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on these matters, provided only that where the figures for Indians or 

 other trappers shall have been filled in by the buyer, such buyer shall be 

 held responsible for the figures. 



(8) That any illegalities in connection with the trapping of fur- 

 bearing animals or the bartering, purchasing, holding or trading in the 

 pelts of the same, be made punishable by a fine of not less than |5.00 

 for every such creature trapped or pelt bartered, purchased, held or 

 traded, together with the cancellation of the license of the trapper, buyer 

 or dealer so offending and disqualification of such person from obtain- 

 ing a license for a period of five years; provided only that in tlie ease 

 of firms maintaining a number of agents for the purpose of trapping, or 

 purchasing pelts of fur-bearing animals, if it could be proved that a firm 

 had taken reasonable precautions to guard against suqIi infractions of 

 the law and had no k'nowledge of the same, the license of such firm be 

 not cancelled, except when two offences in its behalf occur in one year, 

 but in such cases the trapper or buyer of the firm be treated as a private 

 individual. 



(9) That, if possible, steps be taken to have the close seasons for 

 fur-bearing animals observed by Indians on public lands under pain of 

 equal penalties as applicable to white men, and that in any case it be 

 made an indictable offence, punishable by fine and impri'sonment for any 

 Indian to barter, trade or attempt to barter or trade the pelts of fur- 

 bearing animals protected by law or taken during the legal close seasons 

 for such animals, except and only among his own kind within the limits 

 of an Indian Reservation. 



(10) That, as at pi'esent, a trapper or buyer be required to obtain 

 a permit within 10 days of the close of the open season for any fur-bear- 

 ing animal to have the pelts of the same in possession ; but that where, 

 owing to natural cases, it is impracticable for the trapper to obtain such 

 permit within the legal period, steps be taken to constitute an authority 

 in eaich such dis-trict to grant such permits at its discretion after due 

 investigation; and that in such cases any subsequent sale or trade of the 

 pelts thus held be only effected under permit granted by the same 

 authority, and provided that a record of such transaction is forwarded 

 to the Department. 



(11) That the bounty on wolves be raised to $25.00; that it be re- 

 quired of each applicant for such bounty to forward the entire skin of 

 each wolf, unmutilated, together with each claim made; and that where 

 such applicant is trapping under license or permit, the number of such 

 license or permit be clearly marked on each claim. 



(12) That the present regulation in regard to the use of poison be 

 amended in so far as to legalize and render feasible the use of such 

 material for tlie taking of wolves only by trappers operating under 

 license or permit of the Province, provided only that due precautions be 

 taken to select such localities for the purpose where the minimum 

 amount of harm is likely to be done to other wild creatures or domestic 



