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only game that may be sold when lawfully killed. The sale 

 of certain game, such as grouse and wild fowl, is prohibited 

 in most of the provinces. In 1918 the sale of game was 

 prohibited in New Brunswick, but we deeply regret that it 

 was resumed after one season's trial, owing to the natural 

 opposition which was found to such a necessary measure. 

 The act was repealed in spite of the fact that the sportsmen 

 and guides of the province are strongly of the opinion that, 

 in New Brunswick, the conservation of the game, and par- 

 ticularly the moose, depends upon the prohibition of its 

 sale. We would urge not only upon the Province of New 

 Brunswick, but also upon all other provinces that have not, 

 as yet, adopted this essential measure, to amend their game 

 laws in such a manner as to make it illegal to sell protected 

 game of all kinds, except in those remote regions where the 

 difficulty of obtaining other forms of meat may render nec- 

 essary the sale of game, lawfully killed; in such cases ade- 

 quate safeguards, such as the appointment of special hunt- 

 ers to kill such game, and the submittal of sworn statements 

 as to the amount killed and its disposal, should be adopted 

 to prevent abuse of the privilege. Such prohibition will 

 have to come sooner or later, and it is surely more desirable 

 to put it into effect while the game is still fairly abundant 

 than to wait until its rarity compels the adoption of this 

 essential step in game and wild-life protection. 



