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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 q 
‘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 — 
at a nominal fee, what would be the effect on your trade? _ 
It would diminish and curtail the trade - - 6 
It would ruin our business - : - a | 
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 - - - - - - > 
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 
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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 
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