THE REPOET UPON No. 14 



SALES BRANCH. 



This branch has been in charge of the Superintendent of the Department 

 since March 1st, and the following letter and statement will give you the details 

 . of the Sales Branch operations for the past fiscal year. 



D McDonald, Esq., 



Deputy Minister Game and Fisheries, 

 Toronto, Ont. 



Dear Sir, — 1 have pleasure in handing you herewith a financial report of 

 the Sales Branch for the fiscal year ending October 31st, 1919, by which you will 

 note that there has been a surplus of cash received over expenditures amounting 

 to $24,335.77, and by adding thereto the outstanding ledger accounts it shows a 

 credit balance of $70,116.48. 



The total fish purchased for the year amounts to 3,155,902 lbs. as against 

 2,728,159 lbs. of the previous year, and the municipalities supplied during the past 

 year being 106 with 218 dealers against 152 municipalities and 303 dealers for 

 the previous year. The shortage of ice in many municipalities this year together 

 with the restrictions removed on the consumption of meat, I consider responsible 

 for the decrease in the number of municipalities and dealers supplied. Yet, taking 

 this into consideration, you will notice that there was an increase in the distribu- 

 tion of 427,743 lbs. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. ^ .. . 



Yours truly, 



Geo. H. Rapsey, 



Superintendent. 



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