246 EEPOKT OF ONTARIO GAME No. 52 



As pointed out already some portion at least of the permanent 

 staff would in all probability be selected from those already holding 

 office, so that a saving would be effected in this direction, and a's an 

 increase in the permanent staffs was gradually effected, the salaries of 

 those officers whose services were dispensed with would oft"set to no little 

 extent this expense, for the higher paid officer would be required to 

 cover considerably greater extents of territory than those now assigned 

 to the numerous and underpaid officials. 



The American representative of the International Fisheries Com- 

 mission submitted to his Government a schedule of the equipment in 

 his opinion necessary for the purpose of adequately enforcing the inter- 

 national fishery regulations in American waters of the great lakes, 

 involving an expenditure of |46,000. An examination of the detail 

 would tend to the conviction that the cost of the boats recommended 

 has been ■somewhat underestimated by the Commissioner, but assuming 

 that Ontario, which is concerned with practically the whole of these 

 fisheries, should decide to acquire an equipment of equal proportions, 

 thus materially lessening the necessity for the Dominion Government 

 to do so, and assuming, also, that an effective equipment w^ais to be sup- 

 plied to each overseer where required on the inland fisheries, it would 

 not seem that the total expenditure of building new boats for the pur- 

 pose could by any possibility exceed |150,000. 



In regard to provincial fish hatcheries $60,000 would prove in all 

 probability more than amply sufficient to meet the immediate require- 

 ments of the Province in this direction, while, when once the full equip- 

 ment of the hatcheries on this appropriation had been established, the 

 annual salary bill in connection with such hatcheries could not appar- 

 ently exceed |15,000, if, indeed, it would even approach that figure. 



It would seem that an extensive and entirely adequate plant for a 

 provincial fish agency could be constructed at the various points deemed 

 necessary at an expenditure not exceeding |15,000, and that |5,000 

 should be fully sufficient to pay the salaries of the necessary officials, 

 while in connection with game farms |30,000 should be ample to cover 

 enterprises in this direction in connection with deer, game birds and fur- 

 bearing animals, and |5,000 amply sufficient to meet the salary bill in 

 connection with them once they should have been fully established; no 

 account being taken of the almost certain profits to be derived from these 

 two enterprises. 



Assuming, then, that the reorganization of the personnel was effected 

 as suggested, and, moreover, simultaneously throughout the Province; 

 assuming that the expenditures on equipment, hatcheries, fish agencies 

 and game farms were spread over six years ; and including the full run- 

 ning expenses of hatcheries, fish agencies and game farms from the start 

 as though such had already been fully established, the additional cost 

 to the Province during the installation period of six years would be : 



