THE REPORT UPON No. 9 



Following is a comparative table in which is outlined total annual revenue 



and expenditure of the Department during the past five years, 1924 to 1928, 



and the surplus in each year: 



Revenue Expenditure Surplus 



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



1925 709,455 73 354,736 09 354,719 64 



1926 682,063 32 399,744 24 282,319 08 



1927 721,576 25 492,472 88 229,103 37 



1928 733,259 75 518,054 96 215,204 79 



As in the two years previous, the Department, during 1928, continued to 

 increase its work along enforcement and conservation lines, with the result 

 that expenditures were greater. While the revenue collected continued to 

 show an increase during the year, such increase was not sufficient to take care 

 of the additional expenditure, with the result that the surplus during the period 

 reported upon shows a slight decline. 



Statistics 



Accompanying this report will be found statistical tables showing in detail 

 varieties and quantities of fry and fingerlings of the various species of fish 

 raised in the Provincial hatcheries; and the designation and location of the 

 waters in which such fry and fingerlings were deposited. Likewise there will 

 be found statistics pertaining to fishing and the fur trade, as well as other branches 

 of the Department's work. The figures referred to have been carefully 

 prepared, and afford interesting and valuable information. 



Fish 

 Statistics with reference to commercial fishing in the Province are as follows: 



1926 1927 1928 



Gill nets licensed (yards) 7,001,130 7,172,456 7,269,528 



Seines licensed 131 144 160 



Pound nets licensed 1,306 1,224 1,225 



Hoop nets licensed 1,134 959 880 



Dip and roll nets licensed 44 47 58 



Spears licensed 140 123 88 



Hooks licensed 124,023 100,632 52,467 



Number of men employed 4,145 4,156 4,128 



Number of tugs 119 118 114 



Number of gasoline boats 1 ,003 1 ,006 959 



Number of sail or row boats 1,022 1,040 1,018 



Value of boats, ice-houses, wharves and 



twine $3,337,737.00 $3,257,190.00 $3,432,528.00 



Aggregate catch in pounds 32,261,019 34,896,975 33,381,704 



Values to fishermen $2,643,686.28 $3,229,143.57 $3,033,924.42 



Reference to the statement of revenue, which appears elsewhere in this 

 report, shows that the sum of $314,413.58 was derived as a result of fishery 

 activities in the Province, which may roughly be classified as $185,445 from 

 angling, non-resident license fees and the balance of $128,968.08 from com- 

 mercial fishermen in payment of license fees and royalty, angling for the second 

 consecutive year being responsible for the greater proportion of this income. 



Ontario is rapidly becoming popular on account of the splendid opportun- 

 ities it affords for satisfactory angling. Undoubtedly the increasing numbers 

 of anglers who derive their sport in this Province are taking their toll of our 

 resources, but this Department is not neglecting the restocking and conservation 

 problems, which are receiving continually increasing attention both from the 

 practical and biological viewpoints. 



