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ONTARIO FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



SPECIAL QUESTIONS FOR DEALERS IN GUNS, TACKLE, ETC. 



These special questions were answered by the 9 witnesses before-named as 

 follows : 



1. If owners of guns, rifles and pistols, other than those used for military 

 purposes, were required to register their weapons and take out shooting licenses 

 ^it a nominal fee, what would be the effect on your trade ? 



It would diminish and curtail the trade 6 



It would ruin our business 1 



It would be most injurious - "2 



2. If gun and tackle dealers were supplied with such licenses 



and authorized to issue them on making sales, would 



the trade be affected ? 



No 4 



Yes 3 



It would ruin the trade 2 



3. Would the strict enforcement of the Game Laws benefit 



your trade by increasing the ,game and the amount 



of shooting ? 



Yes 6' 



.No 2 



'Blank 1 



4. If gun licenses were necessary to game preservation, and 



if your trade would be improved by game preservation, 

 would you be willing to assist in carrying out the 

 game license system ? 



Yes, if positively necessary 5 



No 4 



