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ONTARIO FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



SPECIAL QUESTIONS TO MANAGERS OR OTHER SUPERVISORS 

 OF RAILWAY AND STEA.MBOAT LINES. 



These special questions were answered by the 5 witnesses before-named as 

 follows : — 



1. Does your line do much traffic in sporting, camping and 



angling passengers ? 



Yes - ---... 4 



No ---.-. 1 



2. Upon what routes ? K by steamboats name them ? 



A^ot necessary to ansiuer here, replies 7nereli/ give 

 various lines runniny througk th,e Province. 



3. Give, if possible, an approximate estimate ol^ the value ot" 



the passenger, camping, and other traffic arising from 



shooting and tishing sport ? 

 Blank ------- 4 



The only answer given comes from Mr. D. S. Wagstaff', 



G. T. Railway, Detroit, who estimates the sporting 



traffic over hi.s division to be almost $10,000 per year. 



4. Would the preservation and multiplication of game and 



fish probably improve the traffic above-mentioned ? 

 Yes ------ - Ji 



Blank _----- 2 



N. B. — Mr. Wagstaff" answers in the affirmative, but says 



that the issue of licenses would greatly hurt the 



rail\va3''s business. 



5. Some American railways give free transportation to fish 



fry from State hatcheries, and otherwise assist Game 

 Wardens or protectors. Would your line probably act 

 v;ith similar liberality ? 



This very important question was left unanswered by all 



the witnesses. 



6. Would you object to allowing your Conductors or Pursers 



on sporting routes to act on behalf of the Government 

 in issuing permits foi licenses to shoot or fish, if such 

 licenses here required by law ? 

 No answers by any of the witnesses. 

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