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and bass were washed up on the shore. During the summer there had been no 

 fishing for lunge and bass. After careful consideration, he had to report that lunge 

 and bass were mostly killed hy the ice last winter. This happens in a particular 

 winter, in his belief, because the mills at Lindsay lower the water in the lake so that 

 the ice practically freezes to the bottom. He would urge that an effort be made to 

 keep the water in Lake Scugog, or at least as high as the top of the dam. He would 

 also recommend that a fish slide be put in the Lindsay dam so that fish can pass into 

 Laice Scugog in the spring and during the spawning season. He recommends also 

 that winter fishing be prohibited. Ducks are very plentiful this fall, more than he 

 has seen for years. Partridge is very scarce around there this year. 



Snipe are not so many as he has seen in other years. 



Geese were plentiful last spring. 



Mink is scarce. 



Muskrats were very plentiful last .spring. All trappers should have licenses to 

 trap. The muskrats should only be trapped in the spring and all winter catching 

 of rats be discontinued. It should not be allowed. Mink should not be hunted by 

 dogs in the winter. In conclusion, he is pleased to say that the game laws have 

 been fairly well observed during the past year in his division. 



Overseer H. McDonald, of Beaverton, reports that the game law was very well 

 observed in his district this last year. Game seems to be as plentiful as in former 

 5^ears. Partridges see-m to he increasing. He could not say that the fishery laws 

 were weil observed, and he and Capt. Carson grappled some shoals at Thorah 

 Island, and secured some 'hundreds of yards of net, but could not discover the 

 owners. During tbel month of February he sold twenty-seven licenses for spearing 

 through the ice. Taking the year all through he thinks it has been satisfactory 

 to both fishermen and tourists, as the spring travelling was very good, and bass 

 fisJiing was good in the first part of the season. He went on board the "Naiad" on 

 the 12th of October, and stayed until the 28th. He also put up all posters sent 

 him by the department, and patrolled his district when he thought it necessary. 



Overseer D. McPhee, of Uptergrove, reports as follows on fish and game in his 

 district for the past season : 



In Lake Simcoe — ^Trout, whitefish and maskinonge are plentiful. Bass are 

 scarce and those caught are small. 



Ducks are not numerous around that lake, there being no good feeding grounds. 



Owing to the cold wet spring killing most of the young birds, the partridge are 

 not plentiful. 



'Mink and muskrats are plentiful. 



Mud Lake, Mara — 'Maskinonge, bass, and pickerel are plentiful in that lake. 



Ducks are more numerous than in Lake Simcoe. 



Muskrats and mink are plentiful. 



Partridge are scarce. 



No oases of illegal fishing came under his notice, the law being well observed. 



Overseer Thomas Mansfeld, of Pichering, reports that without doubt the fish 

 in that district are gradually increasing, two fishermen in his district making the 

 best week's fishing that they ever had, and two others bringing in the biggest haul 

 that has been brought in there for 25 years or more. Both the ducks and the 

 fur bearing animals are holding their own. The laws have been well observed in 

 that, district. . He has visited the dilTerent parts of his district, more often the 



