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net, and the party was brought up before the magistrate and fined. He thinks 

 the season for catching bass should be extended till the 1st of July, as the 

 spawning season is not out till then. The number of guides is increasing, as he 

 sold more guide licenses this year than last. The anglers had better luck this year, 

 as they have had better fishing, and they seem to go away well satisfied. The 

 patrol boat under the able management of Mr. John McGuire has been of great 

 iservice to local overseers in having its laws all well observed. 



Lennox County. 



Overseer P. W. Dafoe, of Napanee, reports that in doing his duty he has been 

 greatly assisted by the honourable and law abiding fishermen he represents. 



He thinks he is safe in saying no illegal fishing or hunting has been done on 

 the Napanee River or the part of the Bay of Quinte under his charge in the year 

 1912. 



The Grovernment dredge, with two or three tugs and four or five scows, have 

 been on the Napanee River most of the sununer, and with the general traffic, 

 have kept the water boiling and muddy, notwithstanding, the fishermen are doing 

 better than usual, but as the Government are dumping their scows in the lost 

 channel in Hough's Cove, it may harm the best fishing grounds on the river. 



On the Salmon River he has spent a good many days and nights, yet he 

 fears many fish will be killed with dynamite by the railroad men. 



Deer. — A good many hunters have gone to the woods. 



Partridge are very plentiful. 



Ducks are quite plentiful. 



Muskrats are not building as many houses as last year or as high, but are 

 plentiful. 



Mink are not very plentiful. 



Black squirrels are thick. 



He would recommend licenses for trappers, and he thinks ducks should not 

 be sold. 



Overseer R. C. Fowler, of Emerald, reports that the fish were very scarce in 

 the early part of the season, but towards autumn were more plentiful. Owing to 

 the scarcity of fish and the more rigid enforcement of the laws, several fishermen 

 have dropped out of the business, and less net is in use than in former times. A 

 good many of those holding licenses only fishing for a short time each season as a 

 side line. 



The angling has been very good this season, and a great many yachts have 

 been in evidence on the bass grounds. 



He considers that the close season for whitefish and salmon trout in being 

 fixed for the 1st of November is, if anything, too late as it is, and when an 

 extension of ten days is granted, as was done this season, he thinks the close 

 season might just about as well be done away with. 



Overseer E. M. Huffman, of Hay Bay, reports that everything has been quiet, 

 no convictions. The law has been well observed. Fish have been plentiful, 

 especially during the Spring, more being caught than the buyers could handle, 

 and at the close of the season the fishermen bad to let a great many go that had 

 been caught. 



Ducks are plentiful this fall. Not as many rats caught as usual, caused, 

 lie thinks, by so many being trapped owing to the season being too long. 



