38 THE EEPOKT UPON No. 14 



. Mr. Loveday recommends that the non-resident license for deer be reduced 

 from $50 to $35, to correspond with Quebec Province, as Americans are going to 

 Queibec who might come to Ontario if the license fee were the same. 



Overseer William Major, of Woodlawn, reports that the law was well observed 

 in his district. There was no Sunday shooting done. 



Fish are plentiful, especially pike, .perch, sunfish and bullheads. 



Ducks are plentiful. Geese are scarce in the fall, but plentiful in the spring. 

 There are not many muskrats in his district. Partridges are also scarce. 



DuPFERiN County. 



Overseer George Moffatt, of Glen Cross, reports that the law has been well 

 observed in his district, no violations of the same having come to his notice. 



The fish under his supervision are mostly trout and suckers. The trout 

 were rather small this year, but were very plentiful. On account of the exttemely 

 dry summer the streams have been very low. 



Rabbits are quite numerous, red fox are about the same as last year, but 

 mink are getting a little scarce on account of their fur being so valuable. 



Overseer John Small, of Grand Valley, reports that the fishing was fairly 

 good this season. 



Deer is on the increase, on account of the close season in Dufferin County. 



Ducks and geese are not so plentiful this season. 



Mink very scarce. 



Muskrats very plentiful. 



The law has been well observed in his district, no infractions having come 

 to his notice. 



Durham County. 



Overseer Rohert Elliott, of Port Hope, reports that there have been no viola- 

 tions of the laws in his district. 



Whitefish have been more plentiful this summer than they have for some 

 years past, while salmon trout are not so plentiful. Angling in the harbour has 

 been very good, carp, eels, bullheads and perch, being caught mostly. Speckled 

 trout fishing has been about the same as it was last year. 



With regard to the game, partridges are on the increase, and muskrats plentiful, 

 while mink and black squirrel are scarce. There have been a few ducks but not 

 many, cotton-tail rabbits are quite numerous, but wood hare scarce. Trappers report 

 that weasels and skunk are quite plentiful. 



Overseer S. G. Pickell, of Bowmanville, reports that the speckled trout, pike 

 and herring fishing were about the same as last year. 



Ducks were very plentiful this fall. Wood-hare and cotton-tail rabbits are 

 increasing every year owing to the short open season. Partridges are the same 

 as last year. 



He thinks that the sale of ducks, partidges and rabbits should be prohibited. 



Black squirrels are more numerous than ever. 



