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were stopped and the season fifteen days later, deer would increase. Mink are 

 scarce. Muskrat is quite plentiful and partridges are numerous. The game laws 

 have been well observed in that locality, and there is small cause for complaint. 



Overseer Edward Fleming, of Hastings, reports that there has not been any 

 fish caught in Hastings in the close season that he has any knowledge of. There 

 has been good fishing below Hastings this summer, some big fish having been 

 caught. He has heard of no spearing having been done this spring. He thinks 

 the fish spawned early in the spring and then moved out into deep water. The 

 laws have been well observed. 



A number of muskrats were caught in the spring, and he thinks it would 

 be a good think to put a small license on each trapper, The ducks on the river 

 are very plentiful this fall, but are very wild, the reason being, he thinks, that 

 there have been a number of steamboats on the river drawing stuff down to Healy's 

 Falls for the oanal, and they have been dredging out the river below Hastings, 

 so the ducks have been disturbed considerably. He did not see any one shooting 

 in close season. 



Overseer Wellington Lean, of Apsley, reports that fishing has been fairly 

 good during the past season, and a larger number of tourists than usual have 

 visited those lakes. 



There are three mills in his district which he has visited from time to time 

 and found in a siatisfactory condition in regard to sawdust and waste. There 

 are no fishways in his district. 



There are ibeaver colonies to be seen on almost every little lake in his district, 

 and they are becoming more numerous every year. He has visited these colonies 

 different times, and can see no sign of them being molested in any way. 



Muskrats are very scarce, and mink is almost extinct. 



Ducks are more numerous this year than for a number of years. 



Partridge are not as plentiful as they gave promise of being earlier in the 

 season. Deer seem more numerous than for a numiber of years. It is a splendid 

 idea allowing only one deer to each person, and he would advise prohibiting the 

 killing of any deer for three years and prohibit the running of dogs. 



A number of working men report having seen a moose in different places. 



He thinks the game and fishery laws and regulations have been well observed 

 in his district. 



Overseer F. J. Moore, of Lal-efield, reports that during the past year the 

 Ga>me and Fishery Laws have been fairly well oibserved in his district, with the 

 exception of a few cases with the settlers, which he handed over to the Fish and 

 Game Inspector and were settled satisfactorily. 



The past spring was fairly good for fish spawning in his district, for the 

 reason that the water was kept up until the season was well over, which gave the 

 small fish a chance to get out into the deep water. 



Tourists have had fairly good luck with rod and spoon this year, particularly 

 bass fishing; maskinongc have not been so plentiful this year, particularly during 

 the beginning of the season. He would again strongly recommend that Stony 

 Lake be re-stocked with bass, as he thinks it of great importance that the fish 

 supply be kept up in these waters, as Stony Lake is fast becoming a great summer 



