1912 AND FISHERIES COMMISSION. 245 



(5) Districts of Parry Sound, Nipissing and Algoma and Mani- 

 toulin Island. 



Main Fisheries: Georgian Bay, North Channel, Lake Nipissing, 

 French River and St. Mary's River. 



(6) Districts of Thunder Bay and Rainy River. 



Main Fisheries: Lake Superior, Lake of the Woods and Rainy 

 River. 



It would of course be necessary for the controlling executive to have 

 at its disposal one or two inspectors of superior rank to the district 

 inspectors and in addition, as pointed out in another section^ to have 

 available the means of investigating promptly complaints as to irregu- 

 larities occurring in any portion of the Province. For thiis latter pur- 

 pose a few specially qualified men would have to be selected as secret 

 service agents, for there is unquestionably plenty of work to keep such 

 men busy throughout the year and it would be more economical to main- 

 tain them on salary and more satisfactory, than to engage detectives 

 from private firms for the purpose and run the risks of careless, incom- 

 petent or unreliable persons undertaking the work. 



In regard to the equipment, types of the most suitable craft for 

 provincial purposeis were furnished in the Interim Report of this Com- 

 mission, the approximate cost of the same indicated and the necessity 

 demonstrated for the Province to build and acquire a fleet especially 

 adapted to the work to be performed instead of continuing to lease more 

 or less unsuitable boats or purcha'sing second-hand craft of inferior 

 qualifications. The expense of so doing would obviously be consider- 

 able, but if the expenditure was spread over a period of years this 

 should prove no insuperable obstacle. The system of districts, as above 

 recommended, should, moreover, facilitate the process of determining the 

 actual requirements in this direction, for to insure economy and at the 

 same time efficiency, very intimate knowledge of the waters and condi- 

 tions prevailing in each locality and district are obviously necessary, 

 while in addition the system itself would afford a simple means of 

 gradually and effectively instituting the improvements necessary in this 

 direction. 



Summarizing, then, the scheme as above outlined, there would be a 

 controlling executive with two inspectors and a small number of secret 

 service agents at its disposal, six district inspectors and a permanent 

 staff of indeterminate numbers in each district. If the scheme were 

 adopted simultaneously throughout the Province and reasonably good 

 salaries paid, the additional cost of the personnel over that at present 

 borne would at the outset be approximately as follows: 



Two Chief Inspectors, increase in pay from $1,600 and $1,500 per annum, as at 



present paid, to $1,800 per annum each $ 500 



Four Secret Service Agents, at $1,200 p. a. each 4 , 800 



Six District Inspectors, at $1,500 p* a. each 9,000 



A staff of six permanent men in each district, or 36 men in all, at $900 



p. a. each 32,400 



Total $46,700 



