'<J6 ' THE EEPOBT UPON No. 14 



splendid laws which are made for the protection of the game from the hunters, in 

 a few years they would have a hunter's paradise on Lake Superior, if something 

 were done to exterminate the wolves. 



Partridges are much more plentiful this year than he has known them to be 

 for years. 



Beant County. 



Overseer W. W. Jackson, of St. George, reports, that he has kept a watch over 

 his district and finds that most of the game such as partridges have increased. 

 Black and grey squirrels and rabbits are very plentiful, and ducks were more 

 numerous than they have been for years. 



There is promise of an abundant quantity of muskrats. 



The Game Laws have been well observed, he still recommends that guns and 

 traps, should be licensed. 



Overseer Henry Johnson, of Brantford, reports, that the game fish angling in 

 his district has been better than in former years, especially in the vicinity of Paris, 

 but it was not quite so good in the Brantford district; the reason for this is that 

 considerable construction work has been going on this season in that vicinity. 

 Trout fishing has been reported good, and plenty of coarse fish. 



"With regard to game. Black and grey squirrels and partridges are still on 

 the increase, and he recommends that a limit should be put on the number of black 

 and grey squirrels killed, his reason for this is that he knows of two people who 

 killed forty black and grey squirrels in one afternoon. 



Woodcocks are about the same, and ducks more plentiful. 



Fur-bearing animals. Muskrats and mink are on the increase, and rabbits are 

 becoming a nuisance to farmers. 



The Grand River is still a cesspool for sewage. 



With a few exceptions the Game and Fishery Laws have been well observed, 

 and he wishes to thank the Deputy Game Wardens and .the public for the assistance 

 they have given him. 



He has made several visits to the hatchery at Mt. Pleasant and each time was 

 greatly impressed with the developments there. 



Beuce County. 



Overseer J. W. Jermyn, of Wiarton, reports that this has been a very poor 

 season for fishing, on account of the rough weather. 



The fall run of trout did not come on until very late, just as the season was 

 about at an end. The stormy weather was also a handicap to the fishermen. 



Some fishermen still insist on fishing hooks and he has pulled miles of them 

 out of the water during the past season. 



There are no deer to be shot on the Peninsula this fall. 



Partridges and rabbits are plentiful. 



Ducks fairly plentiful. 



Fur-bearing animals scarce. 



Overseer Daniel Kehoe, of Millarton, reports, that the fishermen state that 

 the catch of fish was light during October, owing to the rough weather. 



He has made no convictions during the past year, and no infractions of the 

 law were brought to his notice. 



