GENERAL 



Under the provisions of Section 76 (l) of The Geime and Fisheries 

 Act, articles are seized for various Infractions, and upon conviction, 

 become the property of the Crown, and are sold by the Department, 

 Wliere Infractions of a minor nature are Involved the persons concerned, 

 following disposition of the Informations which were laid, have been 

 provided with an opportxmlty to redeem the articles seized from them 

 on payment of a specified fee assessed by the Department for the return 

 of such articles. This arrangement applies principally to firearms and 

 fishing tackle. 



However, there Is a percentage of offences In which the circum- 

 stances are sufficiently serious to warrant the definite confiscation 

 to the Crown of the seized articles. These confiscated articles are 

 disposed of by the Department at annual public sales, fishing tackle 

 and miscellaneous articles In the spring and firearms In the fall, and 

 which sales during the period under review were conducted In the re- 

 spective areas In which the offences which resulted in the seizures had 

 occurred. 



Two sales of confiscated articles were held during the year under 

 review, the fishing tackle and miscellaneous articles in the spring, 

 8Lnd the gun sale in the fall. The receipts obtained from the 195^ 

 tackle sale was $2,l44.40 and the gun sale $7* 094,75 • 



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