10 THE EEPORT UPON" No. 13 



Woodcock. 



These birds are not increasing to the extent desired, although some fair bags 

 were made during the season just closed. 



Snipe and Plover. 



Snipe and plover were found as numerous as usual, and in some localities 

 afforded good sport. 



Ducks. 



Duck shooting early in the season was not satisfactory, owing to the unusually 

 fine weather prevailing, but later on in the season, for some days, the shooting was 

 all that could be desired by those entitled to be known as sportsmen. 



All of which is respectfully submitted by. 



Your obedient servant, 



E. TiNSLEY, 



Superintendent. 



GAME AND FISHERIES INSPECTORS. 



E. TlNSLEY^ 



Superintendent of Game and Fisheries. 



Sir, — I am pleased to be able to report that notwithstanding the drawbacks 

 caused by severe storms during October (when Commercial fishermen as a rule 

 have their best catches) the past season has been fairly successful and would 

 have been fully up to the average if these storms had not occurred. 



The increased catch of Whitefish is the surprise of the season. This increase hag 

 not been local, but has been noticeable from one end of the Great Lakes to the other. 



The catch of Trout was not as large during the Spring and Summer months 

 as usual, but the fishermen all agree in saying that they were as numerous as ever 

 during October and that the catch would have been as good as in former seasons if 

 they could have lifted their nets regularly during that month. 



These same storms caused heavy losses among the fishermen, some of the tugs 

 losing half of the nets that they had in the water, but I have not heard of any loss 

 of life by these storms. 



The fisheries laws and regulations have been, on the whole, fairly well observed 

 by licensed fishermen, only a few cases having come to my notice when it was neces- 

 sary to impose a fine. 



The patrol boats ''Edna Ivan," "Navarch," "Naiad" and *'Vega'' that have 

 been in commission the whole season as well as some others that were chartered for 

 shorter terms have done splendid work, the Overseers in charge of them being very 

 diligent in the discharge of their duties. I can say the same of all the Overseers 

 and officers with very few exceptions. 



I wish to congratulate you on the success of the experimental Bass Pond estab- 

 lished near Brantford. For the first year I consider the hatch something to be 



