'J'O • THE IfEPUin ViH)S No. 13 



He has not had any trouble in regard to the people living up to the law. There 

 were no fines. 



Overseer Arthur Corsant, of MasonvUle, reports that the fishing in his district 

 has been very light. There were no fish exported, all were used for home con- 

 sumption. They were mostly mullet and suckers, and a few black bass. 



The Fisheries Laws have been very well observed. Eumors have reached him 

 of wrongdoing, but on examination they proved unfounded. 



The fur-bearing animals in his district are very scarce, and are gradually 

 decreasing. They are muskrat, mink, raccoon and fox. Came birds and squirrels 

 are very scarce. He thinks it would be a good idea to have notices put up to pro- 

 hibit shooting all kinds of squirrels, partridge and quail for two years in localities 

 where they are so scarce, especially in his district. 



Small boys do a great deal of mischief, going out with those small rifles and 

 shooting in close season. He thinks if the Department would put a license for 

 carrying guns, say, $2 for each gun, it would be a great lielp in preserving the 

 game. 



Overseer Joseph, Diboll, of Outlook, reports that the law has been well observed 

 by the people in his district, but not quite so well by the Americans. He took 

 four gill nets, and got Overseer Eddy to lift a trap net, and there are others he is 

 on the outlook for. He has not had to fine anyone this year. The fish are very 

 very plentiful. There have been quite a number of tourists this year, and they say 

 fishing was good. 



Ducks are getting scaice, and he thinks that aU fur bearing animals should be 

 protected for two or three years, as they are becoming very scarce. Deer and moose 

 are plentiful, and hunting will be good this year. Partridge shooting is good 

 since they are not to be sold. 



Overseer John Dunk, Sr., of Kearney, reports that the Game Act has been 

 observed remarkably well in the townships under his supervision. 



The bass fingerlings which the Department ordered to be placed in Sand Lake, 

 in the Township of Proudfoot, by Overseer Blea, arrived in splendid condition, and 

 the success of this consignment will be watched by many who are lovers of bass 

 fishing. 



Deer and partridge are very plentiful, and the overflow of beaver from 

 Algonquin Park is beginning to make itself evident on many of the streams tribu- 

 tary to the Magnetawan and Big East Eivers. He finds that the partridge season 

 opening as it does, on the 15th of October, gives many people an opportunity of 

 carrying a rifle in the woods, which is liable to be used for other game. 



Overseer Edward Fleming, of Hastings, reports that the Fish and Game laws 

 were well observed in Hastings and on the Eiver Trent as far down as the Narrows; 

 that there were a number of large fish caught — not many in Hastings Village, as 

 work was going on at the canal and the old dam was all taken away, and the fish 

 did not come up to Hastings dam. 



He thinks it is a good thing not to allow nets to be put in the River Trent, 

 as they spoil a lot of the game fish. 



He has seen more duck than usual this fall, although there has not been so 

 much shooting. 



