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of which were cheerfully paid. There have been complaints of fish being 

 sold in the city, brought in by squaws, Indians and settlers from Rice and 

 Chemong Lakes principally, but no one is brave enough to give the infor- 

 mation necessary for a conviction. He spent a great deal of fruitless time on 

 this affair. They have so many spotters and sympathizers who keep them 

 posted on the movements of the officer, that it makes it very difficult to 

 catch them red-handed. It would require an overseer to go around in dis- 

 guise. If a small fee were levied, say fifty cents a rod or line, he believes 

 all would most willingly pay to have the fishing better looked after, and he 

 thinks they would take more interest in the preservation of our fish and 

 game. 



Fines and Confiscations during the year 1907 on Account of Fisheries : 

 7 Spears; 5 Jacklights; 1 Dip net; 30 Trap nets; 65 Gill nets, and 8,190 

 yards of same; 3 Seines; 6 Hoop nets; 1 Night line; 8 Boats; 58 Boxes of 

 fish. Amount of fines, |956."94. 



Game : Amount of fines and confiscations, |1,462.71. 



Biological Department, 



University of Toronto, 

 December 31st, 1907. 



E. TiNSLET, Esq., 



Superintendent of Game and Fisheries. 



Dear Sir, — I beg to report on the operations carried on at the Biologi- 

 cal Station, Georgian Bay, during the summer of 1907. 



The following workers were in attendance during the season: Dr. E, 

 M. Walker, Lecturer in Zoology; Dr. A. G. Huntsman, Instructor; Mr. E. 

 V. Cowdry, and Mr. W. J. Eraser, students all of the University of Toronto. 



Considerable progress was made in the collection and study of aquatic 

 animals bearing on the natural history of fishes, particularly the study of 

 the life histories of aquatic insects, of fish parasites in relation to their hosts, 

 and the microscopic life of the water. 



The experiments begun in the former season with a view to the relation 

 of size of mesh in nets to the size of fish taken were continued, in-shore fishes 

 being used for the purpose. Owing to the inclemency of the weather it was 

 not possible to continue the work on the measurement of fishes taken by fish- 

 ermen in nets of authorized mesh. 



Further collections were made illustrating the food and growth of in- 

 shore fishes. 



Arrangements were made for tagging experiments with the object of 

 studying the movements of the black bass. The experiments will be begun 

 on the opening of next season and the co-operation of sportsmen and others 

 will be invited in reporting the locality and the weight and sex of the fish 

 taken. 



The station has now in preparation a card catalogue which when com- 

 pleted will furnish an index to the fauna of the region. 



Tours respectfully, 



B. A. Bensley, 



Assistant Director. 



