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doing well : Mississauga Lake, Marble and Long Lakes, and Little Mississippi 

 River. There are several fine large lakes in his division in need of stocking, as 

 there are only herring, grey trout and ling in them, and he finds that black baSjS 

 do well in those north lakes where they have been tried. He says they are badly in 

 need of a fish pond or hatcheries, as the front lakes have been somewhat depleted 

 by the number of tourists who visit there. There are some lasting springs along 

 the B. of Q. Ry., which connects with C.P.R., G.T.R., and K. & P. Rys., and there 

 is no better place in the county for a bass pond or hatchery. 



The trapping was fairly good last spring for muskrats, and he would recom- 

 mend that each trapper pay a license. Partridges are getting quite plentiful. He 

 thinks a trapper should pay a license fee as well as those who hunt deer or fish, 

 as the overseer has more trouble looking after trappers than deer hunters, and they 

 should have to help to pay the costs. As his district is large, it requires a great 

 deal of attention. 



Overseer J. C. Raphael, of Mallorytown, reports that the fishing was good in 

 that part of the St. Lawrence this year. Bass, pike and maskinonge were quite 

 plentiful. He had only one complaint of illegal fishing, and he had Mr. Toner 

 from Gananoque come down, and he seized three large nets, but they did not run 

 across the offenders. There were a let of ducks this spring, but this fall they are not 

 so plentiful as they were a year ago, the weather being so warm they are staying in 

 the back lakes. There were very few muskrats caught last spring; the ice stayed 

 in the creeks and rivers so late it made the season short. There are more part- 

 ridge this year than have been seen in this section for a good many years. 



Overseer George M. Slate, of Rockport, reports another successful season \n 

 every respect. Bass fishing especially has been exceptionally good. He accounts 

 for this that, owing to the United States Government issuing licenses permitting 

 sturgeon fishing a great many have been caught, thus lessening to a great extent 

 the chances of spawn being devoured by these destructive fish. 



There have been a great number of maskinonge caught this season, more than 

 for the past few seasons, although last season was above the average. The same 

 applies to wall-eyed pike, a species which has been very scarce in his immediate 

 vicinity until this season. He reports only one infraction of the law coming under 

 his notice, when he confiscated a hoop net. 



The duck season started in rather poor, owing doubtless to the warmi condition 

 of the weather, but subsequently proved very good. The number of licenses issued 

 by him has far exceeded his expectations. 



Overseer Wm. S pence, of Athens, reports that this season has been one of the 

 best for fishing that has been experienced in this district for a number of years. 

 There were a few cases of illegal fishing at the beginning of the year, but on the 

 whole both game and fishing laws have been well observed. It would be a great 

 benefit if the ling were taken out of the lake, as they are so destructive to all the 

 other fish. 



Partridge are more plentiful than last year. 



Black squirrels, muskrats and mink are scarcer. 



There were more angling permits sold this year than the previous one, there 

 being more tourists. 



