1915 GAME AND FISHEEIES. ?3 



A trout hatchery building 82 by 27 ft. has been completed, and in this the 

 Department is congratulated, as it is the finest it has been my privilege to see. 

 The construction was carried on under the direction of Mr. A. J. Halford, Chief 

 Engineer of the Public Works Department. A series of twenty-one ponds were 

 commenced but had to be abandoned until the spring, on account of the cold 

 weather setting in. 



An ice house was also erected, as a considerable amount of ice has to be 

 used at shipping time. 



With favourable ,weather conditions during 1915, the season should be an 

 excellent one. 



I remain, 



Your obedient servant, 



J. T. Edwards^ 

 Superintendent, Mount Pleasant Hatchery. 



REPORT OF WORK PERFORMED BY THE PATROL BOAT "NAVARCH" 



OK THE RIDEAU WATERS AND BAY OF QUINTE DURING 



THE YEAR 1914. 



Considerable time was spent at the beginning of the season in fitting out 

 this boat with a new boiler, and Captain Fleming wa^ unable to begin cruising 

 until June 17th. For the remainder of the month he patrolled to Simcoe Island, 

 Gananoque, Kingston, Belleville, Brockville, Sandhurst, Brighton- Bay, Trenton, 

 Amherst Island, Deseronto, Wolfe Island, etc. 



On July 11th he patrolled to Harrowsmith and Petworth for the purpose 

 of looking over the dams. For the next few days the "Navarch" lay at Kingston 

 having her boiler repaired. On the 16th he buoyed out the Gap for the fisher- 

 men, and from there he patrolled around Amherst Island and into Collins Bay, 

 around the Brothers Island and Snake Island to Kingston. During the last 

 [, week of July he patrolled down the Rideau River as far as Ottawa. 



On August 6th he seized one gill net in the County of Russell between 

 j Cumberland and Rockland. On the 8th he patrolled from Fawcet to Point 

 Duchene where he seized seven sets of hoop nets and four leaders, also one 

 inight line. Between Mantabello and Wendover he seized a night line, and two 

 gill nets between Wendover and Rockland in the County of Russell. On the 

 10th he seized two bags of hoop nets between Rockland and Ottawa, and two 

 leaders about four miles west of Cumberland. He left Ottawa on the 11th and 

 patrolled to Kemptville Creek, then on to Smith's Falls, Newboro, Kingston and 

 Belleville. On the 20th Engineer Wilder became ill and €apt. Fleming wa^' 

 obliged to patrol the vicinity with the mo,tor boat. 



During September he visited Jones' Creek, Brockville, Grenadier Island. 

 Gananoque, Howe Island, Kingston, Big Bay, Collins Bay, Amherst Island, Upper 

 Gap, Hay Bay, Picton, Wolfe Island, Lower Gap, Deseronto, Smith's Fall>, 

 Newboro, Ottawa, etc. On the 16th he seized 2,000 yards of gill net, small mesh, 

 in the vicinity of Deseronto, and on the 26th he seized five bags of hoop nets 

 and leaders and six gill nets above Cumberland in the County of Ru8«ell. The 

 following day he seized two bags of hoop nets, one leader, and six gill nets at 

 Rorklnnd. 



