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In their work of enforcement, officers of the Department in their respective 

 patrol areas, derived an appreciable degree of assistance from the co-operation 

 of those who held appointments as Deputy Game Wardens. These Deputy 

 Game ^^'arden appointments are of an honorary nature and are provided, on 

 application, to sportsmen and conservationists who are interested in the pro- 

 tection of our fish and wildlife resources. During the year under review, such 

 appointments were provided to more than thirteen hundred applicants. A large 

 percentage of these appointments were made on the, recommendation of the 

 respective municipal councils of the various townships established as regulated 

 game preserve areas. While these appointments were province-wide in their 

 scope, it is quite probable that those so appointed in regulated townships confined 

 their assistance to services within the township, along the lines of securing 

 compliance by hunters with provisions of the regulations which governed. 



A study of the records reveals the seizure of equipment, as well as fish anfl 

 game taken illegalh", in 2,166 cases. 



Particulars of the officers responsible for these seizures are as follows, viz:^ 



Overseers 2,030 cases 



Deputy Game Wardens 46 cases 



Provincial police constables 21 cases 



Municipal police constables 3 cases 



Joint Action : 



Overseers and D. G. W. 43 



Overseers and O. P. P 14 



Overseers and Municipal Police 9 



— 66 cases 



2,166 cases 

 The articles seized as a result of these activities included: — 



Live animals and birds in 4 cases 



Game animals (and portions) and birds in 202 cases 



Fire arms in , 976 cases 



Fish in 305 cases 



Nets and fishing gear in 150 cases 



Angling equipment in 321 cases 



Spears in 65 cases 



Pelts and hides in 319 cases 



Traps and snares in 195 cases 



Water craft in 26 cases 



Outboard motors in 10 cases 



Motor vehicles in 4 cases 



Lights (artificial) in 52 cases 



Miscellaneous articles in 73 cases 



Further details regarding these seizures are set forth in the following tables: — 



Game animals (and portions) and birds: — 



Deer and venison and moose and moose meat in . . 137 cases 



Black and Gre\' Squirrels 4 



Pheasants 11 



Quail 1 



Patridge 30 



Ducks 14 



Rabbits 53 



