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n Wednesday-- t4G» 2975 | | ts | Activities of Development | | Branch Outlined in | Report +|| We i uie i i ces | t According to the annual report of the | | Department of Northern Development, | which was tabled in the Legislature | | yesterday _the Ontario Government ; spent $3,735,753.32 during the last fisca} * year un the maintenance and construc-- tion of roads in the northern section I + _ of the Province. Of this sum, $359, 383.68 was devoted to colonization roads Other activities of the department in-- cluded the rendering of assistance to creameries being operated in the North, and the purchase of cattle and sood grain for settlers on a loan basis. Fo: the financing of cattle purchases thr department spent $11,388.57. and for seed grain, $12,341.10. Aid to cream-- eries and grain elevators totalled $2,175 The net amount of loans issued was $52,850. It is stated that there wor> 377 applications for loans received and 174 granted. The average loan over the several years in which the de-- partment has b--en in cperaticn ha: b>on $355.07. says the report F. Dans, Settlers' Lean Commission-- er, stated that the settlers have mt their principal and interest pryments in 2 most rratifying mannor. The pio-- neering spirit, he states, is still in the Beaple of the North and they are look-- ing forward with great exnectations to the coming summer when they hnn> to be able to make up their loses of last vyear. /y A, r7° / 66/465(,-/9/- -4('6 # 9B . cah / «oh. ONTARIO GAME LAWS Aul STRICTLY ENFORCED 'Seizures Are Summarized in \ _ Annual Report to | | I - Legislature ; | _Some idea of the vory strict enforce-- | . ment of the game laws of Ontario as| practiced by the Game and Fisheries| Department, Queen's Park, can be gain.| ed from the annual renort of that' | branch of the service which was tabled in the Ontario Legislature yesterday. *'Enforcement was performed in a | satisfactory manner by the field officers| |charged with the work,." says the rc'-l port, "and the service rendered by the | | District Wardens and the various o'vor-i 'seers under their respective Jurisdic-- | | tions was capably augmented during the { spring and fall spawning and deer' \hunting seasoens by additional seasonal | ! overseers appointed during these | iperiOds for the better protection of fish | and game, and enforcement of the Act." | In 916 cases in which partiee were charged with fish and game violations, convictions were secured. Fines and [ costs assessed in these cases amounted 'to $18,933.35. In 893 of these cases seizures of goods and equipment were made. Thes: seizures are summarized as follows: Pelts, 2,512; deer and moose hides, 15; live animals, 26; fish, 5,650 pounds; gill nets, 123 pieces: dip nets, 20; hoop nets, 14; Seine nets. 16; bull nets, 9; trap nets, 3; hooks, 3,779; grap-- ples, 1: gaffs, 2; spears, 37; rods and lines. 122; traps, 1,200; firearms, 290; gasoline boats, 10; rowbcats. 10: canogs. 22; punts, 12; motor cars, 3; jacklights and lanterns, 9; dser and moose, 10: venison, 450 pounds: mocses meat, 435 pounds:; partridge, 10; geese and ducks, 28; pheasants, 10; quail, 32; decoys, 45, and miscellancous. 45.