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keeping farther back than Last year. The wolves are increasing every year, and 

 are destroying many red deer. He vs^ould advise that the bounty he increased 

 sufficient to recompense the person killing the wolves for the skins, as they require 

 to send the skin to the department, which is the same as reducing the bounty to 

 ten or twelve dollars ; also that the overseer be given authority to take an affidavit 

 of persons killing wolves and do away with the red tape now necessary before a 

 bounty can be secured, as he knows of several last year who simply sold the skin 

 to the fur-buyer, rather than take the chance of turning it over to some clerk of 

 the Court or other person who is in no way interested in encouraging the destruc- 

 tion of these dangerous animals, and any change which, would encourage their 

 destruction and assist in securing the bounty should be adopted by the Depart- 

 ment. 



A very good business has been done by some trappers in mink, muskrat, fishes 

 and fishers, and he considers that some system of license for trappers would 

 assist in compelling fur-buyers to show where they secured their skins, thereby 

 keeping tab on those engaged in trapping operations. 



Partridge are not so plentiful this year as last, on account, perhaps, of the 

 heavy, cold winter and hard crust on the snow, in which they sometimes bury 

 themselves to protect them from the severe cold. 



Ducks are scarce, as also geese, and only a very limited number are shot in 

 that district. Considering the large extent of that district he considers the laws- 

 are fairly well kept; but an overseer cannot sufficiently police a district like that 

 unless continually on the move. 



Overseer Fred. Eddy, of Carterton, reports that the angeling is better than 

 in former years. Tourists report good fishing, and all fishing has been very good. 

 Ducks are quite plentiful, not many being shot. The tourist season was not as 

 good as former years, it being cold, and they did not stop long, and not having his 

 boat until late, many had come and gone. Many come and stay but a few days 

 and then go again. He took two trap nets that had been set in their waters. 

 He notices it takes close watching or there would be many more. 



Deer are quite plentiful on St. Joe Island, and there are quite a number of 

 hunters there. Some moose were killed in season. 



The law is observed on St. Joe Island quite well, but being so close to the 

 American side parties slip over and hunt and get back before one can get to them. 



Overseer Herbert Edwards, of Nairn Centre, reports that the game and fishery 

 laws have been well observed. 



There were not many fishing parties this summer, only a few with rod and 

 lines, and those only took the fish that were in season. With regard to partridge, 

 he keeps a very close watch for anyone breaking the laws, as there were a lot of 

 Polocks and Bulgarians working on the A. C. Railway, but he finds everything 

 going according to law. 



Brant County. 



Overseer W. W. Jackson, of St. George, reports that he has done his duty as 

 well as he could. He has been over his ground several times, and has made two 

 convictions for shooting black and grey squirrels, and also gave Overseer Johnson, 

 of Brantford, his assistance on one occasion, and they made a conviction for catch- 

 ing bass before the season came in. 



