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ONTARIO FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



SPECIAL QUESTIONS FOR DEALERS IN GUNS, TACKLE, ETC. 



These special questions were answered by the 9 witnesses before-named as 

 follows : — 



1. If owners of guns, ritles'and pistols, other than those used for military 

 purposes, were required to register their weapons and take out shooting licenses 

 at a nominal fee, what would be the effect on your trade ? 



It would diminish and curtail the trade - - 6 



It would ruin our business - - - 1 



It would be most injurious - - - - 2 



2.- If gun and tackle dealers were supplied with such licenses 

 and authorized to issue them on making sales, would 

 the trade be affected ? 

 No ------- 4 



Yes ___--- ■^\ 



It would ruin tlie trade - - - - 2 



'». Would the strict enforcement of the Game Laws benefit 

 your trade by increasing the game and the amount 

 of shooting ? 

 Yes ----- - 6 



No ------- 2 



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4. If gun licenses were necessary to game preservation, and 



if your trade would be improved by game preservation, 



would you be willing to assist in carrying out the 



game license system ? 



Yes, if positively necessary - - - - 5 



No ----- - 4 



