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the local dealers here are unable to obtain any whitelish to supply the hotels 

 during tlie tourist season, which, if continued, will place Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., at 

 a great disadvantage with Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, where they have whitefish 

 daily during the summer months. Local dealers claim that the Dominion Fish 

 Co., informed them they were catching no white fish, and could not supply the 

 local trade there. As a matter of fact he has gone over the books of the company 

 at one station only (Gargantua), and he found that enough whitefish were caught 

 to supply the town. 



During a part of this season one of the Dominion Fish Co.'s tugs received a 

 license to fish off Gargantua, and was allowed during the latter part of the 

 season to move to Michipicoten Harbor. He thinks that, as in the case of sail- 

 boats they should be compelled to fish during the season where their license calls 

 for. And he would again respectfully recommend that another season this tug 

 license be transferred to Michipicoten Island. 



The catch of fish this season, according to reports, is about the same as last — 

 that is lake trout. There has been a decrease in the catch of whitefish caused by 

 over fishing, and unless the export of this valuable fish is stopped in the eastern 

 part of Lake Superior these waters will soon be depleted. 



One hundred and eighteen angling permits at $2 each, and 19 at $5 each were 

 sold this season. These anglers employ guides, and their fitting out at S. Ste. 

 Marie creates quite a trade, and it also shows the necessity of some supervision 

 being maintained on the different streams during the tourist season. 



He was unable to give any definite information in respect to the way the law 

 was observed by fishermen and anglers who fish in the different trout streams 

 flowing into Lake Superior. During the past season he has been unable to give 

 those waters and streams any supervision, and in fact there has been no super- 

 vision whatever. Preserves are set apart in which no fishing is allowed, but with 

 fishermen fishing around the same, and no officer present at times, it is not to be 

 wondered at if they take advantage of his absence. 



About the 1st March he received information that illegal trapping for beaver 

 was being carried on along the line of the A.C.E. During the month of April he 

 went up the A.C.E. to one of the lumber camps and secured a conviction against a 

 jobber who was allowing his dogs to run deer. He also found one beaver skin in 

 the possession of a farmer, residing about ten miles from S. Ste. Marie, but as he 

 swore he had had this skin in his possession for the last thirty-two years, the 

 magistrate gave him the benefit of the doubt. In July he seized a launch, the 

 property of an American who was angling in Canadian waters without a permit, 

 and who had also a repeating shot-gun in his possession. The launch was 

 returned to him by the Department. During the month of August he proceeded 

 to Agawa River on information that American tourists were ikilling deer. He 

 arrived there at 4 p.m., but this party had left in their yacht that morning. He 

 also found a party had left in their yacht that morning. He also found a party of 

 five, who eaoh had a rifle, which is not allowed by the Ontario Game and Fisheries 

 Act, and which should be strictly enforced. 



Three hundred resident deer licenses were issued, 14 moose licenses, and 8 

 non-resident licenses for the month of November, 1909. The law was fairly well 

 observed during the hunting season. The hunting season in that district he 

 thinks should be fifteen days later, from Nov. 15th to Nov. 30th, as large quantities 

 of venison and moose were rendered unfit for use last season on account of the 

 warm weather. Deer and m^oose seem as plentiful as in former years, although 



