CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Deputy Commissioner's Report 5-18 



Statistics 5 



Season's Catch 6 



The Fisheries Protection Service 7 



Legislation ' 7 



Enforcement of the Law 8 



The Gilphie 9 



Protective Associations, Formation of 10 



Investigations 10 



Commercial Fisheries 11 



Inland Fisheries 11 



Fertilizing Lake Trout and Whitefish Eggs 11 



The Black Bass 12 



Transportation of Live Fish 13 



The River Nepigon 14 



The Nepigon Trout, . .' 15 



Leasing of Lakes 15 



The Ouananiche 17 



Steel Head Salmon 17 



Fish ways 17 



Overflowed Lands 17 



Sawdust 18 



Carp .. 18 



--Frogs .• 18 



Synopsis of Overseers' Reports , 20 



Report of Captain of Steamer " Gilphie " 41 



Fishery Overseers of the Province, List of 48 



Revenue Received in each Division ; 54 



Return of Fishermen, Tonnage, Vessels, Nets and Fish taken in each Division 56 



Recapitulation of Number of Fishermen, Tugs, Vessels, etc 74 



Licenses Issued in each Division 78 



Comparison of Yield, 1899 and 1900, according to Districts 79 



Comparative Statement of Kinds of Fish taken in 1899 and 1900 Si 



Statement Showing Quantity and Value of Fish taken in 1900 82 



Statement of Tugs, Boats, Nets, Men, etc, engaged in the Industry 82 



Value of Ontario Fisheries, 1870 to 1900, inclusive 83 



Statement Showing Quantity of Fry distributed in Ontario, 1868 to 1900 83 



