64 THE REPORT UPON No. 32 



The tourist business in Orillia has been up to the average, and in 

 Sparrow Lake and places on Lake Simcoe has been rather better than in 

 former years. 



He was out on Lake Simcoe during the trout season and found very 

 little illegal fishing, where in other years the law has been disregarded. 



Game has been very scarce in the Orillia district, very few deer, and part- 

 ridge almost extinct. 



Overseer DonalJd McPhee, of Uptergrove, reports that bass has been 

 plentiful in Lake Simcoe this year, more so than in past years, and much 

 larger. Trout, whitefish and herring are increasing. Carp also are more 

 plentiful. 



The tourists all were satisfied with the angling this season. 



Angling was good in Mud Lake. Pickerel and maskinonge are the 

 chief fish caught in that lake. There are no carp. No illegal fishing came 

 to his hearing, and the law was well observed in his territory. 



There are no saw mills or fishways in his district. 



Game. Muskrats are very plentiful, but mink seem to be scarce. Ducks 

 are numerous. Partridge seem to be more plentiful than they have been. 



OV'erseer Harry Mayor, of Painswich, reports that during 1908 there 

 were no violations of fishery or game laws in his division. The local anglers 

 report the bass fishing not so good as last year. Trout are also very scarce. 

 Other fish seem to be about as numerous, in fact the coarse varieties are 

 becoming more numerous. 



As regards the game. He finds the hares are very plentiful, and black 

 squirrels quite numerous. In the protection of the latter the farmers and 

 people in this community give every assistance, all being anxious to pre- 

 serve these beautiful creatures. Partridge are very scarce. He picked up 

 one lying dead on the shore and examined it carefully, but found no trace 

 of injury, which leads him to believe in common with others that disease 

 is the cause of such rapid extermination. Duck and the other smaller 

 varieties of game seem about as plentiful as usual. 



Overseer S. Patterson, of Dunkerron, reports that during the past year 

 he did his duty in keeping a close watch in the close season in his division. 

 He did not receive any fines, and for the future he will do his duty regard- 

 ing game and fish. 



Overseer William Robinson, of Kihcorthy, reports that the tourists were 

 not pleased with the fishing this season. It was not as good as 1907. 



The deer are increasing, and partridges are as plentiful this fall as he 

 has seen them for years. 



The law has been well observed, both by Americans and settlers. 



Overseer Henry S. Thompson, of Brechin, reports that there are no 

 licenses for netting granted in the waters of Lake Simcoe to his knowledge. 

 There are angling permits, of which he could not sell any on account of 

 there not being any foreigners camping in his division. There were several 

 gasoline launches in his division last summer, and he could not get near 

 any, but one that was from Beaverton. 



There was fine bass catching at times last summer, and very poor 

 trolling for trout. 



There is no game of any account. There are no deer, and partridge are 

 very scarce. There is no feeding place for ducks. 



Overseer Robert Tillett, of Roach's Point, reports that there was about 

 the same catch of maskinonge caught as the vear previous. There are abun- 

 dance of whitefish and trout in the lake. There was quite a lot of illegal 



