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He visited Petworth Dam, March 9th, examined the dam as well as possible, found 

 it closed, with no fishways, and says there never was any there. He visited 

 Burned Mill Dam, at the head of First Depot Lake, near the boundary of Port- 

 land and Hinchinbrook. He could not tell much about it, as they are repairing it, 

 but he understands there never was a fishway there. 



The following are the lakes in his division, with the kinds of fish inhabiting 

 them: 



Napanee Lake — Pike, b'ome bass, a few perch, and abundance of catfish. 



Pond Lily — The same as Napanee. 



First Depot — The same as the Napanee Lake. 



Long and Rock — Pickerel, bass, pilce, suckers, and catfish. 



Silver — Same as Long and Rock Lakes. 



Fourteen Island Lake — Bass, pike, pickerel, suckers, and catfish. 



Mud Lake, near Murvale — Pike, catfish,- and suckers. 



Thirteen Island Lake — Pike, suckers, and catfish. 



Desert — Salmon, herring, bass, and catfish. 



Knowlton — Salmon, a few perch and herring. 



He does not think these lakes contain any more than sufiicient to supply home 

 consumption; in his opinion, there is none for export. He finds that it is diffi- 

 cult to protect muskrat, as they are much sought after, and slaughtered in and 

 during the months of January and February. He found their houses cut open, 

 and could not find who did it. He thinks that if the shooting of muskrat was 

 prohibited and none allowed to be trapped until the first of March, they would be 

 more numerous, and the pelts more valuable, and the officers w'ould be better 

 able to protect them. There are a few otter around Napanee and Pond Lilyj 

 Lakes, which he finds very difficult to protect, as he picked up four otter traps 

 which had been set for them, but found no claimant. There are no deer in his 

 locality. Partridge are becoming more plentiful since they have been protected. 

 He has done his best to protect all fish and game during the last ten months. 



Overseer W. J. Birch, of Delta, reports that the angling in his division of 

 Upper and Lower Bewdley Lakes the past season was excellent, especially through 

 the months of August and September. There were more large small-mouth black 

 bass taken this season than there has been for years, some weighing as high as 

 four and one-quarter pounds, and many large mouth weighing over five pounds. 

 They never have many tourists, and had less this year than others. Their cottages 

 were all filled, most of the people coming early and staying quite late. He only 

 seized one gill net, about ten rods long, and was unable to find the owner. How- 

 ever, he was successful in having four parties fined in June for spearing, with 

 torch, bass and pike. The fishermen of Upper Bewdley report as good a catch this 

 year as previous years. He must say that the black ducks have been more plentiful 

 here than they have been for years. They are increasing rapidly, while the wood- 

 duck seems to be getting scarcer. Black squirrels have been plentiful this fall, also. 



Overseer J. H. Boyd, of Merrichville, reports that the fish have greatly 

 increased in his division in the last year, especially black bass. The people in his 

 district are highly delighted to think the fish are becoming so numerous, and he 

 expects a great many tourists in his district next year. There have been fourteen 

 licenses for dip nets applied for for coarse fish. He has taken a number of trips 

 in his district, and has confiscated seventeen nets. He has fined five men — two 

 for illegal fishing, three for Sunday shooting of duck. 



