DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISHERIES 



No. 9 



For information and purposes of comparison, the following table sets forth 

 a statement of total revenues and expenditures of the Department in each of 

 the past five years, 1927 to 1931, inclusive: 



From the foregoing table it will be noted that during the year reported 

 upon, owing to considerably decreased revenues and increased expenditures, 

 the latter attributable to the expanding activities and undertakings of the 

 Department, there was an adverse balance of some $28,607.13, though had the 

 usual annual revenues collected by us been maintained at the level of the two 

 previous years, they would have been sufficient to provide for the expenditures 

 required for all our operations. A study of the detailed figures indicates that 

 more than one-half of the reduction in revenue collected in 1931 as compared 

 with 1930 is accounted for in the reduction of the amount collected from the 

 sale of non-resident hunting and angling licenses to visitors to this Province, 

 for we find that while in 1930 some $281,159.75 was received from this source, 

 this amount had decreased to $248,748.65 in 1931. Comment on the reason for 

 this particular reduction would be superfluous. 



STATISTICS 



Various statistical tables will be found appended to this report, which tables 

 are informative to the extent that they contain details as to the several species 

 and quantities of fish fry and fingerlings raised in the hatcheries maintained 

 and operated under the supervision of the Fish Culture Branch of this Depart- 

 ment. In addition, there is information as to the designation and location of 

 the many waters in which these fry and fingerlings have been deposited for 

 re-stocking purposes. 



There are also statistical tables in connection with the commercial branch 

 of our fisheries. 



At various places throughout the report will be noted statistics regarding 

 many other aspects of Departmental activities. 



All of these figures have been most carefully assembled and prepared, and 

 will be of considerable interest and value to those concerned. 



GAME 



The following table shows the number of large game hunting licenses which 

 have been issued throughout Ontario during the past five years. 



1927 



1928 



1929 



1930 



1931 



Resident moose 



Resident deer 



Non-resident hunting 



1,379 



21,111 



2,237 



1,371 



21,867 



1,721 



1,356 



22,164 



1,975 



1,424 



26,213 



2,015 



1,446 



26,436 



1,766 



