SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



Game and Fisheries Department of 



Ontario 



To the Honourable H. Mills, 



Minister. 



Sir, — I have the honour to place before you the Sixteenth Annual Report 

 of the work of the Game and Fisheries Department for the fiscal year ending the 

 31st day of October, 1922. The gross revenue received (aside from the receipts 

 from the Sales Branch) amounted to 8737,519.65, and after deducting expendi- 

 tures of both capital charges and ordinarv expenses, a net surplus was obtained 

 of 8390,167.65. 



Comparative Statemext of Revexue axd Expenditure, 1916-1922 Ixc, 



AS SHOWX IX THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. 



Revenue. Expenditure. Surplus. 



1916 8174,186 71 8157,68194 8 16,504 77 



1917 219.442 94 154,055 17 65,387 77 



1918 258,671 62 167.795 22 90,876 40 



1919 346,197 14 185.247 72 160,949 42 



1920 466,550 86 239,978 13 226,572 73 



1921 612,972 86 287,608 87 325,363 99 



1922 737,519 65 347,352 00 390,167 65 



Sales Braxch. 



1922 824,825 39 852,133 05 



The Sales Branch was discontinued during the year. 



Statistics. 



The figures and statements presented herein, furnishing statistics of the 

 various branches within the Department, have been carefully prepared and 

 provide very interesting and valuable information. 



F'lSH. 



The statistics of the commercial fisheries of the Proxince are shown in 

 comparison as follows: — 



1920 1921 1922 



Gill nets licensed (yards) 5,501,827 6,181,883 6,239,582 



Seines " 168 180 186 



Pound nets " 1,080 1,052 1,285 



Hoop nets " 1,442 1,445 1,282 



Dip and Roll nets licensed 29 41 59 



Spears " 122 116 151 



Hooks " 64,330 78,663 85,865 



Number of men employed 3,693 3,600 4,003 



Number of tugs 124 116 101 



Number of gasoline boats 803 924 946 



Number of sail or row boats 1,088 1,109 1,181 



\'alue of boats, ice-houses, wharves and 



twine 83,269,971 00 83,151,810 00 3,352,410 001 



Aggregate catch in pounds 38,501,533 36,444,372 38,022,017 



Value to fishermen 82,691.093 74 82,656,775 82 82,807,525 21 



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