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54,000,000 in lake Huron and 40,000,000 in Georgian bay. Thus, the 

 procedure suggested in that resolution, and advocated also in the paper 

 of Mr. Patton, has been carried out very largely and possibly no further 

 action is necessary along that line. 



Also in connection with Mr. Patton's paper this resolution was 

 moved : 



" Resolved that the Department be requested to publish each year 

 in its Annual Report a statement, in readily available tabular form, of 

 the number of fry of various kinds of fish deposited by it in each 

 stream and body of water where such are planted in Canada." 



This has also been carried out. In their Annual Report the Depart- 

 ment is now publishing just the information asked for in Connection 

 with that resolution, so that our recommendation has been fully met. 



Fisheries The only other resolution passed at the Meeting was 



Required this : 



" Resolved that this Committee considers it necessary that an expert 

 official be appointed to the staff of the Commission of Conservation to 

 carry on investigations and report upon all matters respecting fisheries, 

 game and fur-bearing animals." 



It is not necessary to say very much regarding that except that 

 means were taken to appoint an expert in 1914. Mr. White went 

 to England with authority to engage such an expert as was called 

 for by that resolution, but the outbreak of the war in August and the 

 subsequent financial stringency led us to decide that the appointment of 

 an expert in connection with the Committee should be postponed for 

 the present. We hope that such an official may be appointed when the 

 war is over and the financial stringency has been somewhat relieved. 



Other _ Other matters considered during the Committee Meet- 



Questions ii^g of 1914 were in connection with lobsters and shad 



fisheries, and especially a paper by Dr. Murray advo- 

 cating proper means of curing, packing, grading and branding fish. 

 In connection with the latter subject, an Act has been passed 

 by the Dominion Government, The Fish Inspection Act, which, 

 to some extent, covers the ground. I am advised that there 

 have been many difficulties in connection with the working out of the 

 Act which, however, are being gradually relieved, so that we may 

 assume that good work is being done along this line and that further 

 effective work will be done. In time, therefore, we expect to have a 

 workable Inspection Act in connection with our Federal Dept. of 

 Fisheries. 



