ANNUAL REPORT, 1940-41 



REVENUE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31st, 19 41 — Continued 



Licenses — Continued 



Gun 86,527.85 



Dog 5,746.10 



Fur Dealers 27,323.00 



Fur Farmers 8,637.50 



Tanners 160.00 



Cold Storage 178.00 



$ 329,050.35 



Royalty 101,599.18 



$ 430,649.53 



FISHERIES — 

 Licenses — 



Fishing (Commercial) $ 85,914.00 



Angling 384,675.00 



$ 470,589.00 



Sales — Spawn taking 226.95 



Royalty 12,066.22 



■ $ 482,882.17 



GENERAL— 

 Licenses — 



Tourist Camps $ 7,345.00 



Guides 7,456.00 



$ 14,801.00 



Fines 25,416.28 



Costs Collected (Enforcement of Game Act)... 786.78 



Sales — Confiscated articles, etc 2 4,309.12 



Rent 3,301.75 



Commission retained by Province on sale of lie. 2,170.30 



Miscellaneous 48 3.76 



$ 71,268.99 



Net Ordinary Revenue $ 984,800.69 



One fact that is worthy of comment is the large proportion of the total amount 

 of $984,800.69 which was derived from the sale of non-resident licenses, both angling 

 and hunting. Some forty-seven and a half per cent of the entire total, or $468,940.00 

 was collected in this way, and this must be considered to be a remarkable showing 

 when studied in conjunction with the feeling of uncertainty and dismay which 

 generally prevailed in the summer of 1940 following the disastrous collapse of the 

 French armies then engaged as our allies in the tremendous struggle against the Axis 

 powers. The satisfactory conditions which are prevalent in the wildlife natural 

 resources of Ontario's forests, streams and lakes, and which are an attraction and 

 recreational benefit not only to our own sportsmen but also to non-resident 

 anglers and hunters, are reflected to a remarkable degree in this excellent result. 



Reference has already been made to the reduced departmental revenue, as com- 

 pared with that of the previous year when for the first time since the establishment 

 of the Department of Game and Fisheries it exceeded the one million dollar total, and 

 to the fact that the decrease was not one to cause undue concern. In explanation it 

 will be noted that the figure for 1940-41 was exceeded only once during the past six 

 years, viz — in the preceding fiscal year, 1939-40, and the collection of revenue in that 



