TWENTIETH 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 Twentieth Annual 

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

 ending on October 31st, 1926. 



Revenue 



A net revenue of S682, 063. 32 was received, and a total expenditure made 

 of $399,744.24, leaving a net surplus for the year of $282,319.08. 



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

 Bounty Act comes under the Department's control, and bounties and expenses 

 in connection therewith were paid for the year as follows: 



Wolf bounties and expenses in connection therewith $51,994 42 



Comparative Statement of Wolf Skins Received and Bounties Paid 



Timber Brush Pups Total Bounties 



For fiscal year ending October 31st, 1925 831 1,066 21 1,918 825,465 62 



For fiscal year ending October 31st, 1926 1,022 2,690 107 3,819 51,994 42 



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 interest- 

 ing and valuable information. 



Fish 



The statistics of the commercial fisheries of the Pro\'ince are shown as 

 follows: — 



1924 1925 1926 



Gill nets licensed (yards) 6,502,736 6,877,398 7,001,130 



Seines " 208 139 131 



Pound nets " 1,323 1,334 1,306 



Hoop nets " 1,256 1,195 1,134 



Dip and roll nets licensed 70 43 44 



Spears licensed 126 144 140 



Hooks " 78,685 98.607 124,023 



Number of men employed 4,267 4,263 4,145 



Number of tugs 103 112 119 



Xamljer of gasoline boats 975 1,018 1,003 



Number of sail or row boats 1,177 1,086 1,022 



V'alite of boats, ice-houses, wharves 



and twine.". $2,995,362 00 83,235,510 00 $3,337,737 00 



Aggregate catch in pounds 41,732,664 34,385,335 32,261,019 



Values to fishermen 83,139,279 03 82,858,854 79 82,643,686 28 



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