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A breakdown showing the number of bears killed in counties and districts follows: — 



County or District Number 



Algom a 1 92 



Bruce 8 



Cochrane 145 



Frontenac 5 



Haliburton 32 



Hastings 39 



Kenora 31 



Lennox and Addington 9 



Manitoulin 8 



Muskoka 9 



Nipissing 53 



Parry Sound 90 



Peterborough 10 



Rainy River 105 



Renfrew 43 



Sudbury 148 



Thunder Bay 53 



Timiskaming 186 



Victoria 1 



Total 1,167 



TOURIST OUTFITTERS 



In anticipation of a revival and substantial increase in the volume of the tourist 

 trade following cessation of hostilities, there was much activity in the tourist industry. 

 Established Outfitters were anxious to rehabilitate and enlarge their camps; camps 

 closed during the war period were re-opened; non-residents seemed interested to invest 

 capital in the industry and many members of the Canadian Armed Forces being de- 

 mobilized, some of them former guides or woodsmen, contemplated the establishment of 

 a commercial resort in their favourite locality as a means of re-establishing themselves 

 in civilian life. 



The continuing policy of according a priority to ex-servicemen for authorities to 

 establish a new camp was a stimulating factor in the sale of licensed camps. During 

 the year 34 camps changed ownership and property value increased materially. 



Two hundred and fifty-four applications to establish camps were received, of which 

 65 were refused in the interest of conservation of fishing and hunting resources and the 

 welfare of the tourist industry; at the end of the year, March 31st, 1946, 40 were de- 

 ferred in favour of the soldier's preference or pending further consideration; and 149 

 permits were granted; but shortages in materials and supplies hampered erection of 

 buildings or delayed completion. 



Six hundred and thirty-four Tourist Outfitters* Camp Licences were issued, 42 

 authorizing the operation of new camps and 592 renewals. Five hundred and sixty-eight 

 licences were issued at the resident fee of $10.00 and 66 at the non-resident fee of $25.00. 



The following is a summary, by Districts, of Tourist Outfitters' Camp Licences 

 which were issued during the year: — 



