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tributed through the district, and they may yet be seen in many places. He 

 is of the opinion that dogs do a great deal of harm to hares in the close sea- 

 son, particularly in the spring of the year. It is a common thing in spring, 

 where parties own dogs and live near a swamp, to hear those dogs day after 

 day running rabbits until dark, and he thinks many are killed. He is of the 

 opinion that owners of dogs should keep them for at least three months in 

 spring-time. 



Overseer John Green, of Marmora, reports that last year he found the 

 fishing fairly good, and he saw only one light out. 



He has a summer hotel on the shore, where he can see everything that 

 is going on. He got one net, and fined one party for shooting partridge and 

 one for catching bass under size. He also fined two men, one for selling 

 maskinonge, and one for buying. One party caught one maskinonge that 

 weighed 21 lbs, on a rod, and landed it alone on Crow Lake. 



Overseer R. H. Gunter, of McRae, reports that during the latter part of 

 the year he visited Mud Turtle Lake and waters in other townships in his 

 division, where he had heard rumours of the law being violated, but after 

 making an investigation he found nothing. 



Overseer F . H. Heneilley, of Warkworth, reports that there are not any 

 licenses for net fishing issued in his district, but from the anglers he finds 

 that fishing is improving since nets have been banished from these waters. 



All fish caught in his district are used by the parties who catch them. 



No abuses exist, so far as he knows. 



The close seasons have been well observed. 



One case of using a net was brought before the Warden, and was settled 

 by him, the net being confiscated. 



No refuse is put in the river. 



No fishways in his division. 



Overseer /. H. Hess, of Hastings, reports that during the fore part of 

 the season bass fishing was very poor, and he is not prepared to state the 

 reason, unless it was owing to the high water, as later, when the water had 

 fallen, there were some good catches of bass, and maskinonge seemed quite 

 plentiful and, of a nice large size. The quality of both bass and maskinonge 

 was better than last year-, which he attributed to the better observance of the 

 fish law by anglers. 



The law was well observed in his territory, with the exception of one or 

 two cases just before the season opened of parties gaffing some maskinonge 

 at Hastings dam, but it seemed impossible to get evidence to convict the 

 guilty ones. 



Regarding game. He thinks the law is being well observed, as he has 

 not heard of any infractions. 



Overseer J. E. Irish, of Vennachar, reports that the fishery laws have 

 been fairly well observed, as he has not heard of any illegal fishing going on. 



Regarding Game. He has had a great many complaints about hunters, 

 and he has spent considerable time trying to bring the parties to justice, but 

 could find nothing positive. He says it would require all his spare time 

 to cope with the complaints about hunting going on. 



Overseer Charles Jickling, of St. Paul's Station, reports that the black 

 bass have been fairly plentiful in some streams, where they have been stocked, 

 but being a dry fall and water being low, they have been fished out pretty 

 close. He would like if the Department would grant the overseers permis- 

 sion, in case of a late spring, to post up notices to protect the spawning season 



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