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sport and fair catches. The regulations were well observed, and no prosecu- 

 tions were necessary. 



The construction of the Transcontinental Railway along the north end 

 of Lake Nepigon, which was started during the past season, made it necessary 

 to place a steamer on the Nepigon River betwen Nepigon Station and Camp 

 Alexander — a point 12 miles up the river, as far as it is navigable. From 

 that point to South Bay on Lake Nepigon, a distance of 18 miles, a steam 

 tramway was constructed, making a system of transportation for supplies, 

 etc., for the contractors constructing the Transcontinental Railway. This 

 tramway does not interfere with the river, as it keeps about three miles west 

 of the river, after it leaves Camp Alexander. He says that should the 

 Department desire to open Lake Nepigon for commercial fishing, this 

 sjstem of transportation would furnish an outlet for the catch packed in 

 boxes. 



Lake Superior, 



Overseer W . L. Gordon of Port Arthur, reports that the fishing business 

 throughout the district has been fair this year, the fishermen at different 

 stations reporting the catches about the average. In the fall the herring 

 catches in Thunder Bay were particularly large and the market for this 

 class of fish was found to be good, large shipments being sent east to Toronto 

 and other points. 



This year licenses were issued for fishing on White Fish Lake and Lac 

 de Mille de Lac. On both these lakes catches were fair, the licensees not 

 overdoing the fishing. During the year he visited Savanne and inspected 

 the fishing being done by Messrs. Bowman, Little and Laurie, and they 

 were meeting with the requirements of the law. He also went up to White 

 Fish Lake and there discovered that there had been several Finlanders 

 evading the law and were fishing. He lifted all the nets and destroyed them 

 and learned afterwards that they had stopped the illegal fishing. 



He also visited Rossport, Jackfish, Port Caldwell, Wolf River and Heron 

 Bay on different occasions during the season, and found the fishermen living 

 up to the requirements of the law. 



He thinks that the fishing industry has been quite as good this year as 

 in former years, and all the fishermen report having had a good season. 



Lake Huron (North Channel). 



Overseer Joseph Hembruff, of Manito waning, reports that the angling 

 for bass was as good as last year, but there were not so many tourists. 



The laws were well observed all through the season. The Manitou Lake 

 Fish Co. fished all summer, but their catch was small. 



Game has been more plentiful this season. There are more partridge 

 and ducks, but deer were scarce. He has not heard of any partridge being 

 shot in his neighbourhood. 



Overseer William Hunter, of Tehkummah, reports that the fishery laws 

 have been fairly well observed in that part of the country, and there have 

 been no complaints of any illegal fishing. There are not as many trout in 

 Manitou River as some years ago, and the only reason he can give is the need 

 of a fishway at Michaels Bay. Different parties have been complaining 

 about the matter. 



As for game, it is a difficult matter to get proof sufficient for a con- 

 viction, as the parties complaining are not able to prove their statements 

 about illegal shooting, and the only way to stop it, he thinks, is for the 



