14 THE REPORT UPON No. 14 



Law Observance : With respect to the observance of the Game Laws, may say 

 that with the assistance of the Overseers, Deputies, and the launch Wenonah, there 

 has been a decided improvement. 



I would, however, recommend that a gun license and also a trapper's Jicense 

 be issued by your Department, and that all parties who hunt or trap be required 

 to take one out. In this way the officers of the law would be in a better position 

 to keep check on offenders and evaders. 



I have put in a good deal of time along the boundary line of Minnesota and 

 the Province of Manitoba on account of the reports of poachers who were coming 

 across. 1 was able to seize and destroy a number of nets, and on one occasion 

 imposed a fine which had a good effect. 



A. SHEErFF, Esq., 



Deputy Minister Game and Fisheries. 



Sir, — I beg to submit annual report for the year 1915. 



The licensed fishermen, in this vicinity had a very poor year, their catch being 

 smaller than ever before. The small amount of restocking that is carried on does 

 not show any results whatever. It was expected that the new trunk sewer would 

 improve things. It no doubt has stopped the pollution and purified the water, but 

 the lake fishing does not get any better, neither has it improved the rod fishing any. 



Illegal shipments, fish, game and furs, coming to and passing through Toronto 

 by express, get less and less every year. The express companies willingly give every 

 assistance possible to help stop the illegal traffic. 



Returning hunters report the deer in most places as plentiful as ever, but all 

 report the partridge as very scarce, in some parts practically extinct, and unless 

 given two years of a close season right away it will require years of protection to 

 bring them back. 



The small mouth black bass hatchacy at Mt. Pleasant had a very successful 

 'year and good results should soon be in evidence from the very large number of 

 both fry and fingerling that have been planted in the bass waters of the Province. 



Yours respectfully, 



Henry Watson, Warden. 



