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trapping until March, to prohibit shooting of muskrat altogether, and charge a 

 small license fee, as trappers will be trapping for muskrat and mink and be 

 catching otter, and unless he was a trapper himself he could not detect them. 



Piartridge and raibbits are becoming plentiful. Ducks are quite plentiful. 



Black and grey squirrels are quite numerous. 



On the loth April, had one man fined for cutting a muskrat house. 



On May 8th, had one man up before the magistrate on charge of catching 

 otter. Could not get sufficient proof to convict him. 



The tourist trade is on the increase, having sold three permits as against 

 none last season. 



Overseer M. Cox, of Howe Island, reports that as there are no licenses issued 

 and no illegal fishing going on in his district, game and fish are on the increase. 

 Anglers report good sport the last summer. 



Overseer J. W. Davis, of Sydenham, reports that the fishing in his district 

 the past season has been fairly good, especially in the back lakes. Partridges 

 are plentiful, but duclcs and woodcock are scarce, and, owing to the severity 

 of last winter, black and grey squirrels are very scarce. 



Muskrats are not as plentiful as they were a few years ago. The marshes 

 in this township are small and trappers can take nearly all the rats each season, 

 leaving ver^- few for breeding. 



Mink are more numerous this season than for the past five years. 



The people in the vicinity of the lakes take an interest in preserving both 



fish and game. 



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Overseer Henry Drew, of Long Lake, reports that, having kept close watch 



over all parts of his district, he believes the laws were strictly observed. He 



finds the fish have been increasing both in quantity and quality the last three 



years in the Inland Lakes in his district. 



As to game, partridgies are getting quite numerous, also ducks are on the 



increase. Regarding deer in the north part of his district, the wolves are simply 



driving them out and destroying them. He would strongly advise a larger 



bountv on the wolf. He believes it would induce parties to kill more of them. 



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Overseer James Fisher, of Sunhury, reports that the fish and game laws 



have been well observed in his district this year, very few complaints coming 

 to his notice, and upon investigating them he could not see any illegal work 

 going on. 



The bass and salmon seemed to be very numerous this season, the tourists 

 always reporting good catches. The black and grey squirrel are not very plenti- 

 ful this year. The partridges are more plentiful than in former years. The 

 ducks are very numerous, although a great deal of shooting is being done. 



Muskrat and mink are very scarce in that district. 



Overseer Oeorge Gates, of Whitmount, reports that fish were as plentiful 

 in his district — the Rideau Canal — as in other years, trolling being very good. 

 No violations of the laws came to his knowledge. Dog fish are very plentiful. 

 He thinks there ought to be some remedy for them, there being as many as 

 twenty-four caught in one set of nets. 



Partridges are very scarce this season, but ducks are more plentiful than 

 in former years. 



