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Our aviary contains about 100 pheasants, the different varieties being the 

 Keeves, Amherst, Golden, Silver and English Eingneck, there being an especially 

 large stock of the last mentioned ; a large number of these birds have been liberated 

 in the Park and have gone out into the outlying districts. Eeports say they are 

 doing well. 



Park Woek. 



This last year dead and down timber to the amount. of 70,000 feet has been 

 taken out and by use of a portable mill the timber was sawn into lumber, which 

 is now seasoning and will be ready for repairing and building for the next year. 



Our dock is very badly in need of repair and I trust next year it will be 

 repaired if possible or replaced witli a new one. 



Staff. 



Our staif consists of the Superintendent, a gamekeeper and an assistant. The 

 Avork is very heavy in the spring as all the picnic grounds have to be raked and 

 cleaned, which takes about four weeks, and during the picnic season it takes a half 

 of each day to clean up and keep things in order. We can keep a man busy with 

 the mower and team during early summer as we try to keep about 100 acres 

 mowed and in good shape. The split log drag has to be used during most of the 

 year on the roads to keep them in shape. After the summer season the team is 

 busy hauling gravel and repairing the roads. Through the early summer the game- 

 keeper's time is taken with the hatching and rearing of pheasants, along with his 

 usual duties, of course. Full details of the general work can hardly be given as 

 each day brings its own work of various kinds. 



Cottages. 



There are 35 cottages in the Park, some being on the Eau side and others on 

 the Lake, and 18 parties have applied for leases this year with the intention of 

 building next year. There is one restaurant which has been leased by the year, 

 handling groceries, ice cream, etc. The Lidependent Order of Daughters of the 

 Empire of Eidgetown were given permission to use the old pavilion for dances 

 once a week, which were very popular, the society clearing $500.00 during the 

 season. I think next year it would be advisable to make some improvements on the 

 building and manage it ourselves. 



Accommodation Requirements. 



The automobile traffic in summer is enormous, coming from far and near; an 

 ordinary Sunday there are often as many as 500 cars coming and going. The day 

 of the Howard Councillors and U.F.G. picnic we made an estimate of about 12,500 

 visitors. A hotel is very much in demand as we have no accommodation for the 

 ever-increasing number of people who desire to come for their summer vacation, 

 etc. I am continually receiving inquiries from people at a distance who have heard 

 of Rondeau Park, asking if they can secure accommodation. 



