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two non-residents were given hunting and trap- 

 ping licenses for the Northwest Territories in 

 1918. 



Nova Scotia. — In 19 18 the number of moose 

 killed was 1243. In 1914 a much larger number 

 of hunters secured only 1095 moose. ^The growth 

 in the kill of moose from 405 in 1909 to 1363 in 

 1 91 7,'' say the Game Commissioners in their 

 report for 19 18, ''could not have been brought 

 about unless the number of moose in the Province 

 had considerably increased during the intervening 

 years." Only twenty-three licenses were issued to 

 non-residents in 19 18, while in 1919 four times 

 as many hunters came from outside the Province 

 to engage in the sport. 



Ontario. — Data gathered by the Game and 

 Fisheries Department of Ontario with regard to 

 the amount of game killed in the Province are very 

 meager. The number of moose hunters' licenses is- 

 sued in the fiscal year ending October 31, 19 18, 

 shows an increase of 516 over the previous year, but 

 the number issued is not given in the report. The 

 year ending in 1917, in turn, showed a marked 

 increase over 1915-16. In spite of the greater 

 number of hunters, the report of the Deputy 



