270 SPORT IN NEWFOUNDLAND 



apply for all information to the existing Fishery 

 Board, who would advise him where to go with 

 the least chance of being crowded out. 



Given some such organization, Newfound- 

 land should become the favourite resort of the 

 British angler. 



A hunting trip may be cheap or expensive, 

 chiefly depending on the route selected, the 

 number of Indians employed and the means of 

 transport in the island. The cheapest route 

 is by the direct steamers to St. John's. Two 

 Indians are sufficient, but a third adds greatly 

 to one's comfort. Their pay is — Headman, 

 2 J to 3 dollars a day; other men, 2 dollars. 

 If a waterway into the interior be selected, 

 two canoes are a luxury, one large one a 

 necessity; with two canoes all the necessaries 

 and many of the luxuries of life can be enjoyed ; 

 the same cannot be said of packing, as my 

 Vancouver experiences have shown. It is to 

 say the least a nuisance to have the necessaries 

 cut down; the luxuries, by which I mean pre- 

 served milk, butter, jam, oatmeal, and a small 

 amount of whisky or rum, one can do without, 

 but why not be comfortable, if comfort can be 

 found, by the better mode of transport which 

 canoes afford. 



They can be ordered from Canada through 

 Mr. Blair and sold on leaving the island. 



