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Overseer Harry Mayor, of Painswick, reports that trout, wliitefish and herring 

 are plentiful, and in spite of the large quantities of whitefish and herring taken 

 each year there seems to be no decrease in the supply. 



Anglers report that bass are very scarce. 



The coarser varieties of fish, such as carp and mullet, are in abundance eYery- 

 where. 



A few attempts were made at jacklight fishing early in the season, but after 

 circulating a warning, fishing by that means ceased, and he has not seen a jacklight 

 on the lake since. 



With regard to game, he is pleased to report that partridges are increasing in a 

 very satisfactory manner, while hares, cotton-tail rabbits and squirrels are in 

 abundance. 



Fur-bearing animals are about as numerous as usual, although, owing to the 

 low price of furs, not many have been taken, which will no doubt increase the 

 number next year. 



Overseer Samuel Patterson, of Dunherron, reports that maskinonge and 

 pickerel seemed to be more plentiful than formerly and black bass were very 

 numorou?. AVhitefish were very scarce. 



Partridge were numerous, but black squirrels rare. 



Overseer T. W. Robinson, of Collingwood, reports that whitefish were more 

 plentiful than last year. Brown trout were not quite so plentiful. Very few 

 sturgeon were caught. 



The only game to be foimd in his district are partridge, and there are not 

 many of them. 



The laws were well observed. He received only one complaint, which upon 

 investigation proved groundless. 



Stormont County. 



Overseer W. A. Anderson, of Cornwall, reports that there was less fishing than 

 in former years, but it was good, especially for pickerel. 



Ducks were late in showing up in the fall owing to the warm weather. 

 Partridges are more plentiful than they have been for years. 



Overseer John Senecal, of Cornwall, reports that pickerel are decreasing in 

 number, while maskinonge and black "bass are plentiful. All other fish are about 

 the same as other years. 



Ducks are increasing, but there are no wild geese, Muskrat are scarce; mink 

 and partridge very scarce. With the exception of hares, which are not plentiful, 

 there is no other game in his district. 



Thunder Bay District. 



Overseer L. E. Bliss, of Nepigon, reports as follows: The Nepigon Riyer is 

 one of the greatest if not the greatest trout fishing stream in the world. Year 

 after year tourists and sportsmen come from the United States and Europe to fish 

 in the JSTepigon. There are no other fish caught in this river. The last season was 

 a very g©od one, the tourists, one and all, reporting good catches and some vecry 

 large trout were taken. Last year the Department engaged men to take the pike, 

 which were becoming numerous, out of the river. These fish are very detrimental 

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