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The following Bill amending the foregoing Act for the Pro- 
tection of the Provincial Fisheries was passed by the 
Ontario Legislature on L4th April, 1592, subsequent to 
the recevpt of your Commissioners’ report. 
CHAPTER 10. 
An Act for the Protection of the Provincial Fisheries. 
ER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, 
enacts as follows :-— 
1. This Act shall apply only to fishing in waters,and to waters Application 
over or in respect of which the Legislature of this Province has 4** 
authority to legislate for the purpuses of this Act. 
2.—(1) “Water or waters,” or “Provincial water or waters” Interpretation 
shall mean and include such of the waters of any lake, river, “ Waters.” 
stream or water course wholly or partly within the Province 
as flow over or cover any Crown lands and over or in respect 
of which the Legislature of this Province has authority to 
legislate for the purposes of this Act. 
(2) “Crown lands” shall mean and include such ungranted ‘* Crown 
lands of the Crown or public lands or Crown domain as are 1"%* 
within and belong to the Province of Ontario and whether or 
not any waters flow over or cover the same. 
(3) “Fish” shall mean and include every kind, species or “Fish.” 
_ variety of fish in respect of the catching or killing of which 
within the Province the Legislature has authority to 
— legislate. 
(4) The word “bass” where used herein shall mean and “Bass.” 
include black bass and Oswego or large mouth bass. 
3. The words “the close season” when used herein shall “Close sea- 
mean and include the time in any year during which fishing for, *°™ 
eatching or taking in any Provincial water, or killing, carrying 
away or buying or selling or having in possession the kind or 
species of fish hereinafter named, or any of them, is pro- 
hibited, or regulated by the laws or fishing regulations of 
Canada. 
4. The word “ tourist ” or “ summer visitor” when used in ‘‘ Tourist,” 
this Act shall include all persons who may, during the spring ate 
» Visitor.” 
- summer or autumn months be temporarily visiting, boarding 
or lodging in any locality at a distance of over five miles 
from their usual place of residence in other parts of the year. 
5. No tourist or summer visitor shall take or catch or kill Pee 
in any Provincial water or carry away a greater number than may be killed 
one dozen bass caught or taken in such waters upon any one ™ °® day. 
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