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On Monday the 13tli May we left Toad Island and patrolled around where 

 there had been seining don© in other years, but we saw no signs of any fish- 

 ing. We then went through Shebeshekong to Thistle Island, and arrived 

 at Moon River at 6.15 p.m. On Tuesday, while patrolling Sweets Bay, 

 we found two trap nets, which we burnt, and the next day two more in the 

 Moon River Channel. Searched the remainder of the week, but found 

 nothing. Spent Saturday in Penetang cleaning and painting. 



The weather was too rough and stormy to do any patrolling until the 

 following Thursday, when we went to Giants Tomb Island, but, although 

 there was formerly quite an amount of illegal fishing done there, we saw 

 no signs of any, so returned to Penetang and remained over Friday the 24th 

 May, it being a holiday. Left Penetang for Victoria Harbor at 8 a.m., 

 and as it was blowing hard w© had all the sea that our boat could stand. 

 We captured one trap net, which we burnt, and then returned to Penetang, 

 where we had to remain until Wednesday on account of the bad weather. We 

 had to put out two anchors to keep our boat from blowing ashore. Wed- 

 nesday and Thursday we patrolled Woodruff and Whalesback Shoals, Ken- 

 nebec Island and Moon River. W© found no nets, but found a lot of dead 

 pickerel, which had been caught and put in pens to keep until the open 

 s©ason, but we were keeping such a strict watch they could not be taken to 

 market. For several days we were unsuccessful in finding anything irre- 

 gular, but on Friday, June 7th, at the Bustard Islands we found a seine 

 drying on the rocks, which we confiscated; and the next day as we were 

 entering the harbor at Killarney we saw two men with a seine in a punt, 

 but they got to the shore and escaped. We got the seine and punt, but 

 found nothing more. 



On Monday the 10th June, we left for Little Current, where w© saw Mr. 

 Oliver and got a list of licenses from him. I told Mr. Oliver our engine 

 was not working well enough to take him over his division, and he said that 

 around Killarney was where there was need of someone to look after things. 

 We had to remain all next day at Little Current, as it was blowing too hard 

 to leave. We started on Wednesday for Killarney, where we got one seine 

 and a trap net, both of which we burnt. We then went and looked at the 

 books of the Dominion Fish Co., and the Wolverine Fish Co., to see who 

 were selling fish. I found the names of some Indians who had no licenses, 

 and who had sold a few. I told the buyers that if they bought any more, 

 they would have to pay a fine. We left Killarney on Thursday, and when 

 about eight miles from the Bustard Islands, the engine stopped, and it was 

 one hour before we could get under way. The wind was blowing too hard 

 the next few days to do any patrolling. We made several attempts, but 

 always had to turn back, on account of the rough sea. The engine also 

 gave us a good deal of trouble, stopping every now and again. 



On Friday the 21st June I went to Toronto to report about the engine, 

 and was given orders to get a gasoline launch and go to Point au Baril and 

 seize a tug and nets that were being fished without a license. We could not 

 get a launch until Monday the 24th, and then, as the rain was coming down 

 in torrents, and it was an open boat, we could not start imtil the next day. 

 We arrived at 3 p.m. and seized the tug. The party said that as his nets 

 were all in the water it would be some days before we could get all his net? 

 lifted. The following two days the weather was too rough to venture out, 

 but on Friday the tug went out and lifted one gang of nets, and on Saturday 

 another. Monday and Tuesday were too foggy to go out, so we spent the 

 time drying the nets we had ashore. Wednesday being a fine day we got 

 another arang lifted, on Thursday another, and on Friday the last gang. 

 Saturday being a fine day, all hands worked at the nets trying to g©t them 



