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ONTARIO FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



SPECIAL QUESTIONS TO MANAGERS OR OTHER SUPERVISORS. 

 OF RAILWAY AND STEAMBOAT LINES. 



These speeial questions were answered by the 5 witnesses before-named as 

 follows: — 



1. Does your line do much traffic in sporting, camping and 



angling passengers ? 

 Yes - - - - - - --4 



No ...... 1 



2. Upon what routes ? If by steamboats name them ? 



Not necessary to answer here, replies merely give 

 various lines runniny through the Province. 



3. Give, if possible, an approximate estimate of the value of 



the passenger, camping, and other traffic arising from 



shooting and fishing sport ? 

 Blank ------- 4 



The only answer given comes from Mr. D. S. Wagstaff, 



G. T. Railway, Detroit, who estimates the sporting 



traffic over his division to be almost $10,000 per year. 



4. Would the preservation and multiplication of game and 

 fish probably improve the traffic above-mentioned ? 



Yes ------- a 



Blank - - - - - - -2 



N. B. — Mr. Wagstaff answers in the affirmative, but says 



that the issue of licenses would greatly hurt the 



railway's business. 



5. Some American railways give free transportation to fish 

 fry from State hatcheries, and otherwise assist Game 

 Wardens or protectors. Would your line probably act 

 w^ith similar liberality ? 



This very important question was left unan.swered by all 

 the witnesses. 



6. Would you object to allowing your Conductors or Pursers 



on sporting routes to act on behalf of the Government 



in issuing permits for licenses to shoot or fish, if such 



licenses here required by law ? • 



No answers by any of the witnesses. 

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