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i Mr. Stewart: What do you think, Mr. Post, about the close season for white- 
fish ? 
Mr. Post: I am hardly prepared to say about that. Of course a considerable 
part of the catch of whitefish is taken in and near the spawning season. I don’t 
know what the results have been in the Provinces where they have had a close 
season ; I do know this, that on Lake Superior, at least, while they have a law 
prohibiting fishing after a certain time, it doesn’t amount to a great deal. Iknow 
that from practical experience. I know that probably if it was done in a quiet 
way, we would have no difficulty in going over to the Canadian side and getting 
fish eggs of the catch that had actually been made there. We would have to do 
it in a quiet way, because, if much trouble was made about it the laws might be 
enforced. I believe the Canadian laws are better enforced than the laws of the 
States, certainly better than those of the State of Michigan. 
CHAIRMAN: There has been something said by the gentleman from Ontario 
and the gentlemen from Michigan, in regard to the inadequacy ot protection in 
those countries. The laws may be sufficient but the means of enforcing them do 
not exist. Of course it is useless to have laws without having ample means of 
enforcing them. 
Mr. Stewart: I forgot to say when I was speaking about pound nets, that 
we are unanimously of the opinion that no p2rson should be allowed to use gill 
nets without the sanction of the Commissioners. 
SECRETARY: Mr Chairman, here is something that I overlooked which ought 
to have been noticed before: This is a letter from Mr. A. G. Yates, President of tne 
Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburg Road to Hon. George F. Danforth. 
BUFFALO, ROCHESTER AND PITTSBURGH RAILWAY CoO., 
RocHEstTeR, N. Y., Nov. 9th, 1891. 
Hon. Grorce F. DANFORTH, 
President Cheaper Fish Food Association : 
Dear Str,—Should you and your guests desire to visit the State Hatchery 
at Caledonia, it will give me pleasure to turnish a special train. 
Yours truly ‘ 
| A. G. YatTEs, President. 
I will also state that one of the members of our association, Mr. D. W. Pow- 
ers, wished me to say to the visitors here that his picture gallery is open to 
them, and he would like to have them visit it. 
PRESIDENT: The thanks of this committee will be tendered to the gentlemen. 
Senator McNAUGHTON moved that both of those invitations be accepted, and 
the time be fixed cpon to visic the hatcheries at Caledonia. Carried. 
SECRETARY: Mr. Chairman : There are two more gentlemen here from whom 
I would tike to hear, Mr. Ford, of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, and Dr. 
Smith, who represents the United States Commission. 
Mr. Forv: Gentlemen: As Pennsylvania has but a very limited area on the 
lakes, (I believe only twenty-eight miles on Lake Erie), the questions of the Com- 
mission she has very little to say about. We have established a hatchery in 
