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necessary to make some inquiries to elicit as much 

 information on the subject as possible. 



"Without a fixed date as a starting-point for 

 comparison, the relativeness of the information must 

 obviously be somewhat vague, and embrace known 

 present conditions as compared with reports of the 

 past. 



"I have therefore prepared the accompanying 

 memorandum, based upon data just received from 

 the Provincial Deputy Minister of Lands, Mines, ard 

 Fisheries of Quebec, the Provincial Commissioner of 

 Fisheries for New Brunswick, the Dominion Inspector 

 of Fisheries for the Gulf Division of the Province of 

 Quebec, and the Dominion Inspectors of Fisheries 

 and Fishery Officers for the Province of New Bruns- 

 wick, where the principal salmon angling in Canada 

 obtains, which I submit for your information, as 

 comprising fairly authentic information, which, of 

 course, could only be procured in absolute detail from 

 the lessees of the angling rights from the Provincial 

 Governments. Yours faithfully, 



F. GOURDEAU." 



MEMORANDUM 



ON COMPARATIVE CONDITIONS OF SALMON 



ANGLING IN CANADIAN ATLANTIC 



WATERS, 1906 



Generally : The Provincial authorities of Quebec, 

 judging from reports of the different angling clubs 



