280 CONSERVATION OF CANADIAN WILD LIFE 
policy is the prohibition of the sale of protected game, but 
we regret the retrograde action of the New Brunswick gov- 
ernment in repealing the no-sale of game regulation after it 
had been in effect for one season (1918-1919). This ques- 
tion is discussed elsewhere (see p. 333). 
A bounty of twenty-five cents is paid for hawks and owls. 
While the destruction of the great horned owl and certain 
hawks, such as the goshawk and sharp-shinned hawk, should 
be encouraged, the destruction of all owls and hawks that 
such a bounty encourages is very unwise, and an amend- 
ment of this provision is recommended. 
Owing to the scarcity of caribou in New Brunswick a close 
season has been established until 1921, and it will probably 
prove desirable to extend this close season for a further 
period of years. 
Quebec.—The Minister of Colonization, Mines, and Fish- 
eries administers the Quebec game laws. The Department 
of Game and Fisheries realizes the importance to the prov- 
ince of its game resources, which are being protected by a 
force of zealous wardens, who are apparently administering 
impartially the game laws. 
Until recently Quebec was the only province in which a 
close season was established for black bear. This has no 
doubt been responsible for the fact that there is no scarcity 
of this valuable fur-bearer in Quebec. The prohibition of 
the sale of all protected game, the reduction in the number 
of caribou that may be killed, and the institution of bag 
limits on wild fowl are measures that are to be strongly 
recommended. 
We would also suggest the protection of those species of 
owls and hawks that are known to be beneficial as destroy- 
ers of noxious rodents, etc. 
In the regulation of the fur trade the Province of Quebec 
has made a noteworthy advance, and the enforcement of 
the measures now in effect will undoubtedly insure the con- 
