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stay on the ground nights, as well as day, until it is stopped. The fish, as far 

 as he can learn, have been on the increase; the catch has been more plentiful. 

 There was a very large increase in the tourists this season and a great many 

 buildings are being put up for next season. He can say the tourists observe the 

 law very well, and the conditions are improving very much with the settlers. The 

 tourists report the bass fishing was good, catching their number without any 

 trouble. In conclusion he would say, from the lower end of St. Joe Island, next 

 to the American side, a man should spend three days per week from there to Ecko 

 Bay on Lake George, during the season, until the poaching was stopped. He ex- 

 pects to stop it some way. 



Overseer D. Kehoe, of Millarton, reports that he has had no convictions this 

 year and has not heard of any illegal fishing in his division. He thinks the Game 

 and Fishery Laws are well observed. The fishermen in his division report the 

 poorest catch in October they have had for years. 



Overseer Bohert McMnrray, of Bayfield, reports that the fishermen in his 

 division have had a fairly good season. In the early part of the summer the 

 fishing was good. The gill net fishermen report trout have been more plentiful 

 this season than in 1909, and they have had a much larger catch this season. 

 The pound net fishermen report the catch not as good as in 1909, but he thinks 

 tliat, taking the year 1910 as a whole, the fishermen have very little to complain 

 of. Bass fishing was not very good. Perch are plentiful in the early part of the 

 summor, and also in the fall. No illegal fishing has been brought to his notice. 

 He found a gill net set through the ice in the lake in the month of February, and 

 also fonnd another that was set with a boat in the month of June, both of which 

 he seized and destroyed, but could not find the guilty parties. He thinks the several 

 close seasons were well observed. 



As to game, he kept a close watch over his district to see that the law was 

 carried out. Partridge are becoming more scarce each year, in consequence of 

 nearly all the woods being cut down. Eabbits are plentiful. He thinks the Game 

 Law has been fairly well observed during the past year. 



Overseer D. Bohertson, of Southampton, reports that the fishermen in his 

 division have not had a very good year, although considerably better than 1909. 

 The early part of the reason of 1910, was very good, the midsummer fishing light, 

 and the fall fishing very good when the weather was fit to lift the nets. The 

 Fishery Laws and Eegulations were well observed. 



Partridge are increasing in that section. Hares are very plentiful. 



Lake St. Clair^ River Thames and Detroit River. 



Overseer William Boler, of Byron, reports that there have been no violations 

 of the Fisliery Laws that he knows of. The Game Laws were broken on October 

 31st by two men from London, Out. He searched them and took three black 

 squirrels from them, which he took the same night and delivered to the Alexandra 

 Sanitarium at Byron, as that is a charitable institution. The men gave him their 

 names and addresses, but he has failed to locate them yet. Black squirrels in his 

 opinion are not any more numerous than last year. He saw only one quail and 

 two partridges this year. There were quite a lot of ducks this spring. He saw about 

 sixty sea gulls on the River Thames in xVpril, and the most he ever saw at one time. 

 He would ask the Department to prohibit any male person under twenty-one years 



