THE REPORT OF THE No. 31 



290 pounds, |232; eels, 20,150 pounds, f 1,209; perch, 800,200 pounds, 

 $24,006; catfish, 370,450 pounds, $29,636; coarse fish, 1,939,600 pounds, 

 $58,188; tullibee, 7,450 pounds, $447. 



The total catch shows a decrease of 1,437,670 pounds, and a decrease 

 in value of $84,561, as compared with that of 1904. 



The waters showing a decrease are: Lake Huron, North Channel, 

 1,749,692 lbs. — there being a falling off in the quantity of every kind of 

 fish taken; the Georgian Bay, 474,433 lbs.; Lake an d Ri ver St. Clair and 

 Thames River, 102,260 lbs.; Lake Ontario, 171,159 ~Tbs. ; and Nipissing 

 District, 26,000 lbs. Those showing an increase are : The Lake of the 

 Woods, 262,098 lbs. ; Lake Superior, 149,348 lbs. ; Lake Huron proper, 

 65,050 lbs.; and Lake Erie, 595,795 lbs., the catch of herring and yellow 

 pickerel in Lake Erie showing an increase of 370,800 and 628,270 pounds 

 respectively. 



The total yield in the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River District 

 was 1,017,420 pounds, valued at $91,707; Lake Superior, 2,647,820 pounds, 

 valued at $254,178; Lake Huron, N.C., 2,689,720 pounds, valued at $259,- 

 668; Georgian Bay, 2,509,030 pounds, valued at $239,503; Lake Huron 

 (proper) 2,045,430 pounds, valued at $173,211; Lake St. Clair and Detroit 

 River, 740,190 pounds, valued at $33,313; Thames River, 182,590 pounds, 

 valued at $8,256; Lake Erie, 7,318,230 pounds, valued at $437,352; Lake 

 Ontario, 2,796,360 pounds, valued at $163,584; Nipissing District, 368,- 

 800 pounds, valued at $34,740; inland waters, 256,710 pounds, valued at 

 $13,451. 



A comparative statement of the fish taken in 1904 and 1905 arranged 

 according to districts, and showing the increase or decrease in each species, 

 as the case may be, will be found at page 78. 



Other statements will be found showing : 



1. A list of the overseers with the territory under the jurisdiction of 

 each, page 46. 



2. Implements of capture licensed in 1905 (p. 52) ; 

 <2. The revenue derived from each division (p. 53): 



3. Waters stocked 1901-1905, with number and kind of fish planted in 

 each (p. 21) ; < 



4. The number in detail of fishermen, tonnage and value of tugs, ves- 

 sels and boats, quantity and value of fishing material, and the kinds and 

 quantity of fish caught (pp. 56-75); 



5. The gross yield of the different kinds of fish in each division in 1904 

 and 1905, and the increase or decrease (p. 78) ; 



6. The total quantity of each kind of fish taken, as compared with the 

 quantity taken in 1904, and the increase or decrease (p. 80); 



7. The value of the different kinds of fish taken (p. 81) ; 



8. The number of tugs, men, boats, etc., engaged in the industry, the 

 quantity of nets licensed, and the value thereof (p. 82); 



9. The value of the Ontario Fisheries from 1870 to 1905, inclusive, 

 (p. 81); and 



10. The quantity of fry distributed by the Federal Government in the 

 Province since Confederation (p. 82). 



Protection Service. 



One hundred and eighty-five overseers are employed, of whom 156 are 

 paid salaries varying from 125 to $400 per annum, according to the extent 

 and importance of the duties to be performed. Although the number of 

 salaried overseers exceeds by twenty-five the number employed in 1904, 



