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over four thousand dollars' worth of furs last spring, and three other men who 

 came out with twenty-seven hundred dollars' worth; those were on the north shore 

 of Lake Superior. And we know these men go into that country with enough flour, 

 salt and tea to last them the winter, and possibly a side of bacon. Can we think 

 that the game does not suffer? and why should not the Province get some return 

 for this as well as from the fish? 



I have the honour to be 



Your obedient servant, 



Wm. W. Holden, 



Inspector. 



E. TiNSLEY, Esq., 



Superintendent of Game and Fisheries. 



I have the honour to submit my annual report of the Game and Fisheries in 

 my division for the fiscal year from the 1st of November, 1909, to the 31st 

 October, 1910. In June last you promoted me from the position of Game and 

 Fishery Warden to that of Inspector of Game and Fisheries, which position I 

 trust I will be able to fill to the satisfaction of the Department. 



I have found that the laws and regulations have been fairly well observed. 

 In some instances I have been satisfied with imposing a small fine, knowing that 

 would be a sufficient warning to evildoers not to commit a similar offence; but 

 in other instances I have felt that it has been necessary to impose a much greater 

 fine, and this I have never hesitated in doing when I found the offence justified it. 



In the Bay of Quinte I believe, from my own observation and from the re- 

 ports received from the overseers, that the fishermen have obeyed the conditions 

 upon which their licenses were issued, and also observed the close seasons, and I 

 am satisfied that the fishing in the Bay of Quinte has not been as good for many 

 years. This good fishing is accounted for to a great extent by the constant patrol 

 of the Government Fishery Protection Cruiser, which has rendered the Depart- 

 ment excellent service during the past year. 



I might also mention the patrol boat that operated on Lake Simcoe, as well as 

 on the waters of the Trent Canal. The services which she has given have been 

 of such a nature that illegal fishing was to a very great extent stopped, and the 

 Department must be congratulated upon the excellent crews which were on both 

 these boats. 



The angling in the Bay of Quinte is much better this year than formerly, 

 due, in my opinion, to the hoop nets, which capture so many of the coarse fish 

 that prey upon the bass and maskinonge, which form the chief attraction for 

 tourist in the way of fishing during the summer months. 



The number of gasoline launches which the Government have either rented 

 or purchased for patrol service in the eastern portion of the Province have been 

 on duty during the greater part of the tourist season, and some did patrol work 

 as early as May, and continued until late on in October. There is no doubt that 

 this patrol service is awakening, not only the resident, but the non-resident, to 

 the fact that the Department no longer will tolerate the wilful breaking of the 

 laws and regulations that a wise Legislature enacts. 



I would also recommend that a patrol boat be secured for the Muskoka Lakes. 

 I know that it would have a deterrent effect on the law breakers of that part of 

 the Province. Some years ago these lakes were noted for their excellent angling. 



