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extract from my last annual report to the Commissioner of Fish- 

 eries. The A. Booth Fish Co. report that the increase of white- 

 fish and trout in the waters of this vicinity over last season has 

 been remarkable, and have given the following- comparative fig- 

 ures of actual weights for a stated period. 



Whitefish and lake trout received from A])ril 1 to June 10, 

 1907, 30,523 pounds; whitefish and trout received from A])ril 1 

 to June 10, 1908, 120,905 ])0unds. 1 am informed that the 

 same rate of increase has been maintained during tlie entire 

 season. 



The fisheries from which a large percentage of these fish were 

 produced, are located at the Duck Islands, about twenty-five 

 miles southwest of Cape Vincent, and very close to the American 

 boundary line, and from twelve to sixteen miles from where large 

 deposits of fry have l)een made annually during tlie past twelve 

 years. 



It must be remend)ered that there is not at the present time 

 one fisherman on the American side to at least twenty or tliirty 

 on the Canadian side, and tlierefore we have no means of know- 

 ing to just what extent our fisheries have been l)enefited. 



Last season the bureau secured from Three-]\[ile Bay, X. Y., 

 about seven miles from Cape Vincent, 720,000 whitefish eggs. 

 These were obtained from adults produced from fry distril)uted 

 from the Ca])e Vincent station, and rei)resent the first whitefish 

 eggs taken in this vicinity in many years. There was but one 

 net in operation last season, but owing to the encouraging pros- 

 pects, there will be prepared four large nets, for use this season, 

 with whicli it is anticipated much larger results will l)e obtained, 

 and thus demonstrate the practicability of securing large sup- 

 plies of whitefish eggs, for the purpose of artificial propagation. 



The laws of the state of New York, now provide for a close 

 season for whitefish, from Xovember 1 to January 1. Th^' For- 

 est. Fish and Came Commission have, liowevi'r, granteil ])ermis- 

 sion to the fishermen at Three-^lile Bay to take whitefish dur- 

 ing the month of Xovember, for the purpose of collecting the 

 spawn. The state commission will also co-operate with the l)ur- 

 eau in the matter of the distribution of the fry, extending this 

 work to the depleted fisheries of Lake Ontario from Chaumont 

 Bay to Oswego, X. Y. 



