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satisfied it was caused by the enmity of certain persons. He maintains that the 

 eels being removed is a benefit to the multiplying of all game fish, and would 

 suggest that eels be allowed to be caught under a license in the Eiver Trent, under 

 the inspection of the overseer, nets being allowed by being reversed, the mouth of 

 the nets being placed up stream, thus avoiding the catch of game fish. He finds 

 that game fish of all kinds are increasing, and the increase would be still greater 

 if the Eed Horse Sucker and Pike were got rid of by some means. He also finds 

 that partridge and black and grey squirrels are increasing greatly. The cotton- 

 tail rabbit is becoming very numerous, so much so that they are doing damage to 

 young orchards in several of the surrounding districts, and would advise that 

 they be allowed to be shot at all seasons. 



Overseer Robert T, Bonter, of Marmora, reports that in his report of what 

 has come under his observation he might say he has made several searches for nets 

 with very little success with the exception of finding two hoop nets. He would 

 a^k and recommend the Department to allow overseers to oft'er small rewards to 

 settlers for the taking up of such nets and other unlawful appliances and bring to 

 the overseer. And also for information that would lead to conviction of the 

 illegal deer and partridge shooting reported to go on in isolated parts of the town- 

 ship, which seems impossible to get at other ways. 



It would be a great improvement to allow Overseers to have the selling of the 

 deer licenses as it would allow them to know who had licenses, and to what parts 

 of the township hunting parties went, as it would save a lot of driving and inquiries 

 as to who had licenses. 



Partridge are plentiful in this district. 



Overseer Thomas Gault, of Deseronto, reports that he has found during his 

 patrol this season that the fish have been plentiful, especially hoop net fishing. 



Anglers had a good season. The bass were a fair size. 



Whitefish are just coming up the bay and are late spawning. 



He made a seizure of 6,000 yards of gill nets at Point Ann. On the whole 

 the laws were very well oibserved. Game : Duck shooting and small game was 

 good and rats were scarce. 



Overseer John Ilaggerty, of Gilmonr, reports, that deer are quite plentiful, 

 Partridge are not very plentiful. 



Beaver are quite numerous near the settlement, but there are not so many, in 

 the centre of the forest. He thinks they have been pretty well caught out. 



Trout and bass are quite plentiful. There are not many mink and muskrats. 



He has looked after his division as well as he could, and had had no occasion 

 to fine anyone, as there has been no violations that he knows of excepting a person 

 who killed two partridge on the 14th of October, and he has not settled with 

 him yet. 



Overseer J. A. Moore, of Trenton, reports, that game and fish are very scarce 

 in the Bay of Quinte waters, in fact in all the waters in that district during the 

 past season for some reason which he cannot account for, unless the extreme high 

 water would cause it. Tourists were also very few in number during this past 

 season, owing probably to the same being very unsatisfactory for such. 



There is a matter which' he would recommend to the notice of the Department, 

 and that is, that all gill nets should be entirely prohibited within the waters of 



