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back to the river. In the warm weather the water in these small creeks become 

 stagnant and these fish die ; he has seen thousands of fish dead from this cause. 



He is pleased to note that the several mills and factories under construction 

 are providing gratings in front of the Humes, with from f to 1 inch spaces be- 

 tween the bars, ^hich will have a good effect. 



There was only one summons issued in the division re illegal fishing and as 

 the accused had left the province, no took trial place. The party has not since 

 returned. 



He confiscated six dip nets and three gill nets during the year. 



All the fish taken in the division were used for home consumption. 



There were no abuses other than the pollution of the river by sawdust as 

 above stated. 



The close seasons were strictly observed by the fishermen. 



Overseer Barr, Douglass : 



States that most of the fishing in his district is for family use only, while, of 

 the fish taken by licensed fishermen about 75 per cent, is exported and 25 per 

 cent, used for home consumption. 



He succeeded in capturing 1 hoop-net and 14 gill-nets. The owner of 7 of 

 the gill-nets and the hoop-net, could not be ascertained. The owners of the other 

 7 nets, however, were fined $30 and costs. 



The close seasons were well observed, and the act respecting the pollution of 

 waters, has to a certain extent been observed, but there is still room for improve- 

 ment in some localities. 



There are no fishways in the division. 



Overseer Armstrong, Thornloe : 



Reports that the fishery laws and regulations were well observed in his dis- 

 trict ; that as no licenses were granted for net fishing there were no fish exported ; 

 that no illegal fishing was brought to his notice, and that if any was practised it 

 would be by Indians. He pays that pike, pickerel, shad, whitefish and suckers 

 are very abundant in Lake Temiscaming, and that in the rivers tributary thereto, 

 trout are plentiful. 



No confiscations were made during the season. 



Overseer John Massales, Halliburton : 



Reports that he personally visited all lakes in his district during the season 

 and in some cases twice ; that he did not find that anything had been done con- 

 trary to law. The only fishing is of a local character. Very little fishing is done 

 with the intention of selling the fish. He would on a rough estimate, say that 

 four hundred weight of fish is about all that is taken in a season. Persons were 

 cautioned with regard to sawdust and mill refuse being put into the rivers leading 

 to the lakes, and he thinks his cautions were of good effect. 



Overseer Brown, Rockdale : 



States that he is unable to give an accurate estimate of the quantity of fish 

 taken owing to the number of lakes and rivers in his division, and fishing is not 

 followed by any one as a regular calling, but is satisfied that the catch was much 

 greater than last season. This was due to the increased number of tourists from 

 Toronto, Rochester, and other points in Canada and the United States. 



There were two convictions for violations of the close season and each was 

 fined $10 and costs. No other violations of the fishery laws came under his notice. 



The law respecting the pollution of waters has been strictly observed, the 

 mill owners having used every precaution to prevent sawdust or other mill refuse 

 from going into the water. 



