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during the past year. He thinks it would be wise to place coons on the game 

 list, as the skins are increasing in value and are quite numerous in those parts.. 

 As the open season for rabbits comes on the first of October, and that of partridge 

 on October fifteenth, an extra number of partridge are always illegally killed, 

 which is difficult to prevent, and he would recommend that the two seasons be 

 made to open at the same time. He has been informed on good authority that 

 there are seven deer in a commons, consisting of iseveral thousand acres near Angus, 

 and he would suggest that proper steps be taken to protect this game. 



Overseer Gilheri Gillespie, of Breclnn, report? that trolling for trout in the 

 spring was very good, but not so good in October. He was out a few days, and 

 had no luck to report. From the islands was good, but on the outside shoals bass 

 iishing was very good. 



There are no ducks of any account, as there is no food for them along the lake 

 shores. H-e has not seen any wild geese this season. 



Overseer George G. Green, of Bradford, reports that the run of fish was very 

 Ught, which he cannot account for. It might have been caused by the exception- 

 ally low water, as the low lands were not flooded this year at all. 



The law was fairly well observed. No light jack fishing was done on his 

 territory at all. There was a little netting, but that was soon stopped. One 

 seizure was made of two nets, and in conjunction with Capt. Carson two more 

 nets, a boat and spear were taken, and after that it stopped. 



There have been no black bass taken in the river this year by anglers, and no 

 maskinonge that he has heard of. 



Game in the river, viz., duck and snipe, are particularly scarce, owing to the 

 extremely dry summer, and no duck, because the natural rice beds are gone. At 

 the lake where the Fish Company have been operating, there is a little rice, 

 which goes to prove that the carp are the direct cause of the rice disappearing. 



The Fish Company operating from here have had rather a hard season. Early 

 in the spring they caug*ht a few carp, but the run was soon over and the last three 

 months they have operated at a heavy loss. He would recommend that they be 

 granted a license to take perch in addition to carp and suckers, as perch are not 

 considered a table fish there and are not taken home by anglers. 



He also strongly urges that a close season be put on all fur animals on that 

 river. 



Overseer Robert Leadley, of Barrie, reports that whitefish and herring were 

 very plentiful for the three months of January, February and March. There was 

 an average of 600 or 700 pounds a day caught with hook and line. Lake Simcoe 

 whitefish are a small species not weighing more than one or one and a half pounds. 

 When a shoal of herring come, there are dozens of boats on the bay early in the 

 morning and catcli from one to five dozen each in two or three hours. The water 

 in Kemponfeldt Bay is very deep and there are no shoals, so there is no bass fishing 

 and there is no trouble with illegal spearing. 



Ducks and partridge are not very plentiful. Deer seem to be increasing. 



Overseer Harry Mayor, of PainswicJc, reports that the Fisheries and Game 

 Laws have been fairly well kept. In the division which he is appointed to oversee 

 thero has been a marked increase in whitefish and herring; large quantities have 

 been taken, and therefore have been a material aid and blessing to those to whom 



