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informed as to what the law is, they are much more likely to obey it. He finds 

 that the close season for mink and muskrats is likely to have a good effect, and 

 these animals are fairly numerous. The law is being well observed. Beaver are 

 becoming more numerous, but otter are very scarce. These fur-bearing animals 

 are hard to protect in that district, on account of the great extent of rocky timber 

 lands and the many lakes, together wdth the fact that the skins can so easily be 

 concealed. Any lumber-jack can easily conceal furs in his bag, or turkey in his 

 trunk, and it is hard to tell the trapper from the lumber- jack. However, con- 

 sidering the extent of the forest and lakes, and the distance to which the lumber 

 men have penetrated, and the great number of men employed, it could not be ex- 

 pected but that there would be some lawless characters, and consequent violation 

 of the law. In a district with ninety miles of water front, and reaching north 

 into the forest for fifty miles, he considers the law has been well observed, but no 

 doubt still better results could be obtained by a more thorough oversight by the 

 overseer, which would necessarily call for a larger salary and greater expense 

 account on account of the long distance to be travelled. 



Overseer Andrew Hall, of Gore Bay, reports that the speckled troi;t have been 

 faiily plentiful, quite a large number having been caught in the streams flowing 

 into liake Huron. He has had some ditficulty with owners of mills on streams 

 about putting in slides. The angling for bass was fair, a large number of Ameri- 

 can tourists having spent the summer months in the vicinity of Kagawong. There 

 were a number of fishing guide's licenses issued to boys about fifteen years of age, 

 which, he thinks, should not be. He would recommend that guide licenses be 

 issued by overseers or other persons selling angling permits, as when the American 

 tourist comes he wants to go fishing at once, and a guide cannot procure a license 

 before he goes at the work. 



Ducks were very plentiful this year, but not many shot. He would recom- 

 mend that the duck season open on September 1st, as some of the best species 

 seem to migrate early in September. Partridge are fairly plentiful, but are being 

 slaughtered by some individuals who have the opportunity to go hunting day after 

 day. He would strongly recommend tbat a limit be put on the number each per- 

 son is allowed to shoot. 



The game and fishery regulations have been reasonably well observed. 

 Deer are quite plentiful, and seem to be increasing in numbers in that part of 

 the Manitoulin. There are some moose in the western part of Manitoulin. Fur- 

 bearing animals are very scarce. 



Overseer Joseph Hemhruff of Manitoivaning, reports that the angling for bass 

 is about the same as last year. There has been about the same number of tourists 

 on the lake this summer. There was the largest bass caught this season he has seen 

 for years. Speckled trout was scarce this year. Regarding game, the partridge 

 was about the same as last year but he thinks they should be limited to about four 

 each day as there is some that do nothing but shoot all the time. Ducks are more 

 plentiful than last year. Deer are scarce. The game laws have been well observed 

 this year. 



Overseer William Hunter ^ of Telil-ummah, reports that the game and fishery 

 laws have been fairly well observed in that part of the country. He has lieard of 

 no illegal fishing. There have been very few tourists fishing in the streams in his 

 district, which he accounts for by the scarcity of speckled trout in the Manitou 

 River, owing to there being no fishways at Michael's Bay and Sandfield Mills. Part 

 of the Bluejay Creek is impassable on account of fire burning the timber down 

 along the banks, and it is almost impossible to get near the creek in some places. 



