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duties to the extent of securing the assistance of temporary officers during the 

 periods of exceptional activity and when such additional assistance was required. 



Remarks concerning enforcement would hardly be complete without some 

 favourable reference to the assistance which is being constantly supplied by 

 the Deputy Game and Fishery Wardens, of whom there were 479 during 1932. 

 A large percentage of these appointees are members of the Fish and Game 

 Protective Associations which exist throughout the province, and the co-operation 

 which in a quiet way is being rendered by these honorary officers in checking 

 violations and securing observance in a general way of the provisions of the 

 Game and Fishery Regulations is a measure of assistance, which, in view of 

 the fact that it would be difficult to duplicate, is very much appreciated by 

 those responsible for the administration of the legislation which is provided for 

 the protection of the wild life natural resources of Ontario. 



There were 1,082 cases in which offenders were apprehended and charged 

 with violations of the provisions of our Act and Regulations, and in which 

 convictions were secured. Fines and costs assessed and collected in these cases 

 are as contained in the statement of revenue previously submitted in this report. 



In all, there was a total of 1,669 cases in which seizure of goods and equip- 

 ment was involved, and the following is a summary of the articles thus placed 

 under seizure: 



In accordance with the usual practice, these confiscated articles, except 

 those which were sold to their original owners, were disposed of by tender at 

 sales, notice of which was advertised in the press. The amount derived from 

 these sales is shown in the statement of revenue at the beginning of this Report. 



REPORT OF THE EXPERIMENTAL FUR FARM 



Due to the large number of beginners who have become interested in fur- 

 farming during the past few years, a great deal of time has, of necessity, both 

 by correspondence and personal interview, been spent in rudimentary instruction 

 in the nutrition, common diseases and general care of fur-bearing animals. These 

 methods of instruction have been supplemented by the preparation of popular 

 bulletins dealing with the fundamentals of raising fur-bearing animals in captivity 

 and have met with a steady demand. 



It is to be expected with a comparatively new industry such as fur-farming, 

 that a large percentage of the literature published in connection with it from 



