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ance. It is not to be assumed that food is the primary objective of those who enjoy 

 fishing and hunting, yet it is a fact that the fish and game taken by the angler and 

 hunter have made a substantial addition to the food supply of the nation as a 

 whole. Huge quantities of game fish were taken by resident and non-resident anglers 

 during the year, while hunters bagged a correspondingly large total of all kinds of 

 game. Every pound of this personally secured fish and meat served to release an 

 equal amount of food for shipment overseas where the demand for such was, and 

 still is, extremely urgent. Commenting on this fact the Director of the U.S. Fish 

 and Wild-life Service, in his annual report to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior 

 states: "Game (in the United States) is estimated to replace annually enough meat 

 to feed an army of 5,000,000 for 77 days." The amount of game and fish taken 

 annually in Ontario would be proportionately large, therefore it provides a con- 

 siderable saving in the use of our domestic food supply. 



Throughout the year the Department has been conscious of the fact that, 

 even during the stress of war, recreation in the outdoors such as wild-life provides 

 is an essential to health and morale, and because of this reason has continued its 

 vatious activities designed to improve conditions, maintain and develop the re- 

 sources, and protect them from unnecessary waste or extravagant use. In line with 

 this work, the value and importance of conservation have been continually 

 emphasized, and it is pleasing to report that public co-operation has been very 

 evident. These various activities are set forth in detail herein. 



FINANCIAL 



The following summary of the revenue collected by the Department of 

 Game and Fisheries during the fiscal year covered by this report indicates in detail 

 the various sources from which such revenue was derived, as well as the amounts 

 collected in each case. 



REVENUE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31st, 1945. 



GAME- 



Licenses — 



Trapping $ 53,132.90 



Non-resident Hunting 115,590.00 



Deer 117,004.70 



Moose 4,812.50 



Gun 79,389.64 



Dog 7,823.65 



Fur Dealers 30,652.00 



Fur Farmers 6,266.00 



Tanners 160.00 



Cold Storage 185.00 



$415,016.39 



Royalty 194,429.40 



$609,445.79 



FISHERIES— 



Licenses — 



Fishing (Commercial) 



$ 87,253.00 



