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boat in first-class condition, 'he got her out of her winter quarters on May 17th, and 

 commenced patrol service on the waters of the Eideau Canal from Newboro to 

 Kingston Mills. There were a few tourists at Jones' Falls during the month of 

 May, and he sold ten permits, and returned to the Department of Game and Fish- 

 eries $20 for May. In June the tourists commenced to come into his district in 

 great numbers, and the fishing being excellent they enjoyed themselves. The fish- 

 ing is reported by all to be better than ever before, and he saw some fine speci- 

 mens exhibited on the lawns of the two summer hotels of his district, viz., Hotel 

 DeKenny, Jones' Falls, and the Club Hotel, Chaifey's Lock. 



He kept up a patrol of at least four days each week. In the month of July 

 the hotels are full of tourists, mostly Americans, anxious to see which can get the 

 biggest fish, and bass weighing six pounds is in evidence frequently. By the end 

 of July every place available is full of tourists, boarding in tents and private 

 houses. Many places along the canal axe occupied with American tourists. With 

 the help of his assistant he kept up an almost constant patrol of the waters of the 

 Eideau Canal between Newboro and Kingston Mills, occasionally running to Bed- 

 ford Mills, in Bedford Township, and around through Benson and Mosquito Lakes 

 on their trips from Jones' Falls to Newboro, and going on patrol the other way 

 from Jones' Falls to Kingston Mills they frequently ran in and patrolled Dog 

 Lake. There at different times during the angling season he found parties of 

 Americans camping or boarding at farm houses and fishing without permits as 

 required by law. Those people would in many cases have got off out of the country 

 without paying the fee of $2 for the privilege of fishing, only for the patrol ser- 

 vice rendered by him and his assistant. The same applies to Eiver Styx. He col- 

 lected a lot of money in the latter place that would otherwise be lost to the De- 

 partment. The tourists that have visited this part of the Province of Ontario, 

 viz., the Eideau Canal waters from Kingston to Newboro, which has been under 

 his supervision, this season, have all gone home well satisfied with the fishing; the 

 fishery laws also being very satisfactory to them; all coming back next year. 



In the month of September he still kept up the patrol with the patrol launch 

 Mermaid. Protecting the ducks and other game birds is the main part of their 

 work for the first half of the month of September. The hunters hate to wait 

 for the 15th, and if not watched closely many birds would be hunted and killed 

 before the 15th. After that time this work is mostly done with, non-residents not 

 often bothering themi. After the month of October came in they only patrolled 

 about 'half time, as an every-day patrol was not needed. Looking after fishery loca- 

 tions and arranging the hoop net fishermen, and looking after these, are largely 

 the overseer's work during this month, which in fishery business is the last month 

 of the year. The end of the month brings to a close a very successful fishery year 

 in that part of the Province of Ontario — more tourists, more money, and better 

 fishing than any previous season of his experience of six years. He patrols the 

 waters of the Eideau Canal and its tributaries from Newboro to Kingston. 



Overseer William Pepper^ of Lanark Village, reports that game have been 

 fairly plentiful. Muskrats a good catch; ducks not so plentiful as in some years; 

 partridge very plentiful; fishing, not much of it done in his district, but begs to 

 say the law has been well observed, no violations coming under his notice so far. 

 He has sold seventy-eight deer licenses up to this date. Some of the hunters com- 

 plain of only being allowed to shoot one deer, but he thinks it is a good thing, as 

 it is one means of protecting the deer. It is his opinion that hunting with dogjs 

 shouTd be done away with for some years. 



