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week or ten days and employing our guides, no license might be required. 

 He considers that non-residents or foreigners owning and occupying cottages 

 should have the same fishing privileges *tis residents on the St. Lawrence. 



There are no fish ways in his division, and no sawdust or mill rubbish. 



Overseer Isaac Blondin, of Cornwall, reports that the fishing this year 

 has been as good as in previous years. Anglers in that vicinity report a 

 good catch of maskinonge — about 40. Perch and pickerel are very plenti- 

 ful and a good size, and a few bass are also reported caught. He had a 

 number of applications for set lines early in the season, which however, 

 were not granted, so all the fishing was by angling Most of the fish caught 

 are for home consumption. He disposed of five angling permits to tourists 

 passing through the town, all of which were cheerfully paid. It is difficult, 

 however, to watch Americans who come across the line for a day's fishing. 

 There seems a decrease in the number of tourists. No violations of the 

 law or illegal fishing came to his notice, and to his knowledge there are no 

 fishways in his division. 



With regard to game. There were plenty ducks, but less shooting than 

 in previous years on account of the very foggy and smoky weather in the fall. 

 He destroyed a number of ilegal blinds, and found a rather general ignor- 

 ance of the law concerning them. No Sunday shooting came to his notice, 

 and no fines were imposed. 



Ovei^seer Mattheto Cox, of Howe Island, reports that fishing of all kinds 

 in his district is much the same as in former years, except bullheads, which 

 are much more plentiful than last year. 



Overseer J. A. Fraser,^ of Frescott, reports that the "Laura" was fitted 

 out on the 3rd April, but could not be got out until the 15th May, on account 

 of high water under iron bridge. Having a good many complaints up the 

 river, she was filled up with bags of sand until she was clean down near the 

 water's edge, and got her under bridge, when the sand was dumped into the 

 river. On tEe same day he seized two nets and boat. Before this he had 

 occasion to go to Morrisburg, where there had been some illegal work, and 

 not being able to obtain a conviction, he settled with some of the friends of 

 the party paying the costs. 



Nothing of any note happened again, except patrolling up and down 

 the river, until June 25th, when orders from the Department came to go to 

 Cornwall. The canal bank gave way at Cornwall at that time, therefore he 

 took train to Cornwall, and got Mr. Senecal, Game Warden, with his 

 gasoline boat, and went to Stanley Island and across the lake to Lancaster, 

 where he interviewed some people and found the fishermen had quit work 

 altogether. Next morning went up the river and viewed the great break in 

 the canal, and on up and down south side of Cornwall Island, interviewing 

 American Emigration Agent, South end New York & Ottawa R. R. bridge, 

 who gave much information, then back to Cornwall and home. 



July 2nd went up to Gananoque, taking boat up from Cornwall for Mr. 

 Taudvin, Game and Fishery Overseer, Kingston. Patrolled up and down 

 until the 14th, when he started a cruise down the river to Cornwall, Stanley 

 Island, Hamilton Island, then patrolling home again. Only got one jack 

 and one spear, which he threw into the Long Sault. On July 20th went 

 down to Iroquois, got Mr. McNairn, Game and Fishery Overseer, to go up 

 the river to Shavers Island, where they searched two houses and barns for 

 net, but got only two spears. Nothing more of note occurred until Aug. 

 7th, when, by a pre-arranged plan, one of the American overseers and he 

 went up the river, and when opposite Jones Creek they met two American 

 poachers, who at once put up a fight. They did not succeed in capturing 



