were $2,397,89; and from the gun sale were $5,016.45. 

 SEIZURES 



In the year under review, there was a total of 2,929 cases In 

 which equipment was seized by reason of the fact that the articles 

 were being used in various ways responsible for infractions of the 

 legislation and regulations. Following are the details of the 

 officers responsible for these seizures, - 



Conservation Officers 2,232 cases 



Provincial Police Officers 6 " 



Joint Action: 



Conservation Officers 



and O.P.P. 88 



Conservation Officers 



and Deputy Game Wardens 582 



Conservation Officers 



and R.C.M.P. 7 



Conservation Officers 



and City Police __l4 69I " 



2,929 " 

 Included in these figures are 71 cases in which the seizures were 

 made from persons unknown, mostly fishing equipment and traps which had 

 been set and left in an unlawful manner. The officers foimd it im- 

 possible to develop sufficient evidence to enable them to establish 

 actual ownership of these articles and therefore they were confiscated. 



It is always astonishing to note the variety in the articles 

 seized. The items, this year, run from a 5^ Ice pick to an almost new 

 automobile. Listed below are the most nxomerous seized articles: 

 Angling equipment In 751 cases 



Fish 271 



Nets 149 " 



Game (animals and birds) l40 " 



Firearms 1,602 pieces 



Pelts, skins, hides 507 " 



Traps and snares 400 " 



Spears 80 " 



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