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Killarney and Little Current. I was unable to get any information respecting 

 illegal tishing. I learned that overseer Oliver was patrolling his division, and 

 was not expected for a few days. 



On Thursday 12th, there was north west wind with squalls and rain, I 

 proceeded, however to Snug harbor and made a diligent search until 5 p. m. when 

 I left for Killarney. I learnt that overseer Oliver had been there on the previ- 

 ous day and succeeded in capturing four trap-nets and one seine. 



On the following day I proceeded to Fitzwilliam Island and searched the 

 vicinity and then proceeded to Beaverstone and found two trap-nets near Toad 

 Island which I burnt. One of the nets contained a large quantity of fish which 

 I liberated. 



I kept up the patrol without incident until the 19th, I visited Hope Island, 

 and grappled around for nets. I discovered several buoys which had evidently 

 cut loose from nets just prior to our arrival. I left for the Watchers Island and 

 succeeded in capturing five trap-nets before dark. Ail these nets were in bad 

 shape from the rough weather, and contained a quantity of rotten fish. I con- 

 tinued the search in the morning and proceeded as far as Go Home River where 

 I came a across two more Trap -nets. 



On Monday morning, 23rd July, I visited Present Island and Minnicogan- 

 shene Island and anchored for the night. I started en the following morning to 

 grapple and succeeded in capturing two large Trap nets near Gaint's Tomb. I 

 returned to Penetang in the evening, and on the 26th, 27th & 2Sth, I continued to 

 search in the vicinity of Honey Harbor, Present Island, and Christian Islands. 

 I saw several boats and tugs in my trip along the shore via., Thornbury, Meaford 

 and Vails Point, on Saturday 28th. but all had licenses. 



On Monday 30th, we took on ten ton of coal at Owen Sound, and I continued 

 on the two following days around Beausoleil and other islands, it being too rough 

 to go out side. I found nearly all the fisherman had left the tishing stations and 

 were employed in repairing their nets for the iall tishing. I again proceeded 

 north, arriving at Muskoka mills at 7 p. m. I left the following morning and 

 searched thoroughly in the vicinity of Jubilee and Copper Islands, and at San- 

 Soucie I learned that District Overseer Pratt had been in the vicinity for a week 

 on the same errand and had just left. 



On Monday 6th, I left Parry Sound at 7 a. m. for Byng Inlet, calling at 

 Shebeeshakong,Shawanaga Bay, and Point Au Baril, and on the 8th, at the Bustard 

 Islands captured three more trap-nets, which I had burnt. I then visited French 

 River. 



On the 9th I visited Bad river, where we were successful and captured six 

 trap-nets, which we burnt. I continued to search again on the following morn- 

 ing and succeeded in finding two trap-nets at Badgelay Island. I was unable to 

 grapple any more that day owing to the rough weather. 



On the following morning, 13th, I arrived at McGreggor's Bay at 11. I 

 started immediately to search among the islands until 5 p.m. and was successful 

 in capturing two more trap-nets. I then proceeded to Partridge Island and was 

 there joined by Overseer Oliver. 



On the following morning we started out with the two boats and captured 

 two more trap-nets. We were unable to continue throughout the day owing to 

 the prevalence of rough weather. We discovered every evidence of the removal 

 of nets quite recently. We left for Little Current on the following morning,] 5th. 

 Overseer Oliver left tor home. I resumed the search on the following morning 

 in Frazer's Bay and found two very large trap nets. I then left for Killarney. 



On Saturday, the 1 8th, I searched Sturgeon bay and the lake in the vicinity 

 of Point au Baril. I was here visited by a number of tourists, some of whom 

 were from the United States. They seemed to be enjoying themselves and were 

 having good fishing. I left for Parry Sound in the afternoon, and on Monday, 



