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and the returns, in his opinion, should have been greater. He is inclined to 

 think that some of the fishermen are a little careless in keeping track of their 

 catch, hence incorrect returns are made. 



As formerly, all fish caught were exported to the United States, except 

 a small quantity sold for home consumption. 



No abuses existed in his district. The close seasons were well observed, 

 and no illegal fishing came to his notice. 



Ov.erseer Henry Johnson, Brantford, reports that the angling has been 

 good in his division; bass and pickerel have been the best for some time, 

 and numbers of coarse fish have been taken. Trout fishing has also been 

 good. He thinks the law has been well observed, there having been only 

 one fine for trout under size. He has had complaints about the starch and 

 glue works emptying the refuse from their factories into the river. 



There are four dams in his divisions, and only one has a good fishway. 



All fish caught were for home consumption. 



The rabbits in his division are very plentiful, but he thinks the game 

 law was well observed. 



■ Overseer S. Kraft, Ridg,eway, reports that the fishing was very good 

 the early part of the season, but during the sumer season not so good. A few 

 of the fishermen did not fish, on account of sickness and death, but those who 

 did fish did very well. The fish caught were mostly for the home market. 

 They realized a very good price, and about one-fourth were sold in Buffalo. 



The law was well observed in his territory. He kept a close watch over 

 the fishermen. The game laws were also well observed. 



Overseer Edward Lee, Lowbanks , reports that the pound net fishermen 

 in his division had good catches early in the season, with a falling off later 

 on. The nets were not set for late fall fishing on account of the loss and 

 damage to them by storms. The ti^^ fishermen had most excellent fishing 

 in spring, the catch consisting chiefly of whitefish, and fishing continued 

 good up to about the middle of August. They report a larger catch of white- 

 fish this season than for a number of years — blues on the increase, herring 

 better than last two years, perch not so plentiful, and not many jumbo 

 herring. There was an enormous catch of blue pickerel in the fall, the nets 

 having almost invariably been overrunning with fish when lifted. The 

 present season promises one of the largest catch of fish recorded in many 

 years. The blues, in spite of the large annual catches, seem to be on the 

 increase. The catch of herring also has been good, but not so plentiful as 

 the blues. This fall the catch of perch has been about the same as for the 

 past five or six years, no great quantities being caught. Although the supply 

 of fish was greater this year, the price was practically unchanged, owing, 

 the dealers say, to the high prices of meat, which caused a greater demand 

 for fish. The success of the fishermen who fish every day during the season 

 contradicts the supposition that the lake's supply of fish is giving out. 



About 95 per cent, of the fish caught are exported to the United States, 

 the balance being used for home consumption. 



No violation of the game laws was reported or came to his notice. 



No abuses exist. 



The several close seasons have been well observed. 



He had one case of illegal fishing without license of gill net, which was 

 confiscated and reported to the Department. 



Overseer J as. McVittie, Blenheim, reports that generally speaking, the 

 fish industry has been a paying investment, largely due to the favorable 

 weather during the fall, whicH compensated to a large extent for the small 

 catch in the earlier part of the year. The peculiar conformation of the shore 



