Wednesday, 7th June for tlie Narrows,
Brydon's Bay, Hock Rock River, Island F., Shanty Bay and Montcalm. The

136 THE EEPOET UPOX Xo. 13

following day patrolled to Beaumaris, Milford Bay^, Hutton House, Port Carling
River, Mortimer's Point and Bala. Left on Friday for Wallace's Point, Whiteside,
American House, Dudley and Bala, and on Saturday for Bala Park, South East
Bay, Big Island, Gowan's Island, Walker's Point, the Narrows and Gravenhurst.

On Monday, June 12th, left Gravenhurst for the outside of the Narrows. A
big storm, came up, and had to run to port at Gravenhurst. Patrolled Gull Lake
in rowboat and sold two licenses. Next day went to Big Island, St. Elmo, Monck
Shore, Rossclair and Port Carling. Ijeft on Wednesday for Brackenridge's Bay,
Windermere, Skeleton Bay, Waskado and Tobin's Island. On Thursday, went to
Fearman's, the Bluffs, Morinus, Paignton House, Minett's, Woodington, Port
Sand field, Elgin House and Redwood. Next day patrolled to Craigie Lea, Joseph
River, Gregory, Ferndale and Port Carling, and on Saturday to Milford Bay,
Beaumaris, Walker's Point, Montcalm, Brydon's Bay and Gravenhurst.

The following Monday patrolled Gull and Silver Lakes, calling at Pinedale
and several cottages. Left GravenhuVst next day for Muskoka Lake. Sea too
heavy for boat to face, so got in lee of Lighthouse Island, and lay there till next
morning. Patrolled to Beaumaris, Milford Bay, Port Carling, Windermere and
Skeleton Bay. Left launch at Monica on Thursday, got rowboat and dragged
Skeleton Bay for nets, but without success. Then went to Rosseau River, Rossean,
Rossmoyne, Maplehurst, and returned \o Rosseau. Went to Juddhaven on Friday,
and from' there to the Royal Muskoka, the Bluffs, Morinus, Waskada and Port
Carling. Next day patrolled to Rossclair, Beaumaris, Walker's Point, Garrylea
Island, Hock Rock River, and to Gravenhurst.

Spent Monday, the 26th June, doipg some necessar}'' work on the boat, and on
Tuesday went to Beaumaris, Mortimer's Point, American House, Acton Island,
Wallace's Cut, and to Bala. On Wednesday, visited Torrance, Bala Park, South
East Bay, Rossclair and Port Carling, and on Thursday went to Windermere,
Skeleton Bay, Dee Bank River, Juddhaven, Royal Muskoka and Waskada. The
following two days visited the Bluffs,- Morinus, Paignton House, Minett's, Port
Sandfleld, Gregory, Woodington, fort Carling, Milford Bay, Beaumaris, Muskoka
River, St. Elmo, Big Island, Hook Rock and Gravenhurst. Put up notices on
Gull Lake at Minnewaska Hotel, and around the town on Monday while the boat
lay at anchor. Spent the week visiting the following places: Island F., Shanty
Bay, Montcalm, Walker's Point, Beaumiaris, Port Carling, Ferndale, Woodington,
Port Cockburn, Craigie Lea, Stanley House, Governor Island, Redwood, Belmont
House, Milford Bay, Big Island, Garrylea Island, The Narrows, Gravenhurst, and
called at several cottages.

On Monday, July 10th, went to Brydon's Bay, Hock Rock River, Montgomery's,
Montcalm, and dragged for nets, but met with no success. Returned to Graven-
hurst, and the next day patrolled to Garry Lea Island, Walker's Point, Smith's Bay,
Beaumaris, Milford Bay and Horseshoe Island. The balance of the week was
spent visiting Port Carling, Ferndale, Windermere, Waskada, Royal Muskoka,
Skeleton Bay, Juddhaven, Rosseau River, Rosseau, Maplehurst, Bayview, Morgan's
Bay, Bass Lake, The Bluffs, Morinus, Tobin's Island, Milford Bay, Rossclair,
Beaumaris, Big Island, The Narrows, a,nd Gravenhurst. The following Monday,
patrolled Gull Lake with rowboat; went to Pinedale and called at several cottages.
Worked on engine of boat next day, and patrolled around Gravenhurst Bay, the
Sanitarium., Sucker Creek, and returned to Gravenhurst. Left for Big Island on
Wednesday, thence to Walker's Point, Beaumaris, Mortimer's Point, and Bala;
and on Thursday called at Dudle}'-, the American House, Acton Island, Torrance,
and several cottages, returning to Bala. Next day, by order of Warden Willmott.

1912 GAME AND FISHERIES. i3^

took rrovincial Constable McElwain around lakes after a prisoner. Went to Port
Carliug, Windermere, Uastreaver, Ivoyal Muskoka, Bohemia, Waskada, Port Carling,
and returned -to Bala. Went to Bala Park on Saturday, and from there to South
East Bay, Beaumaris, Montcalm, Island F. and Gravenhurst. Had to remain at
Gravenhurst over Monday and Tuesday on account of stormy weather. Left on
Wednesday for Beaumaris, thence to Port Carling, Windermere, Waskada and
Kosseau, and on Thursday visited Maplelmrst, Juddhaven, Eoyal Muskoka, Morinus,
Minett's, Woodington and Port Sandfleld. Next day went to Elgin House, Eed-
woocl, Pinelands, Ferndale and Port Carling, and on Saturday left the boat at Port
Carling, as the shaft out of line and giving a lot of bother. Left her in handi^i
of repairers and went to Gravenhurst on steamer.

On Monda)^, July 31st, patrolled Gull and Silver Lakes with rowboat. Dis-
covered several small bass dead on shore of lake, and next day investigated cause
and probable capture of these dead bass, but without success. Went to Port
Carling on Wednesday for launch, but found she was not ready, and waited there
over Thursday. Started on Friday for Woodington, thence to Joseph River, Craig-
ie Lea, Gregory, Port iSandfield, Elgin House, Pinelands and Port Carling, and on
Saturday visited Rossclair, Mortimer's Point, Walker's Point Big Island, Hock
Rock River and Gravenhurst.

The following week visited Beaumaris, Milford Bay, Port Carling, Ferndale,
Waskada, Royal Muskoka, Skeleton Bay, Rosseau River, Rosseau, Maplehurst,
Juddhaven, The Bluffs, Morinus, Paignton House, Minett's, Woodington, mouth
of Dee Bank River, Windermere, several cottages, Brackenridge Bay, Rossclair,
Mortimer's Point, Bala Park, Torrance, South East Bay, American House, St.
ll^lmo, Stephen's Bay, Garry Lea Island, Hock Rock and Gravenhurst. The Monday
following, patrolled Gull Lake, and visited Pinedale, and several cottages and
points. Left Gravenhurst on Tuesday for Island F., thence to Montcalm, Walker's
Point, Port Carling, Ferndale and Waskada. Wednesday, went to Morinus,
Paignton House, Minett's, Woodington, up the Joseph River to Craigie Lea, and
to Stanley House. Thursday, to Port Cockburn, Gordon Bay, Barnesdale, Foote's
Bay, Hammill's Point, Elgin House, Pinelands, and Port Sandfield. Friday, to
Woodington, Minett's, Morinus, Royal Muskoka, Windermere and Port Carling.
Saturday, to Royal Muskoka, Minett's, Juddhaven, Windermere and Waskado;
and on Sunday, to Port Carling, Milford Bay, Beaumiaris and Gravenhurst. Had
trouble with engine.

Lay at anchor over Monday and Tuesday getting new set of springs put in
commutator on engine. Patrolled Gull Lake with rowboat. Left on Wednesday
for Shanty Bay, Island F., Montcalm, and returned to Gravenhurst. Lay at anchor
again on Thursday getting new spark plug and pin in fly wheel. Went to Brydon's
Bay on Friday, then to Hock Rock, Stephen's Bay, mouth of Muskoka River, and
returned to Gravenhurst. On Saturday, went to Big Island, Garry Lea Island,
Gowan's Island, Montcalm, and back to Gravenhurst. Patrolled Gull and Silver
Lakes on Monday with rowboat, calling at Pinedale, Camp C. cottages, and a
number of camps. Spent the next two or three weeks in the same manner, visiting
the various points, and calling at all the cottages. Was ill for a few days, and not
able to go out.

On Monday, Sept. 18th, patrolled Gravenhurst Bay around Sanitarium.
Found three boats fishing, but no illegal catch on board either in size or quantity.
Thence to Brydon's Bay, Sucker Bay, Hock Rock, and Gravenhurst. Tuesday,
went to Ennis' Bay and Stephen's Bay. Sea getting very heavy. Tied up at
Big Island for afternoon, and left next day for St. Elmo, and from there to

138 THE REPOET UPON Xo. 13

Muskoka River, patrolled east side of Muskoka Lake to Beaumaris, thence to Mil-
ford Bay, Hutton House, and Port Carling Eiver to Port Carling. Left on Thurs-
day for Ferndale, Woodington, Minett's, Paignton House, Morinus, Port Carling
and Gravenhurst. On Friday went to Port Carling, Brackenridge's Bay, Winder-
mere, Skeleton Bay, Posseau and Port Carling. Friday, to Possclair, Mortimer's
Point, Smith's Bay, Montcalm, Island F., The Narrows, and Gravenhurst.

Lay at anchor on Monday, 2oth Sept., and patrolled Gull and Silver Lakes in
rowboat. Next day went to Montcalm, Walker's Point, Island F., Big Island and
Beaumaris. Lay at Beaumaris over Wednesday, on account of heavy storm and
rain. Thursday, to Port Carling and Windermere with Mr. Willmott on board,
then returned to Beaumaris and on to Gravenhurst. Spent the following day
arranging for a carload of fish, getting tubs and a boat. The fish did not arrive
on Saturday, so patrolled to Island F., to head of Shanty Bay, The Narrows,
Sucker Bay, and back to Gravenhurst.

On Monday, Oct. 2nd, patrolled shores of Gull and Silver Lakes on foot, on
reports of partridge hunting out of season. Nothing to report. Assisted Mt.
Willmott on Tuesday, to unload and distribute fish from fish car at Muskoka
Wharf. Next day too stormy to go out. On Thursday, went to Island F., Den-
ni son's Island, Shanty Bay, Montcalm, Walker's Point, and down west shore of
Bi^ Island to Gravenhurst, remaining there all next day on account of bad weather.
On Saturday, went to Brydon's Bay, Hock Rock River, Montgomery's, Stephen's
Bay, Muskoka River, down east shore of Big Island to Garry Lea Island, and
returned to Gravenhurst.

The following week visited Montcalm, Walker's Point, Beaumaris, Port Carl-
ing, Tobin's Island, Windermere, Royal Muskoka, Maplehurst, Rosseau (dragged
lake to Rosseau River and other bays), Monica. Left Monica in canoe and dragged
Skeleton Bay, and around shores to Windermere, Eaton's Island, Brackenridge
Bay, Ferndale, Port Sandfield, Redwood, Joseph River, Minett's, Milford Bay. The
next Monday, patrolled Gull and Silver Lakes in rowboat. Tuesday, went to
Walker's Point, Beaumaris, Milford Bay, Port Carling. Wednesday, left Port
Carling with man and rowboat, and patrolled to Ferndale. Anchored launch and
dragged Ferndale Bay and shoals to Brackenridge Bay, around islands to Ferndale,
and returned to Port Carling. No success, Thursday, went to Waskada. Anchored
launch, dragged mouth of Dee Bank River, down shores to Windermere, thence to
Margun's Bay, dragging same thoroughly, down east shore to Rosseau River and
dragged same, and on to The Bluffs. Next day went to Morinus, dragged bays to
Paignton House and around islands to Minett's, thence to Woodington, Joseph
River, dragging same. Lake Joseph down to Port Sandfield and Johnston's.
Dragged shores and islands around there, and then on to Port Carling. Saturday,
went to Milford Bay, B€aumaris, Walker's Point, Big Island and Gravenhurst.
Had to remain in port over Monday, as the weather was very stormy. Left Graven-
hurst on Wednesday for St. Elmo, Beaumaris, AValker's Point, Montcalm, Hock
Rock River to Shanty Bay. Left there next day with a man and rowboat and
dragged mouth of Muskoka River, Gowan's, Kinsey's, and Big Island, returning
to Shanty Bay. No results. Dragged shores well next day with man and row-
boat, also Law's and Denison's Islands, but with no success. Returned to Shanty
Bay. Saturday, went down hack channel to .Watson's, Schell's, Island P., The
Narrows, dragging same to Gravenhurst.

On Monday, 30th October, patrolled to The Narrows, Brydon Bay, Montcalm,
Hock Rock River, Big Island, Gerry Lea, and back to Gravenhurst. Left again

1912 GAME AKD FISHERIES. 13i>

next day for Sucker Creek, Montgomery's, Ennis' Bay, Muskoka River, Gowan's
Island, Walker's Point, Dennison's Island, Narrows, and returned to Gxavenhurst.

Laid up the "^'Meenagha" on Wednesday, November 1st, at H. Ditchburn's
storehouse.

Logged 2,830 miles.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "MER-
MAID," ON THE RIDEAU WATERS DURING THE YEAR 1911.

On Thursday, May 18th, left at 7 a.m., and started with launch to patrol the
waters in my district. We first passed througJi the locks at Jones Falls then on
to Sand Lake, afterwards went to Opinicon Lake, and Chaffey's Lock where we
stayed till noon making inquiries, and arranging things for the season's work. In
the evening we returned to Jones Falls, where we remained for the night. On
Friday, 19th, we patrolled with launch to Whitefish and Cranberry Lakes, and
Seeley's Bay, and returned to Jones Falls where we stayed over night. On Satur-
day, 20th, left Jones Falls at 8 a.m. and patrolled the different Lakes to Newboro,
where we stayed till noon, returning through Benson and Mosquito Lakes to Chaffey's
Lock, and then on to Jouesi Falls where we remained for the night. On Monday,
May 22nd, left Jones Falls at 7 a.m. and patrolled Whitefish, Cranberry and Dog
Lakes to Battersea, where we laid up for the night. Tuesday, 23rd, left Battersea
or shore of Dog Lake at 8 a.m. and patrolled to Brewers Mills, where we stayed
till the afternoon, returning in the evening to Jones Falls, calling at Seeley's
Bay, and many other places. On our way to Jones Falls, we laid up for the
night. On Thursday, May 25th, left Jones Falls at 8 a.m. First passing through
the locks and patrolling Sand Lake, then through Davis Lock, patrolling Opinicon
Lake to the head of said lake, where I left the launch in care of my assistant w hile
going to two small lakes inland from the head of Lake Opinicon. I then returned
to the launch, and we proceeded to Jones Falls, and laid there for the night. On
Saturday, May 27th, left Jones Falls at 9 a.m. and patrolled Whitefis,h and Cran-
berry Lakes, and Seeley's Bay. After making some inquiries, and having thoroughly
looked the place over, we returned to Jones Falls. Monday, May 29th, we left
Jones Falls at 8 a.m. and went to Newboro, a distance of twelve miles, for the pur-
pose of meeting William Armstrong, of the Newcastle Fish Hatchery, who had
^seven cans of salmon trout fry for Indian and Dog Lakes in my district, he did not
arrive in Newboro till six p.m., I took them in charge immediately after the arrival
of the train and deposited them in said lakes. Owihg to darkness it took us all
night to get to Dog Lake. The fry was furnished oil my application, and when I
received them they were in fine condition. Tuesday, 30th, left Dog Lake,' alid'
patrolled to Jones Falls, where we laid up after about thirty hours work. On
Wednesday, May 31st, we left Jones Falls, and patrolled the different lakes and
waters of the Rideau Canal to Kingston, stopping at all the principal places along
the way, and making inquiries, and gaining all the iiiformiation possible regarding
the fisheries, we arrived at Kingston at 6 o'clock, and laid up for the night at
Swords Dock.

On Thursday, June 1st, left Kingston, after having an interview with Warden
Metcalf, and Overseer Taudvin, of Kingston, getting instructions from the Warden,
and arranging for the seasons work. We left King^ston at 2 p.m., arriving at-
Jones Falls at 7 o'clock where we laid up for the night. Saturday, 3rd, patrolled
to Seeley's Bay, Whitefish and Cranberry Lakes, and returned to Jones Falls.

140 THE EEPOET UPON No. 13

Tuesday, June 6th, left Jones Falls and patrolled tlie different lakes to Newboro,
where we stayed until the afternoon, then returned to Jones Falls, where we laid up
for the night. Thursday, June 8th, left Jones Falls, and patrolled Whitefish and
Cranberry Lakes to Seeley's Bay in the afternoon. We returned to Jones Falls,
where we laid up for the night. Friday, 9th, left Jones Falls, and patrolled White-
lish, Cranberry, and Dog Lakes, we ran into all the different bays of Dog Lake viz.,
Jameson's Eeach, Cranes Nests, Milburn and Ship-yard, where we laid oyer night
Saturday, 10th, left the Ship-yard in Dog Lake, and patrolled to Brewers Mills
where we stayed on business in connection with the fisheries. In the evening we
patrolled Cranberry and Whitefish Lakes to Jones Falls. Tuesday, 13th, we
patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's Lock, where we spent the day in
the interest of the fisheries. We returned at night to Jones Falls. Wednesday,
14th, was spent cleaning boat. Thursday, 15th, we patrolled Cranberry and
Whitefish Lakes, and Seeley's Bay, where we spent the remainder of the day in the
interests of the fisheries, and returned at night to Jones Falls. Saturday, 16th,
left Jones Falls at 7 a.m.; patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's Lock,
where we stayed for two hours on business, afterwards, going to Newboro, and
patrolling Indian, Clear and Mud Lakes. In the evening returned to Jones Falls.
Monday, 19th, left Jones Falls, patrolled Whitefish Lake, and down the river to
Morton, where we spent some time posting fishing notices, and doing other business
in connection with the fisheries. We returned to Jones Falls. Tuesday, June 20th,
patrolled with the "Mermaid," Whitefisih, Cranberry, and Dog Lakes, and all the
principal bays of Dog Lake. Went over to Battersea, where we remained for dinner
at the Granite House, and after looking this place thoroughly over, we patrolled
the different lakes to Jones Falls. Wednesday, 21st; patrolled Sand and Opinicon
Lakes to Chaffey's Lock, where we spent the day filling out angling permits, and
doing other business in the interests of the fislheries. Eeturned at night to Jones
Falls. Thursday, 22nd, left Jones Falls with launch, and patrolled the Eideau
(^anal to Brewers Mills, where we did some fishery business, and returned to Jones
Falls where we remained over night. Friday, 23rd, we left Jones Falls at 7 a.m.,
and patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's Lock, where we did some fishery
business and in the afternoon patrolled Indian, Benson, Mosquito, Mud and Loon
Lakes to Bedford Mills, w'here we laid for the night. Saturday, 24th, after looking
the place over at Bedford Mills, and doing some business, we started about ten
o'clock, and patrolled Loon Lake, Stephens' Creek, and Mud Lake to ISTewboro where
we remained for dinner. In t>he afternoon we patrolled the different lakes to
Jones Falls. Monday, June 26th, patrolled Whitefish, Cranberry, and Dog Lakes
in Seeley's Bay, and all the other bays of those three lakes, laying up boat for
night at Ship-yard. We went over to Battersea, and stayed there over night.
Tuesday, 27th, left Dog Lake, patrolled Dog and Cranberry Lakes to Brewers
Mills, where we stayed for the remainder of the day on fishery Business returning
to Jones Falls. Thursday, June 29th, patrolled with the "Mermaid," Sand and
Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's Locks, where we did some fishery business, and
returned to Jones Falls. Friday, 30th, patrolled Whitefish and Cranberry Lakes,
to Seeley's Bay, where I posted some fishery notices. Sold a few angling permits,
and did some other fisihery business as well. Eeturned to Jones Falls in the
evening.

Saturday, July 1st, patrolled Whitefish, -Cranberry, and Dog Lakes to Batter-
sea, where I delivered a bait license, and did some other business in connection
with the fisheries, and patrolled to Brewers Mills. In the evening returned to
Jones Falls, where we laid up for the night. Monday, 3rd, patrolled Sand and

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Opinieou Lakes to Chaft'ey's Lock, where I did some fisiliery business, then returned
to Jones Falls. Tuesday, 4th, started out at 8 a.m. and patrolled the different
lakes of the liideau Canal to Kingston, we ran into several places on the way, and
made many calls trying to make out whether the laws were being observed in those
places. We laid over night at Kingston. Wednesday, 5th, while in Kingston I
called on Overseer John Taudvin, and Warden J. H. Metcalf, my object being
to get information and be better posted, so as to be in a position to better perform
my duties as a Fisheries Overseer. At one o'clock we started out and patrolled the
lakes and rivers to Jones Falls. Thursday, 6th, patrolled Sand and Opinicon
Lakes to Chaffey's Lock, and later in the day to Newboro, returning in the evening
to Jones Falls. Friday, 7tih, patrolled Whitelish, Cranberry and Dog Lakes,
went to all the principal bays of Dog Lake, laying over night at Battersea. Satur-
day, 8th, started from Dog Lake, crossing Cranberry Lake to Brewers Mills, where
we stayed the remainder of the day, returned at night. Tuesday, 11th,
patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's Lock where we stayed
issuing angling permits, and doing other fisihery business, and returned
at night to Jones Falls. Wednesday, 12th, patrolled Whitefish and

Cranberry Lakes into Morton, and Seeley's Bay, and returned at night
to Jones Falls. Friday, 14th, patrolled Whitefish, Cranberry, and Dog Lakes.
In the afternoon went to Battersea, and Brewers Mills. Beturned at night to
Jones Falls. Saturday, 15th, left Jones Falls, and patrolled the different lakes
to JSTewboro, after doing some business there we started on return going around
through Benson and Mosquito Lakes, and to all th3 bays and principal places on
those lakes to Chaffey's Lock, and on to Opinicon and Sand Lakes to Jones Falls.
'J^uesday, 18th, started from Jones Falls, and patrolled the different lakes to the
Biver Styx, where we spent the remainder of the day in the interests of the fisheries.
We laid up at Quarry Wharf over night. Wednesday, 19th, — In the forenoon we
patrolled with the rowboat through the Drowned Lands of the Eiver Styx, return-
ing at noon to the "Mermaid." We returned to Jones Falls in the afternoon.
Tuesday, 20tli, patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's Lock, where I did
some fishery business, and returned at night to Jones Falls. Friday, 21st left
Jones Falls, and patrolled the different lakes of the Rideau Canal to Brewers
Mills, after looking this place over, we went westward to Dog Lake and over to
Battersea, and returned through the different lakes of the Rideau to Jones Falls.
Saturday, 22nd, we patrolled through all the lakes of the Rideau to Newboro,
making several calls on the way, and running into backward places. In the even-
ing we left Newboro, and returned to Jones Falls. Tuesday, 25th, started to
patrol with the "Mermaid," passing through the different lakes and locks to the
River Styx, where we spent the remainder of the day, looking the place over, and
laid over night at Quarry Wharf. Wednesday, 26th, we spent the forenoon patroll-
ing with the rowboat. In the afternoon we patrolled the Rideau Canal with the
"Mermaid" to Jones Falls, making several calls on the way in the interest of the
fisheries, arriving at Jones Falls at dark. Thursday, July 27th, left Jones Falls
and started to patrol the different lakes to Newboro, making a stop of one hour
at Chaffey's Lock on fishery business. In the afternoon we returned to Jones
Falls, stopping again at Chaffey's Lock on our return trip. Saturday, 29th, left
Jones Falls, and patrolled the different lakes, Whitefish, Cranberry and Dog Lakes,
patrolling all the deep bays and reaches of Dog Lake, and returning in the evening
to Jones Falls. Monday, 31st; patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes to the head of
Opinicon Lake, and returning to Chaffey's Lock where I did some fishery business,
and then retuxned to Jones Falls.
11 a. V.

142 THE EEPOET UPON No. 13

Tuesday, August 1st, patrolled Cranberry and Dog Lakes over to Battersea,
and all the principal bays of Dog Lake. In the afternoon we ran to Brewers Mills,
and returned to Jones Falls at night. Wednesday, 2nd, patrolled Seeley's Bay,
where I issued some angling permits, and did some fishery business, and returned
to Jones Falls. Friday, 4th, patrolled the different lakes of the Kideau Canal from
Jones Falls to Newboro, where we had dinner. In the afternoon we patrolled to
Bedford Mills where I hired a skiff at the foot of Devil Lake, and patrolled said
lake with rowboat for four hours when we returned to the "Mermaid" and patrolled
to Jones Falls. Saturday, 5th, left Jones Falls and patrolled the different lakes
to Brewers Mills, in the afternoon went to Dog Lake and Battersea, and returned
at night to Joneis Falls. Monday, August 7th, we patrolled to Brewers Mills, after
looking the place over, and doing some business. Tuesday, 8th, left Jones Falls,
and patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's Lock where we did some
fishery business, and returned to Jones Falls. Thursday, lOtih, patrolled White-
fish, Cranberry and Dog Lakes to Battersea, we went into all the principal bays of
J)og Lake in the afternoon. We patrolled to Brewers Mills, where I sold four
permits, and returned to Jones Falls. August 11th, patrolled Sand Lake, and all
the other lakes of the Eideau Canal, between Jones Falls and Kewboro, where we
had dinner, and did some business, and returned to Jones Falls. Monday, August
\ 14th, left Jones Falls, and patrolled the different lakes of the Eideau waters to
Bedford Mills; after looking the place over and getting dinner we patrolled going
through Benson and Mosquito Lakes to Chaffey's Lock, and then on to Jones Falls.
Wednesday, 16th, patrolled with "Mermaid" through the different lakes of the
Eideau Canal to the Eiver Styx, where we did some patrolling with the rowboat
and returned at night to Jones Falls. Thursday, 17th, left Jones Falls, and
patrolled the different lakes of the Eideau Canal to Newboro, keeping a close
lookout along the way, as we passed the different fishery stations, between Jones
Falls and Newboro. In the afternoon we patrolled back to Jones Falls. Friday,
18th, patrolled the different lakes to Brewers Mills, where I issued some angling
permits, and did some other business in the interests of the fisheries, and returned
to Jones Falls in the evening. Monday, August 21st, patrolled WHiitefish and
(Cranberry Lakes to Brewers Mills, and did some fishery business, and returned to
Jones Falls. Tuesday, 22nd, left Jones Falls, and patrolled Sand and Opinicon
Lakes to Chaffey's Lock, where after doing some business we patrolled Indian,
Clear, and Mud Lakes to Newboro, and returning in the afternoon to Jones Falls.
Wednesday, 23rd, patrolled the different lakes of the Eideau Canal to Dog Lake,
and all the principal bays of Dog Lake, and over to Battersea. In the afternoon
patrolled back to Jones Falls. Friday, August 25th, left Jones Falls, and patrolled
the different lakes to Dog Lake, Battersea, and Brewers Mills, making a thorough
inspection of those waters, and returned at night to Jones Falls. Saturday, August
26th, left Jones Falls, and patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's Lock,
and did some business in the interests of the fisheries, and returned at night to
Jones Falls. Monday, August 28th, in the forenoon we patrolled Whitefish and
Cranberry Lakes to Seeley's Bay, and return. In the afternoon we patrolled Sand
and Opinicon Lakes, and went up to the head of Opinicon Lake, and on to Chaffey's
Lock, and returned at night to Jones Falls. In the afternoon we patrolled
Chaffey's Lock for the purpose of serving subpoenas, and returned at night to
Jones Falls. Thursday, 31st, patrolled Whitefish, and Cranberry Lakes to Brewers
Mills where we did some fishery business, and returned at night to Jones Falls.

September. Friday, 1st, patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes to the head of

1913 GAME AXD FISHERIES. 143

Lake Opinicon, and afterwards to Chaffey's Lock, where we did some business in
the interests of the fisheries;, and returning to Jones Falls in the afternoon. Mon-
day, ith, left Jones Falls, and patrolled all the different lakes of the Eideau to
Kingston, making several calls and stops on the way to get all the information
possible concerning the fisheries. We laid in Kingston over night. Tuesday,
September 5th, laid at Kingston getting repairs done to engine, new spark, coil,
etc., and other fixtures to our boat "Mermaid." Wednesday, 6th, left Kingston,
and patrolled the Eideau Canal waters, investigating many back bays and inland
creeks along the Eideau Canal to Jones Falls, arriving there at night. Thursday,
7th, patrolled Whitefish and Cranberry Lakes to Brewers Mills, and back to Dog
Lake, and all the principal bays of Dog Lake on my return trip. We ran into
Seeley's Bay, and returned to Jones Falls at night. Friday, September 8th, left
Jones Falls, and patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's Lock, and did
?ome fishery business, then returned to Jones Falls. Monday, 11th, left Jones Falls
with launch, and went southward on the Eideau Canal, patrolling Whitefish,
Cranberry and Dog Lakes. In the afternoon we passed through Brewers Mills,
and patrolled the Eiver Styx, where we laid up for the night. Tuesday, 12th,
left Eiver Styx ; we spent the forenoon looking the place over and making inquiries
of the inhabitants of the shore of this river. In the evening we ran to Kingston,
where we laid up our boat for the nig'ht. Wednesday, September 13th, we left
Kingston at 9 a.m. for home, and spent the whole day investigating, running into
several deep bays stretcliing far inland, along this part of the Eideau Canal, and
trying to gain all the information possible in regard to the fisheries. Arriving at
Jones Falls at night. Friday 15th, patrolled Sand and Opinicon Lakes to
Chaffey's Lock, and did some business in connection with the fisheries. Eeturned
at night to Jones Falls. Monday, 18th, patrolled Whitefish and Cranberry
Lakes to Brewers Mills, where I did some business in the interests of the fisheries.
In the afternoon patrolled to Dog Lake, and all the bays and reaches of this
great lake, and returned at night to Jones Falls. Wednesday, September 20th,
patrolled all the different lakes, including Benson and Mosquito Lakes to Newboro,
i borough] y investigating every part of the way as we went along. In the evening
we returned to Jones Falls. Friday, September 22nd, left Jones Falls, and
patrolled Whitefish and Cranberry Lakes to Seeley's Bay, and did some fishery
business, and returned at night to Jones Falls. Saturday, 23rd, patrolled Sand
and Opinicon Lakes to the head of Opinicon Lake, and Chaffey's Lock, and did
some fishery business. Eeturned at night to Jones Falls. Monday, 25th, patrolled
Wliitefish, Cranberry, and Dog Lakes until noon. In the afternoon passed through
Brewers Mills and Washburn Locks, and on to the Eiver Styx, where we laid over
night. Tuesday, September 26th, was spent on the shore of the River Styx,
looking the situation over, and making inquiries of the inhabitants living on the
shores of this river. In the afternoon we patrolled the different lakes of the
Eideau Canal to Jones Falls. Thursday, September 28th, was unexpectedly called
on by Mr. J. H. Pliillips to pilot him and the Ella C. to Kingston. I went with him,
and took my assistant, and the "Mermaid" along, so that I could get back to Jones
Falls next day. We arrived in Kingston in the evening with both boats all right.
Friday, September 29th, left Kingston at nine o'clock, and passed through all the
locks and lakes to Jones Falls, arriving at night. Saturday, 30th, patrolled Sand
and Opinicon Lakes to Chaffey's Lock, and did some fishery business.

Tuesday, October 3rd. patrolled from Jones Falls through the different Lakes,
and passing through the locks at Brewers Mills and Washburn to the Eiver Stjrx,
for the purpose of locating a fishery which I did and returned to Jones Falls.

144 THE EEPOET UPON Xo. 13

Thursday, 5th, went to Newboro to meet and receive a consignment of bass
fingerlings, six cans, they came into Newboro on the evening train, B. & W. E. E,,
in care of Inspector J. M. Hurly, of Belleville. Got them conveyed by cart to my
patrol boat, six cans. We conveyed them by boat to Lake Opinicon, where we
deposited three cans, and then proceeded to Sand Lake, where we deposited the con-
tents of the other three cans, and returned to Jones Falls at midnight.
Saturday, 7th, we went to New'boro and returned the six empty cans that had con-
tained the bass fingerlings received on Thursday. We shipped them on the 3.45
train, B. & W. E. E., and returned to Jones Falls. Monday, October 9th, left
Jones Falls, and patrolled the different lakes of the Eideau Canal with the "Mer-
miaid'^ to Eideau Ferry, where we met Overseer Phillips and his assistant on
their way to Eideau Lake, we took them in tow, and returned to big Eideau Lake,
where we erected a tent and camped over night in company with Mr. Phillips and
our assistants, we patrolled with two rowboats until midnight, and discovered that
salmon had not commenced their spawning yet, we patrolled with the "Mermaid."
October 10th and 11th, patrolled southward on the Eideau Canal in my own
district to the Eiver Styx, going as far as Kingston Mills, and thoroughly inves-
tigating every thing looking any way suspicious, or like illegal fishing, as we went
along, we stayed at Kingston Mills over night. Thursday, 12th, after looking the
plkce over carefully in the interests of the fisheries at Kingston Mills, in the
afternoon we returned to Jones Falls, ending perhaps, the last trip of the season
with the "Mermaid."
Logged 2,949 miles.

EEPOET OF THE WOEK PEEFOEMED BY THE PATEOL BOAT

"MINEEVA" ON LAKE ONTAEIO AND EIVEE ST. LAWEENCE

DUEING THE YEAE 1911.

On June 16th, started from Kingston to make trip, found that the engine
was not working right, and returned to boat house. On Friday, started for trip,
ran up about three miles, found quite heavy sea in Gap, and returned. Engine
appeared to be working all right.

On Monday, 19th of June, went to eastern end of district and saw patrol boat
"Navarch" at mouth of Big Mud Bay or Howe Island. On Tuesday, 20th June,
patrolled to near Kingston Mills, and back around Cedar Island. On Wednes-
day, 21st June, we went to Brothers Island looking for nets that were supposed
to be set there for bass, but found the only nets in water were perch nets.

Coronation Day, heavy rain nearly all day. The following day patrolled bays
in vicinity of Brothers Island, and between there and Salmon Island looking for
nets. On Saturday, patrolled same waters, for same purpose.

On Monday, 26th of June, cleaned boat, replaced batteries, and filled tark
with gasoline. Examined fish for Fish Co. The following day patrolled to
Brothers Island and shoals between there and Snake Island. On Wednesday,
patrolled to Brothers Island and bays and shoals between Kingston and Brothers
Island.

The following day patrolled Eideau waters and down St. Lawrence Eiver.
On Friday, patrolled to Brothers Island and shoals in vicinity. On Saturday,
examined fish for Fish Co. and Cape Boat. On Monday, 3rd, patrolled as far as
middle of Lower Gap, but found sea too heavy, returned to port. On Tuesday,

1913 GAME AXD FISHERIES. 145

July 4th, patrolled, to Brothers Island and shoals between there and Snake Island.
Patrolled to Brothers Island and foot of Amherst Island, examined nets of fisher-
men there, also shoals in vicinity.

On July, 6th, patrolled to Brothers Island and bay between Kingston and
Collins Bay, also shoals between Brothers and Snake Islands. The following
Friday, down St. Lawrence to eastern end of district. On Saturday, patrolled
to Brothers Island and Shoals between there and Snake Island.

On Monday, July 10th, patrolled to Brothers Island and bays, and Collins Bay,
also shoals to Snake Island. The following day patrolled to eastern end of
district and on to Gananoque to meet George Toner. On Thursday, patrolled to
Point Alexander, found sea too heavy and returned home. The next day patrolled
to Point Alexander, Pigeon Island, Sand Bay, Eeid's Bay and back to Point
Alexander and home by way of Horse Shoe Island, and Batteau Channel, a distance
of sixty-five miles. On Saturday, patrolled to Brothers Island and shoals to
Snake Island.

On Tuesday, July 18th, patrolled to Brothers Island and shoals between
Kingston and there. On Wednesday, 19th July, investigated report of fish being
put aboard Cape Boat, in Batteau Channel for Cape Vincent. No truth in the
report. The following day patrolled to Brothers Island and shoals near there, and
vicinity of Snake Island. On Friday, patrolled eastern end of district and into
Gananoque to see Overseer Toner. He was not at home — was out on duty. On
Saturday, July 22nd, patrolled to Snake Island, sea became too heavy and returned
home. Examined fish for Cape Vincent and for American anglers and returned
home.

On Monday, July 24th, examined fish for Pish Co., and Cape Vincent Boat.
On Tuesday a very heavy sea. On Wednesday, patrolled to eastern end of district
near Gananoque, 28 miles. On Thursday, 27th July, patrolled to Brothers Island
and Bay and shoals a distance of twenty miles, was out six hours. The following
day patrolled to near Kingston Mills, a distance of ten miles, and was out four
hours. On Saturday, patrolled to Snake Island, engine went wrong. On Monday,
July 31st, boat being repaired, examined fish for Pish Co. and Cape Boat.

On Tuesday, 1st August, the boat still under repairs, and was being repaired
until Friday, 4th August. The following day patrolled Brothers Island and
Shoal to Snake Island, a distance of twenty miles, and six hours out.

On Monday, 7th August, patrolled to Brothers Island and Bays and Shoals.
Heavy sea on Tuesday. On Wednesday, patrolled to foot of Amherst Island and
Brothers. Six hours at sea. The following day patrolled to Brothers Island and
Snake Island, and the same on Friday. On Saturday, patrolled Batteau Channel,
Nine Mile Point, looking for yacht.

On Monday, 14th August, patrolled to Leeds Line, east end of district. On
Tuesday, patrolled to Brothers Island and shoals-, a distance of 22 miles, and 7
hours at sea. On Wednesday, patrolled to Brothers Island and bays etc. On
Thursday, August 17th, patrolled to Collins Bay and Brothers Island. The
following day patrolled to Gananoque and returned on Saturday, patrolled to
Brothers, Salmon, and Snake Island. A heavy sea the following day.

On Wednesday, August 23rd, patrolled to foot of Amherst, Brothers, etc., and
on Tuesday, patrolled to Brothers, into Collins Bay and shoals. On Friday,
patrolled to eastern end of district.

On Saturday, 26th August, patrolled to Brothers, Seven Acre Shoal and to
Salmon Island etc.

146 THE KEPORT UPON Xo. 13

On Monday, 28th August, patrolled to Brothers Island, bays, etc., a distance
of 24 miles, and 7 hours at sea.

On Tuesday, 28th August, started on a trip, had to return boat working badly
from Saturday. No work done next day, man too busy. Friday, examined lish for
Cape Vincent Fish Co. Saturday, September 2nd, work on boat progressing.
Valves nearly worn out, watching work nearly all day.

On Sunday, travelled trip with boat ol' six miles, could not get expert any
other day. Boat running fairly well.

On Monday, September 4th, patrolled to Brothers Island and shoals. A
distance of 22 miles, and 7 hours at sea.

Logged 576 miles.

EEPOET OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE STEAMER "PEARL" ON
THE WATERS OF THE GEORGIAN BAY DURING THE YEAR 1911.

Started patrol on Monday, May 8th. Left Parry Sound for Depot Harbor and
west shore of Parry Island, searching for nets. Returned to Parry Sound for
fuSl and supplies. Next day left Parry Sound for South Channel, arriving at
Sans SoLicie and leaving for Whistle Wing Bay, grappling for trap nets; thence to
Capt. Allen's Straits and Blackstone Bay; thence to Buck Channel in yawl boat,
grappling for nets. The following day left for Moon River. Entrance to river
blocked witli logs, so impossible to get up. Left for Iron City Club House, but
only ran one mile, as propeller wheel loose, and had to be towed to Sweet's Dock
for repairs. Next day left again for Iron City Club House. Informed that four
men were camping in Mud Bay, fo took yawl and rowed along shore to Mud Bay;
saw two men in punt and followed them into bay. One man who had been con-
victed last year claimed he was employed looking after log's. Found box with
suckers in water and also some in punt, but had no evidence to arrest, so left and
rowed in to straits, then portaged over to bay to shadow the men, but did not find
them, as they must have seen the launch off the island. Left Iron City for North
Cliannel and on to Parry Sound. Left again next morning for Shawanaga Bay.
Wind veiy strong, sea too heavy for boat, po had to return to Parry Sound for
shelter. Left for South Channel next day, patrolled around Parry Island to
Seven Miles Narrows searching for nets in bays and channels; thence to Campbell's
Rock, grappling in Long Soo and vicinity. Returned to Parry Sound by Batteau
Channel.

On Monday, May 15th, left Parry Sound for Point au Baril. Strong west
wind. Had to take shelter at Pancake Island. Left for Shawanaga Bay. No
signs of illegal fishing in bay. Next day patrolled to Point au Baril, inspecting
fishing station; thence to Ojibway, where I was informed that, owing to certain
licenses having been cancelled last year for illegal fisliing, it is impossible for
illegal fishermen to sell fish, and, consequently, there was no illegal fishing to be
seen. Went from there to Shebeshekong Bay searching for nets ; thence to Dillans-
]>ort, and on to Parry Sound. Went to Ro?e Point and Depot Harbor on Wednes-
day, watching for shipments of pickerel. No |ish being shipped from Parry Sound.
Visited express offices and railway depots, in accordance with instructions from
Superintendent. Thursday, went to Copperhead Island grappling for nets in
vicinity. Friday, went to Moon River by south channel grappling in river to falls
and bav. Left for Loon Portage searching Woods Bay and Blackstone Bay and

1912 GAME AND FISHEEIES. 147

Kiver. Saturday, ran one male grappling. Picked up trap net, liberated lisli,
and took net to Parry Sound. About 3U0 pickerel in net.

On Monday, May 22nd, left for South Channel to Copperhead Island, thence
to Bald liock Island grappling for nets around islands and channels to Jubilee
Island. Left next day for Birch and Gravel Islands, Whistle Wing Bay, Capt.
Allen's Straits and Blackstone Bay, and thence to Parry Sound by North Channel,
remaining there over the next day. On Thursday, went to Spider Bay in yavrl
boat, grappling in bays, thence to Sans Soucie, grappling for gill nets reported to
be in vicinity, but found they had been lifted the day before by men in rowboat.
Tried to locate party, but could not learn names. On Friday, went to Sans
Soucie and Port Eawson, tlience to North Channel, Blackstone Bay and Woods
Bay, and thence to Capt. Allen's Straits, grappling around islands and bay in
vicinity. On Saturday, left for Collingwcod docks, Loon Portage and Islands,
Bald Bock, Sans Soucie, and thence to Parry Sound.

On Monday, May 39th, went to North Channel and Shawanaga. Had to run
to Sandy Bay for shelter, as sea very heavy. Tuesday, patrolled to Snug Harbor,
and was informed by the light keeper that he had seen no illegal fishing this year
in the vicinity; thence to Thistle Island and Oak Point in Shawanaga Bay. Left
steamer at a point after dark and rowed to Higli Island in bay, and stayed on
island all night watching with glasses for signs of any iishing, but saw none. The
following day went to channel leading to Point au Baril, watching if fish were
oeing taken there. Then to Sturgeon Bay, and rode into Bay in yawl, and then
to Haggard's Island, searcliing around islands and bays in vicinity; thence to
Dilhiusport. Very foggy. Left next day for Shebeshekong Bay, but water low and
loo much sea to enter bay. Left steamer in shelter of point and went in yawl to
bay. Found old gill net, which had been in the water for a long time, as it was
rotten. Lifted it and took it to steamer, and burnt it in furnace. Then went to
Cunningham's Island and grappled in vicinity. Left on Friday for outer islands,
towards Mink Island, watching to see if fish taken to Mink Island. Went out
to Mink Island and inspected station, found everything in good order, returned to
outer islands and continued search in channels and bays. Found two mink traps
in Whitefish Bay. Destroyed them, and then proceeded to Dillan's Port and Snug
Harbor. Saturday, went to Pancake Island and north end of Sandy Island, and
thence to Parry Sound.

]\Ionday, June 5th, left Parry Sound for South Channel by Batteau Channel.
While lying behind some small islands, four Indians passed in rowboat. Went to
channel around Pose Island. Left steamer at point of island and went in yawl
to small bay. Went through bu?h and found camp, but men had left in boat, so
returned to boat. Then proceeded to Idletime Island. Beport of gill net in
channel near McLean's dock, but could not find any. Tuesday, ran to Bobinson's
Island grappling in vicinity; thence to Sans Soucie, Copperhead Island, and Omar
Island. Next day went to Loon Portage and islands, thence to Jubilee Island,
Bald Eock Island, and Waubino Island, and islands and bays in vicinity. Left
next morning for Parry Sound. Seven Miles' Narrows being blocked with dredge,
could not get through for three hours, when we proceeded to Parry Sound, took
trap net on steamer and went to Two Mile Point and burnt net.

Logged 527 miles.

148 THE EEPORT UPON Xo. 13

REPORT OF WOEK PEEFOBMED BY THE LAUKCH "SHAEK" ON

THE WATEES OF THE BAY OF QUINTE

DUEING THE YEAE 1911.

On Tuesday, May 2nd, patrolled from Northport to Mosquito Bay, and on to
Eossmore. Found that all the hoop nets were out of the water in time, and found
only one man fishing a gill net, who said that he was going to quit until the eels
were running. The following Friday patrolled down the Bay around Green Point,
and down the reach as far as Eoblin's dock. Found no one fishing. On Friday,
May 12th, down the bay again to Green Point, and around the Point as far as
Cole^s Dock. No fishing.

On Saturday, May 20th, patrolled to Grape Island, Massassaga Park, and on
to Belleville. The next Friday ran down the bay from Northport and called at
Deseronto, as the engine was not working very well. Located the trouble, and went
on down the reach. Next day patrolled to Fish Point, delivered license, and went
on to Mosquito Bay. Delivered two licenses there, and found no one gill net fish-
ing, but found a number of night lines. Then on to Belleville, and returned.

On Friday, June 2nd, patrolled to Mosquito Bay and dragged in different
places, but found nothing, and went on to Eossmore Cove. Dragged there for some
time, and then went on to Belleville. The following Wednesday patrolled down
the Bay around Green Point, dragged several places, but found nothing, and went
on to the end of the division.

On Saturday, June 17th, left Northport at one o'clock and patrolled to Belle-
ville. Left again about 6.30 for Grape Island to deliver a license. On Tuesday,
June 20th, patrolled in the afternoon down the bay as far as Green Point, when
the pump began to work badly; then started to return, which took a lot of time.

On Thursday, July 6th, patrolled down the bay around Green Point, down the
reach as far as Green Island; found four non-residents fishing, sold them permits
and returned. The next Wednesday went down the bay to the end of the town-
ship of Sophiasburg, and found one non-resident fishing. On Sunday left North-
port at 9 a.m., patrolled up the bay as far as MassassaTfa Point, but found no
anglers. On Wednesday patrolled down the Bay around Green Point and up the
reach as far as Glen Island, but found no anglers.

On Thursday, July 27th, patrolled down the bay as far as Picton, called at
two summer resorts, and found no non-residents. Next day patrolled up the bay,
called at Big Island and Massassaga Park, and on to Belleville to have some
repairs made to the launch.

On Wednesday, August 2nd, patrolled up the bay along the Big Island shore,
and then to Massassaga Park, but did not find any non-residents fishing. The
next Saturday left Northport about 7 a.m. and patrolled down the bay and up the
reach as far as Eoblin's dock. Went down the bay again on Tuesday, and up the
reach as far as the mouth of Hay Bay, but found no one fishing without permits.
On Friday patrolled from Northport in the afternoon from 1 to 7 o'clock down the
bay and up the reach as far as Eoblin's dock, and did not find any non-residents.

On Wednesday, August 16th, patrolled up the bay as far as Eossmore, but
found no non-residents. The following Wednesday patrolled down the bay and
up the reach as far as Eoblin'® dock. On. Saturday pntrolled up the bay. I^ft
Northport at 7 a.m. and ran up the bay as far as Belleville, returning about
1.30 p.m. The next Thursday patrolled up the bay to Grave and Grape Island,
tied up at Grave Island and took a small duck boat and went three or four miles
up in the marsh, but did not discover anything wrong. The following Monday

1912 GAME AND FIHHP]RIES. 149

patrolled in the afternoon to Mosquito Bay and lay at the point of Huff's Island
until about 7.30, and returned. On Saturday patrolled again to Mosquito Bay,
took skiff and tied up the " Shark " at Grave Island. Went into the marsh with
skiff, and remained there until 8 p.m., but did not hear of any shooting.

On Monday, September 11th, patrolled in the afternoon from Northport to
Huff's Island, and stayed there until 8 p.m. Went there again on Thursday, and
on Monday went around Green Point and up the reach as far as Roblin's dock,
but did not find anything wrong. On Wednesday patrolled from Xorthport up the
bay to Grape IsJand and Eossmore, and found nothing out of the way. The fol-
lowing Monday went down the bay around Green Point and up the reach as far as
Koblin's dock; and on Saturday patrolled to Mosquito Bay, Saguin Marsh, Boss-
more and Belleville.

Spent Monday, October 2nd, patrolling up the bay, calling at nine or ten hoop
net fisheries, and found the right number of nets in the different licensed grounds,
and all tagged. Went on to Belleville. On Wednesday went down the bay in the
afternoon, called at a hoop net ground and found things all right. Went on down
the reach, and found nothing wrong.

On Monday, October 9th, patrolled up the bay to Saguin Marsh and found
that one party had one more set of hoop nets than his license called for, but he
stated that the muskrats had eaten one of his nets very badly and he had to set
another old one, but Avould take one out. Continued on to other fishery grounds,
and found everything all right. On Saturday, October 21st, patrolled up the bay
to Belleville, called at William Black's cold storage and looked over his fish, but
found nothing illegal. The following Tuesday patrolled up the bay, calling at
several different fishery grounds; they were not catching very much. On Friday
left in the morning about 7 o'clock, patrolled down the bay, called at a seine
ground and two gill net fishing stations and on to Deseronto, returning to North-
port in the afternoon.

Left Northport at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31st, patrolled up the bay;
called at two fishing stations on the north shore of Big Island; then at several
fishing grounds. Cedar Island and Eossmore. Told the gill net fishermen that
they could not set their whitefish nets again.

On Monday, November 20th, patrolled up the bay, called at Long Point and
Big Island, and on to Belleville. Called at Inspector Hunter's office, and thence
to Eossmore. Eeturned to Nortliport in the afternoon.

Logged 1,103 miles.

EEPOET OF WOEK PEEFOEMED BY PATEOL BOAT " ST. LAWEENCE ''

ON THE WATEES OF LAKE NIPISSING

DUEING THE YEAE 1911.

On May 15th made trip to Manitou Island; patrolled around the group. ITo
signs of any nets. On May 18th patrolled along south-east bay of lake. Sold two
angling permits. On May 23rd patrolled along north-east shore of lake to
Gauthier Point; no signs of any illegal fishing. On May 30th made trip to
Nipissing as per instructions from the Department. June 3rd patrolled along the
south-east bay of lake to Callandar; no signs of any nets. On June 8th patrolled
along south shore of lake to Lonely Island; no nets. June 20th made trip to
French Eiver, patrolled around the islands of Frank's Bay; no signs of any illegal
fisliing. On June 22nd made trip to the Manitou Islands, patrolled around the

15U THE EEPOET UPON No. 13

groups; no signs of any illegal fishing. On June 26th made trip to the Goose
Islands, and patralled around the group; no campers, nor any signs of nets. On
June 28th made trip to Frank's Bay, patrolled around a number of islands in that
vicinity, put up a num'ber of fishing notices; no signs of illegal fishing. On
July 3rd made trip to the French Eiver, visited tourists camps. On July 22nd
made trip to Frank's Bay. July 27th made trip to French Eiver, camped near
Frank's Bay; no signs of any illegal work. July 28th patrolled from Frank's Bay
to Chaudiere Falls, visited a number of campers, all well supplied with licenses.
On July 29th patrolled along the north channels of the French Eiver to Five-mile
Bay. On August 6th patrolled around the islands at Frank's Bay. On August 8th
patrolled from Frank's Bay to Chaudiere Falls; left launch there and started with
canoes for the lower French and Pickerel Elvers. On August 10th returned to
Chaudiere with, launch, and went to Frank's Bay. On August 19th patrolled from
^'rank's Bay to Sandy Island, searched lumber camps, took three rifles, also laid
charge for allowing deer hounds to run at large; a fine of $5.00 was collected. On
August 24th patrolled along Sandy Island and Wigman's Point. On August 30th
patrolled from North Bay to Callandar; no signs of any nets. On September 2nd
made trip to Lonely Island; no nets, nor any signs of illegal fishing. On Septem-
Tjier 6th made trip to Callandar re complaint of illegal killing of one moose. Col-
lected $20 from one party for the killing of moose, also $20 from another party
for the same charge. On September 9th went to South Eiver and Fish Bay to
investigate complaint re illegal duck hunting; no evidence of a case. On Septem-
ber iSth made trip to the Goose Islands, patrolled around the group; no signs of
any nets. On September 22nd patrolled along the south shore of lake to Callandar.
On September 28th patrolled to the Manitou Islands; no signs of any illegal fish-
ing. On October 3rd patrolled to Gauthier's Point; searched a cottage and found
partridge on premises, collected a fine of $10. On October 16th made trip to the
Manitou Islands; patrolled all around the group, no signs of any nets. On
October 27th went to Fish Bay, patrolled around the vicinity of Lonely Islands;
no signs of any illegal fishing.
Logged 802 miles.

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152

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No. 13

ONTARIO

Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats, the

industry during

District.

Fishing material.

J

Tugs or Vessels,

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

1

No,

Ton-
nage.

Value,

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1

9

Lake of the Woods and
Rainy River:

Lake of the Woods

Shoal, One Man's and Lost Lake.
Wabigoon, Minitakie and Upper

2

15

$

5,600

6

19
6

4
4
3
3

11
3
1

$

4,950
1 725

450
530
300
475

1,160
375

230

40
12

9
16

7
6

22
6

20,000
10,000

8,000
14,000
6,000
6,000

20,000
8,000
4,000

$

3,100
1,625

3

1,050

4

Vermilion, Clearwater and Good.

1,365

5

675

6

775

7

Rainy, Kariskong and Orang

1,900

8

875

<«

525

2

15

$5,600

6

54

$10,165

120

96,000

$11,890

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

i

District.

i

M

a

"S

1
2

■a
1

1

i

s

a
o

EH

•s

o
o

o
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J*
u

1

Lake of tht Woods and
Rainy River.

Lake of the Woods

brls.

lbs.

brls.

lbs,

417.891

91,281

26,830

24.240
15.525
9,400

47,714

20.875

9,800

brls.

lbs,

5,875

875

1,000

22,150

1.300

700

2,140
4,. 380
4,700

lbs,
93.386

49,458

18,510

13,469
12,815
3,320

64,286
7.800
1,600

lbs.
230,065

2

Shoal, One Man's and Lost
Lake

64,090

3

Wabigoon, Minitakie and Up-
per Manitou

19,720

4

Vermilion Clearwater and
Good

11,263

n

Pelican, Namaken and Raleigh
Sandy, Abraham and Trout . .
Rainy, Kariskong and Orang

800
400

17,855

6

6,800

7

56.206

8

Crow, Dogtooth and Sturgeon
Clay and Buckety

:;:::::;:: ::::::::::

8,750

<t

2,000

Totals

1,900

663,556

43,120

264.644

416,749

$ c.
13,000 00

$ c.

66,355 60

$ c.
4,312 00

$ C.

21,171 52

$ c.

41,674 90

1912

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

153

FISHERIES.

quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the fishing
the year 1910.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night lines.

Spears. P^ezers and
'^ ice houses.

Piers and
wharves.

1

Yards.

Value.

d

Value.

e

Value.

e

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

1 Value.

i

Value.

d

Value.

$

14

$

4,200

11

1

$

1,750
180

$

$

$

5
2

3

2

$

4.500
1,000

1.100
400

4

$

1 500

1

i

1
2

150
350

14 1 S4.200

12

1,930

15

$7,500

4

$1,500

of fish caught during the year 1910.

00

<o

S

£

T3

OS

"O

s

§

J3

V
%

A

a
* .

•g-s

£

a
o

i

m

^

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O

s

So

6

>

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ c.

91 .385

28,694

123.746
6,586

32,000

2,300

4,550

1,600
3,000
1,800

17,820

950

120

100,805 05

20,223 12

1,690

5,060

10.232

800

40.307
2,700

6,564 70

7 226 42

13,256 52

6.093 60

1,615

40

19 340 66

4,186 50

1 778 00

93,000

89,473

130 332

63,070

990

120

179 474 46

$ c.

$ c.

$ C.

$ C.

$ c.

$ c.

$ C.

$ C.

l.S,950 00

5,368 38

10,426 56

3,153 50

990 00

72 00

179,474 46

154

THE EEPORT UPOX

No. la

ONTARIO

Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and yalue of tugs, vessels and boats

fishing industry

District.

Fishing material.

f

Tugs or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

No.

Ton
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No. Yards.

Value.

1
2

Lake Superior,

Thunder Bay

Shebandowan, Greenwater and

26

224

$
37,700

88

27

7

12
4
5
2
3
9
4
1
3
1

$
2,035

415

395
475
340
225
650
1,010
450
250
315
75

38

10

24
8
8
4
6

16
7
2
5
1

485,000

10,000

12.000
24,000
30,000
102,000
78,000
54,000
18,000
72,000
18,000
6,000

$
21.250

1 160

3

Arrow, Whit.efish and Lac Des-

3

30

2,250

18

1 564

\

1 550

(;

575

6

2
1

3

7,400
7,500

10

7

1 450

R

1 850

q

1 255

ir^

Richardson's Harbour

1

7,600

7

3 300

11

700

1'

150

Totals

33

257

$62,450

130

78

$6,635

129

909,000

$39,404

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

i

1

District.

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bi

c

■5

c

ft

1

«
'.c

1

■S

i

2

O

£
o

Q

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1

Lake Superior,

brls.

lbs.

797,000

brls.

lbs.

88,258

5,457

74,453
10,118

6,700
26.102
21 ,704
24,550

2,700
17,428

3,000

1,000

brls.
8,347

lbs.

1,582,592

15,163

6,000

64,844

9,150

51,912

210,943

24,175

109,800

215,752

10,100

4,000

lbs.
5,790
100
21.475

lbs.
88 665

2

Shebandowan, Greenwater

•'

375

3

Arrow, Whitefish and Lac

88,435

i

12

F;

2,500

100

fi

16
24

7

g

9

1
16

320

40

10

11

2.000

JO

801,500

281,470

8,416

2.304.431

27,685

177 615

Values

$ c.

40,075 00

$ c."

$ c.
28,147 00

$ c.
84,160 00

$ c.
230,443 10

$ c.
2,214 80

f c.

17 761 50

1912

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

155

FISHERIES.

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1910.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound Nets.

Hoop Nets.

Dip Nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

37

$
3,400

2
1
2

$
2,000

400
1,200

1

$
300

....

• . . .

1

4,000
3,000

1

....

1

3,000

!!!!

—

37

$6,400

8

$13,600

1

$300

of fish caught during the year 1910.

4

J3

1

3

J3

O

8

a

%

o

d

O

1

lbs.
7,805

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ c.
300,905 45

2,107 50

3,240

18.768 80

7.616 20

1

1.720 00

695
460

8,003 10

i

23,532 30

1

1

4,872 50

25

4,000

11,493 .35

23,478 00

1.410 00

500 00

7 8.?0

1,155

7,240

404,407 20

$ c.

1,174 50

$ c.

69 30

$ c.

362 00

1

$ c.
404,407 20

156

THE EEPORT UPON

No. 13

ONTAEIO
Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing material.

i

Tugs

or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

B

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1

2
3

Lake Huron
(North Channel).

Spanish and John's Island

Kagawong and Gore Bay

Meldrum Bav and Cock burn

1
3

5

8

5

1

5
34

89
156

64
5

$

700
5,200

20,000
27,200

9,000
450

2
13

27
31

18
3

6

1

5

10

16
4
9

5
5
1
2

$

630
180

2,110
1,598

2,630
285
845

545

410
200
350

9
2

10
20

32

8
14

8
7
2
4

31 ,300
66,000

294,000
312,000

343 000
18,100
60,100

6,700

12.200

156,000

42,000

S

719
1,100

12,075

4
5

Killarney and Squaw Island .. . .
South Bay and FUzwilliam

8,605
9.928

6

7

Little Current and Rabbit Island

349
495

8

Cutler, Spragge and Algoma
Mills

1

20

3,000

5

88

q

98

in

8
1
2

77
25
15

14,300
4,000
1,400

26
6

7

11,150

1 1

4,840

1"

Manitowaning and Frazer Bay. .
Blind River and Joliette Islands

Totals

1?

3

800

8

12.000

350

35

490

85,250

138

67

10,575

124

1,352,400

49,797

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

District.

Lake Huron
(North Channel).

Spanish and John's Island...

Kagawong and Gore Bay

Me'drum Bay and Cockburn

Island

Killarney and Squaw Island..
South Bay and Fitzwilliam

Island

Little Current and Rabbit

Island

Thes.salon and Bruce Mines..
Cutler. Spragge and Algoma

Milis

St. Joseph's Island

Duck Islands

Providence Bay

Manitowaning and Frazer

Bay

Blind River and Joliette

Islands

Totals

Values

brls.

$ c.
750 00

lbs.

2,100

160
4,000

6.469

$ c.
323 45

brls.

300
19
4

$ c.
3,240 00

1 ,350
50,052

36,985
321,860

21.243
20,854

16,280

3,640

111.105

358

43,200

23.070

706 044

70.604 40

brls.

987
15

49
200

2,265

22,650 00

lbs.

25,290
64,170

395,206
211,979

7,225
15, .572

6,000

2,580

2.S8.I90

31,698

14,456

6,000

1,362,555

136.2.55 50

1,680
8,670

8,746
45

8.434

8,700

7.798
4,365

5,174

500

4.328 96

1.000
55,835

14,202
39

9.710
350

85,957
80

24 ,352
19.000

210.525

21.052 50

1912

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

157

FISHERIES

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the

during the year 1910.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
ice houses.

Piers and,
wharves.

c

Yards.

Value.

i

Value.

6

Value.

ji Value.

No.
Hooks,

Value.

6

Value.

ji Value.

o

Value..

$

$

$

$

$

f

$

1

16

2
15

6
5
3

16
3

8

8,000

300
2.250

1.500

1,000

600

2.700

500

2,500

^

1

300

1

500

^

■*

10
6

2,000
2,000

1

500

90

18,350

2

800

1

500

of fish caught during the year 1910.

1

S

i

&4

1

•■n
I

§

O

■g-s

.2

5

2

1

I
s

d

%

•a

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

450
1,592

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

10,200
15.0

lbs.

No.

lbs.

13.300 90

8,507

1,649

19,344 37

4.221

49,482 3ei

245

2.825

620

58,836 38

444

40,737 74

186

10,000
22,450

1,000
2,625

7,060 4^
5 729 10

2,900

1.800
170

4,225

.39.624

215

100

15,670 4a

1,128 95

34,929 5a

7,266 05

814

14

9
100

8,746 94

4.000

700

71 ,300

9,154 00

18.007

700

9.7.37

44,289

2.498

117,725

209

271,387 14

$ c.

2.701 05

$ c.

42 00

$ c.

486 85

$ c.

2,657 34

$ c.

199 84

$ c.

5,886 25

$ r.

209 00

$ c,

271.387 14

12 G. p.

158

THE EEPOET UPON

No. 13

ONTAEIO

Ritura of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of

tugs, vessels and boats, the
industry during

District.

' Fishing material.

i

Tugs

or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

a

a

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

*Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1

Georgian Bay,

7

%
27,500

37

8
8

14
15
23
2
46

$

1,240
1 .340
1,020
1,435
2,885
300
2.255

16
17
26
30
40
4
86

498.000
60,000
68,200
194,000
414,000
156,000
349,900

$
25 300

9

R

4

2

7
4

52
137

"'78'

5,500
14,575

5,900
18,200

11
26
13
36

9 425

•^

R

7

Colpoy's Bay and Tobermory

Totals

27

267

$71,675

123

116

$10,465

219

1,740,100

$32 725

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£

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bi

U

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4:

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a

Si

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jj

^

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tH

j:

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w

^

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cu

Ph

Georgian Bay,

brls.

lbs.

brls.

lbs.

brls.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

1

Parry Sound ...

177,498

16

180,384

5,750

1,575

f

26
36

9,700
16,800

31
56

13,000
23,900

27.300

12,550

3

4

1

52,500

20,000

75.430

<i

8
700

46,400

6,300
70 , 123

16

324,624
31,100

6

7,289

22,890

7

Colpoy's Bay and Tobermory..
Totals

163

86,150

7

116

284,904

40

934

135,050

7

300,421

235

933,342

40,339

37,055

$ c.

$ 0.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

$ C.

$ c.

9,340 00

6,752 50

70 00

0.042 10

2,350 00

,93.. 334 20

3,227 12

3,705 50

1912

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

159

FISHERIES.

quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the fishing
the year 1910.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
ice houses.

Piers and
wharves.

6

Yards.

Value.

6

^1

Value.

d

Value, i

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

6

Value.

d

Value.

d

Value.

$

$

$

$

$

4
5

$

2,700
650

$

200

1

2

570

3

900

100

1

!

3

900

100

11

$3,920

200

fish caught during the year 1910.

«

ers.

■d

i

T3

P3

c

•

a

c

o

.c

1

^

'^■S

i

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aJ

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£

3
Eh

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i

si
O

3

1

"3

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ c.
36,565 70

500

600

300

17,400

7,278 00

4,990 00

4.400
8,800

1,700
2,000
6,000

12,483 00

36,192 40

20.294 42

4,294

33,419 54

500

13.800

4,294

300

27,100

151,223 06

$ C.

75 00

$ c.

690 00

$ c.

257 64

$ c.

24 00

$ c.
1,355 00

$ c.
151,223 06

160

THE EEPOET UPON

No. 13

ONTARIO

Keturn of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats

fishing industry

District.

Fishing material.

,s

Tugs or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

B

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1
9

Lake Huron {proper).

Cape Hurd to Southampton

Southampton to Pine Point

County Huron ,

County Lambton, including St.

7

1
1

171
40
12

$

26,000
6,000
2,000

44
11
4

31
10
15

63

$

3,095

645

2,220

8,415

55
16
43

118

540,700
162,300
78,100

$
27,084

3
4

2,850

Totals.

9

223

$34,000

59

119

275

232

781,100

$29,934

Returns of the kinds, quantities and values

District.

1

a

m

1

w

i
!

<a
'S

.a

.£3

va

.■§

'S

"3
o

.a

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S

s

5

a

o

1

o

1

9

Lake Huron {proper).
Cape Hurd to Southampton.. .

brls.
588

lbs.

26,541

2,250

20.424

181,507

brls.
2

lbs.
12,469

brls.
500

lbs.

485.765
176.700
106,891

22,421

lbs.

56
102

lbs.
142

^

13,790
65,673

10

4,830

4

County Lambton, including
St. OJair River

87

428

164,442

Totals

**•

675

230,722

2

91 ,932

510

791,777

586

169,414

$ c.

6.750 00

$ c.
11,536 10

$ c.

20 00

$ c.

9,193 20

$ c.
5,100 00

$ c.

79,177 70

$ C

46 88

$ c.

16.941 40

1912

GAME AND PISHEEIES.

161

FISHERIES.

the auantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1910.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip Nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

$

2

$

300

$

7

$

14

$

$

3
2

7

5

$

3.100
600
850

825

• ••

* • • •

8
73

1.300
15.100

2

45

14

1

25
2

8

S80

95

500

. _

8

280

$95

83

$16,700

2

$45

22

$41

500

17

$5,575

of fish caught during the year 1910.

w

13

u

1

•8

PQ

i

1

J3
o

1
El

o

a

5

>

O

a
S

3

O

S

0

•3

>

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ c.

10.752

994

5

4,223

37

62,914 92

17,790 66

4.490
10,274

20.250
61.254

28,031
60,535

110
851

16.869 85

4

85

133

43.801 58

14.764

92.256

998

90

92,789

998

133

141.377 01

$ C.

$ c.

$ c.

$c.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

S,S14 60

4,612 80

59 88

7 20

4.639 45

998 00

79 80

141.377 01

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Return of|the number^of fishermen, tonnage and v^alue of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing material.

B

Tugs or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1

Lake St. Clair.

$

$

$

9

Lake St. Clair

46
44

4,470
3,190

99
109

^

Totals

90

$7,660

208

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

District.

i

J3

'15

j£

S

+i

S

^

««

-2

J3

«M

.a

J3

1

kl

td

a

fl

«

*2

."^

.■^

:3

s

^

tH

J3

j:

o

^

w

K

^

^

H

B

Ph

i/ote St. Wair.

River Thames.
Lake St. Clair.
Detroit River .

Values .

brls.

brls.

lbs.

47,550
20,500

6,805 00

brls.

lbs.

14,490
21, .BIO

35,800

2,864 00

lbs.

1,414
39,675
14,098

55,187

1912

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

163

FISHERIES.

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the

during the year 1910.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing. j

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

"Value.

No.

"Value.

No.

"Value.

No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

$

$

$

37

$

1,000

1,000

200

$

27

28

3

$

$

$' ■■

10

1,200
5,455

1,055
2,463

10

1,950

54

2,735

45

26

30

395

55

6,655

$3,518

10

$1,950

54

$2,735

37

2,200

$60

26

30

$395

of fish caught during the year 1910.

1

.£3

1
H

Id
O

t
.2

">

O

0)

a

a
o

Carp.

Value.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

1.950
13.070
3,700

lbs.

3,838

176,875
71 ,430

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ c.
489 30

40 ,.370

.30.910
6,920

1,005

14,600
96,450

28,669 05

450

4

11,-388 50

40,820

37.830

18,720

252,143

1,005

4

111,050

40,546 85

$ c.
6,123 00

$ c.
1.891 50

$ c
1,497 60

$ c.
12,607 15

$ c.
1 005 00

$ c.
2 40

$ c.
2,221 00

$ c.
40.546 85

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Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing Material.

J

Tugs or vessels.

Boats.

GiU-Net8.

1

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

I

2
3
4

Lake Erie.

Pelee Island

Essex County

Kent County

Elgin West

2
3
2
2
16
3

52
79
73
45
442
75

$

9,500
17,000
13,500
13,000
53,250
22,000

15
10
14
18
106
22

13

66
56
26

7

$

1,520
14,370
20,450

8,900

3,700

29
107
123
52
18

35,000
11,500
20,000
26,000
170,000
26,000

$

3,500
1,480
3.000
3,000

'"9*000"

6

Elgin East

Houghton

7

Walsingham

22
44
17
42

500
1,840

980
1,850

32
93
31

81

R

Long Point(including Oute.-Bay)
Charlotteville

9.000
22,000

3,500
30,000
94.300
38,000
21,300

480

<>

1

4

600

3

1,625
495

in

Inner Bay

11

Woodhouse

3
13
2

58
173
33

11,500

30,225

5,000

22
51
12

12

25
13
26

920

1,585

358

29
10
32

11, .543
4.940

13
14

Bt. Maitland to Pt. Colborne

Pt. Ooiborne to Niagara Falls..,.

Totals

47

1,034

175,575

273

357

56,973

637

506,600

42,113

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

J

1

District.

i

tii

P

a

a

a

1

'3

•g

<a

••§
'S

i
i

"5

0

1

2
1

0

1

Lake Erie.
Pelee Island ,

brls.

lbs.

222,927

149,153
1,453,885

867,402
2,430,936

626.652

brls.

lbs.

28,010
322,780
75,879
65,250
253,242
139,482

brls.

lbs.

lbs.

100.118

256,211

1.015,642

495,080

359.703

7.670

7,309

15,474

6,504

4,275

lbs.

2

Essex County

75,315

3

Kent County

117,678

4

Elgin West

76,200

5

Elgin East

12

23

268,686

6

Houghton

2,000

7

Walsingham

8.496

8

Long Point.includ'gOuter Bay
Charlotteville

5,901

29,072

6.172

542,703

509,671

98,852

2,975

992
287
106

39,849
246,571

31.202

5.956

9

^

35.755

10

Inner Bay

3.560

11

Woodhouse ,

220

1,452

250

85,490

12

Haldimand

900

71,777

154,085

22.157

227,984

18

Pt. Maitland to Pt. Colborne. .

6,371

14

Pt. Ooiborne to Niagara Falls.
Totals

10,372

900

12

6.946,301

1.203.650

1,945

2.516.005

923,863

Values

$ c.
120 00

$ c.
347,315 05

$ c.
9,000 00

$ c.
120.365 00

$ c.
194.50

$ c.
201.280 40

$ c.
92,386 30

1912

GAME AND FISHERIES.

165

FISHERIES.

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1910.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound Nets.

Hoop Nets. Dip Nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

1
Value. 1 No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

$

$

$

$

$

$

2
16
39
25
29

5

$

3.200

7,380
24.300

9,750
20,256

4,000

$

6

100
2,100

"i.'eoo'

94
121
56

.32,450
59,300
23,500

5

200

500

7

4

6

8

3,175
5,600
1.200
6,730

980
1,435

450
1,945

:::: ;:::;:::■■■■

15

2

100

3,700

100

1,000

86
3
20

4
3
7
3
18
5

390

240

840

2,500

4,290

3,050

3

19

5

359

255

25

7

7,000
2.450

60 111

15 60

2

1.300

500

10,000

5
15

3

450

63

19.264

$6,665

295

$124,800

5

$200

80 1 Sica

17,100

$129

156

$80,190

9

$450

of fish caught during the year 1910.

g

o
ti

S

"3

u

1

"3

Eh

a

8
g

1

11

a

6

1
>

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

59.951
66,086
148,800
59 ..300
129,768

2,000
17,679

6.076
17,787

4,094

5,690
67,885
22,748
66.357

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

9.821

196,233

319,562

17,100

14,466

lbs.

No.

Ibe

c.

25.445 .39

11.978

7,089
698

5,830
130

1.302
425

270

127

458,711
192,090.

93.796 22

9,066

202.401 95

1 .920

101.965 90

209,860 24

46.194 40

6,301 77

8.653 85

2.340
11

9,523

2,384
6,489
1,9.30
4,016

61,620
40,314
19,688
90,042

6,312

1.346

64,700

6,000 7.726 27

200

1,490

15

219,979

10.579 26

39.975 55

15,163

42

1,165

580

95

45,333
54,023
14,820

454
345
605

38,399

97.079 46

6,619

86.274 50

10,092

9.143 76

61 ,350

2,313

674,221

1 1,013

30,406

883,022

4,762

127

979,879

885,398 52

$ c.

9.202 60

$ c.

143 58

$ c.

33.711 05

$ c.

660 78

$ r.

2.432 48

$ c.

44,151 10

$ c.

4.762 00

$ C

76 20

$ c.

19,597 58

$ c.

886.398 52

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Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats, the

industry during

District.

Fishing material.

t

Tugs or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets,

d

Ton-
nage,

Value.

Men.

6

Value.

Men.

6

Yards.

Value.

1

Lake Ontario:

$

$

5,858

3,085

4,895

2,395

250

250

2,635

1,228

6,639

4,735

473

60

38

41

29

16

4

40

139

264

60

51

127,575
60,400
98,500
68,300
13,500
3,200
62,600

335,900
98,500

194,. 300
18,000

$

912

9.

27

27

15

8

H

25

77

172

38

32

6,612

R

Halton and Peel Counties

4,950

>)

3 343

1

R

200

7

1,770

R

Prince Edvvard County

1

600

3

q

2,749

10

Township of South Fredericksburg

4,426

11

2

225

473

1

Totals

1

3

$825

3

424

132,443

742

1.075,775

$25,435

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

District.

Lake Ontario.

Lincoln County

Wentworth County

Halton and Peel Counties.,..

York County

Ontario County

Durham County

Northumberland County

Prince Edward County

Bay of Quinte

Townshi p of South Fredericks

burg

Wolfe Island and vicinity'. . . .

230
907

Totals.

1,148

Values .

$ c

11.480 00

lbs.

303.252

94.177

179,800

16,110

5,445

2,700

29,513

5,787

112,657

18,147

768,268

$ c.

38,413 40

brls.

$ c.

10 00

lbs.

49,872

34,491

10,000

26.770

8,589

2,349

11.793

150,068

191,580

204,547
3,83C

693,909

$ c.

69,390 90

brls.

$ c.
30 00

lbs.

13.100
8,8.50

25.500

15,115
1,490
1,059

27,720

207,739

1,098

105.789
5,340

lbs.

5,566
70,000

174

995

50

45,299

11,941

187.296

20.315
37,077

378,713

$ c.
41,280 00

$ c.
30.297 04

lbs.

32.227
750

15
23,348

2,972
1.500

60.923

$ c.
,092 30

1912

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

167

FISHERIES.

quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the fishing
the year 1910.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

FYeezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
wharves.

d

Yards.

"Value.

d

Value.

d

Value.

d
^1

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

d

Value.

i

Value.

d

Value.

$

$

$

35

$

50

400

1,800

800

$

3

36

28

$

2
*157

$

225

*2,000

1,440

$

1 200

100

155

300

2

400

51

38

273

2

54

1,130

126

4,720

40

1.221

3

8
2

1

245
180
260
350

1,700

6.800

400

86

1

50

200

100

1

418

$7,237

35

$50-

11,900

$153

A^^

$300

173

$4,700

3

$450

*155 of these are spearing houses valued at $1,550.

of fish caught during the year 1910.

c
o

M

5

1

u

1

1

3

O

1
u

T3

a

i

t

-§

.S

CO

1

d

o

i

>

ib<.

lbs.

1,000
1,550
1,650

lbs.

9,127
1,225

lbs.

lbs.
3,425

lbs.

6,598

200

10,500

2,223

235

1,000

68,127

22,786

216,318

14.086
25.464

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ c.

26,248 03

140,000

19,982 20

22,234 00

347

751

20

5,147 52

1,410 65

529 80

8,479
12,9.50
.53,082

2.500
23,770

3,400
8,490

29,7.30

17.730

173,517

200
44.894

15,624 36

300

40,792 03

70,608

1,500

73,731 71

255

20,712
13.610

.35,807 50

29

11.071 16

255

104,981

128,270

1,500

269,516

367,537

140.329

1252,578 96

$ C.

38 25

$ c.

6.298 86

% c.

6.413 50

$ c.

90 00

$ C.

21.561 28

% c.
18.376 85

$ c.

2.806 58

$ c.

2.52.578 96

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Return of the number of Fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Pish)

ng Material.

i

Tugs

or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

B
1

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1

Inland Wate>t.

$

74
60
48

$

831

618

404
130

134

71

48
5

2,370
3,020
1,.390

$

94

2

Leeds, Lanark, Lennox and

121

3

Russell, Prescott, Carleton and

1

350

2

48

4

li

Welland

6

1

1

2

275

4

3,600

60

Touls

2

1

$350

2

189

$2,258

262

10,380

$323

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

J

g

a

District.

i
1

a

J3
t-t
tit

a

u

Oi

w

1
Id

I

1
1

a

o

hi

o

IM

o
M

£

o
Q

u

o

0^

\

Inland Watert.

brls.

lbs.

8,966

2,533

brls.

lbs.

brls.

lbs.

lbs.

519

30.674

7.478

lbs.
53

2

Leeds, Lanark, Lennox and

14

3

Russell, Prescott, Carleton and

32
2,790

5,075

4

1,000

1,550

f;

Welland

885
5.400

605

A

7.600

3,580

11,870

Totals

14

20,099

6,402

1.550

44.956

17,603

$ c.
140 00

■ $ c.
1.004 95

$ c.
640 20

$ c.
155 00

$ c.
3,596 48

$ C.

$1,760 30

1912

GAME A^TD FISHEEIES.

169

FISHERIES,

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1910.

Pishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip Nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

$

$

4
95

7

$

8
1,135

$

$

$

200

2,800
700

18
2

750
75

1

17

22

1

1

128

$1,143

$3,700

$17

21

$825

of fish caught during the year 1910.

B

O

&

1

o

hi

1

6

i

o

* .

o

1

n
p
2

Csl

3

d

O

s
>

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

30
9,516
2,4.3

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.
1,310
50,709

42,092
2,000
1 ,695

12.000

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ c.

'J62 12

1.032
21

91 .69-2
3,804

13 129 10

10

900

4.181 77

1.000
1.300

604 00

141
300

1,141

340 38
3,059 00

580

590

1.053

12.410

96,637

109,806

900

2.300

21 .876 37

$ c.

88 50

1 c.

63 18

$ c.

620 50

$ c.

7.730 96

$ c.
5,490 .30

$ c.
540 00

$ c.
46 00

$ c.

21 876 37

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Recapitulation of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

industry during

District.

Fishing material.

c

s

Tugs

sr vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1

Lake of the Woods and

Rainy

2
33
35

27
9

15
257
490
267
223

$

5,600
62,450
85.250
71 ,675
34,000

6
130
138
123
59

54

78

67

116

119

90

357

424

189

$

10,165

6,635

10,575

10,465

275

7,660

56,973

32,443

2,258

120
129
124
219
232
208
637
742
262

96,000

909,000

1,352.400

1,740,100

781.100

$

11 890

?

39 404

3
4

Lake Huron (North Channel)

49,797
32.725
29,934

f,

fi

Lake St. Clair and River Thames

7

47
1
2

1,034
2
1

175,575
825
350

273
3
2

506.600

1,075,775

10,380

42.113

25,435

323

8

q

Totals

•

156

2.289

435,725

734

1,494

137,449

2,673

6,471,355

231 621

Recapitulation of the kinds, quantities and values of

District.

Lake of the Woods and Rainy

River

Lake Superior

Lake Huron (North Channel).

Georgian Bay

Lake Huron (Proper)

Lake St. Clair and R. Thames

Lake Erie

Lake Ontario

Inland Waters

Totals

Values.

brls.

75
934
675

12

1,148

14

28,580,00

lbs.

801,500

6,469

135,050

230.722

230

,946,301

768.268

20,099

brls.

1,200

324

7
2

8.908,639

445,431 95

900
1

2.434

24,340 00

lbs.

663,556

281,470

706,044

300,421

91.932

68,050

1,203,650

693,909

6.402

4,015.434

401,543 40

brls.

8,416

2,265

235

510

lbs.

43.120

2,304,431

1,362.555

933.342

791.777

1.945

412,800
1,550

11,429

5,851,520

114.290 00

lbs.

264,644

27,685

54,112

40,339

586

35.800

2.516,005

378,713

44,956

lbs.

416.749
177,615
210,525

37.055
169,414

55.187
923.863

60,983

17.603

3.362,840

2,068.934

269,027 20

206,893 40

1912

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171

FISHERIES.

the quantity and value of all fishing material and other fixtures employed in the fishing

the year 1910.

Fishing material

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No. Value.

No

Value.

No.

Value.

1

14

37

90

3

83

10

295

$

4,200

6,400

18,350

900

16,700

1,950

124,800

12

$

1,930

$

$

$

15

$

7,500
13,600
800
3,900
5,575

.

$
1,500

300

9

500

'

100
500
2,200
17,100
11,900
3,700

11
17

200

g

280

6,655

19,264

200

95

3,518

6,665

100

2

54

5

418

45

2,735

200

7.237

22
37
80
35
128

41

173

50
1,143

65

60
129
153

17

26

30

5
9
3

395

63

156
173
21

80,190

4,700

825

450

1

155

300

450

1

128

26,399

10,378

532

173,300

491

12,147

302

1,407

35,500

359

181

330

403

117,090

23

3.795

fish caught during the year 1910.

1

J3

i

1

.S3

1

i

0

o

i

•3

lbs.

93,000

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

89.473
1,155

44,289

4,294

998

lbs.
130,332

lbs.

63,070

7,240

117,725

27,100

92.789

252,143

883,022

367,537

109,806

lbs.
990

No.

120

lbs.

$ c.

179.474 46
404,407 20

7,830

18,007

700

9.737
13.800
92.256
37.830
674,221
128.270
12.410

2,498

300

90

18,720

0,406

269,516

96,637

209

271,38V 14

500

151 223 06

14,764

998
1.005
4.762

1.33
4

127

141,377 01

40.820

111,050

979.879

140.329

2.300

40 546 85

61.350
255

2,393

104.981
1.053

11,013
1.500

885,398 52
252,578 96

590

900

21,876 37

■ ••••••••••■

237,116

109,127

968,524

152,722

548,499

1.920,432

7,964

1,284

1,233,558

2.348,269 57

$ c.

35,567 40

$ C.

6,547 62

$ c.

48,426 20

$ C.

9.163 32

$ c.

43.879 92

$ c.

96,021 60

$ c.

7,964 00

$ c.
770 40

$ C.

24.671 16

$ c.

2.348,269 57

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Comparative Statement of yield for 1909-10, according to Districts.

1909.

1910.

Increase.

Decrease.

Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Dis-
trict :

Whiteflsh lbs

Trout " ••••

Piclierel "

Pike '' . ■ • .

Sturgeon "

Tullibee '' • • • •

Catfish "

Coarse fish "

Caviare "

Bladders No

Lake Superior :

Herring lbs

Whiteflsh

Trout

?ickerel
ike

Sturgeon

Tullibee

Coarse flsh

Caviare

Trout bbls...

Whiteflsh " ...

Eels lbs....

Lake Huron, N.C. :

Herring bbls. . .

Herring lbs . . .

Whiteflsh " ...

Trout "...

Pickerel " ...

Pike "...

Sturgeon Bladders " ...

Sturgeon " ...

Perch " —

Catflsh "...

Coarse flsh " ...

Caviare " —

Trout bbls...

Whiteflsh " ...

Georgian Bay :

Herring bbls

Herring lbs —

Whiteflsh " ...

Trout " ...

Pickerel " ...

Pike " ...

Sturgeon " . ...

Perch " ....

Catfish " ... ,

Coarse fish " ....

White fish bbls...,

Trout " ....

Caviare lbs ... ,

Sturgeon Bladders "

Carp " ....

Lake Huron (proper) :

Herring bbls

Herring lbs

Whitefish " ....

694,347

32,336

295,551

230,499

55,885

75,403

27,847

45,200

3,250

290

353,905

361,587

1,305,370

100,717

68,677

3,575

21,590

7,450

3,312
5

11

10,000

657,969

1,689,434

168,950

45,694

687,550
43,120

416,749

264,644
93,000
89,473

133,332

63,070

990

120

801,500

281,470

2,304,431

177,615

27,685

7,830

1,155

7,240

8,416

24,907
1,526

75,662

235

49

16

2244

51,745

530,082

1,154,884

31,087

40,184

5,510

6,320

175

20,540

100

338

846

1,600.

519
270,257
172,292

75

6,469

706,044

1,362,555

210,525

54,112

18,007

9,737

2.498

117,725

209

2.265

324

934

135,050

300,421

933,342

37,055

40,339

500

13,800

300

27,100

7

235

10,784
121,198
34,145
37,115
14,070
105,485
17,870

447,595

999,061
76,898

4,255

5,104

64
* 48, "675'

41,575
8,418

675

230,722

91,932

8,211

2,498
42,063

1,216
308

709i
83,305

5,968
155

7.480

125

6,560

156

6,797

2,260
.170

80,117

40,992

20,435
210

3,531
* 326 ,'879

6,900

26

229,661
221,542

5,010

93
103

39,535
80,360

1912

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

173

Comparative Statement of yield 1909-10, according to Districts — Continued.

1909.

1910.

Increase.

Decrease.

Lake Huron (proper) : — Continued.

Trout lbs

Pickerel "

Pike " ....

Sturgeon "

Perch " . . . .

Catfish " ....

Carp "

Coarse fish " . . . .

Caviare "

Tullibee " . . . .

Whiteflsh bbls . . . .

Trout " . . . .

Sturgeon Bladders No

Lake & River St. Clair and Thames River

Whiteflsh lbs

Herring bbls

Herring lbs

Eels " ....

Pickerel " . . . .

Pike " ....

Sturgeon "

Perch "

Catfish " ....

Coarse flsh "

Caviare "

Tullibee " ....

Carp "

Lake Erie :

Herring bbls

Herring lbs

Whiteflsh " . . . .

Trout " ....

Pickerel "

Pike " ....

Sturgeon "

Perch " . . . .

Tullibee " . . . ,

Catflsh " ....

Coarse fish " . . . .

Caviare "

Carp "

Sturgeon Bladders No

Whiteflsh bbls....

Trout ■... " ....

Lake Ontario ;

Herring bbls. . . .

Herring lbs

Whiteflsh " . . . ,

Trout " ....

Pickerel "

Pike " ....

Sturgeon " . . . ,

Eels " ....

Perch " . . . ,

Catflsh " . . . ,

Coarse flsh "

Caviare " . . . ,

Carp "

Bladders "

Tullibee " ....

Trout bbls...,

Whiteflsh " . . . ,

13 G. P. "

749,798

268,121

1,594

19,354

49,992

213

141,525

1,091

30,806

550

546

204

120,300

791,777

169,414

586

14,764

92,256

90

41,979

42,264

92,789
998
998
2
510
133

68,050

""236"

230

89,698

55,187

49,844

35,800

28,203

40,820

108,656

37,830

67,731

18,720

629,973

252,143

1,000

1,005

12,617

78.885

300

4,617,185

951,457

2,790

1,005,033

2,702,636

46,985

580,759

31,412

784,677

2,762

312,270

160

8,229

1,704

93

1,049,243

1,004,147

419,589

141,529

303,583

155

65,487

108,244

375,170

374,850

111,050

12

6,946,301

1,203,650

1,945

923,863

2,516,005

61,350

674,221

11,013

30,406

883,022

4,762

5
'32465"

2,329,116
252,193

14,365
93,462
11,013

98,345
2,000

3,850

2,175
1,101

'vi. 746

979,879
127

667,609

900

1,148
768,268

1,055

693,909

412,800

60,923

378,713

75,130

104,981
128,270
269,516
367,537

39,494
20,026

140,329

1,500
3
1

136,479

98,707
1,008
4,590

123

48,736
93

29,308

448

36

71

52,250

34,511
14,044

70,826

49,011

377,830

288

845

81,170

186.631

1,006

7,329
1,704

280,975

310,238

6,789

80,606

155

105,654
7,313

675

1,098

745

174

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No. 13

Comparative Statement of yield 1909-10, according to Districts,— Continued.

1909.

1910.

Increase.

Decrease.

Inland Waters :

Herring bbls

Herring lbs

Whiteflsh "

Trout "

Pickerel "

Pike "

Sturgeon "

Eels "

Perch "

Catfish "

Coarse fish "

Carp "

Caviare "

Tullibee "

Sturgeon Bladders No.

37J

15,943

12,014

2,795

20,780

45,867

8,681

7,167

6,247

104,979

122,715

100

9

5

9

14

20,099

6,402

1,550

17,603

44,956

590

1.053

12,410

96,637

109,806

2,300

900

4,156

911

6,163

2,200

"'mi'

2Sh

5,612
1,245
3,177

8,091
6,114

8,342
12,909

Comparative Statement of the yield of the Fisheries of the Province.

Whitefish... lbs,

" (salted) " .

Herring " .

" (salted) " ,

Trout " ,

" (salted) "

Pickerel "

Pike "

Sturgeon "

Caviare "

Eels.. "

Perch "

Catfish "

Coarse fish "

Tullibee "

Bladders No.

Carp lbs

Totals

Total increase 1910

4,352,858
1,913,800
6,111,073

360,900
5,014,870
2,467,600
2,256,286
3,503,482

179,658

7,022

78,188

862,098

600,440
2,153,600

107,797
573

395,105

30,365.350

4,015,434

486,800

8,9P8,639

571,600

5,851,520

2,285.800

2,068,934

3,362,840

237,116

7,964

109,127

968,524

548,499

1,920.432

152,722

1,284

1,233,558

2,797,566
210,700
836,650

57,458

942

30,939

106,426

32,730,793

44,925
711

838,453

4,924,770
2,365,443

337,424
1,427,000

181,800
187,352
140,642

51,941
233,168

2,559,327

1912

GAME AND FISHERIES.

175

Statement of the yield and value of the Fisheries of the Province for the year 1910.

Kinds of Fish.

Quantity.

Price.

Whiteflsh bbls

Whiteflsh lbs

Trout bbls

Trout lbs

Herring bbls

Herring lbs

Pickerel "

Pike "

Sturgeon "

Caviare "

Bladders No.

Eels lbs

Perch

Catfish

Coarse Fish

Tullibee

Carp

2

4,015

11

5,851

2

8,908

2,068

3,362

237

7

1

109

968

548

1,920

152

1,233

,434
,434
,429
,520
,858
,639
,934
,840
,116
,964
,284
,127
,524
,499
,432
,722
,558

$ c.

10 00

10

10 00

10

10 00

5

10

8

15

1 00

60

Total

Value.

$ c.

24,340 00

401,543 43

114,290 00

585,152 00

28,580 00

445,431 95

206,893 40

269,027 20

35,567 40

7,964 00

770 40

6,547 62

48,426 20

43,879 92

96,021 60

9,163 32

24,671 16

,237,544 41

Value of Ontario Fisheries from 1870 to 1910, inclusive.

Years.

Value.

Years.

Value.

$

1870

264,982

1871

193,524

1872

267,633

1873

293,091

1874

446,267

1875 ., ..

453,194

1876 .,

4.37,229

1877 ,.

438,223

1878

348,122

1879 , ..

367,133

1880 ..

444,491

1881 .

509,903

1882

825,457

1883....

1,027,033

1884

1,133,724

1885

1,342,692

1886

1,435,998

1887 ,

1,5.31,850

1888

1,8.39,869

1889

1,963,123

Carried forward

$15,563,538

Brought forward.. ' 15,563,538 00

1890 2,009,637 00

1891 1,806,389 00

1892 2,042,198 00

1893 1,694,930 00

1894 1,659,968 00

1895 1,584,473 00

1896 1,605,674 00

1897 1,289,822 00

1898 1,433,631 00

1899 1,477,815 00

1900 1,333,293 00

1901 1,428,078 00

1902 1,265,705 00

1903 1,535,144 00

1904 1,793,524 00

1905 1,708,963 00

1906 1,734,865 00

1907 1,935.024 90

1908 2,100,078 63

1909 I 2,237,544 41

1910 2,348,269 57

Total $51,588,269 51

176

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No. 13

Kecapitulatiok
Of the Fishing Tugs, Nets, Boats, etc., employed in the Province.

Articles.

Value.

156 Tugs (2,289 Tons) (734 men

1,494 boats (2,673 men)

6,471,355 yards Gill-net

128 Seines (26,399 yds.)

532 Pound nets

491 Hoop nets

302 Dip nets

35,500 Hooks on Set Lines

181 Spears

403 Freezers and Ice Houses . . .
23 Piers and Wharves

$4.35,725 00

137,449 00

231,621 00

10,378 00

173,300 00

12,147 00

1,407 00

359 00

330 00

117,090 00

3,795 00

Statement showing the number of fry distributed in the w^aters of the Province
by the Federal Government from Dominion hatcheries.

Years.

Newcastle
Hatchery.

Sandwich
Hatchery.

Ottawa
Hatchery.

Wiarton.

Sarnia.

Total.

1868-73 . . . .

1874

1875

1876

1877

1878

1879

1880

1881

1882

1883

1884

1885

1886

1887

1888

1889

1890

1891

1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

Totals.

1,070,000
350,000
650,000
700,000
1,300,000
2,605,000
2,602,700
1,923,000
3,300,000
4,841,000
6,053,000
8,800,000
5,700,000
6,451,000
5,130,000
8,076,000
5,846,500
7,736,000
7,807,500
4,823,500
9,835,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
5,200,000
4,200,000
4,325,000
4,050,000
5,175,000
5,900,000
650,000
2,500,000
1,475,000
1,480,000
1,550,000
1,807,000
2,600,000
1,881,000

8,000,000
8,000,000
20,000,000
12,000,000
13,500,000
16,000,000
44,000,000
72,000,000
37,000,000
68,000,000
57,000,000
56,500,000
56,000,000
21,000,000
52,000,000
75,000,000
44,500,000
68,000,000
47,000,000
73,000,000
61,000,000
72,000,000
71,000,000
73,000,000
90,000,000
67,000,000

100,000,000
90,000,000
75,000,000

106,000,000
88,000,000

103,000,000
79,000,000
66,500,000

150,392,7001.990,000.000

5,732
7,043
4,909
6,208
4,480
3,210
3,950
4,100
3,020
3,700
3,450
3,410
1,245
1,201
877
1,103
1,123
1,152
2,010
1,575

,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000

4,955,000
8,100,000

63,498,0001 13,055,000

51,000,000;
159,500,000!

1,070,000

350,000

650,000

8,700,000

9,300,000

22,605,000

14,602,700

15,423,000

19,300,000

48,841,000

78,053,000

45,800,000

73,700,000

63,451,000

61,630,000

64,076,000

26.846,500

65,468,000

89,850,500

54,232,000

84,043,000

57,480,000

82,210,000

70,150,000

80,300,000

78,345,000

80,750,000

98,625,000

76,310,000

101,895,000

93,701,000

77,352,000

108,583,000

90,673,000

106,359,000

139,565,000

237,556,000

210,500,0001 2,287,845,700

1912 GAME AND FISHERIES. 177

WATERS STOCKED FROM 1901 TO 1911, WITH THE NUMBER AND KINDS OF

FISH PLANTED IN EACH.

1901.

Waters stocked. Species. Number

Muskoka Lake Bass 1,205

Lake Rosseau Bass 700

Lake Joseph Bass 1,052

Fairy and Vernon Lakes Bass 244

Lake of Bays Bass 693

Thames River at IngersoU Bass 225

Thames River at Woodstock Bass 225

Bear Creek at Strathroy Bass 396

Thames River at Dorchester Bass 696

Lake Couchiching Bass 436

Stoney Lake Bass 751

Lake Simcoe at Jackson's Point Bass 603

Holland River Bass 387

Golden Lake Bass 372

Severn River Bass 526

Grand River at Cayuga Bass 400

Grand River at Brantford Bass 274

Kempenfeldt Bay Bass 300

9,841
1902.

Waters stocked. Species. Number.

Muskoka Lake Bass 246

Lake Joseph Bass 256

Lake Rosseau Bass 227

Lake Couchiching Bass 285

Bear Creek at Strathroy Bass 395

Stoney Lake Bass 330

Huntsville Lakes Bass 265

Winnipeg River Brook trout 55

2,059

1903.

Waters stocked. Species. Number.

Bear Creek at Strathroy Bass 926

Lake Rosseau Bass' 1,130

Lake Joseph Bass 500

Muskoka Lake Bass 1,002

Lake of Bays Bass 371

Sparrow Lake Bass 650

Lake Couchiching Bass 258

Long Lake at Rat Portage Bass 460

Golden Lake Bass 100

Mink Lake Bass 85

Clear Lake Bass 85

White Lake Bass 100

Lynn River at Lake Simcoe Bass 355

Grand River at Brantford Bass 425

Thames River at IngersoU Bass 75

Thames River at London Bass 200

Thames River at St. Marys Bass 205

Grand River at Fergus Bass 100

Grand River at Grand Valley Bass 70

Grand River at Paris Bass 130

Musselman's Lake Bass 200

Lake of Bays Bass 500

7,927

178

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WATERS STOCKED FROM 1901 TO 1911, WITH THE NUMBER AND KINDS OF
FISH PLANTED IN EACH.— Continued.

1904.

Waters stocked. Species. Number.

Credit River Bass 115

Lake Rosseau Bass 380

Green Lake Bass 135

Opinicon Forks Bass 50

Lake near Barry's Bay Bass 30

Barry's Bay Bass 100

Gorman Lake ^ Baiss 75

Golden Lake Bass 565

Mink Lake Bass 60

Wtiite Lake Bass 160

Olear Lake Bass 50

Snell's Lake Bass 100

Lake Josepti Bass ; 725

Bass Lake Bass 200

Lake Coucliicliing Bass 230

Lake Josepti Bass 415

Lake of Bays Bass 530

Lake Simcoe at Jackson's Point Bass 785

Beaver River at Cannington Bass 250

Balsam Lake Bass 400

Lake of Bays Bass Fingerlings 5,000

Oxbow River at Komoka Bass Fingerlings 1,200

Lake Scugog Bass Fingerlings 1,400

1905.

12,955

Waters stocked. Species.

Lake Scugog Bass . .

Stoney Lake Bass . .

Muskoka Lake Bass . .

Thames River at Stratford Bass . .

Thames River at Mitchell Bass . .

Lake Coucihiching Bass . .

Gull Lake (near Gravenhurst) Bass . .

Lake of Bays Bass . .

1906.

Waters stocked. Species.

Lake Simcoe Bass . .

Lake of Bays Bass . .

Gull River Bass . .

Grand River Bass . .

Lake Scugog Bass . .

Muskoka Lake Bass . .

River Nith Bass . .

Lake Simcoe Bass . .

" Bass . .

1&08.

Waters stocked. Species.

Sparrow Lake ■ Bas§ . .

Number.
. . . 400

600
. . . 500
... 250
. .. 350

500
. . . 100

400

3,100

Number.

450
, . . 700
, . . 610

575
, . . 400
, . . 700
. . . 600

700

700

5,435

Number.

500

Haliburton Lake Bass 520

Puslinch Lake Bass Fingerlings 725

River vicinity Kenora Trout, Speckled, fry 2,000

3,745

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WATERS STOCKED FROM 1901 TO 1911, WITH THE NUMBER AND KINDS OP
FISH PLANTED IN EACH— Continued.

1909.

Waters stocked. Species. Number.

Mohawk Lake Bass Fingerlings 1,000

Lake Rosseau Bass Fingerlings 1,500

Lake Muskoka Bass Fingerlings 1,500

Lake Joseph Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Lake of Bays Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Stoney Lake Bass Fingerlings 3,500

Gull Lake Bass Fingerlings 200

Whiteman's Creek Bass Fingerlings 200

Cooley's Pond Bass Fingerlings 150

Sparrow Lake Bass Fingerlings 2,500

1910.

14,550

Waters stocked. Species. Number.

Rideau waters (near Merrickville) Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Lakp Posseau Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Lake Joseph Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Lake Muskoka Bass Fingerlings 4,000

Gull Lake Bass Fingerlings 100

Sturgeon Lake Bass Fingerlings 4,000

Cameron Lake Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Pigeon Lake Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Fairy Lake and vicinity of Huntsville Bass Fingerlings 8,500

Victoria Lake Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Grand River (at Brantford) Bass Fingerlings 300

Clear Lake Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Long Lake (vicinity of Utterson) Bass Fingerlings 1,725

Grand River (at Brantford) Parent Bass 50

Oakland Pond Parent Bass 25

Total Bass Fingerlings 37,625

Total Parent Bass 75

Grand Total 37,700

1911.

Waters stocked. Species. Number

Lake of Bays Bass Fingerlings 12 , 000

Lake Rosseau Bass Fingerlings 20,000

Lake Joseph Bass Fingerling 20, 000

Wagner Lake Bass Fingerlings 2,500

Gu] 1 Lake Bass Fingerlings 3, 000

Fairy I^ke Bass Fingerlings 5,000

Peninsul lake Bass Fingerlings 5,000

Maitland River at Brussels Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Stony Lake and Big Cedar Lake Bass Fingerlings 10,000

Sand Lak Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Trout Lake Bass Fingerlings 7,000

Grand River at Brantford Bass Fingerlings 500

Oakland Pond Bass Fingerlings 200

90,200

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THE FOLLOWING AETICLES WERE CONFISCATED DURING THE YEAR 1911

ON ACCOUNT OF FISHERIES.

11,830 yards of gill nets ; 46 boxes of fish ; 11 trap nets ; 8 seines ; 15 hoop nets ;
11 spears ; 1 dip net ; 1 punt ; 7 boats ; 1 fish trap ; 3 jacklights ; 4 sweep nets.

Fisheries — Amount of fines and sale of confiscated goods, $4,036.06.

Game — Amount of tines and sale of confiscated goods, $6,007.52.

LIST OF GAME AND FISHERY WARDENS.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Burl, William

Simcoe

Niagara Peninsula.

Chauvin, Victor . . .

Windsor

Western District.

Metcalfe, .LH

Kingston

Eastern District.

Parks, G. M

North Bay . . .

District of Nipissing.

Robinson, J. T

Sault Ste.
Marie

District of Algoma.

Sterling, C. N. ... ..

Kenora

Thunder Bay and Rainy River.

Wlllmott, J. H

Beaumaris . .

Muskoka and Parry Sound.

Young, D.D. (Col.)...

Toronto

Quetico Reserve.

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181

LIST OF OVERSEERS.

Name.

Eesidence.

District.

Acton, Nassau Gananoque .

Adair, William

Andrews, Samuel.

Avery, Melzar

Norland .

Gananoque River, and for that part of the River
St. Lawrence lying between Wolfe Island
and Rockport.

Townships of Laxton, Digby and Somerville in
the County of Victoria.

Micksburg For the Tps. of Bromley, Stafford, and Ross in

the County of Renfrew, with joint jurisdic-
tion over the Tp. of Westmeath.

Sharbot Lake. Township of Oso, with joint jurisdiction over
the Tp. of Hinchinbrook, in the County of
Frontenac.

Avis, J. J Cockburn

Island Cockburn Island, in the District of Manitouiin.

Bailey, G. L. ..

Callander

Barr, George Harrowsmith

Beatty, John Old Fort, Mid-
land

Best, T. F.

Niagara-on-the-
Lake

Birch, W. J Delta

Blea, Daniel '< South River. .

Blunden, H. A Sarnia

Boate, J. R. . .
Boler, William

Fowler's Cor's.
Byron

Bourgon, J. B ' Rockland . . .

I

Boyd, J. H I MerrickvlUe .

Boyd, W. M Kagawong. . .

Bradbury, J. R.

Blind River. .

Bradshaw, A Lindsay

Briggs, T. J.

Brldgeburg

Lake Nipissing, in the Districts of Parry Sound
and Nipissing.

Tp. Portland in Co. Frontenac, with joint juris-
diction over Desert and Knowlton Lakes.

With jurisdiction with other overseers over Tps.
Tay and Matchedash, Co. Simcoe.

Niagara River between Niagara Falls and the
mouth of the river.

Upper and Lower Beverley lakes and rivers.

Province of Ontario.

Co. Lambton, exclusive of Walpole and St. Ann's
Islands.

Tp. Emily, in Co. Victoria.

River Thames, between London and boundary
line between Townships Delaware and West-
minster, County of Middlesex.

County of Russell.

Rldeau River and tributaries, fronting on County
of Granville.

Kagawong Lake, with jurisdiction over North
Channel, in vicinity of Kagawong Village.

District of Algoma.

Townships Mariposa and Ops, County Victoria.

County of Welland.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Confinwed.

Name.

Brisbin, Angus

Cassan, C. H. .
Cheer, T, H. . .

Clark, Gordon.

Kesidence.

District.

Briscoe, W. L. . .

Brown, R. M

Burke, George .

Burns, D. E. ...

Burtcheall, C. . .
Calbeck, A

Campbell, John
Carson, R. W. . .

Clarkson, William

Clunis, A.

Collins, W. E. ...
Colter, Samuel . . .

Picton

Killaloe Sta'n.

Milton
Perth

For the waters of Lake Ontario fronting Tps.
North and South Marysburg, including all
waters surrounding islands in said town-
ships, also Main Duck Islands, and that por-
tion of Bay of Quiute fronting these town-
ships, as well as the waters of the Bay of
Quinte known as Picton Harbor, in Tp,
Hallowell.

Townships of Jones, Sherwood, Hagarty, Rad-
cliffe, Brudenell, Raglan, and Lynedoch, Co.
Renfrew.

Townships of Nassagaweya and Esquesing in the
County of Halton.

For the Town of Perth, Tps. of North Elmsley,
Drummond, North Burgess, and the first two
concessions of the Tp. of Bathurst, Co.
Lanark.

Pembroke !... i The waters between Allumette Rapids and Deux
I Joachiiji.

Coboconk

Sault Ste.
Marie

Sylvan

Peterboro' . .

Campbellford

Brighton

Westport .

Lakehurst

Claude

Strathroy . .
Gilford ....

Balsam and Mud Turtle Lakes, County Victoria.
The Electoral District of Sault Ste. Marie.

River Aux Sauble and tributaries.

Counties Simcoe, Ontario, Victoria, Peterboro',
Durham, Northumberland, and York.

Trent River and tributaries, Co. Northumber-
land, from Campbellford to Trent Bridge.

For the waters of Lake Ontario fronting Co.
Northumberland, also inland waters tribu-
tary to said lake in said county.

Township of North Crosby in the County of Leeds,
and with joint jurisdiction with any other
overseer over Wolf Lake in said township,
and the Township of Bedford in County of
Frontenac.

West half of Township of Smith, Township of
Ennismore, west half Township Harvey,
Townships of Galway and Cavendish,
County Peterboro'.

In and for the Townships of Chinguacousy,
Caledon and Albion, in the County of Peel.

Townships of Adelaide, Metcalfe, and with joint
jurisdiction over Township Caradoc, Co.
Middlesex.

Lake Simcoe, from the 10th concession, Tp.
Innisfil, to the mouth of the Holland River.

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183

LIST OF OVERSEERS —Continued.

Name.

Eesidence.

District.

Conger, David

Cook, H. G. A.
Corsant, A. . . ,

Covell, H. N. ,
Cox, Matthew
Crotty, John .

Dafoe, P. W.

Davis, J. W

Deacon, Ephraim.

Devine, John

Diboll, Joseph. . .
Donaldson, W. J.

Drew, Henry

Drouillard, Arsas.
Dulmage, Ed

Dunk, Jno., St.

Dunlop, James

West Lake . .

Niagara Falls.

Masonville

Lombardy

Howe Island.

Bothwell

Lake Ontario fronting Townships Hallowell and
Athol, also for the Village of Wellington in
the Township of Hillier, and for the inland
lakes and streams in said Townships of
Hallowell and Athol.

County Welland.

County Middlesex, east of boundary line between
the Townships of Westminster and Dela-
ware, London and Lobo.

Township South Elmsley, County Leeds.

Napanee.

The waters of St.
Island.

Sydenham . .
Bolingbroke

Renfrew

Outlook P.O.,
St. Joseph's
Island.
Donaldson . , .

Long Lake .

Walkerville. . .
Oak Lake . . .

Kearney .

Lawrence River around Howe

Mackey's St'n.

River Thames between Village of Wardsville and
easterly limits of County of Kent, in County
of Middlesex.

Tp. Ric:hmond, with joint jurisdiction over Tp.
N. Fredericksburg, and for the waters known
as Napanee River, fronting Tps. Richmond
and N. Fredericksburg.

Township Loughboro.

In and for the Tps. of Bathurst and S. Sherbrooke
in the County of Lanark, including Christy's
Lake, and with joint jurisdiction over the "Tp.
of Bedford in the County of Frontenac.

Townships Horton, McNab, Admaston, Bagot,
Blythfield, Brougham, Griffith, and Mata-
watchan, in the County of Renfrew.

District of Algoma.

Townships of Palmerston, Clarendon, Barrie.
Miller, North Canonto and South Canonto,
electoral district of Addington.

Townships Olden and Kennebec, with joint juris-
diction over Hinchinbrooke.

County of Essex.

Townships Methuen and Belmont, with joint
jurisdiction in Co. Peterboro.

Townships Perry, Bethune, Proudfoot, and
Armour, in District of Parry Sound, with
jurisdiction over Parry Sound.

Ottawa River between Deux Joachim and Malta-
wa. and over waters in townships In Ontario
bordering on said river.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Cowtintied.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Dupuis, Ferdinand.
Dusang, B. A

Eddy, Fred

Featherstone, John

Fisher, James

Fleming, E

Fleming, John

Fowler, R. C

Fox, Eben R

Fvaser, J. A. • .

Fry, Wm. J

Gates, George . .

Gault, T, G. . . .

Gillespie, G

Gillespie, James

Hawkesbury .
Wauhaushene .

Carterton

Renwick

Sunbury

Hastings
Newboro'

Emerald

Prescott

Kirkfield...
Whitmount.

Deseronto .

Brechin

Berkeley . .

Northport

County of Prescott.

Tps. of Freeman, Gibson, Baxter, Wood and
Morrison in District of Muskoka, also over
Severn River.

The whole of St. Joseph's Island.

Townships Romney, East Tilbury and Raleigh,
in Co. Kent.

Townships Storrington, including Rideau waters
from Brewer's Mills to south limit of the
township with jurisdiction over all of
Loughboro Lake and the lakes of the Town-
ship of Storrington.

Village of Hastings.

Cos. Leeds, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington,
Hastings, Prince Edward, Northumberland,
Lanark, Carleton, Russell, Prescott, Glen-
garry, Stormont, Dundas and Grenville.

Tps. Ernestown, Amherst Island and S. Freder-
icksburgh, fronting Lake Ontario and the
Bay of Quinte to Cole's Point, and with joint
jurisdiction over any of the tps. fronting any
of these waters in the Co. of Lennox.

For that portion of the Bay of Quinte fronting
Township Ameliasburg east of Belleville
Bridge, and also Township Sophiasburg, and
over all the inland waters within Township
Sophiasburg, and with joint jurisdiction
with any other overseer over all inland
waters in Township of Ameliasburg.

St. Lawrence River from the head of Cardinal
Rapids west to Rockport.

Township Eldon, in Co. Victoria.

Rideau waters between Kingston Mills and Brew-
er's Mills, with joint jurisdiction over the
Rideau waters between Kingston Mills and
the River St. Lawrence.

Bay of Quinte, East Riding County of Hastings
and for Moira River and other waters in
said riding.

Lake Simcoe and tributaries fronting Tp. Mara,
in Oo. Simcoe.

Electoral District of Centre Grey and for Town-
ship of Glenelg in South Grey.

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LIST OF OYERSEBRS.— Continued.

Name.

Eesidence.

District.

Gordon, Walter
Green, Adam . ,

Green, Geo. G.

Green, John . . .
Gunter, Harvey

Hall, Andrew

Halward, Chas.

Hanes, F. A.. .
Hayes, Henry

Port Arthur
Diamond . . ,

Bradford ..,

Marmora . . ,
McRae P.O.

Gore Bay . .
Cannington

Hunts ville. .
Murray . . .

Hembruff, Jos. .
Henderson, H. A.
Heneilley, F. H. .

Hess, James

Holliday, Henry

Hood, Geo., Sr. .

Manitowanlng.
Pelee Island .
Warkworth , . .

Hastings

Wolfe Island.

Scugog

In and for the District of Thunder Bay.

Townships Huntley and Fitzroy, County Carle-
ton.

Holland River on the north side in Township
West Gwillimbury westward to the forks of
the river in County Simcoe.

Township of Marmora, County Hastings.

Townships of Grimsthorpe and Cashel in County
Hastings, and with joint jurisdiction over
Townships Tudor, Lake, Wollaston, Limer-
ick, Faraday, Dungannon and Mayo, in said
county.

West end of Manitoulin Island, including the
Townships of Gordon and Mills in the Dis-
trict of Algoma.

Beaver River running through the Townships of
Brock and Thorah, and the Villages of Sun-
derland and Cannington, in the County of
Ontario.

Townships Stephenson, Stisted, Chaffey, Sinclair,
and Brunei, in District of Muskoka.

Bay of Quinte, as lies in front of the East Rid-
ing of Northumberland, for that portion of the
River Trent, lying between the Townships
of Sidney and the Bay of Quinte, and for
the inland waters of the Townships of Mur-
ray, Dryden, Cramahe and Haldimand.

Lake Manitou on Manitoulin Island and the
streams tributary thereto.

For Pelee Island and the other islands in Lake
Erie, south of the County of Essex.

River Trent and tributaries, in County Northum-
berland from Percy Boom to Campbellford
Bridge.

Trent River and tributaries in County Northum-
berland, from Trent Bridge to Rice Lake.

Township of Wolfe Island and for the islands, of
Simcoe, Garden and Horseshoe, and any
other islands comprised in the Township of
Wolfe Island.

For the Township of Reach in the County of
Ontario, and for the Township of Mariposa
in the County of Victoria and over so much
of the waters of Lake Scugog as lies in
front of the said townships, and for the
westerly half of Scugog Island, and over the
waters of Lake Scugog fronting thereon.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— ConfinMed.

Name.

Eesidence.

District.

Howell, James
Huffman, E. M.

Hunter, William
Irisli, John E. . .

Irwin, David

Irwin, J. J

Jackson, W. W.,
Jermyn, J. W. .

Jickling, Chas.
Johnson, Henry

Johnson, John

Johnston, James
Johnston, Thos. .

Johnston, W. H .
Jones, David —

Bancroft

Hay Bay

Tehkummah ..
Vennachar. . . .

Little Current

Dalrymple. . .
St. George . . ,
Wiarton

St. Paul's Sta-
tion.

Brantf ord . . . .

Port Hope . . .

Orangeville . . .
Royston . . . . .

Harwood
Welland

Townships Faraday, Dungannon and Herschell,
in County Hastings.

Townships of Richmond, Adolphustown, North
and South Fredericksburg with jurisdiction
over Hay Bay and Bay of Quinte, in
Counties Lennox and Addington.

Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron.

Tps. of Anglesea, Effingham, Ashley, Denbigh and
Abinger, in the County of Addington.

In and for that portion of the District of Algoma
lying east of the Village of Algoma Mills, and
for Coickburn and Manitoulin Islands, and in
and over the waters that lie in front of the
said District and which surround the said
islands, and with joint jurisdiction with any
other overseer who has been or may hereafter
be appointed.

Township Carden, in Co. Victoria, with jurisdic-
tion over Mud Lake, in Co. Victoria.

South Dumfries, lying south of the Grand River,
in the County of Brant.

Georgian Bay, County of Bruce, lying east and
south of Tobermory Harbor, but exclusive
of the said Harbor.

County Perth and for Townships East Missouri
and East and West Zorra, in County Oxford.

That part of Grand River lying between the
southerly boundary of Town of Gait and the
boundary line between Tuscarora and Onon-
daga Townships in County Brant and the
Townships of Seneca and Oneida in Haldl-
mand County; also concurrent jurisdiction
with Overseer Kern over Tributaries to the
Grand River in Burford, Oakland and Brant-
ford Townships west of Grand River.

Townships Hope and Cavan, in the County of
Durham, with joint jurisdiction with any
other Game and Fishery overseer or over-
seers over County Durham.

Townships of Caledon and Albion in the County
of Peel.

Townships of Lount, Machar, Laurier, Croft,
Chapman, Strong, Jolly, Spence, Ryerson,
Armour, Proudfoot, Monteith, McMurrich,
Perry and Bethune, District of Parry Sound.

Rice Lake, in the Townships of Hamilton and
Alnwick, County Northumberland.

County of Welland.

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187

LIST OF OVERSEERS — Continued.

Name.

Eesidence.

District.

Jones, John

Kehoe, D.

Fenelon Palls.

Millarton

Kennedy, J. A.

Kent, A. J.

Tichbome

Bewdley

Kern, Jacob

Burford

Kerr, C. J

Laframboise, Remi.

Lambkin, Richard
Laughlin, J. H. ...

Leadley, Robt.

Lean, Wellington
Lee, Edward

Little, David

Little, Richard ...

Hamilton

Canard River.

Loring

New Lowell

Barrle

Apsley

Lowbanks

Blairton

Wallaceburg

For the north end of Sturgeon Lake, and Cam-
eron Lake to Rosedale Locks, Burnt River
and Rosedale River in the County of
Victoria.

That portion of County Bruce lying South of
Indian Reserve and Township of Amabel
with jurisdiction over Lake Huron in front
of said county, south of Southampton.

Eagle Lake in the Townships of Hinchinbrooke
and Bedford, and with joint jurisdiction over
the Township of Bedford in the County of
Frontenac.

Rice Lake from Ley's Point on the south shore
of said lake around the head of Lake to
Barnard's Bay on the north shore of Rice
Lake.

County of Brant, comprising Townships of Bur-
ford, Oakland and Brantford, west of Grand
River, but exclusive of said River.

County of Wentworth.

Detroit River, fronting Townships of Sandwich,
West Anderdon and Maiden, and also Cana-
dian Islands in said River, County Essex.'

Townships of Harrison, Burton, McKenzie, Fer-
rie, Wallbrldge, Brown, Wilson, Mills, Pringle,
Gurd, Himsworth, Nipissing, Patterson,
Hardy, McConkey, Blair, and Mowat, in the
District of Parry Sound.

Tps. of Nottawasaga, Sunnidale and Flos, in Co.
Simcoe, with joint jurisdiction over the Tp.
of Vespra in said county.

For the Township of Vespra and the Town of
Barrie, in the County of Simcoe, and over
so much of the waters of Kempenfeldt Bay
as lies in front of the said town and town*
ship; also, that portion of Kempenfeldt Bay,
lying in front of the Township of Oro.

Tps. of Anstruther and Chandos, County of
Peterboro'.

Townships of Moulton, Sherbrooke and Wain-
fleet, in the District of Monck, on Lake Erie.

Tps. of Belmont and Bethune in Co. Peterboro'.

County of Kent, fronting on Lake St. Clair,
exclusive of Dover West Township, also Wal-
pole and Ste. Anne's Islands, County Lamb-
ton.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Conimtfed.

Name

Eesidence.

District.

Loveday, E. T.

McAllister. J. R.

McClennan, Kenneth

McEwen, A.

McFarlane, J. S.

McGinn, William

McGuire, J.

McKelvie, D

McKenny, Thos. . .

McMurray, R

McNairn, James . .

McPhee, D

McVittie, James . . .
Macdonald, Hector
Major, William . . .

Aldboro'

Ottawa I In and for the Townships of Nepean, Gloucester,

North Gower and Osgoode, in the County of
Carleton, with jurisdiction over so much of
the River Ottawa and the River Rideau and
the Rideau Canal as lies in front or within
said Townships, and over the tributaries to
the said rivers and canals.

Gore's L'nding Rice Lake, between Jubilee Point and Lower
Close's Point and the waters tributary there-
to, in the Tps. of Hamilton and Alnwick, Co.
of Northumberland.

Grovesend ... Townships of Yarmouth, Malahide and Bayham,
with jurisdiction over so much of the waters
of Lake Erie as lies in front of the said
townships and the tributaries thereto.

Townships of Southwold, Dunwich and Aid-
borough, exclusive of the River Thames,
with jurisdiction over so much of Lake
Erie as lies in front of the said townships
and tributaries thereto.

Townships Otonabee and Asphodel, in Co. Peter-
iboro, with jurisdiction over so much of Rice
Lake as lies in front of said townships, and
joint jurisdiction over said lalce.

Townships of Orillia, and Oro, in the County of
Simcoe, and over so much of Shingle and
Carthews Bays, and Lakes Couchiching and
Simcoe, as lies in front of said townships
and over River Severn.

Jones Falls . . Rideau River, fronting on the Townshin of
South Crosby, County of Leeds, with jurisdic-
tion as far as Kingston Mills.

Keene.

Orillia

New Liskeard. Lake Temiskaming and tributaries.

Thornbury

Bayfield
Iroquois

Uptergrove .

Blenheim . .
Beaverton .
Woodlawn . .

Co. Grey, exclusive of the Tps. of Proton, Egre-
mont and Normanby, with jurisdiction over
so much of the waters of the Georgian Bay
as lies in front of said county.

County of Huron.

River St. Lawrence fronting on County of Dun-
das.

Lake Simcoe, fronting on Tp. of Mara and the
tributaries thereto, and for Mud Lake, In
the Townships of Mara and Garden.

Townships Orford, Howard, and Harwich, Co.
Kent.

Lake Simcoe and tributaries thereto fronting on
Tp. of Thorah, in County of Ontario.

Townships of March and Torbolton, County
Carleton.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Confinwed.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Maltby, William . . .

Mansfield, Thomas
May, J. C

Maybee, Manly. . . .

Mayor, Harry

Moffatt, George . .
Moore, P. J

Moore, James A. . .

Morton, John

Myers, James ....

Mos;her, John

Nicholls, Peter . . .

Osborne, Henry . .

Ostrom, B. B

Parker, H. B

Parkin, C. W

14 G. P.

Nipissing South River, and South Bay, with joint jurisdic-
tion with any other overseer, or overseers
who have been or may hereafter be
appointed.

Pickering — Electoral District of South Ontario, exclusive of
the Township of Reach.

St. Catharines County of Lincoln and over so much of the
waters of Lake Ontario as lies in front of
the said county, and with jurisdiction over
the Niagara River between its mouth and
the Falls.

Cameron P.O.. Sturgeon Lake, beginning at Day's Landing and
running south for five miles, including
McLaren's Creek, Sturgeon Point and Plea
sant Point in Co. Haliburton.

Painswick . . Lake Simcoe, from Lovers' Creek, near Barrie,
on Kempenfeldt Bay, to concession 10 of the
Township of Innisfil.

Glencross ... Townships of Mulmur, Mono and East Gara-
fraxa.

Lakefield . . . Townships of Douro, Dummer, east part of
Smith, Tp. of Burleigh and east half of
Harvey, Co. Peterboro'.

Trenton That portion of Co. Hastings fronting Bay of

Quinte from City of Belleville west to the
Trent River as far as Trenton Junction, with
joint jurisdiction over the waters of the Bay
of Quinte between bridge at Belleville and
Murray Canal and also Weller's Bay.

St. Ola Townships Limerick, Tudor, Wollaston, Cashel

Lake and Grimsthorpe, County Hastings.

Orchard Townships of Proton, Egremont and Normanby,

County Grey, and Townships Minto, Arthur
and West Luther, County Wellington.

Fort Frances. Rainy River and adjacent waters.

Bridgenorth . Chemong Lake, Lovesick Lake and Deer Bay,
County Peterboro'.

Dante River Thames, between the Village of Lewis-

ville and the easterly limits of Kent County.

Frankford . . . The Trent River from its mouth to Chisholm's
Rapids, and tributaries thereon, and to
Trenton Junction.

Bobcaygeon .. In and for the Township of Verulam In the
County of Victoria and the Tp. of Harvey in
the County of Peterboro'.

Valentia Townships Mariposa and Ops, County Victoria.

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LIST OF OYERSEBRS.— Continued.

Name.

Ee«idence.

District.

Patterson, S

Dunkerron . . .

Holland River known as the north and west
branches in Tps. Tecumseh, and West Gwil-
limbury, in Co. Simcoe.

Peltier, Theo

Dover South . .

River Thames from Lewisville to its mouth, also
the tributaries of said river between these
points; also the Township of Dover West,
County Kent.

Pepper, Wm

Lanark

Townships Drummond, Lanark, Darling, and
Lavant, in Co. Lanark, with joint jurisdiction
over waters in Tp. Drummond.

Phillips, J. H

Smith's Falls.

County Frontenac lying north of the Townships
of Kingston and Pittsburg, the Townships of
North and South Crosby, Bastard, South
Elmsley and Kitley, County oif Leeds, and
the County of Lanark.

Poupore, A

Bromley Line

For that portion of the River Ottawa lying be-
t\»een Allumette Rapids and Fort Coulonge.

Purcell, H. R

Colebrook

Townships Camden, Sheffield, Kaladar and
Barrie.

Ramesbottom, John.

Little Current

District of Manitoulin.

Raphael, J. C

Mallorytown ..

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Townships of Front of Yonge and Elizabethtown
in the County of Leeds and over the waters
of the River St. Lawrence fronting the said
townships.

Reid, H. W

Parry Sound. .

Townships Shawanaga, Ferguson, Carling,

(McDougall, McKellar, Christie, Foley, Parry
Island, Cowper, and Conger.

Remy, John A

Dorset

Townships Maclean, Ridout, Franklin and Brunei,
in District of Muskoka, and Townships
McClintock, Livingstone, Sherbourne, and
Havelock, in District of Haliburton.

Rivet, Jos

Sturgeon Fails

That portion of the District of Nipissing lying

west and north of the Townships of Widdi-
field, Merrick, Stewart and Osborne, exclu-
sive of Lake Temiskaming and its tribu-
taries.

Robertson, C

Hillsburg

Townships of Erin and West Garafraxa.

Robinson, T. W. ...

Collingwood . .

Townships Collingwood and Osprey, County of
Grey, and the Townships of Nottawasaga
and Sunnidale, County of Simcoe.

Robinson, Wm

Kilworthy . . .

Severn River and Sparrow Lake.

Russell, Wm

Cornwall

In and for the Counties of Stormont and Glen-
garry, with jurisdiction over so much of the
River St. Lawrence as lies in front of the
said counties.

Sargent, W. J

Bronte

County of Halton,

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iyi

LIST OF OVERSEERS. — Continued.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Shearer, Amos .

Sinclair, N

Slate, George . .

Small, John . . .

Smitli, J. S

Smith, William

Spence, William

Stanzel, Fred. .

St. Charles, C. .

Story, R. B

Stuart, D

Switzer, W. H.
Tarry, A. B. . .

Taudvln, J. W.

Temple, J as M,

Thompson, W. H.

Harwood

Glenarm

Rockport

Grand Valley.

Port Rowan . .
Gravenhurst .

Athens

Carleton Place

Madoc

Waterton . . .
Codrington ...

Gooderham
Toronto ....

Kingston

Dorchester Stn

Bensfort.

That portion of Rice Lake in the Townships of
Hamilton and Alnwick, between Rock Island
and Webb's Landing, with waters tributary
thereto.

Balsam Lake, County of Victoria.

River St. Lawrence between Jackstraw Light
and Mallorytown Landing.

Townships of Melancthon, Amaranth and East
Luther, County Dufferin.

For the County of Norfolk.

Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau and Joseph, in the
District of Parry Sound.

Charlestown Lake and its tributaries, County
Leeds.

Townships Beckwith, Drummond, Ramsay and
Pakenham in County Lanark, and Town-
ships Fitzroy, Huntley and Goulbourn in
County Carleton, with joint jurisdiction over
the waters of the Township Drummond with
any other overseer.

Townships Madoc and Huntington, County Has-
tings.

Escott Lake, in the Township of Front of Escott,
County of Leeds.

Trent River and tributaries, County of Northum-
berland, from Chisholm's Rapids to Percy
Boom.

Townships of Snowdon, Glamorgan, Monmouth,
Cardiff, and Harcourt, District of Haliburton.

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Townships of Etobicoke, York and Scarboro, and
for the City of Toronto, in the County of
York, with jurisdiction over the inland
waters of said Tps., and also over Toronto
and Ashbridge's Bays, and so much of the
waters of Lake Ontario as lies in front of
the County of York.

For the City of Kingston, and for the waters
fronting the County of Frontenac, with joint
jurisdiction over Rideau waters between St.
Lawrence River and Kingston Mills.

Thames River, easterly to boundary line be-
tween Oxford and Middlesex, and joint Juris-
diction over Oxford.

The Otonabee River, from Bensfort Bridge to Rice
Lake.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Continued.

Name.

Eesidence.

District.

Tillett, R.

Roach's Point.

Timlin, M.

Atherley

Titus, E. A.

Wellington .

Toner, George

Toole, Ira . . .
Townsend, J.

Gananoque .

Omemee . . .
Long Point

Traves, J. A., Sr.

Trelford, John.

Fraserburg

Southampton .

Truelove, Wm.
Turner, S. . . .

Fermoy
London

Twamley, C. .
Vokes, James.

Cavan . . .
Nanticoke.

Walker, R. J. ..

Wartman, H. E.
Watson, Hy. . .

Port Credit

Portsmouth
Toronto

North York, with jurisdiction over Holland River
and that portion of Lake Simcoe lying in
front of North Gwillimbury and Georgina
Townships.

Lake Couchiching and tributaries fronting Town-
ships Mara and Rama.

For that portion of the Bay of Quinte fronting
on Tp, Ameliasburg lying west of Belleville
Bridge, also for the waters of Lake Ontario
fronting on Tps. Ameliasburg and Hillier,
with the exception of Village of Wellington,
and including Weller's Bay, Consecon Lake,
and all inland waters in said townships.

River St. Lawrence, from head of Howe Island to
Union Park, and with joint jurisdiction with
ai^y other overseer or overseers over the
Gananoque River from Gananoque to Marble
Rock.

Township of Emily, County of Victoria.

Lyndhurst waters south of Lyndhurst; also
South and Gananoque Lakes.

For the District of Muskoka, with joint juris-
diction with any Game and Fisheries over-
seers who have been or may be appointed
over the District of Parry Sound.

That portion of the County of Bruce fronting on
Lake Huron, and lying between the Village
of Southampton and Tobermory Harbor, both
inclusive.

The waters in the Tp. of Bedford, in County
Frontenac.

City of London, with joint jurisdiction over the
Cbunty of Middlesex with any other over-
seer or overseers who have been or may
hereafter be appointed.

Townships Cavan and Manvers, Co. Durham.

For the Townships Walpole, Rainham, South
Cayuga, and Dunn, in Co. Haldimand, and
the waters of the Grand River, fronting the
Townships of Oneida, Seneca, S. Cayuga, N.
Cayuga, Canmborough, and Dunn.

Lake Ontario, fronting County Peel, and for
Rivers Credit and Etobicoke, tributary to
said lake.

For the Township of Kingston in the County of
Frontenac.

Province of Ontario.

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LIST OP OVERSEERS. — Concluded.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Watson, J

Caesarea

Townships of Cartwright and Manvers, the waters

of Lake Scugog fronting on said townships
and the waters tributary to said lake.

Watt, John

Peterborough .

River Otonabee and tributaries lying between the
Canadian Pacific Railway Crossing in Peter-
borough and the Village of Lakefield.

Watts, Murdoch

Byng Inlet . . .

River Magnetawan and for the waters of the
Georgian Bay lying between the said river
and French River.

West, Chas

Holland Ldg. .

Joint jurisdiction along the east bank of the
Holland River, through the Township of
East Gwillimbuiry and along the shore of
Lake Simcoe, through Townsihip of North
Gwillimbury in the County of York.

West, Geo. W

Holland Ldg. .

With joint jurisdiction along east bank of Hol-
land River, through Township of Gwillim-
bury, and along the shore of Lake Simcoe,
through Township of North Gwillimbury, In
the County of York.

Wight J. R

New'boro

Rideau Waters, between Chaffeys Lock and New-

iboro, including Indian, Benson, Mosquito,
Clear, Mud and Loon Lakes, and also the
Upper Rideau, with jurisdiction over the
inland lakes and streams between these two
points in the vicinity of the Rideau waters.

Wigle, L

Leamington . .

Townships of Maiden, North Colcihester, South

Colchester, North Gosfield, South Gosfield
and Mersea, in the County of Essex, with
jurisdiction over so much of the waters of
Lake Erie as lies in front of said Townships,
but not for Detroit River.

Williams, J. T

Penetang

Townships of Matchedash, Tay, Medonte, Tiny,
Floss, County of Simcoe, and over Christian,
Beckwith and Giant's Tomb Islands.

Wilson, A. H. G....

Eganville

Townships S. Algona, N. Algona, Wilberforce,
Grattan, and Sebastopol, in Co. Renfrew.

Wilson, H

Elphin

Townships of Dalhousie and North. Sherbrooke,

County of Lanark.

Wood, John

Parry Sound .

Townships McKenzie, Hagerman, Burpee. Bur-
ton and Ferrie.

Wootton, E. A

Maynooth

Townships of Bangor, Wicklow and McClure In
Co. Hastings.

Worden, F

Courtice

County of Durham.

Wornnoorth, P. L. .

Arden

Townships Kennebec and Barrle, County Fron-
tenac.

Younghusband, D. .

South March .

Townships March and Nepean, County Carleton.

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SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

Game and Fisheries Department

1912

PRINTED BY ORDER OF

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO

TORONTO :
Printed and Published by L. K. CAMERON, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty

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Printed by
WILLIAM BRIGGS,
^9-37 Richmond Street West,
TORONTO

Tg His Honour Sir John Mortson Gibson^ Knight Commander of the Most
Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St, George, a Colonel in the
Militia of Canada, etc., etc., etc.,

Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario.

May it Please Youb Honour:

1 have the honour to submit herewith, for the information of Your Honour
and the Legislative Assembly, the Sixth Annual Eeport of the Game and Fislieries
Department of this Province.

I have the honour to be.

Your Honour's most obedient servant,

J. 0. Eeaume,

Minister of Public WorJrs.
Toronto. 16th December, 1913.

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Sixth Annual Report

OF THE

Game and Fisheries Department of Ontario

To the Honourable J. 0. Eeaume,

Minister of Public Worhs.

Sir, — I have the honour to suhmit for your consideration, and I trust your
approval, the Eeport of the Department of Game and Fisheries for the twelve
months ending 31st October, 1912.

The Statistics, Eeports of Inspectors, Wardens, Overseers and Deputy War-
dens, and oLher matters in connection with the administration of the Department,
will appear as usual, for the information of yourself, your colleagues, and the pub-
lic, which I venture to hope will receive the general approval accorded those pre-
ceding it.

Laws and Eegulattons.

I am pleased to be able to report that with few exceptions the licensed fisher-
men, of the Province have respected the conditions of their respective licenses,
which augurs well for the future. Those few failing to do so have received much
needed and costly lessons and I trust will not have to be repeated. I also have
great pleasure in reporting that, as a rule, the tourists arc more disposed to act in
accordance with the conditions on which their angling permits are issued. The
net fishermen, as well as the anglers, are evidently realizing that a strict observance
of the laws and regulations is imperative, to enable the Government to succeed
in their strenuous efforts to perpetuate and improve one of the most valuable
assets of the Province in the interests of present and future generations. It augurs
well for the future of the Province, and of the fisheries, to realize the general de-
sire to have the unwise and unnatural pollution of public waters abolished. Some
of our scientific authorities allege it is not practical to discontinue the death deal-
ing pollution of our lakes, rivers and streams. The health and stamina of the in-
habitants is absolutely necessary in our country to ensure their welfare and pros-
perity. Without digressing, it cannot be denied that the refuse of all that is taken
from the surface of the land should be returned to it. This is one of Nature's laws,
of which we have a most convincing illustration in our grand forest trees, growing
on rocks in less than fifteen or eighteen inches of soil. If these trees had been
deprived of the yearly stimulant accorded them by the decomposed leaves and other
matter, these rocks would have produced only useless stunted trees. All we have
to depend on comes from the land. 'W\^ being an undisputed fact, we should be
just, and also generous, to our best friend, by returning to it its proper share of

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what it produces for our benefit. We frequently hear of farmers leaving their farms
on the plea that the land is played out. Land will never be played out if it receives
common sense honest treatment. All sewage should be treated by an intelligent
system of interception works, the solids from the tanks should be pulverized, put
into coarse sacks and sold to farmers at cost of production. This may not have
been practical when alum was used as a purifier, but with the substitution of
lime, the residue so treated would have a considerable commercial value as fertilizer,
and would do much in preventing land starvation. All deleterious waste products
from manufactories should be destroyed by those producing them, on the same
conditions as owners of sawmills are compelled to destroy sawdust. The recent
deplorable events in the capital of the Dominion wias one of Nature's severe warn-
ings, the deduction from which is that neither collectively nor individually can we
ignore her laws with impunity. When such an unfortunate state of affairs prevails
in what should be one of our most enlightened cities, with all the appliances known
to Science at their command, what better can be expected from the farmers or
dairymen who locate their stables and cattle sheds contiguous to their wells or
springs, even though the results of so doing resemble those that occurred in a vil-
lage near Manchester, England, a few years ago, when many of the inhabitants
died from typhoid fever, resulting from the use of milk from cows having access
to water polluted with sewage. The vexed question of defilement of public waters
can be settled permanently only by making it too expensive for those who continue
endangering the public welfare. Unrestricted sewage has already destroyed many
of the best spawning grounds in the Great Lakes and rivers. With increased popu-
lation, of course, there will be an increased demand for fish. Then everything pos-
sible should be done to put a decided stop to anything having a tendency to decrease
the supply of this most valuable commodity.

Game laws originated in England, where it was decided that game was the
property of the Crown, who granted the privilege of hunting game exclusively to
the owners of large estates, and of course when game laws were enacted they were
drastic and unduly oppressive. These arbitrary laws were modified during the
18th century, but even now game is protected in England for the exclusive benefit
of the land owners. What a contrast to the above are the game laws in this man-
maldng country of ours. When there were many less people in the Province, and
more game and fish, game laws were not considered necessary; but now, with the
large increase in the population of the Province, and consequent decrease of game
and fish, and also of fur-bearing animals, it is imperative that corresponding re-
strictive and protective measures be enacted. License fees should be required for
killing any kind of game, also from trappers. It is alleged that the annual value
of game birds and game and fur-bearing animals in the State of New York
is $750,000. If this is correct for the State of New York, with their restricted
forest lands, the annual value of the above-named animals and birds in Ontario
will no doubt be worth to the Province at least $3,000,000. This is worth consider-
ing, and those receiving the lion's share of it should be required to pay the cost of
conserving it for them.

It is a difficult matter to effect the desired reduction in the number of permits
annually issued, enabling the holders thereof to take insectivorous birds and their
eggs. In many cases the applications come for permits from those who desire to
shoot birds for amusement. It is impossible to say how many of these applications
come from men and boys that honestly require the permits for bona fide scientific
purposes. To prevent the numerous applications, and consequent destruction of
our beautiful feathered songsters and the farmer's best friends, I strongly advise

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that the Act be so amended as to require a fee of not less than $5 for these permits.
This would be the most effective way to secure the much desired reduction.

The Department has had a considerable amount of trouble with a number of
fur buyers or dealers during the past year. While all possible has been done
by the Department to enable dealers and manufacturers to do an honest and
legitimate business on lines satisfactory to them, I regret that there are a number
of so-called buyers in the Province who evade the game and fishery laws when-
ever possible, by so doing defrauding the Government and railway companies.
Their m.ode of procedure is to check empty trunks to parties having illegal furs
for sale. The checks are then sent by mail, enabling the confederates to claim the
trunks at tlie respective terminals. This system can only be operated by collusion
or carelessness of station baggagemen, and is very difficult to detect. Therefore,
when caught at their unlawful business the maximum penalties should be im-
posed, there being strong presumtive evidence that bribery of employees is con-
comitant with their other illegal transactions.

I regret there is no apparent intention on the part of those having the
authority to establish and enforce the much needed close seasons for fish in the
Avhole Province. This is regrettable, when we take into consideration the increased
number of requests we are receiving from the authorities of the various states
south of the Great Lakes, and also from the Federal Government of the United
States,_ for permission to take spawn from our side of the lakes, not procurable in
their own waters. It is reasonable to presume that the same unwise course, if
continued on our side of the lakes, will produce the same unfortunate results, I
am under the impression sooner than anticipated, and then the problem will be
where can spawn be procured. With increased population, and consequent
increased demand for fish, it is difficult to understand the object of this policy,
which, if persisted in, will eventually result in practical extermination.

Game.

Moose are reported in those portions of the Province suitable for them, as
showing a satisfactory increase.

Deer, I am pleased to say, are reported to be as abundant as in past years,
except in the vicinity of some of the older settlements.

Ducks. — In many localities the season has been very satisfactory. In waters
contiguous to cities and towns ducks have been scarce, from several causes, chief
of which is the large increase in number of motor boats being constantly on the
move, and the destruction of duck food by deleterious waste matter from manu-
factories being allowed to pollute the water in their vicinity.

Ruffed grouse were not so abundant as a year ago, no doubt due in a large
measure to the cold wet weather during the nesting season.

Quail. — It was considered advisable to have a close season for tliese. I am
not sanguine as to the future of these grand little game birds, as I have stated in
former reports, improved farming being to a large extent responsible for the de-
crease. The substituting of wire fences for the rail and pine stump ones has de-
stroyed both cover and food, also compelling them to nest in grass fields and
meadows, where the eggs and sitting birds are frequently destroyed by the mowing
machines.

Pheasant. — These beautiful birds being ground feeders are compelled to stay
and feed in the vicinity of farm houses during the winter months, resulting in
their being semi-domesticated. Becoming an easy prey to hunters, they will never

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become a prominent factor in our game supply — one or two open seasons would
result in exterminating them. It was found necessary to again prohibit the shoot-
ing of them in the Province.

FUK-BEABING AnIMALS.

Beaver are reported to be increasing, many complaints reaching the Depart-
ment of damage to roads and grass lands by flooding from dams erected by them.
On an investigation of damage complained of, it was found (to some extent) to
be the result of the unprecedented wet spring and summer.

Otter. — Isolated com. plaints have been made of the destruction of fish by these
active denizens of our northern lakes and rivers. So far as I have been able to
learn they are not in sufficient numbers to be a menace to fish, as reported.

Muskrat, mink, and the coarser fur-bearing animals are not decreasing to any
appreciable extent.

The staff of the Department, inspectors, wardens in charge of their respective
districts, overseers and deputy game and fishery wardens, as in the past, have
been most faithful and efficiei^t in the discharge of their respective duties.

It is my pleasant duty to again extend my sincere thanks to the employees of
the Departments of the Honourable Attorney General and the Honouralble Minister
of Lands and Mines for their valuable and effective assistance.

I also tender my sincere thanks to the various Railroad and Navigation Com-
panies for their valuable assistance so kindly given to the Department during the
past year.

Re-Stocking.

The Bass ponds at Mount Pleasant have reached such a proportion that the
question of hatching bass in large quantities is now possible under favourable con-
ditions. The past season has been a most successful one, considering the difficulties
that had to be overcome, and next season, barring accidents, the output of these
ponds should be very great indeed, and the most important of the inland waters
of the Province should receive an adequate supply. Mr. Edwards, who has been
in charge of this hatchery, has discharged his duties in a most satisfactory manner,
both as to the care and rearing of the young bass, as well as the construction of
new ponds.

Angling Permits.

The sale of angling permits was not as great this year as last, owing, no doubt,
chiefly to the cold and wet summer, but another reason is given as well. The pre-
sent craze for motoring has diverted to a considerable extent the tourist traffic
from their former haunts ; but those non-residents who did avail themselves of the
privilege of angling have observed the laws and regulations, except in a few in-
stances.

Patrol Service.

There was added to the present patrol service this year an additional gasoline
boat, which chiefly patrolled the waters of Lake St. Clair, Detroit River, and the
western portion of Lake Erie. This service was most satisfactory and prevented
to a great extent infractions of the Act, which occur so frequently in the vicinity
of the International Boundary Line. The crews of all the patrol boats gave satis-

1913 GAME AND FISHERIES. 9

faction to the Department, and showed a willingness at all times to comply with
their instructions, and displayed an eagerness in the protection of the waters which
were assigned to them to patrol.

Special Officers.

In the same manner as in former years special officers were stationed at vari-
ous points to inspect all the fish that were intended for shipment. The number of
these officers was increased and their services in the main were satisfactory. The
exporting of immature fish has diminished to a very great extent during the last
few years, through the watchfulness of these officers. :,

All of which is respectfully submitted by your obedient servant,

E. TiNSLEY.

GAME AND FISHERIES INSPECTORS.

Toronto, 3rd December, 1912.
E. TiNSLEY, Esq.,

Superiniendent, Game and Fisheries. r r

SiR.^— I have the honour to submit my report for 1913.

Commercial Fishing.

The season just closed has been fairly successful from a commercial point of
view, nearly. all points reporting as good a catch as last season, many reporting a
better catch and very few saying that there was a decrease. Lake Erie points
report an increased oatch of white fish, also a good catch of herring.

Too many small blue pickerel, herring and perch are being caught; a limit
to the size of these fish should be established. I notice that in last year's report
Warden Chauvin recommends a ten inch limit. From enquiries made I agree with
him that this would be about right. Something of this kind should be done. Lake
trout are about the same as last season, the catch not being quite as good up to
the 1st of November, but the ten days extension made up the deficit. This appears
to me a somewhat reckless way of making it up, but if it had not been done most
of the hatcheries would have been short of spawn. As it is all of them are filled up.

Yellow pickerel (dore), one of our mocjt valuable fish, are becoming scarcer
in most of our waters ; in my opinion the close season for these fish does not begin
early enough.

Angling.

Reported that black bass were numerous, but not as many caught as in some
former years, anglers blaming the weather.

Tourists were not as numerous as last season. The weather, no doubt,_ accounts
for this.

Altogether it was a disappointing year at the summer resorts.

I am told that in some of the Muskoka Lakes they are seeing the results of the
planting of Bass fingerlings from your Mount Pleasant bass ponds. This, of
course, was to be expected.

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License for Trappers.

Fnr-bearing animals being the property of the Province, just as the fish are,
do you not think the men who make a business of trapping them are as much
entitled to pay for the privilege as the fishermen are? I would not ask for a large
license fee, but do not think any trapper would object to a fee of $5.00. I know
that a great many of them would be pleased to have it enforced. In this connec-
tion why not license fur buyers as well. If both trappers and buyers were licensed
and compelled to make returns to your Department of catch and business done,
you would at least have some check on them, and should be able to much easier pre-
vent the illegal handling of furs. Beaver are reported as being on the increase, in
some places doing damage.

The wolf question is still a serious one. No doubt they are increasing in
nimibers ; one of your special patrol men who was on duty north of Lake Superior
telling me that he was satisfied that they killed more deer than the hunters. The
present bounty of $15.00 does not appear to be large enough to induce the trappers
to make hunting them a business. They say the only ones killed are what they get
when looking for something more valuable or more easily caught.

I would like to see the bounty raised to $20.00 or even $25.00 for some years
and note the effect. I am told this would be an added inducement for fraud, but
since to secure the bounty the whole hide must be given up the chance for fraud
is not as good as under the old law.

Deer and moose are reported as being plentiful, especially in the Western part
of the Province.

The game and fishery laws have been fairly well observed.

Your overseers and special men have, with very few exceptions, been diligent
in the discharge of their duties.

I must congratulate you on acquiring the fine yacht "Athene" for patrol ser-
vice on Destroit and St. Olair Rivers. She, with her crew, has rendered valuable
service in those waters.

You still require a good boat for the west end of Lake Superior, the one char-
tered for that work not being suitable.

Respectfully submitted.

Youi- Obedient Servant,

(Signed) Wm. W. Holden^

Inspector.

E. TiNSLEY, Esq.,

Superintendent of Game and Fisheries.

Sir, — I beg to submit my report for the season of 1912,

Commercial fishing has been as good as in former years. There have not been
as many tourist visitors this year as last, caused no doubt by the cold and wet
summer. The laws and regulations governing both commercial fishing and angling
have been fairly well observed. A few fines have been inflicted for infractions, but
one lesson seems to be enough. I have received numerous complaints from different
towns that the citizens are unable to obtain their food supply of fish, except at
exorbitant prices. I think that some arrangement should be made so that our

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citizens should 'be supplied before any are erported. I would reoonunend that all
commercial tish buyers should be licensed, not alone as a revenue producer, but
it would enable your officers to have a check upon them.

Partridges have been plentiful, and T would recommend the season to begin on
November 1st, the same as deer, also to end on November 15th. Deer is reported
as more plentiful than last year, and nearly every hunter obtained his limit.
Beaver is reported to be increasing at an alarming rate, and are doing damage to
different farmers. I would recommend the season for trapping mink and musk-
rats to begin on the same date, and also that all trappers should be licensed, thiait
resident trappers pay a fee of $5.00 each. I would recommend that duck hunters
be limited to 100 ducks during the season, and that the sale of wild ducks be pro-
hibited, and that no fishing for bass or maskinonge be allowed through the ice.
Owing to the fact that wolves are rapidly increasing, I would recommend increasing
the bounty to $25 each. The revenue derived from trappers' licenses would more
than pay increased bounty.

Your obedient servant,

Alfeed Huntee,

Inspector.

GAME AND FISHERIES WARDENS.

Warden^ Wm. Burt, of Simcoe, reports:

Speckled Teout.

There has been an increase in the number of speckled trout in those streams
in which was planted fry supplied by the Department. The anglers also report?
seeing numbers of small trout, no doubt being the fry that was planted last spring.

Bass.

The bass fishing in Long Point Bay has again been excellent. When weather
conditions were favorable, and the bass hungry, any angler could easily catch his
legal number of fish from a half hour to an hour.

Commercial Fish.

The commercial fishing in his district is practically the same as in his last
report. If there is any increase at all it is in the number of carp that are caught.

Quail and Ruffed Grouse.

The quail continues scarce in his district. From all reports he has received
he does not think there has been any change in numbers.

The ruffed grouse are more numerous this year than last. There have not
been a great many killed, however, as the leaves have been on the trees until quite
recently, so that the sportsmen have not been able to see to shoot them in the covers^
but from reports of people who have visited the covens during the summer, he
gathers that there is a material increase in the number.

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English Pheasants.

Eeporfcs from the eastern part of his district, where the Department experi-
mented with this game bird are very encouraging. Last season the sportsmen
were able to kill quite a number of them, and they are reported to be still on the
increase, so that there can be no doubt that the bird has become thoroughly ac-
climated in that district. The southern part of the County of Korfolk is par-
ticularly well adapted for this bird, and he would suggest that a few pair be sent
to that County and an endeavor made to establish them there.

Woodcock.

As usual, this bird is very scarce in Ms district, but after making his annual
report last year, he heard of several bags of five or six being made in a day. How-
ever, they are so scarce that they can hardly be counted as one of the game birds
of the district.

Black Squirrels.

As he reported last year, ' there are so few woods left in the district, these little
game animals are becoming quite scarce. From all the reports he has been able to
get they appear to be as numerous as they were last year.

Wild Geese.

Very few of these birds have been killed. They practically only visit this
district in the spring, and as they have adopted a system of spreading out all over
the country, lighting in the wheat field instead of feeding in the marshes as
formerly, it is very difficult to get an estimate of the number. If anything, there
has been a decrease.

Wild Ducks.

The Long Point District reports a, very successful season this fall. The ducks
seem to be in greater quantities than ever. The number of Black Ducks that
breed in the marshes surrounding the Bay is increasing from year to year. In
talking with the different sportsmen, he finds that they attribute the increase in
the number of ducks to the fact that the greater part of the marshes surrounding
Long Point Bay are owned by game clubs where the shooting is limited, so that the
ducks are not shot at as continually as they are at other places, and they seem to
have changed their line of flight to the south, stopping here where they formerly
stopped at other points from which they have i been driven.

Fur-bearing Animals.

The muskrat is still the main fur-bearing animal in this district. The water
in Lake Erie was very low again last winter, so that there was a very small catch.
The Long Point 'Company, the largest game preserve in his district, allowed ino
trapping whatever, as so few survived the winter they desired to keep them as a
breeding herd. The other marshes were not trapped to their full capacity for the
same reason.

The Deputy Wardens and Overseers have been active and efficient in their
duties, and there have been very few complaints of infringements of the law.

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Warden Victor Chauvin, of Windsor, reports, that during the year he has
visited nearly all the fishermen in his district and it was reported by them '.that
they had a good year for fishing, especially herring in Lake Erie, East of Point
Pelee, only the trouble was that they were running small, and they should not be
less than ten inches in length. Perch and blue pickerel are also plentiful, and
white bass also running very small, and there should be regulations on them. He
states that they are catching white fish by the ton West of Point; Pelee and Detroit
Eiver, and also at the mouth of Lake St. Clair. In Detroit Eiiver there is good
fishing for white fish. The fishermen claim that the cause is that there is no
blasting at the mouth of the river this fall. The anglers have reported satisfac-
torily in catching bass in St. Clair Flatis and Mitchell Bay and other places.
There is a lot of sturgeon caught in Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, and the
majority is small. Lots of them on the market weigh from three to four pounds.
There should be regulations on them.

The law was very well observed by the fishermen throughout this disitrict.

In regard to game. Quails have been reported as plentiful as last year. Wood-
cock hunters are reported to have seen two or three bevys a day. Partridge is
not increasing, and the Hungarian partridge which were; planted by the Leamington
Club were reported doing well. They have found two pairs of birds with fifteen
young. Black and grey squirrels are about the same as other years, very scarce in
Essex County, but plentiful east ;of there. Muskrat is showing very good. Wild
geese have not been showing very plentiful this fall, but there were a lot of them
last spring. The mallard ducks, black and grey, are more plentiful this fall in the
Detroit River and marshes around Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair than for years.
The river ducks are very scarce. There; are quite a number of woodcocks this fall.
The snipe are also scarce this fall. The sportsmen claim that they are pleased with
the bags of birds they got this fall in a day's shooting, but there is a great objection
raised regarding the law of sunrise and sunset for shooting.

Warden H. J. Metcalf, of -.Kingston, reports, that he has visited the principal
portion of his district during the year, and was much gratified to observe that the
overseers and other officers whom he met; were diligent and painstaking in the per-
formance of their various duties. Violations of the Departmental laws and regu-
lations bave been few in number. Owing to the past; spring and early part of the
summer having been very much cooler than usual, the number of tourists were
lessened. The patrol boats and their efficient officers have been of great service in
promoting and ensuring the carrying out and observance of the laws of the depart-
ment. Whenever he has needed their assistance they most cbeerfully rendered it.
He was much gratified to learn from numerous residents residing along the Eideau
and adjacent lakes of tbe beneficial effects produced through the continuous efforts
of the Department to exterminate ling.

Angling in most places visited has been excellent. Bass fishing has been
particularly good. Commercial fishing during the season has improved consider-
ably. Fishermen engaged therein have manifested a uniform desire to conform
with the laws and regulations.

Owners of saw-mills have, this season, been more careful in the disposition of
their refuse material. Partridges have shown fair increase in numbers.. To
ensure this continuously for future years, he would suggest that a reasonable limit
be placed on the number falling to each gun. Would deem twenty-five or thirty to
be a fair imaximum. Ducks have been more numerous than in 1911. Muskrats^

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have been abundant, and each succeeding year proves their increasing value as
fur-bearing animals. Would recommend most respectfully that a trappers' license
be instituted by your department at a very early time. He is of the opinion that
farmers living near lakes containing fish of little use for angling purposes, should
be permitted to secure domestic licenses at a nominal cost to provide fish for their
own use.

He must congratulate the department on the uniform expressions of approba-
tion he has heard throughout this portion of the Province regarding the wise ad-
ministration and fairness of the laws and regulations.

Warden George M. Paries, of North Bay, reports, that; regarding fish he would
say that all kinds are very plentiful in many of the lakes throughout the district,
especially Lake Kipissing and the French Eiver. The tourist trade has been ex-
ceptionally good this year, large numbers of tourists locating in the French Eiver
and West Arm, which is reported to be a great summer resort and speaking very
highly of the fishing in that district. The restocking of several lakes along the
Temiskaming and N"orthern Ontario Eailway has met with great favour among the
residents in that locality. Also he would like to recommend that net fishing " be
done away with in Lake Temiskaming, as fish are becoming very scarce in that
lake. The country is fast filling up with settlers, and the fish should be protected
for angling purposes. At present, the Quebec fishermen are rapidly emptying the
lake of all the best fish.

Eeferring to game, he finds that moose are not nearly so plentiful in the
vicinity of North Bay as they are a little further; north. During his travels he has
seen a great many deer, and believes that they are increasing in numbers.

Beaver and otter are increasing rapidly, beaver being found in nearly all the
small streams in that district. All other fur-bearing animals are also on the
increase, especially mink andimuskrat.

Partridges are not nearly so plentiful this year owing to the cold wet spring
which destroyed the young birds. Ducks are again quite plentiful, also many
flocks of plover and snipe are to be. seen in the vicinity of Lake Mpissing.

He, would strongly recommend that the open season for hares be changed to
commence on the 15th October the same as partridge, many partridge being killed
by the hunters who pretend to be hunting for hares during; the early part of October.

Warden J. T. Robinson, of Sault Ste. Marie, reports that commercial fishing
was good in the early part of the spring, but during the months of July and August
the catch was light in some parts of Lake Superior, but around the Lizard and
Mamaise Islands the gill net fishing has been ; good. All through the season the
pound nets have had a fairly good season. The number of suckers destroyed in
the pound nets this season have paid well for the experiment, and he would say
that there should be three more pound nets in the east end of Lake Superior to get
rid of the suckers. When the full returns come in he would say that the season of
1912 will be a good season for the fishermen. The laws have been well observed
with the fishermen as there have been no convictions. The patrol boat " Jessie
T." has done good service this season. She has been on the go all the time in
Lake Superior.

Speckled trout is very plentiful in the rivers and inland lakes. The anglers
say that this was the best season they have seen for a number of years, as there

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were lots of fish and the fish were larger than usual. T'here have not been as many
tourists in this district this season as usual, the reason was the cold, wet summer.
The law was well observed with the anglers here.

Bass is on the increase in St. Mary's Eiver, also in the inland lakes the anglers
report good catches.

Maskinonge is scarce in Lake Superior, but there is some in Echo Lake. There
was one taken out of Echo Lake this season that weighed 35 lbs.

Pickerel is getting more plentiful in the waters of Lake Superior and St.
Mary's Eiver. There have been some good catches made this season.

Red deer are very plentiful in this district. They are increasing this year to
a wonderful extent considering the number that is taken by the hunters in the open
season each year. The increase he would say is owing to the open winters they
have had the las,t two years with no crust on the snow. The wolves could not
catch them as in former years.

Moose is plentiful in this district. There ;were not as many taken by the
hunters in the open season of 1911 as there were in the season of 1910 in his
district.

Caribou is very scarce in this district, and he would say that there should be
a close season put on them for at least ■ five years.

Beaver is increasing to a very great extent throughout this district. They
are doing a great deal ; of damage to timber and roads. Under instructions from
the Department 'he has blown up a number of their dams, but what he destroyed in
the day time they would build up in one night. He would suggest an open season
for one year, or have the Government send trappers out and catch them where they
are doing the most damage.

Mink are decreasing in number very fast, and if something is not done to stop
the trapping of this ;.fur-bearing animal for a few years they will soon have no
mink to trap. He would suggest giving them a close season of two years as they
are an animal that increase very fast.

Muskrats are holding 'their own. They seem to be on the increase.

Otter is very scarce here. The cause of their being so scarce is hard to deter-
mine, as he has not known that any have been caught there.

Bears are increasing in that district. There have been quite a number of
them killed in the lumber camps, and he would say that they should be protected
as the fur is valuable.

Wolves. There are quite a number of them in this north country, but they
have not been able to catch as many deer these last two winters owing to no crust
being on the snow in the spring. If the bounty was raised to $25 the trappers
would take more interest in catching them as the wolf is hard to catch.

Black squirrels. There are none in his district to his knowledge so far as he
has seen in all his travels through the woods.

Quail are very scarce in his district.

Partridge are plentiful. There were a lot of birds taken by the hunters in
the season of 1911, some hunters taking as many as 70 birds in the season. In
his opinion there should be a limit in the open season of twelve birds to each
hunter.

Woodcock are very scarce in that district.

Wild ducks of all. kinds are more plentiful this season than they have been for
years. Wild geese are scarce. There are a few birds on Lake Huron. These
birds should not be taken, only from the 15th September to the 15th December.

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Trappers of fur-bearing animals were the biggest trouble they had in that
district owing to the number of lumber camps that are in operation in New Ontario,
and the number of men that were trapping in those camps who did .not care for the
law as far as killing game was concerned, and -it was; almost impossible to convict
those people. They keep the skins hid in the bush until the season opens, .and then
they sell them. There is only one way to get after those trappers, that is to put a
license on trapping and make the fee not less than ten dollars for each resident
trapper, then it would be easy to convict if found trapping, without a license.

In conclusion he would say that considering the number of aliens they have .in
the district the law has been well observed. There have been few violations, but
those that broke the law were punished to the limit, and it has. been a warning to
others. The overseers in his district have done their duty with the, exception of one.

Warden C. N. Sterling, of Kenora, reports that during the year he has visited
most of his District several times and has found, this year, a decided improvement
in tlie keeping of the Game and. Fish Laws.

He would recommend that more Overseers and Deputies be appointed along
the line of the Transcontinental Railway, and .'also along the boundary line between
the State of Minnesota, U.S.A., and our Province.

The District is a large one and the additional protection which he recommends
would, he thinks, help greatly towards the maintenance of this part of Ontario
as a reserve and a future source of revenue to the Province. Foreigners are now
looking toward this part of the Province as a sporting ground.

Fish.

During the past year, fishing has been fully up to the standard of former years
in the western part of the District, whilst in the eastern section, along the north
shore of Lake Superior, the catch is reported to be very light, especially in white-
fish and trout.

Black bass fishing has not been so good as last year. The stocking j of the
lakes adjacent to the greater lakes of that District has proven a success; but what
was done by the Province, by placing fry in some of these lakes, must be kept up
if the work already done is to be effective. The fishing for black bass is a great
attraction for sportsmen and would become a great source of revenue to the Prov-
ince if it were kept up, which can only be done, in his opinion, by the re-stocking
of the old grounds, or the stocking of new grounds.

FUR-BEAEING AnIMALS.

Mink 'is fully up to the standard of last year and the regulation regarding the
season for tliis animal has proven most beneficial to the quality of the fur that has
been taken in the past season. In this regard, he thinks that all trappers taking
fur, whether resident or non-resident, should be licensed, because fur-bearing
animals have been a source of great commercial revenue there, which revenue would
soon die out if fur-bearing animals were allowed to be killed in all and any season.

In some 'portions of this District, it is difficult for trappers to get to towns,
where they can dispose of their catch, in time to comply with the law, and he thinks
some latitude should be allowed in 'such cases. It very often happens there where,
a man who has caught fur within legal limits he is unable to walk or paddle to a
commercial centre and still be able to disfpose of his catch legally.

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Muskrat is still fully holding its own as compared with the last season.

With regard to the larger game, he would say that never to his knowledge have
moose been so plentiful as they are at the present time.

Scarcely a week passes but it is reported to him by ■ men working upon the line
of the Canadian Pacific Railway that moose have been killed by passing trains, ■ and
he may say that about fifty per cent, of the hunters, to whom he has issued licenses,
have reported killing the one they were entitled to.

Eed deer particularly and caribou are increasing in that District. Through-
out the Lake of the Woods and the northern portion of that district, red deer can
be seen upon any island, any stream, or any lake that one may go to. The only
reason he can give for this is that they have been protected by the laws of the
Province. The greatest enemy of the deer, in the past, was the number of wolves
in that part of ithe district; but the wolf is not. now reported as being very numerous
in that part of the country.

Birds.

Among the game birds, the exceptionally wet year we have had affected the
partridge and grouse during their hatching season, with the result that at this
season the birds are very scarce.

This would also apply, in part, to the ducks, ,' which are more scarce this year
than they have been for the past thirty years, and in the case of the , ducks the
unusually heavy snow storms of last September had a tendency to drive these
birds to the south.

In conclusion, he would suggest that every person who has use for a gun
should be licensed to carry such gun, as the indiscriminate way in which firearms
are now carried and uised, causes many of the troubles which the officers of the
Department meet with.

Warden J. II. Willmott, of Beaumaris, , reports that the sporting tourist has
not, he believes, met with the same success in angling as has been enjoyed for
several years. The cause of .this has not been from the scarcity of fish but rather
from the unprecedented cold and wet season.

He would again point out the advisability of allowing the actual settler the
privilege of netting herring during the month of November. At that season it
would be highly improbable that other fish would be taken where herring frequent,
with perhaps the exception of a few white fish which would really not signify.
Many of our northern lakes abound in herring, which do not answer any other
puipose than to provide food for other fish. His idea would be to issue permits
for which a charge of say $2 could be made, and he has no doubt it would be
clieerfully paid by the holders of such permits. He would then make it illegal for
anyone not licensed to have a net in possession at any other time of the year. He
would also make it compulsory for licensees to deliver up their nets to overseers
at the end of November and leave them in their charge until the beginning of the
following November, when they would again become possessed of them on payment
of the license fee, and so on from season to season. Under the present law nets
can only be seized whilst in actual operation, whereas by granting licenses they
could be seized wherever found during the prohibited time for their use. During
the present year a number of bass fingerlings have been deposited in the inland
lakes with great success, these fish having come to hand in first-class condition, and
with very little loss. This means of re-stocking is much preferable to importing

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the adult fish, the mortality in the latter method being much greater than that of
the former. Private parties have in several instances started hatcheries with the
object of re-stocking public waters. These, he thinks, should have the assistance of
the Department in procuring spawn, etc.

Deer hunters met with their usual success last season, and from enquiries and
personal observations he gathers that they are holding their own. The cutting
down the number to one deer per man was certainly wise legislation, and this will
no doubt be the means of sparing this noble animal to us for an indefinite time.

Partridge are not so plentiful as he would wish to see. Instead of meeting
with large covies, as should be the case, two or three birds are the usual limit.
Possibly owing to the advanced .stage of the season the covies are broken up. He
is afraid the chicks suffered from the wet weather in the spring. He thinks
another elose season would ibe advisable as there is plenty of ibreeding stock at
present.

Beaver are decidedly on the increase, and in many caises prove an actual
nuisance, inasmuch that in many cases they have dammed up streams rebutting in
the flooding of roads and cultivated lands. He believes the supply warrants the
throwing open of our open season, as these animals have been protected since 1892.
He is also convinced that the best protection we can give these animals is to have
an open season every three, four or five years and to let the public be assured of
this. Under these conditions settlers and others would do all they could to protect
them, knowing that by so doing they would reap the benefit when the open year
occurred.

Wolves are reported numerous in some sections. He believes that by raising
the bounty to $25.00 for males and $50.00 for females this would be an incentive
for trappers and hunters to go after them,, and he feels sure many more would
be destroyed. There is a great dissatisfaction evinced by hunters in their being
compelled to leave their entire skin with tihe officials to whom they apply for the
bounty, as they consider that they should have their skins or their equivalent or
the current value of such.

Warden D. D. Young, of Quetico Reserve,. Kawene, reports that most of his
time has been taken up in building and locating trails, that is finding the best way
out. The nearest railway station is Kawene about ten miles off. He has built
men's building, two out-houses for stores, etc., stable and small office at French
Lake, headquarters, cleared about 4 acres of land and had about IV2 acres under
cultivation. Had out of the garden potatoes, carrots, turnips, cabbage, cauli-
flower, com, peas, beans and beets. He considers the garden was a success. It
is a grand country to grow vegetables. Built shacks at Sturgeon Narrows, Tins-
ley's Point, Lake La Croix, Eva Lake, also stable. Took over shacks on Eden
Island and Basswood Lake from fire rangers. They require fixing up. There is
another shack he understands in good repair on Rahnipim Manikok Lake. He
has cut about twenty miles of trail through very thick second growth and over hill
and dale, and ai present making a land trail from French Lake to Kawene.

He has only been partly over the reserve, and has seen some signs of illegal
trapping which be thinks was done last winter" south of Edon Island by American
Indians so reported. Found several trapper's shacks and traps which he had
destroyed.

The Americans have Indian Reserves on Basswood Lake and opposite the
south-east corner of the Quetico Game Reserve near what is known as the Iron

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Monument. It is a very easy matter for them to cross over. The country has
been open to trappers for years. It will take time to get used to them and make
them understand it is a reserve. Our Indians kept the law fairly well. He con-
siders the law has been well observed this summer, as he has seen no signs of
misdeeds.

Quetioo Game Eeserve is one of nature's most beautiful spots with nature
unadorned. The lakes and waters cannot be surpassed in beauty, and forests in
tilieir true light. Of course there is a great deal to be done yet, viz: — cutting
trails, building landing and camping grounds for tourists. He considers it will
be the greatest tourist recreation resort and fisbermen^is paradise on this Continent
in the near future when it is known to the public. He has met people from the
States who have been coming to the Eeserve for years and were delighted to hear
that it was made a reserve and the game and timber protected.

He understands the C.N.E. Eailway are contemplating building a hotel in
the near future. He would strongly recommend that the reserve be extended from
Windigo Station C.jST.E., to Banning west of the C.N.E. tracks, and running
south from Banning to the International boundary.

The best timber on the Eeserve is on Edon Island and south of it.

Game and Fish: — Moose are plentiful. Saw as many as twenty in one day.

Bed deer. Saw a few.

Wolves. Heard and saw a few.

Bears scarce.

Grouse and partridge aye very plentiful.

Pintail grouse seen round Kawene station.

Hares plentiful.

Duck scarce.

Geese, a few tlocks passed over.

Beaver, mink and muskrat are scarce in the north end of the Eeserve,

Otter, have seen none.

Fish, White fish, pickerel lake trout, pike and suckers very plentiful.

Black bass in three lakes to my knowledge, south end of the Eeserve.

T'he pike is a different fis-h to what we get east, very gamey, inhabits swift
water, good hard flesh even in the summer. Have caught them up to as high as
17 lbs. weight.

Since his appointment he has been over the southern part of the district hs
far as the town of Eainy Elver. The inhabitants have kept the law fairly well. He
cannot say as much for the men along the railway track and foreigners. They
will kill game for food at all times although the Canadian Northern Eailway has
issued orders that no rifle or shot guns are to be carried on hand cars.

The appointment of two overseers, one at Fort Frances the otiher at Emo has
greatly ^assisted in the protection of game. The Overeeer at Fort Frances having
a Government launch has been able to patrol the waters of Eainy Lake which
never has been done so thoroughly Ijefore and has stopped a good deal of illegal
fishing and net stealing. He reported that he found three carcases of moose, but
did not find the guilty parties. From reports hd is sorry to say that the smaller
lumber camps are the greatest law breakers they have. He understands they
actually hire men at $40 to $50 a month to keep them supplied with moose, deer
and fish all winter. Another scheme. They buy several licenses, shoot and con-
ceal the dead animals and haul one at a time into camp when required. The only
way to stop them in his opinion is to sell no license to anybody belonging to a

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lumber camp or having any connection therewith. If reports can be believed,
some camps have actually used from fifty to a hundred moose during the winter.
He might suggest that all trappers should have a license and send in a return
to the Department of what they have trapped and what they have done with the
pelts, so that a check could be kept on them and Americans could not pass them-
selves off as Canadians.

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SPECIAL GAME AND FISHERY OVERSEERS.

Overseer D. Blea, of South River, reports on the Fish and Game in his district
as follows: He has found the fishing has been really good, as reported to him by
those who have had the pleasure of the sport, which condition, no doubt, was
attributed to the unusually cool weather of the past summer. He finds the par-
tridge not nearly as plentifui as last season, no doubt largely owing to the cold,
backward spring and wet summer. He also thinks the birds would have a far
better chance if the hare season was changed to the 15th of Octoiber, as it is quite
common to see men and boys in the swamps with guns between the 1st and 15th
of October, and when challenged they say they are hare hunting; therefore he
would recommend that the open season for hares do not start before the 15th of
October. As to the deer, he has pleasure in reporting them, if anything, more
plentiful than last season, but would again recommend the discontinuing the sale^
of venison.

Overseer Henry Watson, of Toronto, reports that the past season was the
worst ever experienced by the licensed fishermen in the vicinity of Toronto, caused,
no doubt, by the pollution of the water, and it is getting worse every year and
extends for miles out in the lake. Illegal fishing is a thing of the past around
Toronto.

Both the game and fishery laws are well observed ; very few infractions of the
game law occur. ^

The rod-fishing, thanks to the despised carp, is improving. Hundreds of
anglers who have discovered the proper bait to fish with put in their spare time and
holidays fishing for carp, and appear to enjoy it as much as if it were salmon they
were landing.

With reference to shipments coming to and passing through Toronto, the
fishermen and large fish companies behaved themselves better than ever before,
and it looks as if they are all taking a sensible view of the' wastefulness of catching
fish during the spawning season, and also those of illegal size at any time. The
seizures of game and furs were about the same number as last year.

Some of the hunting parties report the deer as being very plentiful, but the
same parties' bags consisted of nearly all fawns and does. The deer brought out
the last few days of the season were a good sample and were most of them bucks,
but previous to that the greater number of them were does and fawns.

Nearly all the hunters report very few partridge, and if we have a bad breeding
season next year they will be about as scarce as they were four years ago.

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GAME AND FISHERY OVERSEERS.
Addington County.

Overseer W. J. Donaldson, of Donaldson, reports that there have been only
four domestic licenses issued to catch fish in his district.

The game and fishery laws appear to have been well observed during the past
year. Although he made diligent inquiry there were no violations, excepting one,
brought to his notice. This was for hounds running at large during close season.
On investigation he found the case to be of so trifling a nature as not to be worth
taking proceedings, so he cautioned the parties and ordered their dogs to be tied
up.

Deer appear plentiful. Partridge are also on the increase. Ducks are scarce.
Muskrat, mink, otter and fish are very scarce.

Overseer John E. Irish, of Vennachar, reports that he has visited the different
lakes several times during the season, and no violation of the Act has come to his
notice. There are no fishways in his district.

He would recommend that the close season for salmon trout be from the
1st of October until the 30th October, as they spawn one month earlier in those
northern waters.

Regarding game, he finds partridge are more plentiful than last year.

Black squirrels are getting quite plentiful, as there were several seen this
summer.

Ducks are quite numerous. Muskrats are scarce. There is little or no trap-
ping done for them. Deer are not so plentiful as last year. In conclusion he is
pleased to say that the Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed during the
past year in his division.

He put up all the notices sent him in several places, so that hunters could
see them.

Overseer H. R. Purcell^ of Colehrooh, reports that a number of tourists came
into Beaver, Ix)ng and Mackerel Lakes, and all report good catches of bass,
pickerel, maskinonge and pike. He says that with the exception of a few old
nets which he took and destroyed, as they were not worth taking home and ship-
ping, the law was well observed. The trapping last spring was fairly good, and
he believes all trappers should pay a license, as those who trap cause him more
trouble than deer hunters, and it is harder to catch them, and he thinks all fur
dealers should pay a license.

Partridge are getting plentiful.

He thinks there is great need of a fish pond, as there is no better place in the
province than Camden East — good lasting springs on the Canadian Northern
Railway, which connects with the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Grand Trunk
Railway and Pembroke Railway on main line of the Canadian Northern Railway.
He kept up a patrol through the deer district in August, and saw three deer in a
field close to Hawks Woods, only about two miles from the thriving village of
Tamworth, in a section that has been settled one hundred years.

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Overseer William Young, of Cloijne, reports that he has had no complaints or
informations reported to him re violations of the game and fisheries regulations
since his appointment, and he thinks the law has been very well adhered to in
that respect.

Re Grey Trout. jSTon-resi dents that obtained permits and fished in the several
lakes report good catches equal to last season. He would recommend the exter-
mination of ling in the several lakes if possible. , They are very destructive on
trout fry and spawn, and are the cause of trout not being more plentiful than they
are.

Re Bass. Better catches and better specimens are reported than last season,
which speaks well for lakes stocked some few years ago by the Department, viz.,
Mississauga, Long and Mar'ble Lakes, and Little Mississippi River.

He would recommend the stocking with bass of three other lakes in that
locality, as follows : Loon Lake, Deer and Buck Lakes.

There have been one or two instances of the violation of the game law that
he has observed in his regular trips over his district, hut could not ascertain who
was the guilty party or parties.

Re Deer. In territory «that he has visited in his district he has to report
from indications observed that they are more plentiful than last season.

Muskrats and mink are scarce. He would recommend prohibiting the trap-
ping or sale of same for at least two years.

Partridges are as numerous as last season. He approves of the limit of ten
birds in any one day's shoot.

Ducks are scarce. He attributes this to the scarcity of feeding grounds.

Algoma District.

Overseer J. R. Bradbury, of Blind River, reports that he considers the catch
of marketable fish in that district considerably better than the average, and, con-
sidering the price received for some varieties, and also the increasing receipts,
this has been a good year for' the fishermen, and although showing a falling off
in the western part, it also shows an increase in the easitern part of the district.
The regulations have been fairly well observed, and no fines have been imposed
this year. The stringent regulations, especially regarding the size of pickerel
allowed to be shipped, have had a good effect, and he would strongly advise that
regulations be enacted to protect the sturgeon in a like manner. He would advise
a limit of not less than three feet. He would recommend a considerable number
of small licenses throughout the district, and while they have not been successful
during the summer months, it has been an advantage to quite a number throughout
the winter, as there is a good demand for winter fish, and a good price has been
received for mullets, pike and pickerel. The catch of bass shows no increase in
the North Channel, but those fishing in the small lakes appear to have good success.
Maskalonge are not plentiful, but some good specimens have been caught in the
pound nets and liberated, showing a good chance for increase in the future, and
altogether the fishing industry in that district is in good condition, and is holding
its own, while making good returns to those engaged in fishing operations-; quite
a number of launches and fishing parties have visited that locality and gone
away well pleased. Although the majority of them had secured their permits at
the Soo and Little Current and other places, they assured him they would make
this their headquarters next year. Deer and moose are fairly plentiful, although

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keeping farther back than Last year. The wolves are increasing every year, and
are destroying many red deer. He vs^ould advise that the bounty he increased
sufficient to recompense the person killing the wolves for the skins, as they require
to send the skin to the department, which is the same as reducing the bounty to
ten or twelve dollars ; also that the overseer be given authority to take an affidavit
of persons killing wolves and do away with the red tape now necessary before a
bounty can be secured, as he knows of several last year who simply sold the skin
to the fur-buyer, rather than take the chance of turning it over to some clerk of
the Court or other person who is in no way interested in encouraging the destruc-
tion of these dangerous animals, and any change which, would encourage their
destruction and assist in securing the bounty should be adopted by the Depart-
ment.

A very good business has been done by some trappers in mink, muskrat, fishes
and fishers, and he considers that some system of license for trappers would
assist in compelling fur-buyers to show where they secured their skins, thereby
keeping tab on those engaged in trapping operations.

Partridge are not so plentiful this year as last, on account, perhaps, of the
heavy, cold winter and hard crust on the snow, in which they sometimes bury
themselves to protect them from the severe cold.

Ducks are scarce, as also geese, and only a very limited number are shot in
that district. Considering the large extent of that district he considers the laws-
are fairly well kept; but an overseer cannot sufficiently police a district like that
unless continually on the move.

Overseer Fred. Eddy, of Carterton, reports that the angeling is better than
in former years. Tourists report good fishing, and all fishing has been very good.
Ducks are quite plentiful, not many being shot. The tourist season was not as
good as former years, it being cold, and they did not stop long, and not having his
boat until late, many had come and gone. Many come and stay but a few days
and then go again. He took two trap nets that had been set in their waters.
He notices it takes close watching or there would be many more.

Deer are quite plentiful on St. Joe Island, and there are quite a number of
hunters there. Some moose were killed in season.

The law is observed on St. Joe Island quite well, but being so close to the
American side parties slip over and hunt and get back before one can get to them.

Overseer Herbert Edwards, of Nairn Centre, reports that the game and fishery
laws have been well observed.

There were not many fishing parties this summer, only a few with rod and
lines, and those only took the fish that were in season. With regard to partridge,
he keeps a very close watch for anyone breaking the laws, as there were a lot of
Polocks and Bulgarians working on the A. C. Railway, but he finds everything
going according to law.

Brant County.

Overseer W. W. Jackson, of St. George, reports that he has done his duty as
well as he could. He has been over his ground several times, and has made two
convictions for shooting black and grey squirrels, and also gave Overseer Johnson,
of Brantford, his assistance on one occasion, and they made a conviction for catch-
ing bass before the season came in.

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Partridge and black and grey squirrels are more plentiful than last year,
also ducks. Eabbits are so plentiful that they did an amount of damage to trees
last winter. Muskrats and mink are also very plentiful.

He would also like to recommend that each trapper pays a license, and that a
license be put on all guns. He thinks it would he a good step towards the pro-
tection of game and also a revenue to the province.

Overseer Henry Johnson, of Brantford, reports that angling in the earlier part
of the season has been better than that of former years. As to game fish, bass
fishing is reported as being splendid, owing to the Grand Eiver having been
restocked from time to time, and its results are being felt. But during the
months of August and September, owing to heavy rains^ very little fishing was
done, but October was never better, as foreigners in general confine themselves to
coarse fish, which are about the saane as to quantity. Trout fishing, fair. He
transplanted four thousand brook trout in the Scotland Creek, which were in
first-class condition, for the Brantford Trout Club.

As to game, black and grey squirrels and partridge are on the increase as to
quantity. "Woodcock aboui^ the same. Fur-bearing animals : muskrats are on the
increase, also mink and rabbits.

The fish and game laws have been, with a few exceptions, well observed, and
here he wishes to thank the different Deputy Game "Wardens, also the general public,
for the valuable assistance they have given him this season.

He has made several visits to the Mount Pleasant Bass Hatchery.

Overseer Jacob F. Kern, of Burford, reports that the fishing around there is
good, especially the bass, several large ones having been caught; but very little
fishing has been done, due, no doubt, to the wet season.

The speckled trout in the Scotland Ponds are increasing largely, and are
being very carefully guarded by local fishermen.

Oakland ponds are full of fish, but no one seems to be fishing, which is, no
doubt the cause of their numbers. Cooley Pond is also full of bass and pike, but is
evidently deserted as regards fishermen.

Game seems plentiful, especially south of Harley, and in spite of the large
numbers of muskrats caught last year they seem as plentiful as ever.

During the season he visited the hatcheries at Mt. Pleasant, and was much
interested in the work accomplished. Mr. Edwards, the overseer, spared no pains
to explain the working of the several ponds. This hatchery is one of the sights
around there, and when fully completed, as explained by Mr. Edwards, it will be
worth anyone's while to visit these ponds.

Bruce County.

Overseer J. W. Jermyn, of Wiarion, reports that he regrets to state this
season has been the worst the fishermen have experienced in many years. The
spring opened up very late, and during the summer the fishing was very light, and
many of the sail-boats stopped operating, as it did not pay, and even some of the
tugs ran in debt. Then this fall, the fish did not come on the shoals until about
the 15th or 20th of this month. And all this season it has been so windy they
could not lift or set nets. The last three weeks have been a continuous storm
with heavy gales, so that the best tugs did not leave their docks for a week at a
time. In that part of Georgian Bay there have been very few fish taken. The

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Dominion Fish Company have not over 15,000 lbs. in their freezer, and last season
at this date they had 80,000 lbs. The fish hatcheries there have no spawn gathered,
which is the reason that little or no fish were taken this season.

He says it is much to be regretted that in some parts of that division there
are fishermen who have no regard for the fishery laws, but violate them by setting
night lines with baited hooks attached. This season he feels certain that he has
lifted and destroyed upwards of thirty miles in length of those lines. On one
occasion he caught two of the oifenders, took them before a police magistrate and
got both convicted. Fined $25.00 and costs each. He considered it had a good
effect in deterring others. There were nearly one hundred deer shot on that
peninsula last fall, the game law in this respect being well observed, the hunters
rendering valuable assistance in enforcing the laws. Partridges and rabbits are
plentiful. Ducks are scarcer than other years. Fur-bearing animals are increasing.
There was over three thousand dollars paid out for raw furs there last winter.
Those comprised fox, coon, skunk, mink, muskrats and a few bears. Those have
certainly been increasing, or the hunters and trappers have been more diligent
in their work.

Overseer D. Kehoe, of Millarton, reports that he has not had any conviction
in his division the past year, and nothing has come to his notice of any illegal
work re either the game or fisheries laws. Game is very scarce in part of his
division, but more plentiful in the eastern part of the county. He is satisfied
the fishermen are trying to observe the law.

Overseer W. J. Trelford, of Southampton, reports that he has been over the
district several times this season between Southampton and Tobermory, and finds
that fishing has been very good up till October, and after that it has been very light
on account of such stormy weather. The tugs and boats &jt Southampton have
not brought in one ton of fish in twenty days in October, and there have been very
few whitefish caught this season. The tourists are coming more every season to
this district. There are quite a few from the United States, and they are trying
to live up to the laws pretty well. There is good bass and pickerel fishing along
the shore from Southampton to Pike Bay. He was up the shore quite a few times
in July and August, and was watching them pretty close. He finds that hare are
very plentiful this season, but there is some skin disease amongst them. "Wild
ducks are plentiful. Black squirrel are very scarce on account of the country get-
ting cleared up.

Carlton County.

Overseer Adam Greene, of Diamond, reports that fishing was good this
season. Bass and pickerel were plentiful, also all kinds of coarse fish. Partridges
are plentiful this season, for the shooting of them comes in so late. They are
well able to take care of themselves. Duck is not so plentiful. Deer is increasing,
and they have a few beaver on the Carp Eiver, about two miles from the mouth.

The Jaw has been well observed.

Overseer E. T. Loveday, of Ottawa, reports that the past year has been almost
a repofition of the last few years. Quite a number of seizures have been made
and owners of illegal game, etc., have been prosecuted and heavy fines imposed
and paid. But he believes on the whole the general public are more inclined to

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game and fish protection. There are more people go out hunting and fishing,
but now-a-days they get a copy of the game laws or find out just how they stand.
It is nothing for him to be called on by phone from 20 to 30 times during the
24-hour day and night to answer questions about the game laws.

He has patrolled the upper Ottawa RiTer very often and the lower Ottawa
occasionally, also the Eideau Eiver district. The Government patrol boat has
made several trips down the river where some 25 nets were seized. Fishing, he
says, has been very good. Others say it has been "poor." He has not much time
to fish when out, but on Labour Day his son and himself put in about five hours
at a point about ten miles above the city. Their catch was eleven bass, nine
pickerel (dore), three pike and half a dozen perch. They had one bass of
5^/4 lbs., 2 of 4%, and others were a good size. They used live minnows for bait.
Bass seem to be holding their own in size, but pickerel are smaller in size each
year. About two hundred dollars has been collected for licenses during the year.
He would recommend that a quantity of small black bass be put in Lake Deschenes,
as he believes has been done at other places. He has just come home after a trip
up the Ottawa, where he seized six guns from parties shooting on Sunday, and
the owners may be prosecuted later on. Ducks are plentiful but very hard to
get. They keep to the open water mostly. Plover were plentiful during the
summer, but have disappeared since the open season. He has heard that partridge
are plentiful, but so far has not been out after any.

A gentleman wished to know if he could go up the Gatineau district and
buy partridge, and he told him (the overseer) that he could get all the birds he
wanted at 30 cents per brace. This is different to two years ago when the price
ran from $2.50 to $3.00 a brace. Of course there will not be a bird left alive.
Every farmer and his family will hunt, as they all have guns, and will kill all
they can, for no matter how little they get for them they consider it clear gain.
Every one in Ottawa will lay in a stock for winter eating. It seems a pity to have
this nice bird slaughtered, but he supposes they will go like the wild pigeon. He
thinks it is time some restriction was placed on people carrying guns. If it was
made compulsory for everyone to take out a gun license there would not be so
many out with guns, and the Government would make a nice fat revenue, say
$100 a year. JSTo sportsman would mind this amount, and then they could get
after those who had not a license. He would also recommend that the open
season for muskrat be shortened conisiderably. There is no doubt that at the
rate muskrat pelts have advanced during the past few years they will become
very valuable as a common fur before long. A gentleman phoned him that he shot
37 ducks in a few days within 15 miles of the city limits.

Overseer William Mdjor, of Woodlawn, reports that the ten months past
have been well overseered in his district. Eish was not very plentiful this year.
Pike is scarce this summer, also bullheads, sunfish and pickerel. No illegal fishing
or shooting done. Everj^thing in good order in the past season. Some ducks, but
not very plentiful. Partridge are scarce, also geese. Not many muskrats were
caught this ispring. The water is pretty high in the creeks and lakes this year,
owing to the heavy rains.

Overseer D. E. Younghushand, of South March, reports that during the
past year there have been no complaints of illegal fishing, and the fish and game
laws appear to have been well observed. The angling season was fairly good. No
permits were sold, and none were asked for. The principal fish in that district

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are bass, pike, pickerel, white fish, sun fish, sucker, bull heads, and perch, witTi
?ome catfish and some sturgeon and an odd maskinonge. Some Sunday shooting
by young boys was reported and they were warned to cease such practices. The
wai'ning had the desired efl'ect.

]i0cal hunters appreciated the change of season for duck and shot a goodly
number. Partridge arc quite plentiful, and a good season is expected. There
are not many deer in his locality, but mink andi muskrat are quite numerous.

DUPFEEIX COUXTY.

Overseer George Moffatt, of Glen Cross, reports that the fish in his division
are trout, and he found them more numerous than last year in the small streams,
but in the rivers they were not so plentiful on account of the spring floods washing
away the dams. The fur-bearing animals such as mink, red fox and muskrat are
getting scarce on account of the value of their fur. The laws have been well
observed in his district. No violations have come to his notice. He would recom-
mend' a close season or two for trout, muskrat and mink.

Overseer John Small of Grand Valley, reports that fishing has been good
this season, and deer is getting more plentiful on account of their being protected
for a few years.

Ducks and geese have been very plentiful this season.

Mink are very scarce.

The law has been well observed. There have been no violations. He has
been taking a great interest in preserving the game.

Durham County.

Overseer 8. G. PicJcell, of BowmanviUe, reports fishing to be the best there
has been for years. Pike, bass, perch and carp are very plentiful. Speckled trout
is also plentiful in the trout creeks.

The wood hare is not as plentiful as in former years, but the cotton tail rabbit
is more numerous than ever before.

The partridge in his territory, Durham County, are holding their own, con-
sidering the way the timber and breeding ground is cut away.

The muskrats in his territory are not as plentiful as in former years. They
are kept trapped off too close. He is strongly in favour of the Department
abandoning all trapping or killing of muskrats for two years.

There have been more ducks in his locality this autumn than for the last
twenty-two years. It is believed by the duck hunters in his district that pro-
tecting the ducks in the spring has all to do with the ducks being so plentiful.

He has had no occasion to arrest or fine anyone. He has in his hunting ground
some true sportsmen who give him considerable assistance.

Overseer C. Ticamley, of Cavan, reports that the speckled trout are more
plentiful this year. The law was fairly well observed, and he would strongly
recommend the close season to commence the first day of September.

The bass are very scarce, coming up the creek from the Otonabee River, he
thinks owing to the Peterboro' sewage. The river was high so late in the season
that the spawn was all hatched and out and none destroyed.
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Black duck were never more plentiful than this season in that .locality.

Partridge are very plentiful, and seem to be increasing.

Black squirrels are very plentiful. Mink are scarce. Muskrats are getting
more plentiful and he thinks the close season should commence the 15th day
of April.

Overseer John Watson, of Ceasarea, reports that the game and fishery laws
have been fairly well observed in his division, excepting shooting. Before and
after sunset this is a very hard act to enforce, still he has it fairly well under
control at present. He has just made four convictions in the past year, one for
trapping muskrat out of season, one for trapping mink, and two for trapping on
Sunday, and he has found no traps on the same creeks this season as he did
last year.

He says that mink are very scarce. They should have more protection by a
shorter season. Muskrat are none too plentiful. T'he open season for them
should be from the 1st of April to the 1st of May. Black duck are very plentiful,
the first of the season, more so than in years past, but the open season coming in
the first of September, and^the weather being hot, there are a lot of them lost,
and he would advise the open season to be put back to the 15th September.

There do not appear to be many fall duck. Geese were plentiful last spring.

Partridge are getting more plentiful every year in his division. Eabbits
are plentiful, but he thinks that it would be much better to have the open season
for them come in on the 15th October and extend it to the 1st January, as the
hunters all want to get out on the first day of the season, and) there are a lot of rab-
bits wasted by the hot weather, and besides this, it would give more sport during
Christmas. He would advise that all hounds and other dogs that will run rabbits
be tied up during the months of April, May, June and July, as they run down
and kill the old rabbits when heavy with young and before they can get out of
their way.

He would advise that the open season for mink be from the 1st of November
to the 1st of January.

Maskinonge and bass fishing have not been much good in Scugog Lake the
past summer on account of the hard winter. Some of them died out, and others
did not bite much from the aifects. But if nothing happens to them this winter
they will catch lots of them next summer.

He would also advise cutting down the catch to two maskinonge and four bass
for each man per day.

Speckled trout fishing he would adJvise to be shut out for at least two years,
as some of the creeks that had lots of. trout in have none in now, and the open
season for trout should be from the 1st of May to the 1st of September, as he
found them spawning on the. 28th August this season. ...

Elgin- County.

Overseer Kenneth McClennan, of Grovesend, reports that during the spring
of 1912 white fish was very plentiful. He. thinks they had the largest lifts and
probably the best prices in his experience.

During the summer montlis fishing was very light, owing to the prices being
so low for herring. About the -first of October white fish became quite plentiful.
They are on the increase very fast, which he /thinks is due largely to the propa-

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gation of this species at the hatcheries, which he thinks is a move in the right
direction. He would strongly recommend a hatchery at Port Stanley. The
jfishery regulations have been well observed in his division.

The game is about the same as in former years. Black and grey squirrels
are quite plentiful. Eaccoon is also on the increase. Quail is almost extinct in
that county.

He would recommend that open season for quail be done away with for
five years.

Overseer A. McEwen, of Aldhoro, reports that there are few changes to note
during the year 1912. With respect to the fisheries, the most notable feature is the
enormous catch of herring made in the fall by the tugs running out of Port
Stanley, bringing in as high as 200 tons a day. The absence of any sturgeon for
the past few years would seem to indicate that the waters there have been depleted
of this kind of fish. Game of all kinds is very scarce. Very few quail or partridge.
Black squirrels are to be found in greater numbers than in former years.

Essex County.

Overseer A. Drouillard, of WalTcerville, reports that he is pleased to say the
catch has increased considerably since his last annual report, and notwithstanding
this fact, the law has been surprisingly well observed, and as an evidence of this
he might mention that out of the great quantity of fish which he has inspected
at the various stations in his district, but one box has he been obliged to seize.

He would, however, be pleased to offer a suggestion gathered from his observa-
tions, that some resitrictions might justifiably be placed against the taking of small
blues and perch, as it appears to him such privileges are not in the interests of
the general public.

Overseer H. A. Henderson, of Pelee Island, reports that during the year of
1912 the catch of fish has been very light; but his opinion is that there was a
little increase. The angling has been very light this season, the game very
scarce. The game laws have been strictly observed. No illegal fishing has come
under his notice.

Overseer R. Laframboise, of Canard River, reports that he has been over
his division on different occasions, and is pleased to say that everything was
satisfactory as far as fishing is concerned. No illegal fishing came to his knowl-
edge during the present year. The whitefish fishing has been very good up to
date this fall, but carp seems to be on the decrease, but all other fish, such as
bass, pickerel and perch, seem to hold their own. The anglers are well pleased
with the change that the Department made in the price of permits, though they
report a small catch for the present season.

Re Oame. — River ducks have been very plentiful during this last spring, but
not many this fall to date. Marsh ducks have been very plentiful during the
month of August and the first part of September, that is. Mallards, Black Mal-
lards and Wood Ducks. Quails seem to be as plentiful this fall as they have been
for this last two or three years. He has seen three or four bevies himself during
the months of August and September. Black and grey squirrels are very scarce
in his division, he thinks on account of having very little of bush land. Geese
were also quite plentiful last spring. Rabbits are very plentiful in his division.

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Muskrats are quite numerous yet, though the price was not quite as high last
winter as the winter before, and he would recommend that a small fee be charged
to those who want to hunt them. The game laws have been fairly well observed
in his division.

Overseer M. W. Scott, of Leamington, reports that the season has been very
good for fishing purposes, and every prospect of its continuance to a late date
of the season. Whitefish and herring seem more plentiful than for some years
heretofore, as these two varieties seem to be on the increase in these waters, he
would think on account of the aid of the fish hatcheries.

Game of all kinds in his district is almost extinct, hardly a quail to be seen.
No partridge, no squirrel, ducks very scarce. On account of the light open
weather continuing so late very few have been killed.

Frontenac County.

Overseer James B. Angrove, of Kingston, reports that since the 15th of
June last he has visited aW portions of his district several times, and has dis-
covered no illegal fishing nor any other breaches of the laws and regulations.
Bass and other game fish were plentiful this season in his district. The fishing
in the St. Lawrence Eiver adjacent to Kingston was very good indeed.

The tourist season this yeiar did not come up to the usual number of visitors,
owing to the very cool and wet weather which prevailed most of the summer.

Ducks were to be seen in large numbers, and several times he has met
hunters who had success in their outings.

He has not seen many black squirrelsi during his visits, but red ones abounded
in large numbers at all points.

He is very gratified to be able to report that throughout his district the
laws and regulations of the Department have been very uniformly obeyed.

Overseer M. Avery, of Sharhot Lake, xeports that the fishing has been good
this season, but on account of so much wet weathjer there has not been as many
out as other years. The partridge are very plentiful this year, and ducks more
than other years. Deer are quite plentiful around there.

He finds the people have kept the law very well, except fishing. He has
taken three nets out of the waters of Sharbot Lake, and had he not watched closely
he thinks there would have been more nets out in that section.

He has had no trace of partridge being shot or sihipped, and keeping over the
ground keeps hunters from breaking the law.

Overseer George Barr, of Harrowsmith, reports that the angling in Fourteen
Island and Long Lakes were excellent, in rock and silver fair, and in Desert Lake
angling for salmon trout and bass was above average.

The pike in Long, Silvier and Bock lakes was infected with cancerous sores,
and many are dying owing to high water. Up to four years ago a raft of logs went
down these waters in May, and the dams were then opened and the water let
off. The fishingwas better where water was low, and there was no disease among
the fish. He has examined Fourteen Island Lake and Petworth Dams several
times during the summer and there is no fishing in either. On the 85th June,
there was a large number of dead fish around the Fourteen Island Lake Dam.
Muskrat trapping this spring was good. He thinks it advisable to allow no

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trapping until March, to prohibit shooting of muskrat altogether, and charge a
small license fee, as trappers will be trapping for muskrat and mink and be
catching otter, and unless he was a trapper himself he could not detect them.

Piartridge and raibbits are becoming plentiful. Ducks are quite plentiful.

Black and grey squirrels are quite numerous.

On the loth April, had one man fined for cutting a muskrat house.

On May 8th, had one man up before the magistrate on charge of catching
otter. Could not get sufficient proof to convict him.

The tourist trade is on the increase, having sold three permits as against
none last season.

Overseer M. Cox, of Howe Island, reports that as there are no licenses issued
and no illegal fishing going on in his district, game and fish are on the increase.
Anglers report good sport the last summer.

Overseer J. W. Davis, of Sydenham, reports that the fishing in his district
the past season has been fairly good, especially in the back lakes. Partridges
are plentiful, but duclcs and woodcock are scarce, and, owing to the severity
of last winter, black and grey squirrels are very scarce.

Muskrats are not as plentiful as they were a few years ago. The marshes
in this township are small and trappers can take nearly all the rats each season,
leaving ver^- few for breeding.

Mink are more numerous this season than for the past five years.

The people in the vicinity of the lakes take an interest in preserving both

fish and game.

i

Overseer Henry Drew, of Long Lake, reports that, having kept close watch

over all parts of his district, he believes the laws were strictly observed. He

finds the fish have been increasing both in quantity and quality the last three

years in the Inland Lakes in his district.

As to game, partridgies are getting quite numerous, also ducks are on the

increase. Regarding deer in the north part of his district, the wolves are simply

driving them out and destroying them. He would strongly advise a larger

bountv on the wolf. He believes it would induce parties to kill more of them.

(

Overseer James Fisher, of Sunhury, reports that the fish and game laws

have been well observed in his district this year, very few complaints coming
to his notice, and upon investigating them he could not see any illegal work
going on.

The bass and salmon seemed to be very numerous this season, the tourists
always reporting good catches. The black and grey squirrel are not very plenti-
ful this year. The partridges are more plentiful than in former years. The
ducks are very numerous, although a great deal of shooting is being done.

Muskrat and mink are very scarce in that district.

Overseer Oeorge Gates, of Whitmount, reports that fish were as plentiful
in his district — the Rideau Canal — as in other years, trolling being very good.
No violations of the laws came to his knowledge. Dog fish are very plentiful.
He thinks there ought to be some remedy for them, there being as many as
twenty-four caught in one set of nets.

Partridges are very scarce this season, but ducks are more plentiful than
in former years.

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He thinks there ought to be a law for the protection of muskrats as they
are getting very scarce. He found a good many houses cut open and captured
some traps.

Overseer Henry Holliday, of Wolfe Island, reports that during the year the
fishing in his district has been good, bass being being very plentiful all season,
and of good size, never had better bass fishing. Pike, pickerel and maskinonge
were plentiful, and the net fishermen have had good catches. Salmon very plenti-
ful; whitefish not very good in October. Hoop net fishing was on an average
with other years, and good catches of other coarse fish. There has been no
illegal fishing in his district with net or lines. There have been no fines, and
the law has been well oibserved.

Wild ducks have been very plentiful all season, and the hunters have had
good hunting. Muskrats are getting very scarce in his district. He M'ould
advise the close season for trapping until the middle of March.

Overseer J. A. Kennedy, of Tichhorne, reports that black bass fishing was
not so good in that district, owing largely to lalvc shore road of C. P. E. being
built through there, and blasting drives fish into deep water; however, eome
good catches were made.

Pickerel are larger than last year he thinks.

The work began in 1911 regarding ling and other coarse fish. It should
be continued, or hoop-net license should be granted.

Game. Partridges are plentiful, but ducks are scarce.

Mink and rats are on the increase. He sold thirty-two permits to anglers.

The law is being fairly well observed. The settlers are beginning to see
that the object of the department is to preserve fiah and game.

Overseer William Truelove, of Fermoy, reports that the law in his district
has been wiell kept. Bass fishing has been good, also pickerel, salmon fishing
rather poor, and he thinks the close season on salmon should commence on the
15th October, and end on November the 30th. This would protect the salmon,
as they run about the 20th generally, salmon trout about the 15th November,
one month later.

Ducks are on the increase, especially black ones.

Partridges are getting very plentiful.

Mink are on the increiase.

Muskrats scarce.

Eacoons are not bothering the farmers' cornfields much.

Fox are still after the turkeys in spite of all that are shot by the fox
hunters during the winter months.

Black squirrels are plentiful, and there are some grey ones.

Eed deer have increased wonderfully in the last two years. They seem to
be nearly as plentiful as in the years of the old settlers.

Tourists are still adding to their cottages and it looks as though they intend
to come back next year.

Overseer H. E. Wartman, of Portsmouth, reports that the bass this year
was slightly on the increase, some good sized ones were reported caught.

The law was well o'bserved. He heard of one or two illegal nets, but could
not find them. Ducks of all kinds are numerous, especially blue bills, plover
and snipe aibout the same as last year. Muskrats appear to be quite plentiful.
He had heard of quite a few mink being seen this fall.

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Overseer W. L. Wormworth, of Arden, reports that the fishing was very
good in most of the lakes in that neighborhood, and a large number of tourists
were attracted. A party from Toronto has built a club house, called the Toronto
Cross Lake Fishing Cluib, and have also built a number of cottages on their
grounds. One of the summer hotels was full to its utmost capacity most of the
summer,

A quantity of bass fry was put into Big Clear Lake this summer.

The deer hunting season was good, nearly every one getting his number.
There were quite a number of campers, most of them buying deer hunting
licenses. They would like the open season changed, commencing on the 15th
November. They say that there would not so many wounded deer get away, as
there would be snow then, and they could be tracked better.

Partridge were quite plentiful.

There were no violations of the Game Laws that he knew of.

Grenville CoUJfTY.

Overseer J. H. Boyd, of MerricJcville, reports that he thinks the fish have
increased considerably in the last year, especially coarse fish.

The people seem well pleased with the way the fish have been protected by
not allowing bag nets. There have been quite a few tourists for fishing season
and they expect quite a few next year. There has been considerable maskinonge
caught this year and they have been exceptionally large.

He has sold thirty-one licenses for dip nets. Fined three men for illegal
fishing, confiscated four nets.

There are quite a number of deer in that vicinity. They have had very
little trouble with the hounds hunting the deer this year. He caused one hound
to be shot to save fine. Sold three deer licenses.

Ducks are very numerous, they have increased greatly in the last couple of
years. There has been quite a number of them shot.

Partridge are increasing very rapidly,

Muskrats are very numerous and a great many have been caught in the
last year. Would recommend them to be licensed as the best hunters recommend
this.

Mink are about the same as last year. On the whole the laws have been
very well observed.

Overseer James A. Fraser, of Prescott, reports that since his last report
there has not "been much illegal work in his district, and what there was, was
of a small nature, except one, viz,, an American fishing with night lines, and
he got about 3,000 hooks he had set.

Fishing in that part of the St, Lawrence was not so good as in former
years, and all agree that dt was the high water especially in the early part of
the season.

Bass was scarce, and he would recommend that some fry be put in that
part of the river.

Pickerel was more plentiful than for years. They seem to be gradually
increasing every year. Eight or ten years ago they were a rare thing around
there.

Ducks are on the increase. Last spring the river was full, and they seemed
to 1)0 very tame, not being shot at all the time.

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Partridges are the same, while rabbits and squirrels are scarce, being hunted
by so many, especially boys, who are becoming a nuisance, for when they can't
find game they shoot at anything they can find, even to cows, one man having had
a cow killed that way; and he would also recommend that a gun license be
charged everyone who hunts with a gun, which he thinks might help to lessen
this nuisance.

The "Laura" was launched in April, and did good work till August, when
she became hard to start, and is now laid up to have her engine sent to the shop.

Grey County.

Overseer James Gillespie, of Berkeley, reports that as usual his duties in
regard to fisheries are more particularly to look after small streams and lakes in
that district with a view to preventing, if possible, the illegal taking of speckled
trout. The notices sent out by the Department last year offering ten dollars
reward for information that would lead to the convictions of any party or parties
guilty of illegal fishing in Bell's Lake or Ewart's Lake, were again posted around
those lakes this year, and he believes they w^ere of benefit in warning the public
that the practice of illegal fishing would be dangerous. He visited the above
lakes quite often during the months since the ice broke up last spring, often using
the boat furnished him by the Department, and going all over those lakes, having
a drag with him which he frequently used looking for nets. On several occasions
he has been at the lakes before dayligjit, at other times after night. The fact
that it was known that he was likely to drop around at any time had he believes
the effect of making people cautious, and he believes that very few (if any) fish
were caught illegally. This was not considered a good season for angling, less
fish being caught in those lakes than has been the average for some years. The
very wet season may in part account for it. In May last he went out with Mr.
Watson of Toronto, who had with him several thousand of speckled trout fry,
some of which were put in what is known as Ford's Mill Dam on the Saugeen River
near Makdale, and the balance in Ewart's Lake.

Many anglers tell him that more speckled trout spawn is destroyed in the
early part of September than would be in the latter part of April, and he would
like to see the open season begin April 20tli, and close on the last day of August.
He has his eyes and ears open at all times trying to get information, and has
arranged with some parties to let him know if they notice anything suspicious.
He received a hint during the summer that some parties were trying to arrange
to buy some speckled trout to take out of Markdale, and took a few trips to
that village, which he thinks was the means of stopping that business. He took
several trips to Chatsworth during the summer, and posted up the regulations
in several places in the village and along the different streams so people would
know the law. He heard a couple of parties complaining that some were breaking
the law, but they could not produce the least bit of evidence that such was the
case, while the general opinion was that the law was being well oibserved. He
went out to Kimberley in Novemher last and found that a boy there had caught
some muskrats in close season, and this his father acknowledged. The boy went
with him to a justice of the peace where he laid an information. He put in a
defence first that he did not know the law, and second that the animals were
damaging property. He reported the matter to the Department, and left the

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case in the hands of the Magistrate who dealt with it as the law provides. The
notices from the Department were all distributed through the district, and posted
up so that people would have a chance to know the law.

No angling permits were sold by him and none were asked for.

During the summer he discovered one set line in Ewart's Lake, the only one
he has come across so far. He had particularly warned people against using
them. No infractions of the game laws have come to his notice, and he believes
the law has been fairly well ohserved.

Overseer James Myers, of Orchard, Ontario, reports that the chief fish in
his district is speckled trout; the catclies this year were fairly good. He examined
more trout this year than last year.

The high water mark this spring took away five dams in his district, and
none of them have been rebuilt yet, leaving a free run for the trout for winter.
There are no speckled trout sold in his district that he is aware of, and no fishing
out of season that he knows or hears of.

Last March, about the 27th, he was informed that there was a deer killed in
Proton about the 14th. He made two visits there, and with another man called
on several parties, but failed to get the information as to who killed the deer.
He wrote to a man in the summer to find if he could let him know if he heard
anything, but he said he did not. About the last of April he examined a parcel
of furs at Holstein, and being expressed by a man from Proton to London, Ontario,
but found them all right.

All that came to his notice he reported to the Department. He has his
district fairly well posted with the game and fish laws.

Overseer T. McKenny of Thombury reports that the fishing has been some-
what lighter this season than last, owing in part to adverse weather conditions
throughout the season. He regp'ets to say that during the season there has been
a good deal of illegal fishing principally with night lines in Owen Sound Bay
and in the vicinity of Griffith's Island.

He has seized over seven miles of these lines, and in conjunction with the
very efficient overseer of the Department, Mr. Jermyn of Wiarton, twelve miles
of these lines were seized in one string. These lines are very difficult to locate,
and all kinds of devices are used to prevent detection. One is not to put buoys
on but to set nets on ranges known only to the setter, who knowing the exact
location drags for and finds them. Another plan is to set legal sized nets, (generally
herring nets) at each end and between them, night lines making it imperative to
lift istrings of nets to find lines, and as part of the outfit is insignificant as
compared to nets, the seizing of illegal lines is not regarded as a very serious
loss. He would suggest that the penalty for this class of illegal fishing be made
more severe as a deterrent to these law breakers.

He has during the season seized some six or seven thousand yards of net,
some for being illegally set and others for being of illegal mesh dimensions, prin-
cipally herring nets some of which measured only 2% inch instead of three inches
as directed, but the 3 inch measure is too large for successful herring fishing in
Georgian Bay, herring being much smaller than in the Great Lakes. He would
suggest the advisability of making legal size 2i/^ inches extension measure.

This fall, by authority of the Department, he engaged the fishing tug **T.
R. Morrill" to patrol Grey and Bruce Divisions which enabled him to seize a
large quantity of nets, two boats, one tent, and also trout hooks and lines. The

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employment of this tug had a splendid influence and prevented many from illegal
fishing, and he feels confident the Bay is practically free from nets or lines at
the present in consequence of this wise expenditure by the Department,

Overseer Thomas W. Robinson, of Collingivood, reports that during the first
three months of the year fishing was not very good, and during the months of
July, August, and September there was practically no fishing in this district.
Most of the fishermen took their nets up and did not fish until the month of
October, when the fishing wias fairly good, especially the ten days' extension. There
were more salmon trout than white fish.

All streams are free for fish to ascend, no obstructions being in the way, nor
any rubbish to pollute the water.

Haldimand County.

Overseer Edward Lee, of Low Banks, reports that the catch of fish in his
district has been much in Excess of last season. Very heavy catches of herring
were taken by pound nets which seem to be on the increase. The tugs fishing out
of Port Maitland have also had a more profitable season than last year, there being
about 90 per cent, of fish caught and shipped to the United States. No abuses
exist.

The close seasons have been well observed.

Quail are not as numerous as in former years. Squirrels getting scarce and
only found in some localities. Other small game quite plentiful.

Overseer James Voices, of NanticoJce, reports, that the gill net fishing with
tugs has been exceptionally good, both from Port Maitland and Port Dover. The
fishermen report the best results in three years. Whitefish were plentiful, both
fall and spring. - Herring were very plentiful and of large size as caught by the
Port Dover tugs, but although some big catches were brought into Port Maitland,
the fish were somewhat smaller.

The gill net fishing for pickerel was very good last fall, and a fair run is
reported all summer. No infractions of the law came to his notice amongst the
tug licenses. The pound net fishing has also been very good this year. Last fall,
however, the catch of whitefish was considerably lower than for two or three years
previous. This, however, was entirely owing to the heavy weather on the lake
putting so many of the nets out of business. The fish appeared to be along shore
in big numbers, but it was impossible to take them. This season they appear to
be coming in very nicely so far.

Herring were also very plentiful at times, but the price was very low, and
large quantities were allowed to escape back into the water uninjured. The
herring in the pound nets were not so large as those brou<?ht in by the gill net
men. A good steady run of blue pickerel was secured.

The catch of sturgeon has been exceptionally ' good. No big hauls at any
one time are reported, but the fish have been coming in steadily all summer and
were of good size. Not much caviare was taken. Coarse and mixed fish were very
plentiful.

Perch were not quite up to the average.

The law was well observed by the pound net fishermen.

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The spawn takers last season did not do much last fall, owing to the bad
weather, but they have now started taking spawn again this fall. They appear
to have made special preparations for handling the spawn in a thoroughly up-to-
date manner.

There is not much angling goes on in his district. It was not very good at
Port Maitland, but the residents in and around Caledonia report good angling on
account of the breaking of the dam at York letting the fish go up the river.

Game. Black squirrel appear to be on the increase. Complaints were re-
ceived by him about shooting out of season, but on investigation he found it im-
})ossible to trace up the guilty parties.

Muskrats also appear ito be on the increase in all the streams. It is a hard
matter to thoroughly protect these little animals, but owing to previous convic-
tions the law is better observed than formerly. Mink are rather scarce in that
neighbourhood.

He has not heard of any quail being seen in that district for some time-
Probably the close season will increase their numbers.

Woodcock in good numbers were along the Grand River.

Plover were plentiful, and large numbers were secured for a few days after
the season opened.

He fined three men from the neighbouring county of Norfolk for illegal fish-
ing in the waters of the Nanticoke creek, which he thinks was a salutary lesson
to others.

Complaints twice reached him about Sunday shooting along the Grand River,
but he was not successful in bringing the guilty parties to justice.

Haliburton County.

Overseer M. Maybee, of Cameron, reports, that tiiere was no winter fishing
tbat he could hear of. Ducks were plentiful this season, especially the first part
of the season. The muskrats were not disturbed until open season. The catch
of muskrats was better than usual this spring. Through the spawning season the
fish were well protected by rain, high winds and cold weather. The angling season
bas been poor, excessive rains and high water the cause. Some good catches were
made the first of the season, generally of a large size. Some maskinonge up to
22 lbs. were caught. He would advise that the close season for maskinonge and
bass start the first of April, for it is difficult to tell by the scales around a trapper's
tent whether they were caught on a line, and in an early spring they start spawn-
ing the first part of April. Partridge seem to be plentiful in some localities, espe-
cially on dry grounds, as it was a wet season in hatching time. Frogs are still
scarce. Rabbits are plentiful. The law has been well kept, and no violations have
come under his notice. He must give the duck hunters credit. They never fired a
shot on Sunday, the first day of duck shooting on his territory. Sturgeon Lake or
Goose Lake and Mcljaren's Creek.

William H. Switzer, of Gooderham, reports, that the close season for fisli was
well observed. No illegal fishing came to his notice. The salmon trout catch was
up to the average of last year, also bass. He visited several lakes in his district
and saw some fine catches of fish. There are both salmon and bass. There are
salmon trout, speckled trout and black bass in the waters. In his division all
fish caught, as far as he knows, were used for home consumption. There are no

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fishways in his district. The mill owners have observed the lavk^ fairly well. No
tourists visited his district, as far as he knows. There are some fine lakes in his
district that have no game. If those lakes were stocked with salmon trout and
bass and pickerel they would soon have their share of tourists. The game laws
were well observed. He did not hear of any illegal hunting going on, except one
instant. He heard of some deer dogs running at large. The hunters of 1911 say
the deer was not up to the average of the year 1910. If dogs were prohibited
for a few years deer would soon increase. There are beaver, otter, mink and
muskrats, but no black or grey squirrels in his district.

, Halton County.

Overseer R. M. Brown, of Milton, reports, that, as to fish the only kind they
have there is a fine speckled trout, and they are fast disappearing. If the farmers
along the stream would shut off fishing there would soon be plenty.

The law has been very well observed, except by Italians who kill everything
that comes in sight. Many there would like to see a fish pass at Oakville, and at
Zimmerman. They are also 'in favour of a gun license.

Partridge have increased wonderfully, also black and grey squirrels. Thanks
to the three years' protection, fur-bearing animals are about the same as last year,
except for mink which is not so plentiful.

Overseer W. Sargent, of Bronte, reports, that he has been over his division
a number of times during the year and has always found tbs law well observed.
He does not think the herring fishing is quite so good as the former year, but he
is pleased to report that whitefish is increasing both in size and number. He has
weighed one catch of whitefish himself which was 500 lbs., and the fish would all
average from 3 to 5 lbs. eaelh.

Also there is a samll increase in the salmon trout and some very fine species
caught. He noticed quite a number weighing from 12 to 18 lbs. each.

But he is strongly opposed to the extension of ten days allowed to fishermen
during November, as most all the fish caught during that time are spawners,
pa^etit fish which should not be disturbed, as they are in on their spawning beds
and in the midst of their propagating season, and will ruin our whitefish and trout
if continued. Angling in the 12 and 16 mile creek is about the same as in
former years. He might say that all fish are sold at home market, Toronto being
the principal market, and fair prices are received.

There is very little game in his division. He notices quite an increase in the
squirrels, that he attributes to the law in the county of Halton prohibiting squirrels
being shot, and the same in regard to partridge.

Hastings County.

Overseer H. C. Armstrong, of Glen Ross, reports that the ovei*seeing of his
division has been quite agreeable to himself. The residents along the stream and
in the vicinity assist him in seeing that the law is enforced. He 'has had no
trouble with the foreigners, as they are keeping within the law. He has had
occasion to visit and inspect the shipments of fish, which were very satisfactory.
He seized one net, and had reports of others, but could not find them upon grappl-
ing. Some trouble was caused by eel racks being allowed in the River Trent, and
complaints of same came to him, which caused the removal of same, but he is

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satisfied it was caused by the enmity of certain persons. He maintains that the
eels being removed is a benefit to the multiplying of all game fish, and would
suggest that eels be allowed to be caught under a license in the Eiver Trent, under
the inspection of the overseer, nets being allowed by being reversed, the mouth of
the nets being placed up stream, thus avoiding the catch of game fish. He finds
that game fish of all kinds are increasing, and the increase would be still greater
if the Eed Horse Sucker and Pike were got rid of by some means. He also finds
that partridge and black and grey squirrels are increasing greatly. The cotton-
tail rabbit is becoming very numerous, so much so that they are doing damage to
young orchards in several of the surrounding districts, and would advise that
they be allowed to be shot at all seasons.

Overseer Robert T, Bonter, of Marmora, reports that in his report of what
has come under his observation he might say he has made several searches for nets
with very little success with the exception of finding two hoop nets. He would
a^k and recommend the Department to allow overseers to oft'er small rewards to
settlers for the taking up of such nets and other unlawful appliances and bring to
the overseer. And also for information that would lead to conviction of the
illegal deer and partridge shooting reported to go on in isolated parts of the town-
ship, which seems impossible to get at other ways.

It would be a great improvement to allow Overseers to have the selling of the
deer licenses as it would allow them to know who had licenses, and to what parts
of the township hunting parties went, as it would save a lot of driving and inquiries
as to who had licenses.

Partridge are plentiful in this district.

Overseer Thomas Gault, of Deseronto, reports that he has found during his
patrol this season that the fish have been plentiful, especially hoop net fishing.

Anglers had a good season. The bass were a fair size.

Whitefish are just coming up the bay and are late spawning.

He made a seizure of 6,000 yards of gill nets at Point Ann. On the whole
the laws were very well oibserved. Game : Duck shooting and small game was
good and rats were scarce.

Overseer John Ilaggerty, of Gilmonr, reports, that deer are quite plentiful,
Partridge are not very plentiful.

Beaver are quite numerous near the settlement, but there are not so many, in
the centre of the forest. He thinks they have been pretty well caught out.

Trout and bass are quite plentiful. There are not many mink and muskrats.

He has looked after his division as well as he could, and had had no occasion
to fine anyone, as there has been no violations that he knows of excepting a person
who killed two partridge on the 14th of October, and he has not settled with
him yet.

Overseer J. A. Moore, of Trenton, reports, that game and fish are very scarce
in the Bay of Quinte waters, in fact in all the waters in that district during the
past season for some reason which he cannot account for, unless the extreme high
water would cause it. Tourists were also very few in number during this past
season, owing probably to the same being very unsatisfactory for such.

There is a matter which' he would recommend to the notice of the Department,
and that is, that all gill nets should be entirely prohibited within the waters of

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the Bay of Quinte even for domestic license or otherwise. The domestic license
he would consider to be an entire failure, inasmuch as the privilege is abused in
about nine out of ten cases by all those who obtain them. They fish more yards
of net than the law allows in spite of all watchfulness. They also secretly sell
fish, and in both cases abuse the privilege given. He would also recommend that
these waters be re-stooked with young bass fry to prevent depletion.

Ducks have been unusually plentiful this fall, and a great many have been
shot, but a great many complaints have been made about shooting from monitors
anchored out from the shore. There is always a certain amount of doubt as to the
exact distance at which the decoys are anchored from the shore, and the hunters
use such large quantities of decoys that they readily attract the ducks, and being
placed so near the feeding ground they make the ducks extremely wild and drive
them away. He would recommend that all shooting from the monitors be entirely
prohibited, and would consider that such would make it very beneficial for the
preservation of the game.

In the matter of partridges, they have not been so plentiful this present year,
which he attributes to the very cold, rainy weather of the early summer havin|g
killed the young birds. Deer hunting has not been good this season, but the opinion
is that it is not from lack of game, but owing to the swamps being so filled with
water that dogs could not be used in their pursuit. He would strongly urge that
a limited number of partridges for the whole seasion be fixed at a not greater
number than fifteen, also a limited number of ducks smaller than at present, and
that monitor shooting be entirely prohibited, also that no gill nets be allowed in
that district.

Overseer J. W. Morton, of St. Ola, reports fishing very good, that is for
salmon trout, but bass were very scarce.

ISTot many angling permits were sold this year. No fishways.

There were quite a number of old partridge, but young ones were very scarce,
owing to the very wet May during the hatching season. Ducks were plentiful.

There are lots of deer, bear, squirrels and rabbits, but wolves are not very
numerous.

The game and fishery laws are being well observed as far as he has any
knowledge.

Overseer James McCaw, of Bancroft, reports, that the deer has been more
plentiful this summer and fall, and partridges quite a few, but he would recommend
another term of say three or five years reserve or if not have season from the 1st
November to the 15th, both days included, and limit five birds instead of ten, and
give them a chance to increase. Also with regard to fish, he is sorry to say they
haven't enough for the splendid waters they have, but the Dominion Government
has been very good this past year in giving them some fry and parent fish so as
to stock their lakes. People there are taking more interest in the preservation of
them now than they have done in the past, so he is looking forward to see the day
when lots of game and fish will be within reach of every sportsman.

Overseer C. St. Charles, of Madoc, reports, that he has found the laws and
regulations have been well observed.

Re fisheries. In Moira Lake there are such fish as maskinonge, pickerel,
black bass, pike, white suckers, redfin suckers, rock bass, sunfish, eels and mudcats.

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There are no trout. Mudcats are very plentiful. The fishing, such as hlack bass
and pickerel, has been good this season. Pike are quite plentiful, but maskinonge
are scarce.

The past spring was not as good for fish spawn as was the year 1911. There
was no fishing through the ice. There are no saw mills in his district. There
are none here who make a business of fishing, and the local sports like to see the
laws enforced, and no violations of the Act have occurred, although there are
quite a number who take all the pleasure out of this sport that the law allows.

All the fish caught in that district are used for home consumption.

Deer are very plentiful in the northern district and the surrounding vicinity.
Deer has been seen within two miles of Madoc village.

As regards mink and muskrat he thinks the month of April should be cut
out, because that is the month in which they have their kittens. Many are caught
in this month, and this destroys numerous young ones.

Beaver and otter are scarce here. Partridge are very plentiful. Wild ducks
are scarce. Eabbits are quite plentiful. Black and grey squirrels are very plenti-
ful. It is quite a common thing when driving along the country roads to see a
black squirrel running along the fences.

Overseer E. A. Wootton, of Maynooth, reports, that the game law has been
well observed in that district in the present year.

The salmon and speckled trout fishing has been fairly good.

The deer have been badly thinned out by wolves in many sections and in
others are reported fairly plentiful.

Partridges are fairly plentiful where not killed out too much last fall. Beaver
are more plentiful.

Muskrats and mink are scarce, also ducks.

Huron County.

Overseer Robert McMurray reports that the fishermen in his division have
had a fairly good season. In the early part of May a bad storm destroyed the
pound nets and also the gill nets. The pound net fishermen report the catch not
as good as 1911. The catch of trout has been good this season.

Bass fishing was fairly good. Perch were plentiful in the early part of the
summer and also in the fall. No illegal fishing has been brought to his notice.
He thinks the several close seasons were well observed.

He thinks the game laws have been fairly well observed during the past year.
He thinks the Department should be slow in giving outsiders the privilege, as our
own men have a right to be protected. They have for years had hard luck and
should he protected against what he calls tramp fishermen.

Kent County.

Overseer John Grotty, of Bothwell, reports, that the catch of fish was less
than usual on account of rainy season and high water, which made the fishing
season very short before the close season started, as after the close treason very little
fishing is done; it is only the farmers that are now using nets, principally for
home consumption. •

No fish exported, probably 20 per cent shipped to the cities of Ontario, the
halance used at home.

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No abuses exist.

The close season was strictly observed.

No violations of the act came to his knowledge, therefore^, no fines or con-
fiscations.

Quail are more plentiful here than for two years. Partridge and woodcock
scarce, as also black squirrels.

Overseer John Feather stone, of lienwick, reports that the Game and Fisheries
Act has been well observed in that district. He has visited all parts of the
district, some parts on several occasions and generally found things in 0. K. order.

The pound net fisheries in that district for the past year has been about on
an average with other years. Last spring the fishing was not as good as in former
years, owing to the lateness of the opening of the waters after the severe and late
winter. But in the months of June and July they had large catches of medium
and jumbo herring which did not realize much profit as the price was very low,
some days as low as one cent per pound. But during the present fall, the fisheries
are having some fine hauls of whitefish of a good quality, one fishery of 5 pound
nets landing as much as 6,300 tbs. in a single day, which seems to give credit to
the hatcheries, as whitefish on the shores of Lake Erie seem to be yearly on the
increase.

The tug men report large catches of herring and perch late last fall, but so
far during the present year the gill net fishing has not been up to the average.
This is caused by the run of fish being nearer the shore.

The patrol boat under the charge of Warden Victor Chauvin has done ex-
cellent service on Tjalce Erie in keeping their own boats and nets according to
regulations ; also not one complaint has come to his notice of American tugs fishing
near their shore; in former years they were being almost daily visited by their
tugs.

He would estimate that about 90 per cent, of the catch in that district are
exported to the United States markets.

Overseer Richard Little, of Wallacehurg, reports, that there is little change in
the quantity and quality of the fish caught for commercial purposes as compared
with former years; the net or commercial fishermen are well pleased over the per-
mission being granted them of starting to fish in September instead of October,
and they have expressed to him a hope that the Department will not extend the
period of the spring fishing.

The angling for small-mouth black bass was exceedingly good throughout the
whole season, except the month of August, and in that month the fishing for these
gahae fish was poor, on account of a succession of north winds, which affect these
waters by making them muddy.

The lake and marsh ducks, with the exception of Blue-bill which have become
quite scarce in the last two or three years, are now there in great numbers; the
blue and green winged Teal are there in greater numbers than has been known
for years.

The laws of the Province protecting game and fish have been quite well
observed in his district during the past year.

Overseer James McVittie, of Blenheim, reports, that from the 1st November,
1911, to the 1st November, 1912, in east Kent the fall fishing of 1913 very good.
The spring fishing of 1913 was light, but during the month of July and August

1913 GAME AND FISHERIES. 43

the catch was very heavy. The herring was much larger this year than last, a
much better sample. This shows the herring, which were put back into the water
last summer have grown to be market size. The prices were low and the fishermen
had a hard job to get rid of them at any price. During September, the catch fell
off to nothing, some fishermen getting less than one box out of 5 and 6 nets. The
second week in October the catch got better, but mostly all herring. The blues
were small, very few No. 1, mostly all No. 2, whitefish were scarce. They do not
get many in east Kent any time. There are no gill nets in east Kent. The Seine
net fishermen in Eondeau Bay have had a very poor year, and at the time of writing
are getting nothing. Other years they have a large catch of carp. This is the
only year they have been allowed to take pike, and this is the only year that they
have not had any. They did not get enough pike to pay for their extra license. The
anglers made a cry about the Seine fishermen being allowed to take pike. The
angling permits sold at Erie Eau this year do not come up to last, the steamboat
service from Cleveland not being so good as other years, and for some reason the
catch was not so good, A lot of ducks stayed with them all summer, but the
hunters are not getting many yet. He has had but one parson fined this year
for spearing pike and selling them without a license. Some parties were making
a kick about the hydes built at Eondeau for shooting purposes, but they are within
the law as far as he can see. The deer are getting very plentiful on Eondeau
Park, and are a sight to see for any person that never saw a drove. At times you
can see 40 or 50 when you drive up the Park Road. Our laws have been well
observed and licenses all paid early in the season.

Overseer Henry Osborne, of Dante, reports, that the catch this year is not as
large as usual, owing to the water being very high at the time of spawning, and
parties were unable to get nets in the river. There are very few dip nets, most of
the fish caught being by the use of roll nets, and that only for domestic purposes.
The fisheries act is fairly well observed and there is no disposition on the part of
the fishermen to violate the law. There are no dams or other obstructions in the
river to obstruct the free passage of the fish.

Overseer Theo. Peltier, of Dover South, reports, that owing to the late spring
and the presence of ice late in the season, the catch of fish was below the average.
The extension of the open season granted some relief, and helped to increase the
catch, but he would not recommend that any further extension be granted on
account of the price of the fish dropping so materially after the 15th of April, as
the amount received by the fisliermcn is not sufficient to warrant the capture of the
fish and the depletion of the waters.

The regulations have been carefully lived up to, and he is pleased to be able
to report that he did not find it necessary to have any prosecutions, excepting one
person for fishing with a night line in the Eiver Thames, and refusing to take out
a license. Upon being fined he ceased fishing.

Game in that territory is very scarce. The quail have not increased in
number, and are quite scarce. Wild duck and a few geese are the only other
game found in the district to any extent.

According to his observation, the ducks in that district are year by year
getting more scarce.

So far as he knows, there have been no violations of the game laws.

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Lamhtoat County.

Overseer II. A. Blunden, of Sarnia, reports that the fishing season opened
a little later than usual owing to so much ice, but for the first few weeks after
setting their nets the pound net fishermen had good catches which suddenly dropped
off during the mild weather in June.

As to the fall fishing, there seems to be a heavy run of herring of large
size, but nothing unusual as to other fish, but cannot speak definitely till the
fishermen have sent in their returns, and the same can be said of the seine
fishermen.

The amount of sew'age discharged into the international water from towns
and cities must have serious elfeet on our best food fishes.

Owing to last winter being so severe it had a serious effect on game of all
kinds, except ducks, which are as plentiful as usual on the St. Clair Eiver.

Lanark County.

Overseer G. Burke, of Perth, reports that last year in November he was on the
Rideau watching the run of the whitefish with a good man and good boat, and
had a lot of stormy weather to contend with. Left the camp at dark, got back
at daylight. Seized two nets, gave two men a chase, when they got up to them
they dropped their nets in the lake. Fishing on Christie's Lake was very poor this
year on account of so much blasting. Pickerel and bass fishing and pike have
been the best this year for years on the Tay River. They have been catching
pickerel this year on Otty Lake which they have not been doing for years.
Suckers are on the increase in the Tay River. He thinks they should be taken out
of any stream they are in. Deer is very plentiful around here. Partridge also,
and ducks. Mink is getting scarce. There was a very good catch of rats last
spring. Squirrels are on the increase. There ought to be a close season for three
years to give them a chance.

Have had very few complaints of people breaking the law this year. Have
had very few convictions. There should be a limit on salmon. If there is no
limit put on, our inland lakes will soon be depleted. The people in that section
are obeying the laws, and are taking more interest in the fish and game.

Overseer E. Deacon,, of Bolinghrohe, reports that the past season for fishing
has not been as successful as in previous years.

The game laws have been well observed, and no cases of illegal fishing have
come under his notire.

Ducks are not so plentiful as in former years.

Muskrats are scarce on account of their fur being so valuable.

Partridge are more plentiful than formerly on account of none being sold.
Deer are increasing in this locality. Issued five non-resident permits.

Overseer William Pepper, of Lanarh, reports that during the year he has
visited periodically all parts of his inspectorate, namely the townships of Lanark,
Drummond, Lavant and Darling, and found no provable violations of the law.
He has heard rumours of violations on a few occasions, but when these rumours
were investigated, there appeared to be nothing, in them.

Ducks have not been very plentiful this year, and muskrats about the average
catch. With regard to fish, one very gratifying thing is that the Mississippi
River is fast becoming very well stocked with pickerel. In this connection he
would suggest that pickerel fry be placed in Kerr's Lake and in Gilles' Lake.

1913 GAME AND FISHERIES. 45

Partridges seem to be very plentiful this year, some even invading the cor-
poration of the village.

Overseer J. A. Phillips, of Smith's Falls, reports that during the month of
November he patrolled Eideau Lake with a row-boat, protecting the salmon and
whitefish. On the 27th November he started with his assistants to fish ling with
hoop-nets in the Big Eideau. They continued this work until the last of February
and many tons of those destructive fish were taken out. They did not get as
many, however, as the year before, 'and this shows they are getting them thinned
out.

March, April and May were not very busy months, but he made frequent trips
throughout his district to see the rat houses were not interfered with and no one
was spearing or fishing with a dip-net illegally.

On the 10th of June he left Smith's Falls with crew for Kingston, to take
charge of the patrol steamer "Ella C." On the 11th of June had the boiler tested
in Kingston, and left for Smith's Falls. From that time a constant patrol was
kept up of the Eideau waters between Merrickville, Smith's Falls and Newboro,
until the .?3rd of October. Then he turned her over to Capt. Fleming at Kingston
and returned to Smith's Falls.

The fishing in the Eideau this year has been very good, the salmon especially.
On account of the cold weather early in the season the bass did not spawn as
early as usoial, and it was quite late in the season before there was any good
bass fishing. There were not as many tourists from the States on the Eideau
this summer as usual, and he thinks the reason was because of the elections being
held there this year.

Many new cottages were built and much land bought up for next year.
The C N. E. intend building a large summer resort in. the near future and this
will certainly attract more tourists and make the Eideau more popular.

The laws and regulations have been reasonably w^ell observed this year. The'
seizures and convictions he made were as follows :

On the 17th September he seized a gun from a man shooting partridge and
had him fined five dollars. On the 23rd September he seized a gun from some
Italians shooting on Sunday. On the 21st October he seized a gill-net in the
Big Eideau, and on the 27th he seized 200 yards of gill-nets which were set near
Portland.

The wild ducks are not as plentiful as last year.

There is any amount of partridge this season.

Last spring there was a large number of muskrats trapped.

He never saw the salmon as thick as they were this fall on the shoals.

Overseer Fred Stanzell, of Carleion Place, reports that during the past year
the game and fishery laws in his district have been well observed, therefore he
has no illegal acts to report. In regard to fish, bass fishing has been fair and
some very good sized ones have been caught. Pike, perch and other rough fish
have been plentiful.

Mink are exceptionally scarce. Muskrat and other furbearing animals are
pretty much the same as last season. Partridges and ducks are very plentiful.

Overseer Hugh Wilson, of Elphin, reports that he finds the bass in Dal-
housie Lake very scarce.

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Partridges are quite plentiful, and there are a great many sportsmen in
this section. Water fowl are scarce. Some parties last winter Avere up for killing
deer in the close season and found guilty by the law.

Leeds County.

Overseer W. J. Birclt, of Delta, reports that he considers that the fishing
and game laws were well observed in that locality during the past year. Although
he did receive some complaints of violations he w^as unable to procure sufficient
evidence to convict the parties. The bass and trout fishing was good from the
1st of June until about the 1st of August, when the wet weather commenced,
and from that on became very poor. Taking the bad weather into consideration,
the Lakes were well patronized.

The shooting for duck late last fall was very poor, but the early shooting
this season was good, some parties getting as high as from forty to seventy in
a couple of days, which he considers is altogether too many, and would therefore
advise a limit to be put on duck, say ten a day.

The season opening so late for black squirrels, there "were very few killed
last fall, and there are hundreds in that locality; also partridges quite plentiful.

Muskrats are becoming scarce, and he believes a trapper's license would meet
with the approval of everyone.

Overseer Gordon Clark, of Westport, reports that the fishing around there
has been better this season than it has been for a good many years, especially
black bass and pickerel. The tourists report the best catch they have had for
years. Ducks have been very plentiful, but very few shot. Partridge are getting
more plentiful every year. Muskrats are getting very scarce. He thinks the season
should not open in December for them, as the lake has been open and there
have been a lot of them caught that way. Mink are very scarce, but deer more
plentiful than they have been for years, and a good many of them shot. The
game and fishery laws were well observed this year.

Overseer II. N. Covell, of Lornhardy, reports that he. has kept a close watch
in his division, and he has found the fishing laws fairly well observed, as no
illegal fishing came under his notice. Black suckers are very plentiful in the
creeks in the spring, and the farmers think they ought to be allowed to catch
them. He has sold two dip-net licenses and one permit. The ducks are not as
plentiful as in former years, but partridges are very plentiful tliis fall. Muskrats
were very plentiful last spring, but mink are very scarce. He saw one red deer.

Overseer John McGuire, of Jones Falls, reports they started on November 6,
1911, from Jones Palls to patrol the Tiideau Canal, pa?sing through the lakes and
locks to the River Styx, where they stayed, patrolling with a row-boat until the
afternoon of the following day. He and his assistant worked very steadily with
the rowboat and grappling hook, looking for illegal gill-nets, but found none.
From there they went with the launch "Mermaid" to Kingston, leaving again on
the 8th, patrolling the different lakes and waters to Jones Falls. On the 18th
they made a trip to the Big Rideau, coming back on the 14th, and on the 18th
they laid up the "Mermaid" for the winter.

He had little to do during December, except to look after licensed fishermen.
He made a practice of visiting their locations every week, always finding them
fishing all right.

A Pond at Mount Pleasant Hatcheries.

Pond No. 3 at the Provincial Hatcheries at Mount Pleasant.

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Nothing ver}' eventful took place during January, and everything was satis-
factory. During February and March he made occasional trips over his district,
calling at the diiferent fishing locations. The fishermen reported the fishing poor
In April, the season being late and cold. He thinks the Department did wisely
in extending the hoop-net season from the 15th April to the 30th, for the winter
had 'been so very severe and the ice so thick they could not do much fishing.

He went to Be'lleville on the 22nd April, by order of the Department, where
he spent the remainder of the month doing patrol service on the Bay of Quinte,
having been furnished with a motor boat and an assistant. He seized five sets
of hoop-nets in Massassauga Cove that had been set for fishing, and the stakes
that held the nets were all sawed of? below the surface of the water, and the ends
of the stakes were blackened so as not to be easily seen. He brought them in to
Belleville and stored them in the Government boat-house, and the owner was
afterwards fined $25.00 and costs. On another occasion he seized and took up
a great quantity of gi'll net — ^^about 500 yards — at the mouth of the Murray Canal,
which he also took to Belleville and stored with the hoop-nets. At the end of
the month he returned to Jones Falls.

On the 15th May, he and his assistants began to fit up the "Mermaid" for the
season's work, and by the 29th had her in first-class shape. From that date
throughout the season of navigation on the Eideau Canal they kept up a constant
patrol of the Canal waters from Newboro to Kingston. The spring was late, and
the weather ver}^ wet and cold, and they worked under considerable difficulty
during the last days of May.

On the 30th May he received eight cans of salmon fry at Newboro station
from the Dominion Fish Hatchery at Newcastle. They emptied two cans in Indian
Lake, South Crosby, and took six cans to Dog Lake, Storington Tp., and deposited
them there.

On the 15th June the tourists and non-residents began to come in, and the
bass were not done spawning until the end of that month. He saw them brought
in by the anglers to the hotels, with the spawn running out of them. He never
heard better reports from the anglers, and he never saw finer catches than he saw
exhibited on the la^\-ns of Hotel de Kenny, Jones Falls, and the Club House at
Chaffey's Locks, Rideau Canal, this summer. Bass weighing 6% lbs were to be
seen on different occasions at Jones Falls, and 51^ lbs. were common.

He spent the month of July looking after non-residents, selling permits,
collecting the fees, and keeping up a daily patrol of the waters in his district.

During August the weather was very unfavourable for the tourists, and although
the fishing was good, there was so much rain that the tourists could not get a whole
day's fishing at a time. He thinks the weather conditions were largely account-
able for his business not being as good financially as in some years past.

The continued cold through September drove the tourists away, and it was
easy to see that the tourist season was at its close for this year.

They did a good deal of patrol work in October, some days with the "Mer-
maid," and part of the time with a rowboat when they wanted to grapple for
nets. On the 12th of that month, while patrolling Whitefish Lake in this way
with a rowboat, they grappled up two large gill nets, about two miles from
Seeley's Bay, and the same night they found a hoop-net in waters where he knew
no one had a license. There was no tag on the net, so he seized it, and brought
the three nets to Jones Falls. Next day they dried them and measured them.
There were 200 yards of gill net, which no one has yet claimed. The hoop net

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belonged to a party who 'had a license in Pierce's Bay, and who claimed that he
was catching nothing and thought he would move the net to where it was found
to try the fishing there, intending to tag it next day. His net was returned to
him with a warning.

He thinks the closo season for salmon should commence on the 10th October
and continue until the 10th November in that part of the Province. He says
the overseers have no chance under the present conditions, as the poachers flock
from all directions to salmon waters in October on pretence of trolling, but this
is only an excuse. While trolling in day time, they as a rule are netting at night,
and if an overseer makes his appearance, their reply to him is, every time, "I am
trolling and within the limits of the law." But why do they come often 20 miles
just at the spawning time, and lots of them farmers that fish no other time of
the year?

He thinks that another bad move as regards the protection of salmon was
the abolishing the limit of four salmon to a rod. As the law is now, if an overseer
comes up to a man in a boat trolling right in the spawning time, say the loth
October, if he has a barrel of salmon in his boat he has altogether likely caught the
most of them with nets, but he is sure to say that he caught them trolling. The
overseer is then powerless; no matter what he thinks he can do nothing but let
the poacher go. While the catch per rod each day was limited to four (which
is as many as can generally be got), if he had more than four the overseer had
him all right. But the way the law is now, if he had one hundred in his boat,
the overseer has no business to ask him how he came by them, unless he sees his
net, which he is sure to have, but very 'likely it is in the water and cannot be seen
by the overseer. He says he has been connected more or less with the protection
of the salmon for seven or eight years, which places him in a position to know
what he is talking about.

Overseer George M. Slate, of RocJcport, reports that the season of 1912 has
been a good year. Fishing has been about the same as 1911, only black bass fishing
has been better than in former years.

There are about as many ducks this autumn as last. Black squirrels are
quite plentiful. Partridge are very scarce. There were not any violations to speak
of.

Overseer William Spence, of Athens, reports that this season has been a very
successful one for both game and fish. There has been only one case of illegal
fishing, but on the whole the game and fish laws were well observed. There was
an increase in the number of guide licenses sold this year. He would suggest a
license to be granted to farmers for about one week to catch whitefish for their
own food supjj]3^. •

He thinks it would be a good idea to' have the close season for salmon in
October, during their spawning season, instead of November.

Partridges are quite plentiful, which is due to the wise protection of having
only one month open season.

Mink and black squirrels are scarce.

Muskrat are scarce. Fouud several houses disturbed, had two fined. He
thinks it would be wise if each person were allowed a limited number.

Overseer R. B. Storey, of Escott, reports that the game and fishery laws have
been well kept this season. Pishing has been fairly good, and game more plentiful
than last season.

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Ducks and partridge are not plentiful.

Black squirrels are more numerous this season than they have been for some
time.

Muskrats were also plentiful.

Sportsmen report <that they have had good shooting all fall.

He has had no complaints, and has not found anything himself to indicate
that there has been anything illegal going on.

Overseer George Toner, of Gananoque, reports that on the 15th November,
1911, the river froze over, and he had his boat hauled out and dismantled. The
ice was in only a couple of days, however, as a storm broke it up again, and as
nets were being put in the river he found it necessary to put the boat into com-
mission again. He went down the river and seized one set of hoop-nets in Landon's
Bay, on the 28th November. Patrolled up the river to the head of Howe Island,
where he found that a number of rat houses had been destroyed by flow ice. He
then went down the river to Jones Creek, and at the foot of Grenadier Island he
seized three gill nets on the 18th December. A number of rat houses there were
also destroyed by flow ice.

The tourisits were not so numerous this year, although the fishing has been
very good. There have been numerous good catches of bass and perch, and several
of maskinonge.

There was not so much netting done this year as in former years, as he has
only taken up eighteen nets and five night lines during the year.

Muskrats seem to be getting scarce, and he ithinks it would be well to shorten
up the time of trapping till the first of March.

Ducks were very plentiful on the river this spring. On April 23rd he seized
a boat and two guns — duck hunters'.

Mink seem to be more plentiful, as he saw more last spring than in any
previous year.

Partridge, snipe and plover seem to be quite plentiful, but the black and
grey squirrels are getting very scarce.

Overseer James Townsend, of Long Point, reports that during the past year
he has made several trips over his district, and finds that the law has been well
observed. The fishing was good, and tourists were well pleased with their catch,
and said they were coming again. He sold more permits than in previous years,
and would recommend ithe re-stocking of those lakes with bass and salmon, and
also hoop-netting for ling during the winter months, as these fish are getting very
numerous.

Game is fairly plentiful. Duck shooting is good. Partridge is on the increase,
which is due to protection and scarcity of foxes. Muskrats are very scarce. He
would favor licensing of trappers, and also a gun license.

Overseer J. R. Wight, of Neivhoro, reports that he thinks the law has been
well observed in the district of which he has charge, and he would strongly
recommend the day's catch of bass to be reduced from eight to five. The bass
have been very plentiful this season, and much better in quality. The lakes west
of Newboro are getting very popular for salmon trout, and that seems to be the
choice of the tourists' catch. There have not been so many tourists there this
season, owing to the peculiar season and the IT. S. general election. There has
been only one case of illegal fishing, and that was for catching pike with a gill

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net, and the party was brought up before the magistrate and fined. He thinks
the season for catching bass should be extended till the 1st of July, as the
spawning season is not out till then. The number of guides is increasing, as he
sold more guide licenses this year than last. The anglers had better luck this year,
as they have had better fishing, and they seem to go away well satisfied. The
patrol boat under the able management of Mr. John McGuire has been of great
iservice to local overseers in having its laws all well observed.

Lennox County.

Overseer P. W. Dafoe, of Napanee, reports that in doing his duty he has been
greatly assisted by the honourable and law abiding fishermen he represents.

He thinks he is safe in saying no illegal fishing or hunting has been done on
the Napanee River or the part of the Bay of Quinte under his charge in the year
1912.

The Grovernment dredge, with two or three tugs and four or five scows, have
been on the Napanee River most of the sununer, and with the general traffic,
have kept the water boiling and muddy, notwithstanding, the fishermen are doing
better than usual, but as the Government are dumping their scows in the lost
channel in Hough's Cove, it may harm the best fishing grounds on the river.

On the Salmon River he has spent a good many days and nights, yet he
fears many fish will be killed with dynamite by the railroad men.

Deer. — A good many hunters have gone to the woods.

Partridge are very plentiful.

Ducks are quite plentiful.

Muskrats are not building as many houses as last year or as high, but are
plentiful.

Mink are not very plentiful.

Black squirrels are thick.

He would recommend licenses for trappers, and he thinks ducks should not
be sold.

Overseer R. C. Fowler, of Emerald, reports that the fish were very scarce in
the early part of the season, but towards autumn were more plentiful. Owing to
the scarcity of fish and the more rigid enforcement of the laws, several fishermen
have dropped out of the business, and less net is in use than in former times. A
good many of those holding licenses only fishing for a short time each season as a
side line.

The angling has been very good this season, and a great many yachts have
been in evidence on the bass grounds.

He considers that the close season for whitefish and salmon trout in being
fixed for the 1st of November is, if anything, too late as it is, and when an
extension of ten days is granted, as was done this season, he thinks the close
season might just about as well be done away with.

Overseer E. M. Huffman, of Hay Bay, reports that everything has been quiet,
no convictions. The law has been well observed. Fish have been plentiful,
especially during the Spring, more being caught than the buyers could handle,
and at the close of the season the fishermen bad to let a great many go that had
been caught.

Ducks are plentiful this fall. Not as many rats caught as usual, caused,
lie thinks, by so many being trapped owing to the season being too long.

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Lincoln County.

Overseer J. C. May, of St. Catharines, reports that the rules and regulations
of his division have heen we'll observed by the fishermen. There is scarcely any
shooting done in that district, game of all kinds being scarce. The fishermen have
just begun their fall fishing, and so far the herring has been very plentiful, the
catches being a great deal larger than last year ait this time.

The fur-bearing animals in that district are very scarce.

Overseer Oliver Taylor, of Niagara-on-the-Lahe, reports that the fishing
at the mouth of the Niagara Eiver this season has been very poor. He learns
from the fishermen that it is not owing to a scarcity of fish, but to so much easterly
weather, which has kept the water out of condition.

The bass fishing for anglers has also been very scarce.

The trap nets above Queenston have caught very few fish this season.

He has patrolled his district very carefully, and has seen little signs of ille-
gal fishing being done outside of the three set lines that he picked up.

He only sold four angler's permits, they having bought most of them in
Buffalo.

The game in that district are pheasamts, the principal bird, but the hard
winter and the two years' open season has made them scarce, but a goodly supply
is left to breed.

He knows of a few quail in the township, but not very plentiful.

The fur-bearing animals are muskrats, which are quite plentiful around the
ponds.

He thinks the law has been very well observed here.

Manitoulin District.

Overseer J. J. Avis, of Cochburn Island, reports that the season just ended has
only been an average one there, and will show a decrease in the catch of whitefish and
lake trout. Often trout come in on the shore to spawn early in the month of
October, and whitefish on or about the 10th of November. Pound nets did not
pay expenses, and very few gill nets were in the water during the summer months.

He would further suggest that the Department have more hatcheries. They
further believe the hatcheries are now the only source for keeping our lakes stocked,
the whitefish spawn being destroyed by other kinds of fish.

Partridges, ducks and rabbits are numerous, but very few shot. Deer are on
the increase, but no one appears to take time to hunt them, although reports have
come to him that deer have visited the farms in most every direction on the
Island.

Fur-bearing animals are very scarce.

The game and fishery laws have been well observed.

Overseer IF. M. Boyd, of Kagaioong, reports that the season just closed has
been an exceptional one in that locality, although in his opinion the fish are as
plentiful in Kagawong Lake this season as any year for the past twenty-three years.
Not so many, perhaps, were caught, owing to the cool season, which seems to have
been universal, and not in any one particular section or locality. The fish or
black bass in Kagawong Lake were very fleshy, and the high water in all incoming
streams has flooded an abundance of food for them, together with the immense

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shoals of young whitefish, wliioh furnish immense quantities of feed. The fish
did not proba'bly bite quite so well as in some other season's. Possibly the service
of the motor-boat Florence on the lake kept much closer in touch with the angler,
and not a single scoop has heen reported of anyone getting more than the legal
catch under their permits.

He thinks something should be done to reduce, the whitefish in Kagawong
Lake, as it is overstocked with wliitefish; that is beyond the shadow of a doubt,
and will in all probability affect the angling to some extent. The black bass are
full to the neck with young whitefish, and certain to be lazy and not hungry for
any kind of bait on certain days, but the fish are then in abundance and in quality
were never better in his time in that locality. If the settlers could be encouraged
to fish out some of the whitefish, he thinks it would be an improvement, or make it
much better for the angler who has only a few days to go fishing and thinks it
necessary for the bass to be a little hungry every day.

The ducks have been much more plentiful than for many years.

Partridge were plentiful when the season opened, but certainly got a thinning
out. He thinks the number should be reduced to not more than six in any one
day to one hunter. Perhaps the wet spring had some effect in reducing the broods.
Not nearly so many appeared in the flocks as are usually to be seen. Deer are
more plentiful on the island, and a few strong moose have been seen. In all
probability the farmers are taking advantage of taking the deer without having
to buy a license and getting the deer due them during the open season.

This he thinks an unfair advantage, as in his opinion everyone should pay
alike in those new districts, and he still thinks that two dollars is too high a fee
for one settler to pay and another go free simply because he is tilling the soil.

Overseer Andrew Hall, of Gore Bay^ reports that the commercial fishing has
been very good during the season, the brook trout and bass very plentiful, although
there were not nearly so many American tourists in that district tliis season as
usual, but as usual they observed the regulations very closely.

Ducks are very plentiful, a large number having been killed.

Partridges were not nearly as plentiful as last year. The limit to the bag
seems to meet with general approval, and, he believes, in that district has been
closely observed.

The red deer are very plentiful, and no doubt quite a large number will be
killed during the season.

He would recommend that a fish hatchery be established on Kagawong Lake.

There have been no prosecutions for breach of the game and fishery regula-
tions in his district, the laws having been well observed.

Overseer Joseph Hemhruff, of Manitowaning, reports that the angling for
bass has not been as good as last year. In July the catch was fairly good, but in
August and September not quite so good. Speckled trout is about the same as
last year.

As to the game, partridge is scarce. Ducks are about the same as last year.
Deer are scarce. There have not been so many tourists there this year. The
game laws have been well observed.

Overseer David Irwin, of Little Current, reports that while patrolling the
waters between Midland and Lake Superior in the North Channel of Lake Huron
and the Georgian Bay with the yacht Lotus he finds the commercial fishing well
up to the average and in most places better than last year.

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The American tourists have not been so plentiful in the district this year,
and while bass are quite plentiful, the amount caught has been proportionately
small, no doubt owing to the amount of rain during the season. He would
strongly recommend that a fis'h hatchery be established at Little Current, or some
place in the North Channel, as any amount of spawn could be obtained there from
whitefish, trout and pickerel. The opening of Lake Kagawong for domestic fishing
seems to meet with general approval.

The deer in Manitoulin Islands and on the north shore of McGregor Bay
and Bay Finn are very plentiful.

The new regulations limiting the partridges to ten a day seem to meet with
general approval, and also the earlier opening of the duck season in the northern
district, but ducks are not so plentiful tihis season as last.

Overseer J. Rameshotton, of Little Current, reports that angling has not beten
as good this season, the cause being, he thinks, that a great many of the bass
follow the log rafts down the bay and go under them for shelter, and when the
raft goes they go too. Another reason is the number of anglers up there. For
instance, 328 permits taking 8 bass would be 1,834 each day. He thinks the limit
is too large, as no one man can eat eight bass in a day, besides the pickerel he
gets. He finds that the creeks and rivers in the spring are full of pickerel, and
they are not all out on the 15th May. There should not be any nets set nearer than
seven miles of those places, to give the fish a chance to spread before they are
ambushed.

Partridge are scarce on account of the wet season. Deer and moose plentiful.^
He thinks the partridge limit is too big by half.

Overseer W. J. Wright, of Ice Lake, reports that the law has been weir
observed in his district this season. He has had a few complaints, which, when
investigated, turned out to be incorrect. Game fish are about the same as last
year — a little on the increase, if anything.

The red deer are quite numerous around there. They are not much hunted,
as the settlers do not seem to have time, and the town hunters go to the North
Shore.

Ducks are quite numerous, but not a great number shot.

Rabbits are plentiful. Farmers complain about them eating their crops.

The beaver dam and colony on Ice Creek are doing fine. He watches them
closely to see that they are not molested. He found that part of them had emi-
grated, but has not been able yet to locate them. Beaver are like deer — when they
get too numerous part of them leave and form a new colony at some other place.
That is what has happened there. He does not know whether the old ones or
yonng ones go, and wishes someone would tell him.

Minks and muskrats are plentiful. Otter are scarce. He knows of only one
family on Ice Lake.

Partridge are scarce, and no wonder, for as soon as the season opens every
man and boy that can carry a gun (town and country included) are out, and
some of them every day except Sundays and wet days as long as the season lasts;
but cut it down to 15 a day, Avhich means 150 birds, and he has no doubt that at
the end of the season some men will brag laibout the 200 they got. He thinks that
to give every one a chance (birds included) 35 birds for the season for each hunter
fihovild be enough. The rabbit season opens 15 days ahead of partridge, but he
thinks the two seasons should start together, as it gives men an excuse to take

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guns to the bush. He found several in the bush this year whom he strongly sus-
pected of hunting partridge, but they said they were after rabbits, and he had no
proof to the contrary.

Middlesex County.

Overseer William Bohr, of Byron^ reports that the fishing in the Thames
River was about the same as last year. The game laws have been very well
observed. He would suggest a close season all the year round for black squirrels,
^.s they are beginning to get very scarce. Quails are almost extinct in this neigh-
.bourhood. Partridge are scarce. There are more flocks of ducks and geese than
last year.

Overseer J. D. Camphell, of Sylvan, reports that the law has been well observed
in his division during the present season. Coarse fish have been very plentiful and
game fish scarce. The two fishways in his division are in good repair. Game of
all kinds, except ducks, is very scarce.

Overseer W. E. Collins,'^ of Stratliroy, reports that the law in his district has
been fairly well observed, no illegal fishing having come to his notice. The catch
of pickerel, pike and bass was about the same as last year, and altogether the
fishing was very good.

Squirrels were plentiful this season, but not many mink or muskrats, as the
young were flooded out by the rains. Partridge were scarce, also quail. He
thinks last winter was a hard one on them.

Overseer Arthur Corsant, of Masonville, reports that the fishing in his dis-
trict has been light on account of some high water in the river and streams
this summer caused by the heavy rains. There have been some very fine catches
of black bass. The laws have been well observed.

The fur-bearing animals will soon become extinct.

He thinks that the hunting or killing of those animals for at least three years
in his district should be prohibited.

Overseer J. M. Temple, of Dorchester, reports that the fish laws are generally
well kept by the country people, but they are broken by the city people and boys
from the city destroying the small birds and going around people's buildings,
firing at and destroying useful articles. Therefore he thinks that a sufficient
reason to place a license of five dollars on each gun, and the man who buys the
license be permitted to do trapping, and not without a license. There are scarcely
any quail. Black squirrels are scarce; in fact, all game and birds are scarce. Mink
and muskrats are scarce in this section, also coon. Otter is an animal of the
past. There are no beaver nor deer. Some few fox were caught last winter.
There are quite a number of hares in the swamps, and cottontail rabbits are quite
plentiful. He thinks there should be a fine for allowing dogs to run and annoy
and kill young cottontail rabbits, so there would be more to shoot when they are in
season.

He has been taking notice since the first day of Xovemher, 1911, concerning
fur-bearing animals, and finds as mink come in season on the 1st of November,
that as traps are set in or near the water a number of muskrats are caught and
killed and their hides cured, and when the parties are spoken to they make the
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by carrying a gun, and every 'bird or squirrel they see they must take a shot at
if in range, and in trapping the young lads take rats at all times from November
till May, and it is hard to catch them, but nearly every boy has some fur to sell.
Therefore he would recommend a small license should be placed on any person
for the privilege of carrying a gun or trapping without a license, their gun or
traps to be seized and sold and the person not having a license on them at all times
in the hunting and trapping season could be arrested and prosecuted, the license
to be five dollars for each gun, overseers to have licenses for sale.

Overseer S. Turner, of London, reports that the game and fish laws in that
district have been very well ohserved, although he has had numerous complaints,
but when he investigated such complaints he found that his informant in every
case exaggerated conditions. All cases he investigated proved that small boys,
who did not know the laws, were the culprits.

Fishing has been very good, and he would imagine from reports that things
are improving.

Game laws are being well observed. This, no doubt, is accounted for by the
st-and he took last year in summoning several dealers for selling cottontail rabbits.

MusKOKA District.

Overseer F. A. Hanes, of Tluntsville^ reports th^t bass is on the increase
this fall. He has kept a very close watch this season, and finds that there are
lots of small bass in all the lakes. Speckled trout are also increasing, but it has
been a bad season for the fishermen, having been so cold. He thinks there should
be some way to destroy the suckers, as they are very destructive to the salmon
trout.

Deer are increasing in numbers, as he has been all over his district, and
has noticed signs, and has also been told >by parties that take an interest in seeing
game protected. Rats and mink are very few in number, and do not seem to
increase very fast. Ducks are scarce. Partridge are on the increase, as they
seem to be more plentiful.

Overseer John A. Remy, of Dorset, reports that he has a few suggestions to
make, which, if made law, would encourage people to protect our game and fish
laws, and they are as follows : —

First, by giving an open season for otter every year, because it destroys our
best fish.

Secondly, by giving an open season for beaver for one year, and closing
with three, with a guarantee that there would be an open season every three years,
and make the penalty imprisonment for killing or having skins in possession.

Thirdly, by putting a limit on salmon or lake trout of, say, five each day, and
that any guide who allows any person to catch more than five be liable to a fine
of, say. $5.00 for each fish caught over the limit, and also changing the close season
in minor inland waters from the 1st to the 31st October, for as it is there might as
well be no close season, for the salmon are practically done spawning hy the 31st
October. As it is now, the close season is too late by one month.

Fourthly, by including red deer in the non-resident license for small game, as
$50.00 is prohibitive, as it is hard to get moose or cariboo in the territory where
deer are found. The province would get more revenue, and more men would be
employed, and men would give $45.00 for guiding, where, as it is now, the guides

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kill the deer and some more than they would if they were out with a, hunting party,
and the Province only gets $2.00 where they should get $25.00 for the chance to
hunt, and make the moose and cariboo license separate from the deer license, and
make them $50.00. If the non-resident deer license were reduced to $25.00,
including partridge and ducks, it would turn in a good revenue to the Government
and be a saving on our deer.

He would also advise the Government to put the bounty on dog wolves at
$25.00 and on bitches $50.00. As it is now, the Government does not pay $15.00
bounty as stated, for the value of the hide is included in the $15.00, and some
hides are worth from $2.50 to $5.00. They should pay the bounty and also allow
the one who killed the wolf the value of its hide over and above the bounty.

Overseer William Robinson, of Kilworthy, reports the fishing season not so
good this season as last. He has not sold as many angling permits, as the cold,
wet summer prevented the usual number of tourists from visiting those lakes.

Partridge' are also scarcer, for the same reason, viz.^ the wet season. Deer are
fairly plentiful; beaver and otter are increasing. Ducks are about the same as
last season. Muskrat and rhink are on the increase.

There are two sawmills in his division, and the owners keep the sawdust out
of the river well.

The laws have been fairly well observed.

Overseer William Smith, of Gravenhurst, reports that for five and a half
months since the 15th day of May, 1912, he has patrolled all parts of Muskoka
Lakes in the boat Meenagha, and visited places where the boat made it more easy
to visit, and found the fishing laws strictly observed, and no fines were levied for
violation of the fishery laws since his last report.

One violation of the game law was observed, that of shooting partridge out
of season, and the offender was fined $25.00 in order to pay the court costs in con-
nection with same.

There were not so many fishing licenses sold this season on account of the
cold, wet weather, as the tourists did not feel inclined to go out on the water.
The same interest still continues with the settlers in seeing the laws strictly
observed.

Two carloads of bass fingerlings arrived from the Mount Pleasant hatchery
in a number one condition, and were deposited in the Muskoka Lakes.

Angling compared favourably with former seasons, hut fishermen claim the
fish did not bite so well, as it seems they are too well fed from some unknown
source.

The ducks are more plentiful than in former years, and the partridge are
about the average.

The Government should be congratulated on the manner in which it has
endeavoured to protect the game and fishery laws, and the efficient methods
observed in furnishing fingerlings for the different lakes.

Overseer John Traves, 8r., of Fraserburg , reports that the fishing in the
spring was not very good, on account of the high water and cold weather, but
since that time fishing has been fairly good in the Lake of Bays and South Branch
Hiver for trout and bas«. Red Pine Lake is well stocked with herring. Bigwing
Tiake is improving in trout. He has patrolled several lakes this summer, and
found no one breaking the law regarding either fish or game.

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Last fall most of the hunters in his district got their number of deer, and
three of these parties got them the first week. Two camps did not get their num-
ber, not that there were no deer, but they were poor shots.

Partridge was fairly good.

Beaver, otter and muskrat plentiful ; mink not as good, but on the increase.

Ducks were fairly plentiful last fall, and this fall the same.

The firsit week in Octo'ber this year he saw, while travelling through a bush, a
very large moose in Ockley Township.

NiPissiNG District.

Overseer James Dunlop, of MacTcey Station, reports that there is little to b©
said in regard to his district. The people have come to realize that the game and
fishery laws are made to be observed. The first few years he had trouble putting up
notices, but that has all passed. Xow a notice will remain where he puts it until
the weather beats it down. This is a sure sign of no bad feelings against the
game laws.

The duck season opened with an abundance of game, and they were very
little hunted this season. The partridge season also opened with an abundance
of game, and he might say were well thiimed out. In fact they are very scarce
here now, and in his estimation they should get further protection. There should
be a license of, say, two for not more than 75 birds to be shipped in one season,
to be regulated the same as deer license. Eailroads should not accept any more
than one license. He is told that there are men come there from Toronto and
Ottawa, who take away three, four, and even five hundred. He kept a close watch
this year, but failed to catch anyone breaking the law. Deer are plentiful, and are
receiving just protection.

Overseer Joseph Rivet, of Sturgeon Falls, reports that American anglers have
found splendid fishing in Lake Nipissing and tributaries this season, a marked
improvement being noticed over previous years. The game and fisheries laws have
been observed to the best of his knowledge. There has been no illegal fishing in
said district.

NoKFOLK County.

Overseer J. S. Smith, of Port Rowan, reports that the seine fishing in Long
Point Bay this season has been exceptionally good, especially the carp fishing,
every net in the bay having had a first-class season.

Lots of fish and good prices. Bass fishing this year was up to the average.
A large number of the tourists were there, and all reported the bass were very
plentiful.

There has been no violation of the law of the anglers of any importance. The
gill nets and pound nets in the lake have had a good average season in all kinds of
fish.

The plover and snipe are very scarce, scarcely any at all around there. Wild
ducks are very plentiful there this year. There have been more hunting permits
sold there this season than any season before. The partridge and woodcock are
very scarce in that section, but black squirrels in some sections are very plentiful,
and several reports came to him of them doing considerable damage to the corn
fields.

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KORTHUMBERLAND CoUNTY.

Overseer C. H. Cassan, of CampheUford, reports that the fishing this year has
not been good. After the season opened it was fairly good during the last of June,
but during July, August and September, it was not so good. He thinks the reason
was that the weather was cold, and there have been quite a lot of Government works
going on in his district. There are four contracts at work, and there has been
quite a lot of dredging and the waters have been dirty. The law has been pretty
well kept this year, although there has been some illegal fishing where the contracts
are going on. The bass fishing has not been good, and he would recommend that
the waters be stocked. There have not been as many Americans this year as last.
If they could keep the waters stocked tlie revenue from non-residents would be
better, and he would recommend that a bass hatchery be put in in that district,
as there could be one at Healy's Falls, and would not cost much. He was much
pleased to see the duck season come in at the first, as he thinks it is the proper
time.

The bull'heads seem to be getting quite plentiful. He thinks if there could be
some net licenses it might be a good thing, but would not have too many fishing.

He would recommend a close season on frogs. There has been very good fishing
tshis month. There have been some good catches, mostly pickerel.

Overseer Tlios. II. Cheer, of Brighton, reports that the Game and Fish Laws
have been well respected in that vicinity. The catch of trout and white fish has
just been fair this season, but there has been a large catch of rougher varieties.
There bave been several applications for domestic license, and he has refused to
submit tlie applications to the Department, as one domestic license will cause more
trouble than a dozen licensed fishermen.

Ducks of most all species have been fairly plentiful this season, but snipe and
plover are very scarce. Under the present protection squirrels are becoming more
plentiful, and he thinks the protection should be continued.

Partridge are very scarce, and he thinks the open season should be limited to
fifteen days, and that the open season for partridge and squirrels be at the same
time in order to keep tab on the hunters.

Muskrats are getting scarcer every year, and he thinks the open season is too
long and suggests it be made from the fifteenth of March to the last day of April
of each year, which would prevent the destruction of their dens and houses.

There is hardly any mink left, owing to the long open season, and the high
prices paid for this fur, and he suggests the open season be made very short, if
allowed to be caught at all.

Overseer W. II. Hayes, of Murray, reports that in his district fishermen report
a very good catch of bullheads in the Bav of Quinte this fall ; verv heavv catches
of 'herring are reported from Lake Ontario, as high as L300 fish in one lift. Tlie
fish are the largest seen for years. He has had two violations of the fishery law,
and seized two bullheads nets after the law had run out in the spring.

Ducks are quite plentiful, more hunters than usual this fall, and they report
very heavy bags. On Labor Day he caught two men. not residents of the district,
hunting. He seized their boat, decoys, and guns. They were brought before the
magistrate, who fined them. There is scarcely a muskrat or mink in his district,
where they formerly were plentiful. He would recommend a close season for two
years. TTnless something is do^-e r'^ey will become extinct in his district.

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Overseer J. H. Hess, of Hastings, reports that the game and fishery laws have
been well observed. The fishing in the beginning of the season was good, and the
qualit}^ of the fish caught was far above the average of other years. The fishing at
Hastings was not good, on account of the Glavernment works which are under con-
struction causing the water to become dirty.

The game laws, as far as he can learn, 'have been well observed. Ducks are
quite plentiful, but partridge are very scarce in that district.

Overseer William Henry Johnson, of Harwood, reports that the game and fish
laws have been fairly well kept m his district. He discovered one case of illegal
fishing — a raft made of rails and boards nailed togetllier and which had been used
for Jack — light spearing. He watched for two or three nights, but no person came
to use it, so then he destroyed it.

This has been a good year for the fish spawn to hatch, as the water was kept
at a certain height, and gave the little fish time to get out of the marshes into the
lake before the v/ater went down.

The fishing has been good in Rice I^ake this season. There has been a large
number of fine fish taken out.

Quite a number of Americans visited Rice Lake this season, more than there
have been for some years previous. They went aAvay well pleased.

He sold fifty-five permits and eleven guide licenses, and one license to buy and
sell game.

Rat-trapping was very good last spring.

Mink is very scarce.

Black and grey squirrels and partridges are scarce.

Duck shooting is very good.

He suggests that frogs should be protected, and anybody catching and shipping
them should take out a license, as there is good money in the sale and export of
frogs.

Overseer A. J. Kent, of Bewdley, reports that the past close season for bass
and maskinonge was well observed, and when the season opened on the 16th of
June they had excellent fishing. The older residents informed him that it was the
best fishing they had known for over 30 years, at the end of the lake. Whether it
was due io protection or high water is a matter of opinion, but no doubt there was
some reason for its being so good.

Ducks were plentiful, but liad to get. The weather was so fine that the ducks
would stay out in the open water all day, but as it got colder the shooting became
better. Black ducks are not in condition to shoot on the 1st of September. He
would suggest the 15th of September, and allow rice bed shooting, as the ducks
are slaughtered after they go south. Canada raises the ducks, and we should have a
good cliance at them first, instead of our neighbours to the south getting the
majority of them

Partridge were not so plentiful, he believes the wet spring spoiled the hatching.

Black squirrels soem to 1>e scarce. They were pretty well thinned out last Fall.

The muskrat houses were not interfered with during the Fall of 1911 and winter
of 1912, consequently there were a goodly number of muskrats trapped last spring,
and he is of opinion that quite a few got safely away on account of the high water.

Overseer J. R. McAllister, of Gores Landing, reports that during the month
of April they had very cold and windy weather, and did not see so many fis'h in the

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marsh as other years; but the fish were in just the same, but spawned in the deep
water, and he thinks it was the best spring he has ever seen for the spawn to get
hatched. He is speaking of what be saw around the Otonabee Eiver and the drowned
land in that end of the Lake. Maskinonge fishing was good this year, better than
for years. Black bass fishing was good around some of the islands, but it was not
so good in the Otonabee Eiver as it has been other years.

All kinds of wild ducks were as plentiful as other years. They are coming in
to Eiee Lake now at the time of writing, the end of 0-ctober. Grouse are increasing
in numbers. Squirrel, both black and grey, are quite numerous. 'Muskrats were
very scarce on account of the long open season — last December was an open month,
and there were a great many rats caught that were worth only half the money that
they sold for in April, 1912. The season for taking muskrats should be from the
15th March to the 1st day of May. All the trappers are in favour of it on Eice Lake.
The Game and Fish Law was very well observed in the west end of the Lake and
Otonabee Eiver, as far as Bensfort Bridge.

Overseer F. H. Meneilley, of Warl:worth, reports that he believes that the
fishing is better than ever in that district, which he ascribes to the following
causes : Abolishment of the use of nets and close watch on spearing.

All fish caught there are used for home consumption.

He does not know of any aibuses that are existing in that district.

The close seasons have been well observed.

No violations of the law came to his knowledge, except that he found a night
line and two sets of nets, which he confiscated.

The different mills in that district have observed the law well. He notified
them every spring, and then watched for any infraction, and may say that there
have not been any.

The fish have a free passage in that river, except for a natural fall.

Overseer Amos Shearer, of Boseneaih, reports that during the close season for
fish and game in Eice Lake last spring the lake was higher than it usually is at that
season, and very cold and rough, ahnost impossible to see any fish, and he thinks
very few were taken out.

T'llie fishing in the open season has been very good.

Duck shooting about as good as usual.

Partridge are very plentiful, also black and grey squirrel.

Cotton tail rabbits are becoming a decided pest to the farmers.

Overseer D. 0. Stuart, of Codrington, reports that in his district he thinks the
law has been very well observed during the past year. The fish must be increasing,
particularly pickerel and bass, as there were a great many caught this year, and in
the smaller streams there seem to be more sipeckled trout than usual, he supposes on
account of not much mill refuse such as sawdust running in the creeks.

In regard to game, ducks are about as numerous as usual, and he finds that
partridges and black squirrels are thick. He has seen more this year than he ever
saw before.

Muskrats are also plentiful around there. One trapper caught twenty-four
one night last spring in Marsh Creek.

Overseer W. H. Thompson, of Bensfort, reports that the Game and Eish Laws
have been well observed during the past season in his division, not saying but what
there has been some illegal Avork going on.

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The fish spawn last spring was well protected^ as the water remained very
liigh late in the season, and the spawn was hatched and out in deep water before
it went down. Maskinonge fishing has been better this season than for a number of
years. Black bass has not been so good as other years, although some good catches
have been had. Black and wood ducks have been scarce and very hard to get, as the
water this fall has been extra high, therefore ducks can feed on any place in the
marsh and not be disturbed.

Partridge are also scarce and very closely hunted. There are very few black
squirrels to be seen this season.

Muskrats are about the same as last year, and should be protected more closely,
as they are very closely trapped every spring.

Skunk and raccoon should have a close season, as trappers catching them have
a good excuse for being in the trapping grounds, therefore they have a chance to
catch an odd rat or mink. Skunk, coon, and mink should have a close season
together, and open season for rats should start the 1st of March and close the 15th
of April. The carrying of guns during the close season should be prohibited en-
tirely, as people discharge them on Sunday and other days as well, and if asked
to stop say they are not shooting game. Of course Overseers have no proof unlesa
they see them with the game.

It would be a good idea for the overseers between Hastings and Peterborough,
to meet once a year and have a talk together. Much good could be done in this;
way.

A numher of trappers in this division are yet in favour of a trapper's license.

Ontario County.

Overseer Gilbert Gillespie, of Brechin,, reports that the laws were well ob-
served in his district. There were no reports of net fishing, and he did not find
any one so doing. It was very rough weather during ISTovember on that side of
the lake. There was no jacklight to be seen on the lake during the fall. He found
no illegal fishing during the winter season. In May and June trout was plentiful.
Black bass fishing was not very good this season, very few having been caught
there. Angling for trout in October was not good, the weather being too windy ; could
not get out with small boats. Eeports from the islands were good. He found
no fish oifered for sale in the butcher stalls.

Ducks are not plentiful and there are no duck hunters looking for them.
There aro a few muskrats, and no trappers. No mink to be got.

Overseer Charles E. Halward, of Cannington, reports that most game is plenti-
ful this year, especially ducks. The game laws have been well observed around
there. He has watched his district carefully and has not found a single case war-
ranting a prosecution. He thinks the present game laws are all that could be
desired, except that he thinks there should be a daily limit on the number of ducks
shot.

Overseer George Hood, Senr., of Scugog, reports that during the summer and
fall of 1911 the bass were very plentiful. The bass were what are ordinarily called
green bass. The bass caught were of a very large size. During the winter there
was a great deal of fishing through the ice, and everyone reports big catches of bass.
lja.st year the lunge fishing in Lake Scugog was the best known for years. He had
to report that when the ice went out in the spring of 1912 a great many dead lunge

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and bass were washed up on the shore. During the summer there had been no
fishing for lunge and bass. After careful consideration, he had to report that lunge
and bass were mostly killed hy the ice last winter. This happens in a particular
winter, in his belief, because the mills at Lindsay lower the water in the lake so that
the ice practically freezes to the bottom. He would urge that an effort be made to
keep the water in Lake Scugog, or at least as high as the top of the dam. He would
also recommend that a fish slide be put in the Lindsay dam so that fish can pass into
Laice Scugog in the spring and during the spawning season. He recommends also
that winter fishing be prohibited. Ducks are very plentiful this fall, more than he
has seen for years. Partridge is very scarce around there this year.

Snipe are not so many as he has seen in other years.

Geese were plentiful last spring.

Mink is scarce.

Muskrats were very plentiful last .spring. All trappers should have licenses to
trap. The muskrats should only be trapped in the spring and all winter catching
of rats be discontinued. It should not be allowed. Mink should not be hunted by
dogs in the winter. In conclusion, he is pleased to say that the game laws have
been fairly well observed during the past year in his division.

Overseer H. McDonald, of Beaverton, reports that the game law was very well
observed in his district this last year. Game seems to be as plentiful as in former
5^ears. Partridges see-m to he increasing. He could not say that the fishery laws
were weil observed, and he and Capt. Carson grappled some shoals at Thorah
Island, and secured some 'hundreds of yards of net, but could not discover the
owners. During tbel month of February he sold twenty-seven licenses for spearing
through the ice. Taking the year all through he thinks it has been satisfactory
to both fishermen and tourists, as the spring travelling was very good, and bass
fisJiing was good in the first part of the season. He went on board the "Naiad" on
the 12th of October, and stayed until the 28th. He also put up all posters sent
him by the department, and patrolled his district when he thought it necessary.

Overseer D. McPhee, of Uptergrove, reports as follows on fish and game in his
district for the past season :

In Lake Simcoe — ^Trout, whitefish and maskinonge are plentiful. Bass are
scarce and those caught are small.

Ducks are not numerous around that lake, there being no good feeding grounds.

Owing to the cold wet spring killing most of the young birds, the partridge are
not plentiful.

'Mink and muskrats are plentiful.

Mud Lake, Mara — 'Maskinonge, bass, and pickerel are plentiful in that lake.

Ducks are more numerous than in Lake Simcoe.

Muskrats and mink are plentiful.

Partridge are scarce.

No oases of illegal fishing came under his notice, the law being well observed.

Overseer Thomas Mansfeld, of Pichering, reports that without doubt the fish
in that district are gradually increasing, two fishermen in his district making the
best week's fishing that they ever had, and two others bringing in the biggest haul
that has been brought in there for 25 years or more. Both the ducks and the
fur bearing animals are holding their own. The laws have been well observed in
that, district. . He has visited the dilTerent parts of his district, more often the

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western parts and lias always found things O.K. The fishing for pike and perch has
been up to the average, both with troll and angling with bait, and some good hauls
have been made.

Overseer Michael Timlin, of Atherly, reports that the fish laws in his district
have been very well observed this season.

The fishing has been very good, and in several instances good catches have
been reported.

The game laws have been well observed as he has had no occasion to prosecute.

Muskrat are quite plentiful.

Mink are scarce. Duck and partridge are plentiful.

Parky Sound District.

Overseer John G. Duncan, of Callander, reports, that there were not the usual
number of tourists this year around that end of the lake. In July the visitors
had exceptionally good fishing. He has seen parties of six get the limit eight bass
each before 10 o'clock in South East Bay around the east shore. There were a
great number of cat fish caught by the settlers in the evening. Throughout the
day-time there was a great number of rock bass, perch and sunfish caught and some
sheeps head. There did not seem to be so many dore or pickerel caught this
season as he has seen other seasons, and it seems to him that the sunfish, perch and
rock bass have multiplied greatly from the number he has seen before in the past
35 years. Of course, his attention was not so directly drawn to fishing in general
then as now.

In August there were very few visitors outside Canadians, and they were not
so keen for bass, but all had good fishing. Some would bring in 6 pike, 3 pickerel
from 4 to 15 lbs., and pickerel from 3 to 6 lbs., of the golden colour, a thing he has
noticed for a long time.

In October there were very few fishing. He did not see anyone out in the
last two weeks, only one man and he had eight pike that would average 13 lbs. in
one afternoon's trolling.

In general he thinks that the fish there are better than th-ey have been in the
last number of years, and he thinks that in general both the visitors and native
sportsmen tried to observe the law in every respect better than he has seen in past
years.

He found everyone very easy to deal with in all matters pertaining to the law.
There were a few natives in the past who from the want of regular employment
trafficked in fish and partridges, but he has not found anything of the kind in
evidence, as there was lots of employment to be had there this season.

Overseer John Dunlc, 8r., of Kearney, reports, that he finds in his territory
that partridges are scarce owing to the cold wet spring of 1912.

Mink and muskrat are also scarce.

Beaver are very plentiful. iVlmost every creek in his territory has its colony,
nnd in some instances farmers are complaining of the damage done by flooding of
lands and roads.

Deer are not by any means plentiful. This, he thinks, is largly due to the
number of hunting camps annually. The railway lunning north and south and
east and west through these townships renders every facility to hunters who usually
get their quota.

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Overseer Thomas II. Jolinsion, o] Boysion, reportS;, that during the past year
the game laws have heen well observed. He had only one complaint which he
thoroughly investigated and found it could not be proved. During the season the
Government put some bass in 'Barry Lake on the boundary of Eyerson and
McMurrick. He made three trips through the fishing resorts in his vicinity and
found thirteen without licenses who immediately bought them.

Overseer Richard Lambkin, of Loring, reports, that during the summer of
1912 the game and fisheries regulations Lave been well observed. In that locality
there are some of the most beautiful waters of the north country, but they have
no speckled trout. He would suggest tliat the waters be stocked with the same.

Bass, pickerel, and pike are quite plentiful, also lake trout.

The proposed improvements on the Pickerel Elver, in the near future may
interfere with the fish coming up from the Georgian Bay, and he would suggest
that a fish slide be put in at what is now known as Dollars Dam. A number of
deer have been destroyed in the past spring of 1912 by wolves, which seem to be
increasing in that locality. He would advise that the bounty on wolves be given
for tbe scalp instead of the whole pelt, as a wolf pelt is now worth considerable
money, and thereby has been jtaken from the trapper.

Mink and muskrats are holding their own. Beaver and otter are increasing
slightly.

Overseer Henry Tf . Reid, of Parry Sound, reports, that upon inquiries from
the fishermen in his district he finds that they have had a very good season, and
have had good catches all through. Any of them he has spoken to are well'
satisfied. He 'believes that there was some illegal fishing carried on in the early
spring in the Shawanaga Bay, but hopes next year to be able to look after it better,
as the Department have furnished him with a launch the " Katherine C," but as
it came a little late the fish were gaing out before he got started. During the
tourist season he may state that the fishing was not as good as last year. The bass
did not bite as good but there seemed to be plenty of them. There were a large
numher of tourists in this district, but they did not stay as long as usual, as August
was so cold and stormy. He finds that the non-resident tourists observe the laws
very well and seem well pleased with the sport in bass fishing they find there.

During the year he seized two pieces of gill nets used for illegal fishing and
the party was fined. He also went to Shawanaga Bay in the " Katherine C," and
found a large Seine net on an Island and sent it to the Department, but did not
find the owner of it.

During the month of August he went to a place called Salines on the C.JST.O.
Eailway and arrested four men for angling without permits, and had them appear
before the magistrate and fined. One of the party was also charged with killing
der out of season. He pleaded guilty and was fined $20.00 and
costs, which he (the Overseer) thinks was a very small fine for the offence. There
was also a guide in the party who escaped at the time, but was later arrested and
charged with killing deer out of season and guiding without a license. There
were two canoes, 1 rifle, 1 shot gun and four fishing rods confiscated.

Partridge this year are very scarce, and he believes it is owing to the cold,
wet weather during the hatching season.

Ducks seem very plentiful, and there have been quite a number killed.

Deer are numerous, and there are a large number of hunters in the woods.
There have also been four moose and several bear shot near there during this
season.

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Oversee^' Murdoch Watts, of Byng Inlet, reports, that there has been more
maskinonge caught in the Magnetawan Eiver this year than ever before, some of
them weighing as high as 29 lbs. Fishing has been splendid all through the
tourist season, although there were not as many tourists in his division this year
as last. The cause of this was owing to such a cold, wet summer. He has had
no complaints from the licensed fishermen, although the catch will be much lighter
than last year.

Deer are on the increase, and he has no complaints from the hunters.
Partridge are not as plentiful as last year. This is caused by such a cold, wet and
backward spring, and lie believes that the young birds perished. Ducks are very
plentiful. There have been more moose seen in his division this year than ever
before. He has seen as many as five together in Sand Bay and in Black Bay.

Overseer John ^¥oods, of Parry Sound, reports the fishing to have been very
good this season, as far as the guides report.

The game around the Townships of McKenzie, Burpee and Burton have been
fairly well observed.

Game of all kinds seems to be plentiful.

Peel County.

Overseer Alex Clunis, of Claude, reports, that they have had a good season
of trout fishing. Most of the dams went away in the spring floods on the River
Credit, allowing the fish to get down and get up the tributaries, there being a lot
of very fine ones caught by the anglers. Bass fishing was not as good as usual,
the cause he presumes being from the lowering of the water in all the inland lakes,
that being where the bass fishing is mostly done.

There is a fine showing of partridges this fall, and they should winter well,
as the beech trees are teeming with nuts, which is one of their best winter food-
stuffs.

Cotton tail rabbits are very plentiful. Black and grey squirrels are getting
numerous, thanks to the close season.

Overseer James Johnston, of Orangeville, reports, that the speckled trout fish-
ing has been as good as previous years. He notices the partridge is quite plenti-
ful, and also reports that rabbits are numerous, especially the cotton tail rabbits
which are on the increase. He hears, complaints of them doing a lot of damage to
crops and fruit trees. He would recommend no protection for them.

The mink and muskrat are on the decrease. He would recommend better pro-
tection. He would also strongly recommend that every trapper pay a license fee.

Overseer R. J. Walker, of Port Credit, reports, that the fishing has been very
good. Trout and whitefish have been quite plentiful with good price and large
demand. Herring remains about the same.

The angling has not been so good. He thinks so much rain keeping the water
so muddy has been the cause.

The game laws have been fairly well observed, but game in that section ia
getting very scarce.

Black and grey squirrels are not so plentiful this year. Partridges are about
the same. There are no ducks worth speaking of, but the cotton tail rabbit is
getting quite numerous. All other game is about the same.

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Perth County.

Overseer Charles Jicklmg, of St. Pauls, reports, that lie has covered the
district I'or which he was appointed about four times in tlie season and found tlie
laws fairly well observed, and has had to impose no hnes during the past years
work.

He linds that black and grey squirrels are getting very scarce. Partridges
seem to be holding their own. A few quails are to ha heard, and he has asked
members of the gun clubs to leave them alone and let them live.

There is very little shelter for the quails, as the country is pretty well cleared.

Cotton tail rabbits are very numerous, and a great many people are com-
plaining of their garden shrubs being destroyed last winter.

Wild duck are seen flying over, but there is not a large enough body of water
there to entice them to alight.

Large flocks of geese were seen in April alighting on the fields, and seemed
to stay till May.

Muskrat and mink seem to get very scarce.

He has been asked by g^n clubs, why not have shorter seasons, and have same
season for all. There would then be less chance for having them shot out of
season.

If you were to prohibit the shooting of muskrat altogether, and shorten the
season for trapping from about March to April, and then have everyone who cares
to trap fur-bearing animals pay or take out a license of about $2.00, then those
who take out a license would be on the lookout for any who do not pay.

He fears the time will soon be at hand when all must have license to carry
guns.

Peteeborough County.

Overseer Wm.. Clarhson, of Laheliurst, reports that the Game and Fishery
Laws were well observed this year.

The Bass and maskinonge are holding out well with an increased catch
every year.

The trout in Catchacoma and those other lakes north, the fishermen report
favorably.

The tourist trade is increasing every year. The ducks are holding out well
considering the number that is taken every year.

Partridge are plentiful, also mink and muskrat.

The deer hunters say a few more years with. the same regulations will bring
around the desired effect.

The "Naiad" with Capt. Carson has done excellent work in helping to enforce
the game and fishing laws.

The regulations regarding mill refuse have been well observed. There are
no fish slides in his district.

Overseer Edward Dulmage, of Oah Lake, reports that as to quantity of game
fish and animals in the surrounding country and neighbouring lakes he thinks
that in Oak Lake bass are decreasing, the oau'se being tiiat spawn is destroyed by
red finned mullet; trout scarce; Koshahog bass fairly numerous. Pound Lake
maskinonge and bass are also fairly numerous. Deer are not as numerous as in
the past. It is his opinion, and the settlers think the same, that if the hounds

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were stopped and the season fifteen days later, deer would increase. Mink are
scarce. Muskrat is quite plentiful and partridges are numerous. The game laws
have been well observed in that locality, and there is small cause for complaint.

Overseer Edward Fleming, of Hastings, reports that there has not been any
fish caught in Hastings in the close season that he has any knowledge of. There
has been good fishing below Hastings this summer, some big fish having been
caught. He has heard of no spearing having been done this spring. He thinks
the fish spawned early in the spring and then moved out into deep water. The
laws have been well observed.

A number of muskrats were caught in the spring, and he thinks it would
be a good think to put a small license on each trapper, The ducks on the river
are very plentiful this fall, but are very wild, the reason being, he thinks, that
there have been a number of steamboats on the river drawing stuff down to Healy's
Falls for the oanal, and they have been dredging out the river below Hastings,
so the ducks have been disturbed considerably. He did not see any one shooting
in close season.

Overseer Wellington Lean, of Apsley, reports that fishing has been fairly
good during the past season, and a larger number of tourists than usual have
visited those lakes.

There are three mills in his district which he has visited from time to time
and found in a siatisfactory condition in regard to sawdust and waste. There
are no fishways in his district.

There are ibeaver colonies to be seen on almost every little lake in his district,
and they are becoming more numerous every year. He has visited these colonies
different times, and can see no sign of them being molested in any way.

Muskrats are very scarce, and mink is almost extinct.

Ducks are more numerous this year than for a number of years.

Partridge are not as plentiful as they gave promise of being earlier in the
season. Deer seem more numerous than for a numiber of years. It is a splendid
idea allowing only one deer to each person, and he would advise prohibiting the
killing of any deer for three years and prohibit the running of dogs.

A number of working men report having seen a moose in different places.

He thinks the game and fishery laws and regulations have been well observed
in his district.

Overseer F. J. Moore, of Lal-efield, reports that during the past year the
Ga>me and Fishery Laws have been fairly well oibserved in his district, with the
exception of a few cases with the settlers, which he handed over to the Fish and
Game Inspector and were settled satisfactorily.

The past spring was fairly good for fish spawning in his district, for the
reason that the water was kept up until the season was well over, which gave the
small fish a chance to get out into the deep water.

Tourists have had fairly good luck with rod and spoon this year, particularly
bass fishing; maskinongc have not been so plentiful this year, particularly during
the beginning of the season. He would again strongly recommend that Stony
Lake be re-stocked with bass, as he thinks it of great importance that the fish
supply be kept up in these waters, as Stony Lake is fast becoming a great summer

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resort for tourists, who come from all parts of the United States, as well as
from, our own province. He does not think the fishermen would mind paying
more for their angling permits if they had better fishing, as they seem delighted
with our lakes.

They have not had as many fishermen this year as in former years, as they
seem to go farther up the lakes. Then a number of Americans get their permits
on their way to Canada, but with the tourists and people of our own province
there are a great many people on Stony Lake.

He thinks it would be a good thing if arrangements could he made with the
Dominion Government in regard to keeping the waters as nearly one height as
possible during the 'gpawning season in the spring, as a large amount of fish
spawn could be saved by a little care in regulating the height of the waters in
the spring.

He would again suggest that the close season for bass and maskinonge be
from the first of April to the 15th of June, as the fish run as soon as the ice
disappears.

The Game Laws have been fairly well observed during the past year, particu-
larly in regard to deer hunting, in his district. Partridge are plentiful this
season. Ducks are not so plentiful. Trappers have had a good season, particularly
trapping muskrats. Mink are veiry scarce.

He would again suggest that the carrying of firearms be proliibited as much
as possible in his district in close season, as there are so many people on the
water in the summer, it is very dangerous, and there is no necessity for carrying
such. If this could be done it would be ibetter for tourists and all parties on the
waters.

Overseer John McFarlane, of Keene, reports that the game and fish laws
have 'been very well observed in that district. The majority of the people are
interested in the preserviation of game and fish. Rice Lake never had a better
chance to be restocked with fish than it had this last spring, as the marshes were
flooded until late in the summer, and the small fish were in ajbundance
along the shores. Bass fishing has been excellent this year — ^but longe
fishing was not so good, although there seemed to be plenty of them in the spawn-
ing season. When thei time came for fishing they did not seem to take the bait,
except at the mouth of the Otonabee river, and Trent. Longe fishing was very
good at these two places. Muskrats were plentiful, and a fairly good number
were trapped, considering the amount of trapping that has been done every year.

Rice was a fair crop this year, but the season was short for gathering it, as
the wind blew a a lot of it off when it was time to harvest it.

Ducks are plentiful this 3"ear, but 'sometimes hard to get as they raft out
in the middle of the lake in large flocks. At times shooting was good and a good
number has been taken. Most of the shooting was done on points along the lake,
and on islands; very little blind shooting was done. It is reported there was
some shooting from a gasolene yacht on a Sunday, tbut there was not much of
it done. He was told some of the hunters ordered them to stop. There were also
some wild geese on the lake at times, but they did not remain long. The hunting
season needs a lot of attention from an overseer, especially on Rice Lake where
there is so much hunting done, and there are strangers coming and going all the
time. A good number came from Toronto this fall, and stopped at Jaimes Ash-
burn's summer resort, and took home a good supply of ducks.

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The partridges are increasing in that district. Mink are scarce. Black
squirrels are plentiful. Mill owners are careful as to sawdust and rubbish.

Overseer John Watt, of Peterhoro, reports that both g;ame and fish have
increased wonderfully, more particularly the fish. Maskalonge and bass have
been very plentiful, and some excellent catches have been reported, unusual as
to size and quantity. The high water in the spring favoured the fish and made it
more difficult for poachers using nets, as the fish spawned in the drowned lands
among reeds and rushes over a large area, where in low water they confine them-
selves almost entirely to the creeks. The rush of water made work hard, but it
discouraged others that had no legal business on it. He had some violations and a
few prosecutions. He captured five small nets, but that is not bad for his
territory. He kept a pretty good watch, and held them down to the minimum.
The muskrat catch was very fair, and duck are coming in plentifully. Partridge
are increasing in numbers.

Pkescott County.

Overseer F. Dupuis, of HawTcesbury, reports that the game and fishery laws
have been reasonably observed although he had to make some investigation on
hunting dogs, running through the bush during the close season. As to the game,
ducks have been plentiful, but very few shot. Partridges not very plentiful. Fur-
bearing animals, mink, muskrats and fox were very good. Fishing has been fairly
good. The fishermen seem seem to be well satisfied.

Prince Edwahd County.

Overseer Angus Brishin, of Picton, reports that the fishing season this year
around Main Ducks and Traverse Point has been as good as usual, but around
Waupoose and Indian Point white fish and salmon have been not as good, but eels
have been plentiful.

The early part of the season the weather has been quite rough, he having to
stay there five days for wind storm. He has in all thirty-eight gill net fishermen,,
five hoop net, and about twenty-eight line fishermen.

He never saw as few anglers as this year.

He had eight rat traps in his possession, which he gave to Captain Flemming,
who called several times during the season to see him.

It will be necessary to have some steps taken to show the line between the
American fishermen and oiir own.

They have had trouble, and he is of the opinion it was the American who
took some of their nets and cut them. It will have to be buoyed to show the
division.

He has not any fault to find with the way the fishermen have observed the laws.

Overseer David Conger, of West Lal-e, reports that the catch of whitefish and
salmon trout has been very satisfactory to the fishermen. He has been over his
territory on different occasions, and is satisfied that the licensed fishermen observed
the laws.

Angling has not been as good this season in West and East Lake on account of
carp, bullheads, pike and suckers.

He would suggest to the Department that hoop-net licenses he granted for
these waters.

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Eegarding game, ducks are very plentiful. Muskrats and mink are very
scarce. He seized six muskrat traps last winter, which he found set in muskrat
houses. He entered an action against the parties, and had them appear before
a magistrate, and got a conviction; against them. Partridge are very scarce.
Black squirrels are holding their own. The game laws have been well observed.

Overseer E. R. Fox, of Northport, reports that the fish of all kinds are on the
increase, more so than the season of 1911. Tiie bass are very plentiful, so that any
angler can catch his limit in a few hours. But he notices in calling at the different
packing houses that there are a number of small pike that are unfit for use, and he
would recommend that all pike retained from the waters be not less than 18 inches
in length; also, he would recommend that the open season for gill-nets be the
same as for hoop-nets — the 1st of October. There were plenty of ducks on or
before the 16th of September, and well looked after as regards lo shooting before
the date of open season, but since the open season tliey have been quite scarce,
owing to scarcity of food. There were more ducks killed on the IGth of September
that he ever remembers on the first day of open season, and all hunters report
the same. Muskrats and mink are quite scarce, owing to the large amount of
trapping, and they will very sbon be something rare in his division, if there should
be open season the same as in the past.

Overseer E. A. Titus, of Wellington, reports that this season has been a favour-
able one for fishermen in his division. Salmon and whitefish have been very
plentiful, and those who fished principally for salmon say they never knew them
to be more numerous, and when fishing for whitefish had splendid results. Both
salmon and whitefish were much more plentiful than last "year. Bass, pickerel and
pike are on the increase in Weller's Bay and Consecon Lake. Hoop-net fishing
was a success this last spring. Black ducks were very numerous in the early
season. Fall ducks are just beginning to come. There were a great many wild
geese, but very few killed. Partridge, they tell him, are about the same as last
year. Muskrats appear to be as plentiful as last year. Mink, beaver and black
squirrels are very scarce in his division. The licensed fishermen he had no trouble
with, but outsiders will drop in a net and take their chances of being caught. He
has lifted eight pieces of gill net out of Weller's Bay, but he could not learn who
the guilty parties were.

Eaixy Eiver District.

Overseer Wm. Aymer, of Fort Frances, reports that he has been on the lakes
and in the woods continuously, weather permitting, since July 15th. The game
laws have been fairly well observed, except in a few minor cases, where a warning
seemed to answer the purpose. The fishermen on Eainy Lake have done fairly
well the early part of the season, but not so well latterly, owing to the high water
changing the run of the fish.

Game of all kinds is plentiful. Partridge and grouse are on the increase.
Deer never appeared more numerous. Moose does not appear to be as plentiful
around the lake as before, but rangers and others travelling the woods tell him
there are just as many, if not more. He has been told that east of Mine Centre the
sectionmen working for the Canadian Northern Railway carry guns on their hand
cars, and have been shooting partridge since they were feathered -out. The greatest
trouble there is with boys and foreigners owning 32 calibre rifles, and there are a
number of Americans owning islands on the lake who bring rifles and shot-guns

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with them, especially 23 calibre rifles. He would recommend a gun license; it
would hold guns that come across the border, returning them when the owners
leave; it would help.

There are a number of American tra])pers coming into the country. One fur
company of St. Louis, Mo., is beginning to make a business of sending trappers
into Canada. They come in at some out-of-the-way place, work for three or four
months, and smuggle their catch over the line, bringing their traps and guns and
ammunition with them. The only way to get them is to go into the woods after
them.

Overseer George S. Gates, of Eino, reports that, owing to the very wet weather
and bad roads, he has not been able to get around as much as he should like to have
done. However, he has observed that the people of that part obey the law quite well.

Partridge, he finds by enquiry, is very plentiful.

Prairie fowl are increasing slowly, but a few can be found in almost any settled
part of the country.

Wild ducks seem to be plentiful.

Wild geese do not stop much there.

Eabbits are so numerous, they have become a pest.

Beer are increasing every year.

Moose are holding their own north of the river, in spite of the settler.

Beaver are getting quite plentiful, and their dams and houses may be found
on many small streams in various parts of the country. He believes that all
trappers should pay a license.

Eenfekw County.

Overseer Samuel Andreivs, of Micl'shnrg, re])orts tliat he has taken reasonable
precaution in regard to the game and fishing regulations, and has found no person
violating them, consequently has collected no fines. He finds pike more plentiful
than last year, due no doubt to the fact that very few nets Avere set this season.
Black bass are scarce. Ducks and partridge were not as plentiful as last year.
Muskrat and other small fur-bearing animals are also scarce. Deer are more
plentiful, and are often seen in the settled parts of the country.

Overseer W. L. Briscoe, of KUlaloe, reports that he has kept a very close watch
over his territory this year, and finds that the people in general are observing the
game and fishery laws much better than in previous years, with the exception of
some outlaws, whom he had to fine. But, owing to such a large area of barren terri-
tory in that district, one man is not able to look after all of it, as he would need
to be out all of his time travelling to catch tlie pnacliers. Although there have been
quite a number of convictions tliere. there luive not been many in his territory.

Fish: Trout are becoming plentiful in Eound Lake. He has not allow^ed any
netting this year, and he only sold one non-resident permit.

Deer are increasing every year since he has been acting as overseer. Partridge
are plentiful. Beaver are becoming numerous on tbe north side of the Bonnechere
Kiver. There are not many muskrats, but mink are coming into that district.
Moose are fairly plentiful on the north side of the river in the mountains.

Overseer D. E. Burns, of Pemhrol-e, reports that he has had several complaints
from settlers in the back settlements that beavers are doing considerable damage
to property. He had a man from the Province of Quebec up and fined for illegally

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hunting ducks. This same man is back again this fall. It was last fall that he had
him fined. He held him up the other day and asked him his authority for coming
back to hunt ducks. He produced a non-resident duck hunting license which he
got from the Game and fisheries Overseer at Ottawa. He thinks this man had no
right to get a license for at least two years. The open season for hunting partridges
in the Province of Quebec starts the 1st of October, and in the Province of Ontario
the 15th of October. He thinks those dates should correspond in the two provinces,
as it causes considerable illegal hunting along the lines.

Overseer John Devine, of Renfreiv, reports that the game and fishery laws have
been fairly well observed this year in his division, although complaints come in
from time to time claiming that illegal hunting is practised in certain sections, but
on investigation they nearly all appear to have no foundation. He has had three
parties before the resident magistrate during the year, and obtained convictions
against them.

The hook and line fishing has been good in the Madawaska River and Calabogie
Lake. The black bass in those waters are plentiful.

There were no angling permits sold this season. At present there is a regularly
licensed fishermen catching bullheads with hoop-nets in White Lake, and with
fairly good results.

Deer are not as numerous as last year, owing, he believes, to the fact that
wolves are very numerous along the valley of the Black Donald in Brougham and
Griffith Townships, Slate Palls in Lyndock, and Mud Lake in North Cananto.
They have also destroyed a number of sheep belonging to the settlers convenient to
the above named places. He would suggest something should be done toward
exterminating them, or to encourage their extermination. Partridge are not as
numerous as last year, owing, he believes, in a large measure to the cold and
unfavourable weather of last spring.

Overseer A. H. G. Wilson, of Eganville, reports that the conditions are appar-
ently healthy all over that district with regard to fish. There has
been no illegal fishing in this district. Any fisihing that was done
in his district to his knowledge was mostly done by campers who fish more for
amusement and sport than for profit, although there was no illegal fishing done.
There was no netting reported to him this season, and he has never seen a net out
on the lakes or anywhere else. He thinks it is a good idea to prohibit netting all
through that section of the country, as there are lots of fish for all if caught only
by hook and line, or trowl either, and he thinks next season will be better, as they
have had abundance of rain, and the rivers and creeks will be deeper and faster,
and fish will be able to get back to higher spawning berths and marshes on the creeks
and lakes. He thinks prospects are vieiry good for next season's supply of both fish
and game, and with a favourable winter there will be still fur-bearing animals left
in that district.

Prom what he has seen and heard from the settlers wherever he has been they
are satisfied with all the conditions, unless hunting with dogs. They claim that
the deer are driven out of the country by outside parties who come into their
locality and 'bring a host of dogs with them and hunt for two weeks, and what they
don't kill and take away are driven out of their resorts and feeding grounds and
hunted back north of the Petawawa across the Ottawa Eiver to the Quebec side,
and lost to them entirely. The settlers claim if dogs were not allowed to run in the
hunting season there would be plenty of deer for all. But as it is the law, they
must submit to it for the present at least.

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He thinks that both partridge and duck are fair]}^ plentiful, for on his last
trip from Dacre to Lake Clear he saw quite a number of partridge, and also two
nice flocks of duck on Lake Clear. The people of that district are all getting down
to observe the law better than a few years ago. They either have not time to hunt
game, or they are afraid of the law.

He knows where there are a fair number of mink about two miles down the
Bonnechere Eiver since last spring, and he supposes there are a few more down
the river further, and as there are no hunters or trappers around there, they are
therefore multiplying.

Russell County.

Overseer J. B. Bourgon, of Roddand, reports that the catch of fish during the
season of 1912 averaged about the same as in 1911. About the same number of
licenses have been issued. Bullheads and cat fish were taken in the Ottawa River.
During the summer three parties were fined, two for fishing without licenses, and
one for fishing with a hoop-net near Petrie's Island, between Orleans and Cumber-
land.

Xo anglers' permits were required during the season. As this district is well
settled, there are no fur-bearing animals to any extent.

SiMCOE County.

Overseer John Beatty, of Midland, reports that there were very few violations
in regard to the Game and Fishery Laws.

A great number of black and yellow bass was taken out of the Little Lake
during this season.

There were some very large maskinonge caught in the Wye River and Bay,
some weighing as high as thirty pounds.

Ducks are plentiful.

Partridge not as good as last year.

Mink are about as plentiful as in former years.

There was a great number of muskrats taken out this year on account of the
high water.

Overseer Samuel Coulter, of Gilford, reports that during the past year the
game law has been well observed in his district. There was no illegal fishing that
he knows of during tlie winter and spring seasons. Quite a number of trout were
caught during the winter season. The bass fishing was fair, but the maskinonge
seemed to be very scarce. The Bradford Fishing Company during the fall of 1911
had some grand catches of carp, catching as high as 30 tons at the start. He had
no trouble with the anglers, as the people who follow this sport seem to know the
law.

Ducks have been more numerous this year than they have been for a number
of years past. He has seen a few flocks of geese this fall.

Black squirrels do not seem so plentiful as they were a year ago. Raccoons
are quite numerous in those parts, but the muskrat and mink continue very scarce.

Overseer B. A. Dnsang, of Wauhaushene, reports that angling has not been
quite as good, one reason, he thinks, being the cold season. Bass kept outside where
they found shoals in the open lake. They had good fishing. The anglers lay the

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blame on the pike, as they are very plentiful on the bass grounds. Many more
tourists visited those waters during the past season. He sold over one hundred
permits more than last season. The fishermen have had a very rough season. They
have lost a lot of their nets. Pickerel is increasing. Trout and whitefish are not up
to last year. Ducks and partridges are up to other years. He thinks that the
sporting season on partridges has done a lot towards increasing them. He got two
trap nets in Moon River. In May they were hid on Waubuno Island, ready to set.
He destroyed them on the spot. Also got one hoop-net and about two hundred and
fifteen yards of gill-net under size. The laws have been kept well.

From the 12th to the 19th October there was only one day fit to fish. If there
are any trap nets anywhere they must be hid in the ibush, as they cannot find any
in the water, and they have got them hid before now. There are a lot of com-
plaints from the anglers on account of coarse fish in towards the shores. They get
tired of pike, and they tell him that they destroy the bass spawn, A great many
want to know if the Department would take into consideration and allow some few
of the guides to gill them out by paying a license in the winter.

Lunge has not been as plentiful in the past twenty years, he is sure. A party
told him there the other day tl^at they should set gill nets and thin them out.

This lias been the stormiest season since he has been on duty. For twelve days
the fishermen have been tied up.

Overseer George G. Green, of Bradford, reports that the extremely high water
has been a grand thing for the game there tliis year.

Ducks are very plentiful, and the quantity of black duck has been numerous,
some splendid bags having been made.

Teal were also rather plentiful.

The wood duck are scarce.

Snipe have been numerous, but the high water has driven them to the high
lands, so that the shooting of them has not been so good. Partridge are scarce; he
supposes the wet weather has drowned the chicks. Squirrels are not very plentiful.
Fishing has not been very good, presumably on account of the enormous quantity of
feed. The fish company who are operating there have had a very good season. He
strongly advises a close season on all fur in this district, as a few years for the rats
and mink would give these animals a chance. This opinion is concurred in by the
local trappers.

Overseer J. II. Laughlin, of Netv' Lowell, reports that the Game and Fishery
liaws have been well observed in that district. Red deer are increasing very fast;
also partridge. Wood hare are very plentiful. Mink are scarce; also raccoon. He
would be in favour of having a close season for the raccoon the same as mink.
Trappers have their traps set for raccoon in October, and the same trap will catch
a mink or rat.

Overseer Robert Leadlay, of Barrie, reports that there has not been as many
whitefish and herring caught as in 1911. Trout are seldom caught in Kempenfeldt
Bay. The spawning season for them begins a'bout the middle of October,
and with ten days' extension this year they are off the shoals before the close
season begins, ■ He does not think it necessary to protect trout from the troller, as
there are few caught in ppportion to the quantity in the lake. Muskrats have
been plentiful, but the Indians trapped most of them last spring. There are quite
a few deer between Angus and Minnising, but they do not seem to increase very
fast.

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Overseer William McGinn, of Orillia, reports that angling for bass in the
beginning of the season was very poor, but the latter part of the season has been
excellent and the sample large; also pickerel are becoming more plentiful. Musk-
alonge trowling has been good, some very large ones having been caught. The
parties having a license to net carp found it a failure, the water being so high being
the trouble. They gave up the business in despair.

In Lake Simcoe the bass fishing has been very poor. Have been out with
fishing parties all tlirough the season and have never had a fair catch. But trout
are very plentiful, and some very large. Catches have been made with the trowl.
This is accounted for by the careful watching of Captain Carson and the crew of
the patrol boat " Xaiad.''

Wliitefish are also very plentiful. During the season there have been very few
tourists in that district, on account of the cold, wet weather.

Regarding game. Mink, muskrat and fur-bearing animals are very scarce in
tliat section of the country. They are almost extinct in most cases.

Dncks aie also scarce on account of no rice in these waters.

Partridge are becoming quite plentiful.

Deer is almost a thing of the past.

The law regarding game, especially partridge, has not been as well observed as
in the case of illegal fishing. He has had several complaints of illegal shooting of
partridge, but found it impossible to convict, as the settlers would make reports
but would not stand by them.

Overseer Ilarrij Mayor, of Fainswicl:, reports with regard to fish, there have
been quite a number of trout taken, but they are by no means plentiful. AVliitefish
and herring are very numerous, and although there are a great number caught, the
supply does not seem to diminish. He regrets that bass are still on the decrease,
and although he has tried to find the cause of the decrease, he can furnish no reason-
able solution to the problem, and he thinks the matter is well worthy the attention
of the Department, and should be looked into.

Lake Simcoe should be an ideal place for bass, and one would naturally think
they would multiply instead of diminish.

As regards game in that locality, the conditions are much the same as la=!t
year. Quite a few partridges have been seen, and he thinks they are also more
plentiful.

Ducks and other water fowl are not quite so numerous, while hares ami
.quirrels are easily holding their own.

Overseer Samuel Patterson, of Dunkerron, reports that he has had no reason
to inform on anyone in his district. Regarding the big fish, they seem more
plentiful than last year, and the wild ducks and partridges seem quite numerous.
Muskrats and mink are rather scarce.

Thunder Bay District.

Overseer IT. //. S. Gordon, of Port Arthur, reports a particularly good i.-easuii
fishing throughout the districts under his supervision.

Port Arthur and Fort William District. — In this district the fishermen report
better fishing than has been enjoyed for years. The gill-net men state that it has
been many years since there has been the run of fish of this season. The increase

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has been particularly noticed in the catch of trout. During the summer and fall
there has been some large catches. Whitefish have also increased, in fact there
has been a noticeable increase of whitefish during the past two years.
The pound net fishermen have also had a good season.

Fish brought a good price this year, almost the entire catch being marketed in
the two cities, Port Arthur and Fort William, at prices averaging from 8 to 9 cents
a pound. The fish retail at 12 cents a pound.

The herring season last fall was also a heavy one. The weather was good,
there being sufficient frost to keep the fish until they were shipped to outside ports.
Eossport District. — The fishing at Eossport was somewhat better this season
than last, the fall fishing being much better and the weather being more favour-
able than during the season of 1911-12. The same experiences he found at Port
Coldwell.

Inland Lakes. — The Inland Lakes fishing has proved to be good. The only
falling off in the fishing has been reported from Whitefish Lake. This no doubt
was due to the warm weather, as the fish remained in the deeper water. However,
the licensee states that she intends to give the lake a rest next season, following out
her custom of former years, of securing a license and doing no fishing at all for a
year. The other fishermen he finds have been fishing conservatively, and they are
certainly doing the lakes no harm. If they continue to fish with the same wisdom
as heretofore, there will be no fear of the lakes becoming depleted. In fact there is
not the least doubt but that with the present conservative fishing the lakes will be
the better for it. The fish are better now than when the netting first commenced.
The lakes are mostly fished in the winter time. This is due to the fact that the
fish can only be transported by team.

Extension of Fishing. — He has advised the fishermen that there will be no
extension of the fishing this season. In view of the fact that they have had such a
good season, he would not recommend such an application.

Sawdust Dumping. — ^There has been no sawdust dumping in the waters. In
fact, there is but one mill running, this on Black Sturgeon, and the sawdust is now
being conveyed to a burner, where it is consumed.

Hatchery. — Mr. McNab, who is in charge of the hatchery, has been very busy
this season. He has secured a large amount of fry from different points. The
fishermen have also been giving him all the aid possible in securing the eggs.

Game. — ^The district is so large that it would be impossible to give the entire
section close surveillance. There has undoubtedly been game destroyed out of
season, especially along the railway construction. However, some arrests have been
made, and convictions have resulted. The Provincial police have been responsible
for these. Game is very plentiful this season, especially the small game. It has
been some years since partridge have been so plentiful in this section. Since the
open season large numbers have been shot, and the general report is that the birds
are more plentiful than ever before.

There was a report that the Americans were fishing in Canadian waters along
the north shore. He made it a point to investigate and found that there was
absolutely no truth in the statements. The local fishermen are fishing in the
waters right to the boundaries, and they state that they have never found a net of
the Americans in the waters on this side of the line. A few years ago the Indians
on the American side might come over into the Canadian waters, but they only
crossed occasionally, and they were fishing light rigs.

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His inspections have been most favourable. He found that the fishermen are
prospering throughout that v^^hole district. The men mostly all own their own
property, and they are fine citizens. They are all experienced fishermen, and they
have excellent fishing equipment.

Victoria County.

Overseer William Adair, of Norland, reports that the Game and Fisheries Laws
have been well respected in that vicinity. The bass and maskinonge catch was as
good as usual. The chief fish caught there are bass, maskinonge and trout. There
are none caught for export. The sawmills in that district respect the law in regard
to disposal of refuse. There are no fish-ways in that district. The fur-bearing
animals are becoming plentiful, especially beaver and otter. There have been
several complaints from farmers about the beavers damming up their creeks and
flooding their lowlands. Only one violation of the law came to his notice, and that
was for trapping beaver. Two skins were confiscated and sent to the Department,
and a fine of $35.00 imposed, and reported to the Department at the time.

Partridge are plentiful. Ducks are scarce. -

Overseer J. R. Boate^ of Fowler s Corners, reports that maskinonge and bass
have not been as plentiful as in former years. Perch are very plentiful this season.

Fur-bearing Animals. — Muskrat is more plentiful than in former years. Mink
are getting very scarce. Fox and raccoon are not as plentiful as in former years..
Rabbits are very plentiful this season.

Duck. — Ducks have not been as plentiful as in former years. The high water
this season destroyed the rice beds.

The Game and Fishery laws have been very well obeyed in that district. This-
season no violations came to his notice. No convictions this year.

Overseer A. Bradshaiv, of Lindsay, reports that the angling season was a most
satisfactory one. Maskinonge were more plentiful than they have been in these
waters for years.

Bass were caught in large numbers, also. In spring, when the maskinonge
were on their spawning beds, the water was high and the weather rough and windy,
80 that the fish were enabled to deposit their ova in comparative safety, and by
these conditions the roe had a good chance to mature.

The protection given the frogs in that county for a period of two years should
help them to become numerous.

Ducks are increasing year b^ year ; they were more numerous this season than
they were last year, and this is pleasing to all true sportsmen.

Muskrats were plentiful in spring last, and good catches were made by local
trappers; prices were higher than usual for their skins, so that trappers were well
satisfied with the season's catch.

Mink were caught during the fall and winter months, but many were caught in
spring when trappers were catching rats.

The law during the close season was well kept in that section. Only one case
upon which he could take action came to his knowledge — a case of an Indian spear-
ing rat houses. The Magistrate imposed a fine, and the case is not fully settled,
owing to the defendant having left the County of Victoria.

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Overseer Chris. Burtclieall, of Coljoconk, reports that the bass are scarce,
although there seemed to be quite a few just when the open season commenced;
towards the end there were none being caught. The maskinonge fishing was very
good towards the end, that is to say, for the months of September and October. As
for spring spearing, he saw no one doing any.

The deer hunting around there last year was fairly good. Nearly every man
succeeded in getting his deer, he thinks owing to there being no snow till the last
few days, of the season. No deer were shot till the last week. As to partridge and
ducks, they are both rather scarce in his district. As for quail, there are none.

He thinks there should be some amendments made in regard to the guides.
He thinks that no person should be allowed to row any person or persons outside of
their own family without first obtaining a license — that is to say, a guide's license.
This season a great many rowed without their license, and as there was no amend-
ment in regard to that, it made it very hard for the overseers to do anything
towards prosecuting those parties who row tourists without their guide's license.

Overseer W. J. Fry.^of Kirk field, reports that maskinonge and bass are not
very plentiful this season in the canal water east of the Lift Lock. Maskinonge was
very plentiful in the spearing season in the flooded land. This year carp are plenti-
ful in these waters. Muskrat and mink are scarce. Ducks are plentiful this season.
Partridges are getting plentiful these last two years. Beaver and otter are scarce
in that district. Deer are also scarce. The Game and Fisheries law has been very
well observed.

J. J. Irwin, of Dalryniple, reports that the canal waters contain carp and
.suckers in abundance, and a few maskinonge and rock bass.

Maskinonge, pickerel and bass are plentiful in Mud Lake. Dalryniple is
becoming a favourite summer resort with tourists.

;,.,i:i:. Ducks are plentiful this season; partridges are in goodly numbers.
%s-d'i There are not many deer in his district.

There are a considerable number of muskrats this year, but somewhat less than
elMfcyear. Mink are scarce. There are a few otters this year.
'■"'■ •' Three violations of the law have come under his notice this year.

Overseer John Jones, of Fenelon Falls, reports that the laws in his territory
have been well observed as far as he is aware of. Cameron, Balsam and Sturgeon
Lakes have had better fishing than for some years. There is one thing he would
like to draw the Department's attention to which is entirely wrong — the trout
fishing north of there. The close season comes in on the 1st of November. He
thinks it should be from the 1st of October to the 1st of November.

On his many travels on special patrol north of Haliburton he might mention
that the wolves are getting more plentiful every year. He believes they are killing
more deer than the hunters are. He thinks it would be wise to raise the bounty
from $25 to $30 a head so as to encourage the people to get out and destroy them.
Tn the district he travelled this fall he found the wolves had come out and killed
several farmers' sheep.

He finds there have been few deer taken out north of there, but he thinks the
reason is on account of the high water, as the marshes are flooded, and that there
is no doubt this saved the massacring of many deer.

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Rats were fairly plentiful from the reports of those trapping, as there was
something like from sixteen to eighteen hundred rats caught within three miles of
Fenelon Falls.

Ducks have been about the same as other years.

Overseer H. B. Parher, of Bohcaygeon, reports that during the past year the
fishing has been better than it has been for some years, especially the maskinonge.
The lake appears to be full of snaall ones just over and under the limit 24 inch,
although there were a great number of very large ones caught this season.

The bass are about the same as usual as to size and number.

The spawning season for both bass and maskinonge was fairly good last spring.
The tourists are increasing every year, both anglers and hunters.

Deer seem to be about the same as usual. Muskrats are fairly numerous, but
it is very hard to get some people convinced they are making a mistake by trapping
them in the fall.

Mink are about the same as usual in number, for they are caught by some
people they call "hogs," who will kill them when the hides are practically worthless.

Beaver are on the increase all over the back country.

Partridges are very numerous this fall.

The early fall duck is very scarce this fall, he believes, owing to the water
falling very low last spring, and then about the 22nd of May the heavy rains came,
and the Lakes and inland marshes alike rose to a height that they very seldom get,
even with the spring freshets, and probably drowned out their nests. The late fall
ducks are at present coming in, in large flocks.

Wolves are getting numerous here and work havoc among the deer.

Overseer C. W. Parkin, of VaJentia, reports that maskinonge and bass were
very scarce throughout his division during the past season, caused to a certain
extent by the low condition of the water, and some perished during the severe
wiuter weather. Then when the new cement dam at Lindsay was constructed,
there was no proper provision made for the fish to come up to the Scugog waters,
as fish always work up stream when spawning. He maintains there should be a
proper fish-way provided in said dam to permit fish coming up to Scugog
Lake. The bass were fished out through the ice during the winter, therefore the
tourists who enjoy casting for those gamey fish were deprived of that pleasure. It
seems ridiculous that a body of water so suitable for the breeding of such fine fish
should be depleted by a few fish hogs during the winter months. If the Govern-
ment would see fit to make the close season from the 15th of December to the 15th
of June, it would stop the winter fishing, and the true sportsman would be able to
enjoy good sport fishing for bass during the summer months.

Muskrats were plentiful last spring and trappers secured large numbers.

Partridges are becoming more numerous every year.

Mink are increasing in numbers in his division.

Har&s or cotton-tail rabbits are becoming very numerous, and he has had
many complaints from farmers against the law protecting them. They breed so
fast and are so destructive, they are becoming a great nuisance to the country.

Ducks are very plentiful. • He never remembers seeing so many beautiful red-
heads and blue-bills on that lake as there are at present. The hunters are getting
large bags. He would be pleased to see the pump gun demolished as the automatic
was.

80 THE EEPOET UPON" No. 13

He would again suggest that the meadow lark be placed on the game list, as
they belong to the quail family, and therefore should not come under the insectiv-
orous list.

He has kept a vigilant watch over his district, and finds the laws are well
observed.

Overseer Neil Sinclair, of Glenarm^ reports the closed season has been well
observed in his division, and there has been no illegal fishing done that he is aware
of. Bass and maskinonge have been more plentiful the earlier part of the season.
Towards the latter end the catch was not so good.

Mink and muskrat are very scarce. There is no beaver in his division.

Wild ducks are plentiful this fall. There are not so many wild geese light on
the lake.

Partridge are not so plentiful this fall, he thinks on account of the wet season
this summer.

There is no deer in* his district.

Frogs are more numerous this season.

Overseer Ira Toole, of Omemee, reports that the maskinonge fishing has been
good this summer in Pigeon Eiver. Bass were about as usual, but very few people
fish for them there, as they seem to prefer trolling for the lunge.

As to winter fishing, he would like to say that, as there was a good supply of
maskinonge in those waters, the summer fishing still remained good, and perhaps
may last fairly good for a couple of seasons yet; but if there are not some restric-
tions to stop the winter fishing, viz., the snaring of maskinonge through the ice,
there is only one thing to expect — that the waters there will become depleted, as
they were once before by the same means. If there was a close season for maskin-
onge, say, from the 15th November until the 15th June, an overseer would have
some chance to stop the illegal fishing in the winter, but as the season stands at
the present time, the poacher has things pretty much his own way, as he is not
at all likely to convict himself, and in most of the cases which he has had to con-
tend with, it would be impossible to prove how the fish were caught, which is what
an overseer would have to do to make a conviction in any of the winter months, as
the season exists at the present time.

Black ducks are not so plentiful this year, and very few fall ducks have got
that far south yet. Prom what he has seen, he thinks partridge are holding their
own pretty well, as there seem to be quite a number of them this fall.

Mink are very scarce in that locality. Muskrat are holding their own fairly
well, considering the number of trappers that are after them every spring. The
catch was not quite so good last spring as usual in that district. But the trouble
lies in the fall trapping, as they are hard to protect at that season of the year, and
he thinks it impossible unless an overseer oould afford to stay on the water all the
time.

Frogs seem scarce, considering there were none caught for the market this
summer, but as the water lias been unusually high, they may be back farther in the
marsh, where they cannot be seen.

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Welland County.

Overseer T. J. Briggs, of Bridgehurg, reports that the game laws are well
obeyed, and there are no reports of any violations of the laws.

Americans were well pleased with the angling this year. Maskinonge is very
plentiful, and there are large bass in the lake and fair catches. Eough fish in
creeks have been plentiful. The game in his division is very scarce. The duck
season is closed before the duck come in the river there.

Commercial fishermen complain about the fishing being poor this season.
Anglers who take out permits to fish in Niagara Eiver are well pleased with the
river permits.

The Inspectors of the Game and Fisheries have been over his division a num-
ber of times, which has helped him in the work of protection of the game and fish.

Overseer David Jones, of Welland, reports that he has found that the laws and
regulations have been fairly well observed. There have been quite a few complaints
made, but it is hard to get the complainants to name the parties. There are quite
a numiber that do their utmost to see that the law is well observed, and he has kefpt
a close watch all over the district, although there are still some parties that he is very
anxious to get, in regard to pheasants and squirrels especially. Fish were rather
scarce in the summer, but were up to the average in the spring. Pickerel were
good; black bass also. Not so many carp. Sheep-head in abundance. Pike fair;
coarse fish good. He destroyed several trap nets. No trouble with foreigners
fishing. Eeport that dynamite was used at Beaver dam and Welland feeder, but
could not find the parties.

Ducks plentiful, and geese are now returning from the north. Saw about
thirty in one flock. Muskrat fair, and would like to see coons protected, as they
are destroyed when the fur is of no account, and would like to see all trappers
licensed.

Wellington County.

Overseer Colin Robertson, of Hillshurg, reports that he has been over his
territory several times during the season, and is pleased to report that the Game
and Fishery laws have been fairly well observed. The Caledon Mountain Trout
Company and the Guelph Fishing Club own or control the ponds there. They
report a fair season, but not nearly so good as last. A great many people there
complain about the Caledon Mountain Trout Company screening the creeks flowing
into their ponds. This prevents the trout from going up the creeks that flow through
other property, and he is of the opinion that private fishing ponds built on the
main stream should not be screened. It also prevents the large trout in the spawn-
ing season from going up the creeks too near the head of the stream, their natural
spawning beds.

The laws regarding sawdust, etc., have been well observed by the mill owners.
Mink, foxes and rabbits are plentiful. Muskrat, partridge and wild ducks are
scarce. There are not many deer, otter, beaver or other large game in that sec-
tion. There is scarcely any shooting in his district, game of all kinds being scarce.

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Wentworth County.

Overseer C. J. Kerr, of Hamilton, reports that langling in Burlington Bay
during the past year has been fair, some good catches of hass at the piers in the
Oanial at the Beach having been reported. He had two seine licenses issued for carp
in the bay this season, but the fishermen could not make it pay.

He got the usual complaints that the drawing of nets was destroying the bass
and other spawn, but these men declared they never could see any spawn. However,
he has oome to the conclusion, as these nets never will pay in Burlington Bay, that
no more nets should be issued for any purpose whatever, and that the bay should
be kept for angling alone. He believes that the nets destroy more spawn and fish
than the carp will if leit alone.

Transportation inspection. — ^This is a trade by itself, and no one would believe
the traffic that is going on if they did not see for themselves. He finds that the
traffic in fish of every description is increasing greatly every year. The trout and
whitefish that were shipped this year from the upper lakes through Hamilton and
to Hamilton were of a lar,ger class than in former years, but the shippers run their
fish sometimes close on the 2-lb. limit, and nearly every box contained one or two
fish undersized — not sufficient to make a seizure of the box. However, he was
forced to seize several boxes in the early part of the summer, labout 30 small fish
being in each box. Last November there was a glut in the fish market. The London
freezer was completely filled up, and one sMpment of trout (40 boxes) came to
Hamilton from Wiarton, and it was re-shipped back to Collingwood in an effort
to save the fish from going bad. And alsio during the same month, whitefish from
Lake Erie were going through Hamilton by the hundred boxes every day — all spawn-
ers, and taken in the act of spawning. And, furthermore, the herring fishermen
from Selkirk, Dunnville, and along the lower part of Lake Erie, shipped herring
all over the country, and to Hamilton, and he found some of the boxes contained
one-third whitefish, herring size. He seized a great many boxes of these fish, and
had some of the shippers running to Toronto to see the Department about at. There
was something strange about these small whitefish ; while the fishermen were catch-
ing them at the lower end of Lake Erie with the ^herring, none were caught at Port
Stanley, and the upper end of the lake.

Fur-bearers. — Muskrats, mink, skunk and ooon are holding their own in Went-
worth County, but outside of there he is in a position to see a great deal of this fur
being sihipped on the trains during the hours of transportation inspection to the
United States and to England and Europe, but tons of furs reach these coun-
tries by other outlets.

It is an everyday occurrence during November to see bags of coon and skunk of
100 pelts going through to the States by express through Hamilton.

The taxidermists and dealers in moose and deer heads, he finde in various
parts of the Province. There are men engaged in this business, and they are fur
dealers and tanners as well. There are no dealers in moose and deer heads in Ham-
ilton, but there are two taxidermists who will mount moose and deer 'heads, etc.

Fur Farming. — He finds this is a business that is drawing the attention of
many persons in the United States, and a good many persons are engaged in the
business, and it is said with fair profit. He has had several applications for per-
mits to catcli mink out of season to supply a f^rm of this kind, but he passed the
applications on to the Department. He says this business will have to be looked
straigiht in the face, as it is bound to come before long, and it must be controlled by
the Department licensing the farms.

1913 GAME AND FISHERIES. 83

Illegal Acts. — There were some contraventions of the Game Act, and in each
ca.se the offenders were treated to a visit to the Police Court, and were fined more
or less severely. He says there are many who will not listen, and it is the ignoramus
who does not, or cannot, read, and has no conscience or moral sense to which one
can appeal.

Deer and Moose. — Last Xovember he found a lot of deer that had come to Ham-
ilton to 'be 'distributed there on the trains to other places. xVifter some trouble in
several cases, he foimd he had to hold the deer that did not have proper shipping
coupons, but on investigatio]i he straightened out every case.

Wild Ducks in Burldngton Bay. — Some good bags were taken in October, one
man getting 39 in one day, and others 22 and 25 daily, and still others 11 and 17
on various days. The water being liigh this year resulted in better shooting on the
bay. He received a number of complaints of screening — that is, the placing of decoys
strung out from the shore to the Limit oif 200 yards, and when a flock settles at the
outer end, the shooter, who is in his boat at the shore, hidden by screens, shoots out
at these ducks with pump guns, with the result that he fairly slaughters them.
The distance from shore should be 50 yards to decoys, and no farther. This would do
away with the so-called screening. There are only four shooters on Burlington Bay
who screen, and if these four men are out on the hay sihooting and screening on the
same day, no one else will get anything. There are lots of oomplaints about these
men.

The traffic in ducks from Port Rowan is of large dimensions already this fall,
and things look bright for good eating for everybody.

He has a, number of licensed game dealers in Hamilton, as weli as clul)s and
hotels, and collected $100 during the year from them.

Snipe, Woodcock and Partridges. — He has made some fair bags of snipe himself
this fall, knowing where to get them. He alsio saw some woodcock. Reports say
that partridges are fairly numerous this fall in the back parts of the towns'hips.
This short season is of great benefit to them. He has shot woodcock, snipe and
partridge over thoroughbred dogs for the last 40 years, and is doing so at the
present day, and can say that this year has been the best for these birds to his
knowledge for a number of years.

Mill Dams. — ^There are two mill dam® in the county of Halton — one at Zim-
merman Mills on the Twelve Mile Creek, or, as some call it, the Bronte Creek.
He strongly recommends a fisihway to be put in this dam. This creek is what is
called a live spring creek — ^always running, and if a fi^ pass was in this dam, bass
would go seven miles up in the country and be a bless'ing to the people there. The
other is on the Oakville Creek, above the G.T.R. bridge. If this dam had a pass
in it, fish could ascend as far as the Town of Georgetown.

York County.

Overseer Albert E. Tarry, of Toronto, reports that during the past year the
fishing has been very poor, both angling and net fishing in the lake. The fishermen
say it is the worst year they have ever had. Some of the fishermen have had to
quit fishing early in the season and seek other employment. There practically
seems to be no fish in the waters. He can give no definite reason why fish are so
scarce — as far as he has seen or known for salmon trout and white fish. The close
season has been wdll observed.

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As regards game, ducks have been fairly plentiful, especially sawbills, which
he thinks ought to be a longer open season for this class of duck, as they are very de-
structive to fish, and as they are verjt difficult to shoot at this time of the year, more
so than they are later on. He has forced as many as thirteen small fish out of one
duck's mouth after it had been shot, showing how destructive they are to the fish.
There are many of the sawbill ducks in the lake. There have been twelve convic-
tions under the Game Act this year, and one under the Insectivorous Birds Act.
Muskrats have also been very scarce during the past season.

Overseer Robert Tillett, of Roach's Point, reports that the bass fishing was not
very good this year, and very few maskinonge were caught on the tix)wl. There
seems to be a scarcity of bass and maskinonge in his district, but there are lots of
salmon. The spearing licenses last winter were a good thing for the protection
of the salmon in close season. Those that buy a license want to protect the fish.
There were no Americans here this year. He has had very little trouble with the
fishermen this year. , He has only taken one net and a couple of spears. The net
he got at Pox Island, the spears in Cook Bay. There seems to be more ducks than
usual. There is quite a lot of wild rice coming up in Cook Bay .again where it was
destroyed by the carp. The Bradford Fish Company should get the credit of the
wild rice coming back, for which they took the carp out, that is where the rice is.
Partridge are very scarce here. There are quite a few black squirrels, and there seem
to be more each year. The game and fishery laws have been very well observed
hero.

Overseer Charles West, of Holland Landing, reports that he has every reason
to believe that all kinds of game and fish are increasing very rapidly. There have
been some good catches this season. Better than in former years.

The oarp are very scarce. They suddenly disappeared after spearing season
was over. There is also satisfactory increase in all kinds of game. Old sports tell
him there was better shooting this season than in former years.

He is pleased to say that the game and fishery laws have been well observed,
and he has had no occasion to prosecute anyone.

Overseer G. W. West, of Holland Landing, reports that he has watched his
division during the season, and has obtained the best information he could, and
he finds that most of the game and fish are on the increase. Maskinonge he finds
is getting more plentiful as well as black bass, and also Do>re has been more plentiful
of late. There has been quite a growth of wild rice this season. He thinks that
is on account of the Bradford Fish Company driving the carp away from the river
beds and leaving more feed for other fish and ducks. Fish is on the increase around
there.

Black and grey ducks have been more plentiful as well as other game. Snipe
in particular ; partridge he finds is on the increase. The law has been well ob-
served both in fish and game as well as fur bearing animals.

135 pound Sturgeon caught off the shore of Amherst Island in Lake Ontario.

In Quetico Reserve.

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Mt. Pleasant, October, 10, 1912.

E. TiNSLEY, ES(i.,

Superintendent Game and Fisheries, Toronto, Ont.

Sir, — I herewith beg to submit to you my fourth annual report in connection
with the construction of Bass ponds and the propagation of fish. In the first case
the result being that two ponds were completed this year, thus making five ponds
all told. Two dams were also build.

A considerable amount of grading and levelling had to be done in connection
with the location of ponds so as to continue on same grade. The water pipe line
has ia!lso been connected and continued past pond Number Five, so that little diffi-
culty will be experienced in the next connection that will have to be made.

The flower display this year was exceptionally fine, the plants seem to thrive
well on the islands in the centre of the ponds, as they get a good supply of moisture
therefrom.

You are to be congratulated on the appearance and general results of the Bass
Hatchery, as they compare favourably with any of our neighbors in so far as they
have been developed.

The engineering under Chief Engineer Half red has been carefully figured out,
and many problems that would seem impossible to the amateur have been success-
fully brought to the desired end.

I might here state that while excavating we came across a pair of deer antlers
which were in a perfect state of preservation, and as no trace of any deer can be
found in these parts for a century or more it is safe in saying that they are over
one hundred years old.

As to propagation and its results, three ponds were made use of for breeding
purposes, and over eighty-one thousand fingerlings have been successfully trans-
ferred to the different inland waters, the transportation of which were very success-
ful, and the mortality did not amount to more than fifteen or twenty. The average
size of fingerlings sent out this year was about three inches in length, very uniform
as to size, plump, and in first class condition.

From reports gathered from reliable sources, the result from this annual dis-
tribution is very encouraging, as the bass are becoming more numerous each year,
so in this direction you are well repaid for the untiring activity that you have dis-
played. One has to gain considerable experience in this industry, for what might
seem to be a good idea when put into practice may prove a failure.

I might also state that a convention of Fish Culturers was held this season at
Erie, Pa., for the purpose of exchanging ideas and experiences, and as I was one
of the fortunate in being in attendance, considerable information was received
by myself, and it will be of great benefit to me in future.

A great number visited the Hatchery this year, a considerable few came from a
distance in touring cars, and who expressed themselves as being pleased with the
present and future prospects of the Mount Pleasant Hatchery.

The Fish Car had a better appeaxance this year owing to its having had a new
coat of paint and undergoing general repairs.

With weather conditions favourable a very large output may be looked forward
to next year.

Yours truly,

J. T. Edwards,

Superintendent, Mt. Pleasant Hatchery.

86 THE REPOET UPON No. 13

Biological Depaktment, Uis'iversity of Toronto, Oct. 14, 1912,

E. Tinsley, Esq.,

Superintendent of Game and Fisheries, Toronto.

Dear Sir, — I beg to report as follows upon the work carried on at the Georgian
Bay Biological Station during the past summer:

The Station has had an unusually succes'sful season, both in respect of the num-
ber of workers and the results obtained. The progress of the investigation of the
parasitic animals attacking fishes, which has been under way for several seasons,
is now such that many points in the identity and life history of these forms have
now been cleared up. Several new species have been identified, Mr. A. E. Cooper,
who has had this work in hand, has also made infection experimenits with small
bass, using parasite-bearing minute Crustacea, which serve as food, as a source of
infection.

The work of Mr. A. D. Eobertson on the Mollusca and that of Mr. H. E, White
on the Bryozoa has been extended to comprise a generall survey of Georgian Bay
and is now nearly complete.

Dr. E, M. Walker, under whose supervision the laboratory has been conducted,
has continued his work on the identification and life-histories of the Dragon-flies
of the region. He has already published a memoir on this group in North America,
and now has the material at hand for the special description of the Georgian Bay
species.

Mr, W, A. Clemens has been associated with him during the past season and
has made collections and identifications of the local species of May-flies.

The botanical work of the Station has been placed upon a definite footing
through Professor W. T. MacClement, of Queen's University, who has himself car-
ried out extensive studies on the Water-moulds, some of which attack living fishes
and their eggs, and has supervised the work of collecting and identifying the fleshy
fungi of the region. Miss E. Pen&on, Mr. Wodehouse and Mr. Bissonnette have
been engaged in the latter work and upwards of three hundred species have been
identified.

Yours respectfully,

B. A. Bensley,

EEPOET OF WOEK PEEFOEMED BY THE PATEOL BOAT " NAVAECH "

ON THE EIDEAU WATEES AND BAY OF QUINTE

DUEING THE YEAE 1912.

Began on Friday the 3rd May fitting out the " Navarch," for the season's

-work, and on Saturday patrolled to Picton and back to Belleville. Spent Sunday

:£i,t Belleville. From the 6th to the 11th May patrolled in the neighbourhood of

"Belleville, visiting Brighton, Bakers Island and Hay Bay, patrolling in the Marsh

^'between Kingston Mills and Kingston on the 10th instant and the North side of

Wolfe Island on the 11th, Spent Sunday in port at Kingston, also Monday on

■account of the rough weather. The following week visited Kingston, patrolling

down the North Channel to Gananoque on the 14th instant, and on to Brockville,

Eockport, the North side of Wolfe Isiland and Point Alexandria, spending Sunday

at Kingston,

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On the 20th M'ay patrolled from Kingston down to Overseer Cox's at Howe
Island, and from there on through Bateau Channel reaching Amherst Island on
the 22nd inst.. Where two thousand yards of gill net were seized. Then went
to Glen Island, Pioton and Deseronto, arriving on Saturday the 25th instant in
Belleville. The following week was spent in painting the " Navarch."

From the 4th to the 8th June patrolled through Belleville, Murray, Picton,
Deseronto, Amhert Island and around the Brothers Islands to Kingston, in which
district the following fortnight was ©pent. On the 25th June, patrolled around the
head of Amherst Island and Upper Gap, and over to Bath. The remainder of that
and the ensuing week was spent in the neighborhoods of Belleville and Kingston. On
Tuesday the 9th July patrolled the twenty-seven mile run and then on in to Ottawa.
From the 10th to the 27th July passed through Rockland, Wendover, CumJberland,
Smith's Falls, JSTewboro, Westport, the Islands of the Rideau Lakes, Brockville,
Grenadier Island, Gananoque, Kingston, the Bay of Quinte and back to Belleville.

The rest of that month was spent in patrolling around Belleville, Brighton,
Wellers Bay and the Bay of Quinte.

In August, on account of illness of the Captain, patrolling was not commenced
until the 9th instant. The following week was spent in the district of Kingston,
ptaitrolling around Brockville, Gananoque, Bateau Channel and Simcoe Island.- On
the 17th inst., patrolled from Kingston up around the Brothers Islands and Collins
Bay. The remainder of the month was spent in the districts of Belleville and
Kingston.

On the Slat August patrolled from Belleville to Mosquito Bay. Patrolled the
Bay all day. It was reported to the Captain that ducks were being shot, but he
found no illegal shooting going on.

Spent Sunday the 1st September at Belleville. Mate Taylor patrolled the
marsh looking after the ducks. On the 2nd September, patrolled in gasolene
launch. On the 5th patrolled from Wellers Bay to Brighton Bay and seized about
two thousand yards of gill nets. The following week patrolled Wellers Bay,
Brighton Bay, Kingston and Newboro, reaching Ottawa on Saturday the 14th
instant. On Monday the 16th inst., went from Ottawa to Thurso, patrolling all tl\e
bays. Seized four gill nets in the county of Russell between Ottawa and Rockland.
On the 17th inst., patrolled the water between Papineauville and Thurso. Seized
one net in the county of Russell and three gill nets in the county of Prescott. The
rest of the month was spent in patrolling around Wendover, Hawkesbury, Papineau-
ville, Ottawa, Burrits Rapids, Newboro, Westport, Kingston, Howe Island and the
north side of Wolfe Island, Gananoque, Brockville, the Brothers Isilands, Amherst
Island, Collins Bay and back to Kingston.

The whole of October and part of November until the 14th instant was spent
in the districts of Kingston and Belleville.

On the 14th the " Navarch " was laid up in good order for the winter.

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EEPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT " NAIAD ''

OK LAKE SIMCOE AND KAWARTHA LAKES

DURING THE YEAR 1912.

On "Wednesday, May the ls.t, spent the forenoon fitting out steamer, and in the
afternoon went over to Wolf Str. Wharf, and found that the valve on the pipe of
the blow-oJEf was leaking badly, and had to get new valve. On Tuesday left Peterboro,
and patrolled to Ooodfellow's Creek, and remained there over night; the next day
patrolled Goodfellow's Creek, Baxter's Creek, Squirrel Creek; thence to Steamboat
Creek and Dyells 'Creek, Kent's Creek and Riddel's Bay, and thence to Overseer
Thompson's for the night. On Saturday patrolled from Thompson's to Jubilee
Point, thence to Gore's Landing, Harwood, and between there and Idyl Wild.
Broke valve and had to return to Peterboro, and remained there during the next
few days. On Wednesday, 8th, took skiff and patrolled the marsh around Plum
Point, Mclntyre's Bay, Roach's Point; also waited in hiding until 11 a.m., but as
no Indiians put in an appearance, returned to steamer, and run to mouth of Keen's
River, but saw no person, then went to mouth of Ooze River, patrolled it, and went
on to Hastings, while there was informed that there was a net set every night on
the Ooze, went back, stayed there until 1 a.m. then returned to steamer at 2 a.m.
but got nothing. Thursday, May 9th, patrolled to Trent Bridge, then took skiff,
and patrolled to Healy Falls, the reason for taking skiff from Trent Bridge, there
was too much current through the bridge, also wanted to patrol back of McKenzie's
Island, a place not navigable for steamer. Friday, 10th, took on coal and patrolled
the waters from Hastings to the Ooze river, then came up to Stevenson's Landing
and met Overseer Shearer, took him on boat land went over to Sugar Island, where
we met Overseer McFarland, they both report any amount of work to keep the
Indians from fishing, otherwise everything quiet. Left Sugar Island and went to
Gore's Landing, thence to Jubilee Point, met Overseers McAllister and Thompson,
and patroiUed Rice Lake. Next day cleaned steamer, and patrolled to Overseer
Thompson's, thence to Bursford Bridge, brought Overseer Thompson to Goodfellow's
Creek, and came on to Peterboro and remained there over Sunday. The next week
was spent at Peterboro waiting for Lift Lock to open. On Monday, May 20th,
patrolled to Lakefield, thence to Young's Point, and kid there over night on account
of wind and rain. The next day patrolled the waters from Young's Point to Bur-
leigh Falls, thence to Lovesick, Buckhorn, Oak Orchard, Bobcaygeon, and on to
Lindsay for orders. Wednesday, 22nd, patrolled the waters from Lindsay to
Fenelon Falls, thence to Rosedale and Kirkfield, and up the canal to Overseer Fry's,
and got boat that was seized at Mud Lake, by order of the Department. Thursday,
patrolled the waters from Overseer Fry's house to the Lift Lock, thence to Lake
Simcoe and around Thora Island, found six hundred feet of whitefish net, then
returned to Beaverton for the night. Friday, 24th, after the arrival of Mr. Cox,
patrolled the waters from Beaverton to Bradford. Saturday patrolled the waiters
from Bradford to the mouth of River, then took gasolene launch helonging to the
Bradford Fish Co., and along with Mr. Cox went to Cook's Bay to see carp seine.
PatroiUed to Barrie, and after leaving Mr. Cox patrolled to Beaverton, and remained
over Sunday. On May 27th, patrolled the waters from Beaverton to Maynard's
shoal, thence to Trout Shoal, and on to Strawberry Island; on the way searched
several boats travelling. They all had good catches of salmon, and report salmon
fishing good. After landing at Strawberry Island, Overseer McGinn came in with
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arrangemenits with OveK-eer McGinn to go with his launch to Washago, and wait-
ing until 9 a.m., according to arrangements, left Orillia, and patrolled to Beaverton
in a heavy storm, and laid there until the storm was over, then went on to Kirk-
field. Next day patrolled the waters from Kirkfield Lift Lock to Balsiam Lake,
thence to Oameron Lake, and on to Fenelon Falls, took on coal and patrolled Stur-
geon Lake to Bobcaygeon, on arrival there the "Arthur C^' was towing logs through
the lock, and after she got through we locked down and stayed over night. Thursday
patrolled the waters of Pigeon Lake, Chemong Lake and up around Herron^s Island,
also searched three houses belonging to the Herron's, but found nothing, we then
oame back to Chemong and got net that had been seized by Overseer Nicholls.
Friday the 31st, patrolled the waters of Chemong Lake, and searched several oanoes,
but they were catching frogs. Brought Overseer Nicholls as far as Gannon's Nar-
rows, he then patrolled back to Chemong, and I oame on to Bobcaygeon, thence
to Fenelon Falls. Saturday, June 1st, patrolled the waters of Cameron Lake into
Balsam Lake, up to the North Bay, then took skiff and rowed up the creek about
four miles; while there was informed of some illegal work going on, but could find
nothing, and only one boat, which from appearance had not been used this
spring. Monday patrolled the waters from Beaverton to Big Bay Point, thence
to Hawkestone, Eight Mile Point, then went on to Orillia to meet Capt. Hun-
ter. Tuesday, June 4th, waited for Capt. Hunter at G. T. R. station, but he
did not come, owing to sickness. The Department told me to go to Bradford River,
but could not go on account of heavy winds. On Wednesday patrblled to Orillia
Narrows, thence to Eight Mile Point, found everything all right; as the wind was
rising fast I put for the Island, and thence to Roadie's Point. On June 6th, lay
in Bradford River, and watched Bradford Fish Co. land seine ; they only hauled
once, and got five carp, one bass, and one perch ; the bass and perch they put back
iruto the water. In the afternoon went to Gilford, afterwards to Orillia to meet Capt.
Hunter. Friday patrolled Lake Simcoe to Orillia, met Capt. Hunter, and in the
afternoon drove out into the country to see Overseer Timlin, then came back to
boat, and laid in Orillia all night. Saturday, June 8th, patrolled the waters from
Orillia to Thora Island, went on to Beaverton, laid there for the rest of the d'ay
on account of high wind. Capt. Hunter oame down to Beaverton with us, and
left for Belleville. Sunday laid at Beaverton. On Monday patrolled the waters
from Beaverton to Kirkfield Canal, stopped to see Overseer Fry, and showed him
how to make out his reports, then patrolled Balsam Lake, and then to Coboconk.
Saw Overseer Burtcheall, and patrolled to Rosedale Lock. Tuesday patrolled
the waters from Rosedale to the Gull River, and Burnt River, then took skiff
and patrolled up to the old Look; also Goose Lake, patrolled Cameron Lake, and
went on to Fenelon Falls, and after leaving there patrolled Sturgeon Lake. The
following day took on coal and patrolled the waters from Lindsay to Scugog Lake,
and thence to Washburn Island, Port Hoover, and Port Perry thence back to
Washburn Island, and on to Overseer Parkins for the night. Thursday patrolled
the waters from Overseer Parkins to Ijindsay, took on coal; also met Overseer
Malbee and Bradshaw, then patrolled the Lindsay River, and on to Sturgeon
Point, and then to McConnell s Island for the night, watched until dark around
Sturgeon Lake. On Friday, took skiff and patrolled Eimily Creek to Emily Lake.
Then patrolled with steamer to No. 10 Lighthouse in Lindsay River, took skiff
and patrolled McLaren's Bay, Goose Lake, thence patrolled to Lindsay, remaining
there Saturday and Sunday. On Monday 17th, patrolled the waters from Lindsay
to Bald Point thence to Sturgeon Point and Bobcaygeon, sold two Angling Permits,
took on coal, and patrolled to Gannon's Narrows; called at several fishing boats
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on the way, but found all had Angling Permits; also called at Oak Orchard. The
next day left Gannon's Narrows, and patrolled to lOhlemong Village, Huntingdon
Island, and on to Bridge to meet Capt. Hunter, as he had not arrived Overseer
Nicholls and myself patrolled thiei south west end of Chemong Lake ; also searched
the houses belonging to tlie Herron Bros., but there were none of them there.
On June 17th, patrolled the waters from Chemong Park to Buckhorn thence to
Lovesick, Burleigh Falls, Young's Point, and on to Lakefield for coal with Ciapt.
Hunter on board, also held court in the forenoon at Chemong and fined a
party for netting; stopped at Chemong village, and sold guide licenses. The
next day patrolled the waters from Lakefield to Young's Point, thence to Mount
Julian, Bellevedene:, thence back to Glenwood. On Friday rowed to Gilchrist Bay,
and in all the swampy land in that locality; also part of the Indian Piver on
foot — on the way met four non-residents fishing, but both of them had per-
mits; patrolled the waters of Stoney Lake. Next day patrolled the waters of
Stoney Lake, and Clear Lake, then went on to Lakefield for orders. On Monday
24th, left Lakefield, and patrolled the waters to Young's Point, thence to South
Beach, Sandy Point, frofti thence to MoOracken's landing, and Jumper Island,
from thence to Glenwood, Belleviedere, and Mount Julian. Searched several
boats, but found everything right, we then proceeded to Burleigh Falls for the
night, and the next day laid at Lakefield. Tuesday 25th, patrolled the waters
from Burleigh Falls, to Lovesick, thence to Buckhorn, after leaving here proceeded
to Islanda, thence to Oak Orchard, and into Bobcaygeon for the night, also
seatrched several boats as they came in with their day's catch ; also examined the
express bills at C. P. R. station, and found there had been fish shipped to Toronto.
On Wednesday patrolled the waters of Sturgeon Lake, and put up notices at
the different points on the Lake, but found no non-residents in that locality; also
saw Overseer Bradshaw at Pleasant Point. Went to Penelon Falls, and took on
coal. The next day patrolled the waters from Fenelon Falls to Gull River, and
Rosedale Canal, thence to Balsam Lake, patrolled the Canal to Beaverton, and
put up notices all along the route. On Friday patrolLsd Lake Simcoe from
Beaverton to Jackson's Point, thence to Big Bay, and back to Georgina Island,
and into Beaverton, put up notices at all the places. . Saturday 29th, patrolled
the waters from Beaverton to Strawberry Island thence to Orillia, met Capt.
Hunter, patrolled from Orillia to Beaverton, left there at six p.m and patrolled
to Barrie with Capt. Hunter, and remained there ovier Sunday. On Monday,
July 1st, patrolled the waters from Barrie to Big Bay Point, thence to Snake
Island and Roache's Point, and back to Morton's Park and Barrie. The next
day patrolled from Barrie to Shanty Bay, thence to Hawkestone, Carthew's Bay,
Strawberry Island, and on to Atheriey to see Overseer Gaudaur, then patrolled
to Orillia. On Wednesday with Overseer Gaudaur in gasolene launch patrolled
to Orillia Narrows, thence along the noTth shore to Rama village, Geneva Park,
and on to Washago, patrolled the south shore to Orillia, from thence patrolled
the waters of Lake Simcoe from Orillia to Barrie. The next day patrolled
the waters from Barrie to Big Bay Point, thence to GeoTgina Island, Port
Bolster. On Friday patrolled the waters from Beaverton to Point Mara, thence
to Thompson's Point, and back to Thora Island, and stayed at Beaverton over
night. Saturday patrolled the waters from Beaverton to Port Bolster, thence to
west end of Georgina Island, went back to Thora Island, and into Beaverton,
and laid there over Sunday, Monday patrolled the waters from Beaverton to
Georgina shoal thence to Jackson's Point, put up notices re pollution of waters.

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Left Jackson's Point at 4 p.m., posted up notices at the Point, and patrolled to
Barrie for coal. Tuesday, left Barrie after coaling up and posting notices,
and patrolled to Strath- Allan, and met Mr. Boon lifting his night-lines; he had
a very poor catch as he could not get minnows; after leaving Mr, Boon, patrolled
to Shanty Bay, posted notices, then patrolled to Hawkestone, and posted notices
there, in conversation with a Toronto Gentlemen was informed hy him that he
had heen coming there foT six years, and this spring was the best fishing he had
in that time; we then went to Eight Mile Point, where we were informed of
some illegal fishing, but found no person there, we then patrolled to Orillia; in
Barrie we found the Tannery pumping out their tanks, and the contents going
into the bay; I also left a notice in their office. On Wednesday, patrolled the
waters of Lake Couchiching, with Overseer McGinn on board, posted notices at
Rama then patrolled to Longford, and found that there was an oily substance
running from the Chemical Works into Lake St. John, and think it would injure
the fish, then patrolled to Washago, put up postsirs and returned to Orillia, and
put up posters in Post Office and City Hall. On Thursday, July 11th, after
putting up notices in the Smelting Works Tannery, Tudhope, Anderson Co., we
left Orillia and patrolled to Strawberry Island, thence to Eight Mile Point, and
over to Thora Island and into Beaverton. During the rest of this month patrolled
at the different places in my district. From August the first to the twentieth,
patrolled at Lindsay, Cannon Lake, Rosedale, Coboconk, Balsam Lake, Kirkfield
Canal, Beaverton, to Jackson's Point, Roache's Point, Holland River, Barrie and
Big Bay Point; Point Mara and Thompson's Point, Strawberry Island and
Orillia, Lake-sheep Island, Atherley, Georgina Island, Ducloes Point ; Lake Couchi-
ching, Fox Island, Lake Simcoe. The next two weeks was spent likewise. The
month of September was spent in the same way patrolling at the different places.
October first to twentieth, patrolled at Lakefield, Young's Point, Mount Julian,
Burleigh Falls, Lovesick, Buckhorn, Gannon's Narrows, Bobcaygeon, Oak Orchard,
Cameron and Balsam Lake, Simcoe and Beaverton; Thora Island, Big Bay Point,
Barrie, Georgina Island, Warren's Shoal, McDonald's Point, Hawkestone, Strath-
Allan, Ducloes Point, Woodman's Shoal, Rush Bay; the rsst of the month was
spent in the same way, and also the month of November.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT "LOTUS"
ON THE WATERS OP THE NORTH CHANNEL OF LAKE HURON
AND GEORGIAN BAY, DURING THE YEAR 1913.

Began the season's patrol on Monday, May 6th, calling the first week at
Killarney, Parry Sound, Point au Baril, and Gore Bay, reimaining at the latter
place until Tuesday. The following week patrolled to Blind River, calling at
Spanish, Cutler, John Island; then to the Soo, calling at Thessalon, Hilton and
Richard's Landing. Had to stay at the Soo for the next two weeks, as weather
stormy and the engineer had left for home and could not get another. On Tues-
day the 4th June took Overseer Pitfield down the shore of Philip Edward Island
and picked up a seine. The rest of the month patrolled to Killarney, Whitefish,
Gore Bay, Kagawong, Cockburn Island, Meldrum Bay, Richard's Landing, Hilton,
Thessalon, Cutler, Oak Harbor, Byng Inlet, Bustards, Round Island, Eraser Bay,

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and among the islands in McGregor's Bay. Spent July patrolling the waters as
far south as Parry Sound and back to Little Current and Gore Bay. calling at
Tobermory, Wiarton, Blind River, the summer cottages in and around Point au
Baril, and on August 2nd, seized soma night lines, hooks, nets, gasolene boat
and fish at Griffith Island, and fined the guilty parties. The remainder of August
visited Meaford, Thornbury, Collingwood, Christian Islands, Penetang, Midland,
Copperhead, Parry 'Sound, Point au Baril, Killarney, Little Current, Blind River,
Thessalon and the Soo. Weather very stormy towards the end of the month.
During September went to Killarney, Beaverstone and Point au Baril, calling at
Byng Inlet; thence to Pa,rry Sound for several days; thence to Killarney, calling
at the Bustards, thence to Little Current and on to Spanish, thence to Gore Bay
for a few days; thence to Mel drum Bay, Duck Islands, Cockburn Island, Gore
Bay, and on to Little Current, remaining there four days cleaning up boat.
Left on the 25th for Fraser's Bay, but had to stay there all day and next day
on account of storm. The next few days were spent patrolling to Round Island,
Killarney, Manitowaning, Sheguiandah, Little 'Current and Squaw Island. Spent
the first three days in Septemiber at the Bustards, as weather stormy. The
remainder of the season was spent patrolling the same waters, calling at the
places already mentioned, often encountering heavy seas and stormy weather.
Finished the season's patrol on Saturday the 9th November, and laid the boat up
at Little Current for the winter.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT "JESSIE
T." OK THE WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR, DURING THE

YEAR 1912.

Began on the 1st May getting the "Jessie T." ready for work and spent
several days fitting her out. On the 10th went from Sault Ste. Marie to Goulais
Biay. Encountered lots of floating ice. Started from there to go to Batchawana.
When near Maple Island got into a large field of floating ice and broke one of
the blades off the propeller wheel, and had to return to Sault Ste Marie for
repairs. From the 12th to the 23rd patrolled around Echo Bay, Echo Lake,
Neaibish Island, North Channel, Lake Huron, Maskinonge Bay and Parisian
Island.

On the 25th took Overseer Eddy aboard, and went from Hilton to Milford
Haven. Grappled nets, found none. On the 26th patrolled around Milford
Haven and Sterling Bay where a boat was examined and it was found the owner
had a license to fish. Reached Hay Point on the 27th. The following day met
Inspector W. W. Holden and Oapt. Hunter and arrived on the 31st at Sault
Ste. Marie.

On the 25th proceeded from Garden River to Echo Lake, and from there on
to Hilton, Richard's Landing and Sault Ste. .Marie.

During the first two weeks of July patrolled from Sault Ste. Marie up Lake
Superior around the Parisian Islands and then to Batchawana, Montreal River,
Agawa Bay, Lizard Islands, Brule Bay, Michipicoten, Dog River, Ganley's Harbour,
Pilot Harbour, Otter Head, Gargantua Harbour, Agawa River, Sandy Island,

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1913 GAME AND FISHERIES. 93

'Copper Mine Point, Sault Ste. Marie, Mamaise Point and Batchawana, and from
there to Montreal and Agawa Eiver on the 11th, at which piaoe waited to ascertain
that all the tourists had licenses, and found they had. The rest of the week
patrolled around Indian Harlbour, Michipicoten Island and Gargantua Harbour,
and on Monday the 15th to Batchawana, Agawa Island, Copper Mine Point,
Parisian Island, Sault Ste. Marie and Hilton St. Joe Island. Telephoned Over-
seer Eddy with reference to pound nets set in Canadian waters. On the 19th
went frorn Hilton to Eichard's Landing and around west side of St. Joe Island
to Hay Point, and fro'm there to Seine Islands and Whiskey Bay where it was found
that pound nets were in American waters. Then patrolled from Seine Islands
to Richard's Landing. From the 20th to 30th was spent in the districts of Sault
Ste. Marie and Batchawana.

On the 1st and 2nd August searched for nets in the neighborhood of Sault
Ste. Marie but found none.

On the 3rd laid up at Echo Lake and walked to the McPherson camps.
Searched the camps but no moose or deer meat was found. From then until the
28th patrolled in the districts of Sault Ste. Marie and Batchawana.

On the 29th walked to McPherson Gamp, having heard there was game being
shot there, but found everything all right. The 30th and 31st were spent at
Sault Ste. Marie.

The first two weeks in September visited Richard's Landing, Sault Ste. Marie,
Whiskey Bay, Batchawana Harbour, Goulais Bay, Nebish, Milford Haven, Sailors'
Encampment and Echo Bay. On the 16th. patrolled from Sault Ste. Marie with
Inspector Holden to Hilton St. Joe Island and return.

The rest of the month was spent in the districts of Sault Ste. Marie and
Gargantua Harbour.

On Tuesday the 1st Octc/ber, went out with Game and Fisheries Warden
Robinson of Sault Ste. Marie to Little Goulais Bay, Nebish, Milford Haven,
Sailors' Encampment and Echo Bay. On the 16th patrolled from Sault Ste.
Marie with Inspector Holden to Hilton St. Joe Island and return.

The rest of the month was spent in the districts of Sault Ste. Marie and
Gargantua Harbour.

On Tuesday the 1st October, went out with Game and Fisheries Warden
Robinson of Sault Ste. Marie to Little Goulais and tore down beaver dams which
had the main road flooded.

The following fortnight patrolled to Parisian Island, Maple Island. Batcha-
wana, • Pancake Bay, Goulais Bay, Montreal River, Agawa River, Lizard Island
and Michipicoten Harbour.

The remainder of the month visited Batchawana Harbour, Maple Island,
and Point au Parr and remained until the 31st storm bound at Batchawana
Harbour.

The 1st and 2nd of November were spent in the districts of Batchawana and
Gargantua Harbour.

On the 3rd remained in the Agawa River on account of gale. Walked 12
miles out to Boyle Bros, construction.

The rest of the month patrolled around Agawa River, Mamaise Point, Batcha-
wana, Soo, Groscap, Pinx Aux, Maple Island and Goulais Bay, and on the 30th
finished the season's work.

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REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT "ELLA
C." ON" THE RIDEAU AVATERS DURING THE YEAR 1912.

Left on Monday, June 5th, Avith crew for Kingston to take charge of steamer
^■'Ella C." After testing the boiler they patrolled down to Jones' Falls to New-
boro and on to Portland, Oliver's Ferry, Poonahmalee, and back to Smith's Falls.
Here they spent three days repairing and painting boat. The following Thursday
they continued to patrol along the north shore of Trout Island, Anglers' Inn and
Bungalow, and then across to the south shore and patrolled up to Hog's Creek, Long
Island, over to Far Island, and all along the shore to Smith's Falls, where they
spent the night and remained in port for Sunday.

The following Monday, July 8th, they patrolled up to Oliver's Ferry, Germain
Bay and down to Horseshoe Bay. They visited the big Rideau, patrolling around
Grindstone Island and on to Murphy's Cove for the night. The next day they
patrolled Noble's Bay on down to McLean's and McVeety's Bay on to Oliver's Ferry
and Stone House Point, knd called at some club-houses and put up Fishery Laws
and came on to Smith's Falls and here took on coal and spent some time in cleaning
up the boat.

On Monday, July 29th, and for the entire week they patrolled from Stone
House Point to Oliver's Ferry up the south shore to Portland over to the Bungalow,
on to Grindstone Island, McLean's Bay, Horseshoe Bay, and McDonald's Bay,
where they patrolled with a row boat watching the duck grounds. The following
few days it was storming hard.

The following week they patrolled up to Rideau Ferry along the south shore
to Garrett's Rest, Portland, over to the Bungalo and Anglers' Club, then down the
north shore to Horseshoe Bay and Bass Bay to Murphy's Gove, and on to the
north shore to Sam's Island, on to Trout Island, in to Portland, calling at all club
houses, and stopped at Oak Island for the night.

The next Monday and the subsequent days they patrolled up the north shore
to Far Island, 'Trout Island, and back down south shore to Horseshoe Bay, on to
■Rocky Narrows and Gem Island, then down to Noble's Bay and on to MacDonald's
Bay and back to Oliver's Ferry, took a row boat and patrolled to Old Tay to see
if there was any illegal shooting, hut found none: Spent Sunday in port at 'Smith's
Falls.

The following week they patrolled from German Bay down the south shore to
Noble's Bay on to 'McLean's Bay and Rideau Ferry on to Poonahmalee and Smith's
Falls. They took on coal and cleaned up ilie boat, after which they patrolled from
McDonald's Bay down to Boxes Island on to Oliver's Ferry, Hogs Creek, Horseshoe
Bay and Long Island, then down south shore to Gem Island,

'The next week, Monday, September 23rd, they patrolled the shore up to Gar-
rett's Rest on to Portland and Trout Island, then to Westport and Newboro, along
the shore to Far Island, Horseshoe Bay. and down to the Rocky Narrows on to
Oliver's Ferry. Took on coal and patrolled up to the Tay Canal and on to Perth,
where they stopped for dinner and patrolled back down to Smith's Falls.

On Monday, 3'Oth September, and the following days they patrolled the north
shore up to Bass Bay, Horseshoe Bay, along Grindstone Island on to Portland, back
to the Bungalow, along Far Island and down the south shore, patrolling Noble's
Bay, McVeety's, McLean's, and McDonald's Bay on to Boxes Island and Poonah-
malee, and on to Smith's Falls. Here they remained in port for Sunday.

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On Monday the}'' patrolled up to Stone House Point to Oliver's Ferry on to
Rideau Wharf, Here they were obliged to stay for some time as the weather was
blowing a gale.

As soon as the weather permitted they patrolled up the south shore to Far
Island o]i to Portland, to Horseshoe Bay, Hog's Creek, and Noble's Bay, then to
McLean's Bay and Tay 'Canal, patrolled down to Boxes Island and thence to Smith's
Falls, and .^pent Sunday there.

Leaving Smith's Falls on the following Monday they patrolled the south shore
up to Oliver's Ferry and on to Murphy Cove, and seized one gill net near Hog's
Creek, and found the salmon spawning on the shoals. From here they steamed up
as far as Little Boys Camp. Took row boat and patrolled as far as Sam's Island, on
over to Trout Island and Long Island, ihen on to Gem Island. From here they drove
to Perth to telegraph the Department that the salmon run would be over this week.
On the return trip they patrolled around Trout Island and Sam's Island down the
north shore to Big Island and the Far Island, up to Little Boys Camp, and down
to Horseshoe Bay and Gem Island. Left Qem. Island and patrolled up to Newboro,
Chaff ey, Jones' Falls and Kingston Mills and to Kingston, where "Ella C." was
delivered over to Captain Fleming.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT

''ATHENE," ON THE DETROIT EIYER DURING THE

YEAP 1912.

On Thursday, the 80th June, patrolled the Detroit Piver.

On the 24th left Sandwidh for Sarnia. Stopped at Canadian Club, St. Clair
Flats, Sombra, and St. Clair Piver. The rest of the month patrolled around south
shore Lake Huron, Sandwich, Amherstburg, Big Creek, Lake Erie. Lake St. Clair,
Thames Riv§r, and Belle Island.

The first week in July left Sandwich and patrolled throuo:li Windsor, Lake St.
Clair, Detroit Piver, and Pike Creek, returning to Sandwich on the 7th.

From the 8th d;o the 14th called at Windsor, Amherstburg, Detroit, Pelee
Island, SandM'ich, and Kingsville.

The following week visited Pelee Island, Sndder's Dock at the north end of
the island, Rondeau, Big Creek, Kingsville, Sandwich, and Walkersville.

On the 28nd patrolled to Walkersville and Lake St. Clair and from there to
Pecke Island, where found three boats of Americans fishing.

Three refused to take licenses. Compelled them to leave Canadian waters.

On the 24th went down the Detroit River and found four boats fisihing on the
west side of Fighting Island.

Three refused to take out licenses for fishing with hook and line. Compelled
them to leave Canadian waters at once. They did so.

From then until the 29th patrolled around Sandwich, and on the 30th pro-
ceeded up the Thames River to collect license fees.

On the 31st went up the Thames River to Mitchell's Bay and from there to
Wallacebursr.

96 THE REPORT UPON No. 13

Left Wallaceburg on the 1st and during the following fortnight proceeded to
Sandwich, Lake St. Clair, Lower Detroit River, and Fighting Island, where there
were several American small boats fishing, three of which refused to take out licenses.
Compelled them to leave Canadian waters. Proceeded from there to Lake St, Clair,
tipper Detroit River, Peach Island, Windsor, Sandwich, where an American yacht
was found fishing in Canadian waters, and from there to Windsor and back to
Peach Island.

On the 15th and 16th patrolled in the Sandwich district, and on the 17th
visited Fighting Island and found one poacher fishing. Made him take out license,
which he did, paying $2.00 for same. From then until the 24th_called at the various
places in the neighbourhood of Sandwich. On the 25th went to Fighting Island,
where some fishermen were found on the west side, all of which had licenses except
one. Made him take out license and pay $2.00 for same. From then until the 30th
patrolled around the Sandwich district.

On the 31st patrolled up Detroit River and Lake St. Clair. Found one poacher
at Peach Island Wharf. Compelled him to take out a license, which he did, paving
$2.00 for same. '

On Sunday, the 1st September, left Sandwich AVharf for Lower Detroit River.
Found three American fishermen and compelled them to leave Canadian waters.
Two had licenses.

The rest of the week visited in the neighbourhood of Sandwich.

The following fortnight patrolled to Amherstburg and on to Windsor, Walker-
ville. Sandwich, Grassy Island, Lake St. Clair, Lower Detroit River, and Peach
Island. The remainder of the month was spent in the Sandwich district.

During the month of October patrolled to Windsor, Sandwich, the east side
of Detroit River, Orassy Island, Choppers Canal, Upper Detroit River, Fighting
Island, Turkey Island, MitchelFs Bay, Kingsville on the 18th, went to Pelee Island
and thence to Peach Island, Amherstburg, Lake iSt. Clair, Belle River, and on the
81st patrolled up Lake St. Clair and Upper Detroit River to Windsor and back to
Peach Island. From the 1st to the 22nd Novejnber patrolled the various points
around Sandwich, and finished tlie season's work on the 23rd instant.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "HELEN" ON
THE WATERS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE DURING THE YEAR 1912.

On Saturday, March the 23rd, went to Sugar and Burnt Islands, and on re-
turning home that evening it was reported to me that trappers were cutting the
fat- houses open in Long Bridge Creek, but on investigation found that this was not
so. The next few days were spent at Landon's Bay, Fearn's Creek, Leak, Sugar,
and Burnt Islands. During the following week went to Fiddler's Elbow, as there
were some Americans hunting in that vincinit}^; but we could not reach them owing
to too much floating ice. On Wednesday, April 17th, went to Grasses Creek, and
grappled Freeman's, Brown's, Leekey's, and Seburn's Creeks. On April 21st,
patrolled the Gananoque River to Fiddler's Elbow, and grappled the bays and
creeks, seized a skiff and a gun. During the next few days patrolled the river down

1913 GAME AA^D FISHERIES. 97

to Jones' Creek, seized one gun, and one set of hoop nets, patrolled to Rockport,
and grappled the bays and creeks up to Fiddler's Elbow. Again patrolled the river
to near the foot of Garden Island, saw a float and took it up, the line was a mile
long and eleven hundred hooks on it. Patrolled up to the south side of Howe
Island, and the waters between Wolfe and Howe Island, took up a night line about
one mile and a half long which belonged to some parties in Clayton. On Friday,
May 10th, went to Marble Rock and the creek and bays. There were two men
camping at the mouth of Mud Creek, searched their camp but did not get anything.
On Saturday patrolled to Brakie's Bay, and down to Hecker's Island, and Leak
Island. The following Monday patrolled the Gananoque River and grappled Lan-
don's Bay, had to return owing to storm. The remainder of the week was spent
patrolling and grappling at Howe Island, Jones' Creek, Fiddler's Elbow, Float
Island Channel, and Grenadier Island. On Saturday, June the 1st, patrolled
among the islands, but had to return as the Inspector was coming, went out again
when he left, and went as far as Grenadier Island and grappled. On Monday
patrolled down to Pools and grappled back to Tar Island. The next few days were
spent am.ong the islands, and on Thursday 6tih painted and varnished boat, as it
was raining. The following day the boat was dry, and I put her in the water, left
Gananoque, and patrolled among the islands. On Saturday patrolled to the foot
of Grenadier Island and grappled. On Sunday patrolled among the islands, looking
after the guides. The remainder of the week was spent patrolling and grappling
at Rockport, Sugar Island, Howe Island, and Grenadier Island. The following
week was spent patrolling at the different islands and creeks in my district. Wed-
nesday, July 3rd, went to Fiddler's Elbow, and from here to Grenadier's Island,
grappled and took up a set of gill nets. On Friday patrolled to Rockport, and up
to the head of Howe Island looking after guides, took fourteen dollar guide's
license, the next day went to Rockport, and up the river to the head of Howe
Island. On Sunday went up the river looking after some men, but did not catch
them, but got their nets. The next day patrolled the river around the head of Howe
Island, and around Hickery Island. The following week was spent patrolling and
grappling at Grenadier's Island, Tar Island, Howe Island, and the Big Waters, and
around Hickery Island, from here to Union Park, and on to Jones' Creek. On
Thursday, July the 18th, went to Wolfe Island, the boat was damaged, and had
to be towed home, the next day was spent repairing my boat. On Saturday patrolled
the river to the foot of Grenadier Island, and back to Tar Island. The next few
days was spent in patrolling and grappling at Jones' Creek, Fiddler's Elbow, to
the head of Howe Island and Union Park, then on to Garden Island, and among
the islands down to Rockport, and up to Landon's Bay. Thursday, August 1st,
patrolled down to the foot of Grenadier Island and grappled, the next day patrolled
the Gananoque River to the head of Howe Island, and over Bralcie's Bay to the
south side of Wolfe Island. Saturday, patrolled and grappled among the islands.
The remainder of this month was spent patrolling at the different islands, creeks,
and bays in my district. On Sunday, September 1st, patrolled the river to the head
of Howe Island; the next day went among the islands, and took up one gill net'.
Tuesday, patrolled down to Pools resort and grappled the bays; the next day
patrolled up the Big Waters looking for floats of night-lines. Friday, patrolled to
Ivy Lea and grappled the bays. On Saturday patrolled down to Big Stave and
grappled and took up two sets of gill nets. The rest of the month was spent
patrolling and grappling at the different islands, creeks, bays, and channels in my
district. The following month, October, was spent in the same way; also the next
month.

98 THE REPORT UPON Xo. 13

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE "KATHARINE C." ON
THE ABATERS OF THE GEORGIAN BAY DURING THE YEAR 1912.

Left Parry Sound on Thursday, May 16th, and patrolled to Rose Point, Two
Mile Narrows, and Boyne River, to try the launch, and next day to Depot Harbor,
Batteau Channel, and Rose Island. The following week went to Spider Bay to drag
for nets, but found none, then on to Sans Souci and Copperhead Island, Bald Rock
Island, Deep Bay, Bower's Bay, where a jacklight was burning and parties spear-
ing fish in a narrow channel between two islands, but although we stayed around
till daylight we did not find them. The remainder of the month was spent between
Parry Sound, Dillonsport, Haggart's Island, Shawanaga, Skerryvore Hotel, Point
an Baril, Dak and Twin Islands. Searched in and among the islands and found
everything all right. The first two weeks in June were spent in the same way,
and on Friday, the 21st June, patrolled to Sandy Island^ thence to Jones' Island,
Batteau Channel, Spruce Island, Snug Harbor, Dillonsport, and Haggart's Island.
Saw a gasolene boat going to Mink Island and pursued it with launch, but was
unable to overtake it on account of darkness coming on. The rest of the month
patrolled Shawanaiga Bay, calling at Skerryvore, Ojibway, thence to Shawanaga
I.ariding, Frederick Inlet, Pine Island, Twin Island, Snug Harbor, and Dillons-
port. Spent July and August patrolling between Parry Sound and Point au Baril,
^^isiting the different hotels and summer cottages, and searching in and around the
different islands, but found nothing illegal, except one seine on the 29th of July
set on an island. Continued the same patrol during September and October, but
had a good deal of stormy weather, and also trouble with the engine, which was
not working well. On the 19th of October went to Bower's Bay to search for nets
reported to be there. Grappled all over bay, but did not find any. Next day went
to Blair Landing, having had reports of Sunday hunting in that vicinity, but found
nothing wrong. On Sunday, November 24th, left Blackstone Landing for Moon
River, grappling in bay. Found a trap net in bush hanging on poles ready to set.
Piled it up and burnt it. From there went to Capt. Allen's Straits, Whistle Wing
Bay, Iron City Club House, and thence to South Channel. Engine stopped while
crossing Big Bay. Blowing hard and snowing. Got in yawl and towed launch to
Yank Cannuck Club House, leaving next day for Parry Sound.

REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT ''MEENAGHA,"
ON THE MUSKOKA lAKES DURING THE YEAR 1912.

On Wednesday the 15th May, patrolled to Montgomery's Hackrock River.
Bryden's Bay and up to Gravenhurst, Arrived at the Muskoka Lakes on the
16th. The following fortnight was spent in the districts of Muskoka River, Big
Island, Walker's Point, The Narrows, Shanty Bay, Montcalm, Gerry Lea Island,
the Sanitarium. Gravenhurst, Beaumaris, Port Carling, Brickenridge Bay, The
Bluffs, Marenins, Minett, Woodington, Joseph River, Port Sandfield, Skeleton
Pay. Juddhaven, Rosseau River, Monyra, Maiplehurst, Morgan's Bay, Port Bay.
Hatton House, Smith's Bay, St. Elmo, Windermere, Dee Bank River, Waskada,
Marenius House to Paynton House and return to Port Carling. On the 31st,
went to Ferndale Bay to set trap net for hatchery.

1913 GAME AND FISHERIES. 99

On the 1st June, set net in Ferndale Bay remaining there to waich it till
Sunday Morning.

From then until the 6th was spent in watching net, hut with no success.
The next week patrolled in the districts of Beaumaris, Walker's Point, Montcalm,
Gull and Silver Lakes, Gravenhurst, St. Elmo, Big Island, Milford Bay, Bricken-
ridge Bay, Windermere, Dee Bank River, Monyca, Skeleton Bay, Rosseau River,
Marenius, Juddhaven, Maplehurst, Sandy Bay and Port Oarling.

On Monday, the 1st July, called at Princedale Hotel, Gull and Silver Lakes,
calling at all cottages in rowboat. Between the 2nd and 9th visited Montcalm,
Beaumaris, Milford Bay, Port Carling, Ferndale, Gregory, Port Sandfied, Foote's
Bay, Barnesdale, Garden Bay, Port Cockburn, Ridwood, Craigie Lea, Joseph
River, Windermere, Beaumaris, Waskada, Walker's Point, Gull Lake and Silver
Lake. The rest of the month was spent in the districts of Port Carling and
Gravenhurst.

The first fortnight in July, visited the points around Gravenhurst arriving
at Port Carling on the 17th. Patrolled in that neighbourhood the remainder
of the month.

On Thursday, tlie 1st August, left Rosseau for Maplehurst, visiting Gape
Elizaheth, Skeleton Bay, Marenius, Painten House, Woodington and Port Sand-
field. The remainder of the week patrolled through Pinelands, Hamil's Point,
Craigielea, Joseph River, Tobin's Island and Port Carling. Between the 5tli and
the 10th, called at Beaumaris, Walker's Point, Montcalm Island, Gravenhurst,
Gull and Silver Lakes, Brickenridge Bay, Windermere, Dee Bank River, Skeleton
Bay, Juddhaven, Royal Mnskoka and Marenius, spending Sunday in Waskada.
The following week visited the various points around Waskada. The remainde.'
of the month patrolled in the district of Royal Muskoka, reaching Gull and Silve;-
Lakes on the 31st instant.

The whole of September was spent in patrolling the various points in the
vicinity of Gravenhurst.

The first week in Octoher, visited Big Island, Gerry Lea. Island, Shanty Bay,
Gawans Island, Hac Rac River, Dennison's Island, the Narrows, Montgomerys,
Stephen's Bay, Muskoka River, along the Monck Shore to Milford Bay. Beaumaris,
Mortimer's Point, Smith's Bay, Walker's Point, Montcalm, the Narrows and
Gravenhurst.

The rest of the month was spent in the district of Gravenhurst.

From the 1st to the 15th November, patrolled around Gull and Silver Lakes,
Walker's Point, Beaumaris, Milford Bay, Windermere, Port Carling, Rosseau,
Shadow River, Morgan's Bay, Rosseau Falls, Juddhaven, Skeleton Bay, Port
Carling, Rossclair, Walker's Point, Mortimers, Bala Park, Torrence, Dudley Acton
Island, Whitesides, Loon Lake, T^y Lake, Milford Bay, Point Kay, Rosseau, Bass
Lake, Cape Elizaheth, Maplehurst, Royal Muskoka, Marenius, Tohin's Island,
Elgin House, Pinelands, Woodington, Neepawin, Ridwood, Port Sandfield and
Gravenhurst. This finished the season's work.

REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "SWALLOW," ON
THE WATERS OF LAKE NIPISSING DURING THE YEAR 1012.

Began the season's patrol on the 8th May, going first along the east shore
of lake to Lavass River and Gouche's Point. Saw no signs of illegal fishing.

100 THE REPORT UPON Xo. 13

On the 15th made a trip to Manitou Islands, patrolling around group, and
on the 21st patrolled along the north east shore of lake to Callander Bay. On the
35th destroyed two small nets, which he believed belonged to settlers, while
patrolling along south shore to Lonely Island. Three days later made a trip to
Callandar, as per instructions from Department to investigate certain complaints.
On June 20th went to Goose Islands, and patrolled all around the group, but
saw no signs of net fishing. Went to Callander Bay again the next week. Went
to the same place again the following week and on the 4th to Goose Islands.
Made a trip to French River on the 18th July, and then on to Frank's Bay and
Sand Island, on the 30th to Callander; on the 23rd to Fish River and French
River. Patrolled around Franks Bay to Chaudiere Falls, and found campers all
supplied with licenses. The following two weeks patrolled from Franks Bay to
Wigwam Point, Five Mile Bay, Little Chaudiere Falls, group of islands at the
mouth of French River, and seized two guns from Italian camp at Little Chaudiere
Falls. On the 14th August, left for West Arm in company with Overseer Blea and
patrolled around that neighbourhood until the 17th, and seized four guns from
Indian hunters. Returned to French River, and seized 13 guns, and collected a
fine of $100 from American campers buying venison and sending their guide out
to hunt deer. Patrolled North Bay to Callander on the 22nd, and on the 26th
left for Fish Bay with Overseer Blea, as per instructions from the Department re
complaints about illegal hunting. Storm bound at Fish Bay for two days. On
Sept. 2nd patrolled around Manitou Islands, and on the 5th to Lavass River, and
on the 10th to Goose Islands. Saw no signs of illegal fishing anywhere.

Made trip to Fish Bay on the 2 let Sept., on October 2nd to Callander Bay,
and on the 18th to Franks Bay to investigate complaints about illegal hunting.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "MAGGIE
MAY" ON THE NORTH SHORE OF GEORGIAN BAY DURING

THE YEAR 1912.

On Wednesday, 8th May, launched the boat and started patrol work the
next day, going first to the rapids on the Magnetawan River, the pickerel being
very plentiful at the rapids. Got one pickerel on the shore that had been speared
by some one unknown. Went up the rapids again next evening and stayed until
one a;m. About 10 p.m. a light was struck by three unknown men, who got away
when they heard some one coming. Went up again on iSaturday, Sunday and Tues-
day, but saw no more signs of illegal fishing. Thursday, went to Bastard Islands
to Bad river to inspect Mr. C. H. Gauthier's pound nets. He had only three set.
Proceeded to French River, leaving next morning at 8 a.m, calling at the Bustards
and Key Harbour, then went round Sand Bay, but saw no signs of illegal fishing.
Returned to the Bustards on Friday the 31st May, then up Bad River as far as
Herring Shoot, and on to French River for the night. Next day called at the
Bustards and Key Harlbour, and from there, proceeded to Black Bay. On July
2nd, went to Duquesne House to see if any more tourists had arrived, and put
up some posters while there. Spent the rest of the week putting up posters at
different points on the river Magnetewan. The following Monday went to Naish-
cotyang River, having heard reports about dogs running deer. Went up the

1913 GAME AND FISHERIES. 101

river again next day. Heard dogs running and saw where a little fawn had been
killed. Shot two dogs that were after a deer, which was nearly played out. The
next week went to Judge Rodger's Island and sold four tourists licenses. On
Thursday, July 25th, heard of a party of tourists fishing without a license, and
started out after them, but when within a mile of them they got in their launch
and started off. I followed them to Hang Dog Point, a distance of 40 miles, but
before overtaking them they all had licenses, but their guides were not licensed.
Went to Black Point on 'Saturday to investigate one of Mr. €. H. Gauthier'
pound nets. Found it was properly set, and not interfering with any one. On
Tuesday, went to French River and remained all night to look after some tourists
who had just arrived. Found they all had licenses. Next day went to Naish-
ootyang River looking for tourists without licenses. Patrolled all day
round the islands, but could not find them. Found them next day in
Barrot's Bay, and they all had licenses except two, who then got them.
Laid information against a party on Monday for conveying and assist-
ing non-residents to and from their camping grounds 'and islands, and
for taking them out to fish with his launch without a license. Case adjourned;
until the Department heard from. On Friday was informed that a non-resident
was fishing and selling his fish to the boarding house. The following Wednesday
went to town and laid information against a party for acting as a guide without
first taking out a license. He pleaded guilty on Saturday and was fined $5 and
costs. The following week, patrolled Sand Bay and Key Harbor, and on Saturday
laid information against another party for fishing without a license. Attended
court next day and had case adjourned until the 28th. Adjourned again for a
week.

Left for French River on Saturday the 14th Sept., calling at Key Harbor
on the way, then on to the Bustards, where Overseer R. J. McKinney reported
some one having killed a deer. Returned on Monday to investigate, and received
enough evidence to lay two informations against two parties at French River.

Went to French River again on Friday, and got evidence sufficient to make a
conviction. Had to stay at the Bustards over night on account of storm, and
could not leave till Sunday. Left for French River and Bustard Islands again
the following Thursday in company with the Police Magistrate. Very Stormy
and took all day to reach there, and had to stay till Saturday before leaving
for the Bustards. Served the guilty party in the deer case with a subpoena. He
was fined $20 and costs. Had to run inside the islands on our way back to Byng
Inlet, owing to the big seas that were running. Spent the following week patrolling
around looking after tourists.

On Sunday, 20th October, went to Naishcotyang River, having been informed
of a party coming there to shoot ducks. Stayed there all day, but heard no shooting.
On Tuesday started for Bustard Islands and Bad River. Got as far as Key Harbor,
but had to return on account of storm. Got back as far as Sand Bay, and had
to stay on an island all night, as the storm was so severe.

The next Sunday went up Still River in search of some illegal trappers, but
did not see any. The remainder of the week patrolled around among the bays
looking after illegal fishermen or trappers, and selling licenses to hunt deer.

102 THE EEPORT UPON No. 13

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "MERMAID/'
ON THE RIDEAU WATERS DURING THE YEAR 1912.

On Monday, the 27th May, patrolled to j\Iorton.

The rest of the month went to Whitefish Lake, Seeleys Bay, Jones Falls and
Newboro.

The first fortnight in June, visited Kingston, the waters of the Rideau Canal,
Cranberry and Dog Lakes, Whitefish Lake, Ne\Vboro, and River Styx and Benson
and Mosquito Lakes.

Between the loth and the 30th patrolled the different lakes of the Rideau
Canal to Jones Falls and from there on to Brewers Mills where nine angling
permits were sold to a houseboat party. Cranberry and Dog Lakes, Sand and
Opinicon Lakes, P^lgin, Chaffeys Lock and Mosquito and Loon Lakes.

The first week of July, visited in the district of Jones Falls, calling at Bedford
Mills, Benson and Mosquito Lakes, Seeleys Bay, 'Cranberry and Dog Lakes, Batter-
sea, Milburn Reach and the Crane's Nest, the different lakes of the Rideau Canal
and Newboro.

The remainder of the month was spent in the neighbourhood of Jones Falls.

During the month of August, patrolled the lakes of the Rideau Oanal, Kingston,
Brewers Mills, Battersea, Cranbury Lake, Dog Lake, AVliitefish Lake, Sand and
Opinicon Lakes, Seeleys Bay, Mud, Mosquito, Benson and Indian Lakes, Hart
Lake, Newboro, Chaffeys Lock and Jones Falls.

The first fortnight of September went to Brewers Mills, Chaffeys Lock, the
different lakes of the Rideau Canal, Whitefish, Cranberry and Dog Lakes, Batter-
sea, Benson and Mosquito Lakes, Newboro, and Jones Falls.

The remainder of the month was spent in patrolling the same waters.

The first two weeks of October went to Sand and Opinicon Lakes, Brewers
Mills, Whitefish and Cranberry Lakes, Indian Lake and Benson and Mosquito
Lakes.

The rest of the month was spent in the same district.

The first week of Novem^ber patrolled the different lakes of the Rideau Canal
and on to Dog Lake, the River Styx, Brewers Mills, Chaffeys Lock, and Jones Falls.

Between the 8th and the 21st went to Kingston. Battersea, Dog Lake, Whitefish
and Cranberry Lakes and Jones Falls.

Patrolled the same waters during the remainder of the month.

This finished the season's work.

REPORT OP THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "AUDREY C,"

ON THE WATERS OF THE NORTH SHORE OF THE GEORGIAN

BAY DURING THE YEAR 1912,

On Thursday, the 18th April, patrolled to Thesserton.
On the 20th went as far as Sturgeon Bay.

From the 20th until the 30th went to Port Severn, Sturgeon Bay, Victoria
Harbour, Duck Lake, McCrae Lake, Musquash and Honey Harttour.

On the 1st May, patrolled to MdCrae Dam, North Channel and Midlands.

1913 GAME AND FISHERIES. 103

The following fortnight went to Jubilee, Summersetts, Yank Cannuck, Wau-
banno Island, where two trap nets were seized and burned them; MoCTae Dam,
Honey Harbour, Midland, Musquash and Thompson Island.

The remainder of the month patrolled around Sturgeon Bay, Potatoe Island,
McCrae Dam, Midland, Penetang, Methodist Point, Matchadash Bay, Waubaushene
and Honey Harbour.

During the month of June, patrolled to Thesserton, Midland, Potatoe Island,
Penetang, Morreau Quarry Island, Port Severn, Musquash, McCrae Dam, Blowsand,
Thompson Island, Honey Harbour, Pinery Point, 'Cogne Sheen and Moon River.

The first two weeks in July, went to McCrae Dam, Honey Harbour, Moon
River, Sans Souci, Indian Harbour, Twelve Mile Bay, Port McMichael, Sturgeon
Bay, Penetang, Victoria Harbour and Port Severn,

The remainder of the month was spent in patrolling the same waters.

Between the 1st and the 20th August, called at Gloucester Pool, Honey Har-.
hour, Sans Souci, Midland, Moon River, Whalens, Copperhead, Jubilee, North
Channel, Yank Cannuck, Honey Harbour, Iron City, Musquash, Summersett and
Cogne Shene.

The rest of the month visited McCrae Dam, Sturgeon Bay, Honey Harbour
and Whalens.

During September patrolled to Christians Islands, Midlands, Merton, Salt
Harbour, Cove Island, Musquash, Honey Harbour, Split Rock, Moon River, McCrae
Dam and Sturgeon Bay.

The first fortnight in October patrolled to Midland, Mitciiels Island, Musquash,
McCrae Dam, Salt Harbour and Hope Island,

The remainder of the month called at Indian Harbour, Moon River, Split
Rock, Cold water, Cove Island and Whalens.

On Monday the 4th November, finished the season's work.

REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH ''CREST/' ON THE
KAWARTHA LAKES DURING THE YEAR 1912.

On Wednesday, the 1st May, patrolled Sturgeon Lake with canoe. On the
3rd, 6th, 7th and 12th took trip around Sturgeon Lake, Burnt River and Cameron
Lake.

The following fortnight was spent in the vicinity of Goose Lake, Burnt River
and Cameron I^ake.

On Saturday, the 1st June, went to Rose'dale with Launch "'Crest. " On the
2nd patrolled Balsam Lake to Roscdale with launch. From the 4th to the 12th
was spent in the neighbourhood of Burnt River, and the remainder of the month
in patrolling Goose Lake, Cameron Lake, Sturgeon I^ke, Balsam Lake and
McLarens Creek with canoe. The beginning of July was spent in the same dis-
trict until the 16th instant when a trip was taken down Fenelon River with
Launch. The rest of the month was spent in the vicinity of Burnt River, Cameron
Lake, Balsam Lake, Coboeonk River, Fenelon River and Kirkfield.

9 G.F.

104 THE REPORT UPON" No. 13

From Monday, the 5th to the 21st August, patrolled around Cameron Lake^
On the 22nd took trip down Fenelon Falls with launch. The remainder of the
month was spent in that vicinity.

In the month of Septemlber, patrolled through Burnt River, Cohoconk River,
Cameron Lake, Balsam Lake and Fenelon River.

The whole of October was spent in the same district.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "BESSIE G."
ON THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER DURING THE YEAR 1912.

On Monday, the 6th May, patrolled to Browns Bay and from there to Horse
Shoe Island and Simcoe Island.

On the 11th visited Wolfe Island and on through the Canal to Barrots Bay.

The 23rd and 30th were spent in the neighbourhood of Barrots Bay, Simcoe
Island, Horse Shoe Island and Point Alexander.

On Tuesday the 4th June patrolled to Browns Bay and from there to Barrots
Bay and Simcoe Island.

Between the 13th and 29th called at Wolfe Island, Simcoe; Island, Reeds
Bay and Browns Bay, and from there back to Wolfe Island, then on to Browns
Bay and Barrots Bay, reaching Simcoe Island on the 29th.

On Tuesday, the 2nd July, patrolled to Barrots Bay, and from there to
Simcoe Island on the Battan Channel.

On the 10th, 18th, 24th and 25th called at Reeds Bay, Big Sand Bay, Wolfe
Island, Barrots Bay, Simcoe Island, Horse Shoe Island and back to Wolfe Island,
and from there on to Big Bay and Button Bay.

The first two weeks in August visited €arrots Bay, Browns Bay, Simcoe
Island, Horse Shoe Island and Reeds Bay.

On the 15th and 23rd went to Wolfe Island and from there to Big Bay,
Barrots Bay, Simcoe Island and Horse Shoe Island.

The remainder of the month was spent in patrolling around Simcoe Island,
Reeds Bay and Big Sand Bay at the head of Wolfe Island.

On the 3rd, 6th, 14th, 18th, and 28t]i September went to Browns Bay, Simcoe
Island, Wolfe Island, Big Bay, Barrots Bay and Reeds Bay.

The whole of October patrolled in the district of Simcoe Island and Wolfe
Island. This finished the season's work.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "AGGIE B."
ON THE BAY OF QUINTE AND LAKE ONTARIO DURING THE

YEAR 1912.

On Sunday, 26th May, patrolled from Picton to Glenora and back to Picton.
On the following day went to Prinyer's Cove and from there on to Indian Point.

On the 1st June patrolled around Waupoose, South Bay, Lake Side, Point
Traverse, False Ducks, Long Point, Bay Side, and back to Picton on the 23rd. On
the 25th met the patrol boat "Navarch," at Indian Point Gap, and arrived at Pic-
ton on the 30th.

1913 GAME AND FISHERIES. 105

The first fortnight in July visited Glen Island, Bongards, Indian Point Light
House and Emerald, reaching Picton on the 14th.

The rest of the month patrolled in the neighhourhood of Cressy and Glen
Island.

From the 4th to the 20th August patrolled through Deseronto, Picton, Glen
Island, Bongard, Cressy, Main Ducks, Glenora, Prinyer's Cove, Indian Point, and
Point Traverse. The rest of the month visited Picton, Bongards, Adolphustown,
and Carnaham Bay.

The first two weeks in September visited Bongards, Indian Point, South Bay,
Picton, Pigeon Island, Main Ducks, Yorkshire, and Point Traverse. The remainder
of the month patrolled around Indian Point, Picton, Glenora and Glen Island.

The whole of October was spent in the district of Picton.

On Thursday, the 7th iSTovember, patrolled the waters to Prinyer's Cove.
Reached Indian Point on the 11th and found the waters clear of nets.

On the 18th visited Picton and Bongards, and on the 30th left Picton and
patrolled to Cressy, arriving back at Picton.

This finished the season's work.

REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY LAUNCH "LIBBY'' ON STONY
LAKE DURING THE YEAR 1912.

Started the season's patrol on May 10th, calling at Young's Point, Clear Lake,
Burleigh Falls, and Lovesick Lake, to see that parties were not netting fish, con-
tinuing the patrol for several days. On 28th May went to Stony Lake, from there
to Burleigh Falls, and on the 4th June to Lovesick Lake; on the 12th to Black
Lake; next day to Stony Lake, Mt. Julian, and Burleigh Falls, seeing that fisher-
men had their permits. The months of July and August were spent patrolling
among the different lakes seeing that the laws were being observed and that
Americans and other non-residents had angling permits.

On Monday, 2nd September, went to Young's Point, Stony Lake, and Bur-
leigh Falls to see that Americans were not shooting ducks without a license. The
remainder of the month was spent in the same manner.

Went to Lovesick T>ake on Monday the 14th October, having been informed
that parties were netting bass and maskinonge. Next day patrolled Deer Bay, and
on Thursday and Friday went to Black Duck Lake, Stony Lake, Burleigh Falls,
and Lovesick Lake. The last day of patrol (Monday, 28th October) was spent at
Stony Lake seeing that parties were not trapping.

106 THE EEPORT UPON No. 13

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT
"LOOKOUT" ON THE RIDEAU WATERS DURING THE

YEAR 1912.

On Monday, 20th May, started the season's patrol on Gananoque Lake. Re-
ceived six applications for licenses. Patrolled the same lake again on Saturday,
and again on the following Friday. During the latter part of June paitrolled Lost
Bay, Gananoque Lake, Red Horse Lake, Singleton Lake, Cardinal Lake to Lynd-
hurst, returning to Long Point on the 25th. During July and August patrolled
Singleton Lake and Gananoque liake at different intervals. On Sunday, September
15th, went to Ganano(]|ue Lake and the drowned iands looking after duck shooters.
On the 19th, patrolled Red Horse Lake, Singleton Lake, and Cardinal Mill Lake,
and on Friday went from Long Point to Marble Rock, and returned. The following
Monday to Gananoque Lake again, on 'Tuesday, the 8th October, patrolled from
Long Point to Marble Rock and returned, and the next day patrolled Gananoque
Lakfr.

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT

"WENONAH" ON THE LAKE OF THE WOODS AND SHOAL

LAKE FOR THE SEASON OF 1912.

On Saturday the 25th May patrolled Long Lake. On the 26th went to Gust-
fron's Fishery and Andrew's Fishery.

From the 10th until the 26th June patrolled to Kenora, Rainy River, Lake of
the. Woods, Rabbit Point, Rope Island, Clearwater Bay, Ash Rapids, and Long Bay.

Sunday, the 7th July, was spent at Snake Bay. Between the 8th and 28th
went to Kenora, Rainy River, Clearwater Bay, Sunset Channel, Shoal Lake, and
Long Bay.

On the 6th August left for I^ong Lake and back to Kenora.

On the 11th went to Yellow Girl Bay and destroyed one trap net.
' From the 12th to the 26th visited Barney's Narrows, Long Lake, Long Bay,
Berry Lake, Blindfold Lake, Big Stone Bay, Ivenora, Oak Island, Bishop's Light
House, and Shoal Lake.

The first fortnight in September patrolled to Shoal Lake, Rush Bay, Ash
Rapids, Sunset Channel, Kenora, Welcome Channel, Yellow Girl Narrows and
Eottle Bay.

The remainder of the month called at Crow Duck Portage, Yellow Girl Nar-
Tows, Witch Bay, and Big Stone Bay.

During the month of October patrolled to Clear Water Bay, Nester's Falls,
^plit Rock River, and Kenora. ,

This finished the season's work.

3

'3
c

^

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1913

GAME AND FISHERIES.

107

REPORT OF THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT

"MINGA" ON THE WATERS OF THE GEORGIAN BAY

DURING THE YEAR 1912.

Made a trip up the river on May 6th, and on the 11th went down the shore.
The following week went to Jerves Point and Geddes Bay, and the following Friday
patrolled Lakes Bay. During the month of June patrolled the bay several times
and on the 26th ran out to fishing grounds opposite Meaford. 'Continued patrolling
the bay during July, and on the 17th went to Giant's Tomb. During the first part
of August went around Beckwith and Hope Islands, patrolled bay opposite Thorn-
bury, examining nets on a fishing- tug, made a trip to Jerves Point, and on Thurs-
day, the 22nd, started on northerly trip, patrolling all along shore up to Vail's
Point and across to Cape Commodore, Seized and lifted five miles of lines. Next
day went ito Griffith Island, and after patrolling around it went on to Owen Sound.
On returning home next day, found buoy without number or name and seized same
for illegal setting. Went north again on the 9th September, visiting YaiPs Point,
Squaw Point, and Griffith's Island. Next day took outside waters, then returned
and lay in the bay. Seized eight pieces of net illegally set. The remainder of that
month and the month of October was spent patrolling opposite Meaford and Vail's
Pomt. On Thursday, November 14ith, went to Owen Sound to meet Mr. Jermyn,
(Seized two pieces of net illegally set. Left Owen Sound on Saturday. Saw two men
at Presque Isle hurrying away. They took fish from a gasolene boat and put in bay.
Saw spawn and fresh blood in boat. Seized boat, then found box of freshly-lifted
nets a few rods away. Seized the whole outfit, but could not find men or fish. Also
found illegal night lines and hooks and some nets. Seized them and brought all to
tug. Went to Griffiths and saw two men in boat. Found boat, fish and nets.
Seized all and brought aboard. The following Monday went to Owen Sound and
seized two pieces of trout nets. Thence to Vail's Point, called at fishing station and
made examination. Went towards Presque Isle, got two small pieces of net set Avith-
out buoys ; thence to Vail's Point and dragged for nets two hours ; thence to Cape
Rich again and dragged, but no nets set. On Thursday started for Wiarton to
meet Overseer Jermyn, but found thiait he had gone on Lake, so coasted along both
shores of Owen Sound Bay. Seized two pieces of net. Left Owen Sound on Friday,
and dragged for nets on all fishing grounds on way home, but none to be found. Put
away boat for the season on November 30th.

Loading Fish-Car at Mount Pleasant.

108

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No. 13

ONTAEIO

Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats, the

industry during

District.

Pishing material.

Tugs or Vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

fc

0

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1

Lake of the Woods and
Rainy River:

Lake of the Woods

8

23

$
!i,600

18
o

3

23
3

5
3
3
3

6
4

$

7,090
825

5 ('5
425
175
450

125
390

38

12
6
4
6

3

8

28,000
4,000

10,000
6,000
6,000
8,000

13,000
8,000

$

400

3

Wabigoon, Minitakie and

1

10

2,500

1

e;

3

;:50

n

950

7

Rainy, Kariskong and Orang-
outang

2

12

300

g

Totals

1

5 1 33

8.100

38

oO

10.055

80

83,000

1,200

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

i

District.

1

i

J3

i

a

i

4

Id
-S
'2

1

<d
2

1
2

3

2

E-i

o

O

1

Lake of the Woods and
Rainy River.

brls.

lbs.

brls.

lbs.

621,896
14,495

24.4.30
17,200
12,900
11,100

41,450
18,016

brls.

lbs.

16,875
675

27,750
13,500
2,035
4,780

1,560
13,210

lbs.

256, ns

14,550

16.600
3,870
6,250
6,055

36,770
6 468

lbs.
322, 02S

9

Rock and One Man's Lake . .
Wabigoon, Minitakie and

22,198

3

300

4

2,160

<i

4,350

R

300

2,130

7

Rainy, Kariskong and Orang-

38,185

8

Crow, Gull and Sturgeon

11,656

Totals

761,487

600

80,386

346.275

402,701

$ c.

76,148 70

$ c.

6,000 00

$ c.
8,038 50

$ c.
27.702 00

$ c.
40,270 10

1913

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

109

FISHERIES.

quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the fishing
the year 1911.

Fishing materia

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves,

o

Yards.

Value.

6

!z:

Value.

d

'A

Value.

d

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

1

Value.

d

Value.

d

Jz;

Value,

(

14

$

4,500

10

$

1,825

$

$

$

3

1

2

$

3,350

500

1,100

5

1

3

$

3,500

300

600

1

450

2

350

14

$4,500

10

1,8«5

9

$5,750

9

$4,400

of fish caught during the year 1911.

i

a

.13

J

2

Mixed and coarse
fish.

.2

>

6

1
%

n

0

1

1

3
>

lbs.
68,140

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

100,959
2,800

550

500

1,680

650

21,150
400

lbs.

lbs.
1,300

lbs.

1,600

No,

186

lbs.

% c.

134,671 40

5 068 80

4,800

1,180

2,500

500

?4.490

9 819 00

3,604 60
'5,834 80

1,050

23

5 349 40

4,100

6.000

169

14 818 60

4,829 64

78.290

l-i8,689

6,000

34,770

1,792

186

180.996 24

$ c.
10.993 50

$ c.

7,721 34

$ c.

480 00

$ c.

1,738 50

$ c.
1 ,792 00

$ c.

Ill 60

$ c.

180,996 24

110

THE EEPOET UPON^

Xo. 13

ONTAEIO

Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing: material.

i

Tugs

or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

a

a

No.

Ton
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1
2

Lake Superior,

Thunder Bay

Shebandowan and Sturgeon

26

312

$
35,900

87

9

3
2
3
5
6
3
9
3
1
2
4
2

$
2,905

355
50
300
545
495
325
1,345
500
300
295
325
150

16

5
4
6
9

12
6

16
6
2
4
8
4

309,000

6,000
4,000
18,000
30,000
127,000
78,000
54,000
18,000
72,000
12,000
24,000
12,000

$
17,700

325

^

314

4

6
9
9
5

17
9
4
2
7
3

1 200

ti

1 300

6

2
1

700
7,500

13
9

4 600

3 700

8

3,300
1 100

q

10

Richardson's Harbour , ,

1

7,500

9

3,400

11

600

n

1,100

13

500

Totals . ■

30

383

$51 ,600

118

52

$7,890

,98

764.000

$39,139

Be turn of the kinds, Quantities and values

B

a

District.

1

bi

S

■ a

1

M

C

'S

13

i

m
1

J3
1

1

i

O

5

o
Q

o

1

M
o

1

Lake Superior,
Thunder Bay

brls.

lbs.
775,980

brls.
1,000

lbs.

212,665

35,430

48,101

12,986

8,800

29.926

50,415

13,080

66,800

12,785

3,000

7,500

1,165

brls.

700

lbs.

926,341

21,930

2,186

1,600

8.500

157,892

118,255

14,700

50,700

124,315

2,000

8,800

3,918

lbs.

7.343

4,140

610

50.650

lb6.
80,468

2

Shebandowan and Sturgeon

550

3

Arrow, and Whitefish Lakes.

4

5

4

6,400

23
236
69
30
42
231

500

6

7

8

q

10

11

Persian Islands

12
13

Indian and Pilot Harbours, . .

5

100

5

10
200

30

51

Totals

9

782.480

1,005

502,653

1,541

1.441.137

62,773

81,569

Values

« c.
90 00

$ c.

39,124 00

$ C.

10,050 00

$ c.

50,265 30

% c.

15,410 00

$ C.

144,113 70

$ c.

5,021 84

$ c.

8,156 90

1913

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

Ill

FISHERIES.

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1911.

Fishing material.

other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound Nets.

Hoop Nets.

Dip Nets.

Night Lines. Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.'

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No. Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value. No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

31

S
5,500

6

1
1
3
3
4
1
5
2
1

$

9.800

1.000

400

700

900

2,100

1,500

1.700

400

1,500

3

$

2,000

l:::.::

1

'

3
3
4

1
5
2
1

1,800

j

1,000

1

2.600

!

1,500

2,400

800

1,500

2

700

2

80O

• • ■ •

31

$5,. 100

29

$20,700

24

$13,600

of fish caught during the year 1911.

a

1

a

•s

Oh

1

a

m

6

73

a

i
1

4
11

1

a

lbs.

7,232

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

40

No.

lbs.

$ c.

179,458 64

6,122 20

i

620

5,103 50

5,510 60

1

2.370 00

1

1.310
320

21.220 40

1

17,576 30

3,078 00

12,170 00

60S

16.066 30

600 00

35

400

1,867 75

2,508 30

7,267

2.23.1

920

40

273,541 89

•'• • • •'••

$ c.

1 ,090 C5

$ C.

134 10

$ C.

46 00

$c.
40 00

$ C.

273,641 89

112

THE EEPOET UPON^

1^0. 13

ONTAEIO

Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

-

District.

- -

Fish

ing material.

1

&

Tugs

or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1

Lake Tlxiron

(North Channel).

Spanish and John's Island

Kagrawong and Gore Bay

Meldrum Bav and Cock burn

1
2

4
5

3

$

5
4

5

17

11
5

8

7
2
7
1
3
5
1

$

900
230

1,500
4,756

2,005
1,500
2,100

850

50

3.925

9
6

10
34

22
11
16

11

1

14

2
10
7
3

30,100
126,200

162,000
356,000

246,000
24,100
54,000

36.000
12,000
168,000
66,000
6,000
6,400

$
870

9.

20

118
83

53

3.600

20,000
14,000

8,500

5

24
26

15

3

4

Ki Harney and Squaw Island . . , .
South Bay and Fitzwilliam

5

(\

Little Current and Rabbit Island

7

1,500

8

Cutler, Sprasrge and Algoma
Mills

1

3,000

5

375

q

230

I'O

2
3

45
39

10
11

f1

6.500

1-^

150
185
500

1^

Blind River and Joliette Islands

150

It

1

15 .

3,000.

5

Totals

21

373

58,600

101

81

18,651

146

1.292,800

3,125

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

i

.c

i
1

3
0

J5

"S
0

i-

i

Q

%

; District.

a

M

1

0^

f

Lake ITuron

'-■'. (North Channel).

'Spanish~and John'^s "Iflaifd". . .'

brls.
— 154

lbs.
100 ■

brls.

lbs.

' 1,915
22,4?.2

51,685
307,790

31,948

16,485
18,775

12.869

400

2,932

7,760

.32,500

530
157,470

brls.
5-

Ibs.

4.. 549
65.983

556,631
288.263

346,237

8,998
26,085

6,. 596

700

163,851

126.535

15.981

1,375
6,. 350

lbs.

15,721
1,320

lbs.
56,410

<>

400

21,821

3

Meldrum Bay and Cockburn

18

4

Itillarney and Squaw Island..
South Bay and Fitzwilliam

600

; 3,008

30

10

11,385

959

8,217
10,000

6,621
3,900

23,710

k

3

5
1,185

€

Little Current and Rabbit

5

23,775

7

500
4,000

3.618

8

Cutler. Spragge and Algoma
Milia

17

86.210

()

133

10

39
15

11

12

Manitowaniiig and Frazer
Bay

6,278
3,553

41,786

13

Blind River and Joliette

7

80

14

30.000

, Totals

Values

3.809

4.600

422

665,481

1.270

1.618,134

67,954

287.543

$ c.
38,090 00

$ c.
230 00

$ c.
4,220 00

- $ c.
66,518 10

$ c.
12,700 00

$ c.
161,813 40

$ c.
5,436 .32

$ c.

28,754 30

1913

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

iia

FISHERIES

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1911.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

i

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers andi
Wharves.

6

Yards.

Value.

d
'A

Value.

1

Value.

d

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

d

Value.

d

Value.

1 Valu^.

$

8

$

$!

$

$

$

3

1

400

'f

15

6
5
4

12

1 ! j ' 1 t

......1.

1

1

i.

1

1 1 1 M 1

, ,,:|'/^

1 1

1.

1.200
3,500

600

800
300

[

1 \ Ll_ ^ J 1

1

1

?00

1.. .

1

^

1
2
10

1

105

'

1

1

100
500

18

3.000

■■■i 1 —

1 1

....

85

7,825

...J 1

7

2,700

1

200

of fish caught during the year 1911.

a

1

.13
u

1
^

J3

s

o
1.

i

1

>

3

1
§

3 ,

t

1 !

lbs.
5,264

lbs.

lbs.

7.589

lbs.

lbs.

189
25

lbs.
32,812

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ p.
11.964 85

1.770

15 395 70

61,011 60

830

950
1,643

2,000

69 319 10

100

68,102 39

568

40
9,467 ,

6,071 56

100
1,000

18 285 16

6,636

96,924
2,000

100

17,468 78

535 ^0
17,068 SO
13 579 50

940

21

2,057

9,671 62

150
70,000

— - ■ --

724 80

2,708

100

23.388 20

18,816

11,S8-J

13,799

201,886

200

332,576 84

$ c.

2.822 40

$ c.

$ c.

564 10

$ c.

$ c.

1.103 92

$ c.

10.094 30

$ r.

200 00 1

332,576 84

114

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Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats, the

industry during

District.

Georgian Bay,

Fishing material.

Tugs or vessels.

No.

Parry Sound

Waubaushene

Penetang

Oollingwood

Meaf ord

Byng Inlet

Colpoy's Bay and Tobermory.

Totals.

165

40

9.700

9,965

Value. 'Men.

$

17,000

6,000
26,800

8,000
12,000

$69,800

Boats.

No. Value. Men,

1,955
1,175
1,280
3,200
3,730
1,000
3.295

$15,635

Gill-Nets.

No. Yards. Value.

366,000
78,000
69,000
174,000
504,000
162,000
301,000

1.6.54.000

11.150
2,E75

6,215
2.060
4,400
12,453

$38,853

Return of the kinds, quantities and values ot

District.

i

an

s

M

tit

(a

fl

n

n

W

i

x

^

^

s

w

o

O

JA

B

H

PL,

Georgian Bay,
Parry Sound • • • • -^

brls.

lbs.

2.000

1,600

1,000

20,445

15,050

brls.
20

lbs.

166.763
12,100
10.125
.32,. 350
21,000
96.993
8,524

brls.
12

lbs,

252,468
19,875
27,255
97.700

502,205
40.509

333.9.36

lbs.

2,480
39,049

lbs.
5,791

si

53,

33,600

13

142

100
'"3i!727"

500

1.300^
352
120 J

108
29?"

46.63"

Colpoy's Bay and Tobermory. J

61,053

Totals

1,8^8

101,148

33

.347.855

559

1.273,948

73.3.56

86,528

Values '

$ c.

18,280 00

$ c.

5,0.57 40

$ c.

330 00

$ c.
34,785 50

$ c.
5,590 00

$ c.
127,394 80

$ c.
5,868 48

$ c.
8.652 80

1913

GAME AXD FISHERIP]S.

115

FISHERIES^

quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the fishing
the year 1911.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines,

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

1

Yards.

Value.

o

Value.

o

Value.

;2;

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

d

Value.

1

Value.

6

'A

Value.

$

$

$

$

$

5
o

$

1.425
250

o
3

$
250

5.100

1

200

6

50

9

5.076

.S

2,940

6

50

18

6,950

8

8,290

fish caught during the year 1911.

0,

£

£

■w

S

T3

n

fl

2

.13

1
1

1

o

5

1

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ C.

43.120 60

125

150

22.633

1,000

10,96i 33

700

5,910 00

6.550

2,825

14.554 00

10.000

67.753 00

psi

135

9.6S3

25,007 56

41.468 65

291

6.675

10.700

285

.35,081

1,000

208,775 23

$ c.

43 65

$ c.

333 75

$ c.

642 00

$ c.

22 80

$ c.

1.754 05

20 00

$ c.
208,775 28

116

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Keturn of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats ,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing material.

J

Tugs or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

a

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No

Yards.

Value.

1
2
3
4

Lake Huron {proper).

Cape Hurd to Southampton

Southampton to Pine Point

County Huron

County Lambton, including St.
Clair River

8
1
1

1

326
30
13

$

26,500
3.000
2,000

45
5
5

3

34
15
8

56

$

2,820

845

1,705

5,271

3

21
17

218

••••'••

516,600
97,000
78,100

12,000

$

22.463
5.104
3.700

100

Totals >

11

369

31.500

58

113

10,641

259

703,700

31.367

_

Returns of the kinds, quantities and values

i

J3

£

1

District.

1

i

a
1

n

1

ti

a

1

0

"4

ii

o.
S3

&

1

J3

JS

o

o

2

S

0

Lake Huron (proper).

brls.

lbs.

brls.

lbs.

brls.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

1

Cape Hurd to Southampton.. .

201

18,915

1

14,451

678

548.404

1,118

fl73

9

2

104,150

3

15.460

14.444

101.094

6 535

4

County Lambton, including

St. Clair River

25

141.435

41,057

63

13.785

909

168,880

Totals

226

175,810

1

69.952

743

767,433

2 027

175.588

$ c.

$ C.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

i c

$ c.

Values

2.260 00

8,790 60

10 00

6,995 20

7,430 00

76,743 30

162 16

17 558 80

1913

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

iir

FISHERIES.

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1911.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip Nets.

Night Lines.

Spears. •

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

»

4

$

330

$

$

$

$

4

1
7

4

4.5.00

300

1,425

100

(

8
73

1,500
11.950

8

252 lli

2

13

39

8

252

114

85

13,780

13

39

16

6,025

I'"-

i

of fish caught during the year 1911.

g

.

J3
1

1

a

0

1

1

a

<«
l-g

.S<a

1

n
a
8

1

1

i

lbs.
809

lbs.

lbs.
30.345

lbs.
209,000

lbs.
15

lbs.

164
£.250
10.926

66.916

lbs.
25

No.

lbs.

$ e.

80,350 99

10,547 50

963

61,453
1?,982

3,000

25

686

16,948 70

6,972

391

54

36.187 05

8.744

104,780

212,000

406

80,256

736

54

144,034 24

$ c.

1,311 60

$ C.

5,239 00

$ c.

12.7'JO 00

Ic.
32 48

$ C.

4,012 80

$ c.

736 00

$ c.

32 40

$ c.

144,034 24

10 G.F.

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Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and v^alue of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing material.

B

Tugs or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value. Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1

Lake St. Clair.

$

$

$

2

Lake St. Clair

16

2

3,950

16

81
37

9.003
1,649

135
103

8

Totals

16

2

3.950

16

118

10,652

238

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

i

£

V

"i

Si

S

o

«

a

s

t^

"S

Si

Q

District.

M

oi

Si
to

j=

s

5

o

a

a

s.

♦J

*r

S

Si

Si

2

o

i^a&e St. Clair.

River Thames.
Lake St. Clair.
Detroit River .

Totals.

Values ,

brls.

lbs.

100

$ c.
5 00

brls.

lbs.

32,933
31,050

63,983

6,398 30

brls.

lbs.

lbs.

29,865
8,880

38.745

$ c.
3.099 60

2,145
55,079
10,810

68,034

$ c.

6.808 40

1913

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

119

FISHERIES.

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1911.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

$

$

$

41

19

$

24 00
50 00

$

$

$

$

;s7 ' 5 167 • < fi*"^

11

2,850

167 8,660

4.500
1.800

148
30

12 1 ^,600

12
6

950

32 a' 71?;

1.543

220

8,912

• • •

59

3.«x3

11

2,850

167 8-fifin

60

74 00

6 ,300

178

12 1 2.600

18

1,170

of fish caught during the year 1911.

i
1

.a

1

"3

EH

n

ca

1

£

i

1.

"SI

s

■a
1

§
5)

1

s
■3

>

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

6,110
413,133

96,650

lbs.

No.

lbs.

i c.

520 00

45,325

.59,896
6,900

38.926
490

600

35,240
189,750

46,064 48

1,660

14,157 10

46,985

66,796

39.416

515,893

600

224,990

60,741 58

$ C.

7,047 75

$ C.

3.339 80

$ c

3,153 28

$ C.

25,794 65

$ c.

600 00

$ C.

4,499 80

$ c.

60.741 58

120

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Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing Material.

-T

i

Tugs

or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

i

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yaids.

Value.

1
2
3
4

Lake Erie,

Pelee Island ..

Essex County

Kent County

Elgin West

3

1

2

2

17

- 2

68

"71"

. 76

499

- 38

$
15,000
9,000
13,500
13,000
77,300
11,000 ~

19

"ii"

102
' 10

8
57
66
28

9

$

735

26.685

23,440

8,950

4,450

17
89
137
64
19

57,000

4.000

20,000

36,000

202,000

20,000

2,000

24,000

22,000

$

5,50(>
1.200
3.675
2 800

5
6

Elgin East

45.400
1 060

7

21

25
15
40
2
25
17
24

475

797

325

1.420

75

1,195

2,831

157

38
54
26
77
4
31
25
34

"lOO

8

Long Point(including OuterBay)
Charlotteville

2
1

18

3,800
600

12
2

4.160
1 384

to

Inner Bay

11

1
11
3

'162"
67

4,000
29,750
10.000

6

52
15

10,000
96,600
49,000
36,600

^ 9 <;nf>

19

■ 18 905

13
14

Pt. Maitland to Pt. Colborne ....
Pt. Colborne to Niagara Falls....

' 8,959

Totals

45

939

186.950

232

337

71,535

615

579.200

95,64$

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

1

!z

District.

1

i

a

a

.d

a

■£

n

i

s

'Ja

1

<d

i

"3

0

M

1
£

s

1
Q

1

u

1

Lake Erie.

brls.

lbs.

252,881

390,757

3,345,208

1,147,100

3.668.680

222,422

893

275.859

29,194

brls.

lbs.

14,430
271,216

97,411
117,600
303,189

53,000

brls.

lbs.

lbs.

51,858
195,836
517,67?

lbs.
160

9

7

172, 86&

H

91,049

4

Elgin West

139.300

F>

Elgin East

73

156.529
5,000

17,238
3,662
9,861

10. .548

43.942

6

2,000

7

10,807

R

Long Point, fnclud'gOuter Bay

56,936

5.208

9

18,243

10

11

135,764

375,690

77,214

3,130

52,235
152.463
20.865

766

1,953

73

109,007

19

35,448

72,007
23,550

199,184

n

Pt. Maitland to Pt. Colborne..

3,302

14

7,000

Totals

73

9,924,.<92

1.139,345

2,799

1.099,214

802,067

$ c.
730 00

$ c.
496,214 60

$ 0.

113.9.34 50

$ c.

279 90

$ c,

87,937 12

$ C.

80,206 70

1913

GAME A^^D FISHEEIES.

121

FISHERIES.

tte quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
durin? the year 1911.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound Nets.

Hoop Nets.

Dip Nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
;Hooks.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

$

5
114

128
58

$

1,500
48,050
53,500
46.600

$

$

$

$

2
24
40
17
26

1

$

3.500
10,630
23,800
10.300
20,900

1,500

$

6

1

7

2,100

1.050

10
2
11

1.750

3,500

5,400

3 1 29

9

3,500

3.500

800

7.110

1,250
1,400

2,280

10

6

2.400

1,700
300
600

32
6
9

3

2
1
2
16
2

2,150

155

150

2,000

7,44d

950

2

9\

1

29

7

600
9,300
2,100

3

105

80

54 I

9 36

*'

315

500
8,200

4

58

17.115

$6,285

351

$163,950

70 65

11,613

51

136

83.460

23

10,650

of fish caught during the year 1911.

5P3

lbs.

14.013
5.447
1.300

5,068

40

776

10.790

3,630

26.621

67.685

10,152 75

lbs.

lbs.

23.553
92,922

270,922
76,900

216,319
2,000
60,38.)
13.689
24,0.52
13,644
1.880
21,660
15,486
13,897

847.304

42,. 365 20

lbs.

lbs.

15.834

25,608

2,774

200

7,145
3,674
2,940
4.347

1.193

•>4

1,635

49,540

$ c.

3,963 20

lbs.

2,611

386.480

126.118

66.600

25,478

297,042
69,852
33,507

194.221
3,650
51,424
39,995
30.667

1,327.645

$ Jc.

66,382 25

lbs.

777
278
115

No.

75.070
31.821

1.F23
""'16

413
182
394

3,684

$ c.

3,684 00

147

31.650
'i9'l,'98o'

"ss.'loo'

149

644,621

89 40

$ c.

12.892 42

$ c.

19,059 89
110,012 62
254.917 95

90.546 00
244,445 19

17,121 10

20.947 09

27.662 48

7,186 03
15,460 45

23,381 90

63.511 68

15.547 73
9,487 85

919,787 96

5 c.

919,787 96

123

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Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats, the

industry during

District.

Fish

ing material.

J

Tugs or vessels.

*Boats.

Gill-Nets.

s

a

55

d

2:;

ZZ'\ Value,
nage.

Men.

d

Value.

Men.

d

Yards.

Value.

1

Lake Ontario:
Lincoln Countv

$

38
18
21
11
8
4

22
99
173
42
28

$

5,175
2,660
6,060
2,600
550
209
2,810
6,008
9,161
4,100
1,770

53

26

42

19

16

5

30

162

299

60

43

'.'.'.'.'.'.

106,605

64,400

142,600

54,200

£0,400

3,300

70,000

347,400

129,000

198,800

52.500

1

5,801

2

Wentworth County

4,007

3

Halton and Peel Counties

4,850

4

York County

3 IbO

5

Ontario County

497

6

Durham County

400

7

Northumberland County

2 340

8

Prince Edward County

3 083

9

Bay of Quinte

10.523
705

10

Townshipof South Fredericksburg
Wolfe Island and vicinity

11

1 256

Totals

464

$41,103

755

1.189,205

36 612

i

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

District.

Lake Ontario.

Lincoln County

Wentworth Countv

Helton and Peel Counties.

York County
OBtajio

t^io County

UyOKm County

Northumberland County

Prince Edward County

Bay of Quinte

Township of South Fredericks-
burg

Wolfe Island and vicinity

Totals.

Values .

bris.

$ c
300 00

lbs.

247,481
184,900
278.250
23,252
3,086
29,500
69,180
13,S87
87.492

6,800
1,184

944,694

$
47,234 70J

brls.

$

160 OOi

lbs.

71,960

32.600

16,800

28.707

9,499

4.000

9,800

141,399

154,094

101,546
12,123

58,25-^ 80

brls.

lbs.

20] 085

7.250

29.500

13.350

2;58i

15,000

20," 400

169.149

2,368

79,746
25.138

384,567

$ c.

.38.456 70

lbs.

7,138
48,600

1.0

S50

.35,512

42,569

175,586

9,425
26,71^

347,. 334

$ c.

27,786 72

lbs.

64,254
.200

,600 ^^.200

29,9.34
2,498

$ c.

9,801 90

1913

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

123

FISHERIES.

quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in[lhe fishing
the year 1911.

Fishing '.material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

d

5?;

Yards.

Value.

6

Value.

d

Value.

6

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

d

Value.

d

Value.

d

fa

Value.

$

$

$

92

1$

15

$

$

10
•165
2
1

$

766
2.370
1,580

600

$

I

300

225

700
300

7

Hi

243

1

** * *

....

28

34

333

6

61

660

265

6.425

6,150

9.200

600

200

558
84

3

4
1
3

40
110
150
250

1
1

5

60

■

1.560

5

250

1

300

225

462

$8,910

92

$15

17.150

$654

162

1243

189

$5,865

7

1310

*162 of these are spearing houses valued at $1,620.

of fish caught during the year 1911.

B

O

s

a

(0

1

u

1

1

"3

6

i

£
O

1

1

n

a

1

a

6,

6

3

■3

lbs.

lbs.

500
,_^2,000

m.:

lbs.

11.446

2,200
900
580
86

lbs.

lbs.
663

lbs.

7,246

100

1,000

2.953

1.4.39

500

41,900

50,0.33

278,500

19,445
71,061

lbs.

No.?

lbs.

1 c.

29.592 63

68.000

18.833 00

1(mA

600
100

18,782 6#

W"^

5.563 25

10

1,531 41

3,4^ OO

2.560
57,597
61,903

3,451
9,864

21,433

29,. 548

291,938

8.774
58,682

13,288 ^

86,996
77,108

14,382
21,743

1,150

5,000
12,500

48.043 08

82,520 70

%0

22,076 3$

5,000

16,148 86

188

138,710

214,441

6,150

411,738

474.177

10

85,500

$259,795 06

S C.

20 70

$ c.

8.. 322 60

$ c.

10,7-i2 05

$ C.

369 00

$ c.

32.939 04

$ C.

23.708 85

$ c.

10 00

$ c.

i.no 00

$ c.

259.795 06

124

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ONTARIO

Return of the number of Fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing Material.

^

Tugs

or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

s

0

No. Ton-
nage.

"Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1

Inland Watert.

$

87

72

47
26

$

719

757

512
540

133

86

51

47

4,640
1,462
g.sin

$

258

2

Leeds, Lanark, Lennox and

215

3

RusseU, Prescott, Carleton and

3
2

'""%'

1.800
3,000

4

4

119

4

fi

6

Lakes Temiskaming and Minde-

1

2

600

2

4

160

5

' 4.950

48

Totals

6

10

4,900

10

236

2,688

322

13.362

640

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

J

s

District.

•6

i

bi

c

0)

P3

i
1

<a

S

IS

1

s

1

3

O

El

o

a

o
a!

u

1

Inland Waters,

brls.

1
7

lbs.
11,162
2.170

brls.

lbs.

brls.

lbs.

lbs.
22.359
20,207
13 182

lbs.

78

2

Leeds, Lanark, Lennox and

3

RusseU, Prescott, Carleton and

55

4,554

4

2,032

4,375

980

5

Welland County

391

4,700

714

6

Lakes Temiskaming and
Mindemoya

Totals

Values

61

4.740

24

5,110

15,100

69

20,104

79

9,485

980

60,839

20,446

$ c.
6i,0 00

$ c.
1,005 20

. 790 00

$ c.
948 50

$ c.
98 00

$ c.
4,867 12

S c.

2.044 60

1913

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

125

FISHERIES,

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1911.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip Nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

Hook 1^-1-

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

$

32

122

5

$

385

1,305

130

$

200

100

4,500
1,000

$
10

$

$

28

13

18
31

4

11
33
44

6

4
3

750

126
2,200

39

2

a

800

3%

5

150

1

30

0 i snn

325

159

1.820

90

$92

$5,800

$51

14

$3106

5

150

■■■■|

of fish caught during the year 1911.

a

1

1

a
"3

J3

i
1.

"SI

i

1 ■

n
a
8

bt
S

a
o

lbs.

lbs.
2.S18
2.990
1.180

lbs.

575

20,659

1.055

lbs.

lbs.

17,350

90.787

21,271

1,055

307

lbs.

48.320

5,285

.33,021

3*, 730

1,158

13.780

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ c.

6.3.30 45

10,534 61

1 070

200

6.816 74

462.406

11,706 12

112
400

60

193 74

i.aso

4,347 50

2 100

6.388

22.801

50

130,770

136.294

200

462,406

38 929 17

$ c.

315 00

$ c.

383 28

$ c.

1 140 05

3 00

$ c.

10.461 60

$ c.

6.814 70

$ C.

1-W 00

$ c.

9.248 12

• 1 c.

38 "929 17

126

THE REPORT UPON

No. 13

ONTARIO

Recapitulation of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

• industry during

District.

Fishing material.

i

Tugs

at vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

B

a

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

No.

Yards.

Value.

1

Lake of the Woods and Rainy

5
30
21
22
11
16
45

33
383
373
9,965
369
2
939

$

8,100
51.600
58,600
69.800
31.500

3,950
186.950

38
118
101
93
58
16
232

50
5i
81
127
113
118
337
464
136

$

10,055
7,890
18,651
15.635
10.641
10,652
71,535
41,103
2,688

80
98
146
227
259
238
615
755
322

83,000

764,000

1.292,800

1,654,000

703,700

$

1,200

2
3
4

Lake Superior

Lake Huron (North Channel)....

39,139

3.U5

38.853

h

31,367

fi

Lake St. Clair and River Thames

7

579, £00

1,189.205

13,362

95.643

8

36,612

9

Inland Waters

Totals 1

6

10
12,074

4,900

10

640

156

415,400

666

1,578

188.850

2,740

6,279,267

246 579

Recapitulation of the kinds, quantities and values of

District.

Lake of the Woods and' Rainy

River

Lake Superior

Lake Huron (North Channel).

Georgian Bay

Lake Huron (Proper)

Lake St. Clair and R. Thames

Lake Erie

Lake Ontario

Inland Waters

brls.

9

3,809

1,828

226

Totals

6,044

Values.

60,440 00

lbs.

782,480

4.600

101,148

175,810

100

9,924.292

944,694

20,104

11.953,228

597,661 40

brls.

1,005

422

33

1

lbs.

761,487

502,653

665,481

347,855

69,952

63,983

1,139.34b

582,528

9,485

4,142,769

$
414.276

brls. I

600

1.541

1,270

559

743

4.713

$

47,130 00

lbs.

80,385

1,441,137

1.618,134

1,273,948

767,433

■J, 799

384,567

980

5,569,383

556,938 30

lbs.

346.275

62,773

67,954

73,356

2,027

38.745

1,099,214

347.33'»

60,839

2,098.517

167.881 37

lbs.

402,701
81,569

287.543
86,528

175.588
68,034

802,067
98.019
20 446

2,022.495

202,249 50

1913

GAME AND FISHERIES.

127

FISHERIES.

the quantity and value of all fishing material and other fixtures employed in the fishing
the year 1911.

Fishing materia

.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

Hooks. V^^--

No. Value.

No Value.

No.

Value.

$

14
31

85

6

85

11

.351

$

4.500
5.500
7,825
60
13,780
2.850
163,950

10

$

1.825

$

$

$

9

29

7

18

16

12

136

•189

14

$

5.750
20.700
2.700
6.950
6,025
2,600
83,460
5,865
3.106

9

24

1

8

$

4.400

• " • •

13,600

• • • •

200

....

*

8,290

114

3.223

6.285

225

325

'

13

60
70
92
90

39
74
65
15
92

59

58

8.912

17.115

300

800

27,379

'*i67

8.660

6.300
11,615
17,150

5,800

178
51

654
51

18

23

7

5

1.170

10,650

462
159

8.910
1.820

162

243

310

2

150

128

10.172

583

198,455

798

21.215

325

285

40,865

934

162

243

430

137.156

95

38,770

* 162 of these are spearing houses, valued at $1,620.00,

fish caught during the year 1911.

lbs.

73,290

7.267

18.816

291

8.744

46.985

67.685

138

3,100

lbs.

lbs.

98,
138.710

11.282

6.67f

104.780

66.796
847.304
214.441

22,801

lbs.

128,689
2,2.35

10,700
212,000

15,934

6,150

50

lbs.

.000

13.799
285
406
39.416
49.540
411.738
130.770

lbs.

34,770

920

201,886

35.081

80.256

515.893

1,327,645

474,177

136,294

lbs.

1,792

40

200

736

600

3,684

10

No.

54

"iig'
'266'

lbs.

1,000

224,990
644,621

85,500
462.406

$ C.

180.996 24
£73,541 89
332.576 84
208.775 £3
144.034 24

60,741 E8
919.787 96
259.795 06

38.929 17

225,316

145,196

1.274,079

375,658

651,954

2.806.922

7.062

1.418.517

2.419.178 21

$

83.797 40

$ c.

8.711 76

$

63.703 95

$ c.

22.539 48

52.156 .82

140.346 10

$

7.062 00

353 40

28.870 34

2.419.178 21

128

THE REPOET UPO^

^0. 13

Comparative Statement of yield for 1910-11, according to Districts.

1910.

1911.

Increase.

Decrease.

Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Dis-
trict :

Whiteflsh lbs

Trout

Piclierel

Pike

Sturgeon

Tullibee

Catfish

Coarse fish ,

Caviare

Bladders No. ,

Lake Superior :

Herring lbs ,

Whitefish

Trout

Pickerel

Pike

Sturgeon

Tullibee

Coarse fish

Caviare

Trout ,bbls.

Whitefish " .

Eels lbs..

Lake Huron, N.C. :

Herring bbls .

Herring lbs .

Whitefish " .

Trout " .

Pickerel " .

Pike " .

Sturgeon Bladders " .

Sturgeon " .

Perch " .

Catfish " .

Coarse fish " .

Caviare " .

Trout bbls.

Whitefish " .

Georgian Bay :

Herring bbls .

Herring lbs .

Whitefish " .

Trout " .

Pickerel " .

Pike " .

Sturgeon " .

Perch " .

Catfish " .

Coarse fish " .

Whiteflsh bbls.

Trout " .

Caviare lbs .

Sturgeon Bladders " .

Carp " .

Lake Huron (proper) :

Herring bbls .

Herring lbs .

Whitefish " .

687,550
43,120

416,749

264,644
93,000
89,473

133,332

63,070

990

120

801,500

281,470

2,304,431

177,615

27,685

7,830

1,155

7,240

8,416

761,487

92,385

402,701

346,275

73,290

128.689

6,000

34,770

1,792

186

784,280

502,653

1,441,137

81,569

62,773

7,267

2,285

920

40

1,541

1,005

75

6,469

706,044

1,362,555

210,525

54,112

8,809

4,6^0

665.481

1,618,184

287,548

67,954

18,007

9,737

2,498

117,725

209

2,265

324

934

135,050

300,421

938,342

37,055

40,339

500

18,800

800

27,100

7

235

18,816

11,282

18,799

201,886

200

1,270

422

1,828

101,148

847,855

1,273,948

86,528

73,356

291

6,675

285

35,081

33

559

675

230,722

91,932

1,000

226

175,810

70,152

3,784
1,869

255,579
77,018
18,842

809

1,545

11,301

84,161

98
894

47,484

840,606

49,473

88, (-17

7,981
"'"324*

1,00U

40,563

9
995

33,902

309

7,125

15

26

449
54,912
21,780

1913

GAME A?s'D FISHERIES.

129

Comparative Statement of^yield 1910-11, according to Districts — Continued.

Lake Huron (proper) : — Continued.

Trout lbs

Pickerel " —

Pike " ...

Sturgeon " . • •

Perch " ...

Cattish " ...

Carp " ...

Coarse fish " ...

Caviare " ...

Tullibee " ...

Whitefish bbls . . .

Trout " ...

Sturgeon Bladders No

Lake & River St. Clair and Thames River

Whitefish lbs. . . .

Herring bbls. . . .

Herring lbs

Eels " ....

Pickerel "

Pike " ....

Sturgeon "

Perch " . . . .

Catfish "

Coarse fish "

Caviare "

Tullibee " ....

Carp " . . . .

Lake Erie :

Herring bbls .^ . .

Herring lbs

Whitefish " . . . .

Trout " ....

Pickerel "

Pike " ....

Sturgeon "

Perch "

Tullibee " . . . .

Catfish "

Coarse fish " . . . .

Caviare "

Carp "

Sturgeon Bladders No

Whitefish bbls . . . .

Trout " ....

Lake Ontario ;

Herring bbls

Herring lbs . . .

Whitefish " ...

Trout " ...

Pickerel " ...

Pike " ...

Sturgeon " ...

Eels " ...

Perch '• ...

Catfish *• ...

Coarse fish " . . .

Caviare " ...

Carp " ...

Bladders " ...

Tullibee " ...

Trout bbls...

Whitefish '• ...

1910.

791,777

169,414

586

14,764

92,256

90

1911.

767,433

175,588

2,027

8,744

104,780

406

92,789
998
998
2
510
133

68,050

230

55,187
85,800
40,820
37,830
18,720
252,143
1,005

111,050

12

6,946,301

1,203,650

1,945

923,863

2,516,005

61,350

674,221

11,013

30,406

883.022

4,762

979,879

127

900

80,256

736

212,000

1

743

54

63,983

100

68,034
38,745
46,985
66,796
39,416
515,893
600

Increase. Decrease

6,174

1,441

6,020

12,524

316

211,002
233"

224,990

73

9,924,292

1,139,345

2,799

802,067

1,099,214

67.685

874,304

15,834

49,540

1,327,645

3,684

644,621

149

12,847

2,945

6,165

28,966

20,696

263,750

113,940

61
2,977,991

854

6,335
173,083

4,821

19,134

444,623

22

1,148
768,268
693,909
412,800
60,923
378,713

104,981
128,270
269,516
367,537

140,329

30

944,694

582,528

384,567

98,019

347,334

138

138,710

214,441

411,738

474,177

10

85,500

1,500
3
1

6,100

16

176.426

37,096

138

33,729

86,171

142,222

106,640

10

4,650

'""is"

24,344

12,533
262

1

""79
4,067

""m

405

64,305

121,796
1,416,791

1,078
335,258

1,118

111,381
28,233

31,379

54,829
3

130

THE EEPOET UPON

No. 13

Comparative Statement of yield 1910-11, according to Districts, — Continued.

Inland Waters :

Herring bbls .

Herring lbs .

Whiteflsh " .

Trout " .

Pickerel " .

Pike " .

Sturgeon " .

Eels " .

Perch " .

Catfish " .

Coarse fish " .

Carp " .

Caviare " .

TuUibee " .

Sturgeon Bladders No. .

1910.

14

20,099

6,402

1,550

17,603

44,956

590

1,053

12,410

96,637

109,806

2.300

900

1911.

69

20,104

25,285

980

20,446

60,839

2,100

6,388

22,801

130,770

136,294

462,406

Increase.

55
5

18,883

2,843

15,883

1,510

5,335

10,391

34,133

26,488

460,106

50
200

50

Decrease.

570

700

Comparative Statement of the yield of the Fisheries of the Province.

Whiteflsh lbs

" (salted)

Herring

" (salted)

Trout

" (salted)

Pickerel

Pike

Sturgeon

Caviare

Eels

Perch

Catfish

Coarse fish

Tullibee

Bladders No.

Carp lbs

Totals

Total increase 1911 .

4,015,434

486,800

8,908,639

571,600

5,851,520

2,285.800

2,068,934

3,362,840

237,116

7,964

109,127

968,524

548,499

1,920,432

152,722

1,284

1,233,558

32,730,793

4,142,769

311,200

11,953,228

1.208,800

5,569,383

942,600
2,022,495
2,098,517

225,316
7.062

145,196
1,274,079

651,954
2,806,922

375,658

589

1,418,517

35,154,285

127,335

3,044.589
637,200

36,069
305,555
103,455
886,490
222,936

184,959

5,548,588
2,423,492

175,600

282,137

1,343,200

46,439

1.264,323

11,800

902

695

3.125,096

1913

GAME AND PISHEEIES.

131

Statement of the yield and value of the Fisheries of the Province for the year 1911.

Kinds of Fish.

Quantity.

Value.

Whiteflsh bbls

Whiteflsh lbs

Trout bbls

Trout lbs

Herring bbls

Herring lbs

Pickerel "

Pike "

Sturgeon "

Caviare "

Bladders No.

Eels lbs

Perch "

Catfish "

Coarse Fish "

Tullibee "

Carp •'

Total

1,556

4,142,769

4,713

5,569,383

6,044

11,953,228

2,022,495

2,098,517

225,316

7,062

589

145,196

1,274,079

651,954

2,806,922

375,658

1,418,517

$ c.

10 00

10

10 00

10

10 00

5

10

8

15

1 GO

60

15,560 00
414,276 90

47,130 00
556.938 30

60,400 00
597,661 40
202,249 50
167,881 36

33,797 40

7.062 00

353 40

8,711 76

63,703 95

52,156 32
140,340 10

22,539 48

28,370 34

2,419,178 21

Value of Ontario Fisheries from 1870 to 1911, inclusive.

1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
1880.
1881.
1882.
1883.
1884.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1890.

264

193

267

293

446

453

437

438

348

367

444

509

825

1,027

1,133

1,342

1,435

1,531

1,839

1,963

2,009

,982
,524
,633
,091
,267
,194
,229
,223
,122
,133
,491
,903
,457
,033
,724
,692
,998
,850
,869
.123
.637

$ c.

Brought forward i 17 , 573 , 175 00

1,806,389 00
2,042,198 00
1,694,930 00
1,659,968 00
1,584,473 00
1,605,674 00
1,289,822 00
1,433,631 00
1,477,815 00
1,333,293 00
1,428,078 00

1891

1892.

1893.

1894.

1895.

1896.

1897.

1898.

1899.

1900.

1901.

1902 1,265,705 00

1903.
1904.
1905.
1906.
1907.
1908.
1909.
1910.
1911.

Carried forward I $17 ,573 ,175

Total $54,007,447 72

1,535,144 00
1,793,524 00
1,708,963 00
1,734,865 00
1,935,024 f
2,100,078 6o
2,237,544 41
2,348,269 57
2,419,178 21

132

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Recapitulation

Of the Fishing Tugs, Nets, Boats, etc., employed in the Province in the Fishing Industry.

Articles.

Value.

156 Tugs (12,074 Tons) (666 men)

1 ,578 boats (2,740 men)

6,279,267 yards Gill-net

128 Seines (27,379 yds.)

583 Pound nets

798 Hoop nets

325 Dip nets

40,865 Hooks on Set Lines

162 Spears

430 Freezers and Ice Houses

95 Piers and Wharves

Total value of Fishing Apparatus

$415,400 00

188,850 00

246,579 00

10,172 00

198,455 00

21,215 00

285 00

934 00

243 00

137,156 00

38,770 00

$1,258,059 00

Statement showing the number of fry distributed in the waters of the
by the Federal Government from Dominion hatcheries.

Province

Years.

Newcastle
Hatchery.

Sandwich
Hatchery.

Ottawa
Hatchery.

Wiarton.

Sarnia.

Total.

1868-73

1,070,000
350,000
650,000
700,000
1,300,000
2,605,000
2,602,700
1,923,000
3,300,000
4,841,000
6,053,000
8,800,000
5,700,000
6,451,000
5,130,000
8,076,000
5,846,500
7,736,000
7,807,500
4,823,500
9,835,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
5,200,000
4,200,000
4,325,000
4,050,000
5,175,000
5,900,000
650,000
2,500,000
1,475,000
1,480,000
1,550,000
1,807,000
2,600,000
1,881,000
1,520,400

1 070 000

1874

350 000

1875

650 000

1876

8,000,000
8,000,000
20,000,000
12,000,000
13,500,000
16,000,000
44,000,000
72,000,000
37,000,000
68,000,000
57,000,000
56,500,000
56,000,000
21,000,000
52,000,000
75,000,000
44,500,000
68,000,000
47,000,000
73,000,000
61,000,000
72,000,000
71,000,000
73,000,000
90,000,000
67,000,000

100,000,000
90,000,000
75,000,000

106,000,000
88,000,000

103,000,000
79,000,000
66,500,000
76,000,000

8 700 000

1877

9,300,000
22 605 000

1878

1879

14 602 700

1880

15 423 000

1881

19 300 000

1882

48 841 000

1883

78 053 000

1884

45 800 000

1885

73 700 000

1886

63,451,000

1887

61 630 000

1888

64 076 000

1889. .

26 846 500

1890

5,732,000
7,043,000
4,909,000
6,208,000
4,480,000
3,210,000
3,950,000
4,100,000
3,020,000
3,700,000
3,450,000
3,410,000
1,245,000
1,201,000
877,000
1,103,000
1,123,000
1,152,000
2,010,000
1,575,000
1,478,000

65 468 000

1891

89,850,500

1892

54,232,000

1893

84,043 000

1894

57 480 000

1895

82,210,000

1896

70,150,000

1897

80,300,000

1898

78,345,000

1899

80,750,000

1900

98,625,000

1901

76,310,000

1902

101,895,000

1903

93,701,000

1904

77,352,000

1905

108,583,000

1906

90,673,000

1907

106,359,000

1908

4,955,000

8,100,000

12,088,000

51,000,000

159,500,000

74,000,000

139,565,000

1909

237,556,000

1910

165,086,400

Totals...

151,913,100

2,066,000,000

64,976,000

25,143,000

284,500,000

2,452,932,100

1913

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

133

WATERS STOCKED FROM 1901 TO 1912, WITH THE NUMBER AND KINDS OP

FISH PLANTED IN EACH.

1901.

Waters stocked. Species,

Muskoka Lake Bass

Lake Rosseau '. Bass .

Lake Joseph Bass

Fairy and Vernon Lakes Bass

Lake of Bays Bass

Thames River at Ingersoll Bass

Thames River at Woodstock Bass

Bear Creek at Straihroy Bass

Thames River at Dorchester Bass

Lake Couchiching Bass

Stoney Lake Bass

Lake Simcoe at Jackson's Point Bass

Holland River Bass

Golden Lake Bass

Severn River Bass

Grand River at Cayuga Bass

Grand River at Brantford Bass

Kempenfeldt Bay Bass

Number.

. 1,205
700

. 1,052
244
693
225
225
396
696
436
751
603
387
372
526
400
274
300

1902.

Waters stocked. Species.

Muskoka Lake Bass

Lake Joseph Bass

Lake Rosseau Bas;s

Lake Couchiching Bass

Bear Creek at Strathroy Bass

Stoney Lake Bass

Huntsville Lakes Bass

Winnipeg River Brook

9,841

Number.

246

256

227

285

395

330

265

trout 55

2,059

1903.

Waters stocked. Species. Number

Bear Creek at Strathroy Bass 926

Lake Rosseau Bass 1,130

Lake Joseph Bass 500

Muskoka Lake Bass 1,002

Lake of Bays Bass

Sparrow Lake Bass

Lake Couchiching Bass

Long Lake at Rat Portage Bass

Golden Lake Bass

Mink Lake Bass

Clear Lake Bass

White Lake Bass

Lynn River at Lake Simcoe Bass

Grand River at Brantford Bass

Thames River at Ingersoll Bass

Thames River at London Bass

Thames River at St. Marys Bass

Grand River at Fergus Bass

Grand River at Grand Valley Bass

Grand River at Paris Bass

Musselman's Lake Bass

Lake of Bays Bass

11 G.F.

371
650
258
460
100

85

85
100
355
425

75
200
205
100

70
130
200
600

7,927

134

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Ko. 13

WATERS STOCKED FROM 1901 TO 1912, WITH THE NUMBER AND KINDS OP
FISH PLANTED IN EACK.— Continued.

. , 1904.

Waters stocked.

Species.

Number.

Credit River Bass 115

Lake Rosseau Bass 380

Green Lake Bass 135

Opinicon Forks Bass 50

Lake near Barry's Bay Bass 30

Barry's Bay Bass 100

Gorman Lake Bass 75

Golden Lake Bass 565

Mink Lake Bass 60

White Lake Bass 160

Clear Lake Bass 50

Snell's Lake Bass 100

Lake Joseph Bass 725

Bass Lake Bass 200

Lake Couchiching Bass 230

Lake Joseph Bass 415

Lake of Bays Bass 530

Lake Simcoe at Jackson's Point Bass 785

Beaver River at Cannington Bass 250

Balsam Lake Bass 400

Lake of Bays Bass Fingerlings 5,000

Oxbow River at Komoka Bass Fingerlings 1,200

Lake Scugog Bass Fingerlings 1,400

1905.

Waters stocked. Species.

Lake Scugog Bass . . ,

Stoney Lake Bass . . ,

Muskoka Lake Bass . . ,

Thames River at Stratford Bass . . .

Thames River at Mitchell Bass . . ,

Lake Couchiching Bass . . ,

Gull Lake (near Gravenhurst) Bass . . .

Lake of Bays Bass . .

12,955

Number.
400
600
500

. .. 250
350
500

. . . 100

. . . 400

1906.

Waters stocked. Species.

Lake Simcoe Bass . . .

Lake of Bays Bass . . .

Gull River Bass . . .

Grand River Bass . . .

Lake Scugog Bass . .

Muskoka Lake Bass . .

River Nith Bass . .

Lake Simcoe Bass . .

" Bass . . ,

3,100

Number.
450
700
610

. . . 575
400

. . . 700

. . . 600
700

. .. 700

1908.

Waters stocked. Species.

Sparrow Lake Bass . .

Haliburton Lake Bfass

Puslinch Lake Bass Fingerlings

River vicinity Kenora Trout, Speckled, fry

5,435

Number.

500
. . . 520

725
. .. 2,000

3,745

1913 GAME AND FISHERIES. 135

WATERS STOCKED FROM 1901 TO 1912, WITH THE NUMBER AND KINDS OF
FISH PLANTED IN EACH.— Continued.

1909.

Waters stocked. Species. Number.

Mohawk Lake Bass Fingerlings 1,000

Lake Rosseau Bass Fingerlings 1,500

Lake Muskoka Bass Fingerlings 1,500

Lake Joseph Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Lake of Bays Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Stoney Lake Bass Fingerlings 3,500

Gull Lake Bass Fingerlings 200

Whiteman's Creek Bass Fingerlings 200

Cooley's Pond Bass Fingerlings 150

Sparrow Lake Bass Fingerlings 2,500

.910.

14,550

Waters stocked. Species. Number.

Rideau waters (near Merrickville) Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Lake Rosseau Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Lake Joseph Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Lake Muskoka Bass Fingerlings 4,000

Gull Lake Bass Fingerlings 100

Sturgeon Lake Bass Fingerlings 4,000

Cameron Lake Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Pigeon Lake Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Fairy Lak<3 and vicinity of Suntsville Bass Fingerlings 8,500

Victoria L ake Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Grand Riv ir (at Brantford) Bass Fingerlings 300

Clear Lak- . Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Long Lake (vicinity of Utterson) Bass Fingerlings 1,725

Grand River (at Brantford) Parent Bass 50

Oakland Pond Parent Bass 25

Total Bass Fingerlings 37,625

Total Parent Bass 75

Grand Total 37,700

1911.

Waters stocked. Species. Number

Jjake of Bays Bass Fingerlings 12,000

Lake Rosseau Bass Fingerlings 20 ,000

Jjake .lostph Bass Fingerlings 20,000

Wagner I ake Bass Fingerlings 2, 500

Gull Lak<; Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Fairy Lake Bass Fingerlings 5,000

Peninsula I.ake Bass Fingerlings 5,OOo

Maitland River at Brussels Bass Fingerlings 2,00()

Stony Lake and Big Cedar Lake Bass Fingerlings 10,000

Sand Lak Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Trout Lake Bass Fingerlings 7,000

Grand River at Brantford Bass Fingerlings 500

Oakland Pond Bass Fingerlings 200

90.200

136

THE EEPOET UPON

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1912

Waters Stocked and Location.

Species.

Number.

Muskoka Lake in Muskoka District

Bass Fingerlings

12,000

Eosseau Lake ' ' ' ' ' '

Parent Bass

11,000

Gull Lake " " "

4,000

Joseph Lake ' ' ' ' ' '

10,000

Vernon Lake ' ' , ' ' '

2,500

Fairy Lake ' ' ' ' ' '

2,500

Mary Lake ' ' ' ' ' '

2.500

Peninsula Lake ' ' ' ' ' '

2,500

Cache Lake ' ' Algonquin Park

10,000

Sturgeon Lake ' ' Kawartha District

4,000

Balsam Lake ' ' ' ' ' '

3,000

Cameron Lake ' ' ' ' ' '

2,000

Loughboro and Collins Lakes in Frontenac County

2,000

Long Lake on Timiskaming and Northern Ontario Eailway .

Kenogami Lake

Sesekinika Lake

Grand Eiver

2,000

5,000

5,000

800

Belle and Ewart Lakes in Grey County

Trout (Speckled)

Total Bass Fingerlings . .

' ' Parent Bass

" Trout (Speckled)..

20,000

Streams in Norfolk County

50,000

80,000

300

70,000

Grand Total

150,300

THE FOLLOWING AETICLES WEEE CONFISCATED DUEING THE YEAE 1912

ON ACCOUNT OF FISHEEIES.

15,847 yards of gll nets; 13
29 hooks ; 5 spears ; 4 dip nets ;
1 sweep net.

boxes of fish; 31
3 boats (1 skiff) ;

trap nets; 12 seines; 10 hoop nets:
1 punt; 7 flsh traps; 1 jacklight

LIST OF GAME AND FISHERY WARDENS.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Burt, William

Simcoe

Niagara Peninsula.

Chauvin, Victor

Windsor

South Western District.

Metcalf, J. H

Kingston

Eastern District.

Parks, G. M

North Bay

Districts of Nipissing, Sudbury and Timiskaming.

Eobinson, J. T

Sault Ste. Marie

District of Algoma and Manitoulin.

Sterling, C. N

Kenora .'

Kenora, Thunder Bay and Eainy Eiver.

Willmott, J. H

Beaumaris

Muskoka and Parry Sound.

Young, D. D. (Col.»

Kawene

Quetico Eeserve.

1913

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

137

Statement of Revenue received from Game and Fisheries during the year ended

October 31st, 1912.

Game.

$ c.

$ c.

Trappers' Licenses

200 00

6,350 00

19,693 55

3,290 00

657 00

256 00

100 00

1,624 00

4,230 77

7,619 35

Non-resident Licenses

Resident Deer Licenses

Resident Moose Licenses

Game Dealers' License

Hotel, Restaurant and Club Licenses

Cold Storage Licenses

Guides' Licenses

Fines

Sales

44,020 67

Fisheries.

District.

Name of Overseer.

Amount.

Total.

Kenora and Rainy River District

River Nepigon
Lake Superior

Lake Huron (North Channel)

Georgian Bay

Lake Huron (Proper) and River St.
Clair

Aymer, "Wm. .
Mostier, John .
Muncer, W. G.
Sterling, C N.

McDonald, D.

Armstrong, F. C.

Boon, Chas

Palbpck, A

Fitzsimons, Chas.
Gordon, W. ....
Robinson, J. T. .

Boyd, Wm

Bradbury, J. R. . . .

Hall, A

HembrufE, Jos

Irwin, D

Oliver, D'Arcy . . . .

Pitfleld, Geo

Ramesbottom, John
Vincer, Wm

Dusang, B. A. . .
Jermyn, J. W. .
McKenny, Thos.
Oldfield. Miss E.

Reid, H. W

Robinson, T. W.

Watts, M

Williams, J. T. .
Wood, P. V

Blunden. H. A. .

Eddy, Fred

Karr, Richard . .

Kehoe, D

McMurray, Robt.
Trelford, John .

$ c.

134 00

180 00

136 00

1,928 00

1,070 00

88 00

16 00

33 00

8 00

2,405 00

1,861 00

116 00

1,889 00

8 00

66 00

6,517 50

18 00

242 00

675 00

5 00

809 00

791 55

1,180 00

44 00

1,596 00

342 00

863 00

187 00

60 00

8,746 00

37 00

118 00

211 00

615 00

1,216 00

2,878 00
1,070 00

4,361 00

9,536 50

5,822 55

5,988 00

Carried forward

138

THE REPORT UPON"

No. 13

Statement of revenue received — Continued.

District.

Name of Overseer.

Amount.

Total.

$ c.

$ c.

Brought forward .

Lake St. Clair, River Tliames and De-

Campbell, J. D

10 00

troit River

Chambers, Thos

169 00

Chauvin, Victor

2,135 47

Crotty, John

17 00

Laframboise, R

337 00

Little, Richard

1,366 00

Osborne, Henry

52 00

Peltier, Theo

699 00

4,785,47

Lalce Erie, Grand River, and Niagara
River

Briggs, T. J

Buckley, G. E

813 00
900 00

Burt, Wm.

10 00

Eyers, Jacob

16 00

Featherstone, Jno

3,970 00

Greenwood, T. D

67 00

Harrison, W. H

60 00

Henderson, H. A

2,001 00

Johnson, Henry ......

25 00

Jones, David

49 00

Lee, Edward

996 00

McClennan, K

4,918 00

McEwen, A

3,675 00

McVittie, Jas

3,388 00

Phemister, Geo

556 00

Scott, Wm

6,885 00

iSmith, J. S

4,145 00

Taylor, Oliver

8 00

Vokes, Jas

3,588 00

Wladsworth, John

28 00

Wigle, Lewis

Angrove, J. P

175 00

36,273^00

Lalce Ontario and Bay of Quinte

377 00

Brisbin, A

683 00

Conger, D

301 00

Dafoe, P. W

203 00

Fowler, R. C

190 00

.-

Fox, E. R .

935 00

Gault, Thos

765 00

Hayes, Henry

157 00

Higginbottom, F. D. . .

138 00

Holliday, Hy

460 00

Huffman, E. M

1,116 00

Johnson, John

25 00

Kerr, C. J

434 60

Mansfield, Thos

83 00

Maughan, W

6 00

May, J. S'

765 00

Moore, J. A

277 00

Morgan, H. M

140 00

Radcliffe, J. A

30 00

Reeves, H. J

122 00

S'argant, W. J

366 00

Tarry, A. E

186 00

Taudvin, J. W

20 00

Telfer, J. A

152 00

Titus, A. E

356 00

Walker, R. J

51 00

Counties Addington, Carlton, Fron-

Avery, Melzar

128 00

8,338 60

tenac, Grenville, Lanark, Leeds

Barr, George

26 00
127 00

Lennox, Prescot, Renfrew, and
Russell

Rircih. W. J . .

Bourgon, J. B

74 00

Carried forward . .

1913

GAME AND MSHERIES.

139

Statement of Revenue received — Continued.

District.

Name of Overseer.

Amount.

Total.

Brought forward

Counties Addington, Carlton, Frontenac, Briscoe, W. L.
Grenville, Lanark, Leeds.'Lennox, Pres- Burke, Geo. .
cott, Renfrew and Russell — Continued. Burns, D. E.

Clark, Geo. . .

Covell, H. N.

Davis, J. W. .

Deacon, E. . .

Devine, John

Donaldson, W. J.

Drew, Hy

Dupuis, F

Fisher, Jas

Fleming, John . . .
Gates, Geo. E. . .
Hunter, Alfred . .
Kennedy, J. A. . .
Loveday, E. T. . .
Mallett, W. H. . .
Metcalfe, J. H. . .
McGuire, John . .
Phillips, J. H. ...

Pitney, P. O

Purcell, H. R. . .

Spence, Wm

Stanzel, F

Townsend, Jas. . .
Truelove, Wm. . .
Wartman, H. E. .

Wight, J. R

Wormworth, F. L.

Northumberland, Peterboro', Victoria and Adair, Wm.

other inland counties

I

Armstrong, H. C.
Bennett, E. C. . .

Best, S. G

Blea, D

Bonter, RoM

Boyd, J. H

Bradshaw, A. ...
Burtcheall, C. ...

Carson, R. W.

Cassan, C. H. ...

Cheer, Thos ,

Clark, Gordon . . .
Clarkson, Wm. . . .
Conway, Rich. ...
Crump, C. J. C. . .
Dunk, Sr., John . .

Fenton, M. H.

Green, P. J

Gouldie, W. D. ...
Haggarty, John . ,

Hanes, F. A

Hess, J. H

Irwin, J. J

Johnson, W. H. . . .
Johnston, Thos. . .

Jones, .John

Kent, A. J

Killen, Wm

Lambkins, Rich. . .
Laughlin, J. H. . . .

Carried forward

6 00
10 00
10 00

2 00

4 00
59 00
10 00
25 00

2 00

37 00

49 00

582 00

46 00

129 00

149 50

95 00

31 00
10 00

5 00
739 00
309 00
186 00

32 00
84 00
25 00

399 00
73 00
35 00

338 00
18 00

8 00

6 00

48 00

8 00

10 00

12 00

33 00

12 00

48 00

66 00

154 00

332 00

99 00

187 00

4 00

16 00

14 00

130 00

58 00

50 00

10 00

66 00

4 00

8 00

110 00

44 00

98 00

4 00

28 00

4 00

5 00

$ c.

3,854 50

140

THE REPOET UPON

^0. 13

Statement of Revenue received — Continued.

District.

Amount.

Total.

$ c.

$ c.

Brought forward .

i

Lean, Wellington

Northumberland, Peterboro', Victoria and

16 00

other inland counties — Continued.

Meneilley, F. H

4 00

Moore, F. J

444 00

Morton, J. W

36 00

Myers Jas

12 00

MicAllister, J. R

146 00

McElwain, S. C

64 00

McFarlane, J. S

12 00

Nicholls, Peter

72 00

Parker, H. B

671 00

Remey, John A

192 00

Rice, M. A

28 00

Robinson, Wm

352 00

Roche, W. H

4 00

Smith, Wm

160 00

St. Cliarles, Chas

4 00

Stinson, F. S

26 00

Thompson, W. H

30 00

Toole, Ira

16 00

Watt, John

73 ^0

West, G. W

75 00

Widdup, J. W

36 00

Willmott, J. H

136 00

Wilson, A. H. G

1 00

Wootton, A. E

4 00

Young, Wm

59 00

4,349 50

Jliver St. Lawrence

Fraser, J. A

10 00

15 00

136 00

Russell Wm

Toner, George

161 00

Lakes Couchiching, Simcoe, and

Coulter, Samuel

129 00

Sparrow

Gaudaur, C. G

Gillespie, G

12 00
12 00

Green, G. G

25 00

Hines, John

4 00

5 00

Leadley, Robt

Mayor, Harry

6 00

McDonald, H

74 00

McGinn, Wm

59 00

McPhee, D

12 00

134 00

18 00

Tillett, R

Timlin, M

490 00

Nipissing

Baily, G. L

33 60

Duncan, J. G

4 00

Hindson, C. E

834 00

McKelvIe, D

50 00

Parks, G. M

322 50

10 00

240 00

Rivet, Jos

Wood, H. G

1,494 10

Unclassified

481 60

481 60

Total Fisheries

89,333 82
44,020 67

Total Game

Total '

133,354 49

1913

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

141

LIST OP OVERSEERS.

Name.

Eesidence.

District.

Adair, William .
Anderson, W. A. ,

Andrews, Samuel

Angrove, James .

Armstrong, H. C. • .

Glen Ross . . .

Avery, Melzar

Sharboit Lake .

Avis, J. J

Cockburn

Island . .

Aymer, William . . .

Fort Frances.

Barr, George

Harrowsmith .

Beatty, John

Old Fort, Mid-
land

Birch, W. J

Delta

Blea, Daniel

South River . .

Blunden, H. A

Sarnia

Boate, J. R

Fowler's Oors.

Boler, William

Byron

Bonier, Rohert

Marmoira . . .

Bourgon, J. B

Rockland

Boyd, J. H

Merrickville .

Boyd, W. M

Kagawong . .

Bradbury, J. R

Blind River . .

Norland

Cornwall . .

Micksburg .

Kingston . .

Townships of Laxton, Digby and Somerville, in
the County of Victoria.

Counties of Stormont and Glengarry, with juris-
diction over so much of the River St. Lawrence
as lies in front of said counties.

For the Tps. of Bromley, Stafford, and Ross, in
the County of Renfrew, with joint jurisdic-
tion over the Tp. of Westmeath.

City of Kingston, and waters fronting Co. Fron-
tenac, with joint jurisdiction over the Rideau
waters between St. Lawrence and Kingston
Mills.

The Trent River, from its mouth to Chisholm's
Rapids, and tributaries thereto, and to Tren-
ton Junction.

Township of Oso, with joint jurisdiction over the
Tp. of Hinchinbrook, in the County of Fron-
tenac.

Cockburn Island, in the District of Manitoultn.

Fort Frances, from mouth of Rainy River to Emo
and District of Rainy River.

Tp. Portland, in Co. Frontenac, with joint juris-
diction over Desert and Knowlton Lakes.

With jurisdiction, with other overseers, over Tps.
Tay and Matchedash, Co. Simcoe.

Upper and Lower Beverley lakes and rivers.

Province of Ontario.

Co. Lambton, exclusive of Walpole and St. Ann's
Islands.

Tp. Emily, in Co. Victoria.

River Thames, between London and boundary line
between Townships Delaware and West-
minster, County of Middlesex.

Tp. of Marmora, County of Hastings.

County of Russell.

Rideau River and tributaries, fronting on County
of Grenville.

Kagawong Lake, with jurisdiction over North
Channel, in vioinity of Kagawong Village.

District of Algoma.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Continued.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Bradsliaw, A

Lindsay

Townships Mariposa and Ops, County Victoria.

Briggs, T. J

Bridgeburg . .

County of Welland.

Brisbin, Angus

Plcton

For the waters of Lake Ontario, fronting Tps.
North and South Marysburg, including all
waters surrounding islands in said townships,
also Main Duck Islands, and that portion of

Bay and Quinte fronting these townships, as well
as the waters of the Bay of Quinte, known
as Piciton Harbor, in Tp. Hallowell.

Briscoe, W. L

Killaloe Stn...

Townships of Jones, Sherwood, Hagarty, Rad-
cliffe, Brudenell, Raglan, and Lynedoch, Co.
Renfrew.

Brown, R. M

Milton

Townships of Nassagaweya and Esquesing in the
County of Halton.

Burke, George

Perth

For the Town of Perth, Tps. of North Elmsley,
Drummond, North Burgess, and the first two
concessions of the Tp. of Baithurst, Co.
Lanark.

Burns, D. E

Pembroke

The waters between Allumette Rapids and Deux
Joadhim.

Burtcheall, C

Coboconk

Balsam and Mud Turtle Lakes, County Victoria.

Campbell, John

Sylvan

River Aux Sauble and tributaries.

Carson, R. W

Peterboro' . . .

Counties Simcoe, Ontario, Victoria, Peterboro',
Durham, Northumberland, and York.

Cassan, C. H

Oampbellford .

Trent River and tributaries, Co. Northumberland,
from Campbellford to Trent Bridge.

Gates, Geo. C

■Emo

Rainy River District, between Emo and the Town
of Rainy Rver.

Cheer, T. H

Brighton

For the waters of Lake Ontario, fronting Co.
Northumberland, also inland waters tributary
to said lake in said county.

Clark, Gordon

Westport

Township of North Crosby, in the County of Leeds,
and with joint jurisdiction with any other
overseer over Wolf Lake, in said Township,
and the Township of Bedford, in County of
Frontenac.

Clarkson, Williajm . .

Lakehurst . . .

West half of Township of Smith, Township of
Ennismore, west half of Tp. Harvey, Tps. of
Galway and Cavendish, Co. Peterboro'.

Clunis A

Claude

In and for the Townships of Chinguaco-iisy, C'ale-

don and Albion, in the County of Pee!.

Collins, W. E.

Strathroy . . .

Townships of Adelaide, Metcalfe, and with joint
jurisdiction over Tp. Caradoc, Co. Middlesex.

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LIST OP OYBRSEERS.— Continued.

Name.

Kesideiice.

District.

I
Colter, Samuel Gilford . . .

Conger, David West Lake

Conway, Richard

Cook, H. G. A. ...
Corsant, A

Covell, H. N.

Madawaska . .

Niagara Falls.
Masonville . . .

Lombardy . . .

Cox, Matthew 1 Howe Island

Crotty, John [ Bothwell . .

Dafoe, P. W Napanee

Davis, J. W

Deacon, Ephraim .

Devine, John

SYdenhiam .
Bolingbroke

Donaldson, W. J. . . Donaldson

Renfrew

Drew, Henry

Drouillard, Arsas
Dulmage, Ed.

Duncan, J. G. .

Dunk, Jno., Sr.

Long Lake .

Walkerville
Oak Lake

Callender .

Kearney

Lake Simcoe, from the 10th concession, Tp. Innis-
fil, to the miouth of the Holland River.

Lake Ontario, fronting Townships Hallowell and
Athol, also for the Village of Wellington, in
the Township of Hillier, and for the inland
lakes and sitreams in said Townships of Hallo-
well and Athol.

Townships of Airy, Murchison, S'abine and Lyell,
in the District of Nipissing.

County Welland.

County Middlesex, east of boundary line between
the Townships of Westminster and Delaware,
London and Lobo.

Township S'outh Elmsley, County Leeds.

The waters of St. Lawrence River around Howe
Island.

River Thames, between Village of Wardsville and
easterly limits of County of Kent, in County
of Middlesex.

Tp. Richmond, with joint jurisdiction over Tp. N.
Fredericksburg, and for the waters known as
Napanee River, fronting Tps. Richmond and
N. Fredericksburg.

Township Loughboro.

In and for the Tps. of Bathurst and S. Sherbrooke,
in the Couaty of Lanark, including Christy's
Lake, and with joint jurisdiction over the Tp.
of Bedford, in the County of Frontenac.

Townships Horton, McNab, Admaston, Bagot,
Blythfield, Brougham, Griffith, and Mata-
watchan, in the County of Renfrew.

Townships of Palmierston, Clarendon, Barrie,
Miller, North Canonto, and South Canonto,
electoral district of Addington.

Townships Olden and Kennebec, with joint juris-
diction over Hinchinbrooke.

County of Essex.

Townships Methuen and Belmont, with joint juris-
diction in Co. Peterboro.

Districts of Parry Sound and Nipissing, with
jurisdiction on and over Lake Nipissing.

Tps. Perry, Bethune, Proudfoot, and Armour. In
District of Parry Sound, with jurisdiction
over Parry Sound.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Cow^mMed.

Name.

Eesidence.

District.

Dunlop, James

Dupuis, Ferdinand
Dusang, B. A

Eddy, Fred . . .

Edwards, Herbert .

Elliott, Robt

Featherstone, John

Fisher, James . . . .

Fleming, E

Fleming, John . . . •

Fowler, R. C

Fox, Eben R.

Fraser, J. A. . .

Fry, Wm. J. . . .
Gammond, Fred

Gates, George

Mackey's Stn..

Hawkesbury .
Waubaushene .

Carterton . . .
Nairn Centre .

Port Hope . . .

Renwick

Sunbury

Hastings . ..•
Mewboro' . . .

Emerald

Northport

Prescoitt

Kirkfield . . .
Slate River .

Whitmount .

Ottawa River, between Deux Joachim and Matta-
wa, and over waters in townships in Ontario
bordering on said river.

County of Prescott.

Tps. of Freeman, Gibson, Baxter, Wood and
Morrison, in District of Muskoka, also over
Severn River.

The whole of St. Joseph's Island.

Townships Merritt, Nairn, Lome, and Baldwin,
in the District of Algoma.

Tps. Hope and Cavan, in County Durham, with
joint jurisdiction over County of Durham.

Townships Romney, East Tilbury and Raleigh, in
Co. Kent.

Townships iStorrington, including Rideau waters
from Brewer's Mills to south limit of the
township, with jurisdiction over all of Lough-
boro Lake and the lakes of Tp. of Storrington.

Village of Hasitings.

Cos. Leeds, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington,
Hastings, Prince Edward, Northumberland,
Lanark, Carleton, Russell, Prescott, Glen-
garry, S'tormont, Dundas and Grenville.

Tps. Ernestown, Amherst Island and S. Fredericks-
burgh, fronting Lake Ontario and the Bay of
Quinte to Cole's Point, and with joint juris-
diction over any of the tps. fronting any of
these waters in the Co. of Lennox.

For thait portion of the Bay of Quinte fronting
Township Ameliasburg, east of Belleville
Bridge, and also Township Sophiasburg, and
over all the inland waters within Township
Sophiasburg, and with joint jurisdiction, with
any other overseer, over all inland waters in
Township of Ameliasburg.

iSt. Lawrence River, from the head of Cardinal
Rapids west to Union Park.

Township Eldon, in Co. Victoria.

Tps. of Neebing, Paipoonge, Pardee, Crooks,
Scoble, Blake, Pearson, Gillies, Marks, and
Lybster, in the Fort William District.

Rideau waters between Kingston Mills and Brew-
er's Mills, with joint jurisdiction over the
Rideau waters between Kingston Mills and
the River St. Lawrence.

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145

LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Confinued.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Gaudaur, C. G.

Gault, T. G.

Gillespie, G.

Gillespie, James

Gordon, Walter
Green, Adam . . .
Green, Geo. G. .

Haggerty, John

Atherley

Deseronto .

Hall, Andrew . .
Halward, Chas.

Hanes, P. A. . .
Hayes, Henry . .

Hembruff, Jos. .
Henderson, H. A
Hess, James . . .
Holliday, Henry

Brechin

Berkeley . . .

Port Arthur
Diamond . . .
Bradford . . .

Gilmour P.O.

Gore Bay . . ,
Cannington ,

Huatsville .

Murray

Manitowaning.

Pelee Island .

Hastings

Lake Oouchiching and the waters of Lake Simcoe
as far as Uptergrove, with joint jurisdiction
over Mud Lake, in the County of Ontario.

Bay of Quinte, East Riding County of Hastings,
and for Moira River and other waters in said
riding.

liake Simicoe and tributaries fronting Tp. Mara,
in Co. Simcoe.

Electoral District of Centre Grey and for Town-
ship of Glenelg in South Grey.

In and for the District of Thunder Bay.

Townships Huntley and Fitzroy, County Carleton.

Holland River, on the north side in Township
West Gwillimbury, westward to the forks of
the river in County Simcoe.

Tps. Grimsthorpe and Cashel, in Co. Hastings, and
with joint jurisdiction over Tps. Tudor Lake,
Wollaston, Limerick, Faraday, Dungannon,
and Mayo, in said Co.

West end of Manitoulin Island, including the Tps.
of Gordon and Mills, in the District of Mani-
toulin.

Beaver River, running (through the Townships of
Brock and Thorah, and the Villages of Sun-
derland and Clannington, in the County of
Ontario.

Townships Stephenson, Stisted, Chaffey, Sinclair,
and Brunei, in District of Muskoka.

Bay of Quinte, as lies in front of the East Riding
of Northumberland, for that portion of the
River Trent, lying between the Townships of
Sidney and the Bay of Quinte, and for the
inland waters of the Townships of Murray,
Dryden, Cramahe and Haldimand.

Lake Manitou, on Manitoulin Island, and the
streams tributary thereto.

For Pelee Island and the other Islands in Lake
Erie, south of the County of Essex,

Trent River and tributaries in County Northum-
berland, from Trent Bridge to Rice Lake.

Wolfe Island . Township of Wolfe Island and for the islands of
Simcoe, Garden and Horseshoe, and any
other islands comprised in the Township of
Wolfe Island.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Confintted.

Name.

District.

Hood, Geo., Sr.

Hornsby, T. .1.

Huffman, E. M.

Scugog

Irish, John E. .
Irwin, David .

Irwin, J. J

Jackson, W. W.
Jermyn, J. W. .

Jewell, V. J. ...
Jickling, Chas.

Johnson, Henry

Penetang

Hay Bay

Vennachar

Little Current.

Dalrymple

St. George ..

Johnston, James .
Johnston, Thos. H.

Wiarton

Batchawana .
St. Paul's Stn.

Brantford

Orangeville

Royston

For the Township of Reach, in the County of
Ontario, and for the Township of Mariposa,
in the County of Victoria, and over so much
of the waters of Lake Scugog as lies in front
of the said townships, and for the westerly
half of Scugog Island, and over the waters
of Lake Scugog fronting thereon.

Tps. Matchedash, Tay, Medonte, Tiny, Flos, Sunni-
dale, and Nottawasaga, in the County of Sim-
coe, and over Christian, Bethw'ick, and Giar.t's
Tomb Island.

Tps. N. Fredericksburg, Adolphustown, and S.
Fredericksburg, fronting on Hay Bay and Bay
of Quinte as far as Cole's Point, but not in-
cluding the Napanee River, in the County of
Lennox.

Tps. of Anglesea, Effingham, Ashley, Denbigh and
Abinger, in the County of Addington.

In and for that portion of the District of Algoma
lying east of the Village of Algoma Mills, and
for Cockburn and Manitoulin Islands, and in
and over the waters that lie in front of the
said District and which surround the said
islands, and with joint jurisdiction with any
other overseer who has been or may hereafter
be appointed.

Tp. Garden, lin Co. Victoria, with jurisdiction
over Mud Lake, in Co. Victoria.

South Dumfries, lying south of the Grand River,
in the County of Brant.

Georgian Bay, County of Bruoe, lying east and
south of Tobermory Harbor, but exclusive of
the said Harbor.

Lake Superior, in the vicinity of Batchawana.

County Perth and for Townships East Nissouri
and East and West Zorra, in County Oxford.

That part of Grand River lying between the
southerly boundary of Town of Gait and the
boundary line between Tuscarora and Onon-
daga Townships in County Brant and the
Townships of Seneca and Oneida in Haldi-
mand County; also concurrent jurisdiction
with Overseer Kern over tributaries to the
Grand River in Burford, Oakland and Brant-
ford Townships west of Grand River.

Townships of Caledon and Albion, in the County
of Peel.

Townships of Lount, Machar, Laurier, Croft,
Chapman, Strong, Jolly, Spence, Ryerson,
Armour, Proudfoot, Monteith, McMurrich,
Perry and Bethune, District of Parry Sound.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Confintted.

Name.

Kesidence.

District.

Johnston, W. H.

Jones, David
Jones, John .

Harwood

Welland

Kehoe, D.

Fenelon Falls

Millarton

Kennedy, J. A Tichborne

Kent, A. J

Kern, Jacob

Kerr, C. J

Laframboise, Remi.

Lambkin, Richard .

Laughlin, J. .H. . . .
Leadley, Robt

Lean, Wellington
Lee, Edward ....
Little, Richard . .

Bewdley

Burford

Hamilton . . . ,
Oanard River.

Loring

New Lowell

Barrle

Apsley

Lowbanks .
Wallaceburg

Rice Lake, in the Townships of Hamilton and
Alnwick, County Northumberland.

County of Welland.

For the north end of Sturgeon Lake, and Cam-
eron Lake to Rosedale Locks, Burnt River
and Rosedale River, in the County of Vic-
toria. ♦

That portion of County Bruce lying south of
Indian Reserve and Township of Amabel,
with jurisdiction over Lake Huron in front
of said county, south of Southampton.

Eagle Lake, in the Townships of Hinchinbrooke
and Bedford, and with joint jurisdiction over
the Township of Bedford, in the County of
Frontenac.

Rice Lake from Ley's Point on the south shore
of said lake around the head of lake to
Barnard's Bay on the north shore of Rice
Lake.

County of Brant, comprising Townships of Bur-
ford, Oakland and Brantford, west of Grand
River, but exclusive of said river.

County of Wentworth.

Detroit River, fronting Townships of Sandwich,
West Anderdon and Maiden, and also Cana-
dian islands in said river. County Essex.

Townships of Harrison, Burton, McKenzie, Ferrie,
Wallbridge, Brown, Wilson, Mills, Pringle,
Gurd, Himsworth, Nipissing, Patterson,
Hardy, McConkey, Blair, and Mowat, in the
District of Parry Sound.

Townships of Nottawasaga, Sunnidale and Flos,
in County Simcoe, with joint jurisdiction over
the Township of Vespra in said county.

For the Township of Vespra and the Town of
Barrie, in the County of Simcoe, and over so
much of the waters of Kempenfeldt Bay as
lies in front of the said town and township:
also, that portion of Kempenfeldt Bay, lying
in front of the Township of Oro.

Townships of Anstruther and Chandos, County of
Peterboro.

Townships of Moulton, Sherbrooke and Wain-
fleet, in the District of Monck, on Lake Erie.

County of Kent, fronting on Lake St. Clair,
exclusive of Dover West Township, also Wal-
pole and Ste. Annes Islands, County Lamb-
ton.

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LIST OF OYERSEERS— Continued.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Loveday, E. T.

McAllister, J. R.

McOaw, James

McClennan, Kenneth

McEwen, A

McFarlane, J. S.

McGinn, William

McGuire, J.

McKelvle, D

McKenny, Thos. .

McMurray, R.
McPhee, D. .

McVittie, James . .
Macdonald. Hector,

Ottawa In and for the Townships of Nepean, Glouces.ter,

North Gower and Osgoode, in the County of
Carleton, with jurisdiction over so much of
the River Ottawa and the River Rideau and
The Rideau Canal as lies in front or within
said Townships, and over the tributaries to
the said rivers and canals.

Gore's L'nding Rice Lake, between Jubilee Point, and Lower
Close's Point and the waters tributary there-
to, in the Townships of Hamilton and Aln-
wick, County of Northumberland.

Bancroft .
Grovesend

Aldboro

Keene

Orillia

Jones Falls . .

New Liskeard.
Thornbury . . .

Bayfield

Uptergrove . . .

Blenheim

Beaverton . . . .

Townships Farraday, Dungannon and Herschell,
in the County of Hastings.

Townships of Yarmouth, Malahide and Bayham,
with jurisdiction over so much of the waters
of Lake Erie as lies in front of the said
townships and the tributaries thereto.

Townships of Southwold, Dunwich and Aid-
borough, exclusive of the River Thames,
with jurisdiction over so much of Lake
Erie as lies in front of the said townships
and tributaries thereto.

Townships Otonabee and Asphodel, in Co. Peter-
boro, with jurisdiction over so much of Rice
Lake as lies in front of said townships, and
joint jurisdiction over said lake.

Townships of Orillia, and Oro, in the County of
Simcoe, and over so much of Shingle and
Carthews Bays, and Lakes Couchiching and
Simcoe, as lies in front of said townships
and over River Severn.

Rideau River, fronting on the Township of
South Crosby, County of Leeds, with juris-
diction as far as Kingston Mills, and also
over Crippen Lake, in Leeds Township.

Lake Temiskaming and tributaries.

Co. Grey, exclusive of the Tps. of Proton, Egre-
mont and Normanby, with jurisdiction over
so much of the waters of the Georgian Bay
as lies in front of said county.

County of Huron.

Lake Simcoe, fronting on Tp. of Mara and the
tributaries thereto, and for Mud Lake, in
the Townships of Mara and Garden.

Townships Orford, Howard and Harwich, Co.
Kent.

Lake Simcoe and tributaries thereto fronting on
Tp. of Thorah, in County of Ontario.

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Name

LIST OF OYERSEKTtS.—ContiniiPd.

Eesidence.

District.

Major, William .

Mansfield, Thomas.

May, J. C.

Maybee, Manly .

Mayor, Harry

Meneilly, F. H. ...

Moffatt, George . . .
Moore, F. J

Moore, James A. .

I

Woodlawn . . . Townships of March and Torbolton, County
Carleton.

Pickering .... Electoral District of South Ontario, exclusive of
the Township of Reach.

St. Catharines County of Lincoln and over so much of the
waters of Lake Ontario as lies in front of
the said county, and with jurisdiction over
the Niagara River between its mouth and
the Falls.

Morton, John

St. Ola

Myers, James

Orchard

Osborne, Henry . . .

Dante

Parker, H. B

1

Bobcaygeon . .

1
Parkin, C. W

Valentia

Patterson, S

Dunkerron . . .

Cameron P.O.

Painswick . . .

Warkworth .

Glencross . . .
Lakefield ...

Trenton

Stui-geon Lake, beginning at Day's Landing and
running south for five miles, including
McLaren's Creek, Sturgeon Point and Plea-
sant Point in Co. Haliburton.

Lake Sinicoe, from Lovers' Creek, near Barrie,
on Kempenfeldt Bay, to concession 10 of the
Township of Innisfil.

River Trent and tributaries, in Co. Northumber-
land, from Percy Boom to Campbellford
Bridge.

Townships of Mulmur, Mono and East Garafraxa.

Townships of Douro, Dummer, east part of
Smith, Tp. of Burleigh and east half of
Harvey, Co. Peterboro'.

That portion of Co. Hastings fronting Bay of
Quinte from City of Belleville west to the
Trent River as far as Trenton Junction, with
joint jurisdiction over the waters of the Bay
of Quinte between bridge at Belleville and
Murray Canal and also Weller's Bay.

Townships Limerick, Tudor, Wollaston, Cashel
Lake and Grimsthorpe, County Hastings.

Townships of Proton, Egremont and Normanby,
County Grey, and Townships Minto, Arthur
and West Luther, County Wellington.

River Thames, between the Village of Lewisville
and the easterly limits of Kent County.

In and for the Township of Verulam, in the
County of Victoria and the Tp. of Harvey, in
the County of Peterboro'.

Townships Mariposa and Ops, County Victoria.

'lolland River known as the north and west
branches in Tps. Tecumseh, and West Gwil-
linibury, in Co. Sinicoe.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Cowfintted.

Name.

Kesidence.

District.

Peltier, Theo

Dover South..

River Thames from Lewisville to its mouth, also
the tributaries of said river between these
points; also the Township of Dover West,
County Kent.

Pepper, Wm

Lanark

Townships Drummond, Lanark, Darling, and
Lavant, In Co. Lanark, with joint jurisdic-
tion over waters in Tp. Drummond.

Phillips, J. H

Smith's Falls.

County Frontenac lying north of the Townships
of Kingston and Pittsburg, the Townships of
North and South Crosby, Bastard, South
Elmsley and Kitley, County of Leeds, and
the County of Lanark.

Pickell, S. G

Oshawa

Co. Durham, with jurisdiction over so much of
the waters of Lake Ontario as lies in front
of said county.

Poupore, A

Bromley Line.

For that portion of the River Ottawa lying be-
tween Allumette Rapids and Fort Coulonge.

Purcell, H. R

Colebrook

Townships Camden and Sheffield.

Pyette, David

Tehkumah . . .

Manitoulin Island, in Lake Huron.

Ramesbottom, John.

Little Current.

District of Manitoulin.

Reid, H. W

Parry Sound..

Townships Shawanaga, Ferguson, Carling, Mc-
Dougall, McKellar, Christie, Foley, Parry
Island, Cowper, and Conger.

Remy, John A

Dorset

Townships Maclean, Ridout, Franklin and Brunei,
in District of Muskoka, and Townships
McClintock, Livingstone, Sherbourne, and
Havelock, in District of Haliburton.

Rivet, Jos

Sturgeon Falls

That portion of the District of Nipissing lying
west and north of the Townships of Widdi-
field, Merrick, Stewart and Osborne, exclu-
sive of Lake Timiskaming and its tribu-
taries.

Robertson, C

Hillsburg

Townships of Erin and West Garafraxa, County of
Wellington.

Robinson, T. W. ...

Collingwood . .

Townships Collingwood and Osprey, County of
Grey, and the Townships of Nottawasaga and
Sunnidale, County of Simcoe.

Robinson, Wm

Kilworthy . . .

Severn River and Sparrow Lake.

Sargent, W. J

Bronte

County, of Halton.

Scott, M. W

Leamington . .

Tps. Maiden, North and South Colchester, North
and South Gosfield, and Mersea, In the County
of Essex, with jurisdiction over so much of
the waters of Lake Erie as lies in front of
said townships, but not for the Detroit River,

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LIST OF OVERSmKBiS.— Continued.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Shearer, Amos

Sinclair, N. ...
Slate, George . .

Small, John . . .

Smith, J. S. ..
Smith, "William

Spence, William
Stanzel, Fred. .

St. Charles, C. .
Stewart, Jas. H.
Story, R. B. ..
Stuart, D

Switzer, W. H.
Tarry, A. E. , . .

Taylor, Oliver

Roseneath . . . That portion of Rice Lake in the Townships of
Hamilton and Alnwick, between Rock Island
and Webb's Landing, with waters tributary
thereto.

Glenarm Balsam Lake, County of Victoria.

Temple, Jas. M.

Rockport River St. Lawrence between Jackstraw Light and

Mallorytown Landing.

Grand Valley. Townships of Melancthon, Amaranth and East
Luther, County Dufferin.

Port Rowan . . . For the County of Norfolk.

Gravenhurst . Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau and Joseph, in the Dis-
trict of Parry Sound.

Athens Charlestown Lake and its tributaries, County

Leeds.

Carleton Place Townships Beckwith, Urummond, Ramsay and
Pakenham in County Lanark, and Town-
ships Fitzroy, Huntley and Goulbourn in
County Carleton, with joint jurisdiction over
the waters of the Township Drummond with
any other overseer.

Madoc Townships Madoc and Huntington, County Has-
tings.

Brockville . . . Townships of Blizabethtown and the Front of
Escott and Yonge, in the County of Leeds.

Waterton Escott Lake, in the Township of Front of Escott,

County of Leeds.
!
Codrington ... Trent River and tributaries, County of Northum-
berland, from Chisholm's Rapids to Percy
j Boom.

Gooderham . . Townships of Snowdon, Glamorgan, Monmouth,
Cardiff, and Harcourt, District of Haliburton.

Toronto ' Townships of Etobicoke, York and Scarboro, and

for the City of Toronto, in the County of
York, with jurisdiction over the inland
waters of said townships, and also over To-
ronto and Ashbridge's Bays, and so much of
the waters of Lake Ontario as lies in front
of the County of York.

Niagara-on-the- . „ ,, , .. „

Lake Niagara River, between Niagara Falls and the

mouth of the river.

Dorchester Stn Thames River, easterly to boundary line between
Oxford and Middlesex, and joint jurisdiction
over Oxford.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— CowiinweJ.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Thompson, W. H.
Tillett, R

Bensfort | The Otonabee River, from Bensfort Bridge to

Rice Lake.

Roach's Point.

Timlin, M. ,
Titus, E. A.

North York, with jurisdiction over Holland River
and that portion of Lake Simcoe lying in
front of North Gwillimbury and Georgina
Townships.

Atherley Lake Couchiching and tributaries fronting Town-
ships Mara and Rama.

Wellington . . . For that portion of the Bay of Quinte fronting
on Tp. Ameliasburg lying west of Belleville
Bridge, also for the Avaters of Lake Ontario
fronting on Tps. Ameliasburg and Hillier,
with the exception of Village of Wellington,
and including Weller's Bay, Consecon Lake,
and all inland waters in said townships.

Toner, George Gananoque .

Toole, Ira

Traves, J.

A.,

Sr...

Trelford,

John

Truelove,

Wm.

Turner, S

Twamley,

C

Vokes, James

Walker, R

J. .

River St. Lawrence, from head of Howe Island
to Union Park, and with joint jurisdiction
with any other overseer or overseers over
the Gananoque River from Gananoque to
Marble Rock.

Omemee I Township of Emily, County of Victoria.

Long Point . Lyndhurst waters south of Lyndhurst; also South
and Gananoque Lakes.

Fraserburg ... For the District of Muskoka, with joint jurisdic-
tion with any Game and Fisheries overseers
who have been or may be appointed over the
District of Parry Sound.

Southampton . That portion of the County of Bruce fronting gn
Lake Huron, and lying between the Town
of Southampton and Tobermory Harbor, both
inclusive.

Fermoy The waters in the Tp. of Bedford, in County

Frontenac.

London City of London, with joint jurisdiction over the

County of Middlesex with any other over-
seer or overseers who have been or may
hereafter be appointed.

Cavan Townships Cavan and Manvers, Co. Durham.

Nanticoke . . . For the Townships Walpole, Rainham, South
Cayuga, and Dunn, in Co. Haldimand, and
the waters of the Grand River, fronting the
Townships of Oneida, Seneca, S. Cayuga, N-
Cayiiga, Cannborough, and Dunn.

Port Credit . . Lake Ontario, fronting County Peel, and for
Rivers Credit and Etobicoke, tributary to
i said lake.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— OoncZttded.

Name.

Kesidence.

District.

Wartman, H. B.

Portsmouth . . For the Township of Kingston, in the County of
Frontenac

Watson, Hy.
Watson, J. .

Watt, John

Toronto
Caesarea

Province of Ontario.

Townships of Cartwright and Manvers, the waters
of Lake Scugog fronting on said townships
and the waters tributary to said lalie.

Watts, Murdoch

West, Chas.

Peterboro . . . . ■ For that portion of the River Otonabee and
tributaries between Lakefield and Bensfort
I Bridge.

Byng Inlet ... River Magnetawau and for the waters of the
Georgian Bay lying between the said river
and French River.
1
Holland Ldg.. Joint jurisdiction along the east bank of the
Holland River, through the Township of
! East Gwillimbury and along the shore of

I Lake Simcoe, through Township of North

Gwillimbury, in the County of York.

West, Geo. W Holland Ldg.

f Wight, J. R.

Wilson, A. H. G.

i Wilson, H.

Wood, John

I Wootton, E, A. ...

• Wormworth, F. L.

Wright, W. J. ...
Young, William .

With joint jurisdiction along east bank of Hol-
land River, through Township of Gwillim-
bury, and along the shore of Lake Simcoe,
through Township of North Gwillimbury, in
the County of York.

Newboro RIdeau Waters, between Chaffeys Lock and New-

boro, including Indian, Benson, Mosquito,
Clear, Mud and Loon Lakes, and also the
Upper Rideau, with jurisdiction over the
inland lakes and streams between these two
points in the vicinity of the R'deau waters.

Eganville Townships S. Algona, N. Algona, Wilberforce,

■ Grattan, and Sebastopol, in Co. Renfrew.

Elphin Townships of Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke,

County of Lanark.

Parry Sound.. Townships McKenzie, Hagerman, Burpee, Burton
and Ferrie.

Maynooth .... Townships of Bangor, Wicklow and McClure, In
County Hastings.

Arden Townships Kennebec and Barrie, County Fron-
tenac.

Ice Lake Township of Allan, in the District of Manitoulln.

Cloyne Tps. of Kaladar and Barrie, in the County of

Addington, and with joint jurisdiction over
the Townships of Anglesea and Effingham.

Younghusband, D,. .' South March. . Townships March and Nepean, County Carleton.

Seventh Annual Report

OF THE

GAME AND FISHERIES
DEPARTMENT

1913

PRINTED BY ORDER OF

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO

TORONTO :
Printed and Published by L. K. CAMERON, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty

1913

Printed by

WILLIAM BRIGGS

29-37 Richmond Street West

TORONTO

'lo His Honour Sir John Morison Gibson^ Knight Commander of the Most
Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, a Colonel in tha
Militia of Canada, etc., etc., etc.

Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario.

May it Please Youe Honour:

I have the honour to submit herewith, for the information of Your Honour
and the Legislative Assembly, the Seventh Annual Eeport of the Game and
^^isheries Department of this Province.

I have the honour to be.

Your Honour's most obedient servant,

J. 0. Reaumh^

Minister of Public WorJts.
TOBONTO, 4th December, igi.t

Seventh Annual Report

OF THE

Game and Fisheries Department of Ontario

To the Honourable J. 0. Reaume,

Minister of Public Works.

SiR^ — I have again the honour to submit for your consideration the Eeport
of the Department of Game and Fisheries for the twelve months ending Slst
October, 1913, which 1 venture to hope may have your approval.

The Statistics, Eeports of Inspectors, Wardens, Overseers and Deputy Wardens,
and other matters connected with the administration of the Department will appear,
as in the past, and I trust they will receive the generous appreciation and approval
which-you have accorded those of past years.

Laws and Regulations.

The Laws and Regulations have been fairly well observed during the year,
with the exception of a few whose code of ethics is not in accordance with the
Golden Rule; in fact they appear to believe in those that cause the liberty of so
many to be curtailed by the intervention of iron bars. These characters, who
have not a proper conception of right and wrong make use of every possible subter-
fuge to enable them to evade the conditions of their respective licenses. These
lawless, selfish characters — it would be a libel on the rest of mankind to allude
to them as rnen — not only defraud the Government, but also injure the large
majority of honest, law-abiding fisihermen, who are conforming to the conditions
of their licenses. There are two ways of dealing with such characters; either by
cancelling their licenses or withdrawing the concessions so grossly abused and
enacting more stringent laws and regulations. The latter would unfortunately
result in the punishment of the innocent for the fault of the guilty. While the
Government and your Department have heretofore refrained from using extreme
measures against the violators of the Game and Fishery Laws, yet, in the interest
of the public and the law abiding fishermen, it is imperative that these unwise
and persistent lawbreakers should, in future, receive without let or hindrance the
extreme punishment their wrong doing deserves. The unwise and destructive policy
of abolishing close seasons for whitcfish still prevails in the most valuable, and
what would be the most productive fresh water lake in the world if common sense
methods and nature's perfect plan of reproduction were observed and respected.
Last November I procured a large tub of whitefish, supposed to be properly c^^red
for human consumption ; in a week or ten days they became discolored ; a week later
the entire contents were putrid. These fish would average at least five pounds each,
and had been taken from the best spawning grounds in our system of lakes, during
the month of November, when they were fnll of spawn and unfit for food. Tt it<
impossible to conjecture the millions or even billions of eggs which if not so fool-

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iahlj and wickedly destroyed would result in more than doubling the present
supply of this much needed commodity. I venture to hope that in consequence of
tlie scarcity of animal food, and it's almost prohibitive price, that those to whom
the authority to have Nature's Laws enforced has been delegated will realize, in
the interest of the general public, the urgent necessity of so doing. Faddists with
absurd theories presume to ignore Nature's perfect plan of reproduction, and ad-
vocate therefor emanations from their foolish delusions. They make the absurd
statement that only about one per cent, of the spawn deposited by the fish on their
natural spawning grounds are fertilized or hatched. It will be apparent, even to
those not conversant with fishery matters, that if, as alleged by these illusionists,
this is the case, all waters not re-stocked by artificial means would have been desti-
tute of fish ages ago. These faddists allege that spawn taken to the hatcheries are
hatdied to the extent of seventy-five to eighty per cent. I am not prepared to
dispute this, but what means have they of knowing what becomes of the hatchery
fry after being consigned to polluted or other unsuitable waters? I have seen
fry deposited at the outlets of large sewers, miles from the waters which they
were intended to re-stock. I have also seen large consignments of fry placed in
lakes a few yards from the shore, the waters of which were infested with perch, and
the fry which were not destroyed by the perch were washed ashore by the waves.
With all due respect to what is alleged the hatcheries have accomplished, they are
a miserable excuse, and a most unsatisfactory substitute for close seasons, which
are in conformity with Nature's perfect plan of reproduction and perpetuation.
I have no objection to hatclieries as an adjunct to close seasons for the purpose of
aiding and assisting Nature's extensive, inexpensive, and complete system of per-
petuation. If, as is so often stated, the supply of fish is inadequate to meet the
demands of our somewhat limited population, what will be the result in the near
future, if the present wasteful and unnatural system of abolishing close seasons
continues.

The Federal Grovernment of the United States have recently passed a most
etfective and far reaching measure for the protection and perpetuation of migratory
birds. Though no longer young, I hope to live to see our respective Federal Govern-
ments mutually enact an equally effective and much needed measure for the protec-
tion of the fish in our international waters when migrating to their spawning
grounds. I fail to see the sense of the wicked, unreasonable, foolishness in destroying
either fish or birds, as the case may be, when full of eggs en route to their breeding
grounds or Nature's hatcheries.

Comparisons are often made by those who are not conversant with game pro-
tection in Britain between the immense quantity of game annually killed on their
restricted area and the amount killed in our Dominion. In Britain there is an
average of one gamekeeper or assistant to each square mile of protected estate. I
am afraid the time is far distant when our Province will be able to employ one man
for each hundred square miles, who will devote his whole time to the protection
of the fish and game. Gamekeepers in Britain are paid a bounty on each animal
or bird, killed by them, which is destructive to the game. Bounties are not paid
on foxes, they being preserved for the national sport of fox hunting; however, it
is well known that they are more destructive to game and poultry than any other
animal in Great Britain, one fox being known to bury about four dozen head of
poultry. Another instance of the immense destruction of game by foxes is recorded
— a vixen and her three cubs were dug out of her den, and in her larder beneath
her den were found thirty-two rabbits, two pheasants, two partridges, and a wild

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duck. Our crows are similar to the carrion crow in Britain and most destructive
to eggs, young game, and other birds and chickens. These marauders should be
destroyed* whenever it is possible to do so. The above should convince those who
indulge in these unfair and unjust comparisons of the impossibility of protecting
our game as effectually as is done in Britain, where the climatic conditions are
also far more favourable.

I regret having again to revert to the lawless persistance and I might say
criminal conduct of those owning factories situated on the banks of our rivers and
streams. My attention has been called to the immense destruction of fish in the
Grrand Kiver near one of the many factories located on that useful stream, which
was perfectly pure until polluted and contaminated by man's unreasoning and un-
scrupulous greed. I feel sure that the discerning public v/ill concur with me in
regretting that there does not appear to be adequate punishment provided for those
endangering human life and destroying public property, and who, for the purpose
of saving the cost of properly disposing of deleterious waste from their factories,
poison the waters which the public depend upon for domestic purposes. Who is
the worst criminal, the miscreant who puts poison in his neighbour's well or
spring, or he who insists in poisoning waters which hundreds, and in many cases
thousands, have to depend on for daily use.

Some three or four years ago there was what was known as " the duck malady."
in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah. The wild ducks and geese died by thousands on
the waters of those well known duck resorts. It has since been discovered that it
was not a malady at all, but a well-defined case of wholesale poisoning by dele-
terious matter from the numerous sugar refineries and canning factories located
there. The case of fish poisoning referred to above is not the first occurrence
of the same thing; this Department has been trying during the last ten years
to re-stock the Grand Eiver with game fish, but our endeavours during those years
have been futile, owing to the miserable action of those owning or controlling the
factories causing the fish to be destroyed in that vicinity. It is an old saying that
" The Lord helps those that help themselves," it is therefore reasonable to expect
that unless the municipal authorities take proceedings against those responsible
for this destruction and nuisance they and the Grand Kiver in that municipality
will have to rlo without fish.

In consequence of complaints made from various portions of the Province
to the effect that fishermen refuse to supply the home market before exporting to
the United States, I sent Inspector Holden to Port Stanley to investigate the
matter, and the following is his report :

''Regarding the complaints received by you about the difficulties that a local
buyer had at Port Stanley in procuring fish from the fishermen of that place, I
beg to say that I visited Port Stanley on Monday, the 24th November. I found
that something over a year ago there was a company formed known as the ' Pro-
ducer's Fish Company,' to which all the fishermen from this port, with the ex-
ception of three, belong. This company has an office in the town a short distance
from the harbour, where I found the Secretary, who is also the Manager, and two
assistants, one of whom does not appear to have anything to do except to attend to
the Canadian trade. When I asked them what I should do to get a small amount
of fish, I was told, *You can either buy them here or go to any of the docks and
get them.' I found later that the men at the docks were quite willing to sell fish,
no matter how small the quantity. It appears that the company does not handle
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locally any that may be wanted. 1 do not mean that they are in the habit of making
shipments, but sell any called for. The price is regulated by the market price at
the time; on Monday 1 could buy herring at four ceiits a pound, no other kinds of
fish were on hand that day. I did not find that there was any good reason for the
complaints; possibly the price being higher than iii former years may be the
grievance."

(Signed) W. W. Holden.

To use a hunting term, the method adopted for taking care of the Canadian
demand described above appears to some extent like drawing a herring across the
trail. The cognomen assumed by the company is not appropriate — nature is the
producer. Port Stanley is a very small part of the Province, and it seems to me
that if the so-called " Producer's Pish Company " intended to supply the home
market they would appoint a manager with a distributing establishment at Toronto,
the same as they have at Buffalo, where it is alleged than an ex-manager of an
alien fish company, formerly operating in the Province, has been appointed. It
will be interesting to learn what proportion of the fish caught by members of the
" Producer's Fish Company " in Ijake Erie are shipped to their Manager in
BulFalo. Perhaps it may be well to remind members of associations formed for
dealing in our most valuable natural product that the Government possesses
effective means for dealing with those responsible for combines inimical to the
public interest, whether the effect of the combination is to enhance the price or to
restrict the supply.

Game.

Moose are reported to be found as numerous as in past years, in fact, in
sufficient numbers to warrant the belief that these magnificent and largest of our
game animals will afford sport and recreation for many years in our northern
woods. Caribou will be, in the near future, an attraction to the sportsmen in the
recent addition to the Province when access thereto is facilitated by the completion
of the railways now under construction.

Deer. — The wisdom of reducing the number of deer that may be legally killed
in one season by each hunter, from two to one, has during the past open season
been exemplified in the very large proportion of bucks killed compared with past
years. The result of this in keeping up the supply of these beautiful animals will
be apparent. In many portions of the Province hunters report deer as numerous
as in past years, but scarce in those localities in which the destructive bush fire?
occurred.

Ducks. — Sportsmen have no reason to complain of the scarcity of ducks. The
comparatively mild weather prevailing during the early part of the open season was
not conducive to large hags. The sportsmen, not only of the Province bnt of the
whole Dominion, are to be congratulated on the action of the Federal Government
of the United States in passing a bill for the protection of migratory birds, in
consequence of their far reaching and beneficial effect on the perpetuation of
bird life.

Puffed Grouse.— -One of our most valued native game birds. The act of
reducing the open season to one month, and limiting the number killed by one
person to ten birds a day, will have a tendency to prevent the necessity of having
occasional close seasons. Complaints reach me from fair weather sportsmen, who
in former vears were a factor in nearly exterminating these grand birds by shoot-

1914 GAME AND EISHEKIES.

iiig them on the ground or in the trees, when half -grown; the present open
season may not be satisfactory to this class of sportsmen, but is good for the
so-called partridge.

Quail are reported to have increased to some extent in consequence of last
year's close season, but from a combination of circumstances I am not sanguine
as to the future of these useful little natives of the South and Western Counties.

Snipe are reported to have been more numerous than usual, many large bags
were made, and hunters have had excellent sport with these elusive visitors.

Woodcock. — There is hope for the futttre for the sportsmen of the Province
who delight in killing a few brace of these, the most valued of our game birds.
Their breeding grounds being the most temperate portions of Ontario and the^
Maritime Provinces. For a number of years they have returned from the Southern
States in decreased numbers, in consequence of their being hunted and killed in
their winter resorts with impunity, by negroes and others, from their arrival in
October and November until March, leaving the remnants to return here to
their breeding grounds. With a short open season in their winter resorts and the
Jaw effectively forced, we may reasonably expect that the threatened extermination
will be delayed.

Pheasants will never be a permanent factor in our game supply in consequence
of their being ground feeders, and unless fed would perish in the winter in those
parts of the Province where snow covers the land for months during our long
winters.

FUR-BEARTNG AnIMALS.

Beaver have increased to such an extent that it has been necessary to destroy
their dams to prevent roads and private property being flooded by the persistent
work of these intelligent dam-builders.

Otter, Mink, Muskrats, and the coarser fur-bearing animals are not decreasing
to any appreciable extent.

The staff of the Department, Inspectors, Wardens, Overseers, Deputy Game
and Fishery Wardens have been as in past years faithful and efficient in the dis-
charge of their respective duties.

It is again a pleasure to extend my sincere thanks to the employees of the
Department of the Honorable the Attorney-General and the Honourable the Minister
of Lands and Mines for their very valuable assisitanee and effective co-operation
during the year.

Re-stocking.

This important work was continued this year with good results. The experi-
ence in raising bass fingerlings is most encouraging and every year is bound to
improve. Another pond was added to those already built, which was erected under
the supervision of Mr. Edwards, who has been in charge of the bass ponds since
they were first started. He has shown much ability in this direction, as well aa
in the raising of bass fingerlings, and the Department is now assured that his ap-
pointment to this position was a wise one.

It was the intention to erect a small hatchery for brook trout, for the purpose
of re-stocking many of the once excellent trout streams in the Province, whicli
have now become depleted. It is to be regretted that circumstances preyented the
carrying out of these plans, but it is to be hoped that during the coming year thifi

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hatchery will be erected. It is the intention of the Department to erect this build-
ing in the vicinity of the Bass Ponds where ample water supply can be obtained
and the services of the staff now employed will be available for this important
work during the winter months, long after the raising of bass fingerlings is finished.
This. will enable the Department to raise these trout at a very little additional
cost after the hatchery is once erected.

Angling Permits.

The sale of these permits was much greater than the year previous. It may
have been partly owing to the better weather conditions, and no doubt to a great
extent to the improvement in the fishing. The reports which have been received
indicate that there is good angling, where in many places a few years ago the waters
had become depleted. Many tourists while passing through have expressed very
strongly the pleasure they derived from angling during the past summer. Others
have even taken the trouble, after going home, to write to the Department, expreas-
ing their satisfaction with their summer outing. It is with much pleasure that
I am able to say that the tourists have respected the Laws and Regulations in a
much better manner than heretofore, and I feel satisfied that the large majority
of them realize the importance of observing the same; although there are a few
every year, I regret to say, who have no regard for anything but the gaining of
their own selfish ends; they have found, nevertheless, that our officers have appre-
hended them in many instances, much to their sorrow, in the way of both expense
and trouble.

Patrol Service.

This service was extended by an additional boat, which patrolled the upper
part of Lake Superior. On the whole the patrol service was most satisfactory. Many
illegal nets were seized and the guilty parties brought to justice. There is no doubt
that this service is preventing, to a considerable extent, the setting of nets whicJi
a few years ago was carried on most extensively.

It is with much regret that I am unable to publish, as I have done for years
past, the excellent report furnished by Dr. B. A. Bensley, of the University of
Toronto, with regard to the work carried on at the Biological Station on the
Georgian Bay. It is reported that the Department of Marine and Fisheries are
directing their attention to other Provinces and discontinuing for the present
their important work in this Province. It is sincerely hoped that another year they
will see their way clear to continue their researches.

The Railway and Steamboat Companies have rendered the Department very
great assistance during the past year.

They appear to realize the importance to the interests they represent of the
tourist business of the Province, which is only in its infancy, and needs for its de-
velopment the active co-operation with this Department of all those interested.

My warmest thanks are herewith extended to the Railroad and Transportation
Companies in the Province, for the courtesy accorded the Department and my
humble self for so many j-^ears.

All of which is respectfully submitted by your obedient servant.

■R. TiNSLEY,

December 5th, 1913.

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GAME AND FISHERY INSPECTORS.

Toronto, Nov., 1913.
E. TiNSLEY^ Esq.,

Superintendent, Game and Fisheries.

Sir, — I have the honor to submit my report for 1913.

Reports from the commercial fishermen indicate that the season has been an
average one and not any improvement on former years. There is no doubt that
the extremely warm weather during the Fall months caused the usual run of white
fish and lake trout to be later than in some former years. It was, however, not
necessary to extend the open season in order to procure spawn for the hatcheries,
they having secured a fair supply before the 1st of November.

The storm that caused a great loss of life and the destruction of so many boats
on the lakes also resulted in a great deal of damage to the fishermen on Lake Erie,
and no doubt the catch of white fish on this lake will show a decrease, as a large
number of the pound nets in the west end of the lake were completely destroyed, this
happening before the Fall run of fish came on.

The catch of herring not being over I cannot say what effect this storm may
have on it, but we hope it may not have any serious result, the herring being
mostly caught in gill nets, and these nets being more easily replaced than pound
nets would enable the fishermen to more quickly recover from any loss they
may have suffered.

From the summer resorts come reports of a fairly good season, most of the
anglers being satisfied with their catches, nearly all the complaints being about tho
insufficient protection afforded the game fish. From the trout streams of Lake
Superior come reports of excellent fishing.

The German brown trout planted last spring are apparently doing well in
most places. These fish appear to be particularly fitted for streams where the
water has become too warm for brook trout. I had the pleasure of visiting Lake
Nipigon during the summer. This is a beautiful lake, and with the C. N. R.
touching the south end and G. T. P. the north will in a short time become well
known. It contains numerous islands and bays, abounds with fish of nearly all the
species found in our great lakes, and will in time become one of our greatest
summer pleasure resorts. This lake is sixty miles long and thirty-five wide, and
with the numerous bays and islands must have a shore line of about a thousand
miles. I heard the islands estimated on the way from three hundred to three
thousand, no one appearing to know just how many there are. The future of Lake
Nipigon from a fishing point of view, if properly preserved, will be a great one.

Returns from the hunters of large game not being complete it is impossible
to know how this year compares with last. No doubt the fires of last summer will
have changed the feeding grounds, and we may expect to hear of a scarcity of game
from some places where it has been plentiful in past years; this should be made
up by the greater number in other parts.

Allow me to make a few recommendations most of these have been mentioned
in former reports but will stand repetition.

A Resident Trapper's License. — A great many trappers are asking for this, they
wish to protect the animals and at the same time improve their own business.

A Resident Angling Permit. — This is not being asked for, but we should
have it.

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A Gun License or a License to Hunt Small Game. — At present the hunters of
large game are the only ones paying anything towards the expense of protection.

A size limit for Sturgeon ; or, better still, a close season for them of five years.
— As we have no way of propagating these fish they need more protection than is
now given them.

A size limit for Perch, Blue Pickerel, and Herring. — ^Too many small fish of
these species are being caught.

The Game and Fisheries Laws and Eegulations have been fairly well observed
throughout the Province, and your overseers and officers on the different patrol
boats have been diligent in the discharge of their duties.

Respectfully submitted,

Your Obedient Servant.

Wm. W. Holden,

Inspector.

Belleville, November 18th, 1913.
E. TiNSLEY, Esq., '

Superintendent.

Sir, — I herewith beg to submit my annual report.

During the past season I have visited the greater portion of the Province and
find that the laws are being better observed.

I find that deer and moose are increasing in number and are becoming more
tame; that ducks are plentiful, but partridges, I am sorry to say, are reported
fewer in number. I would suggest to close season for at least two years.

A great number of non-resident tourists visited our waters last year and
reported excellent angling, caused, no doubt, by your frequent re-stocking the
different lakes from the Brantford Bass Ponds, which I am glad to note are
proving so successful.

The different patrol boats are doing good work and are manned by efficient
crews.

Commercial fishermen report an average year. I would recommend the issuing
of a special Sturgeon license, as a large number of Sturgeon are accidentally
caught in Gill and Pound Nets each year and no revenue is derived by your
Department. I would also recommend a resident trapper's and gun license, also
a license for resident anglers who go more than ten miles from their home to fish.

I am glad to note that the licensed guides are giving good satisfaction. I
would again call your attention to the fact that commercial fish buyers should be
licensed.

Your obedient servant,

Alf. Hunter,

Inspector.

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UAME AiND FISHERY WARDENS.
Warden William Burt, of Sim coe, reports:

Speckled Trout.

He is glad to state that these fish are still increasmg but the increase is only
noticed in those streams where the fry supplied by the Department were planted.
The fry supplied by the Department last spring were more widely distributed than
in any previous year, and it is lioped that the increase in numbers of these fish
will be noticed in the other streams. The experiment of ))hinting the fry in
Norfolk County streams has proved so successful that' he would strongly recom-
mend that it^be continued from year to year, as the brooks of Norfolk County are
particularly well adapted for the propagation of this game fish. ;

Bass.

The bass fishing in I^ong Point Bay has been good, but not up to the previous
year or two. The fish did not commence to bite freely until about the 1st of July.
It was thought, however, by the sportsmen that while the fish caught were less
numerous, they seemed to be larger than in former years. He is pleased to report'
that the hatchery at Mount Pleasant has proved to be an unqualified success. An
ample supply of bass fry or minnows has been obtained from it. Mr. Edwards,,
the manager of this hatchery, hajs proved to be a very efficient and active officer..
Not only does lie make a success of the hatchery, but lie keeps the grounds in' aiK
artistic manner so that all visitors are very much struck with the benulv of (he spot.

Commercial Fish.

The fishermen report that the gill net fishing has been good. The seines have
been successful. The experiment with the carp ponds continues successful, the
fishermen being able to catch the carp when they are plentiful and at a low price,
and preserve them in the ponds until the fish are scarce and the price highef'. 'i'he
carp in Long Point Bay have very much increased in numbers, and the pricd- itiifilig
the year has been much higher than ever before, so that this coarse' fish'] ^' iiow 6ri'(i
of the best paying commercial fish. ' ' ••''^";

Quail and Ruffkd Grouse.

The quail are still very scarce in his district, the- number being practically the
same as at the time of his last report.

The ruffed grouse have again increased materially. The birds are more
numerous than they have been for a number of years,

Mongolian Pheasants.

A few of these game birds have been seen in Norfolk County from rhe eggs
hatched last spring, but the experiment is on such a small scale that no great
result has yet been attained. The birds seem to be healthy specimens, and he

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would recommend that, if possible, some mature birds be sent into the County to
responsible persons who will undertake to keep them, and raise the young, turning
them loose as soon as they are able to take care of themselves. He has had no
report as to the condition of the Mongolian Pheasants in the Niagara District so
cannot report upon how well they are succeeding.

Woodcock.
These are still very scarce, but are reported to be slowly increasing in numbor.

Black Squirrels.

Where sufficient woods has been left there has been a decided increase in the
aiumbers of these squirrels. The sportsmen attribute this to the short season in
which they are allowed to be shot. In the County of Norfolk, where it is against
the law to shoot them, they have very materially increased in number.

Wild Geese.
The conditions with regard to these birds are the same as in his last report.

Wild Ducks.

The Long Point District continues to have more ducks than formerly, the
Black ducks. Mallard and Pin Tail being very numerous. An increasing number
of Black ducks and Wood ducks have bred in the marshes about Long Point Bay,
and it has been reported to him also that some young broods of Pin tails were seen.
The Canvas-back, Bedhead and Blue Bills seem to be here in about as large
numbers as in his last report.

Fur-bearing Animals.

The muskrat continues to rate highest among these animals in his district.
The trappers report a very good catch last spring, better than for several years
past. This is attributed to the fact that some of the game companies and others
prohibited the trapping in their marshes during the previous season, thus leaving
a larger breeding herd than usual in the marshes. The owners of the marshes find
that the fur of the rats trapped in December is of an inferior quality. None of
the owners of the marshes trap until spring, the consequence being the only lats
killed in December are those taken by poachers, and he would again most strongly
recommend that the killing of muskrats in the month of December be prohibited,
and that the use of dogs, spears and guns in the taking of muskrats also be
prohibited.

The game laws in his district have been well observed. The Deputy Wardens
and Overseers have performed their duties well, so that there have been very few
complaints of infringements of the law.

There are two matters where from his experience, he would suggest that game
iftws be amended. The first is that the form of license adopted should contain the
date on which it is issued. He has had one case in which, on issuing a seareli

1914 GAME AND FISHEEIES. 15

warrant, the body of a deer was found on a farm. The owner of the farm said he
had a license but could not find it at the time the constable miade the search. It
was afterwards produced, and was issued by one of the party who had been deer-
shooting with the killer of the deer. This man, it appears, has the issuing of
licenses at one point in Warden Burt's district and he has very grave suspicions
that the deer was killed without a license, and that the license was afterwards
purchased.

The other respect in which he thinks the Act should be amended is by striking
out of Section 63, Chapter 69, Act of 1913, that part of the section which provides
that no person shall be compelled to go more than ten miles before a magistrate.
From long experience and endeavoring to enforce the game laws, he finds that
it is impossible to find a magistrate living in the vicinity of shooting grounds who
does not sympathize with the offenders. The consequence is that unless he takes a
magistrate from outside the ten-mile radius to try the case, he can only secure a
nominal fine in each case, and as the law-breaker often secures $30.00 to $40.00
worth of game in a day, a fine of $5.00 and costs has no effect in deterring him or
others from again breaking the law. It appears to him that this provision in the
game law is totally wrong on principle. In effect, it amounts to saying to the
public that an infraction of the game law is such a trivial matter that an offender
cannot be taken more than ten miles from his residence or where the offence is
committed, while the case of a most petty assault may be taken anywhere within
the jurisdiction of the magistrates in the County in which the offence is committed.

Warden Y. Chauvin, of Windsor, reports, that he has visited all the fishermen
in his district during the season and found that they made good catches of fish in
the spring and up to the time of writing, with the exception of white fish, which
have been very poor and the catches very small on Lake Erie and Detroit Eiver.

There should be a limit put on the size of perch, white bass and blue pickerel
caught; they should be not less than ten inches in length.

Sturgeon were plentiful in Lake St. Clair. There should also be a regulation
made regarding the size of these fish as they are now being caught as small as
two pounds.

Anglers were satisfied with the bass angling in St. Clair Flats, Mitchell Bay
and other places.

The law was very well observed by the fishermen throughout the district.

With regard to game, quail have been reported to be very plentiful by the
farmers, and woodcock were plentiful early in the season, but very few have been
killed. Partridges are about the same as other years, they are not increasing.
Hungarian partridges are doing well, the licamington farmers say that they have
seen a great many young ones during the summer. English pheasants are about
the same as other years.

Black and grey squirrels are scarce in Essex Comity; otherwise there is no
change, they are plentiful east of this County,

Muskrats are doing well this fall, there are plenty of houses being built in the
marshes.

Wild geese are not very plentiful at present though they were more numerous
ill the spring.

The Mallard duck black and grey are very numerous in the Detroit River and
marshes round Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair. River ducks are more plentiful this
year than other year?. Snipe are rather scarce.

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Open season for quail should be from November lst-15th.
The sportsmeu were very pleased with the bag they secured during the day,
and have observed the game laws fairly well.

Warden J. R. Metcalfe, of Kingston, reports, that as far as the eastern
portion of the Province is concerned, from a commercial standpoint, the season
just closed has been a fairly good one.

Tourist visitors came in greater numbers than last year, and most of them
reported excellent catches of game fish.

Bass fishing in the St. Lawrence Eiver and adjacent waters of Lake Ontario,
has been unusually good throughout the past season.

At several points on the Eiver St. Lawrence law-breakers from the State of
Xew York made futile attempts at trapping muskrats. The vigilance of the
Overseers prevented this illegal work, and a large number of traps were seized and
confiscated.

He visited ihe greater part of his district and is pleased to state that the
Officers of the Department were uniformly diligent and energetic in the perform-
ance of their various duties. Th(> laws and Eegulations of the Department have
been observed fairly well in most places. The patrol boats with their energetic
and able officers have been mosl effective in punishing the lav;-breakers and en-
forcing the regulations.

He has been greatly aided in his work by the cheerful and willing co-operation
of all the officers of these boats, as well as by all the overseers of ihe Department,
whom he called to aid him in his efforts to maintain the laws and regulations.

He is very pleased to hear of the Department's continuous efforts to exterm-
inate lyng in the Eideau and adjacent lakes, which will very much benefit the
waters.

Eefuse material from saw-mills has been properly disposed of at most places,
in accordance with the requirements of the Department.

Partridges are plentiful.

Ducks though arriving late, owing to the mild weather are numerous.

Muskrats show an increase. He is still of the opinion that trappers licenses
should be issued by the Department.

He suggests that the bounty on wolves should be increased to $25 each.

He is pleased to report that many sportsmen and others have very materially
aided him thronghout the past season, by giving him information and assistance,
which prevented violations of the laws of the Department.

Warden 0. M. Paries, of North Bay, reports that he has been travelling exten-
sively over his district during the past year, and is pleased to say that he has
found a great improvement in the general conditions regarding game and fishery
laws.

The imposing of severe penalties on those who have committefl violations
has had the desired effect.

During the past season, the angling has been exceedingly good, and he finds
a great improvement in all the angling waters, especially the French Eiver and
west arm of Lake Nipissing. The restocking of a number of lakes in the north
has met with great favor among the residents of that district, and they arc
very pleased to learn that net fishing has been done away with in Lake Temis-
kaminsT for the next five years.

1914 GAME AM) FISHERIES. 17

Kegardiug game, he finds that moose are very plentiful this year, and he
has never before seen so many line specimens. Deer are rapidly increasing in
number, and almost every hunter has secured a deer in his vicinity.

Beaver and otter are also increasing in number, and many a colony of beaver
are to be found in the immediate vicinity of North Bay.

Mink, ermine and niuskrats are also very plentiful.

Ducks have been very plentiful in the vicinity of Lake Xipissing this season,
as are also partridges.

Warden J. T. liohinson, of Sault Ste. Marie, reports that commercial fishing
has been as good as the season of 1912, and when the full returns come in he
thinks the catch will be much larger, in spite of the season not being a favourable
one for the fishermen, as there have been very hi^h winds on Lake Superior. The
fishing regulations have been well observed.

Speckled trout are very plentiful, and the tourists say that this was the best
season for angling that they have ever had in this district.

Bass are increasing in the rivers and inland lakes, he has seen some very
fine specimens taken by the anglers during the season.

Rainbow trout should be protected, as they are a good, game, fish, and the
anglers have good sport with them in Ste. Marie's rapids, but if they are not
protected there will soon be none left. The close season for these fish should
be the same as for speckled trout.

The grey trout which are in the inland lakes should also be protected, as
tiiey are a good food fish, and are easily taken as they put up no fight when
hooked. Their close season should be from the 15th September to the 1st May.
If these fish were protected it would give th(> officers a better chance to protect
the speckled trout.

Maskinonge are scarce in this district.

Sturgeon are increasing in Lake Superior, bnt not to any great extent.
Pickerel are increasing in Lake Superior.
Wild ducks of all kinds arc plentiful in this district.
Wild geese are scarce.
Woodcock and quail very scarce.

Partridges are plentiful, but if great care is not taken this beautiful game
bird will lieeome extinct in a few years. The open season should be from 1st
?^ovember to 15th, and the open season for hares should be the same as for deer,
then all game could be better protected.

There are quite a number of wolves in this district, and there is no doubt
but what they kill a lot of deer in the winter. If the bounty were raised to $35,
and a license put on trappers to make up the difference in the bounty, the trappers
would then take an interest in catching the wolves.
Bears are becoming quite plentiful.

Pod deer and moose are plentiful, they seem to be on the increase, considering
the numbers that arc taken by the hunters in the open season. They are well
protected, and the law is well observed.

Mink are holding their own in some localities, but in other parts they
are decreasing in number.

Muskrats and otter are about the same as usual.

Beaver are becoming very numerous, and are doing a great deal of. damage
to timber and public highways. He would suggest that the Department have
an open season for one or two j^ears to get rid of some of them. If this plan
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were carried out, he would suggest that it be done in the following manner.
Each trapper should pay $10 for a license, with which he receives ten tags, so
that the license would allow him to catch ten beaver, and one tag must be put
on each skin and cancelled by a Government Official, before the skin is sold.

There are no black squirrels in his district.

It is his opinion that trappers should pay for a license. Trapping means
money making for the trapper, and why should he be allowed to make so much
money and pay nothing to help to keep up the expense of looking after the game.
He suggests that each trapper should pay five dollars for a license to trap any
fur-bearing animals except beaver and otter.

With regard to the work done by patrol Boat "Jessie T," which has been
good this season. She is constantly patrolling the waters. No violations of the
law have come to his notice this summer, the people are beginning to realize
that it does not pay to break the law and get caught.

It is his opinion that the Order-in-Council passed on August 28th, 1913, is
a decided improvement to the game laws, but he hopes to see lumber camps
included in another Order-in-Council, and then he would feel that the Game Laws
were perfect. Guns in lumber camps are the hardest things he has to contend
with in the north country, as he cannot watch all the camps.

In concluding his report he says that he thinks it has been a successful
year financially.

Warden C. N. Sterling, of Kenora, Reports that during the year 1913 he
has visited the district under his charge several times, and found a large portion
of his work has been to look after the northern part of the district, along the
line of the Transcontinental Railway. There is a large foreign population in
that part of the district who are not complying with the Fish and Game Laws.
He would suggest that an overseer be placed at Sioux Lookout to assist in looking
after that part of the district where game and fish are very plentiful, and if
protected would be of great value to the Province and a revenue to the Department.

Fish.

During the year fishing in the greater part of the district has been much
better than the previous year. He would suggest that nothing smaller than a
five inch mesh be allowed, as most of the fisherman in the district of Kenora are
using five and five and a half inch mesh and are getting a better grade of fish.
In fact, some of them are using a six inch mesh.

Black bass fishing has been much better than the previous year. In Long
Lake (off the Lake of the Woods) quite a number have escaped into the Lake
of the Woods, caused by the dam being defective at the outlet, although a number
of good catches have been made this season. Fox Lake (off the Lake of the Woods
to the west) was stocked with black bass fingerlings during the month of August,
this year. He would suggest that one or more of such lakes be stocked with
black bass next season as there are a number of ^ne lakes such as Fox Lake
which are adjacent to the Lake of the Woods.

Moose.

Moose were more numerous than they were last year. Nearly every week
he receives a report that one or more have been killed by trains along the lines
of the Trancontinental, Canadian Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways.

1914 GAME AND FISHEEIES. 19

Cambou.

The number is about the same as last year. There is a big herd now north
of English Eiver in the District of Patricia.

Red Deee.

Red deer have increased more than any of the big game. They can be found
in nearly any part of the woods.

Beaver and Otter.

Beaver is increasing very rapidly and the number can be clearly determined
l>y the dams they are constructing in the different parts of the district. As to
otter it is very difficult to obtain any information regarding them.

Mink and Muskrat.

Mink and muskrat are fully up to the standard of last season. The principal
diflBculty that he has to deal with is the fact that the Indians break open the
muskrat houses during the closed season as well as the open season.

Grouse and Partridge.

Partridge are much more numerous than last season. Good bags have been
secured. Grouse are up to the standard of last year.

Docks and Geese.

Ducks and geese have been very plentiful in the western part of the district.
In the eastern part of the district have been very scarce.

The wild celery which was sent by. the Department to this point has all been
placed at different points on the Lake of the Woods, and should be of value in
increasing the number of ducks.

Wolves.

Since his last report he finds that the bush wolves are becoming very numerous,
and are just as destructive with regard to red deer as the timber wolf. Unless
some means are provided for destroying them they will drive the red deer out
of the district in a few years.

In conclusion he would suggest that all trappers whether residents or non-
residents should have a license which would be of great assistance to the Officers,
also a revenue to the Department.

Warden J. H. Willmott, of Beaumaiis, reports that there is an annual increas-
ing influx of tourists, principally from the United States, who are as a rule
strict observers of the laws of the land, and a boon to the settlers of the lake
districts, both as to the provisions they purchase and the guides they hire.

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The fishing during the early summer moutlis was not so good as usual,
but towards September there was a noticeable improvement. The Department is
to be congratulated on the success attained in the propagation and distribution
of bass fingerlings. Those sent up to the Muskoka I^akes this year arrived in the
best possible condition, thanks to the untiring care of Mr. Edwards of the Brant-
ford Fish Hatchery, who took charge of them in transit. It is gratifying to
note the desire of the Department to make arrangements with the Dominion
Government with regard to the lengthening of the close season for pickerel and
lake trout, the former should be prolonged to June 15th, and the latter should
begin three weeks earlier that it now does.

As the Department is already aware a fish hatchery has been started at Port
Carling, which is supported by the Hotel Keepers' Association, and subscriptions
kindly contributed by others who are interested. This year they successfully
hatched out and distributed 1,500,000 fry in the Muskoka Lakes, the spawn being
procured at the Bracebridge Falls. There appears to be an almost unanimous
feeling that this hatchery is not in the best locality as they are dependent for
their water supply to a pump worked by a gasoline engine. The general feeling
is that Bracebridge is the proper location for this hatchery, as at that place they
would have a never failing flow of water from the falls for hatching purposes,
and would also be right on the spot for procuring spawn at the right season, and
they would be so situated that the fry could be shipped by rail to any point
required for stocking purposes. It is thought possible that arrangements could
be made with those who are interested in this hatchery to hand it over to the
Government for a moderate sum and the building could be moved on a scow
to the proposed site. The acquisition of this plant would undoubtedly be an
immense advantage to the Department, it would be difficult to estimate the
number of fry which could be hatched out, certainly many millions.

Deer are holding their own, but the stock in the older portions of Muskoka
and Parry Sound is lamentably short of that existing some years ago, this is
no doubt caused by the ever increasing number of sportsmen who visit these
districts annually. It was grievous to note the numbers of does and fawns which
were shipped last season. If it were possible, the whole of these districts Avould
be the better for a two or three years close season.

Partridges are plentiful in the newer districts, but in the older sections the
large covies which were met with years ago are of rare occurrence, had it not
been for the two close seasons a few years ago, the stock would be at a minimum.

Beaver have increased to an enormous extent through the northern sections,
in many instances have become a real nuisance, it is thought that an open season
for one year would not materially injure the stock.

Otter are fairly plentiful in places. It seems rather a mistake to preserve
these animals, as it is known that otter and loons are more destructive to fish
than any other animal or bird.

The laws have been well observed in this district on the whole, of course
there have been, and always' will be infractions, but it is the aim and desire of
all who are interested in game and fish to keep these at a minimum.

Warden D. D. Young, of the Quetico Reserve, Kawene, reports that moose
are very plentiful.

Red deer increasing rapidly, a great many more seen this fall than last.

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1914 GAME A^D FISHERIES. 21

Wolves, tiTiiber, brush aiid^ coyote, are increasing in an alarming degree,
and are very destructive to small game.

Lynx very numerous.

Bears scarce.

Foxes increasing.

Hares scarce.

Beaver, mink, weasels (or Canadian ermine) increasing very rapidly.

Musckrats scarce.

Otter, saw a few.

Grouse (partridges) are not so plentiful as last year, owing to the large
number of wolves^, foxes, owls, hawks, crows, red squirrels, and w^easels.

Ducks scarce, there are no feeding grounds, he saw a few mallards and
ruddy ducks.

Geese, a few flocks passed over.

Fish of all kinds are plentiful; viz., whitefish, pickerel, lake trout, pike
(northern), suckers.

Lyng in most of the lakes.

Black bass in a few small lakes in the south of the Eeserve.

He is pleased to say that the law has been well observed in a general way.
Two dead moose were found and reported last spring. He imagined that they
had been drowned while breaking through the ice near the shore, one had his
leg caught between two rocks.

Rainy Eiver District South of C.P.R.

Game, fur bearing animals and fish are plentiful.

He is sorry to report that the Game Laws have been broken ruthlessly. He
has heard of several dead moose having been seen, some not touched, merely shot
for pleasure, and others with the hind quarters cut off and the rest left to rot.
Several moose have 'been killed on the railway track.

Near Banning and Mine Centre the wolves are increasing in an alarming
manner.

This district is completely different from those in Eastern Ontario, because
it lias to be patrolled by canoes in summer and on snow shoes in wiirter. The
Indians come in from Savanne, as far south as Banel Lake, trying to sell moose
meat to the section men on the railroad.

Last winter there was a great deal of trapping done near Atikokan and
Banning.

Since Overseer Aymer has had authority to lease a launch he has donfi good
work on Rainy Lake.

All the fishermen he has seen were satisfied with their catch this summer.
He thinks it a pity that Eva Lake was leased as it is a good lake for angling and
easy to get at. The trout are veiy gamey. He is glad to report that the lessee
has not netted this lake. Over twenty people visited it for angling this summer,
and he strongly recommends that it should not be leased again.

He has made several trips up the Big Turtle River, Little Turtle River,
Elbow, Mink, Banel and Sleep Rock Lakes, and the fish seem to be plentiful in
all these lake^:.

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He strongly recommends that trappers should be obliged to take out licenses,
and that a district be allotted to them for five years, it would then be to their
interest to protect the fur bearing animals and game, and they should send in a
return of what they have trapped.

He also recommends that wild celery be planted in selected lakes and bays.
If this were done he feels sure that the ducks would remain in there and breed.

He would suggest that the open season be changed for mink in this district,
viz., from November 15th to March loth, as they are in young in April. Also that
the bounty on wolves be raised, and a bounty given for brush wolves and coyotes,
as they are more destructive with deer and smaller game than their larger brother
(timber wolves). They hunt in packs and a deer has a very poor chance of
escaping.

He recommends that a close season be put on marten and fisher for two years.

SPECIAL GAME AND FISHERY OVERSEERS.

Overseer Daniel Blea, of South River, reports, that the fishing in the northern
part of the Province has not been as good as last year.

The deer appear to be very plentiful, the reason for which he attributes to
the reducing of the number from two to one for each man. He strongly recom-
mends that the sale of venison be discontinued; this is the opinion of many others
who earnestly hope that some action will be taken in the matter. Partridges do
not seem to be so plentiful as last year; he recommends that the season for the
northern hare does not come in before the partridge.

It is his pleasure to state that the settlers and inhabitants are giving what
assistance they can in enforcing the game laws.

Overseer A. Drouillard, of Walherville, reports, that the Game and Fishery
Laws have been exceedingly well observed in his district, as he only made one
seizure during the year.

He suggests that some regulation should be made defining the size of perch
and blue pickerel caught in Lake Erie, and shipped to the stations in his district;
in many instances he has observed that they were very small, and in his opinion
should not have been allowed to be caught.

The fishermen in Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie, suffered considerable loss by
reason of the recent storm. Pound nets and hoop nets were almost entirely lost,
so he does not anticipate that much fish will be shipped during the fall.

Overseer Henry Watson, of Toronto, reports, that the past season has been
the worst ever known for the licensed fishermen in this district. Salmon trout and
whitefish appear to become fewer every year, the small amount of restocking that
takes place does not make any perceptible increase in the catch.

Herring fishing also decreases every year and this may be attributed to the
small meshed nets used at this end of the lake.

Rod fishing has improved a little, the water in the Bay is not quite so putrid
as formerly, thanks to the trunk sewer, and if it continues to improve the Govern-
ment might be justified in re-stocking Toronto Bay with small mouthed black bass.

The number of illegal shipments of game, fur?, and fish coming to and passing
through Toronto decrease slightly each year.

Most of the fishermen respected the fishery laws and regulations.

1914 GAME AND EISHEKIES. 23

Eeturning deer hunters report that deer are as plentiful as ever and from the
iinmbfer of large ones with horns that were brought out, shows that they are not
decreasing; a smaller proportion of does and fawns came through this year than
last

Partridges were reported fairly plentiful, during the first two weeks of the
open season, but after that all the hunters say they were very scarce, and in some
places none were found. Either the weather conditions caused them to take to
tlie swamps or they have got to the vanishing point in a great many places.

Addington County.

Overseer W. J. Donaldson, of Donaldson, reports, that there have been no
fishing licenses issued in his district during the past year.
The Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed.
Deer are quite plentiful. Partridges and ducks are scarce.
All fur-bearing animals are very scarce.

Overseer John E. Irish, of Vennachar, reports, that the Game and Fishery
Laws seem to have been well observed during the past year, he has made enquiries
and there have been no violations brought to his notice.

Deer appear to be plentiful.

Partridges are on the increase.

Ducks are scarce.

Muskrats, mink and fish are scarce.

Black squirrels on the increase.

Mill owners are being careful with regard to their sawdust and rubbish.

Overseer H. R. Purcell, of ColebrooJc, reports, that quite a number of tourists
came to Beaver, White, Bass and Shirtluf Lakes, and report very good angling.

Trapping for muskrats last spring was fairly good. He thinks that all
trappers should be obliged to take out a license, as they are more trouble than the
hunters.

Partridges are becoming more numerous, and ducks were plentiful this year.

He seized five traps and fined one man $20 for killing deer out of season.

The law has been very well observed with a few exceptions.

Overseer William Young, of Cloyne, reports that tlie fishing in his district
was very good, grey trout and bass being the principal fish in the division.

There were not so many angling permits sold this year as in 1912, but all
those who purchased the same report as good catches as in previous years.

Deer seem to be still plentiful.

There are a number of partridges, ducks and rabbits; wolves and bears are
very numerous in the north-west end of his district, which he presumes were driven
there from the west by the bush fires. Bears are very bold, two having been
trapped in the settlement within two miles of the village.

The close seasons have been very well observed, as far as he can ascertain. He
sold a few more resident deer licenses than last season. All hunters returning home
report plenty of game.

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ALGOMA DISTRICT.

Overseer J. R. Bradbury, of Blind River, leports^ that the catch of iish in hit
district has been about tlie same as last year, that of wliitefish being larger. The
size of the fish shows a large percentage of jum'bo white over five pounds. Trout
are slightly more numerous than last year, but smaller in size. The pickerel catch
was not so large, about 20 per cent, less than last season, but the fish are a fair
size, and the Eegulations regarding them have been well observed. Blind River
is the principal point in his district for sturgeon and there have been more
caught this year than last.

There ha? been a very heavy catch of mullet, the price was good and a great
many were shipped from the district, which added very materially to the cash
receipts of the fishermen, as mullets are great destroyers of salmon spawn, a double
purpose is served by catching them.

The catch of pilots in the vicinity of Str Joseph's Island also show that they
are full of trout spawn, though the number caught has been about average; the
catch has been somewhat scattered, owing no doubt to the strong winds which
probably drove the fish into different localities.

Pike are about average, but perch seem to be falling off.

Pickerel and bass angling in the smaller lakes and streams inland was good.
Tourists are becoming more numerous during the summer, they go to the small
streams, which have proved to be good fishing grounds.

Deer and moose are fairly numerous, and mink, martin and muskrat are likely
to give good trapping. Beaver are becoming very numerous, and are building
dams in the farming settlements. Ducks and geese are not plentiful in his district,
but partridges are quite numerous and some fine birds to be seen.

He would advise that the deer season be changed from I^^ov. lst-15th, to Nov.
15th-Dec. 1st, for the reason thai for several seasons a great deal of game meat
has been wasted because tlie weather is too warm, during the first part of the season,
and hunters who come from a distance and kill their deer or moose on or soon
after Nov. 1st, must either leave before their party has got its complement of game
or see their deer or moose spoil while they wait for their friends; this has a
tendency to induce them to kill other animals in excess of their licenses, if they nve
to have any game fit to take home at the end of the season.

As his district has about one hundred by fifty miles of timber land, the people
are left a great deal to their own honour with regard to keeping the Game Laws.
The majority of the farmers consider that they have a right to shoot what game they
require regardless of close or open seasons; and the lumber jacks say that if the
settler who lives there does not respect the law, why should they who have no
interest there? Some claim that they might as well have the sport as allow the
wolves to kill the game. The wolf bounty has been go reduced by the Government
taking the skins that it has ceased to be an inducement to hunters to destroy the
wolves.

He only made two convictions this year ; both of which were for killing moose
out of season.

If the Department had the support of the people for whose benefit the laws
were made, it would be an easier matter to protect the game.

Overseer Fred. Eddy, of Carterton, reports, that game has increased on St.
Joseph's Island, especially moose, deer, partridsres and beaver. Ducks are about
the same as they were last year, and muskrats not quite so plentiful.

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The fishermen report that there are not quite as many fish as there were last
year, but this he can quite understand, as there are so many fishermen near the.
international line fishing with trap nets who are continually catching all kinds of
small fish, and it does not give the fishermen in his district much chance; and
there is so much poaching done at night near Detour. He has confiscated a' few
of the nets belonging -to these law-breakers, but nothing to the number used by
them, he feels that he needs a better equipment to cope with them.

More tourists visited this district than u.sual.

He thinks it would be an improvement if the deer season opened on the loth
instead of the 1st November, as the farmers are busy getting out roots and plough-
ing, and many deer are wounded, and there is no snow to track them.

There is much more work to be done than a few years ago, and he hopes next
year to be able to devote more of liis time to the work and obtain better results.

Overseer Herbert Edwards, uf Nairn Centre, reports, that the fishing was not
good this season, there being only nine tourists visiting there during the summer.

There were plenty of deer last November, and the hunting was good ; every one
went away very pleased with their sport. Muskrats and mink are very plentiful
and beaver are increasing. Partridges are very numerous but ducks are scarce.

The Game laws have been well observed in his district, but on the outskirts
of his division he has made three convictions. One for shooting partridges
illegally, and two for illegal trapping. Ht finds that it is necessary to keep a
sharp watch on the boundary of his division as there are a lot of deer there.

There are a number of hunters already in the district, and there is every
indication of a good hunting season.

Overseer V. J. Jewell, of Batchawana Bay, reports, that he found the fisher-
men in his district on Lake Superior a most law abiding people in eveiy particular,
and he has not had any reason to complain of the non-fulfilment of the laws.

He thinks the law might be amended in one respect, i.e., fishermen are not
allowed to retain fish under 1^ lbs. dressed, and he finds that during the season
he has had to reject from one to two Imndred of such fish every day as they would
not come up to the requirements of the law, and the major portion of the same
would weigh 22 or 2.3 oz. He advises that this be looked into as it is such a serious
matter and one that should be placed very strongly before the Department. The
fishermen have to depend solely upon the Dominion Fish Co., for an outlet for
their fish market, from whom they get the very best treatment, and this is one of
the stipulations laid down, and the fishermen have to abide by the same.

Fishing has been about the same as it was last year. Speckled trout and bass
fishing has been very satisfactory during the past season.

Another matter of vital importance which has come to his notice is the ])ro-
tection of red deer from the wolves, which are their greatest enemies, and he does not
tliink that the deer are sufficiently protected from them. It is his opinion that the
bounty on wolves should be $25 for each one killed. If this were the case he feels
confident that there are a number of people who would make a business of extermin-
ating these animals. He is satisfied that there are ten red deer killed by the wolves
for every one killed by the hunter who has procured a license for same. It is a
common occurrence for the fishermen to report that they have seen the bones of a
deer on the beach, or else a pack of wolves run a fawn down and devour it before
tlioy could get to shore to give any assistance. He feels sure that, with the

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splendid laws which are made for the protection of the game from the hunters, in
a few years they would have a hunter's paradise on Lake Superior, if something
were done to exterminate the wolves.

Partridges are much more plentiful this year than he has known them to be
for years.

Beant County.

Overseer W. W. Jackson, of St. George, reports, that he has kept a watch over
his district and finds that most of the game such as partridges have increased.
Black and grey squirrels and rabbits are very plentiful, and ducks were more
numerous than they have been for years.

There is promise of an abundant quantity of muskrats.

The Game Laws have been well observed, he still recommends that guns and
traps, should be licensed.

Overseer Henry Johnson, of Brantford, reports, that the game fish angling in
his district has been better than in former years, especially in the vicinity of Paris,
but it was not quite so good in the Brantford district; the reason for this is that
considerable construction work has been going on this season in that vicinity.
Trout fishing has been reported good, and plenty of coarse fish.

"With regard to game. Black and grey squirrels and partridges are still on
the increase, and he recommends that a limit should be put on the number of black
and grey squirrels killed, his reason for this is that he knows of two people who
killed forty black and grey squirrels in one afternoon.

Woodcocks are about the same, and ducks more plentiful.

Fur-bearing animals. Muskrats and mink are on the increase, and rabbits are
becoming a nuisance to farmers.

The Grand River is still a cesspool for sewage.

With a few exceptions the Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed,
and he wishes to thank the Deputy Game Wardens and .the public for the assistance
they have given him.

He has made several visits to the hatchery at Mt. Pleasant and each time was
greatly impressed with the developments there.

Beuce County.

Overseer J. W. Jermyn, of Wiarton, reports that this has been a very poor
season for fishing, on account of the rough weather.

The fall run of trout did not come on until very late, just as the season was
about at an end. The stormy weather was also a handicap to the fishermen.

Some fishermen still insist on fishing hooks and he has pulled miles of them
out of the water during the past season.

There are no deer to be shot on the Peninsula this fall.

Partridges and rabbits are plentiful.

Ducks fairly plentiful.

Fur-bearing animals scarce.

Overseer Daniel Kehoe, of Millarton, reports, that the fishermen state that
the catch of fish was light during October, owing to the rough weather.

He has made no convictions during the past year, and no infractions of the
law were brought to his notice.

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Game is scarce in this part of the county but more plentiful in the eastern
portion. ^M

Overseer John Trelford, of Southampton, reports that the fishermen had a
good season up till Sept. 1st, but after that date the fishing was light until the 15th
October when it became fairly good again. The fishermen attribute this falling
off to the warm weather during September and October.

He has had very little trouble with the licensees in his district, as they all
seem to observe the laws well.

There were a great many tourists camping in his division this season, who
were also careful not to break the laws regarding the fishing. They mostly camp
between Southampton and Stokes Bay, and state the bass and perch fishing has
been good.

There are a great many rabbits this year, but partridges and pheasants are
scarce, and there do not appear to be many black squirrels.

Ducks and wild geese are plentiful round the small lakes.

Mnskrats are very plentiful. The trapping is done mainly by the Indians,
very few white men are engaged in this business.

There are no beaver in his district and very few mink.

Last year a great many deer were shot in the northern part of his division,
and he has noticed that the law provides a close season for three years, which
he thinks a good thing. He also thinks that hunting with dogs should not be
permitted.

Carleton Countt.

Overseer Adam Greene, of Diamond, reports that the fishing was good this
season, bass and pickerel were plentiful, also all kinds of coarse fish.

Partridges have not increased. Ducks were plentiful late in the season.

Deer are scarce, he thinks the construction of the C. N. R. and so much rock
cutting was the cause. Bears are increasing on Mississippi River also on Carp
River.

There were no seizures or convictions made.

Overseer E. T. Loveday, of Ottawa, reports that; during 1912 and the begin-
ning of 1913 he made a number of seizures of illegal fur amounting to somewhere
in the neighbourhood of $2,000, and in nearly every case h& was successful in
tracing the owners, who were prosecuted and paid fines ranging from $50 to $200.
One offender being fined twice in a short time $100. While on a trip which took
him through Peterborough, where he was delayed a couple of hours, he visited the
express of^ -*> and seized a bag of fur valued at $350, which was sent to the Depart-
ment at Toronto, who traced the owner and fined hhn $50.

During the year two licenses for non-residents were sold, one for hunting and
for fishing. Hotel, game dealers, and cold storage licenses ha-Ve ibeen taken out;
and night line licenses have been issued.

Angling has not been so good as other years, not because there are less fish,
but because the river is so full of minnows, and the fish are too well fed.

With Tesrard to the game he thinks if he saw one he saw five thousand ducks
on Lake Deschenes one evening, but they keep out in the lake and it is hard to
get near them. Partridges are reported to be plentiful. Moose have been seen
within three miles of the citv limits, and bear a short distance further. One
farmer reports having seen eight deer among his cows.

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. Mr. Loveday recommends that the non-resident license for deer be reduced
from $50 to $35, to correspond with Quebec Province, as Americans are going to
Queibec who might come to Ontario if the license fee were the same.

Overseer William Major, of Woodlawn, reports that the law was well observed
in his district. There was no Sunday shooting done.

Fish are plentiful, especially pike, .perch, sunfish and bullheads.

Ducks are plentiful. Geese are scarce in the fall, but plentiful in the spring.
There are not many muskrats in his district. Partridges are also scarce.

DuPFERiN County.

Overseer George Moffatt, of Glen Cross, reports that the law has been well
observed in his district, no violations of the same having come to his notice.

The fish under his supervision are mostly trout and suckers. The trout
were rather small this year, but were very plentiful. On account of the exttemely
dry summer the streams have been very low.

Rabbits are quite numerous, red fox are about the same as last year, but
mink are getting a little scarce on account of their fur being so valuable.

Overseer John Small, of Grand Valley, reports that the fishing was fairly
good this season.

Deer is on the increase, on account of the close season in Dufferin County.

Ducks and geese are not so plentiful this season.

Mink very scarce.

Muskrats very plentiful.

The law has been well observed in his district, no infractions having come
to his notice.

Durham County.

Overseer Rohert Elliott, of Port Hope, reports that there have been no viola-
tions of the laws in his district.

Whitefish have been more plentiful this summer than they have for some
years past, while salmon trout are not so plentiful. Angling in the harbour has
been very good, carp, eels, bullheads and perch, being caught mostly. Speckled
trout fishing has been about the same as it was last year.

With regard to the game, partridges are on the increase, and muskrats plentiful,
while mink and black squirrel are scarce. There have been a few ducks but not
many, cotton-tail rabbits are quite numerous, but wood hare scarce. Trappers report
that weasels and skunk are quite plentiful.

Overseer S. G. Pickell, of Bowmanville, reports that the speckled trout, pike
and herring fishing were about the same as last year.

Ducks were very plentiful this fall. Wood-hare and cotton-tail rabbits are
increasing every year owing to the short open season. Partridges are the same
as last year.

He thinks that the sale of ducks, partidges and rabbits should be prohibited.

Black squirrels are more numerous than ever.

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The laws have been well observed with the exception of a little trouble which
he had on March 28thj, regarding illegal duck shooting, and again in the latter
part of February when muskrat houses were opened and traps set in them. He
took the traps and stopped further trouble, but was unable to apprehend either
of the law-breakers.

Overseer C. Tivamley, of Cavan, reports that the speckled trout were not
so plentiful this year, owing to the low water. He strongly recommends that the
close season should begin on September 1st.

'Bass are more numerous, they came up early to spawn and remained up
the creek all the summer on account of the sewerage at Peterborough.

Black ducks were very plentiful, also partridges. The Italians working on
thu (J.l'.K. ga\e him a great deal of trouble. Black squirrels are plentiful. Mink
nre scarce, and muskrats becoming more plentiful.

The law was well observed.

Overseer John Watson, of Caesarea, reports that the Game and Fishery Laws
have been fairly well observed in his division, with the exception of the one
regarding shooting before sunrise and after sunset, which has been violated to
a great extent at the Cartwrigiit and Port Perry bridges. He has also heard
of some shooting at other places, but not very much.

With regard to the fi,sh, he would suggest that speckled trout fishing be
prohibited for at least two years, and that a limit should be put on the number
of bass and maskinonge caught daily by each person, i.e., two maskinonge and
four bass.

It is his opinion that the fishing will never amount to very much in Scugog
Lake, unless the water is kept up to the top of the dam at Lindsay. He thinks
some steps should be taken to have this done, as it would improve the fishing,
shooting, and trapping and it would be more healthy for the general public.

Ducks, partridges and rabbits are very plentiful, there were also a number of
geese in the spring. He would suggest again that the open seasons should be
as follows:

Rabbits — October 15th, to January 1st.

Ducks — September 15th to December 15th.

Mink — November 1st to January 1st.

Muskrats — April 1st to May 1st.

And as far as he can find out from the hunters and trappers they would
approve of the change.

He thinks that trappers should be obliged to take out a license, also that
guns should be licensed except those carried by farmers on their own land.
Further that all dogs that chase rabbits during tiie months of April, May, June
and July should be kept tied up. It would also improve the shooting if a limit
were set on the nuinber of ducks killed each day by any one person, he thinks
35 would be a fair limit.

Elgin County.

Overseer K. McClennan, of Aylmer, reports that whitefish and herring fishing
was exceptionally good, in fact, it was better than in 1911, and the prices were
good. The spring fishing this year was not so good as it was last, but the prices
have been better. The laws have been well observed: there was, however, one

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infraction in the early spring when three East Elgin fishermen set their nets
in West Elgin, but as soon as' it was brought to Overseer McClennan's attention
he warned them, and this appeared to be sufficient as the violation was not
repeated

Coon, black squirrel and partridges appear to be more numerous than in
1912. He suggests that the season for killing partridges, quail, black and grey
squirrel should open on the same day. He has received reports that some hunters
are out in the woods as soon as the partridge season opens and they shoot both
partridges and squirrels regardless of the law, but he has not got sufficient
evidence to convict these people, and if the seasons opened simultaneously, there
would be no excuse for the hunters to be shooting in the close season. The law
was well observed until the partridge season opened.

Essex County.

Overseer H. A. Henderson, of Pelee Island, reports that the catch of fish
has been a little better than last season.

The angling has not been quite so good as usual.

There is little game on the island.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been fairly well observed.

Overseer Remi LaFraniboise, of Canard River, reports that during the month
of November last, fishing for whitefish was better than it has been for years,
though it has become lighter towards the end of the year.

Carp fishing has been rather discouraging on account of the high water,
they stayed in the marsh where the fishermen could not get them, all other fish
such as black bass, pickerel and perch seem to be about the same as they have
always been.

With regard to the game, quail seem to be very numerous this fall, he has
seen several bevies himself. Ducks have also been very plentiful, especially marsh
ducks, such as black mallards. River ducks are also quite numerous. Black
and grey squirrels are very scarce, rabbits and muskrats are very plentiful.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been fairly well observed in his division.

Overseer M. W. Scott, of Leamington, reports that quail are very scarce all
over his territory, black squirrels are also almost extinct. He tried to ascertain
if anyone was breaking the law by shooting quail or squirrels, but could find
no evidence of illegal work.

The Hungarian pheasants which were sent to this district for propagation
purposes are doing well and increasing in number.

Ducks are fairly plentiful, but the number killed was not up to the average.

Prontenac County.

Overseer James B. Angrove, of Kingston, reports that at the beginning of
November, 1912, he went on a special trip to North Prontenac, for the purpose
of aiding the proper carrying out of the Laws and Regulations of the Game
and Fishery Department, in the sparsely populated portions of the County. Deer
were plentiful and wolves very destructive. He came across several carcases of

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deer which had been destroyed by wolves. He strongly recommends that a larger
bounty be paid for killing these destructive animals than that given at the
present time; he saw several of them during his trip.

The amount of fish shipped from his district compares favourably with the
quantity exported other years.

The tourist season opened somewhat late this year, yet the number of visitors
at the principal summer resorts in the district exceeded that of 1912.

Owing to the very warm weather the duck shooting was poor at the opening,
but as it became cooler the number of ducks increased. There are more black
squirrels to be seen than last year. Ked squirrels are numerous and muskrats
plentiful; for the benefit of the future supply of these useful fur-bearing animals
he would suggest that hunters should be obliged to take out a license for killing
same.

He is pleased to report that the Laws and Regulations have been well observed
in his district.

Overseer M. Avery, of Sharhot Lake, reports that the fishing has been good
this season.

He finds that by keeping a close watch over his division he is able to prevent
the people from breaking the law.

He did not find any nets during the fall or summer, and thinks those he
seized last year was a sufiicient lesson to them. He saw some people carrying
guns out of season, and gave them a sharp warning, which had the desired effect.

Deer are quite plentiful and if the wolves were hunted out of the district
they would be still more numerous. He thinks that a higher bounty on wolves
would help t« dispose of them.

Overseer Oeorge Barr, of Harrawsmith, reports that angling for bass and
pickerel in Fourteen Island Lake was not good, but in Eock, Long and Silver
Lakes anglers report good results.

Last year he reported that the pike in Rock, Long and Silver Lakes were
infected with cancerous sores; the disease has now spread to Napanee Lake. If
the water were lowered he thinks they would soon be rid of the disease.

Herring last fall was good in Desert Lake, but the fishermen were not quite
so successful in Knowlton Lake.

Muskrats were plentiful this season, but he thinks it would be advisable to
charge a small license fee for muskrat and mink and have the trapping season
for both open at the same time.

Ducks and partridges continue to increase.

Rabbits are quite plentiful, but he would advise that a limit be put to the
number killed each day by one man, as there is a needless waste.

Black and grey squirrels are numerous, he recommends that no boy under
eighteen should be allowed to hunt, if a small license fee were charged this
would make it easier.

He has examined Fourteen Island Lake and Petworth Dams. At the former
one inch of water was flowing over the top of the dam, and pickerel were being
carried over and killed by being dashed on the rocks at the bottom. There is
no fishway in the Petworth dam either.

The number of tourists who visit this district is increasing rapidly.

There have been no fines imposed in his district this year.

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Overseer Matthew Vox, of Hozve Island, reports that as there is no fishing
being done in his district the coarse fish are becoming plentiful.
Trolling has been very good this year.
Ducks are plentiful.
There have been no violations of the law come to his notice.

Overseer J. W. Davis, of Sydenhani_, reports that the fishing in his district
has been good, bass in particular have been very plentiful.

Owing to cold weather at the beginning of the season, very few visitors came
to his division.

Game is decreasing. Ducks were not plentiful, tlie hunters only secured
a very few. Muskrats are more plentiful this year than last. Mink are very
scarce.

There are still a few deer in the district, if they were left alone for a few
years they would become plentiful. Partridges and rabbits are very plentiful
and foxes are increasing.

The pickerel which were placed in Sydenham Lake are doing well, the people
in his district do not understand catching them.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed.

Overseer Henry Drew, of Long Lahe, reports that he has kept a careful
watch over his district during the past year, and 'believes that the laws have been
strictly observed.

Fishing was very good in the small lakes, with the exception of Eagle Lake.
Herring seem to be plentiful, but salmon and bass very scarce. He has examined
the bars and found very little sign of salmon. The water in this lake is splendid
and the spawning grounds are good, with plenty of feed. He would • advise
that the lake be stocked with salmon and black bass.

Partridges are very plentiful, and deer more plentiful than they have been
for years. Mink are very scarce.

Overseer James Fisher, of Simbury, reports that with regard to the fishing
in his district the farmers are making complaints about the scarcity of bass in
Loborough and Dog Lakes, due to the tremendous number of tourists who visit
that neighbourhood during the summer. Salmon seem to be more plentiful, some
good catches having been reported.

He recommends that a license be granted to some reliable man to catch the
whitefish and coarse fish in Loborough Lake, as they are harmful.

Ducks are not very plentiful. Black squirrel and mink are very scarce, and
mink not so plentiful as in former years.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been fairly well observed in his district.
A few complaints have come to his notice, which upon investigation proved to
be false.

Overseer George Gates, of Kingston, reports that as far as he is aware the
laws have been well observed in his district.

Bass fishing has been as good or better than during former years, and other
fish were about average.

Ducks were not so plentiful as other years, on account of the. weather being so
mild they have not come south yet.

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There seemed to be about the same number of tourists visiting the district
as there have been other years.

He thinks that trappers of muskrats should be licensed as it would stop
outsiders from setting traps and muskrats are becoming extinct.

Overseer Henry -Holliday, of Wolfe Island, reports that the fishing has been
good in his district, with the exception of bass which were not very plentiful
during July, but later in the season they improved and some large fish were
caught. Pikfe, pickerel and maskinonge were plentiful and the anglers had a
good season. Salmon were very plentiful, but whitefish were very scarce in
this district.

The fishermen have had no fault to find with the hoop net fishing, as it has
been good, some good catches were made.

There was one case of illegal fishing, but he was unable to apprehend the
law-breaker, otherwise the law has been well observed by both net fishermen and
anglers.

Wild ducks have been very scarce this fall, owing to the warm weather, as
they stay farther north. Muskrats are becoming very scarce, he would advise
that the season should not open until the end of March, as then there would be
no breaking into the houses.

Overseer J. A. Kennedy, of TicJihorne, reports that the residents are taking
an interest in seeing that the law is observed.

He sold thirty-eight permits to non-residents of the Province.

The anglers state that they have had a good season, bass and pickerel fishing
has been good all through.

Partridges which were hatched in large quantities seem to have died during
the summer for some reason, and they have become very scarce. Ducks were more
numerous than they have been for some years past. There are a few deer in his
district, and they raise their young there. Muskrats were quite plentiful.

Overseer William Truelove, of Fermoy, reports that there have been very few
violations of the Act during the last year. He confiscated two gill nets which
were illegally set in the fall of 1912, but was unable to find the offender.

There were not quite so many tourists this year as last. Bass fishing was
good but pickerel fishing in Wolf Lake was not so good. He attributes the
reason for this to be the Derbyshire dam, which was built in 1912 ; as the fish
go down in the spring and cannot get back, there being no fish slide, and he
prophesies that in a year or two there will be no pickerel in Wolf Lake. Herring
fishing was good in all the numerous lakes in the township of Bedford, and there
was plenty of pickerel in Bobs Lake.

He transplanted some parent pickerel in Clear Lake and a pond near Fermoy,
last May, which were taken from Bobs lake, and he is expecting good results
therefrom, as those waters are full of suckers, which will give them plenty of food.

He recommended fifty resident fishing licenses for the fall of 1912, and
twenty-one hunting licenses. Very few deer are killed, but the sport is good.

Red deer are on the increase. Ducks are scarce and partridges plentiful.

Black squirrels are becoming very numerous, and there are a few grey ones.

Raccoons are on the increase, mink are scarce, but muskrats plentiful. Some

trappers made $100 in the spring. The foxes are still after the farmers' turkeys.

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Overseer H. E. Wartman, of Portsmouth, reports that the fishino- in his
district was not so good as it was last year, although some fine bass fishing was
reported m October, which was no doubt owing to the fine weather as this is
very late in the season.

Ducks, especially black, are as plentiful as they were last year. As yet,
blue bills and winter ducks are not very numerous, but it is early in the season
for them.

A large flock of wild geese was seen flying early in September, which was
exceptionally early, as November is the month during which they are usually
to be seen.

Muskrats and mink are quite as plentiful as they were last year.
The laws have been well observed in his district, he has interested some good
men in the protection of the game, who have proved a great help.

Overseer F. L. Wormworth, of Arden, reports that there were quite a lot of
non-resident fishermen this year, who stated that on the whole the fishing was
good, with the exception of Cross Lake which was not so good as other seasons.
Every one seemed to be careful not to break the law with regard to catching under-
sized fish. A few black bass were put in Big Clearwater Lake, but he thinks
they need more; the lakes near the town need re-stocking more especially, as
they are fished most.

The deer hunting for the fall of 1912 was the best that has been known
for years. He had some trouble with people hunting without licenses, and made
one conviction. Duck shooting was not so. good as usual, but partridges are
quite plentiful. On the whole the game laws have been well observed, some people
tried to trap out of season, and he managed to seize the traps though he could
not trace the owners.

Geenville County.

Overseer J. H. Boyd, of Merricbville, reports that the fishing has been ex-
cellent this year, there was quite an increase in pike, pickerel and bass. Several
large maskinonge were also caught.

A number of nets were seized and a few fines imposed.

Ducks and partridges have increased wonderfully.

Muskrats are about the same as they were last year. The hunters would like
to see them protected more, and he thinks the trappers should be licensed as the
fur is so valuable. He further advises that the hunting of muskrats should be
prohibited during the fall and winter, as the skins are not so valuable during these
seasons.

Deer are quite numerous this year, more so than last. The dogs do not seem
to bother them and they are quite tame.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been much better observed this year.

Overseer James A. Fraser, of Prescott, reports that things have been very
quiet in his district this year, fishing has not been so good as usual. A few of
the more experienced men believe that the high water was responsible for it.

Bass are very scarce, pickerel about the same, and there have been only a few
maskinonge. Perch was the only species of fish that were plentiful. "Rock bass
were plentiful in the early spring.

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Partridges and ducks are the only game in his district. Partridges were only-
fair, but ducks were very plentiful both in the spring and the fall.

Violations of the law are becoming fewer on the river. Poachers are afraid
of the patrol boat and give it a wide berth, as is proved by the small number of
seizures lie has made this season. He only seized one boat and net and two or three
spears with one small set line.

Grey County.

Overseer James Gillespie, of Berkeley, reports that with regard to the Fisheries
his duties were more especially to watch the inland lakes and small streams tO'
prevent the illegal taking of speckled trout.

Early in the season he had tlie Regulations posted round the lakes and streams^
and in public places. He went to Markdale and Chatsworth in order to post up
these Laws, and mailed several copies to be put up by friends.

During the summer quite a number of people camped round Ewart's and Bell's
Lakes, mostly for pleasure, and he often used to visit these lakes, sometimes taking
a boat at night and dragging for nets, and sometimes watching from the shore,
but he found no illegal work being carried on.

Early in May he, with Mr. Watson, of Toronto, deposited thirty thousand
speckled trout fry in Ewart's Lake, which connects with Bell's Lake and many
others, making a chain of several miles in length.

He thinks the law is being fairly well observed round Chatsworth, as there
have been very few complaints. In June he received an anonymous letter from
Massie, stating that sawdust was being allowed to run into the river in that
vicinity. He investigated the matter and found the mill running, and the owner
was using a blower so that the sawdust did not fall into the stream. The matter
was reported to the Department at the time.

Acting upon instructions from the Department, in August he visited the Mad
liiver, in Osprey, to find out if possible if any illegal fishing was being carried on,
and forwarded a report on his inspection the followng day to the Department.

He did not sell any Angling Permits.

In November he received instructions to go to the vicinity of Markdale and
find out if the Indians were trapping muskrat and beaver, as a report had reached
the Department that this was the case, but he could find nothing to lead him to
believe that they had been trapping beaver ; they may have caught some muskrats,
but this he could not prove. He explained the law to them and they left the
flistrict.

During the winter he visited the lakes several times to see if there was any
evidence of anyone fishing through the ice, but could find none.

With regard to the game, he thinks the law has been fairly well observed. Last
December he heard of one instance, when it was reported that a partridge was shot
out of season, but if this was the case, 'he is satisfied that the person did not know
it was close season. He supplied them with a copy of the Game and Fishery Law^.
It is a rule of his to supply these Laws to anyone whom he knows to be in the habit
of hunting or trapping.

He is of the opinion that great damage is done in the spring by hounds
running hares, as they can be heard in the swamps every day.

Partridges are said to be more plentiful this season.

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Overseer Thomas McKenny, of Thornbury, reports that the fishing was fairly
good for part of the year, and that tlie average weight of the fish was greater than
last year.

The laws have been fairly well observed, but he regrets to say that night line
fishing is still carried on to some extent in Owen Sound Bay and round Griffith's
Island.

When in Owen Sound last summer he visited a fish-freezing establishment
and found a quantity of fish with the marks of hooks in their mouths and no marks
of gill nets, which made him feel sure that lines were being used. He spent nearly
a week_ trying to locate them, but regrets to say that he failed to discover any.
He states that it is almost impossible to find them owing to the new method of
setting them, i.e., they take double ranges, one at right angles to the other, then
ascertain the depth of the water at that point and measure out that depth less 3
or 4 feet, thereby leaving the buoy that distance under the water and making it
almost impossible for officers to detect them. He feels sure, however, that the
seizures made by himself and Overseer Jermyn last year have had good effect and
lessened line fishing.

He thinks it advisable to refuse to grant herring net licenses as they are not
fished to any great extent for public use, and they are better for line fishing.

Fall fishing was unusually late this season in his district and some fishermen
only got one good catdh before the close season commenced. The fish seem to
come to spawning grounds very much earlier up the lake and gradually come to the
lower end of the bay, so that men in his district get but poor fishing compared
with those further north.

Overseer James Myers, of Holstein, reports that the chief fish in his district
are speckled trout and bass.

The catches were fairly good this year.

He has had his district well posted with game and Fishery Laws, and only two
violations of the Fisheries Act came to his notice, these were for taking under-sized
trout and were settled out of court.

There was one violation of the Game Laws; this was killing hares out of
season, also settled out of court.

Deer are becoming more plentiful, partridges are also doing better.

He thinks that the mink and muskrat seasons should open on the same date,
either November 1st or December 1st.

Haldimand County.

Overseer James Vohes, of NanticoTce, reports :

Black squirrel appear to be slightly on the increase. Several complaints reached
him about the shooting of squirrel out of season, and he was fortunate enough to
catch two persons. The fine inflicted in each case will, no doubt, be a warning to
others.

Muskrat are quite as plentiful as in the previous year or two, and the law is
fairly well respected now, previous convictions having had good effect.

Mink are very scarce.

Quail are on the increase, he has heard of several being seen in different parhs
of the county. The close season for these birds is evidently having the desired
effect.

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Woodcock and plover were plentiful, and good bags were secured for a few
days after the season began.

Partridge appear to be slightly on the increase. He strongly recommended
that the open season for partridges and black squirrel be made to run concurrently.
As things are now, the season for squirrel opens when the season for partridge
closes. He finds that tbis is a great temptation for hunters who are after birds
to shoot the squirrels also, as their haunts are much the same. It is this fact that
has caused most of the complaints he has received about shooting squirrels out of
season, and it also makes it very difficult to track up the guilty parties.

A number of p!heasants have been seen at the lower end of the county this Fall.
This, no doubt, is owing to the fact that the taking of ^pheasant is prohibited in
the neighbouring counties of Lincoln and Welland. It seems a pity that these
birds should be shot whilst they are yet so scarce. He would suggest that the taking
of pheasant be also prohibited in the county of Haldimand for two or three years.

He fined a man for shooting along the Grand River on Sunday.

The fishery laws have been well observed this year, and no serious infractions
of the law have come to his notice.

Both gill-net and pound-net fishermen report an average season.

Herring were not quite so plentiful as last year, but perch, pickerel, and coarse
fish were quite up to the average.

White fish were very plentiful at the lower end of the county last Fall, but
did not come so strong as usual at the upper fisheries. Owing to the continued
mild weather this Fall, they have not come on shore in any large quantities as
yet. A large amount of spawn was taken care of last Fall, and the fishermen are
strongly of the opinion that the hatcheries are doing a good work.

Sturgeon has been coming in steadily all summer, but no big hauls were taken
at any one time.

Angling in the Grand River was not very good.

Duck have been quite plentiful in the River district, but he understands they
are somewhat scarce this Fall in the Long Point Bay district

Halibubton County.

Overseer Manley Mayhee, of Cameron, reports that the maskinonge and bass
fishing has been as good as usual, and he recommends that their close season be
from January 1st — June 15th.

Frogs are scarce.

The trapping was good this spring, muskrats were plentiful but mink not
quite so plentiful as last year. He thinks it would be a good thing if the close
season for mink began on March 1st, as the March sun fades the fur and reduces
its value. Partridges are increasing slowly, and he suggests that the first half of
November be made an open season for them. Ducks are very plentiful, especially
black ducks. He thinks that they should not be allowed to be sold, and that shoot-
ing between sunset and sunrise should be prohibited. Rabbits are plentiful. There
are no deer or black squirrels in his district.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed in his territory.

He states that it would be a fine thing if some wild rice was distributed
along McLaren's Creek, as there are thousands of acres of marsh land.

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Overseer M. W. Switzer, of Gooderham, reports that the close season for
fish was well observed, no reports of illegal fishing having come to his notice.

There are some salmon trout, speckled trout, brook trout, and black bass in
his district; he visited several of the lakes and saw some fine catches of fish. As
far as he could tell, all the fish caught were used for home consumption.

There are no fish ways in his division, and the mill owners have observed
the law fairly well.

No tourists visited this district. There are some fine lakes, but they have
no game fish in them; if these were stocked with salmon trout, bass, and pick-
erel, it would be a fine thing for the settlers and they would soon have their
share of tourists during the season.

The Game Laws were well observed, he did not hear of any illegal hunting
going on with the exception of one instance.

Deer was not up to the average, if dogs were prohibited from chasing them
they would soon increase. There are also beaver, otter, mink and muskrats in
this district, but no black or grey squirrels.

Halton County.

Overseer R. M. Brown, of Milton, reports that the speckled trout are gradu-
ally being fished out in his district and will soon be a thing of the past.

Partridges having been protected for three years, they have increased won-
derfully; in fact, in some parts of the county they are quite plentiful.

Black and grey squirrels are more numerous than they have been during the
last few years.

Cottontail rabbits are very plentiful.

Wood hare are becoming very scarce.

Mink are very scarce; he has not seen one this year.

Coon seem to be holding their own; they are about the same as they were
last year.

Muskrats are not as plentiful as other years.

Eed foxes are fairly numerous.

The law has been fairly well observed. The farmers have taken to protecting
their own properties, and a great many have notices posted up. He states that
they have been troubled with Italians, and suggests that licenses be issued for
carrying guns, as it would enable the wardens and others emplo3^ed in the service
to obtain the names of the hunters. A great many are in favour of a license and
would willingly pay one or two dollars a year. The Western Provinces have this,
why not Ontario?

Overseer W. Sargent, of Bronte, reports that he has been over his division a
number of times and has always found that the law is well observed.

He regrets to say that the herring fishing has not been so good as other years.
He would judge it to have been about 15 per cent, less than last year, but the
prices have been much better, so the fishermen will not feel any loss.

Whitefish are about the same as former years, and the prices are much better.

There is a small decrease in the number of trout caught, about 10 per cent,
less than last year. ■ This he attributes to the bad weather and so much easterly
wind that the fishermen could not lift and set their nets regularly.

He was pleased that the extension of the open season for whitefish and trout
was not allowed this year, as has been the case other years. He is convinced that it
would have been harmful to the whitefis'h and trout.

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Angling in the twelve and sixteen mile creeks was about the same as during
former years. All the fish are sold at the home market, and good prices are
realized.

There is not a great deal of game in his division, but he has noticed quite an
increase in black and grey squirrels and partridges.

Hastings County.

Overseer H. C. Armstrong, of Glen Ross, reports that he has had a successful
season as an overseer. He fined three people who gave quite a lot of trouble about
an eel rack which was set in Trent River. He has inspected several shipments of
fish and found them all satisfactory. He heard reports of nets set in Trent River,
but could not find any trace of them. G-ame fish are increasing.

Cottontail rabbits are becoming very numerous, so much so that they are de-
stroying orchards and gardens, and he would advise that they should be shot during
any season of the year. Black squirrels, partridges, muskrats and winter ducks
are increasing, but mink are scarce.

Overseer Robert Bonter, of Marmora, reports that he has kept as close a watch
as possible over his district; it being practically a fishing and hunting township it
requires most of the overseer's time to stop all illegal fishing and hunting.

Fishing has been good this season.

He has travelled many miles to investigate reports of deer being killed illegally,
but was unable to find sufficient evidence to make any convictions.

Ducks were plentiful but partridges not so numerous as last year. He recom-
mends that they should be protected for at least two years.

Overseer Thomas Ganlt, of Deseronto, reports that the bass fishing has been
particularly good; the whitefish are slow in coming up. Hoop net fishing was
good.

Ducks and small game were plentiful, more so than for many years.

He made two seizures for duck shooting.

The laws have been very well observed by the fishermen in his district.

Overseer John Haggerty, of Gilmour, reports that the fishing has been very
good this season.

Deer are plentiful. Partridges very scarce.

Wolves were thick through Central Grimsthorpe.

Beaver quite plentiful.

Muskrats and mink rather scarce.

He does not know of any violations of the Game and Fishery Laws.

Overseer James McCaw, of Bancroft, reports that brook trout are as plentiful
as they have been other years. Lake trout were more numerous this season, some
very fine catches being made in Baptiste Lake and Clear Lake. Bass have been
caught in Trout Lake and York River, but the size was not large.

Partridges were very scarce, he thinks this was on account of the bush fires
during the hatching season. He would suggest that their open season be shortened
to Nov. l8t-15th, the same as deer, or else give them another three years close
season, in order to increase the number once more.

Ducks have not been so plentiful this season. Rabbits are very scarce on
account of the fires.

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Deer seem to be more plentiful, he has seen several himself this summer,
bears also have not been so numerous for years as they have been this season.
They have been doing considerable damage to the farmers sheep; some very large
ones were caught, quite a few during the summer, when their fur was useless.

Muskrats are very plentiful, and a few beaver have been reported, some on
Bently and Bird's Creeks and along the York Branch of the Eiver, where a few
otter have also been seen.

Some moose were seen round Baptiste Lake.

On the whole he thinks the settlers are taking a keener interest in protecting
the game as very few complaints have been made.

Overseer J. A. Moore, of Trenton, reports that game and fish have been very
scarce in the Bay of Quinte and all the adjoining waters this present season, and
he would recommend that fry, especially bass, be deposited therein in order to
replete the same. Tourists were quite numerous in his district during the present
season. The professional fishermen had not very successful catches this year; the
spring season being very short, and the weather during the early autumn so warm
the fish did not appear to be running.

Ducks have been very plentiful in some of the waters in his neighborhood but
have been unmercifully slaughtered by what are known as pot hunters, comprising
retired farmers, retired business men and professionals who hunt for the market.
Under the present regulations, which allow shooting from monitors, these pot
hunters use very large flocks of decoys, making it almost impossible for the ordinary
person to obtain any game whatever; the result is that the sport has been left
almost entirely to these gentry, who have slaughtered and shipped great numbers.
This state of affairs is very annoying to the people at large and if continued for a
few years more there will be no ducks in this vicinity, but they will be shot or
driven away. He would recommend strongly, and he states that he is supported
by all the people, except the pot hunters, in his district that the sale of ducks be
prohibited, and also that shooting from monitors, which in reality is a sunken punt,
be prohibited, and that the distance from the shore or natural blind where decoys
may be set be decreased to sixty yards. These regulations, if enforced, would give
the fowl a chance and not drive them from the waters or subject them to such a
slaughter as at present.

Partridges have been scarce, probably owing to the great number of forest
fires in the Hastings District, which apparently destroyed a large number of them.
He would consider it most advisable that a close season be again declared for a
period of three years ; also that a limit of not more than fifteen birds to each gun
during the season be allowed, and that the season be shortened from the 15th
October to the 1st November, or from 1st November to the 15th. Black
squirrels have been very plentiful in this district, but there is great difficulty in
preventing them from being shot owing to the fact that hunters are able to shoot
partridge during part of the closed season for squirrels, and the report is that a
great many have been shot by partridge hunters, but he has been unable to obtain
any direct evidence of the fact. He would, therefore, recommend that the season
for black squirrels be changed to the same as partridge and that both be made from
the 15th October to the 1st November.

Overseer J. W. Morton, of St. Ola, reports that the fishing has not been very
good this summer. Trout and bass which are the principal fish were very scarce.
Not many angling permits were sold this season.

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Partridges and ducks were quite plentiful. Deer, wolves, squirrels and
rabbits are very plentiful, and a few bears and moose have been seen, also black
squirrels which are uncommon in that part of the country.

As far as he can tell the Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed.

Overseer Charles St. Charles, of Madoc, reports, that there are fish of the
following species in Moira Lake, maskinonge, pickerel, black bass, white suckers,
red fin suckers, rock fish, sun fish, eels and mudcats. The fishing this year has
been good, a great many maskinonge have been caught. The dam at the foot of
the lake has been blown up and the lake lowered over four feet, this has improved
the fishing. Mudcats are very plentiful, black bass, pickerel and pike are also
plentiful. No fish caught in his district are exported they are all used for home
consumption.

Deer are very plentiful this year, and are quite commonly seen in the
northern district. There are also a great number of wolves, and there are more
bears to be seen than usual. Beaver and otter and grey squirrels are scarce, but
skunks and black squirrels are very numerous. Partridges are also plentiful.

The fishing and hunting is done by local people who like to see the law
enforced, so no violations of the Act have taken place.

Overseer E. A. Wootton, of Maynooih, reports that this has 'been a most
favourable season with regard to the way in which the laws have been kept.

He strongly recommends that some way should be found to destroy the wolves
which have been very plentiful in his district. The opinion of old hunters is that
they could be easily poisoned in the summer when they cannot get the deer so
easily. If some reliable men could be chosen to put out the poison and the wolves
got rid of, it would make a vast difference to the deer, whereas if nothing is done
there will soon be few left. From reports received from those who have seen where
the deer have been killed in the winter one would judge that the wolves kill ten
deer to the hunter's one. He states thaA the settlers in that locality think that $2
is too much to pay for a deer license, for many of them can ill afford it, and may
perhaps only desire to go out for a day or two ; if the license fee were 50c,. it would
save many a man from breaking the law and more licenses would be sold thereby
bringing in a good revenue to the Department.

Beaver are getting more plentiful but mink and muskrats are scarce.
Partridges are about the same as they were last year. Ducks are scarce as the
feeding grounds are not good. Bears have been very plentiful on account of the
bush fires in the north which have driven them south.

HuEON County.

Overseer Robert McMurray, of Bayfield, reports that the fishermen in his
division have had a fairly good season. The pound net fishing was not so good as
in 1912. The catch of trout has been fairly good, but the bass fishing was not up
to the average. Perch were plentiful in April, May and October.

No illegal fishing was brought to his notice and the close seasons were well
observed.

Some non-residents of the County desired tug licenses to fish gill nets during
1913, and he thinks the Department did right in not granting these licenses.

The Game Laws have been well observed during the past year.

Black squirrels are becoming plentiful.

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Kenoea Disteict.

Overseer W. G. Muncer, of Minaki, reports that the fishing season has heen
one of the best for many years, throughout his district very good catches of lake
trout have been made. Fox Lake, Vermillion Lake, and Eed Deer Lake are ex-
cellent trout waters. Good catches of maskinonge have been made in Winnipeg
River, some of the fish turning the scale at 25 lbs. He strongly recommends that
the close season for lake trout be from October 1st, to November 15th, as he has
examined several doe trout during the month of October and found them full of
spawn and in every way too far advanced to be taken.

Game, large and small, is good. Moose, caribou and deer are plentiful
Partridges are very much more numerous than last year. Ducks are scarce. Fur-
bearing animals are plentiful.

The Game and. Fishery Laws have not been well observed, several violations
having occurred; three convictions were made and there are others pending.

He recommends that the wolf bounty be increased, as the timber wolf is
increasing very quickly; also that residents and non-residents should be obliged to
take out a license for guns, as this will check the carrying of guns during the close
season; and prevent boys and girls under the age of 15 years from, carrying guns
at any time.

Fur-bearing animals are very plentiful throughout the G. T. P. line, and
trapping is very much on the increase.

Kent County.

Overseer John Crotty, of Boihwell, reports that there was a decrease in the
amount of fish caught this year. There were fewer fishermen, some of whom did
not use their nets at all on account of the water being so high. No fish were ex-
ported, all that were caught were used for home consumption.

The law was well observed during the season, no infractions having taken
place, there were therefore no fines imposed or nets, etc., confiscated. The close
season was strictly observed.

Quail and black squirrels are more plentiful owing to the protection given
to them. Cottontail rabbits are very plentiful, and in some localities are somewhat
destructive.

Overseer John Featherston, of Eenwick, reports that owing to the late spring
and the presence of the ice late in the season, the pound nets were set about three
weeks later than usual. The catch during last fall and the past season has only
been fair. Herring have been much larger this year, and a much finer and better
fish. Whitefish are on the increase, the catch has more than doubled during the
last three years, which speaks well for the work done by the hatcheries. Blue pike
also seem to be increasing, but he notices a large quantity of these fish being shipped
which he thinks are too small to be of commercial value, and recommends that some
regulation should be made setting a definite size or weight on the fish caught.
Fishermen with tug licenses have had only a :tair season, chiefly owing to so much
rough and stormy weather and the fish being nearer the shore, but some fine
catches of whitefish were made in the early spring. He estimates that about
seventy-five per cent, of the fish caught are exported to the United States.

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Game is very scarce, and it will soon be a rare thing to see a game bird
Quail have not increased in number and are quite scarce, owing to the lack of cover
which enables the hunters to completely annihilate any game birds they should
find.

The regulations have been carefully observed and he is pleased to report that
he did not find it necessary to make any prosecutions.

Overseer Richard Little, of Wallaceburg, reports that the commercial fishing
in his district has been exceptionally good this season.

Angling for bass has been better than last season and pickerel have been fairly
plentiful.

On Good Friday last, a terrific wind storm from the south and south west
prevailed over the Lake St. Clair district — the wind throughout the day, maintain-
ing a velocity of eighty miles an hour — and as a result the fishermen lost all
their nets. Prior to this storm, there were in use eight sets of nets and since the
storm but three sets have been used and the catch of fish with the three sets has
been greater than it ever was with the eight sets ; he is inclined to believe that the
storm changed the " bottom " conditions of the fishing grounds, causing the feed
to be more plentiful and more fish came into these waters.

The Indians on the Walpole and St. Ann's Island Indian Eeserve have, for
many years, been engaged in catching carp with seines in waters on and adjoining
the reserve, which fish they sell to the commercial fishermen of the district.

Complaints have been made in the past that the drawing of these carp seines
damaged the bass spawn on the spawning beds; this year, these Indian fishermen
have adopted a new plan to get carp. Instead of travelling over the waters until
the carp are located, they now have selected a certain tract where the water is
shallow on which they deposit boiled oats as bait for the carp and when a school of
carp get on this specially baited feeding ground, the seine is hauled and the
Indians have never failed to make a good catch on the baited ground.

The same ground is baited over and over again and these Indians fish almost
no where else, so that no damage is done to the bass spawning grounds. ,

Geese were quite plentiful last spring also ducks, especially canvas-back, red-
heads and mallard and black ducks are very plentiful.

Snipe and woodcock seem to be increasing slightly and quail are reported to
be holding their own in some localities, although there are not nearly so many of
these game birds as there were a few years ago.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been fairly well observed in his district
during the past year.

Overseer James McVittie, of Blenheim, reports that the fishing in East Kent
and Lake Erie was very good, the catch being large and consisting mostly of
herring. Not many whitefish were caught in East Kent, but a good catch was
reported at times off Point aux Pines. The fall was very rough and many fisher-
men lost all their stakes and some of their twine, this was a big loss to the fishermen
as stakes are hard to get and have to be brought from the north of Michigan. Pall
fishing for carp in Rondeau Bay was light, no big catches being reported as has
been the case other years. It is generally thought that carp fishing is falling off,
they are hard to keep track of as at times they go off into the lake and then come
back again like a flock of sheep. The spring of 1913 proved to be very good,
although the catches have not been large, the prices were good and have continued
so all the season. During July and August there were a tremendous number of

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fish caught, mostly herring, but they fell off in September and October, and there
were scarcely anything but blues and perch caught. There was an improvement
again towards the end of October but no herring were caught. White bass or white
perch as they are called were very scarce and hardly any to be seen, while some years
they are extremely numerous. Carp fishing has not paid expenses all the season.
The fishermen are having a great deal of trouble with their ice, last year it did not
keep good and it is expensive to have it shipped from other places.

Ducks were very plentiful in the fall of 1912, but the water was rough and it
was hard to get at them, quite a number of them stayed in the district all through
the year, and are now very plentiful. Deer in the Government Park were getting
so thick that the Department had a man shoot 98 and they were sold at 10c. per
lb.

The laws have been well observed, no one being fined, and all license fees were
paid early in the season.

Angling season was good, quite a number of permits were sold to Americans.

Overseer T. Peltier, of Dover South, reports that the number of fish caught
by the licensed fishermen has been about average.

Dredging operations in the Eiver Thames and mouth thereof has interfered
with angling in that locality and there have been no non-resident anglers.

The roll nets used by the farmers along the river have proved satisfactory,
sufficient being taken for their own use, but not in large enough quantities to
interfere with the run of fish in the river, and none have been used for commercial
purposes.

Ducks are plentiful this fall, but quail and other game birds are scarce and
would warrant continued restriction in hunting.

Lambton County.

Overseer H. A. Elunden, of Sarnia, reports that the fishing season opened
Tery much as usual with periods of high winds which made it hard for pound net
fishermen to set their nets.

By keeping a close watch he is able to see that the law regarding undersized
fish is being well observed.

The fishermen report rather a light catch this year, but it is difficult to Qstimate
till the close of the season.

Quail and partridges are not so plentiful in the more settled parts of the
County as they are further inland.

Black squirrels are more plentiful this season. Muskrats are holding their
own in spite of the high price of pelts. Wild geese do not seem to be so numerous
as usually but wild ducks are more plentiful than former years.

Lanabk County.

Overseer Oeorge Burlce, of Pert%, reports that last November he was on the
Rideau Lake assisting Mr. Phillips and Mr. Best look after the whitefish. If the
inland lakes were as well looked after as th6 Eideau Lake the law-breakers would
not find much opportunity of committing infractions. Mr. Best and he seized
one gill net. They patrolled every night from dark until day break, using a drag,
and there was no illegal work done while they were there.

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Bass fishing in Otty Lake was very good, this is the best lake for bass in the
district. Pike, pickerel and bass were good in the Tay Eiver. Pickerel were
'biting well at the lower end of Christies Lake.

He thinks there should be a hatchery on the Eideau Lake, as they could furnish
pickerel spawn from the Tay Eiver, and salmon spawn from the Eideau Lake.

There were quite a few deer seen at the end of the town. Ducks and partridges
are about average. Muskrats and mink were plentiful last spring.

Very few complaints of law-breakers have reached him, and those which have
come to his notice have not resulted in convictions as he was unable to obtain any
evidence.

Overseer Ephraim Deacon, of BolinghroTce, reports that the close season for
the fish was well observed, ' There have been no violations of the law this season.

The fishing has not been so good as in former years. He cannot under-
stand why this should have been so.

He sold quite a number of angling permits during the season, but many
of the visitors were provided with permits before they arrived.

Muskrats seem to be plentiful, but mink were scarce. Partridges were more
plentiful than they have been other years. Ducks are quite scarce. Deer are
more numerous, which fact he attributes to the hunters only being allowed
one deer each.

Overseer William Pepper, of LanarJc, reports that there have been no viola-
tions of the l&w during the year, of which he could obtain evidence, but several
rumours have reached him, which upon being' investigated, he could get no one
to swear to the veracity of their statements.

With regard to the fish, the Mississippi Eiver seems to be becoming well
stocked with pickerel; they are now taken quite easily, whereas a year or two
ago, it was difficult to catch one. Black bass are gradually becoming more scarce.

With regard to game, deer seem to be more plentiful this year than they
have been for several years. Partridges are also more plentiful. Whilst driving
along the road they are continually to be seen getting up in front of the rig.
Ducks are not so plentiful as they were a few years ago; only some isolated
flocks are to be seen occasionally.

Overseer J. H. Phillips, of Smith's Falls, reports that during the month of
November he patrolled the Eideau Lake with a row boat, in order to see that the
laws regarding the close season for whitefish and salmon trout were observed.
Gill net licenses were granted from Dec. 1st to 10th, and during that time he
remained at the lake to see that no illegal fishing was done. It was reported
that few fish were caught in the deep water. It was a wise move on the part
of the Department to change the close season to Oct 5th to November 5th, as
this gives the salmon better protection.

During February and March he spent his time taking lyng from Otty Lakfe.
In March, he made frequent trips to see that no rat houses were interfered with,
and during April he watched to see that no spearing was done or dip nets used.

On April 16 th, he received a report that muskrat houses were being broken into,
and the rats shot. He went to Chesterville to investigate the matter, and secured
sufficient evidence to convict the offenders, who were fined $26.

May was spent in the same way as April.

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On June 5th he went to Kingston with his crew to fetch the Patrol boat
"Ella C." After having the boiler tested they left Kingston and commenced
the season's patrol work- between Smith's Palls, Newboro and Merrickville.

The fishing on the Eideau has been good on the whole this year. In the
early part of the season, salmon fishing was never better, and remained fairly
good all the summer. Bass fishing was good, many large fish being caught, some
of which weighed five or six pounds. He thinks it would be a good thing if
a limit were put on the number of salmon caught each day by one person, as
he knows of a man who caught as many as 29 in one day. The consequence is
the tourists cannot get guides as they say they can catch all the fish they vv^ant
without rowing the visitors.

He did not sell as many permits as usual this, year, but the Eideau was
crowded all the summer by residents of the Province and Ottawa people. Every
boarding house was full. Many new cottages were built and the lake is becoming
very popular.

He thinks it would be wise to stop shooting on duck grounds during the
close season, as anyone can go into the marsh with a gun and pretend they
are shooting black birds. He kept a close watch on the duck grounds and
found none being shot before the season began.

The laws and regulations were fairly well observed in his district during
the past year. In May he had some people fined for spearing with a jack-light
and fishing with a dip-net without a license. He also had a man fined for using
a drive net at Pike Faills. On October 19th, he seized three gill nets in Big
Eideau, containing nine salmon. These latter he turned over to the hospitals,
and had the owners of the nets and his assistant fined $25 and $15, respectively.
He seized one other gill net, but was unable to find the owner.

Wild ducks and partridges are very plentiful this year, and there were quite
a number of muskrats to be seen in the spring.

Overseer Fred Stanzel, of Carleton Place, reports that he has been over his
district a number of times during the past year, and has always found the law
well observed. He has received a few complaints, which when investigated,
proved to be incorrect, he has, therefore, made no conviction.

Eough fish are plentiful and the catch of bass has been about normal.

During the early part of the duck season, they were a little scarce, but there
is now an abundance of game. The partridge season opened with plenty of
game, but they are getting' pretty well thinned out now. Muskrats have not
been quite so plentiful and mink are very scarce.

Overseer Hugh Wilsorh, of Elphin, reports that the fishing in his district
was very poor.

Partridges were scarce.

Deer appear to be quite plentiful.

The Game and Fishery Laws were well observed during the year.

Leeds County.

Overseer W. J. Birch, of PeZto/ reports that he made frequent trips by water
over Upper and Lower Beverly Lakes, during November, and continued them
until the water froze over and he was obliged to stop. This is the time of the

1914 GAME AND FISHERIES. 47

year when rod fishing is done and illegal fishing with nets or spearing with torch
lights carried on, but he found none of this, although several reports reached him
of such work.

Bass fishing in Lower Beverly Lake was not so good as it has been other
years, but Upper Beverly was much better, some fine catches being made.
This lake has been licensed for coarse fish for thirty years and more, which is
improving the bass fishing.

Ducks were quite numerous last November, and large numbers shot; he
would like to see a limit set on the number shot by each man, the same as for
partridges.

He made several trips to inspect the grounds where muskrats build their
houses, and found some of them disturbed, but he was able to find the offender and
brought him before a Justice of the Peace, who fined him. This did a consider-
able amount of good as he heard of no other trouble during the season, and
when spring came the muskrats seemed to be more plentiful than the previous
year; he would, however, advise that their close season begin on May 1st, and
continue until March 1st, and that trappers should be obliged to take out a license.

There are very few mink left, and if there is not a close season provided
for them for at least three years they will become quite extinct. Black squirrels
are quite plentiful, but he considers that the season opens a month too late for
them. Partidges are increasing slowly.

There is no summer hotel or boarding house there, so they get very few
tourists, and there are not many angling permits or Guides' licenses sold.

The cottage owners report that the season has been a good one.

The Laws and Regulations have been very well observed in this district.

Overseer Gordon H. ClarJc, of Westport, reports that the fishing* has not been
so good this year as in former years.

Muskrats, black squirrels and partridge j are very plentiful, but mink are
very scarce. Ducks have been unusually numerous, and very few have been shot.
Deer is quite plentiful, but he thinks people owning dogs should keep them shut
up during the close season, as they chase the deer and do much harm.

Overseer H. N. Covell, of Lomhardy, reports that he has kept a close watch
over his territory this year, and there have been no violations of the Fishery Laws.

There have been no tourists in his division this season, as the accommodation
round the lake is very poor.

Black suckers are very thick in Otter Creek in the spring, but they do not
last very long.

Black squirrels are getting very plentiful also partridges. Black ducks are
not so plentiful as they were other years. Mink are very scarce and he thinks
the open season for muskrats should be shorter as they are getting scarce.

Overseer John McOuire, of Jones Falls, reports that during the month of
November, 1912, he and his assistant kept up a constant patrol of the waters in
his district with the launch "Mermaid.*' During January, February and March,
he spent his time seeing that the fishermen got their licenses renewed, and made
trips to the different fishing grounds to see that bass fishing through the ice
was not being carried on. He found it rather difficult to stop some of the
fishermen from doing this, as they did not like being deprived of the fish they had
previously been allowed to catch.

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Ou March lYth, he found a great many muskrat houses cut open and traps
set in them. He seized eleven traps, and although he called on a number of
the trappers they all denied ownership to the traps and he was unable to prove
anything.

Last winter being an open one, trapping commenced early. Muskrats were
very scarce, this, he thinks, was caused by some unprincipled trappers catching
them during the w'lter. He thinks this should be prohibited and the close
season continued until March.

On May 15th he began to get the "Mermaid" in order for the season. He
had the engine thoroughly over-hauled, and the boat generally painted and
varnished; by June 1st she was ready to commence patrol service, and throughout
the summer he and his assistant kept up a constant patrol of the Rideau Canal
waters from Newboro to Kingston.

The fishing was good, and the visitors were pleased with their sport. During
July, the hotels and boarding houses were filled to over-flowing, and all agreed
that the fishing was never better. Not many tourists brought in the limit that
they are allowed to catch, i.e., 8 daily, they preferred to return the fish to the
water after they were caught, as they were anxious for the sport, and did not
want to spoil it for another year. This keen interest in the welfare of the
fisheries is probably the reason for the large improvement of the fishing in this
district. After eight year's experience as a Game and Fishery overseer he notices
the difference in the appearance and size of the bass spread out on the hotel
lawns in Jones Falls and Chaffeys Lock; where 7 lb. bass were sometimes to be
seen, and 6j4 lb. hass were quite a frequent occurrence. A salmon caught by
J. G. Morton, of Peekskill, N.Y., weighing 22 1^ lbs. was on view in the store
at Jones Falls. The next largest which was caught weighed 17 y^ lbs., and the
next 91/2 lbs., and so on. Eight years ago fish of this size were unknown in his
district, so it is encouraging to notice the improvement, and the waters show no
signs of becoming depleted.

During August, one man acting as a guide without a license was brought
before a Justice of the Peace and fined $5 and costs.

A great quantity of salmon were caught all along the Rideau Canal, mainly
trolling. They have never been known to bite the hook as they have done this,
season. It was diSicult at times to get guides, they found they could make more
money by catching salmon and selling them, and it is his opinion that unless
some restrictions are put on salmon they will soon be a thing of the past. He
thinks four salmon to each rod would be a fair restriction; he knows of one
man who caught 30 salmon one morning, during the beginning of October, in
Devil Lake, and at the end of two days fishing he had 70 salmon, weighing from
21/2 lbs. to 10 lbs. each. During this part of the season there were abcat 20
boats on Devil Lake, and if they had the same luck it would not be a very good
thing for salmon. He knows other instances of a similar nature occurring on
Dog, Loughboro and Rideau Lakes.

The duck season opened on October 15th, with very few ducks abo^ *■ Part-
ridges are also very scarce. Black squirrels were very plentiful, and did con-
siderable harm to the farmers' crops during September and October. He thinks
it would be an improvement if the 15 days open season were placed a month
earlier.

On October 25th, it was reported that the laws regarding the close season
for salmon were being violated in a barefaced manner, so he went to Battersea

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1914 GAME AND FISHERIES. 49

for the purpose of carrying on a night patrol on Loughboro Lake, taking with
him J. L. Sears, who is well acquainted with the lake. They grappled nearly all
night with no result. The three following nights they were out again but with"
no better result. However, on Wednesday, they noticed that the salmon had
begun spawning, and at about midnight they came across a large net, and by
daylight they had grappled 500 yards of extra heavy gill net. They could not
find out who had set these nets, as they waited until after daybreak when the
fishermen usually come for their nets, and no one appeared; either they had been
watching the operations of the "Mermaid," or else they intended leaving them
in until the following night. The launch left for Battersea with the nets, and
K3verseer McGuire intended returning again the following night, but he contracted
a heavy cold and was unfortunately unable to follow up the seizure of the nets.
He thinks there must have been seven or eight men operating these nets, as
they were all different from each other, and he intends to follow up any clues he
may have as soon as possible.

Overseer George M. Slate, of Eochport, reports that the season has been a
good one. Black bass have been quite plentiful, but pike and maskinonge have
not been so good as other years.

Black squirrel are plentiful, but ducks are scarce.

There have been a great many guide licenses sold.

Overseer Williarm Spence, of Athens, reports that he has kept a close watch
over his division, and has found that the Game and Fishery Laws have been very
well observed. There being only four cases of illegal fishing at the beginning
of the year.

More tourists visited the lake this summer than last, and everybody agreed
that the salmon fishing was better than it has ever been. He thinks it would
be a good thing to set a limit of four salmon to be caught during one day by
each angler, as has been done other years. Bass fishing was about the same.

There were plenty of ducks and partridges. He recommends that there
should be a limit set on the number of ducks killed by each person to stop hunters
coming from other places to shoot. Mink, black squirrel and muskrats are scarce.
He thinks there should be a close season for fox, coon, and skunk, the same as
there is for mink.

Overseer J. H. Stewart, of Brockville, reports that the fishing has been better
this year than it has been for many years, especially black bass, pickerel and
maskinonge on the St. Lawrence River,

The fishing laws have been well observed, no cases of illegal work having
come to his notice.

Ducks and partridges were plentiful this fall.

He made five convictions for illegal hunting; two for shooting deer, and three
for shooting ducks out of season.

Overseer Oeorge Toner, of Gananoque, reports that game and fish have been
very plentiful during the past year. Many excellent game fish have been caught.
Both partridge and ducks are increasing in number and have been very plentiful,
as well as black and grey squirrels. Muskrats have not been so plentiful as in
former years.
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He recommends that the close season for trapping muskrats be extended to
March 1st, and the season for trapping be from March 1st to May 1st, he also
recommends that a small license fee of about $2 be charged those who engage in
trapping. His reason for this is, that it would prevent small boys and others
from trapping and catching muskrats during the early part of the season when
the fur is not very valuable. He has found many rat houses which have been
cut open in January and February, and if trapping were prohibited during those
two months it might put some check on the practice.

There were not as many tourists as usual visiting the district this season,
he thinks this is accounted for by the great increase in the number of automobiles
in use.

He recommends that non-residents in his district should be obliged to take
out a license to fish, the same as in other districts, as, during the spring, he has
found as many as thirty Americans fishing in Canadian waters for bullheads,
and as it is impossible for him to watch all the sections both day and night, they
may have resorted to methods of fishing which are strictly prohibited to residents.

Overseer James Townsend, of Long Point, reports that the law has been well
observed, and the season was a very successful one. He sold more permits than
during any previous year.

Fishing has been fair and the prospects are good for another year for the
tourists say they are coming again.

He recommends that the lake be re-stocked with bass, and that a day's catch
be reduced to six instead of eight.

Some very fine catches of salmon were made during the warm weather by
deep trolling. He recommends that their close season be changed to October
instead of November, as this is their spawning season.

Game is fairly plentiful, there are quite a number of partridges and black
squirrels, it is his opinion that trappers should be licensed, also guns.

During the summer the Department of Public Works expended about $400
in clearing the rapids from Lyndhurst to Marble Eock, making them navigable for
motor boats, which is very beneficial as it will probably increase the number of
visitors, and it is very much appreciated by the motorists.

Overseer J. R. Wight, of Newhoro, reports that the fishing has been good this
season, if anything, bass have been larger and more plentiful. The only falling
off in the fishing which has been reported this year is that the herring have been
completely fished out, this he thinks is due to the warmer weather during the
fall. There has been a great decrease in the number of American tourists, a large
number of anglers come from 'Ottawa. The high water favoured the fish this
year, allowing them to re^ch feeding beds which they were unable to get to last
year. With regard to black bass, a great many tourists catch too small fish, he
suggests that they should weigh at least two pounds or be thrown back into the
water. The lakes have been well stocked with fish, and there is not much danger
of their being over fished.

He thinks the muskrat season should not open until April, otherwise it gives the
hunters a chance to destroy the rats' houses. It is reported that the season has
been a good one for game, and the people seem interested in the preservation of
the fish and game. Ducks have been scarce, mink were also scarce last winter,
but partridges and black squirrels were plentiful.

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Lennox County.

Overseer P. W. Dafoe, of Napanee, reports that the fishermen seem contented
with their catch.

The law has been well observed, no real complaints have reached him with
the exception of one case, though this he believed to be an unintentional, though
careless mistake in the date of the open season for ducks.

Fish.

It is his opinion that the close season for pickerel in the southern part
of Ontario is a week or two too late as the run is nearly over before the close
season begins, and there is no way to protect them as they pile up at the falls.

There have been more maskinonge caught in Napanee Eiver this season than
there ever were in any one season before.

Game.

Deer are plentiful and about 45 hunters have gone north from Napanee.
Partridges are plentiful, and ducks are holding their own. Muskrats are
a little scarce.

Raccoons are plentiful, but they need a little better protection.

Overseer E. M. Huffman, of Hay Bay, reports that the season has been a
quiet one, and on the whole the laws have been well observed by the fishermen.
The close season for whitefish was the busiest time as the people seemed determined
to catch them, and the mouth of Hay Bay is a great fishing ground. Twice he
was out nearly all night; the first time he found about a thousand yards of gill
net, and the second night he discovered ten nets which had just been lifted, con-
cealed in some bushes. He had one party fined. It is usually holders of domestic
licenses who do this work, as they find October too early to keep fish for the
winter. He does not favour the extension of time given to the close season as
the fishermen always want a little longer.

Game has been very good this season. He thinks that it would be a good thing
if the sale of ducks were prohibited, as some people simply shoot them for sale,
and it would improve the sport if this were not allowed. Muskrats are not so
plentiful, he recommends a shorter season for them and also that trappers should
be required to take out a license.

Lincoln County.

Overseer J. C. May, of 8t. Catharines, reports that the fishermen have begun
their fall fishing, and are well satisfied with the catches they make, as herring
are still plentiful, more so than any other species of fish.

There is very little game in his district, pheasant being the principal bird,
and they are not very numerous.

Fur-bearing animals are very scarce.

The Eules and Regulations have been well observed by the fishermen in
his district.

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Overseer Oliver Taylor, of Niagara-on-the-LaJce, reports that this has been
the poorest fishing season at the mouth of the Niagara River that the fishermen
have ever known.. Having discussed the matter with the fishermen, they have
come to the conclusion that it must be on account of the polluted water coming
down the river, as the fish will not come into this water.

•Owners of trap nets above Queenston have done nothing.

The Fishery Laws were well observed, with the exception of several lines
which he found illegally set and which he seized early in the spring.

He only sold eight angling permits as the season was a very poor one.

There is very little game in his district beyond pheasants and they are very
plentiful this fall.

Muskrats were quite plentiful round the ponds last spring.

Manttouun District.

Overseer J. J. Avis, of Cockhurn Island, reports that the season this year has
been an average one, very much the same as it was in 1912, except that there
were no pound nets set, no American tourists came, and therefore there were no
angling permits sold. He states that he does not think the trout spawn should
be conveyed from the waters in his district to stock the lakes in the east, but
that the spawn which is taken from those waters should be raised to young fry
to re-stock Lake Huron or the North Channel of the Georgian Bay. It is his
opinion that the reason for the scarcity of whitefish is because the spawn is
destroyed by other kinds of fish, and that the fishermen in that district agree with
him in saying that the close season through November should be abolished, and
one or two hatcheries established. It is their firm belief that if this were done
the lakes would, in the course of a few years, be once more teaming with fish.
When these hatcheries have been established he would suggest that the fishermen's
twine should be reduced to half the present length.

With regard to the game, partridges, ducks, rabbits and deer are numerous,
and there are a few stray moose.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed.

Overseer W. M. Boyd, of Kagawong, reports that the season just closed has
been an exceptionally pleasant and profitable one for the tourists who visited
Kagawong in order to fish in the lake. Never does he remember such a successful
season for angling, when such splendid catches were made; the fish were large
and in many cases the limit was caught in a couple of hours.

The Game and Fishery Regulations were well observed.

Ducks were very plentiful, but partridges do not seem to be so numerous,
they are perhaps the most difficult bird to protect. He thinks still fewer should
be allowed to be shot during the day, half a dozen should be enough to satisfy
any sportsman, and it would help to increase the numbers for another year.

He never remembers deer being so plentiful on Manitoulin Island as they are
this year, the farmers are getting their limit apparently all over the island.

Mink and muskrats are increasing, especially the latter.

Overseer Andrew Hall, of Oore Bay, reports that brook trout have been very
plentiful, although they do not seem to be as large as usual.

If mill owners were compelled to build proper slides at their dams it would
be a great benefit.

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Oommercial fishing has been good.

Bass have been very plentiful, large numbers having been caught. The law
regarding angling has been well observed; and he has visited the different fishing
stations several times.

Partridges have been fairly plentiful, large numbers were killed during the
open season, and he believes that the law regarding the limit on the "bag" is
being strictly observed.

Ducks seem to be more scarce than usual, and not many were killed.

Eed deer are becoming more plentiful every year, in spite of the large number
killed each season.

A great many farmers take advantage of the Order-in-Council of April 20th,
1911.

Muskrats are plentiful, but mink rather scarce. Very few people except the
Indians are engaged in the trapping business. He would suggest that those
engaged in trapping fur-bearing animals protected by Game Laws should be
obliged to pay a small sum for a license to permit them to do so.

To the best of his knowledge the Game and Fishery Laws have been well
observed, only two cases of illegal work having come to his notice. One for taking
mink and muskrat and the other was an Indian who shot partridges out of season.

Overseer Joseph Hembruff, of Manitowaning, reports that the angling for
bass has been fairly good, but there were not so many large fish caught as there
were last year. He thinks that the open season for bass should begin on July 1st,
as they have not finished spawning by June 15th. Speckled trout are not very
plentiful.

Partridges are very scarce this year, and ducks verey plentiful. Deer are
about the same as last year.

There have been a great many tourists visiting the district this summer,
and they have all observed the laws well.

Overseer David Irwin, of Litile Current, reports as follows:

Commercial Fishing. — ^The season just closed has been fairly successful from
a commercial point of view ; all fishermen report as good a season aa last year, and
some better than for many years.

Oame. — Big game, moose, deer, etc., according to reports are as plentiful as
last season, and on the Manitoulin many state that there is an increase in the
number of red deer.

Partridges in general are as plentiful as last season.

Angling for black bass and other game fish was better than last season and
more tourists have visited the district.

Ducks were more plentiful than last season.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed* throughout the district.

Overseer James Lewis, of Shequiandah, reports that the commercial fishing
has been much better at the majority of places in his district this year. The fish
packers are more careful not to pack undersized fish, and very little illegal fishing
is done. Black bass are numerous but not easily caught. He recommends that
the size of sturgeon caught be limited, as they are getting very scarce, and if
something isn't done there will be no sturgeon in most of the fishing grounds in
a very short time. He thinks the ten days extension given in November is a mis-
take, as the trout are all spawned by November 10th.

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Deer are quite plentiful, but moose are moving further back. Ducks are
plentiful, but partridges are very scarce; lie recommends that there should be no
open season for partridges for 1914.

Overseer David Fyette, of TehJcumrnah, reports that he has made many trips
along the streams under his jurisdiction and has seen no illegal fishing.

Speckled trout have been reported to be very scarce all through the district,
very few good catches having been made. He strongly recommends that there
should be one year's close season for speckled trout on the Manitoulin Island.

Partridges are exceedingly scarce, and he considers ten birds a day for each
person far too many, and recommends that, if not closed altogether for two or
three years, the season should be shortened to from November 1st to November 15th.

He considers it a grave mistake to have the hare season open two weeks sooner
than the partridge, as it allows unscrupulous persons the liberty of carrying guns
in the bush and killing young partridges under the pretence of hare hunting.

Deer are reported more plentiful than they were a few years ago, and he thinks
they would be comparatively safe on the Manitoulin Island until November 1st,
if the partridge and hare seasons opened at that time also.

Finally he recommends that the season for deer, partridge, and hare should
open on November 1st, and that the deer and partridge should close on November
loth and hare on December Ist.

Overseer James Rameshottom, of Little Current, reports that the commercial
fishing has been good this season.

Pickerel were more plentiful than they have been for many years.
Bass was about the same as last year.

.More tourists visited his district this summer than other seasons.
Partridges were about the same as other years.
Deer and moose were plentiful.

Middlesex County.

Overseer William Boler, of Byron, reports that the laws have been very well
observed, no violations came to his notice.

Squirrels are more numerous than last year. Partridges and quail are nearly
extinct, he only saw one of each this year. Geese and ducks are around in small
flocks. There were several sea-gulls on the river late last Fall.

He recommends that guns .should be licensed, as it would put a stop to a
number of people who come out from the towns to shoot anything.

On Thanksgiving Day he was making his rounds, when he came upon an
Italian who threatened to shoot him if he came any nearer and pointed his gun at
him. Overseer Boler wis alone, but the Italian had a companion.

It is his opinion that there should be two overseers in that district during the
shooting season.

Overseer J. D. Campbell, of Sylvan, reports that the law has been well ob-
served in his' division, some few reports of illegal work came to his notice but
nothing to warrant a conviction.

The catch of fish in inland waters has increased and they are very plentiful,
but in the lake the fishing has not been up to the average.

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The two fis'hways in this division are in good repair.

Small game have increased, ducks, partridges, and squirrels being very plenti-
ful. He would recommend a greater restriction on ice fishing, as he deems it to
be very injurious to the fisheries.

Overseer W. E. Collins, of Strathroy, reports that the law has been fairly well
observed in his district.

The fishing was about the same as usual, pike, bass and pickerel being quite
plentiful.

There are hardly any quail or partridges in this district, as there is so little
cover for them. Squirrels are plentiful, but mink and muskrats are scarce, and
he thinks the coons should be protected.

Overseer Arthur Corsant, of Masonville, reports that the law has been well
observed in his district, no illegal fishing having come to his notice.

There were more coarse fish caught this year, but bass was about the same
as it was last year.

Quail and partridges are very scarce, also mink and muskrats. Black squirrel
are more plentiful this year, they seem to be on the increase, but he thinks it
would be wise to prohibit the killing of squirrels for at least two years.

Overseer J. M. Temple, of Dorchester, reports that the Game and Fishery
Laws have been fairly well observed by the country people, as their time is occupied
by the care of their farms; but there are a certain number of people in the small
villages and larger cities who own guns, and who, with the excuse of shooting
woodcock, take their guns and dogs, and if a partridge gets up within range it
is shot. Numbers of them, come from the city, some drive and others motor, but
those who come in by the train are watched more easily.

Game is scarce in his district, with the exception of black squirrel, and there
are a number of them. Mink is almost extinct, and muskrats very scarce: there,
are a few houses being built, but not many. He only noticed one that had been
destroyed last winter, but could not find out who did it.

He would recommend that everyone should be obliged to take out a license
for carrying a gun in the game districts, also for trapping, as it would stop the
boys from interfering with the game and fur animals, also insectiverous birds
and birds of song. The overseers should be allowed to sell the licenses, as they
would then know who had them, and they should be obtained before game comes
into season. He thinks $5 for each rifle or shot gun would be a fair price to
charge.

There are no fox, otter or beaver in his district, and ducks are very scarce.

Overseer S. Turner, of London, reports that the Fish Laws have been very
well observed in his district this season, which is no doubt owing to the close
watch he has kept.

Fishing is not as good as it should be, and he thinks this is owing to the
shallowness of the water and the unusual number of fishermen who participate
in the sport. Saturday being a half-holiday most of the manufacturers and their
employees spend the afternoon angling.

With regard to the Game Laws, he would like to see the season for partridge,
quail and squirrel all come at the same time, viz., November 15th — December 15th,
a-s he thinks it would save much confusion and manv birds.

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MUSKOKA DlSTKICT.

Overseer F. A. Ilanes, of Huntsville, reports that bass and speckled trout are
increasing and coming up the rivers and creeks more, as he has taken the trouble
to find out where they are.

There are several lakes which should be stocked with bass and speckled trout,
this could be done at a very small cost.

Deer are increasing very fast, and he has seen more this year than he has
seen for the last five years; another man who has been out a great deal says the
same thing.

When the season opened there were a great many partridges round the lakes,
but ducks are scarce as there is not much feed for them.

Mink are plentiful and beaver seem to be increasing; he has seen several in
the lakes.

Muskrats are decreasing.

Overseer William Robinson, of Kilworthy, reports that the law has been fairly-
well observed in his division this season. The tourists have had a good summer
and there have been more campers this year than for many seasons.

The fishing was good at the beginning of the season, but during the last two
weeks in July and the month of August it was astonishing what a number of
undersized dead fish were floating on the water. A fish which has swallowed the
hook cannot be saved, and Overseer Robinson thinks that if there was no restriction
as to size there would not be so many fish destroyed. He thinks the restric-
tion as to the number caught a good thing, so that if an undersized fish is caught
that would count as one, and not be thrown back to die and another one caught
in its place.

Deer seem to be plentiful. Partridges and ducks are about the same as last
year. Muskrat, otter, and beaver are increasing fast, and mink are more plentiful
this season than last.

There are three mills in his division, but they are keeping their refuse out
of the rivers and lakes.

Overseer William Smith, of Oravenhurst, reports that he -has made a diligent
patrol of the Muskoka Lakes throughout the year, five months of which — June
to October — he was in charge of patrol boat "Meenagha."

During this time all the summer resorts were visited frequently and all back
channels and islands which could not be reached by steamer were thoroughly
patrolled.

He found that the Game and Fishery Laws were well observed, there being
only one violation of the Fishery Ref^alations, which was the setting of a net in
Lake Rosseau, but he failed to apprehend the owner.

There were two violations of the Grame Laws, a conviction was' made in one
case, but the other was dismissed.

The fishing in June and July was better than during previous years, but in
August the very hot and smoky atmosphere kept the anglers from the water.

Two car loads of bass fingerlings wete deposited in the lakes during the
season, which he feels sure will add greatly to the stocking already done.

He thinks the partridges and ducks will compare favourably with last year,
although the great territories which were swept by fires destroyed many partridges.

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It is reported that beaver are on the increase round the waters in his dis-
trict, also muskrats and mink.

It is difficult to estimate the number of deer, as the bush fires scattered them
and they went to search for green bush to live in.

Overseer John Traves, of Fraserhurg, reports that there are four townships
in his district. He found that the hunters succeeded in obtaining their number of
deer. He visited quite a number of hunting parties and inspected their licenses.
They say that deer and partridges have increased considerably.

Ducks were fairly plentiful last fall, mink is scarce but slightly on the in-
crease.

The fishing last spring was not so good as it was the previous year, owing
to the cold, and then to the height of the water after the fine weather. Angling
for bass and trout was fairly good.

He has patrolled the woods carefully every month in the year and has found
that during the lasi six or seven years beaver and muskrats have been very plenti-
ful ; there are also quite a number of otter. Mink is scarce but on the increase since
the close season was provided for them.

No violations have occurred in his district this year, and he is satisfied that
the settlers in and around the neighbourhood have observed the laws well.

He is a faithful servant and takes great pleasure in improving the game in
every way.

NiPissiNG District.

Overseer Joseph Rivet, of Sturgeon Falls, reports that the fishing was not so
good this year as it has been other years.

There has been no illegal fishing in Lake Nipissing and its tributaries.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed to the best of his
knowledge.

Norfolk County.

Overseer J. 8. Smith, of Port Rowan, reports that the seine fishing in the
Bay was not up to the average this season. Bass fishing was very poor, and there
were not as many tourists in his district as there were last year. Gill net and
pound net fishing has been about average. There have been several violations of
the law and fines have been imposed.

Plover and snipe are very scarce, but wild ducks are as plentiful as usual.
Partridges and woodcock are scarce, but in some sections black squirrels are
extremely plentiful.

Northumberland County.

Overseer C. H. Cassan, of CampheUford, reports that the fishing has been
fairly good in some parts of the river. A. good deal of dredging was carried on
which made the water dirty and he thinks that accounts for the fishing not being so
good. The water has been lowered so often that it has interfered with the fishing;
he recommends that something be done to keep the water at a regular height
during the spawning season, as during the last two springs it was lowered to such
an extent that it was possible to walk along the shore and see the spawn lying on
the swamps all dried up, which is of course a very bad thing for the fish.

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There have not been so many tourist visitors this year as there were last. He
recommends that the waters be stocked with bass as they give the best sport, and
something must be done to keep up the supply of fish. He thinks it would he a
good thing if a bass hatchery were established in his district, as the contract foi- Nie
Trent Valley Canal is nearly through and there would be no trouble in getting a
dredge to clean out a place.

The Trent waters from Campbellford to Trent Bridge are good and there is
evefry accommodation for those seeking sport in that neighbourhood.

He had some trouble watching the -district where the contract for the Trent
Valley Canal is being carried out, as there are so many foreigners working there.

He suggests that there should be a close season for frogs, and thinks that the
prohibition of fishing through the ice an excellent regulation.

He finds it difficult to get guides, and thinks that the license they take out for
this work should also entitle them to hunt deer.

Ducks are more plentiful this year than last, partridges also seem quite
numerous. He recommends that the open season for hare and partridge should
begin on the same day, as people hunting hares are apt to shoot partridges.

He thinks the close season for muskrats a good thing, but that it would be an
improvement if the open season were for the months of March and April.

Overseer Thomas H. Cheer, of Brighton, reports that the laws have been well
observed in his district this season.

The catch of trout and whitefish has been very good, much better than last
year, the rougher varieties have been exceptionally good, especially pike, which have
been more than double what they were last year.

Ducks of all species were very scarce early in the season. He thinks it was
owing to the very mild fall, however of late they have been very numerous, more
so than in previous years.

Partridges are still very scarce, about the same as last season, but black and
grey squirrels are becoming more scarce every year. He thinks the season should
be made very short. Muskrats are becoming very scarce, he attributes this to the
winter trapping, as their dens and houses are destroyed and they are left to perish,
and he suggests that the open seacon be from March loth to April 30th.

Mink are almost extinct in this district, he thinks this is on account of the
long open season, and the very high price paid for the fur, which causes them to be
hunted relentlessly, he would advise a much shorter open season for them or stop
them from being trapped for two or three years. ^

Deer are reported to be very plentiful this season, the limit of one deer for
each man has been a means of improving the quantity.

Overseer H. W. Hayes, of Trenton, reports that herring are very plentiful,
but whitefish seem to be scarce in Lake Ontario.

Ducks are very plentiful. He was informed that two men killed as many as
150 in a day.

Mink and muskrats are scarce. He would still advise that there be a close
season for them for two years.

Black and grey squirrels seem to be increasing.

There have been no violations of the law in his district this year.

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Overseer J. H. Hess, of Hastings, reports that the Game and Fishery Laws
have been well regarded in his district. He thinks that the public have come to
the conclusion that it is necessary to protect the game and fish.

The fishing was good at the beginning of the season and some excellent catches
were made, the quality being above the average, but for some reason, later in the
season it was almost impossible to catch a fish.

Ducks were plentiful this season, and very little illegal work was done.

Overseer W. H. Johnson of Harwood, reports that the Game and Fishery
Laws have been fairly well kept in his district, with the exception of " shooting
before sunrise and after sunset." He thinks that if the overseers could work
together in a different manner from what they have been doing, the Game and
Fishery Laws would be better observed.

The water in the lake was higher than usual during the spawning season, but
it fell quite rapidly, leaving the spawn and little fish to perish in the marshes.
Maskinonge fishing was not quite so good as it was last year, but bass fishing was
better and the tourists were well pleased.

Black and wood ducks were not so plentiful, but the other species of duck were
about the same as last year.

Black and grey squirrels and partridges are very scarce. He thinks that
either the season should be closed for three or four years or the open season
shortened.

Eabbits are quite plentiful. Mink very scarce, and muskrat trapping not so
good as last year. He strongly recommends that there be only one month of
trapping and that the month of April.

Overseer A. J. Kent, of Bewdley, reports that the laws were well observed with
regard to the fish. The past season was a record one, the fishing being the finest
that has been known for many years.

Muskrats were not very plentiful last spring, and he recommends that the
open season be shortened. Ducks and black squirrels are very numerous and
partridges seem to be on the increase.

Tourists are beginning to find this district a good one for sport, and it is
expected that next season there wil be an increase in the number of visitors, as a
summer hotel has been erected for the accommodation of those seeking good fishing
and shooting.

Considering everything, he is well satisfied with the result of the season.

Overseer J. R. McAllister, of Gore's Landing, reports that during April and
May bass and maskinonge were as plentiful as otlier years, but except for the first
two weeks of the open season, maskinonge fishing was very poor. During the first
week in September when the fishing should be good, two men from Sodus, New
York, fished for six days, mostly for maskinonge, and caught one fish. Ba&s fishing
was a great deal better.

Ducks are as plentiful as last year. At the time of writing there are a great
many round the lake.

Other game, such as grouse, rail, squirrels, rabbits, are the same as last year.

The law regarding both fish and game has been well observed in his division,
but he heard that the Indians are doing pretty much as they like on the rice beds
near the mouth of the Indian River.

There were not so many visitors as last year on account of the poor fishing.

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Muskrats were very scarce as usual, and will continue to be until the season
for trapping them is thortened; he considers that from March 15th-May 1st, quite
long enough for the open season.

The people are not satisfied with the change in the law with regard to the time
of day when ducks may be shot. They want it as it was before, half an hour before
sunrise and half an hour after sunset. He himself thinks that the shooting should
begin as soon as ducks can see the decoys and the hunters can see to shoot properly.

He took a note of this on October 31st, when he was on Spook Island facing
the east, and by his watch it was 40 minutes from the time that it was possible to
see to shoot until sunrise.

Overseer F. H. Meneilley, of Warkivoi'th, reports that the fishing in the waters
of the Trent Eiver was good during the past summer. All kinds of fish seem to be
increasing, this he attributes to the use of nets being abolished."

All the fish caught in his district is used locally.

The close seasons have been well observed, although there are always some
who would not observe them if it were not for fear of the law. He has spent a
good deal of time in seeing that the law was observed.

He caught one man spearing illegally and prosecuted him and had him fined.

He warned all mill owners not to throw refuse in the rivers or creeks.

There are fishways left in the new dams on the Trent Canal for the free
passage of the fish.

Overseer James Redfearn, of Lakeport, reports that on the whole the fishing
was up to the average, some of the fishermen doing better at Cobourg than during
past seasons.

During the season he visited his district many times, and on all occasions
found everything in order. He also watched Cobourg Harbour and interior and
found no illegal fishing being carried on, although he thought several people were
that way inclined, and that his presence put a stop to anything of the kind.

He thinks that there is no doubt that whitefish and trout are increasing in
Cobourg, but fishermen did not catch any very great quantity of herring. There
was no one fishing at Lakeport this season.

Ducks of all kinds were up to the average, also muskrats and mink.

There is a considerable amount of trapping done throughout the district,
which requires careful watching.

Overseer Amos Shearer, of Roseneath, reports that there is no doubt that the
fish are decreasing in Rice Lake every year. This can be accounted for in several
ways : the maskinonge, the wolf of the fresh water, kill smaller fish for the sake of
killing them. There are two bands of Indians on Rice Lake, some of whom fish all
the time in season and out of season. He is able to stop a good deal of their
illegal work, but not all ; he does not think that any nets are being used there.

He suggests that for a reasonable time before sunrise and after sunset, duck
shooting should be allowed, as after sunset is about the only time that it is possible
to get black ducks and they are just raising and fattening them to go south to be
shot.

He is of the opinion that the open season for muskrats should begin a month
later, as a great many rats are caught round the houses before the lake freezes up.

Partridges and black squirrels are quite plentiful.

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Overseer D. C. Stuart, of Codrington, reports that the law has been very well
observed from Percy Boon to Chisholm's Eapids on the Trent Eiver, the only
trouble he has had was in keeping the mill refuse and sawdust from running in Salt
and Cole Creeks, as there are a number of trout in these streams.

There seemed to be quite an increase in the fish, and the people were better
satisfied with their catches.

With regard to game, he never saw as many ducks as there were thin year,
partridges are also plentiful, and there are a good many black squirrels,

Muskrats are about the same as usual, and mink are rather scarce.

Ontario County.

Overseer Gilbert Oillespie, of Brechin, reports thai the laws have been well
observed in his district. He heard no reports of illegal net fishing, and he himself
did not find anyone breaking the laws in this respect.

The winter fishing was not good, and there was no spearing done on account
of the mud which was from three to ten feet deep. Bass are scarce, but trout were
plentiful in May and June. The weather during October was rough for trolling.
The reports ffom the Islands were good, some fine catches being made.

Ducks are not plentiful, but there a great many partridges and muskrats are
increasing. There are a few mink to be seen.

Overseer Charles E. Halward, of Gannington, reports that this has been a
very favourable year for the game. He has had little or no trouble in enforcing
the laws, and game has been unusually plentiful, especially ducks and partridges.

He would like to see two regulations added to the Game Laws which he thinks
woud do much to preserve some of the most valuable game. First that there
should be a limit to the number of ducks shot in the day by each hunter, and
secondly that trappers should be obliged to take out a license.

Overseer George Hood, of Scugog, reports that maskinonge were very scarce,
only a few were caught on the east side of the lake.

There were a few bass caught on the west side.

Small fish were very plentiful.

Ducks are very plentiful, more so than they have been for years. Partridges
are increasing. Geese are very numerous.

Muskrats are very plentiful. Mink are scarce and rabbits very plentiful.

Overseer Thomas Mansfield, of Pickering Harbour, reports that duimg the
early part of the season the fishing was not so good as it might have been. The
fishermen did not get such large hauls as it was their fortune to catch last year,
they did not seem to get on the track of the fish until late in the season and when
their nets were becoming worn, and they themselves were perhaps discouraged
at their previous efforts, and did not push the business enough to renew their nets,
as they would have done had they made a little money earlier in the season. The
angling also was not so good as it usually is.

The law has been well observed in his district. He has followed up several
reports of illegal work but always found them to be false. On one occasion he
grappled most of the night with a man who had told him that he know whore a net
was set, but they could find nothing.

Ducks, mink and muskrats have been quita up to the average.

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Overseer H. McDonald, of Beaverion, reports that during the winter and
summer the Game and Fishery Laws were very well observed in his district; but
on October SOth some gill nets were found set, these were promptly taken up by
Captain Carson who discovered them. Again on the 24th he found some more.

Salmon are becoming more plentiful in Lake Simcoe each year. Bass and
whitefish are also increasing.

There were quite a number of tourists in his district during the season, but
they had all been supplied with permits, so he was unable to sell any.

Game seems to be about the same as it has been other years.

The people all appreciate the work being done by the Department for the
protection of the Game and Fish.

Overseer Donald McPkee, of Upthegrove, reports that in Lake Simcoe the
trout are plentiful and still increasing, also whitefish. Good catches of bass have
been reported, but the size has been small. Maskinonge have been plentiful and
carp very numerous.

The fish are numerous in Mud Lake, particularly maskinonge and pickerel.

With regard to the game in the vicinity of Lake Simcoe, partridges are more
numerous than usual, and ducks are also plentiful. Mink are very scarce and
muskrats very plentiful.

Ducks, partridges and muskrats are very numerous in the vicinity of Mud
Lake.

Overseer Michael Timlin, of Atherley, reports that the Fishery Laws have
been well observed during the past year, and no infractions came to his notice.

Fishing was about the same as last year, bass and pickerel being much the
same.

There are four saw-mills in his division, but they were careful not to let the
sawdust and refuse go into the river.

The Game Laws were well observed.

Ducks were plentiful in Mud Lake, also partridges. Mink were scarce, but
muskrats plentiful.

Paery Sound District.

Overseer J. G. Duncan, of Gallendar, reports that last November he decided
to explain the Game Laws to the inhabitants of his district as far as he could,
so that he could obtain their co-operation in his work. He visited his district
with this purpose, and as far as he can judge he thinks he was fairly successful,
he has observed no infringements of the law himself, and has had no direct
complaints made to him.

The spring was cold, and yet the plover (killdeer) and wood duck appeared
earlier than he has known them do for a number of years.

There was no fishing done through the ice during the winter, and very little
spearing of fish in the spring.

The visitors during the summer were plainly Canadians, very few coming
from across the, border, they all had a good season, and some fine specimens of
pickerel and bass were caught. Pike on the whole were large. There was only^
one camp, and they did not make any record.

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Ducks were scarce during the summer, and the Wilson snipe were numerous
in the latter part of the season. He saw very few partridges in his district, and
it is his opinion that they are about all killed off.

He saw no illegal shooting being done before the season opened, although he
did see parties with power launches, who made off before he could get near them.

There were quite a few of the yellow-legged plover about the end of October.
The sportsmen have not had much success in shooting fowl, though they have
had good luck with deer. Four bears were shot in this district, but they were
small.

Altogether it has been a very successful season, those people who fished near
the shore caught a good many perch and sunfish, and some very fair sized pickerel
and pike. Those who went further afield to shoot game also had good sport.

He finds the work both congenial and instructive, and is pleased that the
Grovernment are looking into the protection of the wild animals as well as they are.

Overseer John Dunk^ of Kearney, reports that on account of the game laws
being so well observed in his district there has been an enormous increase in
beaver; there are some in every creek and river, and in some cases the roads are
flooded through the backing up of the water by their dams. Deer and partridges
show no decrease, but mink and muskrat are almost extinct, owing to the demand
for these furs at a very profitable figures.

Overseer T. H. Johnston, of Royston, reports that the season of 1913 has
been a very successful one, and the law has been well observed. There have oeen
plenty of fish in all the lakes on the Magnetewan River. Many of which have
had fry deposited in them by the Department.

Deer hunting was good in the fall, no less than 350 left Burke Falls wharf.
Beaver are plentiful; it is wonderful what a number of dams they have built.

He states that he has collectisd about $50 for angling permits.

Overseer Richard Lambkins, of Loring, reports that during the past winter
and summer the Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed.

He reported last year that improvements were to be made on the Pickerel
River. These improvements consist of deepening the outlet of Wauquigamog
jake, some four feet, removing Wilson Dam, which is ten miles down river, and
Raising Dollars Dam four feet; this dam is at the foot of Kawigamog Lake,
len these improvements are completed it will give an average depth of eight
Jeet of water for some thirty miles, and will not only allow fish of all kinds
come up into Wauquigamog Lake from the lake below, but will also be a great
jnefit to the people living in this vicinity, besides the lumbermen and tourists
rho use these waters in the summer. He would strongly recommend the Depart-
lent to urge the Government to put in a fish slide at Dollar Dam, as ever since
^his dam was built (thirty years ago) it has completely blocked these, waters
Ind prevented fish from coming up from the Georgian Bay. He states that tlie
iver improvements referred to above were started in August last, and Mr. D. H.
[cintosh is still working at same.

With reference to fish he would say that pickerel, pike, bass, of which there
ire three kinds, i.e., small mouth black bass, silver bass, and the small rock bass,
ilso large lake trout are fairly plentiful. At the head of all the waters in his
listrict, speckled trout are plentiful, but so far none have ever been taken in

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this vicinity. He would suggest that the Department stock some of the numerous
spring lake* with these beautiful fish. With reference to partridges, at the time
of hatching, the weather was very bad for the young, being very wet; he thinks
this accounts for these being a little more scarcer this season than last. Ducks
have never been very numerous in the inland lakes, on account of there being
no wild rice or other food grown in this part of the district, but if wild rice were
sown in some of the waters, he feels confident that in a short time they would
have ducks of all kinds in large numbers.

Deer are holding their own very well, considering the number taken by
hunters each year, also the number killed by v^olves. In his travels about this
part of the district, he has seen many deer during the past summer, and believes
that they are more numerous this fall than they were last.

With reference to wolves, these are the most destructive animals they have,
as he believes that they kill more deer than all the hunters put together. He has
known one wolf to kill seven deer in one week, and only suck the blood from
their cut throats; of course this was when the crust was on the snow, but if one
wolf will do this much, what will hundreds do? He is of the opinion that it
is time that something was done to destroy these pests, and would suggest that
a straight bounty of twenty-five dollars be given by the Government for each
pelt, or if the trapper were allowed to keep the skin, then give a bounty of
twenty dollars. It is a positive fact that if wolves are allowed to increase, as
they have been doing for the past few years, in a short time they will be dn such
numbers that they will practically clean out the deer; at the present time the
bounty is only fifteen dollars, which does not pay a man to go after them as
they are very hard to get. Sometimes a trapper will work two or three months
without getting a single wolf, then he may get one or two, but what is thirty
dollars to a man for two or three months' work? The result is that very few
of the trappers will bother with wolves at all, while, if as suggested, the bounty
were raised to $25, it would pay a man to begin poisoning or trapping them.

There are a few colonies of beaver in his section, he thinks otter are holding
their own. Muskrats are increasing slowly. Mink are about the same. There
are no marten in this district, they used to be fairly plentiful years ago, but of
late none have been seen.

From all reports there will be more hunters this fall than usual. From
careful observation he finds that in nearly all cases hunters as a rule live up to,
and try to obey the Game Laws.

Overseer H. W. Reid, of Parry Sound, reports that the fishermen state that
the spring and summer fishing was very good, but during the fall it was very
poor owing to the stormy weather; in October, it was very hard to get out to
the nets, many of which were destroyed in the storms, and some of the men with
small rigs were unable to fish at all.

On Nov. 23rd, he went to Moon Eiver on the "Katharine C," and found a
large trap net hung up in the bush newly tarred ready to set. He destroyed it
by burning it.

During the summer he found part of a trap net on a small island near Copper
Head and took it to Parry Sound and burned it.

There have been a large number of tourists in his district this summer, and
they appeared to be well pleased with the bass fishing, he did not hear of any
complaints and did not find any of them breaking the laws.

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He reports that partridges have been very scarce during the hunting season,
although there seemed to be plenty of young birds in the spring, but they dis-
appeared. It is his opinion that the weather and bush fires were the cause of the
young birds' death.

Ducks are very plentiful, and hunters report good bags.

Mink and muskrats are numerous.

On October 31st he went to Partridge Bay, 12 miles from home, and found
several mink traps set, which he confiscated.

There have been a very large number of hunters in the woods this year, and
a great many deer were killed. One car wMch he inspected at the C.IST.O. station
contained over 300 and another 135, these deer were being shipped south.

• He states that he has not made any convictions this year, and it is his
opinion that the Laws and Regulations are being fairly well observed.

Peel County,

Overseer Alex Clunis, of Claude, reports that the speckled trout have been
up to the average this year, some good catches were made.

Bass are steadily decreasing, and it is his opinion that the waters need
re-stocking again.

Coarse fish such as suckers are very plentiful.

Partridges are quite plentiful. The spring was a good one for hatching.
Fur-bearing animals are becoming quite scarce, there are almost as many
hunters and trappers as there are animals.

The law has been well observed, and he has no reason to complain.

Overseer James Johnston, of Orangevill&j reports that the speckled trout
were very good this year, and some* fine catches were made. Bass fishing in Green
Lake was also good, and some excellent specimens were caught.

With regard to mink and muskrats they' are becoming very scarce, and he
strongly recommends that trapping these animals should be prohibited for a
few years. Rabbits are plentiful and partridge fair.

The laws were well observed in his district as far as he could tell from the
reports received by him.

Overseer R. J. Walker, of Port Credit, reports that the trout fishing has not
been up to the average, the fish were very late in coming into the spawning ground.

Whitefish have been about average. Angling has been about the same as
other years. Carp are falling off.

There is not very much game in his division, cotton-tail rabbits are becoming
very numerous.

There are a few black and grey squirrels, and partridges are very scarce,
he thinks the clearing of the woods has caused this.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed. He finds that some
people make their complaints to the Department instead of to him, if they would
inform him he would investigate the trouble.
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Perth County.

Overseer Charles Jichling, of St. Mary's, reports that bass have been more
plentiful than usual, some of the local anglers having made some fine catches.

The German brown trout vrhich were placed in Otter Creek seem to be grow-
ing splendidly, and the pickerel placed in the lake at Lakeside are also doing well.

He thinks it would be a good thing if the overseers could devote more of their
time to stocking the small streams. He would like to experiment by sowing wild
rice and see if he could not entice the ducks to stay near the home streams.

In his opinion it is a mistake to give the partridges so long an open season.
They seem, however, to be on the increase, he has put them up in places where he
has not seen any for a number of years. This year being a dry season they have
hatched well and raised their young.

Black and grey squirrels are more numerous than they have been for years,
they seem to be scattered in the orchards and around the buildings in search of
food.

Ducks seem to be quite plentiful on the small streams, he has also seen wild
geese in the fields in May. There is an abundance of cottontail rabbits. Muskrats
and mink are becoming scarce since the prices were raised.

He considers that there is too much shooting being done by young boys with
small rifles, and thinks that guns should be licensed.

He has been approached by several members of the different hunting clubs as
to the advisability of forming a Fish and Game Protective Association all over
the district.

There are so many people interested in the protection of the fish and game in
his district that there is very little chance of an infraction being committed with-
out the law-breaker being caught.

He thinks there should be a limit set on the number of squirrels caught by
each person.

Peteeboeough County.

Overseer William Clarkson, of Lahehurst, reports that during the past year
the Game and Fishery Laws were fairly well obs'erved.

The fishermen in his district were apparently pleased with the season. There
was an increase in the number of bass and maskinonge caught this year. Trout
are becoming scarce in the lakes situated in the north of his district, and he recom-
mends that the close season should last for two months, from October 1st to Novem-
ber 30th.

The number of tourists who visit this district is increasing every year.

Ducks are not so plentiful this fall. Partridges and mink are plentiful, and
he recommends that trappers should be obliged to take out licenses to kill musk-
rats.

After patrolling the waters he finds that beaver are very numerous. Deer are
holding their own well.

The laws regarding mill refuse have been well observed. There are no fish
slides in his division,

Capt. Carson and crew with the " Naiad " are doing good work in giving infor-
iiuition and enforcing the laws.

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Overseer Edward Dulmage, of Oak Lake, reports that owing to the terrible
fires, which destroyed everything, it is hard to give a correct statement of the
quantity of game.

Deer have had to hunt for food and shelter, and are not so plentiful. Partridges
are not so numerous as they were some years ago. Muskrats and mink are about
the same as previous year.

Bass in Oak Lake are more numerous, and the surrounding lakes are as well
stocked as other years. Trout are increasing in Oak Lake. All the other fish in
the district are about the same as in former years.

The Game and Fishery Laws have been fairly well observed.

Overseer Edward Fleming, of Hastings, reports that he has not heard of one-
fish being speared illegally in his district during the season so well has the law
been observed. The illegal fishers did not go up to Hastings in the spring as they
have done other years.

There have not been so many fish caught this summer as during previous
seasons.

There are plenty of ducks on the river this fall. Muskrats are not so plentiful,,
and partridges are getting very scarce.

Overseer Wellington Lean, of Apsley, reports that the Game and Fishery Laws
have been well observed in his district during the past year. Very few tourists
visited the lakes this summer on account of the forest fires, which were raging in
the best fishing season. On the whole fishing has been about average.

Partridges seem scarce owing to the forest fires. Deer are as plentiful as they
have been for a number of years. He advises that the dogs should not be allowed
to chase the deer, as they are the cause of more being wounded and left to die than
the hunters kill. Beaver are becoming quite numerous, and are to be found on
nearly all the lakes and creeks in his district; if they are protected for a few years
they would be as plentiful as they have been in past years. He thinks it would
be a good thing if a larger bounty were put on wolves, viz., $25, which would
encourage people to kill them, as they are the worst enemies the deer have.

There are only two mills in his district, and the owners are observing the law
with regard to the sawdust, etc.

Overseer John McFarlane, of Keene, reports that the fishing in his district
has been fairly good, especially bass angling, and the law has been fairly well
observed. He does not think that there were any fish taken through the ice, as
most of the people are in favor of the regulation prohibiting this. There may
have been a few fish taken with the hook and line during the close season, but not
many.

Trapping was very good considering the number of trappers in his district,
many of whom come from the other side of the lake to catch muskrats in the
spring, and they all did well. Mink are very scarce.

Ducks were very plentiful on the lake in the spring, more so than they have
been for many years, and they were not molested, but in the fall the hunters are
difficult to watch, as they will break the game laws if they can ; there has been more
moonlight than usual, and they will shoot after sunset and before sunrise if they
are not watched.

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He found some hunters shooting by moonlight^ but they got away, leaving their
decoys behind, which he seized. He also had to tear down some blinds which were
beyond the limit.

He made one conviction for shooting hares in close season.

Partridges and black squirrels were plentiful.

There was a good crop of rice this season. About twenty tents of Indians and
their families were camped on Sugar Island, at the mouth of Keene Eiver, from
the other side of the lake. These, with a number of Indians from Hiawatha,
gathered rice through September, for which they received a good price.

The mill owners were careful about their sawdust and rubbish.

He thinks the guides should be obliged to get their licenses from the Overseer
of their district, as he would then know who had licenses and who had not without
making enquiries. As it is, a number of the guides from his district go to some
other Overseer for his license and vice versa. In talking this matter over with
the other Overseers they were of the same opinion, and would like to see the change
made for Eice Lake.

Overseer Henry Melville, of Havelock, reports the fishing for bass, maskinonge
and speckled trout has been good this season.

Deer are scarce, but mink, muskrat and other fur-bearing animals seem to be
on the increase. Game birds of all kinds are plentiful.

Overseer F. J. Moore, of Lakefield, reports that during the past year the
Game and Fishery Laws have been fairly well observed, spearing and netting of
fish being almost stamped out. Last spring was a fairly good season for bass and
maskinonge to spawn, as the water was high until the season was well over,
which gave the small fish a chance to get out into deep water. Tourists have had
very good luck fishing with rod and spoon, particularly those who employed guides.
He recommends that Stoney Lake be re-stocked with bass, as it is becoming a
great summer resort for tourists from all parts of the United States, as well as
from our own Provinces ; he thinks the fishermen would be willing to pay more for
their licenses if they were sure of good fishing, as they seem very taken with the
lakes. Many anglers went further up the lake this year, as the fishing seemed
to be better. He suggests that this Department co-operates with the Dominion
Government to keep tbe water as nearly one height as possible during the spawning
season in the spring. He further recommends that the close season for bass
and maskinonge be from April 1st — 15th June

Partridges are plentiful but ducks are scarce. Trappers have had a fairly
good season with the muskrats, but mink are not so plentiful.

He suggests that the carrying of firearms be prohibited as far as possible
during the close season, as there are so many people on the waters in the summer
that it is very dangerous, and there is no need to carry them.

Overseer W. H. Thompson, of Bailiehoro, reports that the laws have been
fairly well observed in his division.

Maskinonge were not so plentiful in the river during spawning season, as
the weather was cold and they probably spawned in deeper water. Maskinonge
fishing has therefore not been so good as it was last season, although some large
fish have been caught. Overseer Thompson thinks that fishing from gasolino
launches should be stopped.

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Black and wood ducks are scarce, particularly the latter. Partridges and
black and grey squirrel are also scarce. Muskrats are about the same as last year,
they are very closely hunted, and he thinks it would be better if the season started
on March 1st and closed on April 15th. Mink are very scarce, and he proposes
that skunk and raccoon should have a close season.

He thinks that the discharging of guns on Sunday should be stopped. The
people who do this cannot be fined unless they are shooting game, but it is very
annoying for the residents to hear guns being discharged on Sunday.

He further proposes that all overseers between Peterborough and Hastings
meet once a year to talk things over, with a view to improving the fish and game.

Overseer John Wall, of Peterloro, reports that bass and maskinonge have not
been so plentiful in his territory, at least they have not been biting so well as
usual. This, he thinks, is due to the quantity of natural feed, as all the fish
caught are in such fine condition. He has never seen so many large, fat maski-
nonge as have been taken this year. He thinks it must be an off season, as he
has heard the same complaint in other parts.

The muskrat catch was fairly good, but the mink are becoming very scarce,
and he suggests that their season should not open until December 1st.

Partridges are very plentiful all round his district, and there is the usual
good supply of ducks.

A great many deer hunters have gone north for the hunt this year, and he
is awaiting their return to hear the result of their chase.

Peescott County.

Overseer F. Dupuis, of HawJceshury, reports that the Game and Fishery Lfaws
have been fairly well observed, only one fine being imposed during the year.
Owing to his having such a large territory to look after, i.e., the County of
Prescott and a part of the County of Glengarry, he finds that it keeps him pretty
busy looking out to see that there are no violations of the law.

More fishing licenses were sold this year than usual.

Mixed and coarse fish, perch, eels, pike and catfish were very good this
season.

Partridges are scarce, but muskrats arid mink are fairly plentiful.

Prince Edward County.

Overseer Angus Brishin, of Pidon, reports that there have been about the
same number of gill-net fishermen as usual, but there have been a greater number
of night lines set. •

Fishing in South Marysburg has been about average, but it has not been
so good in North Marysburg waters. He is pleased to report that black bass are
becoming very plentiful at Main Ducks.

Black squirrels are also becoming more plentiful, and ducks are about the
same as usual.

He has no fault to find with the ways the laws have been observed, as he has
had no trouble with any of the fishermen.

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Overseer David Conger, of West Lake, reports that the catch of whitefish and
salmon trout has been satisfactory to the fishermen, and he is satisfied that the
licensees observed the laws.

Angling has been the same as it was last season in West and East Lake.

He seized one set of hoop nets in West Lake and delivered them to Overseer
Brisbin, of Picton, but could not find out who the offender was who set them.

With regard to the game, ducks are very plentiful, and muskrats are holding
their own, but mink are very scarce. Black squirrels are increasing.

The Game Laws have been fairly well observed.

Overseer E. B. Fox, of Northport, reports that fish of all kinds are quite
plentiful, some species more so than last year. Bass are more numerous than
last season, and the non-residents report them to be very large; many of them
say that if all is well they will return next year and bring others with them.

Whitefish are more numerous than last year; one fisherman lifted his hoop
nets after being set for two nights, and dressed 1,000 bullheads of 7 lbs., from
six sets of nets, which is sufiicient evidence to prove that there are plenty of
bullheads.

Ducks were very plentiful during August and the first week of September,
but they seemed to leave the district after this. He thinks they had finished all
fJie wild rice, and had to go to look for other feeding grounds. Partridges are
increasing, but there is no great quantity of them. Muskrats and mink are quite
scarce in most of the marshes, and he recommends that the trappers should be
licensed or that there should be a close season for two years.

Overseer E. A. Titus, of Wellington, reports that this has been a very favour-
able season for the fishermen, although it was not quite up to 1912; this was
probably caused by the weather conditions, which were not so good. Salmon and
whitefish were as plentiful as last year, but on account of so much windy weather
they did not do quite so well as the year before. Hoop-net fishing was good
during the spring, but the carp are becoming so numerous in Wellers Bay that
the fishermen are afraid they will destroy the hoop-net fishing entirely.

Ducks are very numerous; he does not think he ever saw so many Fall ducks
as there are this season. Muskrats were quite scarce last spring. Mink, beaver
and black squirrels are very scarce in his division. Partridges are plentiful this
Fall.

The law has been fairly well observed, with one or two exceptions. There
were only two convictions made for illegal shootilig at Wellers Bay. There was
some illegal shooting being done on West Lake beach, but the law-breakers escaped
without being caught.

Eainy Eiver District.

Overseer William Aymer, of Fort Frances, reports that the fishing in Eainy
Lake was better than last year, lyng and other worthless fish are increasing,
especially in the small inland lakes; he would suggest that more of them be
licensed for winter fishing.

He recommends re-stock of Baffin and Nickle Lakes, two small lakes near
Fort Frances with bass.

Partridges are not so numerous as last year. Prairie chickens are increasing,
especially along the railway line. Ducks are not so plentiful as last year, as there
is no wild rice.

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Moose and deer are about the same as last year.

The game laws have been fairly well observed, with the exception of those
regarding moose, as these were killed during the summer around Eat and Pipestone
Eivers, 50 miles south-east of Port Frances on Eainy Lake He counted eight car-
casses in a distance of ten miles. Some were shot for their heads, and some were
left untouched. Reports of this work do not reach him until weeks after it has
happened, and it is too late to do any good; a steady patrol of the lake would be
the only way to stop it.

The trappers had an exceptionally good season last winter, a large quantity of
fur being obtained. He strongly recommends that there should be a resident
trapping license in the country not open to free homestead entry; the trappers
themselves would like to see this, as it would enable them to check illegal trapping.

Wolves are becoming very numerous, especially the brush wolf, which some
claim is more "destructive than the timber wolf.

A large number of tourists have visited his district this year, coming from
places as far off as Texas and California ; they all report a splendid trip. This will
mean a fine. thing for the district in a few years if it is properly looked after.

As his district is so large, he has found it impossible to travel over much of it.
With the exception of Eainy Lake, it can only be travelled by canoe, and one man
cannot manage alone.

Overseer George 8. Gates, of Emo, reports that he has watched his territory
as closely as possible, and as far as he can tell the people living along the river on
the older settled part are observing the laws better every year. He has been
informed that some of the settlers twelve or fifteen miles north do kill game out of
season, but on visiting that portion of the district he has never found anything
killed beyond a rabbit or a woodchuck.

There are many settlers who have no means of getting in provisions unless
they carry them on their backs over some very bad trails.

Deer are becoming more numerous each year, and moose seem to be holding
their own in the north. The large timber wolf is not so plentiful, but quite a few
farmers have given up keeping sheep on account of the small brush wolf or coyote.
Partridges are not quite so plentiful as they were last year. Prairie fowl are
scarce, but ducks seem to be plentiful. Beaver are increasing fast, and many
new dams are being built all over the territory. Babbits have been becoming more
and more scarce since last winter, and there are now few to be seen. Mink, fox
and skunk are increasing slowly. .

Renfrew County.

Overseer Samuel Andrews, of Mickshurg , reports that he has kept a close
watch over his division, and found that the game and fishery laws have been fairly
well observed this year. He destroyed one net, which he found illegally set in Mud
Lake, during the month of April, but was unable to find the owner.

He was not able to discover any other violations of the law, there were therefore
no fines imposed

Angling has been fairly good this season, pike and suckers were very plentiful
early in the season.

Ducks and partridges are scarce, also mink and muskrats.

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He thinks it would be a good thing if the Department were to protect musk-
rats for a couple of years in this county, as they are very scarce and will soon
become extinct, which will be a serious loss to the county.

Red deer are plentiful, and are often to be seen in the more settled parts of
the county.

Overseer W . L. Briscoe, of Killaloe, reports that he has kept a close watch
over his territory during the past year, and states that the game and fishery laws
have been well observed, as very few reports of illegal work have come to his
notice.

Trout are very scarce. He thinks they have gone to Round Lake, as
the fishing in that lake is reported to be much better this year than during previous
years. There is a considerable amount of black bass in the Bonnechere waters.
Pike is very plentiful in Golden Lake.

Red deer are plentiful along the Bonnechere waters owing to the large area
ol burnt country, which has driven them to the front. Partridges are very scarce
owing to the hard spring, and the fires have burnt a large quantity of them. He
would urge the Department to prohibit partridge shooting for a period of two
years to prevent their becoming extinct. Rats seem to be on the increase. Mink
is very scarce. Beaver are increasing in the back small lakes, as the fires on the
Upper Bonnechere burnt their feed and they left for better feeding grounds.

Overseer D. E. Burns, of Pembroke, reports that the fish and game laws have
been fairly well observed in his district. The people who took out licenses for
domestic purposes only say that the season was a fairly good one.

He has had considerable trouble with people hunting on Sunday. He had
some of them brought before the Police Magistrate, who imposed fines on them,
which had the desired effect.

Beaver are still very numerous, and doing considerable damage in some parts
of the district.

Overseer John Devine, of Renfrew, reports that the game and fishery laws still
continue to be fairly well observed in his division. With the exception of eight
parties whom he had fined by resident Magistrates for violation of the game laws, he
does not think there is much to complain of with regard to infractions.

There were no fishing licenses issued for nets this year, and in consequence
the angling was very much improved.

Partridges are scarce, owing to a great extent to the continued cold weather
last spring. Deer do not appear to be so numerous as last year, owing to the
increased number of wolves, and he thinks that unless something can be done to
lessen the number of wolves along the valley of the Madawaska River and Black
Donald Creek the deer will certainly decrease in number.

Overseer A. H. 0. Wilson, of Eganville, reports that the game and fish in his
district are about the same as they were last year.

Fish were very fair this summer, especially the pike in Lake Dore, Mink Lake
and Lake Clear.

He received a report that there were dead fish on Lake Clear, but upon investi-
gation he discovered that the fish had gone up the creek during the dry season and
had become stuck in the mud, and on September 23nd had floated down, dead, with

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the flood to the lake. On going to the lake he only found three dead fish, which
were pike, and upon examining them he concluded that there were no diseases
among the fish, but that their death was caused by the very dry weather before
September 23nd.

Partridge are very plentiful, but the bush fires have made them very wild
and hard to get at. Ducks are also plentiful, more so than last year.

Wild geese seem to be very scarce, as he has only seen a couple of flocks.

There were a few mink and quite a number of muskrats in the creeks and along
the Bonnechere.

Deer are still fairly plentiful in the back country and among the mountains.

There are a couple of families of beaver on Constant Lake, as he saw their
work around the lake and up the creeks. He did not see the beaver himself, but
some farmers informed him that they had seen them at work.

Red squirrels are very numerous, but black and grey squirrels are very scarce.
Skunk are fairly plentiful.

He only imposed one fine during the year, the people are becoming more
observant of the law.

Russell County.

Overseer J. B. Bourgon, of Bochland, reports that about the same number of
licenses were issued as other years in the Ottawa Eiver of the county of Russell.
Catfish, bullheads, pike and perch are chiefly taken in the Ottawa River.

The county is well settled, so there is no game.

Fines amounting to $35 were imposed on people fishing without licenses.

About the same quantity of fish was taken as during the year 1912.

SiMCOE County.

Overseer John Beatty, of Midland, reports that the season of 1913 has been a
successful one for the game and fish. There have been more maskinonge and black
bass caught than for a number of years.

Black squirrels are very scarce. Partridges are more plentiful than other
years ; ducks are also plentiful, but sportsmen have had poor luck on account of the
warm weather. Muskrats are scarce; there are few houses to be seen this season.

On June 22nd he found 700 yards of gill net which he destroyed, but could not
find the people to whom they belonged. During May he also destroyed one punt,
two jack lights and two spears, but the owners got away across the marsh land. He
thinks on the whole the laws have been fairly well observed.

Overseer Samuel Coulter, of Oilford, reports that the Game Laws have been
well observed in his district. The people seem to keep the Regulations much better
than they have done other years. It is only a short time since everyone shot just when
they have done other years. It is only a short time since everyone shot just when
they felt like it all the year round, but now it is a rare thing to hear a gun fired
out of season.

There has been very little trolling done in his division. A few maskinonge
were caught in the river this fall by trolling. Angling for bass has been very good.

The Bradford Fish Company have had a fair summer, and obtained a very
larffe haul on October 8th.

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Ducks have been very scarce this fall. There were quite a number before
October 1st. The hunters were all ready to start the night before, and they seemed
to frighten all the ducks away. He recommends that the open season for that par-
ticular district be from October 15th, as it would give the ducks a better chance to
come round. At it is they are scared away just as they come, and do not get a
chance to locate a feeding ground.

Cotton-tail rabbits and hares are very numerous. Wild geese seem to be about
the same as usual. There have been a few partridges, but they are always scarce.

There are quite a number of muskrat houses, which have been built on the
marsh, but he never saw them build in the lake so far from the shore.

Mink are not very plentiful. On a little reserve belonging to Sir Edmund
Walker there are upwards of 1,000 black squirrels, which shows what a little pro-
tection of the game will do.

Overseer B. A. Busang, of Waubaushene, reports that maskinonge have never
been known to be so plentiful as they were this year. He knows one man who has
caught over forty during the season. Speckled trout are about the same as last
year; there are not many in his district. Pickerel have increased about fifty per
cent, in the last two years. Whitefish and salmon trout are about the average;
there were not so many caught this year owing to the rough weather. Bass, pike
and coarse fish are about the same as last year ; he has received no complaints about
the fish from anglers. It is thought that two maskinonge is sufficient for one man
each day.

Partridges and ducks are more plentiful than they have been for years. Deer
about the same as usual. Muskrat and mink not so plentiful as other years, and
there are no otter or beaver. The tourists' trade was not so good as it was last year.

He has been on patrol work since spring. He took seven trips — along the
north shore as far as Parry Sound, and along the south shore as far as Christian
Island and Nattawasaga Eiver, Hope Island, Beckwith and the Tombs.

Overseer Charles G. Gaudaur, of Atherley, reports that whitefish were very
scarce in the fall of 1912, compared with other years. Fishermen who were spearing
for trout through the ice last winter, state that they were very scarce, but the trout
run has been good this year. Herring are very plentiful in Lake Simcoe, and
many of then\ are caught with the fly through June. Sportsmen say that fishing
for herring with flies is the finest sport of the season. Maskinonge are not so
numerous as they have been other years at the Narrows and on the different spawn-
ing beds, but trolling through the open season was fairly good, some fine catches
having been reported. Black bass have been very scarce, and he thinks that some-
thing should be done with regard to stocking Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching with
black bass fry. Carp are very plentiful at the Narrows and rush beds in this dis-
trict; it is possible to see them by hundreds where the black bass and maskinonge
spawn. They are very destructive to fish that spawn in muddy grounds, as they
eat up the spawn as soon as it is deposited. Fish such as rockbass, suckers, sunfish,
perch, catfish and carp are very plentiful in Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching.

On October 17th he seized one trout net on Strawberry Island.

Fur bearing animals, muskrats, mink and foxes, were plentiful last fall and
the trappers had a good season. Eabbits were very numerous during the winter.
There are indications of a good season for muskrats this year, as there are numerous
houses around the Narrows, Lake Couchiching and Mud Lake.

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Partridges and ducks are very plentiful; the hunters report having had good
sport and are well satisfied with the Game Laws. Snipe, woodcock and plover are
not so plentiful as they have been other years.

Very few reports of illegal work have reached him, although he has friends at
various points in his division who would inform him of any infractions. The
Laws have been well observed.

Overseer 0. G. Oreen, of Bradford, reports that the season has been a very
quiet one, practically no illegal fishing having been done, and there was no trouble
with the shooting.

With regard to the fishing, the run was over very quickly; he cannot account
for this unless it was the condition of the season and the water.

He only succeeded in seizing one small net, about 15 feet long.

The shooting was no good, owing to the low water. Quite a lot of black ducks
nested in the district, but when the season opened up they went away. There are
no snipe, but squirrels are reported plentiful.

The operations of the Bradford Fish Company have not been very successful
in the carp industry, but they have taken a lot of suckers, and the quality of these
are greatly improved over last year. Perch have been a very light run.

He again advises the placing of a close season on all fur bearing animals in
his district. He notices an increase in muskrats, and if a little protection were
given them there is no doubt that the section would again become a good producer.

Overseer T. J. Hornshy, of Penetanguishene, reports that the Game and
Fish Laws have been fairly well observed in his district, no complaints having
come to his notice.

The fishing was moderately good in the early part of the season, but the fisher-
men complained during the latter part, as the season seemed to be later than usual.
Bass fishing was good, but pickerel only fair.

With regard to the game, partridges are plentiful compared with last year.
Black and grey squirrels very scarce, but ducks more plentiful than last year.

Overseer J. H. Laughlin, of New Lowell, reports that he has been over his
territory a good many times during the past season, and has found that the Game
and Fishery Laws have been fairly well observed. He has had some trouble over
the dogs chasing the deer in the winter time, but it is hard to stop them.

Deer are increasing, but partridges are not so plentiful as they were last year.
He thinks it would be a good thing if the rabbit season opened the same day as the
partridge. He suggests that there should be a close season for raccoon, as he knows
of six instancies when raccoons were killed when their pelts would not bring 25
cents, while in the winter when they are prime they would be worth from $3 to $4.
He is very much in favour of seizing every unprime muskrat pelt, as it would stop
the trappers from catching them out of season, and people would get value for
their money.

Overseer Robert Leadley, of Barrie, reports that whitefish and herring are as
plentiful as other years, but there have not been so many trout caught, although
they are coming farther into Kempenfeldt Bay than they have done for some years.

Deer are increasing in the north-west portion of the Township of Yespra. He
has only heard of one complaint of dogs running them.

Partridges are increasing.

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Overseer Harry Mayor, of Painswick, reports that trout, whitefish and herring
are as numerous as they were last year, the two last named being particularly
plentiful.

Anglers report that the bass fishing was worse than last season, which was
extremely bad, and he thinks something should be done to stop this rapid decrease
of these fish. The only thing would be to re-stock Lake Simcoe and prohibit the
catching of black bass for three years.

There are quantities of the coarser varieties of fish, as they are not much
sought after. This seems to prove that too many black bass have been taken, owing
to the fact that Lake Simcoe is fast becoming a summer resort for tourists from all
parts of America, who devote so much of their time to angling; the problem of
preserving the best fish in this lake will be a difficult one to solve.

With regard to game, partridges have increased in a most encouraging manner,
and they are now quite up to the standard of former years. Duck and other water
fowl are quite plentiful.

Squirrels and hares are to be found at any time, and he is pleased to say that

the black squirrels are being well protected by the residents of the neighbourhood.

' Considering the limited natural wood protection they have it is astonishing

the way the fur bearing animals, such as raccoon, fox, mink, skunk and muskrat are

holding their own.

He is pleased to say that when performing his duties he has always received
most courteous treatment from both residents and tourists, and any assistance or
information required has been given willingly.

Overseer William McGinn, of Orillia, reports that bass fishing iii Lake Couchi-
ching has been very poor, especially during the early part of the summer, but dur-
ing the latter part of September and October it was better and the sample was
larger.

The smaller kinds of fish, such as rock bass, perch and sunfish are very plen-
tiful. Maskin.onge fishing has been very good. He knows one man who caught
twenty-three this season. He caught five in one week, averaging eighteen pounds
each.

Trout fishing in Lake Simcoe during the spring and fall was exceptionally
good. They are becoming more plentiful every year. Great credit is due to the
crew on Patrol Boat " Naiad," who keep the nets out of the water at the head of
the lake.

Bass fishing in Lake Simcoe has been poor this season in the north end of the
lake.

There are a few ducks about, but not many as there is no feed for them. Par-
tridges are plentiful.

Game is becoming more scarce in this district every year:

He has had very little trouble with the poachers, either with the fish or game.
There were a few reports of shooting out of season, but it is almost impossible to
catch a poacher in the bush, as the farmers and settlers refuse to give any informa-
tion other than that they hear reports.

The bush fires in this district have done much damage to rabbits and part-
ridges. The farmers say that they have seen -partridges with their wings so badly
burned that they could not fly, and rabbits with their fur burned off their bodies
and blinded by the smoke. One settler reports having seen two deer burned to
death in Matchedash.

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Overseer Samuel Patterson, of Dunkerron, reports that he has done his duty
during the past year, particularly during the close season, and he found no one
violating the law.

With regard to the game and fish they seem to be more numerous than during
the year 1912.

Stoemont County.

Overseer W. A. Anderson, of Cornwall, reports that the Game Laws were
fairly well observed in his district. Sunday shooting which was a very common
occurrence has been stopped.

Most game is plentiful especially ducks.

He thinks the present Game Laws are all that could be desired, except that
there should be a limit put on the number of ducks shot, as there are many people-
making a business of shooting them for sale, especially in Lake St. Francis.

Thunder Bay District.

Overseer Fred. Gammond, of Slate River, reports that he- has been over his
district a number of times during the year and finds that moose are becoming more
scarce every year, and he thinks that in five years, if they continue to decrease at
the same rate, they will all have been killed or driven out of the district. He
suggests that the hunting season be reduced to two weeks duration, or else that
there should be a close season for two years.

Eed deer are about the same as in former years. Caribou are very scarce ; he has
not seen, or heard of one being killed for a number of years.

Beaver are very plentiful owing no doubt to the close season which they have.
Muskrats seem to be on the increase, while otter, mink and lynx are practically
extinct. It is his opinion that they should be protected by a close season of at
least three years.

The coyotes or brush wolves are becoming so numerous that they are a menace
to sheep raising throughout the district. One man had so many killed that he
sold the remainder of his flock and gave up the business. He recommends that a
bounty be placed on these wolves to induce trappers to kill them.

Overseer W. H. S. Gordon, of Port Arthur, reports that during the season he
has used every available source to ascertain information as to the fisheries under his
supervision in the District of Thunder Bay.

Lalce Superior.

Thunder Bay District. — From all information to be gleaned the fishing in this
section has not fallen off at all. The gill-net" fishermen all report an excellent
season. As a large amount of the fishing is done in the Sheltered sections, the
fishermen working out of Port Arthur and Fort William have not suffered so much
as the eastern men by the rough weather. Large catches have been reported,
especially of whitefish. The pound net fishermen also report favorably, the fishing
being equally good as last year. The herring fishing of last fall was bigcfor than^
ever — many very large catches being made.

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Rossport District. — The Eossport fishermen do not report quite as good a
season as last year. They, however, do not attribute this to the fact that the fishing
was lighter, but to the rough weather. They experienced a stormy summer, and
there were days at a time when they could not make a lift or set a net. The lifts,
however, were equal to last season.

Some of the Eossport fishermen have experienced quite a little loss the past
month, when a slide took place at the village. The docks and fish houses were
moved out into the bay and considerable expenditure was sustained in refitting
them.

Port Coldwell, Jackfish and Heron Bay. — At these different points the reports
are to the effect that the fishermen have had a good season. There has been a good
catch of trout.

Inland Lakes. — For some unaccountable reason the catch at Whitefish Lake
has not been as good as former years. This is not attributed to the fact that the
lake is being depleted, but evidently the fish have been running to a different
section of the lake. The licensee has been giving the lake the same diligent atten-
tion as in the former years.

Shebandowan Lake has not been up to the mark this season, that is, there has
not been a big catch. However, the lake has not been fished very much, and con-
sequently the season has not been as good as usual.

At Lac Mille Lac, however, there has been a good season. The whitefish from
this lake are now better market fish. The coarse grades are being all fished out.
The netting of this lake has certainly been beneficial to the waters.

The reports from the inland lakes along the line of the C. N. E. west of his
district are to the effect that the fishing has been up to the average, and the class
of fi^h is improving.

General. — There have been no saw mills in operation on any of the lakes in
his district, therefore, there has been no sawdust, etc., deposited in the waters.

Victoria County.

Overseer William Adair, of Norland, reports that he has been over his territory
several times during the season and is pleased to say that Game and Fishery Laws
have been fairly well observed, no violations of the Act having come to his notice
this year.

No sawdust has been dumped in the waters.

No fish are exported from his district. Maskinonge and bass fishing have been
Tery good, and tourists report that the trout fishing in the Upper Lakes is as good
as usual.

Pur-bearing animals are still plentiful, especially beaver. Deer and partridges
are both plentiful, ducks more so than usual.

Overseer J. B. Bqate, of Fowler's Corner, reports that the fishing has been very
^ood in his division. Bass and maskinonge have been very plentiful.

Muskrats were very plentiful.

Mink very scarce.

Eaccoon very scarce.

Black and grey squirrels scarce.

Ducks have been plentiful this season, some good bags were taken.

The law was well observed in his district, no violations having come to Ids
notice.

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Overseer A. Bradshaw, of Lindsay, reports that the catch of bass and maskin-
onge in his district was not so large as that of last year. He is of the opinion that
the low water during the summer caused this, as the fish were in marshes and
weedy places where trolling could not be done.

At the opening of the season good catches were made and the anglers were well
satisfied.

Frogs do not seem to increase as fast as they should considering the protection
given them in Victoria County.

Ducks are very plentiful, and the wonderful yearly increase is most satis-
factory.

Muskrats were caught last spring in large quantities by local trappers, and
good prices were paid for their skins.

Mink were also plentiful and the prices good.

The prohibiting of fishing through the ice for bass and maskinonge was a wise
and much needed act, and will enable overseers to keep a strict and vigilant watch
on poaching.

The law has been well observed in his division as far as he could find out, and
he is of the opinion that with one or two exceptions the people want the laws pro-
tecting the game and fish properly enforced.

Overseer G. E. Burtchedll, of CohoconJc, reports that this has been a poor
season for fishing, there being only one or two good catches made during the
summer. He cannot account for the scarcity of fish, there seem to be very few
good sized ones, they are mostly too small to be caught legally. He states that
there was no spearing done. On one occasion he saw lights on the water belonging
to people fishing illegally, but it was too windy for him to get near them and they
soon had to come in themselves.

Very few deer were killed in his district as they are very scarce. Muskrats
are also scarce, he thinks it would be an improvement if the trapping season ended
on the first of April instead of the thirtieth. There are very few mink, beaver or
otter, in fact he might almost say there are none, as only one or two have been
caught, and he himself never sees any trace of them. During the early part of the
summer he saw some nice flocks of duck, but later in the season no ducks or
partridges were to be seen.. He thinks the latter were killed off too closely last
year and that a two years close season would be a good thing for them.

Overseer J. J. Irwin, of Dalrymple, reports that there have been principally
carp in the canal waters and in the spring an abundance of suckers. Maskinonge
and bass are not very plentiful in those waters.

The Bradford Fish Co. shipped about 31 tons of carp from the lift lock.

Angling on Mud Lake was not quite so good during the months of July and
August, as it was last year. Maskinonge fishing was good during September and
October.

Mink and muskrat are increasing on the canal waters and Talbot Eiver, they
are also improving on Mud Lake. Otter are about the same as last year. Ducks
were plentiful at the beginning of the season, and partridges have been fairly
numerous. Deer are not very plentiful.

Only one violation of the law was brought to his notice.

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Ol>erseer John Jones, of Fenelon Falls, reports that the fishing has been better
than in previous years and some good catches have been made.

Ducks have been very plentiful this fall but not many have been killed.

Muskrats are fairly plentiful but mink are scarce.

Frogs are becoming more plentiful and no doubt the close season is having,
good effect.

Deer are about the same as other years, although there were not many killed,
they were hard to get.

Overseer H. B. Parker, of Bohcaygeon, reports that the fishing this year was
very fair but not so good as it was last year.

Maskinonge are decreasing owing to such a large number being taken each
year; besides this last spring was a very bad one for hatching, as the fish spawn
in the marshes when the water is at its height, and then when it drops, the eggs
are left stranded. There are two reasons for the loss of maskinonge spawn which
are hard to control. They spawn in wa/ter from six inches to two feet deep as soon
as the ice leaves the lake, and by the time they have finished spawning the water
begins to drop. It falls from two to three feet in the lower lakes below Bohcaygeon
and from one to two feet in the upper lakes. It is a difficult matter to control
the water at that time of the year as the whole country is flooded and it would be
unwise to hold it back although it can sometimes be reasonably aided.

Another reason for the loss of maskinonge is that sometimes there will be just
a few of this species of fish in a marsh with an area of 20 acres. These fish swim
all over the marsh in about six inches to two feet of water, depositing their spawn
as they swim and then they go to the deeper water, leaving the eggs to be devoured
hy minnows and perch.

Maskinonge spawn from April 20th to May 10th and bass from May 20th to
June 20th. Unlike the maskinonge the bass watch their spawn until they have been
hatched a few days and are able to swim about. They spawn in from three to six
feet of water on rocky or sandy shores, and it has better opportunities of fertilizing
than the maskinonge spawn.

He recommends that the Department have a qualified person to investigate a
suitable site for a fish hatchery on the Karwartha Lakes, especially for maslcinonge
as he thinks the bass will hold their own.

The early fall ducks were more numerous than other years but up to the time
of writing the late fall ducks are scarce.

Partridges are very numerous, and it is an easy matter to attain the limit.

Deer are more plentiful this fall than other years.

Muskrats are very numerous, their houses are very thick in the marshes and
bays, owing to the water being so very low in the creeks and ponds in the woods.
They have all come to the lakes to spend the winter where there is plenty of water.

Mink are about the same as usual. Beaver are increasing, and if left alone
they would abound in the north country as there are thousands of acres of waste
land which is of no value except for the game and fur found thereon, which if
protected would be a paradise for game.

Overseer Charles W. ParHn. of Valentia, reports that maskinonge and bass
were very scarce throughout his division during the past season : but now that
winter fishing is prohibited and the Government has recently deposited a large
number of black bass fingerlings in the Scugog waters they should again enjoy good
angling.

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Muskrats were more plentiful last spring. Partridges and mink are in-
creasing. Hares are very numerous. Wild geese were very plentiful in the spring,
but they did not reach the lake until late so very few were killed in his district.

Snipe and plover are increasing and ducks are becoming more plentiful every
year. There are thousands of red heads, blue bills and black ducks on the lake.

He has watched his division very closely during the past year and has taken
an interest in the protection of the game and fish, and is pleased to say that the
laws have been well observed.

He only made four oonvictions during the year. Two for shooting ducks dn
the spring. He confiscated the guns one being an automatic one. The other two
convictions were for shooting on Sunday.

Overseer Ira Toole, of Omemee, reports that the maskinonge fishing has been
excellent in Pigeon Eiver, this season in fact he states that it has never been
equalled in his time. Bass are very plentiful, but not many people fish for them
as they are of the large mouth or mud variety, and not to be considered when the
lunge fishing has been as good as it was this season. Owing to the large number
of people who come to fish in that district from the surrounding towns and villages,
he finds his work very much increased, as the fishermen will take all they can catch
and are not particular how they catch them. Progs are getting quite plentiful
again, owing to the protection they have received during the last few years.

Muskrats are holding their own remarkably well considering the numbers
which are caught. Mink were so scarce when they received protection that their
chances of ever amounting to anything again in that district are very slight. Fox,
coon and skunk, which at the present time are fairly valuable, are also becoming
scarce as they receive no protection and are caught when the fur is of very little
use. Partridges are as plentiful this year as they have been for some time. Black
ducks were very plentiful when the season opened on September 1st, and nearly
everyone seemed to be well satisfied with the shooting, which was much better than
last year.

Waterloo County.

Overseer Edwin F. Scherer, of Neiv Hamburg, reports that the Game and
Fishery Laws have been much better observed this year than last when there was no
one to protect the game.

Last year when there was plenty of food for the squirrels they seemed to be
scarce, but this season there is very little food for them and in consequence they
seem to be more plentiful as they have to come some distance to find food.

Cottontail rabbits are very plentiful, and it would not hurt them if the open
season were made to extend a month longer. Muskrat and coon are plentiful but
mink and water fowl are scarce.

Welland County.

Overseer T. J. Briggs, of Bridgelurg, reports that on November 30, 1913", he
seized four deer which had been shot illegally by non-residents and shipped to
Fort Erie with Canadian Coupons. On April 10th, 1913, he fined an American
citizen $35 for setting baited hooks in the waters of Niagara River, illegally. Four
men were found violating the law at Fort Erie by drawing a seine in the Niagara
River. They were brought before the magistrate and found guilty, and in conse-
quence the seine and boat were confiscated and the men fined.
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A large number of Angling Permits were sold but the angling was very poor,
but for a short time large catches of pickerel and sturgeon were made.

Game is very scarce in this division, but the laws are being well observed.
Boys with .22 rifles do a lot of harm to the song birds, and Overseer Briggs thinks
that these rifles should be licensed, as it would benefit the people in the neigh-
bourhood, also the game.

The Erie County Society of the Birds, Pish and Grame, in sympathy with
the protection, makes the Niagara Eiver fishing better than other years. This
society is a great help to the Canadian Game and Fishery overseers on the borders.
The American State Division Chief, P. W. Hamilton, Game Protector, is a very
prompt and willing officer on his side of the river.

Overseer H. G. A. Gooh, of Niagara Falls, reports that the Game Laws have
been very well observed by the hunters in this district, and he has had no com-
plaitits.

Overseer David Jones, of Welland, reports that last year was a very fair one
for pickerel and black bass in his district; there was not so many carp as usual.

Complaints of illegal work were not very bad; there was only one case, which
was satisfactorily settled by Inspector Hunter.

Muskrats were plentiful, but other fur-bearing animals scarce; he recom-
mends that trappers should be licensed, as he could deal with them better.

Black and grey squirrels are scarce.

Partridges are about the same, and pheasants on the increase; the farmers
have come to the conclusion that it is better to protect the game and report
all infractions of the laws.

Ducks were plentiful; he caught one man shooting illegally and had him
fined.

Laws were fairly well observed in this district.

Wellington County.

Overseer Golin Robertson, of Hillsburg, reports that he has been over his
territory several times during the season and finds that the Game and Fishery
Laws have been fairly well observed.

The chief fish caught are brook trout, and he would strongly recommend that
the close season for this species of fish begin on September Ist instead of the
15th.

Anglers report a fair season, but not nearly as good as a few years ago.

The laws regarding sawdust, etc., have been well observed by the mill owners;
there are several mills in his^district, which he has visited from time to time
during the year, and always found them to be in a satisfactory condition.

Foxes and rabbits are plentiful. Mink, muskrat, partridges and wild ducks
are scarce.

There are not many deer, otter, beaver, bear or other big game in his district.

Wentworth County.

Overseer C. J. Kerr, of Hamilton, reports as follows:

Transportation Inspection. — This part of his duties has taken up a good
deal of his time, as he found that a great deal of illegal shipping of undersized

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fish was being carried on, and it required a great deal of work to detect them.
He is pleased to say that owing to the close watch he kept few illegal fish got
through to the United States.

Deer and moose heads, which when mounted go to adorn the homes of the
rich in the United States, make a good trade, and it is his opinion that the pur-
chasers of these heads should be obliged to obtain a license for procuring them
from Canada. The taxidermists who are in this trade reap a bountiful harvest
all the year round. He also found during the deer season that the deer shot were
extra large and the sportsmen came home well satisfied.

Purs. — He seized a lot of furs shipped in the close season; he was on the look
out for these as he knew there were law-breakers in the back woods. He also had
some trouble with the Toronto fur dealers in the way they shipped their furs.

The industry of fur farming is in its infancy here, but is carried on with
great profit in Prince Edward Island, particularly the fox; he would advise the
Department to pay particular attention to this business.

As far as he can tell there is a great quantity of fur in the Counties of Went-
worth and Haiton; the number of muskrats, mink, coon, skunk and foxes is sur-
prising. The trappers do their best to clean them up, but the next year they are as
plentiful as ever. The ground hog is not so useless an animal as it appears to be.
He digs a hole in the hill side and banks himself in for the winter, while the
skunk comes and occupies the outer portion of the hole and makes it his home
for the winter. Coons are also taking to the ground as the forest disappears.

Pishing. — Pishing by licensed fishermen has not been up to the average, buc
it is hoped that by the close of the year their catch will have improved. He is
very strongly opposed to the extension of the open season for whitefish.

Angling in Burlington Bay during the year was fair, and some fine black
bass were caught at the Beach Canal Piers and in other parts of the bay by
those who are skilled in the art of catching black bass. T rollers for pike did
fairly well, and considering that Hamilton has a population of 100,000, and so
much dredging and other work being carried on, the bay is doing splendidly. Carp
fishers have done well, about 50 tons of carp being taken out of the west end
of the bay and Dundas Marsh.

Pines, Seizures, and Forfeitures. — Illegal netting in Burlington Bay is a
thing of the past, only one man, a foreigner, using an umbrella net, was fined $5.

He made a great many seizures, and, in spite of the careful investigations
which are always made by him at his point, and by the Department whenever reports
of illegal work reached them, there have been a great number of infractions of
the law.

Duck Shooting in Burlington Bay. — Burlington Bay can give good sport to
those who do not wish to go further afield for good shooting grounds, and who have
time to go to the east end of the bay. If the so-called screening were not allowed,
and the decoy limit made to be 50 yards from the shore, then the genuine sports-
man would stand on equal terms and not be monopolized by the screener. The
shooters are getting to be too many for the bay, and on holidays every place of
vantage on the beach is taken up the night before, so that it is plainly seen that
this sport is appreciated by young and old, and they all seem to enjoy- sleeping
out in their boats all night in order to secure their position.

The early fall duck was not so plentiful in the marshes this year, but they
are coming in by hundreds now, and the shooting promises to be very good, if it
is not spoilt by the screeners.

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Wild ducks are the only game birds that are allowed to be sold, and some
people argue that they should not be sold, but he is of opinion that it would not
do to change this, as, in the first place, the duck is a migratory bird, and in
the second, about 7 per cent, of the people shoot, and it would be unreasonable
to keep the 93 per cent, from procuring them.

It is beginning to be understood more generally now that the game does not
belong solely to those who take out licenses to go hunting, but that 95 per cent,
of it belongs to the people who do no shooting or killing, and when it is decided
to protect any particular bird or animal it is the decision of those people which
will prevail. The true sportsman will concur, but the man who shoots for the
sake of killing all he can will object. But the game bird does not belong to him.
and the question of what this class of hunter will agree to in the line of real con-
servation is now only a matter of academic interest. Through their greed
and selfishness in shooting to the limit and beyond the heedless hunters of this
land have brought the once bountiful supply of game to an alarmingly low point.
The way to bring back the birds is to stop them being killed, and if this spells
prohibition, then prohibition let it be, for the game birds must and shall be
saved.

There is a drove of five deer in the County of Halton which have been there
since spring, and have been seen several times in the woods near Lake Medad.

He was obliged to fine a man $^0 for shooting a deer in the Township of
Ancaster, without a license, last November.

YoEK County.

Overseer Albert E. Tarry, of Toronto, reports that the fishermen of Lake
Ontario have informed him that the fishing has been very poor, and continues to
get worse. There have been very small catches of trout and whitefish made, and
no herring at all of any account. Angling has been equally poor.

There seems to be plenty of carp, but very little fish of any other species.

The close season has been very well observed in his district. There have been
four convictions made for illegal fishing.

Ducks are not so plentiful as last year; he does not know how to account for
this. Muskrats are practically extinct, and there have been very few mink caught.

There have been two convictions made under the Game Act and one under
the Insectivorous Bird Act.

Overseer Robert Tillett, of Roach's Point, reports that the bass fishing was
not very good at the beginning of the season, but there were some good catches
made later. There seemed to be plenty of whitefish and salmon, but very few
maskinonge and pickerel.

He did not come across any Americans this year. He has taken up some
nets but could not find who had set them. He thinks the spearing license in the
winter a good thing for the protection of the fish during the close season.

There are plenty of wild ducks and geese, and partridges are quite numerous.
Black squirrels are becoming more plentiful each year.

The Fish and Game Laws have been well observed on the whole.

Overseer C. West, of Holland Landing, reports that the Game and Fishery
Laws have Keen well observed in his division, and he has had no occasion to prose-
cute anyone.

1914 G-AME AND FISHERIES. 85

He has every reason to believe that there is a satisfactory increase in all kinds
of game fish.

Carp are becoming very scarce. . The Bradford Pish Company report very
poor catches.

Ducks are more plentiful this fall, and the shooting has been good; there
has been more wild rice grown for the game.

He would suggest that mink should have the same protection that the musk-
rats have.

Overseer G. W. West, of Holland Landing, reports that he finds that maskin-
onge are on the increase in Cook's Bay, but very few were caught owing to the
large quantity of natural food.

Black bass are plentiful, especially the smaller ones; they are following the
streams more than he has ever known them to do. Judging from the large
amount of food, all other game fish are doing well.

Ducks and snipe are scarce; in fact, this is the case with most of the game,
owing, he thinks, to the dry season, and the bush and march fires which have
destroyed the food. Wild rice is growing more plentiful, but there is not sufficient
food yet for the ducks.

The law has been very well observed; he only saw that some trapping had
been done out of season; he destroyed the traps, but> could not find out who had
set them; this was however sufficient to stop the law-breakers.

Mink and muskrats are quite as plentiful as they were last year.

Mohawk, October 21, 1913.
Mr. E. Tinsley,

Superintendent Game and Fisheries, Toronto, Ont.

Dear Sir, — I beg to submit to you my fifth annual report in connection with
the construction of bass ponds and the propagation of fish, and the results thereof.

One bass pond, one trout pond,- and one minnow pond were completed this
year, some five hundred feet of pipe line laid, a considerable amount of rip rapping
and sodding of banks was also done. A terrace was made and lettered, grading
and lettering and underbrushing also occupied a great portion of my time through-
out this season. This work was done subject to the approval of Chief Engineer
Halford, of the Public Works Department, and was carefully figured out.

As to propagation and results: Four ponds were made use of this year, the
output of which exceeded that of former years by many thousands, and the many
lakes that were re-stocked have received an adequate supply, which if allowed to
mature and no unlawful fishing is done, will give them ample stock of parent fish
for many years to come. The transportation of these fish was very successful, very
few having died. The distance travelled in transporting fish amounted to about
six thousand miles. The' average size of fingerlings sent out this year were three
inches in length, and they were in first class condition. The flowers were very fine
and many people visited the Hatchery this year who were very loud in their praise
with regard to its general appearance.

86 THE EEPOKT UPON No. 14

With the beginning of shipping of the advanced fry earlier in the season
next year, and five ponds ready for use, the output, with favourable weather con-
ditions, should be increased to over three times the amount of this year.

T remain, your Obedient Servant,

J.. T. Edwards,
Superintendent, Mount Pleasant Hatchery.

REPOET OF WOEK PEEFOEMED BY THE PATEOL BOAT "NAVAECH '
ON THE EIDEAU WATEES AND BAY OF QUINTE DUEIING

THE YEAE 1913.

The first ten days in May were spent in fitting out the boat and on the 10th
patrolled to Trenton, the boat running well. The following week visited Picton,
Glen Island, Amherst Island, Kingston, "Wolf Island, Simcoe Island, Horse Shoe
Island, Deseronto, Belleville, Nigger Island.

On the 22nd patrolled the Gananoque with Warden Metcalfe on board. On
the 26th patrolled from Kingston to the Brothers Island, Amherst Island, and
through the Upper Gap to Willards Dock, and on the 30th to Picton and Hay Bay,
interviewed Overseer Huifman and patrolled to Belleville.

On June 2nd patrolled between Belleville and Brighton with Capt. Hunter
on board. On the 6th patrolled from Grenadier Island to Brockville and on to
Prescott, then back to Brockville. The following week visited Grenadier Island,
Jones Creek, Gananoque, Howe Island (patrolling all the bays between Gananoque
and Kingston), Wolfe Island, Brothers Islands, Collin's Bay, and Upper Gap. On
the 23rd patrolled from Belleville to Brighton and Presque Isle Point, seized set
of hoop nets in the south-west end of Brighton Bay.

During July patrolled to Ottawa along the Ottawa Eiver (with Overseer
Loveday on board), Merrickville, Newboro, Kingston, Picton, Brothers Islands,
Amherst Island, Pryners Cove, Collin's Bay, Brockville, Grenadier Island, Gan-
anoque, Howe Island, Wolfe Island, Simcoe, Upper Gap, Belleville, Trenton,
Brighton, Presque Isle (met Overseer Cheer), Mosquito Bay, and Horse Shoe
Island.

From August 1st to 4th patrolled from Belleville to Kingston, Newboro, Port-
land, Smith's Falls, and back to Newboro, with Mr. Cox and Capt, Hunter on
board. The following week patrolled to Brockville and Gananoque, then Mate
Taylor patrolled with motor boat, as the boiler of steamer needed repairing.

On September 8th patrolled from Kingston to Gananoque with Mr. Pegg
and Capt. Hunter on board. On the 10th seized about 3',000 yards of gill net
set in the G^p, chased the men who set them, but they had too fast a boat and
got away. On the 11th patrolled from Amherst Island to Belleville, seized over
2,000 yards of gill net set just off Adolphustown, in the Bay of Quinte. On the
20th patrolled from Kingston to Snake Island and Lower Gap. Seized two and
a half sets of hoop nets in Bateau Channel close to Simcoe Island. On the 24th
seized about 1,000 yards of gill net in Wellers Bay.

1914 GAME AND FISHEIilES. 87

During October patrolled the Upper Gap, Amherst Island, Brothers Islands,
Collins Bay, Kingston, Howe Island, Gros Creek, Wolfe Island, Bateau Channel,
Simcoe Island, Snake Island, Bath (met Overseer Davy), Pryners Cove, Picton,
Belleville, Emerald (Capt. Hunter on board), Deseronto, Trenton, Mosquito Bay,
Shannonville Eiver, Baker's Island, Nigger Island, Big Bay, Massassaga, Murray
Canal, Wellers Bay, Fish Point, and Brighton Bay.

On the 1st seized about 3,000 yards of gill net, and again on the 30th seized
about 1,000 yards of gill net in Wellers Bay.

On November 1st patrolled from Belleville to Massassaga Point with Mr.
Holden and Capt. Hunter on board. The 4th, 5th, and 6th were spent going over
the seining grounds with the Inspectors. On the 6th seized about 1,000 yards of
gill net. On the 8th patrolled from Pryners Cove to Belleville, watching care-
fully for nets.

Capt. Carson joined the boat for a day or two on the 11th, patrolled between
Belleville and Pryners Cove, and the following day seized a quantity of gill net
between Deseronto and Picton, near Foresters Island. The season's work was
finished on November 15th.

HEPOKT OP THE WOEK PEEFOEMED BY THE PATEOL BOAT "NAIAD''
ON LAKE SIMCOE AND KAWAETHA LAKES DURING THE

YEAE 1913.

On Tuesday, 15th April, left Peterboro and went to Talbot to fit out steamer
and begun patrol work on the 24th, went to Beaverton, Thora Island, Georgina,
Fox, Eoaches Points, Mouth of Holland Eiver, Bradford, Strawberry Island. On
the 29th broke a piston in low pressure cylinder, but managed to run high pressure
to Atherley, could not get through G. T. E. Bridge, obliged to go to Long March
for repairs. During May patrolled to Eight Mile Point, Hawkston Shanty Bay,
Barrie, Strath Allen, Big Bay Point, Sandico Bay, Fox Island, Eoaches Point,
Bradford, Holland Eiver, Cook's Bay, Georgina and Thora Islands, Atherley,
Grape Island, Shanty Bay, Orillia, Longford Mills, Washago and Severn Eivers,
Beaverton, Jackson Point. Balsover, Balsam Lake, Eosedale, Fenelon Falls, South
Bay, Coboconk, Gull Eiver, Burnt Eiver, Gun Point, Lindsay, Pleasant Point,
Emily Creek, Bobcaygeon, Cameron Lake, Gamebridge, Kirkfield Lift Lock, Simcoe,
Allandale, Oak Orchard, Buckhorn, Lovesick Lakes, Burleigh Falls, Mount Julian,
Chemong Village, McCrackens Landing, Youngs Point, Lakefield, and Peterboro. On
the 24th seized one boat, a trolling line and lunge. During the month communicated
with Overseers West, Gaudaur, Bradshaw, Parker, and Leadley, and Inspector
Holden. During June patrolled to Jubilee Point, Gore Landing (took on Over-
seer McAllister), Harwood, Idle Wild (saw Overseers Johnston and Shearer),
Mouth of the Trent Eiver, Eice Lake, Hiawatha, Otonabee Eiver (met Overseer
Thompson), Halls Bridge (saw Overseer Bonter), Peterboro, Lakefield, Youngs
Point, Clear Lake, Sandy Point, McCrackens T>anding. Jumper Island, Glenwood
and Bellevedere, Boschink Narrow (met Overseer Moore), Mount Julian, Gilchrist
Bay, Burleigh Falls, Lovesick Lake, Beer Bay, Buckhorn Lake, Chemong Lake,
Bridgnorth, Huron Island, Sandy Creek (met Overseer Clarkson), Bobcaygeon,
MoCombs Island, Sturgeon Point, Fenelon Falls, Bauld and Pleasant Points,
Goose Lake, Lindsay, Coboconk (saw Overseer Burtcheall), Jackson's Point, Strath

88 THE EEPOET UPON No. 14

Allan, Sebastopol, Four Mile Point, Orillia, Washago, Genoa, Park, Longford Mills,
i{ama. Turner's Grove^ Belle Ewart, Point Mara, and Thompson's Point. A great
deal of dragging was done, and several fish and licenses examined. The first week
in June was spent in repairing the boat. On the 16th Capt. Hunter was taken
on board re Eobinson case. During July patrolled to Barrie, Beaverton, Balsam
Lake, Coboconk, Fenelon Falls, North Bay, South Bay, Eosedale, Gull Eiyer,
fJurnt River, Bobcaygeon, Emily Creek, Sturgeon Point, Ball Point, Lindsay,
Gammons Narrows, Oak Orchard, Henningtons Island, Chemong Park, Indian
Village, Herons Island, Lancasters Bridge, Buckhorn, Lovesick, Burleigh Falls,
Mount Julian, MoCrackens Landing, South Beach, Youngs Point, Lakefield,
Juniper Island, Crows Landing, Monaca Camp, Gamebridge, Lake Simcoe, Thora
Island, Longford Mills, Genoa Park, Orillia, Eight Mile Point, Hawkeston, Big
Bay Point, Sebastopol, Jackson's Point, Fox Island, Roaches Point, Holland
River, Shanty Bay, Port Bolster, Georgina Island, Sandico Bay, Birch Point.
Duclose Point, West Bay, and Gulf River. Several Angling Permits were sold
during the month *and many of the Overseers interviewed. In August patrolled
to Bobcaygeon, Nogies Greek, Eels Creek, Big Ball and Little Ball, Lindsay,
Peterboro, Halls Bridge, Bensfort, Jubilee Point, Gore Landing, Harwood, Idyl
Wild, Shearers Point, Hastings, Trent Bridge, Healy Falls, Birdsall, Foleys Island,
Point Widlocks, South Beach, Sandy Point, Stoney Lake, MoCrackens Landing,
Belleyedere, Glenwood, Gilchrist Bay, Burleigh Falls, Lovesick, Buckhorn, Che-
mong Park, Henningtons Island, Oak Orchard, Sandy Creek, Bobcaygeon, Nogus
Creek, Bald Lake, Sturgeon Point, Pleasant Point, Scugog, McLanes Creek, Gull
River, South Bay, Thora Island, Strawberry Island, Atherley, Beaverton, Jackson
Point, Holland River, Shanty Bay, Sebastopol, Lake Simcoe, Eight Mile Point,
Longford, Rama, Lakefield, and Balsam Lake. The following overseers were com-
municated with during the month: Parker, Shearer, Macfarlane, Gaudaur, Green,
Tillett, Johnson, and Forsythe. On the 5th the boiler was inspected at Peter-
boro. Capt. Hunter was on board from the 6th — 8th. Several angling permits
were sold, and many boats, licenses and fish were examined. On Monday, Sept.
1st, patrolled from Peterboro to Hastings with Mr. Cox on board. During the
month visited Trent Bridge, Healy F^lls, Foleys Island, Keene, Roaches Point,
Idyl Wild. Gore Landing, Bewdley, Jubilee Point, Tick Island, Otonobee River,
Widlock, Campbelltown, Bensford Bridge, Halls Bridge, Lakefield, Youngs Point,
South Beach, Kawartha Park, MoCrackens Landing, Bellevedere, Mount Julian.
Burleigh Falls, Lovesick, Buckhorn, Chemong Village, Bridgenorth, Oak Orchard.
Gammons Narrows.

On October 10th patrolled from Beaverton to the Kirkfield Canal and on to
Balsam Lake, Cameron Lake to Fenelon Falls, then into Sturgeon Lake and Bob-
caygeon. The following day patrolled to Gammons Narrows and Buckhorn, and
there met Overseer Clarkson. The 12th, 13th, and 14th were spent in laying up
the steamer for the winter.

1914 ~ GAME AND FISHERIES. 89

EEPORT OF THE WOEK PERFOEMED BY THE PATEOL BOAT "LOTUS"

ON THE WATEES OF THE NOETH CHANNEL OP LAKE

HUEON AND GEOEGIAN BAY DUEING THE YEAE

1913.

Left Little Current on May 7th for the season's patrol work, calling at She-
guiandah and Killarney, then back to Little Current and on to Whitefish Eiver
and home again, spending Sunday in Little Current. On Monday took Overseer
Ramesbottom to McGregor Bay, and during the rest of the week called at Manita-
waning, Killarney, and Beaverstone, and patrolled among the islands with small
boat and picked up a seine net, then on to Byng Inlet, calling at the Bustards,
where they had to remain for a few days on account of the stormy weather. The
following week they went to Parry Sound, where they took Overseer Dusang on
board, and went to Indian Harbour and on to Penetang and Midland. The rest
of the month patrolled to Collingwood, Wiarton, where they took Overseer Jermyn
on board. Cape Commodore, Griffith Island and Tobermory. Lifted about two
miles of night line on the way. During June they patrolled to Fitzwilliam Island,
South Bay, Killarney, Little Current, AATiitefish Eiver (with Overseer Eames-
bottom on board). Gore Bay, Duck Islands, Murphy's Harbour, Smith's Bay, Byng
Inlet, The Bustards, Parry Sound, and Point au Baril. On the 16th they broke
a small wheel and were obliged to go to Blind Eiver to have it mended. On July
4th they took Capt. Hunter on board and patrolled to Minnicoy, calling at Santa
Lusia and Copper Head, and again on the 24th of that month they went to Blind
River and the Soo with the Inspector on board. On the 22nd they took Overseer
Andrew Hall and Constable Shields round Barrie Island and in to Bayfield Sound,
and on the 25th they took Overseer Bradbury to Thessalon. The rest of the month
they patrolled to Collingwood, Meaford, Owen Sound, Tobermory, Little Current,
Fitzwilliam Islands, South Bay, Gore Bay, Kagawong, and John Islands. On
the 7th and 8th of August they took up three trap nets which they burnt. Eound
the 19th and 20th the weather was stormy. They patrolled to Killarney, Beaver-
stone, Toad Island, Little Current, Eound Island, Fitzwilliam Island, Tobermory^
Johnston Harbour, Pike Bay, Southampton, Griffith Island, Penetang, Parry
Sound, Point au Baril, Byng Inlet, and The Bustards. On September 4th they
took Overseer Eamesbottom to McGregor Bay, and the rest of the month was spent
in patrolling the West Bay, Bedford Island, Whitefish Bay, Little Current, Claper-
ture Island, Spanish and John Islands, Gore Bay, and Sheguiandah. They broke
a small wheel in the engine during the patrol work and spent the first week in
October fitting her up again, after which they patrolled to Sheguiandah, Round
Island, Killarney, Scarecrow Island, Papoose Island, Little Current. Beaverstone,
Grondine Point, Kagawong, McGregor Bay, and Bay Finn. They found two trap
nets at Scarecrow Island and Papoose Island which they burnt, and picked up a
seine near Grondine Point. There was a good deal of stormy weather during
this month. On October 30th and 31st they laid the boat up at Little Current for
the winter.

90 THB REPORT UPON No. 14

REPORT OP WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT "JESSIE T"
ON THE WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR DURING THE YEAR 1913.

From May 1st to 7th was spent in preparing boat for patrol work, and on
the 8th, patrolled to Richard's Landing, and from there went to Sault Ste. Marie
the following day. During the remainder of the month, patrolled Goulais r>ay,
Batchawana, Maple Island, Sandy Island, Copper Mine Point, Gargantua Harbour,
Lizard Islands, Agawa Rocks, Michipicoten Harbour, Pilot Harbour, Otter Head,
Ganley's Harbour, Pucksaw River, Indian Harbour, and Mamaise Point.

June was spent patrolling the vicinity of the above places.

The beginning of July was spent in repairing the engine. On the 16th and
17th, patrolled Goulais Bay and Batchawana Bay, and the remainder of tlie
month patrolled to Parisian Island, Maple Island, Sault Ste. Marie, Groscap,
Pancake Bay, Batchawana Bay, Lizard Island, Copper Mine, Agawa River, Sandy
River, Copper Point, and Mamaise Point.

August and September were spent patrolling Lake Superior in the vicinity of
Sault Ste. Marie.

During October, the following places were patrolled. Goulais Bay, Batcha-
wana Harbour, Gargantua Harbour, Michipicoten Harbour, Indian Harbour,
Agawa River, Sault Ste. Marie, Groscap, Echo Lake, Whiskey Bay, Hilton Land-
ing, Copper Mine Point and Garden River.

On November 12th, patrolled to Goulais Bay and fetched a boat which liad
been seized. The 15th, 16th and 17th were spent laying up "Jessie T'* for the
winter.

REPORT OP WORK PERFORMED BY PATROL BOAT "GLADYS R" ON
THE WESTERN PORTION OF LAKE SUPERIOR DURING THE

YEAR 1913.

Left Sault Ste. Marie on June 20th, arriving at Rossport on the 28th. The
first three weeks of July were spent in making repairs and painting boat, etc., and
getting ready for patrol work.

•On the 21st, patrolled to Flower Island, Moffatt Strait, Bead Island, Otter
Bay, and Duncan's Cove, thence to Silver Islet, Black's Dock, Trombly's Dock
and Point Magnet the following day, and on the 23rd patrolled to Port Arthur;
when within two miles of Welcome Island calking came out of seams, water
stopped engine, leaving boat in sinking condition. Called boat to tow them
to Welcome Island. The remainder of the month was spent in making repairs and
having engine overhauled.

On August 1st patrolled to Trombly's Dock, called at Point Magnet. The
next day went to Rossport, calling at Black's Dock, Nepigon Strait, and Nepigon
Bay, south shore. The following week patrolled to Vert Island, Gravel River,
Cyprus River, Mazokama River, Burnt Harbour, Otter Bay, St. Ignace Island,
French Harbour, Duncan's Cove, Moffat Strait, Woodbine Harbour, McKay's
Harbour, Simpson Harbour, Battle Island, Jackfish, Black River, Steel River,
Battle Island and Blind Channel.

Found Moose very plentiful along Moffat's Straits.

1914 GAME AND FISHERIES. 91

On September 4:th, patrolled to Battle Island, called at all bays and harbours
round Simpson Island, and found plenty of moose in Morn Harbour. On the
8th, patrolled to Little St. Ignace Island, calling at Otter Bay, French Harbour
and Burnt Harbour. Went to meet Mr. Holden at Nepigon on the 11th, return-
ing the following day. On the 17th, patrolled to French Harbour, and on the
18th returned to Rossport, calling at Woodbine Harbour, McKay's Harbour,
Morn Harbour, found ducks plentiful at several places. The remainder of the
month patrolled to Mazokama Bay, Cyprus River, Gravel River, Flower Island,
Black's Dock, Trombly's Dock, Point Magnet and Port Arthur, calling at Silver
Islet.

Met Mr. Holden, Inspector of Fisheries, at Port Arthur on the 9th October,
and on the 13th had boat loaded on car and shipped to Fort Frances for the
winter.

REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT "ELLA C" ON
THE RIDEAU WATERS DURING THE YEAR 1913.

On June 6th left for Kingston to take charge of boat, and after having the
boiler tested the following day, patrolled down the Rideau to Jones Falls, and
then on to Smith's Falls. The following week patrolled the south shore to
McDonald's Bay, Portland, Bungalow, Garrett's Rest, German Bay, Oak Island,
Horseshoe Bay, Bass Bay, Noble's Bay, McLean Bay, Gem Island, Adam's Lake,
Oliver's Ferry and Poonahmalee.

The following places were visited during July: German Bay, Rideau Ferry,
Horseshoe Bay, Bass Bay, Garrett's Rest, The Bungalow, Murphy's Cove, McLean's
Bay, Gem Island, Adam's Lake, Front and Grindstone Islands, McDonald's Bay,
Portland, Little Boy's Camp, Hog's Creek, McVeety's Bay, Newboro, Long Island,
Rocky Narrows, Perth, and Oak Islond.

On the 27th, took Warden Metcalfe on board and patrolled down the Rideau
Ferry.

The above places were visited during August, and on the 18th, patrolled the
south shore to Portland, Narrows Locks and Westport to see Overseer Clarke.
On the 39th patrolled McVeety's and McLean's Bay with row boat to see that there
was no illegal shooting being carried on.

During September, patrolled to McLean's Bay, Perth Tay Canal, Rideau,
Smith's Falls, Portland, Adam's Lake, McDonald's Bay, Gem Island, German
Bay, Garrett's Rest, Tar Island, Newboro, Noble's Bay, Murphy's Cove, Bungalow,
Horseshoe Bay, Gould's Wharf, Westport, Front Island and Long Island, keeping
a careful watch all the time to see that no one was shooting.

On October 6th, patrolled to Kilmarnock and Merrickville, and called to see
Overseer Boyd. The next day went back to Kilmarnock and took row boat,
patrolled Irish Creek. On the 10th, patrolled to Hutton's Lock, and with row
boat patrolled Otter Creek, but found no illegal fishing.

On October 12th, seized one gill net in Noble's Bay, and on the 19th seized
three gill nets. On the 22nd took row boat and patrolled at night to Rocky
Narrows and back along the north shore to Guinea Point, and the following day
patrolled round Star and Birch Islands.

On November 4th, patrolled to Kingston, and left steamer in charge of Warden
Metcalfe to be laid up.

92 THE EEPOET UPON Xo. 14

EEPORT OE THE WOEK PEEFOEMED BY THE PATEOL BOAT
"ATHENE'' ON THE DETEOIT EIYEE DTJEING THE YEAE 1913.

On May 6th, patrolled to Amherstburg, and the 8th ipatrolled to Livingston,
with the Game Warden on board, found two trespassers who ran away before
they could be caught, but on the 10th, discovered one man fishing without a
permit; compelled him to pay $2 for license.

On the 14th, patrolled the Thames Eiver v^^ith Warden Chauvin and Overseer
Drouillard on board.

On the 17th, patrolled to Sandwich and Windsor, took up two boxes of black
bass which had been seized, left Windsor for Lower Detroit Eiver and Livingston
Channel.

The remainder of the month patrolled to Peach Island, Lake St. Clair,
Detroit Eiver, Sandwich, Amherstburg, and the last few days of May were spent
in dry dock making repairs.

On June 10th, patrolled to Pelee Island and Kingsville, and the following
day went down Detroit Eiver, Canard Eiver and Sandwich. On the 22nd,
patrolled Lower Detroit Eiver, and west side of Fighting Island, found four
people trespassing, made them take out licenses.

During July, visited Livingston Channel, Amherstburg, Sandwich, Fighting
Island, Grosse Island, Grey Duck Bay and Turkey Island, Detroit Eiver, Lake
St. Clair, Pike Creek, Thames Eiver, Mitchell's Bay, Walkerville, Chappers Canal,
Eiver Canard, Peach Island, Grassy Island. Several fishermen were discovered
angling without a license, compelled them to take out permits. On the 20th, found
two boats, owners fishing without licenses, seized the boats and took them to
Walkerville.

On August 6th, patrolled to Eondeau Provincial Park with Warden Chauvin
on board, remained there three days on account of the rough weather. On the
17th, patrolled Upper Detroit Eiver and Lake St. Clair with Warden on board.
Found one poacher, compelled him to take out license. The remainder of the
month was spent installing new engine in the boat.

During September, found a number of people fishing without licenses, all
of whom were obliged to pay $2 for same. Watched carefully throughout the
month to see that no illegal shooting was done.

During October, patrolled to Fighting Island, Eiver Detroit, Belle Isle,
Canard Elver, Lake St. Clair, Peach Island, Thames Eiver, Kirsch Wliarf, Grey
Duck Bay, Mitchell's Bay and Wallaceburg. A number of permits were sold
during the month to people fishing without them.

On November 4th, season's work was finished, and boat put away for the^
winter.

EEPOET OF THE WOEK PEEFOEMED BY THE LAUNCH "HELEN" ON

THE WATEES OF THE ST. LAWEENCE EIVEE DUEING

THE YEAE 1913.

On March 22nd, patrolled to Grindstone Island, upon reports of illegal
shooting, but was unable to catch the lawbreakers. The following week patrolled
to Ivy Lea, Landon's Bay, (seized 24 traps set to catch muskraits) Eockport and
Longbridge Creek, Grappling all the time for nets. On April 1st, seized one

.1814 GAME AND FISHEEIES. 93

set of hoop nets and gill net, and on the 2nd, took up about 60 traps set in the
rat houses. On the 4th, went to Lansdown Dock and took up some more rat traps.

On the 6th, seized four sets of gill nets near Tar Island, and on the 7th
and 9th, seized one set of gill nets and some more traps.

Left Gananoque on the 13th, upon receipt of reports that there were some
Americans trapping in Jones Creek. Discovered five of them; drove them out and
seized their traps; went out on the river and grappled, took up four night lines,
there were about 2,000 hooks on them and 14 sturgeon.

On the 15th, seized six sets of gill nets in Black Duck Bay. The remainder
of the month visited Grenadier Island, Mallorytown Creek, Howe Island, Grasses
Creek, Eockport, Jones Creek, Longbridge Creek, Thompson's Creek, and Tee
Island. Seized four more night lines, one of which was about three-quarters
of a mile long.

On May 3rd, took up two sets of hoop nets in Landon's Bay, and on the 7th
seized two sets of gill nets in South Lake. On the 17th, patrolled to Grenadier
Island, and watched some Americans as they ran their nets at night, but they
got away as they had a fast boat, however, their nets were seized. Took one
night line on the 20th. Out all night on the 24th, watching some American from
a Thousand Islands, but their boat was too fast, and they escaped.

During June patrolled to Howe Island, Grenadier Island, Wolfe Island, Tar
Island, Jones Creek, Big Bay, Landon's Bay, Hickory Island, Leak Island, Tay
Island, Mud Island, Rockport.

•On June 8th, seized seven sets of gill nets, and on the 10th, two sets of
gill nets and one night line. On the 12th, patrolled down the river and found
a fisherman drying nets, tried to seize them,, but was driven off with a shot gun.
Had him summonsed and fined $101 and costs, and bound over to keep the law in
bonds of $700. On the 18th, seized one gill net.

July was spent in carefully patrolling the river, grappling for nets, and
watching for illegal fishing.

During August, patrolled to Longbridge Creek, Rockport, Wolfe Island, Jones
Creek, Howe Island, Ivy Lea, Float Island, Marble Rock, Tar Island, and all
the small islands in the Gananoque River.

The first week or two in September, was spent in watching to see that no
illegal shooting was done. On the 18th, seized one net in Longbridge Creek.

On October 11th, seized one set of trap nets and half a mile of gill nets.
During the month patrolled to Grenadier Island, Wolfe Island, Howe Island,
Rockport, Sugar Island, Jones Creek, Tar Island, Thompson Bay, and finished
the season's patrol work on November 4th.

REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "SWALLOW" ON
THE WATERS OF LAKE NIPISSING DURING THE YEAR 1913.

On May 8th, commenced patrol work by going to Callender upon instructions
from the Department, re illegal shipping of fish. On 14th, patrolled along north-
east shore of Lake Nipissing to Callender Bay, saw no sign of illegal fishing.
On 17th, made trip to Beaucage to search railway construction camp. During
June, patrolled to Fish Bay, saw no sign of any violations of the laws; to Beau-
cage to inspect the railway construction camp; to Manitou Islands, patrolled all

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round the group, but found no illegal fishing being done; to the Callender Bay
along the north-east shore of Lake Nipissing, no sign of any nets; and to Goose
Islands, patrolled all round, but saw no signs of any violations. During the week
of July 14th, patrolled to Callender Bay, Pish Bay, Mouth of South River and
Goose Islands, but saw no evidence of illegal work. Left for French River the
following week on the 22nd, patrolled to Prank's Bay, Restoule Bay, round
Sand Island Channel, Little Chaudiere, Wigwam Point and Big Chaudiere Falls.
On Aug. 5th, left Frank's Bay for west arm of Lake Nipissing, patrolled west
arm, seized one rifle and two guns, returned to Frank's Bay. On 12th, patrolled
Frank's Bay to Chaudiere Falls, saw no signs of any violations, returned along
south shore of lake to Cross Point. On 16th, round Sand Island Channel, and
during the last week patrolled to Fish Bay as per instructions from the Depart-
ment to investigate complaint. On the 30th, went to South East Bay, saw no
signs of any illegal duck hunting. During September, patrolled to Fish Bay,
round the islands in that vicinity, and to South-East Bay with Overseer Drouil-
lard, re testing for net fishing, also to Manitou Islands and Lavaes River, but
saw no signs of illegal hunting or fishing. On October 1st, patrolled round
Manitou Islands, no signs of any nets, and on the 4th, went to Frank's Bay to
investigate complaint of illegal net fishing, no evidence for conviction.

REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "AUDREY C" ON

THE WATERS OF THE NORTH SHORE OF THE GEORGIAN

BAY DURING THE YEAR 1913.

•On June 2nd, began to fit up "Audrey C" for patrol work, and worked at
the engine for two or three days. On the 9th, left Waubaushene for Parry Sound
and on to Penn House on the 11th, and the following day patrolled to Moon
*River, Crawfords, Summersett and Yank Canuck. On the 14th, patrolled to
Fesserton. The following week was spent in patrolling to the Christian Islands,
Cave Island, Musquash, Tomahawk Point, Midland, Coldwater, Copperhead, Parry
Sound and Indian Harbour.

During July patrolled to Parry Sound, Fesserton, Copperhead, Sans Souci,
Whalens, Martin's Island, Gorby's, Minnicog, Tomahawk, Honey Harbour, Mus-
quash, Frances, Yank Canuck, Moon River, Quivive, lona, Drummonds, Jubilee
Island, and Split Rock. On the 22nd, seized one trap net, and again on the
29th raised the remainder of a trap net, and seized one gill net with one black
bass and two dog fish.

August was spent in much the same manner as July. On the 18th, went
to Penetang and took Overseer Hornsby on board, patrolled to Christian Islands,
and there seized one trap net and burned it.

September was spent in patrolling Honey Harbour, Whalens, Mitchell,
Christian Islands, Gianfs Tomb, Musquash, Quarry Island, Sturgeon Point,
Copperhead, Sans Souci, Moon River, Buffalo House, Midland, Port McNicoIl,
Waubaushene, Victoria Harbour, Frances, Cove Island, Salt Harbour and Parry
Sound. During October, patrolled the above places, and on the 2nd November,
seized 16 decoys and discovered two men shooting ducks on Sunday. The follow-
ing day patrolled to McCrae's Lake and to Midland on the 3rd. Laid boat
up for the winter on the 15th November.

1914 GAME Ai^D EISHEKIES. 95

KEPOET OF THE WOKK PEKEORMED BY THE LAUNCH "BESSIE G"
ON THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER DURING THE YEAR 1913.

On June 3rd patrolled to Brown's Bay, and from there to Simcoe Island
and Reed's Bay, and on the 12th to Big Bay and Point Alexander, but found no
illegal fishing.

The 14th, 16th, and the last week of June were spent patrolling Barrof s Bay,
Simcoe Island, Reed's Bay, Big Bay, Alexander Point and Big Sand Bay

July 1st and 2nd were spent in the vicinity of Point Alexander, Big Sand
Bay, Simcoe Island and Reeds Bay, and on the 8th, patrolled to foot of Wolfe
Island and Big Bay, then on through the Canal to Barrot's Bay. The 14th
and 15th were spent around Point Alexander, and during the last week of the
month patrolled to Simcoe Island, Reeds Bay, and Point Alexander, but found
no illegal fishing being carried on.

During August, patrolled the neighbourhood of Big Sand Bay at the head
of Wolfe Island, Simcoe Island, Reeds Bay and vicinity, Point Alexander and
Horseshoe Island.

On Sept. 2nd, patrolled to Point Alexander and Big Sand Bay, then to
Simcoe Island and Reeds Bay and vicinity the following day. The 10th and
13th were spent in the neighbourhood of Big Bay, and the 17th, 26th and 27th
around Simcoe Island, Reeds Bay and Point Alexander.

On October 2nd, patrolled from Wolfe Island to Barrot's Bay, then on to
Simcoe Island and Reeds Bay, found everything quiet, no illegal shooting or fishing.
The following day patrolled to Simcoe Island and back to Barrot's Bay, and on
the 4th to Brown's Bay. The next week and again on the 16th and 18th went
to head of Wolfe Island and Simcoe Island, Big Bay and Button Bay. On the
25th patrolled to Barrot's Bay, Simcoe Island and Reeds Bay, and on the 30th
to Big Bay, Button Bay and Alexander Point, which finished the season's work.

REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY LAUNCH "LIBBY" ON STONE Y
LAKE DURING THE YEAR 1913.

In April patrolled to Stoney Lake to see that the Fishery Laws were well
observed, again on May 27th, June 9th and 16th visited Stoney Lake.

On June 25th, patrolled to Burleigh Falls, Lovesick Lake, Mt. Julian and
Young's Point, and to Lakefield, on the 27th.

During July, patrolled to Stoney Lake, Mt. Julian, Burleigh Falls, Crow's
Landing, McCracken's Landing, Clear Lake, Young's Pt., Ketchawanooka Lake,
Lakefield, Lovesick Lake, and Deer Bay.

The beginning of August was spent on Stoney Lake, visiting Lovesick Lake,
Victoria House, Burleigh Falls, Lakefield, and Deer Bay, and during the last
two weeks visited Eel's Creek, Glenwood, Crow's Landing, Juniper Island,
Viamded, Burleigh Falls, Lovesick Lake, Lakefield, and Brooks.

The above places were visited in September, and a close watch was kept
to see that no illegal fishing or shooting was carried on.

On October 8th, patrqlled to Lovesick Lake, Stoney Lake, Clear Lake,
Young's Pt., to see that no trapping was done. Also out on patrol work on the
18th, 20th, 27th and 29th of this month.

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WOEK PERFORMED BY LAUNCH "LAURA" IN THE NORTH CHANNEL
OP LAKE HURON DURING THE YEAR 1913.

On June 3rd, left Mud Lake for Hay Marsh and Old Fort, dragged round
some islands until evening, then went on to Whiskey Bay for the night. The
following day patrolled round Duncan and other small islands, and hack to Hay
Marsh and home.

On the 13th left home for Mud Lake, patrolled to Sailor's Encampment and
Richard's Landing, then on to Kensington Point and Hilton, and back to Lake
George for the night, returning home the next day, after patrolling the lake.

On the 17th, patrolled the full length of Hay Marsh, and spent the night
at Old Fort. The following day went to Whiskey Bay, Milford Haven, Beef
Island, Big Point and on to Richard's Landing for the night. On the 19th
patrolled to Nebesh Encampment, then home. On the 30th, Avent to Dickens' Mills
to see the damage done by the beavers and blow them out with dynamite.

On July 8th, patrolled Mud Lake, Hay Marsh, Old Fort, and dragged round
some islands in Sterling Bay, and spent the night in Whiskey Bay. The next
morning went to Milford Haven and Beef Island, where we spent the night, leav-
ing for Big Point, Hilton and Richard's Landing the next day, and on the lltli
patrolled to the Encampment, Mud Lake and home.

On the 16th and 17th patrolled Hay Marsh, Old Fort, Whiskey Bay, Mud
Lake, Encampment and Lake George, where the wheel broke; procured another
one from the Soo. On the 21st patrolled to Lake George and Richard's Landing,
then on to Kensington Point, and back to Richard's Landing for the night. The
following day left for Encampment and Nebesh, then on to Mud Lake and homo.

On August 12th, left Mud Lake for the Soo, wind very high, stayed there
all night and the following day, leaving on 14th for home.

During the week of the 21st, made two trips, one to Richard's Landing via
Mud Lake, Lake George, and Campmadours, and home again by Kensington
Point and Encampment; the other one to Whiskey Bay by Hay Marsh, and Old
Fort, returning home through Milford Haven and Beef Island, and back to the
Old Fort and Hay Mash. On the 27th and 28th went to the Soo, on the way
patrolling' Encampment, Lake George and Richard's Landing, returning home on
the afOth.

On September 2nd, left Mud Lake for Whiskey Bay and spent the night
there. The following day found five boat loads of Indians from the other side,
some were fishing and others picking blackberries ; sent them all away ; remained on
Hay Marsh until all the American Indians had disappeared. On the 9th, 10th
and 11th went to the Soo for gasoline.

On the 18th, left Mud Lake for Hay Marsh, Old Fort, and spent the night
at Raines Point, found two nets. The following day patrolled Whiskey Bay,
jMilford Haven, Beef Islland and back to Hay Marsh for the night, returning
home on the 30th.

Patrolled to Edward Island on the 24th.

During the week of the 30th, went to Mud Lake, and Richardson's Point;
had trouble with the launch on account of poor gasoline, returned home by
Whiskey Bay.

Patrolled to Kentville on the 30th October for gasoline, and on the 31st
went to Hay Marsh and other places, but it turned very cold and stormy and
had to return home.

1914 GAME AND FISHERIES. 97

EEPORT OF WOEK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT "MEENAGHA"
OX THE MUSKOKA LAKES DURING THE YEAR 1913.

The 2nd and 3rd June was spent in the vicinity of Gravenhurst, patrolling
Brydens Bay, Hackrock River, Muskoka River, Dennison's Island, Montcalm,
Walker's Point and Port Carling. Received report of illegal fishing on the 4th
at Clarks Falls, took row boat but found nothing.

The remainder of the week patrolled Breckinridge Bay, Windermere, Tobins
Island, Waskada, Rostreavar, Muskoka, Juddhaven, Morgans Bay, Rosseau, Sandy
Bay, Cape Elizabeth, and Skeleton Bay.

The next fortnight was spent patrolling to .South Falls, Gull and Silver
Lakes, Montcalm, Walker's Point, Beaumaris, Milford Bay, Port Carling,
Breckenridge Bay, Windermere, Dee Bank River, Waskada, Tobins Island, Horse-
shoe Island, Fairview Island, Mortimer's Point, Smith's Bay, Big Island, St. Elma,
Narrows, Gravenhurst, Hackrock River, Steven's Bay, Gerry I^ea Island, Gowan's
Island, Shanty Bay, Acton Island and Rossclair.

The week of the 30th was spent in patrolling Breckenbridge Bay, Windermere,
Dee Bank River, Juddhaven, Royal Muskoka, Waskada, Minett, Pinelands, Fern-
dale, Milford Bay, Beaumaris, Walker's Point and Montcalm.

On Monday, 7th July, patroHled Gull and Silver. Lakes, calling at Pine
Dale House and the cottages by row boat.

The remainder of the month was spent in making a thorough patrol of the
different lakes and bays in the vicinity of Port Carling and Gravenhurst.

On August 1st left Royal Muskoka for. Skeleton Bay, but the wind was very
high, had to take shelter until evening and returned to Royal Muskoka. On
the 4th patrolled Gull and Silver Lakes, calling at the cottages and Pinedale
House by rowboat. The next two or three weeks were spent patrolling St. Elmo,
Big Island,' Beaumaris, Woodington, Nepawin, Joseph River, Painton House,
Tobins Island, Port Carling, Rossclair, Fairview, Mortimers, Bala Park, Dudley,
Acton Island, Montcalm, Walker's Point, Windermere, Waskada, Dee Bank River,
Port Sandfield, Craigielea, Breckenridge, Gravenhurst, Milford Bay, Shanty
Bay, Gerry Lea Island, Hackrock River, and Juddhaven.

September was spent in much the same manner as August,' patrolling the
different rivers and lakes in the vicinity of Port Carling. There were one or
two reports of illegal work received, but no convictions were made.

On October 4th, patrolled to Big Lake and Loon Lake in search of nets,
etc., but found nothing. On the 21st summoned two men who had partridges in
their possession during the close season. They were brought before the magistrate
on the 34th, and it was proved that they both had the partridges out of season;
one case was dismissed and the other adjourned while the evidence was submitted
lo the Attorney General.

On October 30th, lay the patrol boat up for the winter.

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WOEK PEEFOEMED BY PATEOL BOAT "MADELINE" ON THE EIVEE
ST. LAWEENCE AND LAKE ONTAEIO DUEING THE YEAE 1913.

The early part of May was spent fitting out the boat for the season's work,
and the remainder of the month in patrolling the waters of the St. Lawrence
and Eideau Elvers, and Lake Ontario.

During the beginning of June patrolled the St. Lawrence Eiver and Cataraque.
The following week proceeded to Brother's Island and Collins Bay, then up the
St. Lawrence Eiver to Howe Island, Grass Creek, McKenzies Island and Milton
Island. On June 20th, left for Brother's Island, Simcoe Island and Cataraque
Creek, and the last week of June was spent on Lake Ontario and Eiver St.
Lawrence.

During July patrolled the St. Lawrence Eiver, the Eideau Eiver to Kingston
Mills, then to Howe Island, McKenzies Island, Brophy's Point, Milton Island and
Kingston. Brother's Island, Collins Bay, Simcoe Island, Eeeds Bay, Bateau
Channel, Deadman's Bay,. Navy Bay, Cedar Island and Grass Creek were also
visited.

The first two weeks in August were spent in patrolling the Eideau and St.
Lawrence Elvers, and Lake Ontario, after Avhich visited Howe Island, Long
Island Park, Grass Creek, Oak Point, McKenzies Island, Milton Island, Cedar
Island, and all the bays and shoals as far as Fort Henry. All points on the
Eideau Eiver as far as Kingston Mills, were visited, also Brother's Islands,
Collins Bay, Simcoe Island and Eeeds Bay.

At the beginning of September he went to Collins Bay, Brother's Islands,
Simcoe Island, Milton Island, Cedar Island, Dead Man's Bay, Navy Bay and
Eideau Eiver; after which patrolled Lake Ontario to Collins Bay, St. Lawrence
Eiver to Howe Island and Eideau Eiver to Kingston Mills.

During October patrolled the St. Lawrence to Howe Island, Long Island
Park, Grass Creek, McKenzies Island, Milton Island, Cedar Island, also Lake
Ontario, and the St. Lawrence and Eideau Elvers.

THE FOLLOWING AETICLES WEEE CONFISCATED DUEING THE
YEAE 1913 ON ACCOUNT OF FISHEEIES.

11,484 yards of gill net; 36 boxes of fish; 13 trap nets; 9 seines; 46 hoop
nets; 800 hooks; 8 spears; 5 dip nets; 5 row boats; 1 gasolene boat: 20 fish
traps; 5 jacklights.

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LIST OF GAME AND FISHERY WARDENS.

Name.

Burt, WiUiam....
Chauvin, Victor . . .

Metcalf, J, H

Parks, G.M

Robinson, J. T . . . .
Sterling, C. N....
Willmott,J. H....
Young, D. D. (Col.)

Residence.

District.

Simcoe

Windsor

Kingston

North Bay

Sault Ste. Mfirie —

Kenora

Beaumaris ,

Fort Frances

Niagara Peninsula.

South Western District.

Eastern District.

Districts of Nipissing, Sudbury and Timiskaming.

Districts of Algoma and Manitoulin.

Districts of Kenora and Thunder Bay.

Districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound.

Rainy River District.

1914

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101

LIST OF OVERSEERS.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Adair, William . ,
Anderson, W. A. .

Andrews, Samuel

Angrove, James .

Armstrong, H. O.

Avery, Melzar . .

Avis, J. J

Aymer, William

Barr, George . .
Beatty, John . .

Birch, W. J. ...
Blea, Daniel . . .
Bliss, L. E

Blunden, H. A.

Boate, J. R. . .
Boler, William

Bonter, Robert
Boiirgon, J. B.
Boyd, J. H. ...

Boyd, W. M. . .

Bradbury, J. R.

Norland Townships of Laxton, Digby and Somerville, in

the County of Victoria.

Cornwall Counties of Stormont and Glengarry, with juris-
diction over so much of the River St. Law-
rence as lies in front of said counties.

Mlcksburg . . . For the Tps. of Bromley, Stafford, and Ross, in
the County of Renfrew, with joint jurisdic-
tion over the Tp. of Westmeath.

Kingston , City of Kingston, and waters fronting Co. Fron-

tenac, with joint jurisdiction over the Rideau
waters between St. Lawrence and Kingston
Mills.

Glen Ross ... The Trent River, from its mouth to Chisholm's
j Rapids, and tributaries thereto, and to Tren-

; ton Junction.

Sharbot Lake Township of Oso, with joint jurisdiction over the
I Township of Hinchinbrook, in the County of

i Frontenac.

Cockburn i

Island..! Cockburn Island, In the District of Manltoulin.

Fort Frances. I Fort Frances, from mouth of Rainy River to Emo
I and District of Rainy River.

Harrowsmith .; Tp. Portland, in Co. Frontenac, with joint Jurl»-
I diction over Desert and Knowltom Lakes.

Old Fort, Mid-i

land With jurisdiction, with other overseers, over Tps.

Tay and Matchedash, Co. Simcoe.
I
I>eita ' Upper and Lower Beverley lakes and rivers.

I
South River . i Province of Ontario.

Neplgon The River Nepigon, Lake Nepigon, and waters

tributary to the said river and lake.

Sarnia County Lambton, exclusive of Walpole and St.

Ann's Islands.

Fowler's Cors. Tp. Emily, in Co. Victoria.

Byron River Thames, between London and boundary line

between Townships Delaware and West-
minster, County of Middlesex.

Marmora . . . Tp. of Marmora, County of Hastings,

Rockland .... County of Russell.

Merrlckville . Rideau River and tributaries, fronting on County
of Grenvllle.

Kagawong . . Kagawong Lake, with jurisdiction over North
Channel, In vicinity of Kagawong Vlllape.

Blind River . . Dlstrift of Algoma.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Continued.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Bradshaw, A. . .
Brlggs, T. J. .
Bplsbln, Angus

Lindsay . . .

Bridgeburg

Plcton . . . .

Briscoe, W. L.

Brown, R. M. .
Burke, George

Bums, D. E. .

Burtcheall, C.
Campbell, Jolin
Carson, R. W.

Cassan, C. H. .

Cates, Geo. S. .

Obeer, T. H. . .

Killaloe Stn.

Milton
Perth .

Pembroke . • .

Coboconk . . .

Sylvan

Peterboro* . .

Campbellford

Clark, Gordon

Clarkson, William

Clunis, A

Collins. W. E. . . .
Conger, David . . .

Emo

Brighton .

Westport
Lakehurst

Townships Mariposa and Ops, Co. Victoria.
County of Welland.

For the waters of Lake Ontario, fronting Tps.
North and South Marysburg, including all
waters surrounding islands in said townships,
also Main Duck Islands, and that portion of
Bay of Quinte fronting these townships, as
well as the waters of the Bay of Quinte,
known as Picton Harbor, in Tp. Hallowell,

Townships of Jones, Sherwood, Hagarty, Rad-
clifCe, Brudenell, Raglan, and Lynedoch, Co.
Renfrew.

Townships of Nassagaweya and Esquesing in the
County of Halton.

For the Tov/n of Perth, Townships of North
Elmsley, Drummond, North Burgess, and the
first two concessions of the Township of
Bathurst, County Lanark.

The waters between Allumette Rapids and Deux
Joachim.

Balsam and Mud Turtle Lakes, County Victoria.

River Aux Sables and tributaries.

Counties Simicoe, Ontario, Victoria, Peterboro',
Durham, Northumberland, and York,

Trent River and tributaries, Co. Northumberland,
from Campbellford to Trent Bridge.

Rainy River District, between Emo and the Town
of Rainy River.

For the waters of Lake Ontario, fronting Co.
Northumberland, also inland waters tributary
to said lake in said county.

Claude . . .
Stratkroy
West Lake

I Township of North Crosby, in the County of Leeds,

I and with joint jurisdiction with any other

i overseer over "Wolf Lake, in said Township,

1 and the Township of Bedford, In County of

I Frontenac.

West half of Township of Smith, Township of
Ennlsmore, west half of Tp. Harvey, Tps. of
Galway and Cavendish, Co. Peterboro'.

In and for the Townships of Chinguacousy, Cale-
don and Albion, in the County of Peel.

Townships of Adelaide, Metcalfe, and with joint
jurisdiction over Tp. Caradoc, Co. Middl^ex.

Lake Ontdrio, fronting Townships Hallowell and
Athol, also for the Village of Wellington, in
the Township of Hillier, and for the inland
lakes and streams in said Townships of Hallo-
well and Athol.

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103

LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Cowfintied.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Oonway, Richard . .

Madawaska . .

Townships of Airy, Murchison, Sabine and Lyell,
in the District of Nipissing.

Cook, H. G. A

Niagara Falls.

County Welland.

Corsant, A

Masonvllle . . .

County Middlesex, east of boundary line between
the Townships of Westminster and Delaware,
London and Lobo.

Coulter, Samuel . . .

Gilford

Lake Simcoe, from the 10th concession, Town-
ship Innisfail, to the mouth of the Holland
River.

Covell, H. N

Lomhardy

Township South Elmsley, County Leeds.

Cox, Matthew

Howe Island

The waters of St. Lawrence River around Howe
Island.

Crotty, John

Both well .'. ..

River Thames, between Village of Wardsville and
easterly limits of County of Kent, in County
of Middlesex.

Dafoe, P. W

Napanee ....

Tp. Richmond, with joint jurisdiction over Tp. N.
Fredericksburg, and for the waters known as
Napanee River, fronting Tps. Richmond and
N. Fredericksburg.

Davis, J. W

Sydenham . . .

Township of Loughboro.

Davy, Charles B. . . .

Bath

Townships of Ernesttown and South Fredericks-
burg fronting Lake Ontario and the Bay of
Quinte, but not Hay Bay, and with joint juris-
diction with any other Overseer or Overseers
who have been or may hereafter be appointed
over any of the townships fronting those
waters in the County of Lennox.

Deacon, Ephraim . .

Bolingbroke . .

In and for the Townships of Bathurst and South
Sherbrooke, in the County of Lanark, includ-
ing Christy's Lake, and with joint jurisdic-
tion over the Township of Bedford, in the
County of Frontenac.

Devlne, John

Renfrew

Townships Horton, McNab, Admaston, Bagot,
Blythfield, Brougham, Griffith, and Mata-
watchan, in the County of Renfrew.

Donaldson, W. J. . .

Donaldson . . .

Townships of Palmerston, Clarendon, Barrle,
Miller, North Canonto, and South Canonto,
electoral district of Addington.

Drew, Henry

Long Lake . . .

Townships Olden and Kennebec, with joint Juris-
diction over Hinchinbrooke.

Drouillard, Arsas . .

Walkerville . .

County of Essex.

Dulmage, Ed

Oak Lake . . .

Townships Methuen and Belmont, with joint juris-
diction in Co. Peterhoro.

Duncan, J. G

Callender

Districts of Parry Sound and Nipissing, with
jurisdiction on and over Lake Nipissing.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS— Continued.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Dunk, Jno., Sr.

Kearney

Dupuls, Ferdinand .\ Hawkesbury ,
Duaang, B. A i Waubaushene

j

Eddy, Fred j Carterton . .

I

Edwards, Herbert . . Nairn Centre

Elliott, Robt Port Hope ...

Featherstone, John . I Renwick

Fisher, James ! Sunbury

Fleming, B. . . .
Fleming, John

Hastings
Newboro'

Forsyth, John | Bridgenorth

Fox, Eben R.

Eraser, J. A.

Gammond, Fred .

Northport .

Prescoftt

Slate River

Gates, George i Kingston . .

Gaudaur, C. G.

Atherley

Tps. Perry, Bethune, Proudfoot, and Armour, in
District of Parry Sound, with jurisdiction
over Parry Sound.

County of Prescott.

Tps. of Freeman, Gibson, Baxter, Wood and
Morrison, in District of Muskoka, also over
Severn River.

The whole of St. Joseph's Island.

Townships Merritt, Nairn, Lome, and Baldwin,
in the District of Algoma.

Tps. Hope and Cavan, in County Durham, with
joint jurisdiction over County of Durham.

Townships Romney, East Tilbury and Raleigh, in
Co. Kent.

Townships Storrington, including Rideau waters
from Brewer's Mills to south limit of the
township, with jurisdiction over all of Lough-
boro Lake and the lakes of Township of
Storrington.

Village of Hastings.

Cos. Leeds, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington,
.Hastings, Prince Edward, Northumberland,
Lanark, Carleton, Russell, Prescott, Glen-
garry, Stormont, Dundas and Grenville.

The waters of Chemong Lake and Lovesick Lake.

For that portion of the Bay of Quinte fronting
Township Ameliasburg, east of Belleville
Bridge, and alsio Township Sophiasburg, and
over all the inland waters within Township
Sophiasburg, and with joint jurisdiction, with
any other overseer, over all inland waters In
Township of Ameliasburg.

St. Lawrence River, from the head of Cardinal
Rapids west to Union Park.

Tps. of Neebing, Paipoonge, Pardee, Crooks,
Scoble, Blake, Pearson, Gillies, Marks, and
Lybster, in the Fort William District.

Rideau waters between Kingston Mills and
Brewer's Mills, with joint jurisdiction over
the Rideau waters between Kingston Mills
and the River St. Lawrence.

Lake Couchiching and the waters of Lake Slmcoe
as far as Uptergrove, with joint juripdiotlon
over Mud Lake, in the County of Ontario.

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Name.

LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Confinwed,

Residence.

District.

Gault, T. G ' Deseronto ... I Bay of Quinte, East Riding County of Hastings,

and for Moira River and other waters in said
riding.

Gillespie, G ' Brechin

Gillespie, James

Gordon, Walter
Green, Adam . . .
Green, Geo. G. .

Haggerty, John

Berkeley . . ,

Port Arthur
Diamond . .
Bradford . .

Gilmour P.O.

Hall, Andrew Gore Bay

Halward, Chas.

Cannington

Lake Simcoe and tributaries fronting Tp. Mara,
in Co. Simcoe.

Electoral District of Centre Grey and for Town-
ship of Glenelg in South Grey,

In and for the District of Thunder Bay.

Townships Huntley and Fitzroy, County Carleton.

Holland River, on the north side in Township
West Gwillimbury, westward to the forks of
the river in County Simcoe.

Tps. Grimsthorpe and Cashel, in Co. Hastings, and
with joint jurisdiction over Tps. Tudor, Lake,
Wollaston, Limerick, Faraday, Dungannon,
and Mayo, in said Co.

West end ©f Manitoulin Island, including the Tps.
of Gordon and Mills, in the District of Mani-
toulin.

Beaver River, running through the Townships of
Brock and Thorah, and the Villages of Sun-
derland and Oaunington, in the County of
Ontario.

Hanes, F. A Huntsville ... Townships Stephenson, Stisted, Chaffey, Sinclair.

and Brunei, in District of Muskoka.

Hayes, Henry Murray Bay of Quinte, as lies in front of the East Rid-
ing of Northumberland, for that portion of
the River Trent lying between the Townships
of Sidney and the Bay of Quinte, and for
the inland waters of the Townships of Mur-
ray, Dreyden, Cramahe and Haldimand.

Hembruff, Jos Manitowaning. Lake Manitou, on Manitoulin Island, and the

streams tributary thereto.

Henderson, H. A. ... Pelee Island . For Pelee Island and the other islands in Lake

Erie, south of the County of Essex.

Hess, James Hastings .... Trent River and tributaries in County Northum-
berland, from TrfiBt Bridge to Rice Lake.

Holliday, Henry Wolfe Island . Township of Wolfe Island and for the islands of

Simcoe, Garden and Horseshoe, and any
other islands comprised in the Township of
Wolfe Island.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— CowtiwMed.

Name.

Residence,

District.

Elood. Geo., Sr | Scugog

Hornsby, T. J. ,
Haffman, E. M.

Irish, John E. .
Irwin, David . .

For the Township of Reach, in the County of
Ontario, and for the Township of Mariposa,
in the County of Victoria, and over so much
of the waters of Lalce Scugog as lies in front
of the said townships, and for the westerly
half of Scugog Island, and over the waters
of Lake Scugog fronting thereon.

Tps. Matohedash, Tay, Medonte, Tiny, Floe, Sunni-
dale, and Nottawasaga, in the County of Sim-
coe, and over Christian, Bethwick, and Giant's
Tomb Island.

Tps. N. Fredericksburg, Adolphustown, and S.
Fredericksburg, fronting on Hay Bay and Bay
of Quinte as far as Cole's Point, but not in-
cluding the Napanee River, in the County of
Lennox.

Tps. of Anglesea, Effingham, Ashley, Denbigh and
Abinger, in the County of Addington.

Little Current, jn and for that portion of the District of Algoma
lying east of the Village of Algoma Mills, and
for Cockburn and Manitoulin Islands, and in
and over the waters that lie in front of tihe
said District and which surround the said
islands, and with joint jurisdiction with any
other overseer who has been or may hereafter
be appointed.

Penetang

Ha;/ Bay

Vennachar

Irwin, Charles W. ,

Irwin, J. J

Jackson, W. W. . .
Jermyn, J. W. ...

Jewell, V. J

Jickling, Chas. . .

Johnson, Henry . .

Birkendale .

Dalrymple .

St. George

Wiarton

Batchawana

Townships of Maclean, Ridout, Franklin and
Brunei, in the District of Muskoka, and the
Townships of McClintock, Livingstone, Sher-
bourne and Havelock, in the District of Hali-
burton.

Township Garden, in County Victoria, with juris-
diction over Mud Lake, in County Victoria.

South Dumfries, lying south of the Grand River,
in the County of Brant.

Georgian Bay, County of Bruce, lying east and
south of Tobermory Harbor, but exclusive of
the said Harbor.

Lake Superior, in the vicinity of Batchawana.

St. Pauls Stn..| County Perth and for Townships East Nissourl
j and East and West Zorra, In County Oxford.

Brantford

That part of Grand River lying between the
southerly boundary of Town of Gait and the
boundary line between Tuscarora and Onon-
daga Townships in County Brant and the
Townships of Seneca and Oneida in Haldi-
mand County; also concurrent jurisdiction
with Overseer Kern over tributaries to the
Grand River in Burford, Oakland and Brant-
ford Townships west of Grand River.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Continued.

Name.

Residence.

District.

V

Johnston, James . . .

Orangeville . .

Townships of Caledon and Albion, in the County
of Peel.

Johnston, Thos. H. .

Royston

Townships of Lount, Machar, Laurier, Croft,
Chapman, Strong, Jolly, Spence, Ryerson,
Armour, Proudfoot, Monteith, McMurrich,
Perry and Bethune, District of Parry Sound.

Johnston, W. H. ...

Harwood ....

■ Rice Lake, in the Townships of Hamilton and
Alnwick, County Northumberland.

Jones, David

Welland

County of Welland,

Jones, John

Fenelon Falls .

For the north end of Sturgeon Lake, and Cam-
eron Lake to Rosedale Locks, Burnt River
and Rosedale River, in the County of Vic-
toria.

K^oe, D

Millarton ....

That portion of County Bruce lying south of

Indian Reserve and Township of Amabel,
with jurisdiction over Lake Huron in front
of said county, south of Southampton.

Kennedy, J. A |

Tlchborne

Eagle Lake, in the Townships of Hinchinbrooke
and Bedford, and with joint jurisdiction over
the Township of Bedford, in the County of
Frontenac.

Kent, A. J j

Bewdley

Rice Lake from Ley's Point on the south shore
of said lake around the head of lake to
Barnard's Day on the north shore of Rice
Lake.

Kern, Jacob i

Burford

County of Brant, comprising Townships of Bur-
ford, Oakland and Brantford, west of Grand
River, but exclusive of said river.

Kerr, C. J

Hamilton ....

County of Wentworth.

Laframbolse, Reml. .

Oanard River.

Detroit River, fronting Townships of Sandwich,
West Anderdon and Maiden, and also Cana-
dian Islands in said river. County Essex.

Lambkin, Richard . .

Loring

Townships of Harrison, Burton, McKenzie, Ferrie,
Wallbridge, Brown, Wilson, Mills, Pringle,
Gurd, Hlmsworth, Nipisslng, Patterson,
Hardy, McConkey, Blair, and Mowat, in the
District of Parry Sound.

Laughlin, J. H

New Lowell . .

Townships of Nobtawasaga, Sunnidale and Flos,
in County Simcoe, with joint jurisdiction over
the Township of Vespra in said county.

Leadley, Robt

Barrie

For the Township of Vespra and the Town of
Barrie, in the County of Simcoe, and over so
much of the waters of Kempenfeldt Bay as
lies in front of the said town and township:
also, that portion of Kempenfeldt Bay, lying
in front of the Township of Oro.

Leen, Wellington . .

Apsley

Townships of Anstruther and Chandod, County of
Peterboro.

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Name.

LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Con^inMed.

District,

Lee, James W.

Lewis, James .
Little, Richard

Loveday, E. T.

Wellandport .

Sheguiandah

Wallaceburg .

Ottawa

McAllister, J. R.

McArthur, John, . . .
McOaw, James

Gore's Landing

Ice Lake
Bancpoft

McClennan, Kenneth} Aylmer

McDonald, Hector. Beaverton

McFarlane, J. S Keene

McGinn, Wm Orillia

McGulre, J.

McKenny, Thos. .

McMurray, R.
McPhee, D. ..

Jones Falls . .

Thornbury

Bayfield . .
Uptergrove

In and for the Townships of Moulton, Sherbrooke
and Wainfleet in the Electoral District of
Monck, with jurisdiction over so much of the
waters of Lake Erie as lies in front of said
townships.

North Channel of Lake Huron, from the Soo to
the Bustards.

County of Kent, fronting on Lake St. Clair,
exclusive of Dover West Township, also Wal-
pole and Ste. Annes Islands, County Lamb-
ton.

In and for the Townships of Nepean, Gloucester,
North Gower and Osgoode, in the County of
Carleton, with jurisdiction over so much of
the River Ottawa and the River Rideau and
The Rideau Canal as lies in front or within
said Townships, and over the tributaries to
the said rivers and canals.

Rice Lake, between Jubilee Point, and Lower
Close's Point and the waters tributary there-
to, in the Townships of Hamilton and Aln-
wick, County of Northumberland.

Tp. of Allan, in the District of Manitoulln.

Townships Farraday, Dungannon and Herschell,
in the County of Hastings.

Townships of Yarmouth, Malahide and Bayham,
with jurisdiction over so much of the waters
of Lake Erie as lies in front of the said
townships and the tributaries thereto.

Waters of Lake Simooe and tributaries thereto
fronting the Tp. of Thorah, in the County of
Ontario.

Townships Otonabee and Asphodel, in Co. Peter-
boro, with jurisdiction over so much of Rice
Lake as lies in front of said townships, and
joint jurisdiction over said lake.

Townships of Orillia and Oro, in the County of
Simcoe, and over so much of Shingle and
Carthews Bays and Lakes Couchlching and
Simcoe as lies in front of said townships,
and over River Severn,

Rideau River, fronting on the Township of
South Crosby, County of Leeds, with juris-
diction as far as Kingston Mills, and also
over Crippen Lake, in Leeds Township.

Co. Grey, exclusive of the Tps. of Proton, Egre-
mont and Normanby, with jurisdiction over
so much of the waters of the Georgian Bay
as lies In front of said county.

County of Huron.

Lake Simcoe, fronting on Township of Mara and
the tributaries thereto, and for Mud Lake in
the Townships of Mara and Garden,

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109

LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Confinixed.

Name.

Residence.

District.

McVittie, James . .
Major, William . .
Mansfield, Thomas.
May, J. C

Maybee, Manly . . .

Blenheim Townships Orford, Howard and Harwich, Co.

Kent.

Woodlawn . . . Townships of March and Torbolton, County
Carleton.

Pickering Electoral District of South Ontario, exclusive of

the Township of Reach.

St. Catharines County of Lincoln and over so much of the
waters of Lake Ontario as lies in front of
the said county, and with jurisdiction over
the Niagara River between its mouth and
the Falls.

Cameron P.O.

Mayor, Harry \ Painswick

Melville, Henry .
Meneilly, F. H. . .

Moffatt, George . .
Moore, F. J

Moore, James A.

Morton, John . . .
Muncer, W. G —

Myers, James . .
Parker, H. B. ...
Parkin, C. W. . .

Havelock . . .
Warkworth .

Glencross . . .
Lakefield ...

Trenton

St. Ola

Minakl

Holstein

Bobcaygeon .
Valentia ...

Sturgeon Lake, beginning at Day's Landing and
running south for five miles, including
McLaren's Creek, Sturgeon Point and Plea-
sant Point in Co. Haliburton.

Lake Simcoe, from Lovers' Creek, near Barrie,
on Kempenfeldt Bay, to concession 10 of the
Townsnip of Innisfil.

Townships of Belmont and Bethuen, County
' Peterborough.

River Trent and tributaries, in Co. Northumber-
land, from Percy Boom to Campbellford
Bridge.

Townships of Mulmur, Mono and East Garafraxa.

Townships of Douro, Dummer, east part of
Smith, Tp. of Burleigh and east half of
Harvey, Co. Peterboro'.

That portion of Co. Hastings fronting Bay of
Quinte from City of Belleville west to the
Trent River as far as Trenton Junction, with
joint jurisdiction over the waters of the Bay
of Quinte between bridge at Belleville and
Murray Canal and also Weller's Bay.

Townships Limerick, Tudor, Wollaston, Cashel
Lake and Grimsthorpe, County Hastings.

That portion of the Rainy River District, between
Reddittt and the boundary line between the
Province of Ontario and the Province of
Manitoba.

Townships of Proton, Egremont and Normanby,
County Grey, and Townships Mlnto, Arthur
and West Luther, County Wellington.

In arid for the Township of Verulam, in the
County of Victoria and the Tp. of Harvey, in
the County of Peterboro'.

Townships Mariposa and Ops, County Victoria.

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xYo. 14

LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Con^in^ed.

'

Name.

1

Residence. District,

Patterson, S Dunkerron

Peltier, Theo.

Pepper, Wm.

Phillips, J. H.

Dover South . .

Lanark

Pickell, S. G

Purcell, H. R

Pyette, David

Ramesbottom, John,
Redfearn, Capt. Jas.,

Reld, H. W.

Rivet, Jos

Robertson, C

Robinson, T. W. . .

Robinson, Wm. . . .

Sargent, W. J

Soberer, Edwin F..
Schliehauf, Albert .

Smith's Falls.

Oshawa

Holland River known as the north and west
branches in Tps. Tecumseh, and West Gwil-
limbury, in Co. Simcoe.

River Thames from Lewisville to its mouth, also
the tributaries of said river between these
points; also the Township of Dover West,
County Kent.

Townships Drummond, Lanark, Darling, and
Lavant, In Co. Lanark, with joint jurisdic-
tion over waters in Tp. Drummond.

County Frontenac lying north of the Townships
of Kingston and Pittsburg, the Townships of
North and South Crosby, Bastard, South
Elmsley and Kitley, County of Leeds, and
the County of Lanark.

Co. Durham, with jurisdiction over so much of
the waters of Lake Ontario as lies In front
of said county.

Colebrook

Tehkumah . . .
Little Current.
Lakeport

Townships Camden and Sheffield, the County
Addington.

Manitoulin Island, in Lake Huron.

District of Manitoulin.

Town of Cobourg and the Townships of Hamil-
ton and Haldimand, in the County of North-
umberland.

Parry Sound.. Townships Shawanaga, Ferguson, Catling, Mc-
Dougall, McKellar, Christie, Foley, Parry
Island, Cowper, and Conger.

Sturgeon Fallsj That portion of the District of Nipissing lying
west and north of the Townships of Widdi-
field, Merrick, Stewart and Osborne, exclu-
sive of Lake Timiskaming and its tribu-
taries.

Hillsburg . .
Collingwood . .

Kilworthy . . .
Bronte

New Hamburg
Rodney ....

Townships of Erin and West Garafraxa, County of
Wellington.

Townships Collingwood and Osprey, County of
Grey, and the Townships of Nottawasaga and
Sunnidale, County of Simcoe.

Severn River and Sparrow Lake.

County of Halton.

Township of Wilmot, in the County of Waterloo.

Townships of Southwold, Dunwich and Aid-
borough, exclusive of the River Thames, with
jurisdiction over so much of Lake Erie as
lies in front of the said townships and tribu-
taries thereto, in the County of Elgin.

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GAME AND FISHERIES.

Ill

LIST OP OVERSEERS— Continued.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Scott, M. W. ...,

Senecal, John

Shearer, Amos .

Slate, George
Small, John .

Smith, J. S

Smith, William . .

Spence, William

Stafford, William

Stanzel, Fred. . . ,

^t. Charles, C.

Stewart, Jas. H.
Stuart, D

Swltzer, W. H.
Tarry, A. E. . .

Leamington >^j ^pg Maiden, North and South Colchester, North
and South Gosfield, and Mersea, in the County
of Essex, with jurisdiction over so much of
the waters of Lake Erie as lies in front of
said townships, but not for the Detroit River.

Stormont . . . . j xhe counties and waters fronting the Counties of
I Stormont and Glengarry in the Province of

I Ontario, and with joint jurisdiction with any

other Overseer or Overseers in the County of
i Dundas, in the Province of Ontario.

I

Roseneath ...! That portion of Rice Lake in the Townships of
j Hamilton and Alnwick, between Rock Island

! and Webb's Landing, with waters tributary

I thereto.

Roekport River St. Lawrence between Jackstraw Light and

Mallorytown Landing.

Grand Valley. ; Townships of Melancthon, Amaranth and East
Luther, County Dufferin.
i
Port Rowan . . . ■ For the County of Norfolk.

i

Gravenhurst . j Lakes Muskoka, Rosseau and Joseph, in the Dls-
j tricts of Parry^ sound and Muskoka.

Athens i Charlestown Lake and its tributaries, County

Leeds.

Byng Inlet

Carleton Place

Madoc

Brockville .
Codrington .

Gooderham ,
Toronto

River Magnetawan, and for the waters of the
Georgian Bay lying between the said river
and French River.

Townships Beckwith, Drummond, Ramsay and
Pakenham in County Lanark, and Town-
ships Fltzroy, Huntley and Goulbourn in
County Carleton, with joint jurisdiction over
the waters of the Township Drummond with
any other overseer.

Townships Madoc and Huntington, County Has-
tings.

Townships of Elizabethtown and the Front of
Escott and Yonge, In the County of Leeds.

Trent River and tributaries, County of Northum-
berland, from Chlsholm's Rapids to Percy
Boom.

Townships of Snowdon, Glamorgan, Monmouth,
Cardiff, and Harcourt, District of Hallburton.

Townships of Etobicoke, York and Scarboro, and
for the City of Toronto, in the County of
York, with jurisdiction over the Inland
waters of said townships, and also over To-
ronto and Ashbrldge's Bays, and so much of
the waters of Lake Ontario aa lies In front
of the County of York.

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LIST OF OVERSEERS.— Confinwed.

Name.

District.

Taylor, Oliver , .
Temple, Jas. M.

Thompson, W. H.
Tillett, R

Bailieboro

Roach's Point.

Timlin, M. . . .
Titus, E. A. . .

Atherley . . .
Wellington .

Toner, George

Gananoque . .

Toole, Ira .
Townsend, J.

Traves, J, A., Sr.
Trelford, John . .

Trueiove, Wm. . . ,
Turner, S

Twamley, C

Vokes, James

Niagara-on-the- Niagara River, between Niagara Falls and the
Lake mouth of the river.

Dorchester Stn Thames River, easterly to boundary line between
Oxford and Middlesex, and ioint jurisdiction
over Oxford.

The Otonabee River, from Bensfort Bridge to
Rice Lake.

North York, with jurisdiction over Holland River
and that portion of Lake Simcoe lying in
front of North Gwillimbury and Georgina
Townships.

Lake Couchiching and tributaries fronting Town-
ships, Mara and Rama.

For that portion of the Bay of Quinte fronting
on Tp. Ameliasburg lying west of Belleville
Bridge, also for the waters of Lake Ontario
fronting on Tps. Ameliasburg and Hillier,
with the exception of Village of Wellington,
and including Weller's Bay, Consecon Lake,
and all inland waters in said townships.

River St. Lawrence, from head of Howe Island
to Union Park, and with joint jurisdiction
with any other overseer or overseers over
the Gananoque River from Gananoque to
Marble Rock.

Township of Emily, County of Victoria.

Lyndhurst waters south of Lyndhurst; also South
and Gananoque Lakes.

For the District of Muskoka, with joint jurisdic-
tion with any Game and Fisheries overseers
who have been or may be appointed over the
District of Parry Sound.

That portion of the County of Bruce fronting on
Lake Huron, and lying between the Town
of Southampton and Tobermory Harbor, both
inclusive.

The waters in the Tp. of Bedford, in County
Frontenac. »

City of London, with joint jurisdiction over the
County of Middlesex with any other over-
seer or overseers who have been or may
hereafter be appointed.

Townships Cavan and Manvers, Co. Durham.

For the Townships Walpole, Rainham, South
Cayuga, and Dunn, In Co. Haldimand, and
the waters of the Grand River, fronting the
Townships of Oneida, Seneca, S. Cayuga, N.
Cayuga, Canborough, and Dunn.

Omemee

Long Point .

Praserburg .
Southampton

Permoy

London

Cavan

Nantlcoke . .

On the FreBch River.

Namakan Falls, in the Rainy Kiver District.

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Near Curtain Falls, Rainy River District.

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Stepping onto a Bull Moose, in tlie Rainy River District.

Landing a Big One on the Rideau Lakes.

Indians drying Moose Meat at Fort Matacliewan, on the Montreal River.

On the Pickerel River, in Parry Sound District.

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Key Rapids, near Key Inlet Crossing, in the Parry Sound District.

Lake Rosseau, in the Muskoka District.

Hudson Bay Factor and Fur Press at, Fort
Matachewan, on the Montreal River.

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113

LIST OP OVERSEERS.— Continued.

Name.

Residence.

District.

Walker, R. J

Port Credit ..

Lake Ontario, fronting County Peel, and for
Rivers Credit and Etobicoke, tributary to
said lake.

Wartman, H. E. ...

Portsmouth . .

For the Township of Kingston, in the Coun/ty of
' Frontenac

Watson, Hy

Toronto

Province of Ontario.

Watson, J

Caesarea

Townships of Cartwright and Manvera, the waters
of Lake Scugog fronting on said townships
and the waters tributary to said lake.

Watt, John

Peterboro

For that portion of the River Otonabee and
tributaries between Lakefleld and Bensfort
Bridge.

West, Chas

Holland Ldg..

Joint jurisdiction along the east bank of the
Holland River, through the Township of
East Gwillimbury and along the shore oi
Lake Simcoe, through Township of North
Gwillimbury, in the County of York.

West, Geo. W

Holland Ldg..

With joint jurisdiction along east bank of Hol-
land River, through Township of Gwillim-
bury, and along the shore of Lake Simcoe,
through Township of North Gwillimbury, in
the County of York.

Wight, J. R

Newboro

Rideau Waters, between Chaffeys Lock and New-
boro, including Indian, Benson, Mosquito,
Clear, Mud and Loon Lakes, and also the
Upper Rideau, with jurisdiction over the
inland lakes and streams between these two
points in the vicinity of the Rideau waters.

Wilson, A. H. G. ...

Eganville —

Townships S. Algona, N. Algona, Wilberforce,
Grattan, and Sebastopol, in Co. Renfrew.

Wilson, H

Elphin

Townships of Dalhousle and North Sherbrooke,
County of Lanark.

Wootton, E. A

Maynooth

Townships of Bangor, Wicklow and McClure, in
County Hastings.

Wormworth, F. L. .

Arden

Townships Kennebec and Barrie, Co. Frontenac.

Young, William . . .

Cloyne

Tps. of Kaladar and Barrie, in the County of
Addington, and with joint jurisdiction over
the Townships of Anglesea and Effingham.

Younghusband, D...

South Marcb. .

Townships March and Nepean, County Carleton.

8 G.P.

114

THE REPOPvT UPON

Xo. 14

Statement of Kevenue received from Game and Fisheries during tlie year ended
• October 31st, 1913,

Game.

Trappers' Licenses

Non-resident Hunting Licenses

Resident Deer Licenses

Resident Moose Licenses

Game Dealers' Licenses

Hotel, Restaurant and Club Licenses

Cold Storage Licenses (.

Guides' Licenses

Fines

Sales

160 00

6,750 50

21,257 60

5,160 00

694 00

294 00

175 00

1,644 00

4,005 82

2,912 67

Kenora and Rainy River District.

River Nepigon
Lake Superior

Lake Huron (North Channel)

Georgian Bay

Lake Huron (proper) and River St.
Clair

Aymer, Wm I 562 JOO

Muncer, W. G j 248 00

Sterling, C. N i 1,984 50

Young, Col. D. D | 16 00

Bliss, L. E i

I

Armstrong, F. C i 42 00

Boon, Charles ....
Fitzsimon, Ch. . . .

Gordon, W

Jewell, V. J

Oliver, J. A

Robinson, J. T. ...

Boyd, Wm

Bradbury, J. R.

Eddy, Fred

Kembruff, Jos. .
Irwin, David . . .
Lewis, James . .
Ramesbottom, J.
Vincer, Wm. . . .

Dusang, B. A. . .
Hornsby, T. J. . .
Jermyn, J. W. . . .
McKenny, Thos. ,
Newell, Chas. E. .
Oldfield, Miss E. .
Reid, Henry W. .
Robinson, T. W.
Stafford, J. W. ..
Watts, Murdoch .
Lamorandiere, P.
Wood, P. V

R.

Blunden, H. A. .
Karr, Richard . .

Kehoe, D

McMurray, Robt.
Trelford, John .

43,053 59

Fisheries

District.

Name of Overseer.

Amount. 1

Total.

■' $ c.

$ c.

2,810 50
1,155 00

Carried forward

! 16 00
! 42 00

! 1,876 60

i 44 00

!

! 4 00

! 2,046 00

i

4,070 60

144 00

2,555 00

' 48 00

' 88 00

6,492 00

140 00

681 00

\ 13 00

t !

10 161 01)

677 00

246 00

706 80

903 55

2 00

58 00

i 1,585 00

462 00

1 49 00

580 00

50 00

i 78 00

5., 397 35

j 3,640 00

62 00

215 00

530 00

1,276 00

5,723 00

29,317 45

1914

GAME AXD FISHERIES.

115

Statement of Revenue recei\ed— Continued.

District.

Name of Overseer.

Amount.

Total.

$ c.

$ c.

Brought forward . .

29,817 45

Lake St. Clair, River Thames and

Campbell, J. D

28"66"

Detroit River

Chauvin, Victor

2.015 88

Crotty, John

12 00

Laframboise, R

325 00

Little, Richard

1,535 50

Osborne, Hy

17 00

Peltier, Theo

781 00

4.714 38

Lake Erie, Grand River, and Niagara

Briggs, T. J

927 00

River

Buckley, G. E

1,178 00

Burt, Wm

10 00
4 00

•

Eyers, Jacob

Peatherstone, J

4,528 00

•

Greenwood, T. D

78 00

Harrison, L. S. . '.

56 00

Henderson, H. A

1,277 00

Johnson, Henry

25 00

Jones, David

44 00

Lee, Edward

679 00
5,150 25

McClennan, K

McEwen, A

2,925 35

McVittie,. James

3,844 50

Phemister, Geo

726 00

Schliehauf, A. C

725 00

Scott, William

9,698 25

Smith, J. S

4,229 00

Yokes, James

3,740 00

3Q «44 35

Lake Ontario and Bay of Quinte . . .

Brisbin, Angus

1,112 00

Ut/jtm tj Lf

Cheer, Thomas

304 00

Clark, G. F

38 00
325 00

Conger, David

Dafoe, P. W

219 00

Elliott, Robt

25 00

Fox, E. R

691 00

Gault, Thomas

766 00

Hayes, H. W

161 00

Higginbottom, F. V. ..

204 00

Holliday, Henry

740 00

Horning, C. E

52 00

Huffman, E. M

1,872 50

Kerr, C. J

318 50

Lang, W. A

6 00

Mansfield, Thos

48 00

Maughan, W

62 00

May, J. C

494 00

MacDonald, J. K

2 00

Moore, James A

138 00

Morgan, H. M

296 00

Pickell, S. G

3 00

Pitney, P. 0

1 00

Purser, M. W. G

2 00

Radcliffe, J. H

74 00

Reeves, H. J

136 00

Sargent, Wm

433 00

Tarry, A. E

232 00

Taylor, Oliver

16 00

Telfer, J. A

76 00

Titus, A. E

379 00
60 00

Walker, R. J

Wartman, H. E

50 00

Carried forward . .

9.386 00

83,212 18

116

THE EEPOKT UPON

No. 14

Statement of Revenue received — Conlinued.

District.

Name of Overseer.

Amount.

Total.

$ c.

$ Tc

Counties Addington, Carleton, Fron-

Brought forward . .

83,212 18

tenac, Grenville, Lanark, Leeds,

Lennox, Prescott, Renfrew, and

Aiigrove, Jas

388 00

Russell ,

Avery, M

121 00

i

Barr, Geo

44 00

j
i

Birch, W. J

75 00

i

Bourgon, J. B

186 00

1

Briscoe, W. L

10 00

i

Burke, Geo

5 00
14 00

i

Chapman, C. E

Clark, Gordon

114 00

1

Davis, J. W

44 00

Deacon, Ephraim

26 00

Devine, John

2 00

Donaldson, W. J

2 00

Drew, Henry

17 00

Dupuis, F

94 00

Fisher, James

627 00

Fleming, Capt. J

12 00

Gates, Geo

214 00

Kennedy, J. A

93 00

Loveday, E. T

39 00

Mallett, W. H

6 00

McGuire, J

765 00
15 00

Metcalfe, J. H

Pepper, Wm

25 00

Phillips, J. H

377 00

Spence, Wm

168 00

Tovi^nsend, Jas

409 00

Truelove, Wm

74 00

Wight, J. R

435 00

Wormworth, F. L

40 00

Young, Wm

40 00

4,481 00

Northumberland Peterboro* Virtnria

Adair, Wm

12 00

and other Inland Counties

Armstrong, H. C

Bennett, E. C

6 00
36 00

Best, S. G

10 00

Blea, Daniel

4 00

Bonter, Robt

15 00
26 00

Boyd, J. H ;

Bradshaw, A '

10 00

■

Burtcheall, C

66 00

Carson, R. W

166 00

Cassan, C. H

88 00

Clarkson, Wm

239 00

!

Crump, C. J. C

12 00

Doolan, J. T 1

10 00

Dunk, John

18 00

Edwards, Herbert !

18 00

Fenton, M. H '

214 00

Forsythe, J. H

4 00

Gouldie, W. D ;

36 00

Green, R. J

62 00

Haggarty, John

24 00

/

Hanes, F. A

130 00

Hess, Jas. H

4 00

Hood, George i

2 00

Howard, ThQS i

2 00

Hunter, Capt. A i

398 50

Ireland, Dr |

4 00 i

J.

Carried forward .. 1,616 50 ! 87,693 18

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

117

Statement of Revenue received — Continued.

District.

Northumberland, Peterboro', Victoria,
anid otber inland Counties

— Continued.

River St. Lawrence

Lakes Couchictiing, Simcoe and Spar-
row

Niplssing

Name of Overseer.

Brouyht foncard

Irwin, Chas. W. .

Irwin, J. J

Johnson, W. H. .
Johnston, Thos. .

Jones, John

Keller, Rod

Kent, A. J

Killen, Wm

Lambkin, Richard
Lean, Wellington
McAllister, J. R. .
McArthur, J. R. .
McFarlane, J. ...
Menielly, F. H. . .
Metcalf, Fred. . . .

Moore, F. J

Morton, J. W. ...
Myers, James . . . ,
Parker, Henry . .

PurcelJ, H. R.

Remey, John

Rice, M. A

Robinson, Wm. . .

Roche, W

St. Charles, Ch. .,
Shearer, Amos . . .

Smith, Wm

Stinson, F. S

Thompson, W. H. .

Uren, John

Watson, John

Watt, John

Weldon, Jas. O. . .

Widdup, J

Willmott, J. H. . . .

Woods, John

Wootton, E. A. . . .
Yates, Wm

Senecal, John .
Slate, Geo. . . . .
Stewart, J. H. .
Toner, George .

Coulter, Sam. .
Gaudaur, C. G. .
Green, G. G. . .
Leadley, Robt. .
Mayor, Harry .
McDonald, H. .
McGinn, Wm. . .
McPhee, Donald
Tillett, Robt. . .

Timlin, M

West, G. W. ...

Amount.
$ c.

Duncan, J. G.
Elder, W. A. .
Hindson, C. E
Parks, G. M. .
Woods, H. G. .

Corricd forward

1,616 50

62 00

4 00

100 00

49 00

125 50

56 00

18 00

36 00

6 00

14 00

128 00

20 00

8 00

3 00

6 00

444 00

30 00

10 00

489 00

30 50

68 00

28 00

349 00

16 00

5 00

2 00

172 00

84 00

26 00

2 00

2 00

88 00

282 00

24 00

144 00

4 00

8 00

2 00

22 00
6 00

5 00
234 10

83 00
68 00
25 00
11 00

6 00
66 00
21 00
36 00

112 00

6 00

50 00

20 00

22 00

890 00

393 50

436^ 00

Total.

87,693 18

4,561 50

267 10

484 00

1,761 50

94,767 28

118

THE REPORT UPON

Xo. 14

Statement of Revenue received — Concluded.

1 i
District. 1 Name of Overseer. | Amount.

Total

Rondeau Provincial Park
Unclassified

Brought Joricard

Total Fisheries
Total Game . . .

Total

$ c, ' $ c.

94,767 28

,44 05
499 39

44 05
499 39

95,310 72
43,053 59

138,364 31

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

119

WATERS STOCKED FROM 1901 TO 1913, WITH THE NUMBER AND KINDS OF

FISH PLANTED IN EACH.

1901.

Waters stocked.

Species.

Muskoka Lake Bass

Lake Rosseau Bass

Lake Joseph Bass

Fairy and Vernon Lakes Bass

Lake of Bays Bass

Thames River at IngersoU Bass

Thames River at Woodstock Bass

Bear Creek at Strathroy Bass

Thames River at Dorchester Bass

Lake Couchiching Bass

Stoney Lake Bass

Lake Simcoe at Jackson's Point Bass

Holland River Bass

Golden Lake Bass

Severn River Bass

Grand River at Cayuga Bass

Grand River at Brantford Bass

Kempenfeldt Bay Bass

1902.

Waters stocked. Species.

Muskoka Lake Bass

Lake Joseph Bass

Lake Rosseau Bass

Lake Couchiching Bass

Bear Creek at Strathroy Bass

Stoney Lake Bass

Huntsville Lakes Bass

Winnipeg River Brook Trout

1903.

Number.

... 1,205
700

. .. 1,052
244

. . . 693
225
225
396
696
436

. . . 751

. . . 603

. . . 387
372

. . . 526
400
274
300

9,841

Number.
. .. 246
. . . 256
227
. . . 285
. . . 395
. .. 330
. . . 265
55

2,059

Waters stocked. Species.

Bear Creek at Strathroy Bass

Lake Rosseau Bass

Lake Joseph Bass

Muskoka Lake Bass

Lake of Bays Bass

Sparrow Lake Bass

Lake Couchiching Bass

Long Lake at Rat Portage , Bass

Golden Lake Bass

Mink Lake .Bass

Clear Lake Bass

White Lake Bass

Lynn River at Lake Simcoe Bass

Grand River at Brantford Bass

Thames River at IngersoU Bass

Thames River at London Bass

Thames River at St. Mary's Bass

Grand River at Fergus Bass

Grand River at Grand Valley Bass

Grand River at Paris Bass

Musselman's Lake Bass

Lake of Bays Bass

Number.

. . . 926

. .. 1,130

. . . 500

. .. 1,002

. . . 371

. . . 650

. . . 258

460

100

85

85

. . . 100

355

425

75

. . . 200

. . . 205

100

70

. .. 130

. . . 200

. . . 500

7,927

120

THE REPORT UPOX

No. 14

WATERS STOCKED FROM 1901 TO 1913, WITH THE NUMBER AND KINDS OF
FISH PLANTED IN EACH.— Continued.

1904.

Waters stocked. Species. Nunaber.

Credit River Bass 115

Lake Rosseau Bass 380

Green Lake Bass 135

Opinicon Forks Bass 50

Lake near Barry's Bay Bass 30

Barry's Bay Bass 100

Gorman Lake Bass 75

Golden Lake Bass 565

Mink Lake Bass , 60

White Lake Bass 160

Clear Lake Bass 50

Snell's Lake Bass 100

Lake Joseph Bass 725

Bass Lake Bass 200

Lake Couchiching Bass 230

Lake Joseph .' . . . .Bass 415

Lake of Bays Bass 530

Lake Simcoe at Jackson's Point Bass 785

Beaver River at Cannington Bass 250

Balsam Lake Bass 400

Lake of Bays Bass Fingerlings 5,000

Oxbow River at Komoka Bass Fingerlings 1,200

Lake Scugog Bass Fingerlings 1,400

1905.

Waters stocked. Species.

Lake Scugog Bass

Stoney Lake Bass

Muskoka Lake Bass

Thames River at Stratford Bass

Thames River at Mitchell Bass

Lake Couchiching Bass

Gull Lake (near Gravenhurst) Bass

Lake of Bays Bass

1906.

Waters slocked. Species.

Lake Simcoe Bass

Lake of Bays Bass

Gull River Bass

Grand River Bass

Lake Scugog Bass

Muskoka Lake Bass

River Nith Bass

Lake Simcoe Bass

Lake Simcoe Bass

12,955

Number.
, . . 400

600
.. 500
.. 250
. . 350

500
. . 100
. . 400

3,100

Number.
. . . 450
. . . 700
... 610
575
. . . 400
. . . 700
. . . 600
. . . 700
. . . 700

5,435

1908.

Waters stocked. Species. Number.

Sparrow Lake Bass 500

Haliburton Lake Bass o20

Puslinch Lake Bass Fingerlings 725

River vicinity Kenora Trout, Speckled, fry 2,000

3,745

1914 GAME AND FISHERIES. 121

WATERS STOCKED PROM 1901 TO 1913, WITH THE NUMBER AND KINDS OP
PISH PLANTED IN EACH.— Continued.

1909. "^

Waters stocked. Species. . Number.

Mohawk Lake . . . ? Bass Fingerlings 1,000

Lake Rosseau Bass Fingerlings 1,500

Lake Muskoka Bass Fingerlings 1,500

Lake Joseph Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Lake of Bays Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Stoney Lake Bass Fingerlings 3,500

Gull Lake Bass Fingerlings 200

Whiteman's Creek Bass Fingerlings 200

Cooley's Pond Bass Fingerlings 150

Sparrow Lake Bass Fingerlings 2,500

1910.

14,550

Waters stocked. Species. Number.

Rideau waters (near Merrickville) Bass Fingerlings <■ 3,000

Lake Rosseau Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Lake Joseph Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Lake Muskoka Bass Fingerlings 4,000

Gull Lake Bass Fingerlings xOO

Sturgeon Lake Bass Fingerlings 4,000

Cameron Lake Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Pigeon Lake Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Fairy Lake and vicinity of Huntsville Bass Fingerlings 8,500

Victoria Lake Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Grand River (at Brantford) Bass Fingerlings 300

Clear Lake Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Long Lake (vicinity of Utterson) Bass Fingerlings 1,725

Grand River (at Brantford) Parent Bass 50

Oakland Pond Parent Bass 25

Total Bass Fingerlings 37,625

Total Parent Bass : 75

Grand Total 37,700

1911.

Waters stocked. Species. Number.

Lake of Bays Bass Fingerlings 12,000

Lake Rosseau Bass Fingerlings 20,000

Lake Joseph Bass Fingerlings 20,000

Wagner Lake Bass Fingerlings 2,500

Gull Lake Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Fairy Lake Bass Fingerlings 5,000

Peninsula Lake Bass Fingerlings 5,000

Maitland River at Brussels Bass Fingerlings 2,000

Stoney Lake and Big Cedar Lake Bass Fingerlings 10,000

Sand Lake Bass Fingerlings 3,000

Trout Lake Bass Fingerlings 7,000

Grand River at Brantford Bass Fingerlings 500

Oakland Pond Bass Fingerlings 200

90,200

132

THE REPORT UPON

No. 14

WATERS STOCKED FPOM 1901 TO 1913 WITH THE NUMBER -AND KINDS OF
FISH PLANTED IN EACH.— Continued— 1912

Waters Stocked and Location.

Muskoka Lake in Muskoka District

Rosseau Lake

Gull Lake

Joseph Lake

Vernon Lake

Fairy Lake

Mary Lake

Peninsula Lake

Cache Lake

Sturgeon Lake

Balsam Lake

Cameron Lake

Loughboro and Collins Lakes in Frontenac County

Long Lake on Timiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway
Kenogami Lake " " ' '

Sesekinika Lake ' ' ' ' "

Grand River

Belle and Ewart Lakes in Grey County

Streams in Norfolk County

Algonquin Park . .
Kawartha District.

Species.

Bass Fingerlings .

Number.

Parent Bass

Trout (Speckled)

Total Bass Fingerlings .

' ' Parent Bass

" Trout (Speckled).

Grand Total

12,000

11,000

4,000

10,000

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

10,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

5,000

5,000

300

20,000

50,000

80,000

300

70,000

150,300

1913.

Waters Stocked and Location.

Species.

Number.

Sudbury District.

Fox Lake in Kenora District

Muskoka Lake in District of Muskoka

Joseph Lake ' ' " " "

Rosseau Lake " "

Gull Lake ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Windy Lake

Rumsey Lake

Horse Shoe or Pah-She-Gong -Ga Lake in Parry Sound

District

Trout Lake on the Timiskaming & Northern Ontario Ry.
Moose " " " " " " ''.

Rib " " " '

Scugog Lake in the Kawartha District

Charleston Lake in Leeds County

Grand River in the vicinity of Breslau

Grand River in the vicinity of Brantford

Streams in the vicinity of King, York County ^

Rib Lake on the Timiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway'

Gull Lake in Muskoka District I

Muskoka Lake in " " i

Sharbot " " Fr jntenac County

Clear " " " "

Speed River in vicinity of Hespeler

Streams in the vicinity of Simcoe, Norfolk County

Streams " " " St. Paul's, Perth County

Bell and Ewart Lakes in Grey County

Utterson Lakes in Muskoka District

Squires Creek, in the vicinity of Spring Brook, in Hastings

County

Streams in the vicinity of Simcoe, Norfolk County

Bass Fingerlings

Parent Bass

' ' Pickerel
Trout (Brown).

(Speckled).

15,000
10,000
8,000
7,000
5,000
5,000
5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

400

200

25

20

20

100

50

1,000

1,000

1,000

30,000

20,000

20,000
10,000

Total Bass Fingerlings. . .

' ' Parent Bass

" " Pickerel . . .

' ' Trout (Brown)

" (Speckled)..

Grand Total

90,400

265

150

3,000

80,000

• ■

173,815

1914

GAME AXD FISHERIES.

123

Statement showing the number of fry distributed in the waters of the Province
by the Federal Government from Dominion hatcheries.

Years.

1868-73 . . . .

1874

1875

1876

1877

1878

1879

1880

1881

1882

1883

1884

1885

1886

1887

1888

1889

1890

1891

1892

1893

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

R%^ Totals.

Newcastle
Hatchery.

,070,000
350,000
650,000
700,000
,300,000
,605,000
,602,700
,923,000
,300,000
,841,000
,053,000
,800,000
,700,000
,451,000
,130,000
,076,000
,846,500
,736,000
,807,500
,823,500
,835,000
,000,000
,000,000
,200,000
,200,000
,325,000
,050,000
,175,000
,900,000
650,000
,500,000
,475,000
,480,000
,550,000
,807,000
,600,000
,881,000
,520,400
,543,816i

Sandwich
Hatchery.

Ottawa
Hatchery.

Wiarton.

Sarnia.

8,000
8,000
20,000
12,000
13,500
16,000
44,000
72,000
37,000
68,000
57,000
56,500
56,000
21,000
52,000
75,000
44,500
68,000
47,000
73,000
61,000
72,000
71,000
73,000
90,000
67,000

100,000
90,000
75,000

106,000
88,000

103,000
79,000
66,500
76,000
77,000

,000^
,000
,000i
,000!
,000i
,000'
,000!
,000!
,000!
,000|

,000!

,000
,000
,000'
,000!
,000i
.OOOi
,0001
,000;
,000;
,000i
,000,
,000i

,000:

,000'
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000)
.000
,000
.000

5,732
7,043
4,909
6,208
4,480
3,210
3,950
4,100
3,020
3,700
3.450
3,410
1,245
1.201
877
1,103
1,123
1,152
2,010
1,575
1,478

,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
,000
.000

,ooo!
,ooo!
,ooo;

,000!
.OOOi
,000'
,0001

,ooo:

,000
.000
,000

158 , 456 , 916 2,143,000 , 000 64 . 976 , 000

4,955,0001 51,000,000!

8,100,0001 159,500,000:
12,088,0001 74,000,000!
12,249,5001 113,500,0001

Total.

9

22

14

15

19

48

78

45

73

63

61

64

26

65

89

54

84

57

82

70

80

78

80

98

76

101

93

77

108

90

106

139

237

165

204

,070,000
350,000
650,000
,700,000
,300,000
,605,000
,602,700
,423,000
,300,000
,841,000
,053,000
,800,000
,700,000
,451,000
,630,000
,076,000
,846,500
,468,000
,850,500
,232,000
,043,000
,480,000
,210,000
,150,000
,300,000
,345,000
,750,000
,625,000
,310,000
,895,000
,701,000
,352,000
,583,000
,073,000
,359,000
.565,000
,556,000
,086,400
,293,316

37,392,5001 398,000,000

2,657.225,416

124

THE REPORT UPON

No. 14

ONTARIO

Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats, the

industry during

District.

Fishing material.

1

Tugs or Vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

s

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value. Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

Yards.

Value.

1

Eenora and Rainy River.

3

61

$
2,2ri() 8

21
2
4
4
3

2
11

1

4

S i

1

6,235 i 49
450 5
400 ; 8

1,525 i 9
450 ■ 6

650 1 4
2,525 ■ 18

150 4

475 9

26.000
3,000
7,000
8,000
4,000

3.250
16,000

4,000

7.500

4 475

2

Shoal, Dogtooth and Sandy
Lakes

500

3

Lost, Miunitaki, Pelican and

1

875

4

Clay, Lac Sue! and One Man's
Lakes

1

1.225

5

Dinorwic. Loon, Pipestone.
Upper Manitou, Wabigoon.

Black Hawk, Clearwater, Good,
Nannikan, Raleigh and
Sand Point Lakes

Rainy Lake

1

440

6
7

[

i ! ! ! ! ! .

1

325
r.400

8

Kariskong, Orang Outang and
Sturgeon Lakes

1

1

350

9

Abraham, Buckety Crow and
Trout Lakes

i

!

1.025

Totals

1

1

3

61

2,220 1 8

52

12,8fi0

112

78,750

10.615

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

District.

i

J3

«

1

«w

ta

ta

a

a

b

5

w

a

« -S !

1 i_ j

o o ; ^

M - • >- I r3

t< I t< I a.

1

Kenora and Rainy River. brls.
Lake of the "Woods

lbs. brls.

lbs.
717.297
1.700

30,292
152.742

13,600

4.250
46.761

4.100

23.686

brls.

lbs.

18.230
1.700

12,900
4.700
3.500

1.366
50

2.900

10,298

lbs.

366.043

1.300

4.634

980

2.600

4.840
63.890

5,050

7,757

lbs.

49J:,346

2

Shoal, Dogtooth and Sandy

Lakes ■'

1.000

370

3

Lost. Minnitaki. Pelican and
Vermilion Lake

i

10.030

4

Clay, Lac Suel and One Man's
Lakes

t

86.164

6

Dinorwic, Loon, Pipestone,
Upper Manitou. Wabigoon.

Black Hawk, Clearwater, Good.
Nannikan, Raleigh and
Sand Point Lakes ......

7..'!00

6

j •

3.656

7

Rainy Lake

1 i

62.895

8

Kariskong, Orang Outang and
Sturgeon Lakes

1 'i
1 1

800

9

Abraham. Buckety, Crow and
Trout Lakes

1 •

B.750

Totals

*•*•••"['*• * !•' •

1 i

994.428

1,000

55.643

456,994

669.311

Values

1 1

$ c.

S»9.442 80

f c.

10.000 00

$ c.

5,564 30

» 0.

36.559 62

1 c.

66.931 10

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

125

FISHERIES.

quintity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the fishing
the year 1912.

Fif

hing materia!.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets. Hoop nets.

Dip nets. Night lines.

Spears.

Freezers and; Piers and
Ice Houses. Wharves.

S5

Yards.

Value.

d

(2;

Value.

6

Value.

d

•A

Value.

H^oks. V'^l-- 1

Value.

d

>5

Value.

d

Value.

i

$

28

$

9,000 6

$

1,025

$

$

$

e

$
4.yoo

111

$

2,350

1

.3

1

?.500
200

!

1

!

4

I.ISO

...J ;■■

1

1

1

1
1

1

500

1

100

1

!••••

28 * 9,000 t 6

1.025 ....

1 !....!

15

9.250

11

2.450

of fish caught during the year 1912.

d

s

1

1

2

«

Tollibee.

5

Mixed and coarse

fish.

Caviare.

1

a
S

1

1

<a
o

n

a
S

lbs.
113.912

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.
69.7.30

lbs.
28,450

lbs.

lbs.
2,756

No.
S13

lbs.

lbs.
91,076

$ c.

185 787 22

i

10,481 00
5,684 92

24,876 69
2,691 00

1 894 30

::;:::"i ;--i--;--

1

1

_

1

t.249

7.255
860

.

1

i

•• • . .

2,000

1

4,000
30,600

40

2,021

1

25,778

;;i

19,509 85
1 184 00

1

.

• "

4,593 96

1

1

1

117.9.33

1

105,579

28,450

33,893

2,796

218

91,076

256,702 94

1

$ C.

1

$ c.

6,334 74

% c.
2,276 00

> c.

1.694 65

$ c.
2.796 00

- $ c.

127 80

> c.
7.286 08

1 c.

356.702 94

17.689 95

1 1

126

THE REPORT UPON

No. 14

ONTAKIO

Return of the uumber of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing material.

Tugs or vessels.

Ton

Men.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

No.

Value. Men.

: Yards.

Value.

Lahe Superior.

Pigeon River to Thunder Cape
(including Thunder Bay) . .

Black Bay

Nepigon Straits to Simpson
Island

Rossport

Jackfish and Port Coldwell. .

Sturgeon Kashabowie and Lac
des Milles Lac

Michipicoten

Gargantua

Lizard Islands

Agawa and Mica Bays

Batchawawa Bay

Richardson's Harbor

Goulis Bay

Gros Cap

110
59

,300

12,175
5,900

Totals 28 341

30

1,800
9,500
7,500

7,500

58.675 184

735
35

90

275

50

740
550
390
400
60
876

1,550
425

6,066

133,500

59.000
83,000
6,000

22,000
105,900
14.000
12,500
65,000
31.800
60,000
47,000
9.i500

652,200

$

4.925

1,810

4.710

225

1,490

1.568

525

450

750

1,180

1.660
325

19.618

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

District.

Lake Superior,

1 1 Pigeon River to Thunder Cape
(including Thunder Bay) . .

2 Black Bay

3 1 Nepigon Straits to Simpson

{ Island

4[ Rossport

51 Jackfish and Port Coldwell. .

6j Sturgeon Kashabowie and Lac

des Milles Lac

Michipicoten

Gargantua

9 Lizard Islands

10 Agawa and Mica Bays ....

11 Batchawawa Bay

12 Richardson's Harbor

13 Goulis Bay

14'Gros Cap

brls.

lbs.

728,215
222,000

brls.

550,000
260,000

Totals

Values

3.100

1.763,315

$ C.

8.166 75

lbs.

175,250
26,600

69.137

30,278

1,350

114,727
24.372
18.920
16.705
16.500
11,480
10,655
46.800
12.000

brls.

573.674

$ c.

67,867 40

180

175

13

50

182
90

$ c.

6.900 00

lbs.

329.270
47,400

334,600

163,688

10,260

27.778
185,796
89.842
21,840
87,000
13.686
122 166
34.200
10,600

1,475,924

147,692 40

lbs.

13.358

3.130
600

122,631 217,847

$ c.

9,810 48

lbs.

18,242
21,465

10,146
2.000

106.448 166,796

100 200

21,784 70

1914

GAME AND FISHEEIES.

127

FISHERIES.

the- quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1912.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound Nets.l Hoop Nets. Dip Nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards. Value.

No.

Value.

No. Value. No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No. Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

1 1
I 1

23

5

18

;2;

5,500
1,500

2,900

$

9 j 9,300

$

1

4 i .S,100

i

2 1,400

;

, , , ,\

• . . .

..............

i

i '

2
1
2

1,500 1 1

2,000

j

1

1,000
1,500

1
2

2,000

■■■,.:;;....'..:

•■■| ••••

2,000

....1

1 !

1

i 1 L...

1
1
1
1

200

1,000

500

300

1
1
1

1

12

500

"* 1

1

2,000

1

" "X".'.'.".'.

1 t

500

■•••i 1

j 1

500

' I

1 1

46 ! » Ann

1

20

16,700

12,600

1

i 1

of fish caught during the year 1912.

a

a

.

£

J

Catfish.

Mtzed and coarse
fish.

2

1.

11

1

1

lbs.

1 867

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

-

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ c.

90,035 64

1 !

20,646 50

1 700

69,893 60

32.684 60

1

1,161 00

39,065 44

270
90

22,833 00

12,631 60

3,984 50

1

10,850 00

1

2,534 50

190

1" '

15,103 40

8,900 00

1

2.415 00

8.667

550

I

I

332,188 78

1

$ C.

535 05

1

$ c.

83 00

$ c.

382,188 78

i

1

1

1

138

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No. 14

ONTARIO

Returu of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fish

ing material.

1

1

Tugs

or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

Yards.

Value.

i

2

Lake Huron (North Channel).

Bruce Mines and Thessalon. . .

Cockburn Island and Meldrum

Bay

2
5

$

500
1,150

9
10

9

$
1,800

18

27,000
50,000
6,500

8.250
56.400
51,100

2,200
100

338.800

332,000

244,200
174.000

1,525
900

3

Blind River and Joliette
Islands

19

5
13

1 175

375
1.150

24

8
20

400

4

Algoma Mills, Spragge and
Cutler

5

John's Island and Spanish. . .

Gore Bay and Kagawong

Little Current

3
4

1

;!

33

4

6
9

69

"20"

459

51

107
39

8,800

10,225

400

6,500

21,100

7,000

22,500
12,200

15
11
2
11

56

19

35
25

• 2,78
3 500

7

2

1

5
12
3

2

1

6
4

8

Manitowaning and Fraser Bay
Killarney, Squaw and Rabbit

9

250

1,875
100

162 500

10

Pitzwilliam Island and South
Bay

113 200

11

Mississagi Straits and Provi-
dence Bay

12 625

19

Duck Islands

9,900

Totals

60

745

90,375

193

69

^.725

83

1,150,550

449,145

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

1

B

a

District.

i
1

M

p

■£

Qi

K

1
a

1
1

■i

S

X

to

■S

i
i

d
0

2

Pickerel, or Dore.

t

Lake Huron (North Ohannel).
Bruce Mines and Thessalon. . .

brls. •

lbs.

brls.

lbs.
26,156
10,136
19,200

380
3,075
29,216

890
39,421

332,. 367

53.297

144.630
1,.'?92

brls.

lbs.
25.495
18,287
13.672

1.644

70.818

42.188

1.964

27.764

317,885

353.756

550.257
264.978

lbs.
17.899

lbs.
106.585

2

Cockburn Island and Meldrum

Bay

3

Blind River and Joliette ;

Islands !

'

2.738

6,035
15.594

1,996

527

11.647

11.580

500

54,000

4

Algoma Mills, Spragge and

Cutler

John's Island and Spanish...

53
223

200
200

580

5

2

2

158i657
23,006

7

• 1

. .

ft

Manitowaning and Fraser Bay

Killarney, Squaw and Rabbit

Islands

45.434

9

i

i

36,294

10

Fitzwilliam Island and South
Bay

11

Mississagi Straits and Provi-

1

1.000

12

Duck Islands

!!!:;!!!!!!!:;!!!:;;::;;;;:

1

1

Totals

276

400

2i

660,160

1,002 J

1.690,708

68.516

424.556

Values

$ c.

2,760 00

$ c.

20 00

$ c.

25 00

$ c.

66.016 00

1 c.

10.025 00

$ c.

169.070 80

$ c.

5.481 28

$ c.

42,455 60

1914

GiAME AND FISHERIES.

129

FISHERIES

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1912.

Fisliin? materia).

Other fixtures used in
fishinsr.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets. ; Dip nets.

Night lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

o

Yards.

Value.

6
55

Value.

4 Value. .« i Value.

No.
Hooke.

Value.

6

Value.

o

Value.

d

Value.

:

1

19

$

6,. WO
300

'■ , 1 .

$

$

2

500

$

i

14

0 find

■

2

1.000

2

700

i •
1

13 1 .S.600
8 ! 4,000

5

i.ino ! 2

800

'■"1

15
15

4,000
s 9sn

L...

1

6 1 2,000
16 7 .^00

■ 1

._J^___

1

1

i""

•

106 ' -^^ ^^0

- - - - ' ----

i

9

2.*!00 4

1,500

;

1

of flsh caught during the year 1912.

a
o

V

U

a

Eels.

1

1

3

Catlish.

s

* .

TS.C

.2
1

1

BQ
M

Carp.

Value,

lb«.
5 567

lbs.

lbs.
.3,114

lbs.

lbs.
286

lbs.
8.293

lbs.
10

No.

lbs.

$ c.

18,683 80

■

2,842 80

7 177

!)4 ..345

10,820
180,870

S66

15,226 04

100

1,001
5,450

1,889 SO

'■> 736

200

64 '

37,038 92

1 116

9.768 08

!

327 66

948

'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.

6.668
1,500

65

12.734 01

660

I .f>fii

■iOll

2,000

70.049 6Q

40,746 3

:U4

i i

79,635 8

!

2.760

26,802 6

22.018

11.454

3,260

2.486

.308,491

405

315,663 11

$ e.

3 :>0i 70

$ c.

572 70

$ c.

195 60

$ c.

198 88

$ c.

15.124 55

$ r.

405 00

$ c.

315.663 11

9 G.F.

130

THE REPORT UPON

No. 14

ONTARIO

Return of the number of flshermen. tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats, the

industry during

Pishin's material.

Tugs or vessels.

No.

Ton-
nagre.

Value.

Men. No.

Boats.

■ OfU-Nets.

Value.

Men.

Yards.

Value.

Georgian Bay.

Byng Inlet

Parry Sound

Wauijaushene

Penetanguishene

Collingwood

Meaford (including Owen

Sound Bay)

Colpoy's Bay to Tobermory. . .

85

172
41

Totals

248

4,000
7,000

3,000

80,100
9,200

43,300

1,600
1,796
1,295
?5
6,926

22 I 4,666
47 3,790

80 124 i 19,086

80.000
857,100
48,600
23,200
109,000

447,950
195,100

215 1,261,950

4.-0
11,683
3,500
1,032
6,210

9,746
10,676

43,196

Return of the kinds, quantities and values of

District.

i

1

i

4:

I

.a

1

.0

•S

1

£

4f

♦.'

JS

M

^

^

e

^

Ph

Georgian Bag.

Byng Inlet

Parry Sound

Waubaushene

PenetttDguishene

Collingwood

Meiiford (including Owen

Sound Bay)

Colpoy's Buy to Tobermory...

Totals

Values

brls.

1,000
49

700

500

18,200

38,750
9,200

l,12.Si

67,350

11.235 00

$ c.

8,367 50

brls.

40

400 00

lbs.

62,542
186.706
16,466
6,625
11.300

760
8,872

brls.

287,161

* c.
28,716 10

700
99i

913i

» c.
9.185 00

lbs.

39,800
241,488
2.516
12,115
91,8.39

425,200
214,069

1,027,027

102,702 70

lbs.
14,826

'itfisoo

34.396

$ c.

2,746 08

lbs.

40,218

4,944

12,760

100

58.012

$ 0.
5,801 20

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

131

FISHERIES

quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the fishing
the year 1912.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

o

Yards.

Value.

d

12;

Value.

6
2;

Value.

a

'A

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

d

Value.

d

'A

Value.

d

Value.

$

9

3.500

$

$

$

$

$

3
2
3

$

1,700

4
3
1

2,700

375

75

500

13

605

200

.

5
6

650
3,700

2

1.135

' •

9

3.500

12

605

19

7,500

9

3,535

fish caught during the year 1912.

S

to

<s

T3

a

c

a

1

A

1

A

ti

o

61

«

3

1

3

6

««

s

1

3

6

13

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ c.

976

376

7.095
4,368
29.700

100

16,497 59

43,682 20

700

8,100

6,965 20

600

3.085 00

3,000

1,200

11.441 90

61,532 50

34.814

25,835 94

976

8.000

35,414

1,067

42,363

100

8,100

168,990 33

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

146 40

150 00

2,134 84

85 36

%.tl» 15

100 00

162 00

168,990 33

10 G.P.

132

THE REPORT UPON

No. 14

ONTARIO

Keturn of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing material.

i

Tugs or vessels.

Boats.

Gili-Neta,

B

3

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

Yards.

Value.

1

2

Lake Huron (Prtper).

Cape Hurd to Southampton. .
Southampton to Pine Point. .

7
2

1

366
'"19*

$

10.500
3.700
1,500

35

9
5

36
7
11

58

$

3.4.37

210

3.290

9.285

63
10
44

86

404,735 .
69,785
62.685

10,000

18.715

407

3 822

4

County of Lambton (including
the Biver St. Clair

220

Totals

• • • •

10

385

15.700

49

112

16,222

203

547.205

23.164

Beturns of the kinds, Quantities and values

J

a

0

District.

i

CM

a
1

n

.0

1

ti

a
■c

a

i
i

S

is

1

<a

S
'S

1
2

Trout, fresh.

0

0

0
t

1

Lake Huron (Proper).
Cape Hurd to Southampton. .

brlB.
87

lbs.

4.078

150

20,425

125.871

brls.

lbs.
9,010

brls.

633}
15

lbs.

452,516
55,620
102,954

20,185

lbs.
154

lbs.
4

<i

10.988
18.740

9,312

4

County of Lambton (including
the River St. Clair

Totals

30

598

177,861

117

160,524

38,738

6.B8i

631,225

752

187,177

Values

$ c.

1.170 00

$ c.

7,526 20

f c.

$ c.

3,873 80

$ c.
6,385 00

$ 0.

63,122 50

$ c

60 16

$ c.

18,717 70

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

133

FISHERIES.

the quantity and ralue of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1912.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip Nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

$

2

$

300

$

8

$ c.

12 25

$

$

7

1
9

7

1

5,700
200
925

840

8

68

1,800
17,500

n

373

215

1

20

.. ..

*

5

373

215

78

19.600

1

20

8

12 25

24

7,665

of fish caught during the year 1912.

S

2

o

S

T3

n

a

s

1

U3

s

S

a
S

m

M

S

1

H

1

Is

6

»4

o

■3

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ C.

350

21.890

277,000

505
600

20

71 286 47

5.749 60
15.788 40

41 .377 63

1,364

33,058

200

11,155

16

46.959

405

6,551

146

78,113

1,741

11

100

48,663

405

61,499

277,200

146

90,373

1,777

11

100

134,201 99

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

$ c.

$c.

$ c.

$ c.

$c.

»C.

$ c.

7,299 45

24 30

8,074 95

16,632 00

11 68

4.518 65

1,777 00

6 60

2 00

134,201 99

134

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Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing material.

1

e

a
•'A

Tugs or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

Yards.

Value.

1

Lake St. Clair.
River Thames

$

42

84
.B5

$

149
13,073
1,606

42
166
95

$

9

Lake St. Clair

12

2,325

15

8

Detroit River

Totals

12

2,325

15

161

14.828

303

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

1

B

a

District.

i
i

a

w

tit
g

i

s

B

1
o

JS

'S

o

M
EH

o

a

o

1

1

Lake St. Clair.
River Thames

brls.

lbs.

brls.

lbs.

brls.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs
325

1

Lake St. Clair

49,277
109,165

18,264
19,075

53,692

^

3.900

Totals

l.<;8,442

37,339

57,917

Values

... • .

$ C.
15.844 20

$ c.

2,987 12

$ c.

5.791 70

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

135

FISHERIES.

the quautity aud value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1912.

Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines,

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
HookB.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

$

$

$

84
2

$ c.

453 50
10 00

1,000
4,900
1,000

$

59

1.470

36

$

$

$

17

2,433
2.905

1,390
1,410

12

3.550

154
1

7.380
10

9

2,550

15

1

2,350

32

200

49

5.338

2,800

12

3,550

155

7,390

86

463 50

6,900

1,565

9

2,550

16

2 550

of fish caught during the year 1912.

i

0)

•a

.O

a
8

S

1

a

S

i

a

d
•3

w

^

i,

H

6

S

O

w

5

>

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

8

lbs.
16,545

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ C.

860 39

44,388

69,499
11,150

75

50,638
750

392,633
53,650

970
65

9.760
63,300

46,743 !>6

4,430

18,128 00

48,818

80,649

75

51 .396

462,828

1,035

73,060

65,731 95

$ c.

$ c.

$c.

$ c

$ c.

$ C.

$ c.

$ C.

7,. 322 70

4.032 45

4 50

4.111 68

23,141 40

1.035 00

1.461 20

65,731 95

136

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Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing Material.

i

Tugs

or Tessels.

Boats.

Gin-Nets.

1

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

Yards.

Value.

1

Lake Erie.

5
8
2

80

481

60

15,000
9,000
12,750

26

9

13

9
63
43
31
23

6

1

1,150
20.984
17,700
10,810
8.450
3,200

19
128
59
72
50
17

49,950
8,000
17,. 500

5.450
2.250
3.700

V

s

Kent West

4

Kent East

F)

Elgin West

2

17

2

1

1
2
1
2
9
5
1

38
15

'"23'

20
20
180
42

15,000

100,000

6,000

2,000

4,000
4,600
4,000
10,000
31,600
7.050
2,500

18

61

12

6

6
8
6
17
41
20

24,000

282.000

16.000

6

Elgin East

7

Houghton, Norfolk County . . .

Walsingham, Norfolk County. .

Long Point (including Outer

Bay)

8.000

8

20

19
24
33
5
27
15
29

500

540
1,528
1,018

200
2,258

231

116

32

34
42
75
5
47
15
33

9

10
11

Oharlotteville, Norfolk County
Inner Bay, Norfolk County. .
Woodhouse, Norfolk County. .

Haldimand County

Pt. Maitland to Pt. Colborne . .
Pt. Colborne to Niagara Falls.

Totals

42.933

5.186

12
13
14
15

9,500
75.500
32.170
12,200

4.081
6,710
4,606

58

1.566

223,. SOO

243

347

68,685

628

569,753

100 943

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

J

8

0

District.

i

a

•£

n

S

M

a

■£

i
1

■s

S

s

M

J3

m

1

i
1

2

1

3

1

£
Q

1

■•,•■*■, f
Lake Brie.

brls.

25
2.594

lbs.

567.096

809,943

2.197.113

2,050,885

1,688,000

4,263,891

97.764

2.475

336,824
147,072
194,215
294.000
218.874
160.791
12,475

brls.

lbs.

,37.514
825,331
176,056
105.982
145.800
523.989

40.675
1.232

41.149
32.196
18,200
26,405
238,546
22,341
1.012

brls.

lbs.

lbs.

12.201
334.688
406.197
241. .306

46,900

69,978
980

11,404

102.387
15.187
4.447
27.000
62..S94

140.207
20.890

lbs.
6.172

1,720

277 759

3
4

6
g

Kent West

52 796

Kent East

30,078

Elgin West

259 000

Elgin East

93,843

7

195
145

336

21,235

3

35,288

9

Long Point (including Outer
Bay)

2,000

24,148

10

Oharlotteville, Norfolk County

18,109

jl

4,185

2.775

1?

1.413
400

143.818

],|

Pt. Maitland to Pt. Colborne . .

636

Pt. Colborne to Niagara Palls.
Totals

5.343

4.619

13,041,418

1,720

2,236,428

2.489

1,486.166

975.180

Values

Jf c.
46.190 00

$ c.
6,';2.070 90

« c.
17.200 00

$ c.

223.642 80

$ c.

248 90

$ c.

118.8)3 28

$ c.
97,518S00

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

137

FISHERIES.

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1912.

Fishinsr material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound Nets.

Hoop Nets.

Dip Nets.

Nieht Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

i

5

130
10
59
53

1,000
45,700
41.430
28,300
21,200

$

1

1

$

2

27
20
22
19
28

3

8.500
15,500

1

$

4,000

9

2,500

100

2,100

1,395
25

1.140

11 110

19.700
9,330
5.350

9

4.700

7

• • . .

5 67

250

50

....

36,250
3,300

23

1

22.700

• • . .

i'""i: :

600

8

3,200

9 MK

955

975
800

. 1

2,200
400
800
100
425

40

1^
3

3
2
2

1

14
6

1.650

1.900

1,800

500

fii o'inn

2

1.000

y.v..'.'.''.'.'.'.'.

.,..|. .......

1
1

600

%

15,090

6,185

....1.!"...

600

4

29

5

1.500
8,450
1,500

1 . ..

1

4

285

155

31
5

11

90 50

15 00

4

8,250
1,400

2

100

....

9,300

(••••

6S

28 350 1 1 '^^'^

297

150,080

63

286 50

18,475

115

14<)

113,430

38

33,800

of fish caught during the year 1912.

i

J5

J

3
"3

■s
6

£

i

u

■a

s

.2<S

6

P

«>

a
o

a

lbs.

lb«.

lbs.

85.792
130.052
220,556
217.893

76.400

181 .879

3,000

44,291

lbs.

lbs.

153
26.060

lbs.

7.972
219.125

86.750

57,879

85.000

6.856

lbs.

No.

lbs.

$ c.

88.649 99
248.499 69

17 875

160

1.549
247
106i

508

184,640

700

194,968

5 881

181 746 06

5 045

3.030

1

154 248 94

136,622 00
890,173 14

2,005

11 827 10

1,283

7.432

3.582

7.857

575

793

63

134

60,851

54.340
165.445
43.746

8.035
61,857
13,558

9.184

63,214

104.800

50,046

214.093

11,326 69

8 815

38,708

36,892

6,488

407i
96

69 917 67

390

25.167 87

19.724 63

920

3.425
50,445
12,276

2,154

90
319

86
529

20.625 00

11 520

111

87.040
125

63.045 86
22,978 80

6,821

32

6.079 42

52.267

1,110,201

150

52.967

880,593

8,430

652

899.625

1,289,121 69

1 c.

7,840 06

$ c.

55.510 05

1 c.

9 00

$ c.

4.237 86

$ c.

44.029 65

» c.

3.430 00

* c.
891 20

f c.

17.990 60

5 c.

1.289.121 69

138

THE REPORT UPOX

Xo. 14

ONTARIO

Return of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats, the

industry during

District.

Fish

ng material.

i

Tugrs or vessels.

Boats,

Gill-Nets.

B

0

d

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

6

Value.

Men.

Yards.

Value.

1

0

Jjdke Ontario.

2

32

$
8.000

6

27

19

18

2

9

6

1

40

109

177

19

28

$

4,691
3.150
4,700
1,100
1,900
580
250
2,500
4,210
8,014
1,965
1.537

43

25

36

4

18

12

2

49

178

276

29

42

98,725
42.200
93,000
12,000
32,800
10,050
3.000
38,640
201,290
96 ,300
73.800
26,500

$

5; 0.33

Wentworth County

3,110

9

Halton County

4,215

\

Peel County

1.100

5

York County

2,750

fi

Ontario County

606

7

Durham Countv

250

Northumberland County ....

2.162

q

Prince Edward Countv

3,081

10

Bay of Quinte (proper) ....

4,930

\\

Bay of Quinte (North Channel)
Wolfe Island and vicinity ....

3.115

Xf

830

Totals

2

32

8.000

6

455

34,547

714

728,305

31.182

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

Lake Ontario.

brls.

Lincoln County

Wentworth County

Halton County

Peel County

York County

Ontario County

Durham County

Northumberland County . . . .

Prince Edward County

Bay of Quinte (proper) . . . .
Bay of Quinte (North Channel)
Wolfe Island and vicinity . . . .

Totals

Values

$ c

510 00

lbs.

285,400
97,788
70.200
15,000
16.600
4,157
5.000
21.013

.34,602

539,760

$ c.

26,988 00

brls.

25
'320

lbs.

42.686
17.650
12.100

21.800

10,304

1.000

13 635

140,898

182,484

59,966

12.400

355

514,923

$ c.

S.hhO 00

$ C.

51.492 30

brls.

180

$ c.
1.800 00

lbs.

11,504

6,900

21.500

175.000

10.863

1,369

500

30,300

232,149

250

77,326

27,501

lbs.

1,222
23,5.30

632

53,265
32,5.37
100,481
1,200
22,650

595,162

236.017

$ c.

59.516 20

$ C.

18.881 .36

lbs.

46,016
475

35

200

25,315

2,176

900

75.126

$ C.

7,51i 60

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

139

FISHERIES.

quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the fishing
the year 1912.

* Fishing material.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

° Yards.

Value.

6

Value.

6

Value.

6

^2;

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

d

is

Value.

6

Value.

6

Value.

$

$

$

42
4

66
5

$

$

5

•169

16

2

1
2

$

• 900

2,560

1,400

400

200

122

$

4

460

220

166

250

200
100

4

5

....

I

40

%h

2

1

142

100

54

52

344

1,350

676

5,765

6,405

5.500

200

500

22
158

2
1
1
6

40
400
300
500

2

13
30

8
41

3

48

773

13

5

226

10

343

294

498

8,561

46

71

13,905

202

166

250

205

6.822

8

448

*166 of these are spearing houses valued at $1,660.

of fish caught during the year 1912.

B
O

i

<2

1

00

<a
0

8

1

'g'S

i

a:

. 0

n

c
0

6,
1

a
a

w

t

0

a

Value.

lbs.

lbs.
50

lbs.

20,615
2,400

lbs.

lbs.
886

lbs.

7,601
550

lbs.

No.

lbs.

Ib-j.

$ c.

26,123 04

36,070

9,643 20

375
300

123.900

19,282 50

1,100
20
37

500
40

4.000
4,615
3,027
1,000
76,334
46.530
165,385
22,100
42,158

100

21,805 00

4,331 25

1.579 81

450 00

5,946
151,093
49,333

5.500
12.900

5,900
4,100

73,078
1,900

13,835

9,719

52,414

28,672

266,733

400

38.310

19.213 57

58

53,827 20

8,533

68,415 05

15,604 80

14.3.S2 55

■8,590

225,497

122.985

9,719

387,855

373,. SOO

36.170

123,900

$254,607 97

$ C.
1.288 50

$ c.

13.539 82

% c.

6,149 35

$ c.

583 14

$ c.

31,028 40

$ C.

18,665 00

$ c.

723 40

$ C.

18,890 GO

$ C.

254.607 97

140

THE REPORT UPON

No. 14

ONTARIO

Beturn of the number of Fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

fishing industry

District.

Fishing Material.

i

Tugs or vessels.

Boats.

Gill-Nets.

0

No.

Ton-
nage.

Value.

Men.

No.

Value.

Men.

Yards.

Value.

\

Inland, Waters.

$

58

122

49
19

$

79.3

1,526

574
1,1?0

85

267

44
34

2,170
3,595
1,665

$
243

2

Leeds, Lanark, Lennox and

607

3
\

Russell, Prescott, Carleton,
Renfrew and Grenville ....

I

'"io*

800
4,800

12
62

78

K,

Welland County

Totals

6

10

5.600

74

248

4,013

430

7,430

928

Return of the kinds, quantities and values

District.

i

1

S:

-g

J3

J3

J3

73

V

Id

O

«

«

a

S

JS

xs

o

^

^

H"

{^

Inland Waters.

Frontenac County

Leeds, Lanark, Lennox and

Addington

Russell, Prescott, Carleton,

Renfrew and Grenville ....

Lake Simcoe

Welland County

Totals

Values

brls.

39

lbs.
4,215

6..';42

1.448

12,205

$ c.

390 00

$ c.

610 25

brls.

lbs.

100
2,109

$ c.

238 80

brls.

lbs.

6.361

6,361

$ c.

70 00

$ c.

636 10

lbs.
16.960
13,650
563

31 ,459

$ c.

2,516 72

lbs.

5

100
50

332

487

48 70

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

141

FISHERIES.

the quantity and value of all fishing materials and other fixtures employed in the
during the year 1912.

Fishing materia

.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets,-

Dip Nets.

Night Lines.

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

$

$

41
65
5

$

950
1,195

100

1

1,900

$

$

$

$

4

2
2

38

38

4,000
1,000

65
15

50
1,100

7

1,200

1,050

60

173

3

150

SS

51

1

1 1

3

7

1,200

1,050

111

?,245

71

89

6,900

80

60

173

8

1,150

i 150

of fish caught during the year 1912.

i

09

1

1

"3

to

O

Mixed and coarse
fish.

i
1

1

d

6

,1=

>

lbs.

Ibe.
24,630
1,950
100

lbs.

1.330

51

1.700
122

188

Ibs.

lbs.
64,001
28,622
14,643

lbs.

61,165

28.335

20,668

32,992

1,995

lbs.

No.

lbs.

4.200

$ c.

11 .374 68

6,663106
3 315 88

6,400

123.871

6 1''2 ■>"

462

202 19

6 400

26,680

3,391

1,077 28

145,155

123.871

4,200

25,678 33

* c.

960 00

$ c.

1 ,600 80

$ c.
169 55

$ c.
1 fi.filR 24

f c.

7,257 75

$ c.

2.477 42

f c.

84 00

■ $ c.

25,678 33

1

1

142

THE REPORT UPOX

Xo. 14

ONTARIO

Recapitulation of the number of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, vessels and boats,

industry during

District.

Fishing material.

Tugs 01 vessels.

No- IZ. I ^^•"''-

Men.

No.

Value.

Gill-Nets.

Yards.

V.ilue.

Kenora and Rainy River . . . .

Lake Superior

Lake Huron (North Channel)

Georgian Bay

Lake Huron (proper)

Lake St. Clair, etc

Lake Erie

Lake Ontario

Inland waters

Totals

3

61

28

.S41

60

745

18

248

10

385

12

58

1,566

2

32

6

10

197

.3.388

2.220
58,675
90,375
43,300
15,700

2,325
223,500

8,000

5,600

449,695

124

193

80

49

15

243

52
83
69
124
112
161
347
455
248

792 1,651

$

12,860

112

6,065

124

6,725

83

19,085

215

16,222

203

14,828

303

68,685

628

34.i;47

714

4.013

430

183,030

2,812

78,750

652,200

1,150,550

1,261,950

547,205

569,753

728,. 305

7,4.30

4,996,143

10,615
19,618
449,145
43,195
23,164

100.943

31.182

928

678,790

Recapitulation of the kinds, quantities and values of

District.

Kenora and Rainy

River

Lake Superior

Lake Huron (North

Channel)

Georgian Bay

Lake Huron (proper)
Lake St. Clair, etc. .

Lake Erie

Lake Ontario

Inland waters

• Totals

Values

brU.

276

,1231

117

4.619
51
39

6,225i

$ c,

62,255 00

lbs.

1,763,815

400
67,. 350
150,. 524

13,041,418

539,760

12,205

15,. 574. 972

$ c.

778,748 60

brls.

1,720
355

2,117i

$ c.

21,175 00

994,428
573,674

660,160

287,161

38,738

158.442

2.236,428

514,923

2.388

5, 466,. 342

$ c.
546,634 20

brls.

1.000
690

1 ,0021
91 ,34
638i

4,4311

$ c.
44.315 00

lbs.

55,643
1,475,924

1,690,708

1,027,027

631,225

2.489

595.162

6. .361

5,484,539

548,453 90

lbs.

456,994
122,631

68,516
34,326
752
37,. 339
1,485,166
236,017
31,459

2,473,200

197,866 00

lbs.

669,311
217,847

424,556
58,012

187,177
.57,917

975,180

75,126

487

2,665,613

* c.

266,561 30

lbs.

117.933
3,567

22,018

976

48,663

48.818

52.267

8.590

6,400

309,232

46,384 80

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

143

FISHERIES.

the quantity and value of all fishing material and other fixtures employed in the fishing
the year 1912.

IFishing material

. — Continued.

Other fixtures used in
fishing.

Seines.

Pound nets.

Hoop nets.

Dip nets.

Night Lines,

Spears.

Freezers and
Ice Houses.

Piers and
Wharves.

No.

Yards.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.

Value.

No.
Hooks.

Value.

No. Value.

No

Value.

No.

Value.

$

28
46

106

9

78

12

297

$

9,000
9,900
35.9.50
3.500
19,600
3,550
150,080

6

$
1.025

^

$

$

15
20

9

19
24

9
149

$

9,250
16,700
2,900
7,500
7.665
2,5.50
113.430

It
12

4

9

'ie'

38
8
3

5
9,450

*

12,600

....

1.500

....

12
155

605

20

7,390

■.■.:'.'.".'.! ::.:::.:

3,535

5

'"'37.3'
5,. 338

28,350

543

1.200

""2i5

2.800

11.630

294

1 .0.50

8

86
63
•46
71

12

463

286
71
89

49
62
10

6.900
13.475
12,905

6.900

1.565
115

202

80

....

2,550
33.300

498
111

8,564
2.245

166
60

250
173

205*1 6.822
8 1,150

448

7

150

133

35,804

15.989

576

231,580

783

19.849

274

921

40.180

1.962

226

423

458

167,967

101

56,733

*166 of these are spearing houses valued at fl,660.

fish caught during the year 1912.

<g

S3

-a

A

■3

n

fl

0

S

tA

d

M

.1-3

■ 6

-

M

a

Si

u

0)

&<

W

0

■s

oj

JA

W

0

s

a

cq

M

lbs.

225,497
26,680

lbs.

11,454
3,000
61,499
80,649
1,110.201
122.985
3.. 391

105.579
550

3.260

35.414

277,200

75

150

9,719

lbs.
28.450

2.486

- 1 ,067

146

51 .396

52,967

.387.8.55

107.728

lbs.
33.893

302.491
42.. 363
90,. 373
462.828
880.593
373,. 300
145,155

lbs.
2,796

405

too

1,777
1,0.35
3.430

213

11
652

lbs.

8.100

100

73.060

899.525

.36.170

123.871

lbs.
91,076

lbs.

123,900

lbs.

4.200

256.702 94
332,188 78

315,653 11
168.990 33
1.34.201 99

05.731 95

1.289.121 69

254.607 97

25.678 33

252.582

1.393.179

431.947

632.095

2,330.996

9.543

1.140.826

4.200

2.842.877 09

15,154 92

$ c.

69,658 95

$ c.
25.916 82

50,567 60

$

116,549

9.. 543 00

9 c.

525 60

$

22.816 52

$ c.

7,286 08

$ c.

12,390 00

$ C.

84 00

2,842.877 09

144

THE REPORT UPON

Xo. 14

Comparative Statement of yield for 1911-12, according to Districts.

1911.

1912.

Increase.

Decrease.

Kenora and Rainy River District:

Herring bbls. . .

Herring lbs. . .

Whiteflsh bbls. . .

Whiteflsh lbs. . .

Trout bbls. . .

Trout lbs. . .

Pike " ..

Pickerel (Dare). " ..

Sturgeon " . .

Eels • ' . .

Perch " ....

Tullibee " ....

Catfish " ....

Mixed and Coarse fish " ....

Caviare ' ' ....

Sturgeon Bladders No

Buffalo Fish lbs

Lake Superior :

Herring bbls

Herring lbs

Whitefish bbls

Whiteflsh lbs

Trout bbls

Trout lbs

Pike " ....

Pickerel (Dore) " . . . .

Sturgeon " ....

Eels " ....

Perch " . . . .

Tullibee " ....

Catfish " ....

Mixed and Coarse fish " ....

Caviare " . . . .

Sturgeon Bladders No

Carp lbs

Lake Huron, North Channel:

Herring bbls

Herring lbs

Whitefish bbls

Whiteflsh lbs

Trout bbls

Trout lbs

Pike " ....

Pickerel (Dore) " . . . .

Sturgeon "

Eels " . . . .

Perch "

Tullibee " ....

Catflsh " ....

Mixed and Coarse fish " ....

Caviare ' ' . . . .

Sturgeon Bladders No

Carp lbs

Georgian Bay:

Herring bbls

Herring lbs

Whiteflsh bbls. . . .

Whiteflsh lbs

Trout bbls. . . .

Trout lbs. . . .

761,487

92,385
346,275
402,701

73,290

128,689

6,000

34,770

1,792

186

994,428
1,000
55,643
456,994
669,311
117,933

232,951
1,000

110,719

266,610

44,643

784,280

1,005

602,653

1,441

,441,137

62,773

81,569

7.267

2,235

920
40

3,809

4.600

422

665,481

1,270

,618,134

67,954

287,543

18,816

105.579

28,450

33,893

2,796

213

91,076

22,450

1,004

27

91,076

1,763,315

573,674

690

1,475,924

122,631

217,847

3,567

979,035

* '7i",62i'

' '34', 787*

59,858

136,278

550

11,282

13,799

201,886

200

1,828

101,148

33

347,855

559

,273,948

276

400

2i

660,160

l,002i

1,690,708

68,516

424,556

22,018

72.574

562

137.013

3,202

11,454

3,260

2,486

302,491

405

172
3,260

100,605
205

l,123i

67.350

40

287.161

913i

1,027,027

7
'354i

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

145

Comparative Statement of yield for 1911-12, according to Districts — Continued.

1911.

1912.

Increase.

Decrease.

Georgian Bay — Continued :

Pike lbs.

Pickerel (Dore) " .

Sturgeon " .

Eels

Perch " .

Tullibee

Catfish " .

Mixed, and Coarse Fish'

Caviare ,' " .

Sturgeon Bladders " .

Carp No. .

73,356

86,528

291

34,326

58,012

976

685

39,030
28,516

Lake Huron (proper) :

Herring bbls

Herring lbs

Whiteflsh bbls

Whiteflsh lbs

Trout bbls

Trout lbs.

Pike "

Pickerel (Dore) "

Sturgeon "

Eels "

Perch "

Tullibee "

Catfish "

Mixed and coarse fish "

Caviare '. "

Sturgeon Bladders No.

Carp lbs

Lake St. Clair and Detroit River :

Herring bbls. .

Herring lbs. .

Whiteflsh bbls .

Whiteflsh lbs. .

Trout bbls.

Trjut lbs.

Pike " ,

Pickerel (Dore) " ,

Sturgeon " .

Eels " .

Perch " .

Tullibee " .

Catfish " .

Mixed and coarse fish " .

Caviare " .

Sturgeon Bladders No.

Carp lbs.

Lake Erie :

Herring bbls . . . ,

Herring lbs

Whiteflsh bbls. . . ,

Whiteflsh lbs...,

Trout bbls. . , ,

Trout lbs...,

Pike " ....

Pickerel (Dore) " . . . .

Sturgeon ** . . . .

Eels " . . . .

6,675

285
35,081

1,000

226

175,810

1

70,152

743

767,433

2,027

175,588

8,744

104,780

212,000

406

80,256

736

54

100

63,983

38,745
68,034
46,985

66,796

39,416

515,893

600

224,990

73
9,924,292

3,000
35,414

1,067

42,363

100

35,414

782

7,282

100

8,100

117
150,524

7,100

38,738

638i

631,225"

752

187,177

48,663

405

61,499

277,200

146

90,373

1,777

11

100

11,589

39,919

405

'65',266"

10.117
1,041

100

158,442

94,459

37,339
57,917
48.818

1,833

80,649

75

51,396

462,828

1,035

13,853

75

11,980

435

1,139.345

73,060

4,619

13,041,418

1,720

2,236,428

4,546
3,117,126

1,720
1.097,083

2,799

1,099,214

802,067

67,685

2,489

1,485,166

975,180

52,267

385,952
173,113

3,675

109

25,286

]

31,414

104J

136,208

1,275

43,281
""*266'

43

100

1,406
11,117

53,065

isi'.gso'

310

146

THE EEPORT UPON

Xo. 14

Comparative Statement of yield 1911-12, according to Districts.

1911.

1912.

Increase.

Decrease.

Lake Erie. — Continued :

Perch lbs

Tullibee "

Catfish "

Mixed and coarse fish "

Caviare "

Sturgeon Bladders No.

Carp lbs

Lake Ontario ;

Herring bbls .

Herring lbs .

Whiteflsh bbls .

Whiteflsh lbs .

Trout bbls .

Trout lbs.

Pike " .

Pickerel (Dore) " .

Sturgeon " .

Eels " .

Perch " .

Tullibee " .

Catfish " .

Mixed and Coarse fish " .

Caviare " .

Sturgeon and Bladders No .

Carp lbs .

Herring, Smoked " .

Inland Waters :

Herring bbls .

Herring lbs .

Whiteflsh bbls.

Whiteflsh lbs.

Trout bbls.

Trout lbs.

Pike " .

Pickerel (Dore) " .

Sturgeon " .

Eels " .

Perch " .

Tullibee " .

Catflsh : " .

Mixed and Coarse fish " .

Caviare " .

Sturgeon Bladders No. .

Carp lbs .

Dogflsh " .

874,304

15,834

49,540

1.327,645

3,684

149

644,621

30
944,694

16
582,528

384,567

347,334

98,019

138

138,710

214,441

6,100

411,738

474,177

10

85,500

69
20,104,

25,285

980

60,839

20,446

2,100

6,388

22,801

50

130,770

136,294

200
462,406

1,110,201

150

52,267

880,593

3,430

652

899,525

51

539,760

355

514,923

180

595,162

236,017

75,126

8,590

225,497

122,985

9,719

387,855

373,300

36,170
123,900

39
12,205

2,388

7

6,361

31,459

487

6,400

26,680

3,391

235,997
'**2",8i7'

503
254,904

21

339

180
210,595

8,452
?6,787

3,619

123,900

7
5,381

4,300
20,292

107,728
145,155

123,871
4,200

8.861

15,684

'447 ',652'
254

404,934
' '67,605'

111,317
22,893

91.456

"*23",883'

100,877

10

49,330

30
7,899

22,897

29,380
19,959

19,410

50

23,042

4,200

200
338,535

1914

GAME AND FISHERIES.

147

Comparative Statement of the yield of the Fisheries of the Proyince.

Herring bbls.

Herring lbs.

Whiteflsh bbls.

Whiteflsh lbs.

Trout bbls.

Trout lbs.

Pike "

Pickerel (Dore) "

Sturgeon "

Eels "

Perch "

Tullibee "

Catfish "

Mixed and Coarse fish "

Caviare "

Sturgeon Bladders No.

Carp lbs

Herring, smoked "

Buffalo Fish "

Dog Fish "

1911

1912

6,

11,953

- 1,

4,142,

4,

6,569,

2,098,

2,022,

225,

145,

1,274,

375

651,

2.806,

7,

1.418,

044
228
556
769
713
383
517
495
316
196
079
658
954
922
062
589
517

6,225J
15.574,972
2.117J
5.466,342

4.43U

5,484,539

2.473,200

2,665,613

309,232

252.582

1.393,179

431.947

632.095

2.330,996

9.543

876

1,140.826

123.900

91.076

4.200

Increase.

181J
3,621,744

561i
1,323,573

374,683
643,118

83,916
107.386
119.100

56.289

123,900

91,076

4,200

Total Barrels 12,313

Total Pounds | 32,691,685

Total Increase of Barrels. 1912 1 i 461^

Total Increase of Pounds. 1912 ! ' 5,693.433

12.774^1
38,385,118 !

Decrease.

281^

84,844

19,859
475,926

277,691

Statement of the yield and value of the Fisheries of the Province for the year 1912.

Kinds of Fish.

Quantity.

Price.

Value.

Herring ^ bbls

Herring lbs

Whiteflsh bl)ls

Whiteflsh lbs

Trout bbls

Trout lbs

Pike "

Pickerel (Dore) "

Sturgeon "

Eels lbs

Perch "

Tullibee «

Catflsh "

Mixed and Coarse Fish "

Caviare ••

Sturgeon Bladders ; No.

Carp lbs

Herring, smoked "

Bufifalo Fish "

Dog Fish "

$ c.

6,226i

10 00

15.574.972

05

2,nu

10 00

5.466,342

10

4,431^

10 00

5,484,539

10

2.473.200

08

2.665,613

10

309,232

15

252.582

06

1.393.179

05

431,947

06

632,095

08

2,330.996

05

9,543

1 00

876

60

1.140,826

02

123.900

10

91.076

08

4,200

02

62.255 00

778,748 60

21,175 00

546,634 20

44.315 00

548.453 90

197,856 00

266,561 30

46.384 80

15,154 92

69.658 95

25.916 82

50.567 60

116,549 80

9,543 00

525 60

22.816 52

12,390 00

7,286 08

84 00

Total .

2,842.877 09

148

THE EEPORT UPON GAME AND FISHERIES.

No. 14r

KECAPITULATION
Of the Fishing Tugs, Nets, Boats, etc., employed in the Province in the Fishing Industry.

197 Tugs (3,388 Tons) (792 meuj.

1,651 boats (2,812 men)

4,996,143 yards Gill-net

133 Seines (35,804 yds.)

576 Pound nets

783 Hoop nets

274 Dip nets

40,180 Hooks on Set Lines

226 Spears

458 Freezers and Ice Houses

101 Piers and Wharves

Articles.

Total value of Fishing Apparatus .

Value.

$449,695 00

183,030 00

678,790 00

15,989 00

231,580 00

19,849 00

921 00

1,962 00

423 00

167.967 00

56,733 00

$1,806,939 00

Value of Ontario Fisheries from 1870 to 1912, inclusive.

Years.

1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
1880.
1881.
1882.
1883.
1884.
1885.
1886.
1887.
1888.
1889.
1890.
1891.

ii^.

Value.

$

264,982

193,524

267,633

293,091

446,267

453,194

437,229

438,223

348,122

367.133

444,491

509,903

825,457

1,027,033

1,133,724

1,342,692

1,435,998

1,531,850

1.839.869

1,963.123

2,009,637

1,806,389

Carried forward $1 9 , 379 , 564

Years.

Value.

$ c.

Brought forward 19 , 397 , 564 00

1892 ! 2,042,198 00

1893 i 1,694.930 00

1894 1.659,968 00

1895 i 1,584,473 00

1896 ! 1,605,674 00

1897 \ 1.289,822 00

1898 1,433,631 00

1899 1,477,815 00

1900 1,333,293 00

1901 1,428,078 00

1902 1 1,265,705 00

1903 i 1,535,144 00

1904 1 1,793,524 00

1905 i 1,708,963 00

1906 ; 1,734,865 00

1907 1 1,935,024 90

1908 ] 2,100,078 63

1909 2,237,544 41

1910 ' 2,348,269 57

1911 j 2,419,178 21

1912 2,842,877 09

Total $56,850,324 81

Hi

y^UN 1-1976

HMURAL RESOURCES