EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



Game and Fisheries Department of 



Ontario 



To THE Honourable Charles McCrea, 



Minister of Mines. 



Sir: — I have the honour to place before you the Eighteenth Annual Report 

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

 the 31st day of October, 1924. A gross revenue of $667,227.96 was received, 

 while the expenditures totalled $336,826.96, so that a surplus of $330,401 was 

 obtained. 



Comparative Statement of Revenue and Expenditure, 1916-1924 Inc., 

 AS Shown in the Public Account. 



Revenue Expenditure Surplus 



1916 $174,186 71 $157,681 94 v<?16,504 77 



1917 219,442 94 154,055 17 65,387 77 



1918 258,67162 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 



1923 621,148 08 391,422 19 229,725 89 



1924 667,227 96 336,826 96 330,401 00 



It will be noted that the revenue was increased over the previous year by 

 vS46,079.88, while the expenditure was decreased by $54,595.23, thereby increasing 

 the surplus of the previous year by $100,675.11. 



For comparative purposes, I beg to show separately the re\enue recei\ed 

 from Game and Fish for the past two years. 



Revenue from game 



Revenue from fish 



It will be noted from the detailed revenue statement published elsewhere 

 in this report that while there has been an increase in the revenue from com- 

 mercial fishing, yet a decided increase in revenue has been received from the 

 sale of angling licenses, as the receipts from this source now show the sum of 

 $105,862.50. 



Statistics 



The statistics accompanying this report will show in detail the kinds, 

 quantities and values of commercial fish taken, also the varieties, quantities 

 and locations of fry and fingerlings distributed from Provincial Hatcheries, 

 together with other statistics pertaining to the fur trade, as well as other branches 

 of the Department. All of which has been carefully prepared and afTords 

 interesting and \aluablc information. 



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