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exclusively reserved during the close season by the Government, and of these 

 one-half were successfully hatched in 600 automatic glass incubators, thirty 

 million being put out as fry, as follows : — 



Lake Huron 2 million. 



River and Lake St. Clair • 5 " 



Detroit River 10 " 



Lake Erie 10 



Lake Ontario .,...» 3 



Of Pickerel eggs (Stizostediwn vitreum) 32,000,000 were secured from 

 Lake Huron and 22,000,000 fry placed out as follows : — 



Lake Huron 2 million. 



River and Lake St. Clair 4 " 



Detroit River 10 



Lake Erie 5 " 



Reports amply show that these -operations are ah'eady meeting with their 

 reward, and indicate that a similar policy pursued by the Ontario Government 

 with regard to the smaller inland waters would be followed by a rapid improve- 

 ment of these as valuable sources of food. 



