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FISHERY REGULATIONS. 



'Copy of an Order-in-Council, approved by His Honour the Lieutenant- Governor , 



the 26th day of May, A.D. 1887. 



Upon the recommendation of the Honourable the Commissioner of Crown 

 Lands, the Committee of Council advise, that the accompanying regulations 

 under the " Ontario Fisheries Act, 1885," be approved of and established by Your 

 Honour. 



Certified, 



J. LONSDALE CAPREOL, 



Asst. Clerk, Executive Council, Ontario. 

 The Honourable 



The Commissioner of Crown Lands. 



The Commissioner of Crown Lands has the honour to recommend to the 

 Executive Council that the following regulations be made under " The Ontario 

 Fisheries Act, 1885," namely: 



1. That leases granted for the purpose of conveying the fishing rights pertain- 

 ing to public lands adjoining the rivers, streams and lakes of the Province, shall 

 be for the depth of one chain inland from the water's edge. 



2. Such leases shall be granted as far as practicable to responsible parties, 

 able and willing to improve the lakes and rivers and guard them well. Applicants 

 having in view the personal use and enj 3yment of the fishing rights to be gener- 

 ally preferred to such as may offer higher rents with a view to farming or sub- 

 letting the right to fish. Care to be taken that residents in the Province be 

 allowed to enjoy a due proportion of the fishing rights. 



3. That the valuation of the lands for rent shall be based on the character 

 and condition of the rivers, streams and lakes which they adjoin, as made known 

 to the Department of Crown Lands by reports of official inspectors or private 

 individuals, all such reports to be considered confidential, and not to be communi- 

 cated to other parties without the express authorization of the Commissioner of 

 Crown Lands. Offers made by applicants for leases not to be communicated to 

 other applicants. 



4. That leases of lands made and granted under the provisions of " The 

 Ontario Fisheries Act," shall not be held to convey the. right to work any mine 

 that may be found on such lands, or to cut any timber thereon. 



5. That licenses and permits to fish shall be granted upon payment in ad- 

 vance of such fees as the Commissioner of Crown Lands may from time to time 

 determine/and shall be valid until the close of the angling season of the year in 

 which it is granted. 



6. The excessive or wasteful fishing or killing of fish shall involve the can- 

 cellation of the lease, license or permit covering the waters in which it has taken 

 place. 



7. That it be obligatory upon an}' person who has no domicile in the Province 

 of Ontario, and who desires to fish in the rivers, streams or lakes, under the con- 

 trol of the Province, to procure a permit or license to that effect from the Com- 

 missioner of Crown Lands before beginning to fish. 



