18 DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISHERIES No. 9 



Game and Fisheries Overseers in 1157 of these cases, by Deputy Game Wardens in 

 62 cases, by members of the Ontario Provincial Police Force in 48 cases, and in the 

 remaining 95 cases by co-operative action amongst Overseers, Deputy Game Wardens, 

 and Provincial Police Constables. 



A condensed summary of the material confiscated shows the following: — 



Live animals in 7 cases 



Birds, game animals and meat in 160 cases 



Firearms and ammunition in 460 cases 



Fish in 209 cases 



Nets and fishing equipment in 213 cases 



Angling equipment in 8 4 cases 



Pelts and hides in 228 cases 



Traps and equipment in 166 cases 



Water craft in 29 cases 



Motor vehicles in 11 cases 



Lights in 21 cases 



Spears in 66 cases 



Miscellaneous in 52 cases 



Duplicate entries on one seizure report, such as firearms and game; angling 

 equipment and fish; trapping equipment and pelts, and other combinations of a 

 similar nature account for the apparent discrepancy in the total shown by the 

 foregoing table, viz, 1706, as compared with seizure reports numbering 1362. 



Departmental records disclose the fact that during the year reported upon 

 some 1108 cases were prosecuted through the courts, and that convictions were 

 registered in 1045 of these cases, while charges in the remaining 63 cases were 

 dismissed by the Magistrates who presided thereon. Game and Fisheries Overseers 

 prosecuted in 960 cases and were successful in 913; Provincial Police Constables 

 in 67 cases and secured convictions in 62; Deputy Game Wardens in 18 cases in 16 

 of which convictions were registered; while co-operative action by Overseers, 

 Provincial Police and Deputy Game Wardens resulted in 54 convictions out of the 

 63 cases prosecuted. 



While each officer is required to be impartial and eflBcient in the carrying out 

 of his duties he is also required to use common sense and display courtesy in his 

 treatment of the general public with whom he conies into contact. We believe that 

 as a general rule the members of our enforcement service are guided by these 

 requirements at all times. Public service is synonymous with criticism rather 

 than commendation. The control which is essential to the proper administration 

 of a trust, such as our wild life resources, is often irksome to those who object 

 to anything in the nature of restrictions on their so-called "liberties". As a 

 consequence enforcement frequently results in irritation. For this reason we are 

 always glad to receive letters such as the following from one of our United States 

 visitors who resides in the State of Ohio. He writes, "For ten years I have been 

 coming to your Province to do my fishing and the courtesy and consideration ex- 

 tended to me by the ofiicials of your bureau and the citizens of the various com- 

 munities visited has been very gratifying to me." 



THE FISH CULTURE BRANCH 



Waters abounding in fish are an asset to any community. Increased fishing 

 possibilities mean increased tourist travel; this stabilizes various business enter- 

 prises, especially in recreation centres noted for their game-fish. Apart, however, 

 from the direct and indirect financial benefits of a rapidly increasing tourist trade, 

 the healthful and recreational advantages associated with game-fishing are of 

 inestimable value. 



The maintenance of the commercial fishing industry is also of vital importance 

 to the Province. Information regarding the value of this enterprise is summed up 

 in the statistics of the fishing industry for the year in appendices 3 and 4. 



