52 THE REPOET UPON No. 14 



When the season opened on the 16th June they had high winds to contend 

 with, and the consequence was there were not so many maskinonge landed as in the 

 previous year, but bass fishing was good. The number of tourists who visit 

 the district is increasing. 



A fair number of muskrats were trapped last spring. The low water made 

 trapping somewhat difficult, but it spared the muskrats and they should be 

 numerous next spring. 



Black ducks seemed to be scarce last season, compared with other seasons, 

 but fall ducks were plentiful. Partridge were fairly plentiful and black squirrels 

 numerous. 



Overseer J. R. McAllister, of Gore's Landing, reports that maskinonge fishing 

 was not very good until the latter part of the season. During the end of Sep- 

 tem.ber and in October there were a great many large maskinonge taken. There 

 were some very fine catches of small mouthed black bass in September and 

 October. 



Ducks were very plentiful in May when they were on their way north, and 

 large numbers returned in the fall going south. Muskrats are very plentiful 

 in every marsh that he has seen and they have built some large houses. Grouse 

 are more plentiful than usual in his division. Squirrels, both black and grey, 

 are as numerous as other years. 



There have not been so many tourists at Gore's Landing as usual. 



Overseer F. H. Meneilly, of Warkworth, reports that the fishing in his district 

 is improving each year since nets have been abolished. Where a year ago mudcats 

 were never caught, numbers were caught last year. Maskinonge were not caught 

 so plentifully as other years. This he attributes to the blasting on the end of the 

 Trent Canal, but as this work is nearly finished, he looks for better returns of this 

 species of fish in the future. Other fish show little change. 



All the fish caught in his division are used locally. 



Good fishways have been installed in all the new dams. * 



The close seasons have been well observed, but as some of them overlap, it is 

 possible for anyone to easily evade them by taking black squirrels when out to shoot 

 partridge. 



Overseer D. G. Stuart, of Codrington, reports that the law has been very well 

 observed in his district this year. He had some trouble with mill refuse which 

 was being allowed to run in the creeks, but having notified parties responsible to 

 make some other disposition of it, the nuisance has been stopped. 



There seems to be plenty of fish of all kinds, as people appear to be satisfied 

 with their catches. 



There were not so many ducks as usual, but partridge and black squirrels are 

 plentiful. Mink are scarce, while muslcrats are numerous. Cotton-tail rabbits 

 are very numerous and doing damage to the farms. 



Overseer Amos Shearer, of Roseneath, reports that the Fish and Game Laws 

 were not violated to any extent in his division of Rice Lake and that he had no 

 occasion to prosecute anyone for violations of the Act. 



Duck shooting was not up to the average, although there seemed to be a large 

 number of ducks. Partridge and black squirrels were quite plentiful. Mink are 

 about exterminated. Muskrats show no sign of decreasing. 



