ro THE KEPOKT UPON No. 14 



From Overseer James Crysler, of Port Colborne, for the Townships of Wainfieet 

 and Cumberstone. 



Grey squirrel in this district are plentiful. 



Grouse are very scarce. 



Quail are scarce. 



Ducks of all kinds are plentiful. 



Angling was very poor this year. 



English pheasants are quite plentiful in this district. 



Wellington. 



From Overseer Colin Rolertson, of Hillslurg, for Townships of Erin and West 

 Garafraxa. 



The Caledon Mountain Trout Company still own or control a large portion of 

 the waters here. Members of the company have had a good season, and quite a 

 large number of beautiful brook trout have been caught and taken away by the 

 members. The company also have a hatchery here and do quite a business along 

 that line. I believe it is a success, as they hatch large quantities of young fry, 

 some of which are sold, and the balance are placed in the creeks leading to their 

 ponds. 



The Guelph fishing club that control one of the ponds here also report a good 

 season. 



Mink, foxes and rabbits are plentiful. 



Muskrat, partridge and wild ducks are scarce. There are not many otter, 

 beaver or large game in this section. 



Wentwoeth County. 



From Overseer 0. J. Kerr, of Hamilton, for County of Wentworth, 



The catch of whitefish and trout by the fishermen in my district shows no in- 

 crease, the take and catch being about the same as last year. During November they 

 got all the herring they could handle. 



All the fishermen complain about the farmers and fruit growers throwing the! 

 prunings and limbs and brush from their orchards and vineyards over the banks 

 into the Lake. This gets swept out by the storms and damages and destroys a lot! 

 of nets. Something should be done to stop this. 



The licensing of fish peddlers and fish dealers is another question that has 

 come to my notice. I find that the municipality here charges a license to fish 

 peddlers and storekeepers who sell fish, also those who sell fish in the Hamilton 

 market. This should be controlled by your Department, and then we could keep out 

 unprincipled fish peddlers and dealerg^who have no respect for the law, the same 

 as we charge a license for game dealers. 



There should also be a license for fur trappers. This is the wish of most of 

 the trappers I know. 



All aliens at least should pay a fee to carry a gun, I have had about a score 

 of applications from Italians for gun licenses. They are all willing to pay a 

 license fee. I hope something will be done on these lines this next year. I can 

 easily collect $100 by this means here. 



I had the usual complaints of the duck shooters fighting among themselves 

 during the shooting season, apparently there are too many shooters who shoot 

 every day of the season and shoot for the market. Men like this should be counted 

 as market gunners, not as sportsmen, and should be called upon to pay a reasonable 

 license fee, and the decoy limit from shore should be placed at sixty yards. This 



