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(e) The number of such offspring remaining imsold and the value 

 of same. 



10. Every o\vner or part owner to whom such notice referred to in 

 Section 9 has been sent or upon whom such notice has been served shall 

 make an affidavit setting forth the facts as required by the last men- 

 tioned section which affidavit shall be returned by him to the Provincial 

 Treasurer or Collector within eight days after the service or mailing of 

 the said notice. 



11. In the event of any rancher or any owner or part owner of any 

 foxes being an incorporated company, the notice or notices mentioned 

 in this Act shall be sufficiently served upon such company by delivering 

 such notice personally to any officer, manager or director of such com- 

 pany or by leavmg the same at the last or usual place of abode of such 

 officer, manager or director, with some person apparently above the 

 age of sixteen years, or by posting the same in a registered letter in 

 His Majesty's Post Office, postage prepaid, addressed to such officer, 

 manager or director, at his usual place of abode. And it shall be the 

 duty of such officer, manager or director, receiving such notice to make 

 the affidavit required by this Act to be made by such company. 



12. If any affidavit returned by any rancher, owner or part owner 

 is not satisfactory to the Provincial Treasurer, or in case such rancher, 

 owner or part owner does not return such affidavit as required by this 

 Act, the Provincial Treasurer may cause a notice to be served upon, 

 delivered or sent to the person in whose ranch, or in whose custody 

 or possession any foxes are or are supposed to be, stating the time when 

 any collector or collectors will attend at the ranch or premises of such 

 person, in whose ranch, possession or custody, such foxes are or are 

 supposed to be, for the purpose of examining such ranch and premises 

 and inspecting such foxes. The time of attendance mentioned in such 

 notice shall not be less than three clear days from the date of the mailing 

 or service thereof, such notice may be in the Form "C" in the schedule 

 hereto. 



13. At the time appointed by the notice mentioned in the last pre- 

 ceding section, the collector named in such notice may attend with such 

 assistant or assistants as he may deem necessary at the ranch or premises 

 of the person named in such notice, for the purpose of examining any 

 ranch, enclosure, or premises, and of mspecting any foxes kept therein. 



14. It shall be the duty of every person receiving such notice to 

 permit such Collector and his assistants at the time mentioned in such 

 notice to enter into and examine all ranches, pens, enclosures and prem- 

 ises of such person and to inspect all foxes kept therein, to render 

 such assistance by himself and by his servants and attendants as may 

 be required by the Collector, and to give such information as to the num- 



