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Through the valuable assistance he received from Mr. T. Guerin he was able 

 to keep the poaching down to the minimum— in fact he has not heard of any viola- 

 tions, except in a very few cases of fisli having been caught which were under 

 size. 



By request, Mr. Guerin visited a section of the district which is outside of his 

 territory, and on July Irt last, made a raid and captured five gill nets in the one 

 night. 



He built a fire in front of his boathouse and in the presence of a number of 

 gentlemen destroyed twenty-two gill nets, some of which were one hundred feet 

 in length and all of them long enough to span any of the creeks in that section. 



He fined two persons five dollars each with costs for violations of the fishery 

 laws. 



The fish and game laws are to his mind being more strictly observed than 

 formerly but he feels more and more the necessity of an overseer devoting his 

 entire time to the duties of his office in order that he may more effectively carry 

 on the work of preserving the fish and game and preventing the breaking of the 

 laws governing the fishing and shooting. 



Nearly all of the American citizens who have stopped there on their way to 

 fishing resorts have been rupplied with their angling permits, of which he sold 

 twenty-three this year. So far this season he has sold twelve game dealers' licenses, 

 and there is a possibility of a few more being needed a little later on. 



Overseer' Chas. West of Holland Landing, reports that there has been very little 

 change in his division from last year. The fishery law has been well observed 

 during the close season, and he had no occasion to prosecute any one. The parties 

 who do the most fishing there are chiefly local residents, and they inform him 

 that black bass are on the increase. He has not noticed any change in the catch 

 of maskinonge this year. 



Ee game. There are only a few flocks of ducks that stop there on their flight. 

 on account of the rice being destroyed by the carp. He has every reason to believe 

 that the partridge are on the increase since they have been protected. 



Overseer- G. W. West of Holland Landing, reports that he has found the law 

 well observed this season. He does not find much difference in the catch of mas- 

 kinonge. There have been a very few caught in the open season, but he thinks 

 that is on account of so many carp. Black bass is on the increase, and so are 

 small fish and coarse fish. 



Ducks and all kinds of game birds are very scarce on those waters this season. 

 He thinks partridge is on the increase. Hares and cotton-tail rabbits are quite 

 plentiful. 



Overseer Hugh Wilson of Elphin, reports that he found no fishing, only with 

 hook and line, and found bass and pike more plentiful than in years past. Had two 

 convictions in his district last December. Ducks were scarce this fall. Partridge 

 are in great numbers, but are being shot in large quantities by local sportsmen. He 

 would suggest they be protected in 1911. 



Overseer E. A. Wootton, of Maynooth, reports that he has tried to keep the 

 people posted in the Game Laws with marked success, and is glad to be able to 

 report no convictions. He had a report in July of netting in the Papineau, but 

 could not locate nets and did not know who was doing it. Speckled trout are 

 quite plentiful. Salmon trout seem to be rather scarce and rather under the usual 

 size. 



