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set of hoop nets and gill net, and on the 2nd, took up about 60 traps set in the 

 rat houses. On the 4th, went to Lansdown Dock and took up some more rat traps. 



On the 6th, seized four sets of gill nets near Tar Island, and on the 7th 

 and 9th, seized one set of gill nets and some more traps. 



Left Gananoque on the 13th, upon receipt of reports that there were some 

 Americans trapping in Jones Creek. Discovered five of them; drove them out and 

 seized their traps; went out on the river and grappled, took up four night lines, 

 there were about 2,000 hooks on them and 14 sturgeon. 



On the 15th, seized six sets of gill nets in Black Duck Bay. The remainder 

 of the month visited Grenadier Island, Mallorytown Creek, Howe Island, Grasses 

 Creek, Eockport, Jones Creek, Longbridge Creek, Thompson's Creek, and Tee 

 Island. Seized four more night lines, one of which was about three-quarters 

 of a mile long. 



On May 3rd, took up two sets of hoop nets in Landon's Bay, and on the 7th 

 seized two sets of gill nets in South Lake. On the 17th, patrolled to Grenadier 

 Island, and watched some Americans as they ran their nets at night, but they 

 got away as they had a fast boat, however, their nets were seized. Took one 

 night line on the 20th. Out all night on the 24th, watching some American from 

 a Thousand Islands, but their boat was too fast, and they escaped. 



During June patrolled to Howe Island, Grenadier Island, Wolfe Island, Tar 

 Island, Jones Creek, Big Bay, Landon's Bay, Hickory Island, Leak Island, Tay 

 Island, Mud Island, Rockport. 



•On June 8th, seized seven sets of gill nets, and on the 10th, two sets of 

 gill nets and one night line. On the 12th, patrolled down the river and found 

 a fisherman drying nets, tried to seize them,, but was driven off with a shot gun. 

 Had him summonsed and fined $101 and costs, and bound over to keep the law in 

 bonds of $700. On the 18th, seized one gill net. 



July was spent in carefully patrolling the river, grappling for nets, and 

 watching for illegal fishing. 



During August, patrolled to Longbridge Creek, Rockport, Wolfe Island, Jones 

 Creek, Howe Island, Ivy Lea, Float Island, Marble Rock, Tar Island, and all 

 the small islands in the Gananoque River. 



The first week or two in September, was spent in watching to see that no 

 illegal shooting was done. On the 18th, seized one net in Longbridge Creek. 



On October 11th, seized one set of trap nets and half a mile of gill nets. 

 During the month patrolled to Grenadier Island, Wolfe Island, Howe Island, 

 Rockport, Sugar Island, Jones Creek, Tar Island, Thompson Bay, and finished 

 the season's patrol work on November 4th. 



REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE LAUNCH "SWALLOW" ON 

 THE WATERS OF LAKE NIPISSING DURING THE YEAR 1913. 



On May 8th, commenced patrol work by going to Callender upon instructions 

 from the Department, re illegal shipping of fish. On 14th, patrolled along north- 

 east shore of Lake Nipissing to Callender Bay, saw no sign of illegal fishing. 

 On 17th, made trip to Beaucage to search railway construction camp. During 

 June, patrolled to Fish Bay, saw no sign of any violations of the laws; to Beau- 

 cage to inspect the railway construction camp; to Manitou Islands, patrolled all 



