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TOURIST OUTFITTERS 



A continuation of war-time problems caused some further recession in the 

 tourist industry but there was evidence of increased post-war planning. Thirty- 

 eight (38) applications for permits to establish additional camps were received in 

 the Department, of which fourteen (14) were granted, thirteen (13) were definitely 

 refused, five (5) were tentatively refused for reconsideration after the war and six 

 (6) are still in abeyance pending final decision. 



With respect to the 615 licensed camps which were operated in 1942 only 

 519 licenses were renewed for operations in 1943. However 20 new or re-established 

 tourist outfitters' camps were licensed to operate during the year which reduced the 

 consequent decrease. A total of 539 such camps were licensed to operate in 1943, 

 and these camps are located in Districts set forth in the following schedule: — 



Algoma 76 



Cochrane 7 



Kenora 127 



Manitoulin 42 



Nipissing 75 



Parry Sound 91 



Patricia 1 



Rainy River 30 



Renfrew 12 



Sudbury 51 



Temiskaming 6 



Thunder Bay 21 



Total 539 



GAME AND FISHERIES ACT 



There were no amendments provided with respect to the Game and Fisheries 

 Act which became effective during the year ending March 31st, 1944. 



The only regulations which were provided and which are additional to the 

 ones to which other references are contained in this report were, — 



(a) Providing an open season for the taking of black and grey squirrels, 

 south of the French and Mattawa Rivers and Lake Nipissing, November 

 4th, 5th and 6th, 1943, with a bag limit of five (5) per day; and 



(b) Prohibiting the taking of minnows in excess of a total weight of forty 

 (40) pounds from the waters of Lakes SSmcoe and Couchiching during 

 the period between October 1st, 1943 and March 31st, 1944. 



ENFORCEMENT 



Provisions of the Game and Fisheries Act and the Regulations which are 

 established thereunder, as well as the Migratory Birds Convention Act and the 

 Special Fishery Regulations for the Province of Ontario are administered within the 

 jurisdiction of this Department, and for the enforcement of this Legislation and the 

 various Regulations the Department maintains a regular staff of field service 

 officers designated as Game and Fisheries Overseers. The services of these regular 

 overseers are augmented by the appointment of additional seasonal overseers whose 

 services are retained periodically for short periods, more patricularly during the 

 spring fish spawning perio-ds and in areas in which these extra men are required. 

 Members of the Ontario Provincial Police Force also coperate with our officers to 

 the end that better observance of these provisions may be secured. 



