NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



Game and Fisheries Department of 



Ontario 



To THE Honourable Charles McCrea, 



Minister of Mines. 



Sir: — I have the honour of placing before you the Nineteenth Annual 

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

 ending on October 31st, 1925. 



Revenue 



A gross revenue of 8709,455.73 was received and expenditures made of 

 8354,736.09, leaving a net surplus for the year of 8354,719.64. The revenue for 

 the year was the second largest in the Department's history, and exceeded the 

 previous year by 842,227.77. 



C0MP.A.RATIVE Statement of Revenue and Expenditure, 1923-1925 Inclusive, 

 AS Shown in the Public Accounts 



Revenue Expenditure Surplus 



1923 $521, US 08 8391,422 19 S229.725 89 



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



1925 709,455 73 354.736 09 354,719 64 



In addition to the general expenditures, the administration of the Wolf 

 Bounty Act comes under the Department's control, and bounties were paid for 

 the year as follows: 



Wolf bounties 825,465 62 



For comparative purposes, the revenue received from Game and Fish for 

 the past two years were as follows: 



1924 1925 



Revenue from game 8372,142 54 8402.314 19 830,171 65— Inc. 



Revenue from fish 295,085 42 307,14154 12,056 12— Inc. 



In a previous report attention was drawn to the steady increase of revenue 

 from the sale of Angling Licenses which now totals 8128,115.00, and for the first 

 time has exceeded the license fees received from the entire commercial fisheries 

 of the Province. 



Statistics 



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

 quantities and values of commercial fish, 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 affords interesting 

 and valuable information. 



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