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He has every reason to believe that there is a satisfactory increase in all kinds 

 of game fish. 



Carp are becoming very scarce. . The Bradford Pish Company report very 

 poor catches. 



Ducks are more plentiful this fall, and the shooting has been good; there 

 has been more wild rice grown for the game. 



He would suggest that mink should have the same protection that the musk- 

 rats have. 



Overseer G. W. West, of Holland Landing, reports that he finds that maskin- 

 onge are on the increase in Cook's Bay, but very few were caught owing to the 

 large quantity of natural food. 



Black bass are plentiful, especially the smaller ones; they are following the 

 streams more than he has ever known them to do. Judging from the large 

 amount of food, all other game fish are doing well. 



Ducks and snipe are scarce; in fact, this is the case with most of the game, 

 owing, he thinks, to the dry season, and the bush and march fires which have 

 destroyed the food. Wild rice is growing more plentiful, but there is not sufficient 

 food yet for the ducks. 



The law has been very well observed; he only saw that some trapping had 

 been done out of season; he destroyed the traps, but> could not find out who had 

 set them; this was however sufficient to stop the law-breakers. 



Mink and muskrats are quite as plentiful as they were last year. 



Mohawk, October 21, 1913. 

 Mr. E. Tinsley, 



Superintendent Game and Fisheries, Toronto, Ont. 



Dear Sir, — I beg to submit to you my fifth annual report in connection with 

 the construction of bass ponds and the propagation of fish, and the results thereof. 



One bass pond, one trout pond,- and one minnow pond were completed this 

 year, some five hundred feet of pipe line laid, a considerable amount of rip rapping 

 and sodding of banks was also done. A terrace was made and lettered, grading 

 and lettering and underbrushing also occupied a great portion of my time through- 

 out this season. This work was done subject to the approval of Chief Engineer 

 Halford, of the Public Works Department, and was carefully figured out. 



As to propagation and results: Four ponds were made use of this year, the 

 output of which exceeded that of former years by many thousands, and the many 

 lakes that were re-stocked have received an adequate supply, which if allowed to 

 mature and no unlawful fishing is done, will give them ample stock of parent fish 

 for many years to come. The transportation of these fish was very successful, very 

 few having died. The distance travelled in transporting fish amounted to about 

 six thousand miles. The' average size of fingerlings sent out this year were three 

 inches in length, and they were in first class condition. The flowers were very fine 

 and many people visited the Hatchery this year who were very loud in their praise 

 with regard to its general appearance. 



