Toronto, October 31st, 1890. 



In pursuance of the recommendation of the select committee of the House 

 at the last session of the Legislature, appointed for the purpose of considering 

 certain proposed amendments of the Game Laws of the Province, and in deference 

 to suggestions from various quarters calling for a more effective protection of the 

 fish of the Province, the undersigned begs to recommend that His Honour the 

 Lieutenant-Governor be advised to issue a Royal Commission directed to : — 



Richard Allan Lucas, of the citj^ of Hamilton, in the county of Wentworth, 

 merchant ; 



Robt. G. Hervey, of the town of Brockville, in the county of Hastings, rail- 

 way manager ; 



John H. Wilmott, of Beaumaris, in the district of Muskoka ; 



G. A. MacCallum, of Dunnville, in the county of Haldimand, physician ; 



Walter S. Pulford, of Leamington, in the county of Essex, carriage manu- 

 facturer ; 



John Mitchell, of the city of Guelph, in the county of Wellington, accountant ; 



Alex. H. Taylor, of the city of Ottawa, in the county of Carleton ; 



A. D. Stewart, of the city of Hamilton, in the county of Wentworth, ageut ; 



H. K. Smith, of the city of Belleville, in the county of Hastings, photo- 

 grapher ; 



*E. W. Thomson, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, journalist ; 

 Authorizing them to make enquiries, take evidence and report generally 

 upon the game and fish of the Province of Ontario and the laws relating to their 

 protection ; and that they be instructed to report specially upon the following 

 matters : — 



1. The advisability of dividing the Province into districts for Fish or Game 

 protection purposes, with appropriate close seasons for such districts respectively, 

 suggesting what, in such cases would be the proper close seasons for each of said 

 districts, or, in the event of a district system not being thought advisable, sug- 

 gesting what, if any, changes in the present close seasons may be thought neces- 

 sary or advisable, making special reference to the spring shooting of game or any 

 class or classes thereof. 



2. As to how far the deer of the Province are in danger of extermination 

 under the existing laws, the ap])roximate number still remaining and where found 

 in different parts of the Province, with such suggestions of a practical nature as 



*NorK.-Mr. Thomson resigned his position on the Commission shortly after the work was commenced, 

 on account of removal from Toronto to Boston. 



