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He thinks there ought to be a law for the protection of muskrats as they 

 are getting very scarce. He found a good many houses cut open and captured 

 some traps. 



Overseer Henry Holliday, of Wolfe Island, reports that during the year the 

 fishing in his district has been good, bass being being very plentiful all season, 

 and of good size, never had better bass fishing. Pike, pickerel and maskinonge 

 were plentiful, and the net fishermen have had good catches. Salmon very plenti- 

 ful; whitefish not very good in October. Hoop net fishing was on an average 

 with other years, and good catches of other coarse fish. There has been no 

 illegal fishing in his district with net or lines. There have been no fines, and 

 the law has been well oibserved. 



Wild ducks have been very plentiful all season, and the hunters have had 

 good hunting. Muskrats are getting very scarce in his district. He M'ould 

 advise the close season for trapping until the middle of March. 



Overseer J. A. Kennedy, of Tichhorne, reports that black bass fishing was 

 not so good in that district, owing largely to lalvc shore road of C. P. E. being 

 built through there, and blasting drives fish into deep water; however, eome 

 good catches were made. 



Pickerel are larger than last year he thinks. 



The work began in 1911 regarding ling and other coarse fish. It should 

 be continued, or hoop-net license should be granted. 



Game. Partridges are plentiful, but ducks are scarce. 



Mink and rats are on the increase. He sold thirty-two permits to anglers. 



The law is being fairly well observed. The settlers are beginning to see 

 that the object of the department is to preserve fiah and game. 



Overseer William Truelove, of Fermoy, reports that the law in his district 

 has been wiell kept. Bass fishing has been good, also pickerel, salmon fishing 

 rather poor, and he thinks the close season on salmon should commence on the 

 15th October, and end on November the 30th. This would protect the salmon, 

 as they run about the 20th generally, salmon trout about the 15th November, 

 one month later. 



Ducks are on the increase, especially black ones. 



Partridges are getting very plentiful. 



Mink are on the increiase. 



Muskrats scarce. 



Eacoons are not bothering the farmers' cornfields much. 



Fox are still after the turkeys in spite of all that are shot by the fox 

 hunters during the winter months. 



Black squirrels are plentiful, and there are some grey ones. 



Eed deer have increased wonderfully in the last two years. They seem to 

 be nearly as plentiful as in the years of the old settlers. 



Tourists are still adding to their cottages and it looks as though they intend 

 to come back next year. 



Overseer H. E. Wartman, of Portsmouth, reports that the bass this year 

 was slightly on the increase, some good sized ones were reported caught. 



The law was well o'bserved. He heard of one or two illegal nets, but could 

 not find them. Ducks of all kinds are numerous, especially blue bills, plover 

 and snipe aibout the same as last year. Muskrats appear to be quite plentiful. 

 He had heard of quite a few mink being seen this fall. 



