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who came there appeared to have got their angling permits from some one on 

 boats coming over to Canada. Some say that by getting their permits from these 

 parties they have no trouble getting their guns and baggage over. A party was 

 fined for fi?liing a jacklight in a little river. 



There are a great number of saw, planing and shingle mills m his district, 

 and with the exception of a couple they have elevators to carry off the sawdust, 

 and there is very good care taken of the sawdust. The County of Addington is 

 very much in need of a pond or two for the cultivation of bass and pickerel 

 along the Bay of Quinte Railway, as there are several good places to locate them 

 and good railway connection by Bay of Quinte and C. P. R. As his district is 

 large, it requires a good deal of attention, both on the rivers and lakes, and in 

 tlie woods. 



The muskrats were not so plentiful last spring, which he attributes to low- 

 water in the river, swamps, and small streams. Several parties were fined for 

 carrying guns where there were deer and some were allowed to go on suspended 

 sentence. 



Overseer J. C. Raphael, of MaUonjtotcn, reports that fishing has been good in 

 the St. Lawrence River this year and maskinonge have been very plentiful. The 

 ducks are very numerous this fall, and they are not being chased with motor 

 boats, as the hunters have found out they get better shooting not to run them. 

 Partridge are very scarce in this section. He has found no illegal fishing. 



Overseer George M. Slate, of Rockport, reports that this season has been 

 one of the best both for fishing and hunting that has been experienced in his 

 district for a number of years. The catch of maskinonge and black bass especially 

 has been exceptionally large numerically and in size, the legal limit being easy to 

 acquire. The one trouble he has had has been in keeping close watch so that the 

 enthusiastic angler would not so far forget himself in bringing in a catch 

 far in excess of the legal limit. He again makes the suggestion that the Government 

 should re-issue licenses for the use of set lines for catching sturgeon. The feeling 

 is so prevalent in his district that a largely signed petition was forwarded to the 

 Minister with the hope that the Department would see their way clear to acquiesce 

 in the request. (See his report of 1909.) 



He is also of the opinion that if the Government would reduce the license 

 fee for hunting to apply on the international waters only (same being Kingston 

 and Prescott) it would mean considerable increase in the revenue from that 

 source as there are many who would only hunt in his district, feeling they cannot 

 afEord to pay the present fee, but would take out a license if fee was commensurate 

 with the amount of sport they might get in this particular district, not being 

 financially placed to enjoy the sport in outlying districts of the Province. 



Regarding illegal fishing in his immediate district it has been practically nil. 



The amount of licenses issued by him for hunting, especially large game, has 

 been encouraging, his entire issue being for the sportsmen from across the border. 

 If the use of dogs had been allowed doubtless a goodly number of licenses would 

 have been issued to parties residing in his district. 



Overseer William S pence, of Athens, reports that the past season for fishing 

 has been very successful, the game and fishery laws having been well observed. 

 There were no cases of illegal fishing. There has been good fis'hing all summer, 

 owing to the increase in all kinds of fish. 



Black ducks were plentiful the first part of the season, but are scarce at the 



