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Beaver and Fur Preserve. The boundaries may be generally described a^s follows:— on the 

 north the Albany River ,on the west the Chipie River, on the south the Kwataboahegan 

 River, and on the east the westerly shore of James Bay The regulation which governs was 

 provided at the request of the Department of Mines and Resources for the Dominion of 

 Canada to permit of the restocking of the area with beaver, and to control the annual take of 

 l»eaver therein, if and when such trapping is authorized, and to provide a restricted and con- 

 trolled trapping ground for the benefit of resident Indians. This is the third such sanctuary 

 so established. 



The system of Regulated Game Preserve Areas which has been in effect during recent 

 joars was extended to include the Township of East Oxford in the County of Oxford. 



WOLF BOUNTIES. 



■ The following is a comparative statement showing annual wolf bounty statistics and 

 payments for a period of four years ending with the 1942-43 fiscal period:— 



Period Timber 



For the year ending March 31, 1940 1,107 



Yor the year ending March 31, 1941 738 



For the year ending March 31, 1942 1,199 



For the year ending March 31 1943 935 



Various factors have influenced the prevalence of wolves and the number taken, 

 including the basic rate of bounty, enHstments in the armed forces and employment in war 

 industries, and the abundance of game, but weather conditions would appear to be the most 

 important. The winter of 1942-'^ 3 was exceptionally severe and during this period only 714 

 wolves were taken. Generally speaking fifty per cent of the wolves are snaJred and the special 

 wire i*eq\iired for this purpose is not available at present, 



SUMMARY OF WOLF BOUNTY CLAIMS 



County Tim'ber Brush Pups Total 



Brant 112 



Bruce 8 18 26 



Frontenac 8 9 5 22 



Haldimand 10 1 



Halton 2 2 



Hastings 9 1 10 



Lambton 10 1 



Lanark 1 Q 1 



Leeds ^ Q 1 1 



Lennox & Addington 10 13 23 



Lincoln 10 1 



Norfolk 9 9 



Northumberland 10 1 



Ontario 13 4 



Peru. 10 1 



Peterboro 11 11 



Prince Edward 1 1 



Renfrew 26 6 31 



