1917 GAME AND FISHERIES. 



such shipments. Many of these fish exporting fishermen, boasting of their loyalty 

 and patriotism during these strenuous times, should be made to practise what they 

 preach. 



Laws and Their Enforcement. 



The relaxation in the game laws for the time being by the thoughtful kindness 

 of the Government will be a much appreciated boon to the unfortunate settlers in 

 the fire swept northern parts of the Province. 



Hunting. 



Ducks and big game shooting has furnished the principal sport this season. 

 The fact that both of these were found in numbers great enough to satisfy the 

 sportsmen will also be satisfactory to you. 



Submitted by. 



Your obedient servant, 



E. TiNSLEY, 



Superintendent. 



D. McDonald, Esq., 



Acting Deputy Minister of Game and Fisheries. 



SiE^ — I l)eg to submit my annual report for 1916. 



I understand that commercial fishermen have had an exceedingly poor yearj 

 especially the Hoop Net fishermen. I would again recommend that all commercial 

 fish buyers be compelled to take out a license, and that they be compelled to supply 

 the home markets before exporting any fish of any kind. The tourist traffic during 

 the past year was the lightest in years, caused, no doubt, by the terrible war. 

 Many of the tourist hotels did not open in 1916. 



I find on investigation that owing to the sudden lowering of the waters by 

 order of the Dominion officials, in the early spring sometimes after the bass and 

 maskinonge have spawned, that large quantities of spawn are left on the shores and 

 which are wasted. This has happened on the Eideau waters, also on the Kawartha 

 Lakes. Some arrangements should be made between the two governments that the 

 waters should not be either raised or lowered during the spawning seasons. I 

 understand that game of all kind was fairly plentiful in the season of 1916. Pro- 

 hibiting the sale of ducks and limiting the number to be killed is having a good 

 effect. V 



Alfred Hunter, 

 Inspector of Game and Fisheries. 



