46 THE EEPORT UPON No. 14 



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On June 5th he went to Kingston with his crew to fetch the Patrol boat 

 "Ella C." After having the boiler tested they left Kingston and commenced 

 the season's patrol work- between Smith's Palls, Newboro and Merrickville. 



The fishing on the Eideau has been good on the whole this year. In the 

 early part of the season, salmon fishing was never better, and remained fairly 

 good all the summer. Bass fishing was good, many large fish being caught, some 

 of which weighed five or six pounds. He thinks it would be a good thing if 

 a limit were put on the number of salmon caught each day by one person, as 

 he knows of a man who caught as many as 29 in one day. The consequence is 

 the tourists cannot get guides as they say they can catch all the fish they vv^ant 

 without rowing the visitors. 



He did not sell as many permits as usual this, year, but the Eideau was 

 crowded all the summer by residents of the Province and Ottawa people. Every 

 boarding house was full. Many new cottages were built and the lake is becoming 

 very popular. 



He thinks it would be wise to stop shooting on duck grounds during the 

 close season, as anyone can go into the marsh with a gun and pretend they 

 are shooting black birds. He kept a close watch on the duck grounds and 

 found none being shot before the season began. 



The laws and regulations were fairly well observed in his district during 

 the past year. In May he had some people fined for spearing with a jack-light 

 and fishing with a dip-net without a license. He also had a man fined for using 

 a drive net at Pike Faills. On October 19th, he seized three gill nets in Big 

 Eideau, containing nine salmon. These latter he turned over to the hospitals, 

 and had the owners of the nets and his assistant fined $25 and $15, respectively. 

 He seized one other gill net, but was unable to find the owner. 



Wild ducks and partridges are very plentiful this year, and there were quite 

 a number of muskrats to be seen in the spring. 



Overseer Fred Stanzel, of Carleton Place, reports that he has been over his 

 district a number of times during the past year, and has always found the law 

 well observed. He has received a few complaints, which when investigated, 

 proved to be incorrect, he has, therefore, made no conviction. 



Eough fish are plentiful and the catch of bass has been about normal. 



During the early part of the duck season, they were a little scarce, but there 

 is now an abundance of game. The partridge season opened with plenty of 

 game, but they are getting' pretty well thinned out now. Muskrats have not 

 been quite so plentiful and mink are very scarce. 



Overseer Hugh Wilsorh, of Elphin, reports that the fishing in his district 

 was very poor. 



Partridges were scarce. 



Deer appear to be quite plentiful. 



The Game and Fishery Laws were well observed during the year. 



Leeds County. 



Overseer W. J. Birch, of PeZto/ reports that he made frequent trips by water 

 over Upper and Lower Beverly Lakes, during November, and continued them 

 until the water froze over and he was obliged to stop. This is the time of the 



