16 DEPARTMEN!D OKI iSAl^IE JANDl FISHERIES ^q, 9 (1942) 



information concefiriiig Departmental activities; icbVemttaa:^: phases 'of BaturaV history 

 and contains other articles of an educational nature. ; It circulates to the press, the 

 Sportsmen's Organizations, and to an extensive list of private individuals, teachers, 

 etc., which list has been built up over a period of years through personal application. 

 Over eighteen hundred copies are mailed each issue. Jbut because of the nature of the 

 mailing list it is safe to assume that its sphere ol, usefulness and influence as an 

 educational medium is much greater than the circulation would imply. 



GAME AND FISHERIES ACT:— ■ • ^^ 



There were no amendments to the Game and Fisheries Act enacted durlhg the 

 session of the Legislative Assembly held in 1940, though special regulations were 

 adopted by Order^n-Council in accordance with the, provisions of subsection 1 of 

 Section 6 of the saidiAtet, as iollows:-- 00.32? @ 3S 



^q(|>. The period of the spring bear season was extended, and is in effect from 

 April 1st to June 15th. 



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(b) Licenses to _ authorize the use of fire-arms for hunting purposes in the 

 OO.Oi^ Counties of Essex and Kent, restricted as to period, and are valid only from 

 October 1st to January 31st, next following. 



^^(8)f¥^iiihitingthe use of snares for the taking of beaver at any tlmy.*'^ 



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(d) P rohibiting the use of snares for any purpose in the Counties of York and 

 Si'.TTiOntario. _ ,, ...oD IrIoT 



(e) Providing a limit of catch on cotton-tail rabbits of six per day in the County 

 of Lincoln. JAHSMaO 



(f) Prohibiting the purchase or sale of cotton-tail ra^bitsrimttJ© ^e^Htyof^ 



ni sbjsi) Januoj orli ot sni-isiBo zqmao §niflail bnfi snilnud to siiianeail sriT 

 ^Bwllufl IjsfloiifiK nerfiBfiBD 9rfi lo onlf orfj io Jdsv/ bns riiion) oiiBJnO marfiio'/. 

 9mo8 anibnB^tariiiwJoVl ^^'^ L'^iv\TI^AiJ?yiL^ l^'^^ivjU^^'^'^ L.^'[s'\/V/^iii^'^' XTifi*^ naawjsd gainnin 

 ^i9w aqrafio 9Tom 9vft-^)nlrw7 ,9TiTn^Tlr^"^^i 9riJ oi bjs x^nrBii9Dnu 



■9 .9aBtgftal»^^l^ife^^SOth^i^%^'tcR#oi^^W<ihoi^^h6^^a^'^^ed^^irf^ ^^gPg'^tff 

 1^# elft81*'^me«f;^and^VhV*min%''and 'ris^^rf^ 931r%i^9ei3<V&^^iyi? i'f'^is^'^^B'^^^e^lMt 

 the various provisions of the Game and I^^lft?ri^S'My*^na'^V^MB'}is^'*Mrg^ofel^!^k 

 belongs to that ,^ervice whose ceaseless watching is a necessary .p^t of our scheme 

 of life. But for. liis persistent activity the wild life of the Prcmncej^'ould soon suffer 

 severely from iUega'rdestfuctidri. During the year under review diere were between 

 eighty and ninety of h'cers pefmaneritly' engaged in this work .of ns^r^Jl and supervision, 

 and whose services were augmented by temporary officers ^"^RUffiid, ^l?^ varying periods 

 when their assistance was most desirable. In addition the pejm^ment also receives 

 the close co-op^rati'ori of " Provincial Police constables in the. work of enforcement. 

 There are also ji^nclreds of Deputy Game and Fisheries ^?^®9S*o§fivate individuals 

 who sufficientlygmterest thehiselVes in this work of protection ta secure the authority 

 provided under ai^ch' appointments to enable them' to acriridivjcj^ua^lv^ in conjunction 

 with the regular Overseers in the matter of preventing offences against the Game 

 and Fisheries A^et. .^ .,j ^, u -"'VV 



Due to the extensive land and water areas of the Province each Overseer must 

 of necessity covje^i a large territory, but despite long patirq^ {these field officers are 

 quite active in the discharge of their duties. 



The Department would, of course, prefer to find law observance ^«o complete 

 4 hat seizures: and pro&eeutions would ; be 1 unnecessaxy* jfeut, a 1 jaajfinoritF . f^ i mfire\0T less 

 thoughfeless.and, fnequent^yr unscrupulous ,persQns;jwlij9s«' a<5tivities ;dr9[ :afl mewajciErrto 

 :A;onservation make ^constant vigilance imperative; : 



