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cases of illegal fishing reported to him, but an investigation failed to find any truth 

 in the reports. There are no dams or anything to obstruct the free run of the fish. 



Overseer Theodore , Peltier, of Dover South, reports the following for the year 

 ending October 31st. He finds that the catch of fish has been exceptionally good, 

 indicating that the fish have been more plentiful this season than for some years 

 past. The close season has been well observed, with no violations, so far as he knows. 

 There were a few violations of the shipping regulations during the season, which 

 were prosecuted. Game in this district is very scarce, with the exception of wild 

 ducks, which seem to be quite plentiful. 'Close watch has been kept, and no 

 violations of the close season have been observed. 



Lake Erie and Grand Eiver. 



Overseer T. J. Briggs, of Bridgehurg, reports that the angling has been very poor 

 in the river at this end of the lake, he cannot tell why or give any reason for the 

 poor fishing. He thinks the frogs should be protected in this county and the 

 Americans be made to pay a license to hunt them in the County of Welland, for the 

 Americans make a good living hunting frogs here. 



One fish trap was set on a farm for the purpose of catching fish in the spring 

 of the year; going up the Government ditch the trap was seized and the dam torn 

 away. In Millar's Creek, near the Niagara River, he seized one purse seine. These 

 seines are used at night by pot. hunters and river pirates. They catch at each haul 

 from 50 to 300 pounds of fish called Blue Pike in the spring in Niagara River. 

 Three men fishing with seine in Deep Hole ran out into the water and rowed for 

 Buffalo. Their seine got caught in some spokes, and it wag captured in daylight 

 and destroyed when dry enough to burn, it was burned two days after on the market 

 square, in public. On 21st day of May, at 2 p.m., he and two deputies ran on some 

 men fishing with seine near Fort Erie, captured the seine and the men escaped to 

 Buffalo. On May the 21st at 1 a.m. seized two spears from three men who were 

 fishing with jack lights in Mill Race near Fort Erie and fined them each $2.00 for 

 violating the law. On June 5th, a party fishing with seine got out in a boat and 

 let the seine go, and he brought it ashore and put it on board the " Edna Ivan,'* 

 for Mr. Holden to destroy. 



On Sunday, July 25th, while patrolling with motor boat on Lake Erie near Old 

 Fort, he seized a rowboat with two men in it fishing without angling permits ; five 

 days later the boat was sold. On September 25th he patrolled with motor boat 

 ** Game Bird," and fined three fellows for fishing without angling permits near 

 Black Creek out of an old boat in Canadian "Waters. 



On Sunday, October 3rd, he seized one single barrel shotgun from three Italians 

 hunting near Shipyard or Niagara Junction. 



Overseer H. A. Henderson, of Pelee Island, reports that during the past ten 

 months the catch of fish has been very light; the same conditions exist as of late 

 years, that is, the fishing industry is not so vigorously prosecuted. No pound nets 

 are now being fished in this district, and the fall run of fish does not commence until 

 November. The season of angling was fairly good. Many availed themselves of this 

 exciting sport. The condition of the weather was unfavourable to some extent. No 

 abuses exist in his district and no illegal fishing has come to his notice. The game 

 is very scarce in that district; for some reason the quail are not doing well; black 



