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nue, his scheme, as herein presented, would still make no extravagant 

 demands on the public purse. 



The increased pay to efficient wardens would be largely met out 

 of the salaries of the many underpaid men whose commissions would 

 be allowed to lapse, for a man whose whole time is paid for can reason- 

 ably be expected to coTer more ground than a number of men given a 

 salary insufficient to warrant them devoting their whole time to the 

 work. 



The maintenance, also, of the boat equipment suggested would 

 largely be counterbalanced by relinquishing the leases on other craft. 

 In this regard it may be noted that for the region of the Georgian Bay 

 and portions of Lake Superior and Lake Huron, for which six Class B 

 boats, each with a crew of three men^ have been recommended, the 

 Department of Game and Fisheries estimates the present expenditure 

 at roughly |13,000, as against the |14,000 estimated under the scheme 

 which, considering the greatly improved service and the considerable 

 area covered, does not appear to be a very serious increase. 



That the equipment recommended, and the employment of compe- 

 tent men only, would give a better service, and consequently ensure a 

 higher revenue from licenses than that at present secured, has already 

 been pointed out, so that, in voting a special grant to cover the initial 

 purchase of the boats of Classes B and C, the Government would be 

 making an investment whose returns should be sufficient to cover the 

 outlay within the period of a few years. In the establishment of hatch- 

 eries, even if funds were available, your Commissioner would not recom- 

 mend for the first year the erection of more than two or three, and for 

 this purpose a sum of |10,000 would be amply sufficient. The mainte- 

 nance charges for each hatchery should not exceed |2,000. The estab- 

 lishment of a series of bass control ponds in a suitable district would 

 cost but a small sum, say $1,000 to |1,500 at the outside, whilst the 

 maintenance charge would be approximately the same. 



The revenue for 1910 may fairly be assumed at |110,000, although 

 your Commissioner understands this is |10,000 in excess of the esti- 

 mate prepared by the Department of Game and Fisheries. Its officials 

 admit, however, that their figures are most conservative. 



While not attempting to furnish an elaborate budget, your Com- 

 missioner submits the following figures in support of his contention that 

 the gradual adoption of the recommendations contained in the report 

 are feasible, even within the bounds of an income unassisted by a hunt- 

 ing license. 



Special Grant for 6 Class B Boats $25,800 00 



Special Grant for 6 Class C Boats 11,200 00 



Special Grant for 3 Hatcheries and 1 series of Bass Control Ponds 10,000 00 



Total $47 ,000 00 



Your Commissioner does not assert that this sum could be met out 

 of the present annual income of the Department, but he points out that 



