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tion in two successive issues of the British Columbia 

 Gazette, define as such. 



" (c) It shall not be lawful for Indians to kill does 

 or fawns from the first day of February until the 

 first day of August. 1898, a. 24, s. 12 ; 1902, c. 28, 

 s. 5 ; 1905, c. 25, s. 6." 



Now after this was passed the Government saw 

 fit to declare the whole of the Province unorganised 

 with the exception of cities and municipalities. Im- 

 mediately after petitions came in from the electoral 

 districts of Kamloops, Greenwood, Grand Forks, 

 Okanagan, Similkameen, and, later, one from Fernie 

 also. In accordance with their request these districts 

 were again declared organised. The whole of the 

 rest of the Province is unorganised, though it is 

 probable that the Columbia district and E. Kootenay 

 will shortly be placed on the same footing as Fernie 

 and the other districts above mentioned ; if indeed 

 this is not already so. 



Now so far as farmers and surveying parties are 

 concerned but little harm has been done ; though 

 giving them such privileges would be troublesome 

 in the event of a game reserve being created in any 

 unorganised district. 



The Indians may kill only deer ; but the deer 

 tribe includes moose and caribou, and there is nothing 

 at present to prevent them killing the calves of these 

 animals. Does and fawns are not allowed to be 

 killed between February and August, but it is almost 

 impossible to enforce this provision. 



