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Your Commissioners met in Toronto on the 10th Dec, 1890, to consider what 

 means should be taken to satisfactorily discharge the important duties devolving 

 upon them. 



Your Commissioners were addressed by the Hon. J. M. Gibson, Provincial 

 Secretary, and by the Chairman of the Board, both gentlemen outlining shortly 

 the nature of the work to be undertaken, and suggesting methods by which it 

 should be carried out. 



After a full discussion it was decided, for the purposes of the Commission, to 

 divide the Province into districts, so as to enable your Commissioners to sit in 

 sections for the purpose of taking evidence throughout Ontario. 



The following sub-divisions were then agreed upon : — 



District No. 1. — All east of western line of Lennox and Addington, and all 

 east of westerly line of Renfrew, protracted through to the Ottawa river. 



District No. 2. — To embrace all north of a line drawn from Kincardine to 

 north-west corner of Lennox and Addington. 



District No. 3. — All south of district No. 2 and east of a line drawn from 

 Hamilton to Collingwood as far east as district No. 1. 



District No. 4. — All west of a line drawn from Hamilton to Collingwood, 

 and south of district No. 2. 



A sub-committee was assigned to each of the above districts, as follows : — 



District No. 1. — Messrs. Hervey, Smith, Taylor, Stewart. 



District No. 2. — Messrs. Wilmott, Thomson, Pulford, Stewart. 



District No. 3. — Messrs. Mitchell, Thomson, Smith, Stewart. 



District No. 4. — Messrs. MacCallum, Pulford, Lucas, Stewart. 



In order that evidence might be systematically received, not only from such. 

 witnesses as might from time to time present themselves for examination before 

 your Commissioners, but from practical sportsmen and others who might not be 

 able to attend these meetings, the following list of questions were carefully 

 prepared. 



