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week conterence is being held at the Parliament Build- 'Toronto, regarding fish conservation in Ontario. The Editor 'attending this conference, and will give a report of the results, J. C. Cockburn is also attending the conference. In the meantime the following letter from the Suferittendent _ of the Trent Valley Canal System should be of interest to readers, ; : Samuel Farmer, Esq. Port Perry, Ontario Dear Sir: -- Mr. W. D. Grant, Superintendent of the Bobcayeon-Balsam Lake Division of the Trent Canal System, has forwarded to this office your letter of the 27th ult., for reply. Dealing with the questions raised by the Lake Scugog Protec- tive Association I beg to reply as follows :- (1) There is no fish silde in the dam at Lindsay. In fact there are no fish slides in any of the dams on the Trent Waters. In the opinion of the Writer a slide is hardly needed at Lindsay for the reason that in Lunge spawning time the dam at Lindsay is open and the fish can go through the dam as readily, if not more 80, than they could mount a slide. (2) The stoplogs in the Lindsay Dam are adjusted to meet: the variable conditions resulting from precipitation over the Scugog River Basin. These logs are adjusted to maintain a certain level above the locks at Lindsay. If the water rises to an excessive height, all of the logs are removed from the dam. In times of high discharge of the Scugog River there is a very decided slope from Lake Scugog to Lindsay due to the volume of discharge. + At such times the level of LakeScugog cannot be controlled by the dam until the freshet is subsiding, after which a regular level is maintained at Lindsay by adjustment of the stoplogs. During the winter Scugog Lake is gradually reduced on an average of 13 inches between the 1st of January and the 10th of March. This reduction is made for the purpose of providing capacity to accommodate a part of the Spring run-off which otherwise would cause flooding damage at many points, It is not possible to re- duce Scugog to a greater extent as it effests-the Waterworks' in-take for the Town of Lindsay. With regard to the reduction in the level of Scugog Lake from peak of freshet to controlled level, at Lindsay, it is im- posible to prevent this reduction in the level of Scugog Lake for the reason that it is due to the volume of water flowing in the Scugog River. In connection with the regulation of the water levels of the Kawartha Lakes I would suggest your corresponding with Professor W. J. K. Harkness, Department of Biology, University of Toronto, who was employed by the Toronto Anglers' Assoccia- tion to make a report on this question. Professor Harkness visited theKawartha Lakes in 1927 and again in 1928. His re- port to the Anglers' Assocciation on the 24th of November, 1927, is made under several headings, number 2 of which relates to the management of the water levels on the lakes. Extracts from his report are as follows - "I took this trip primarily to learn something of the control of the water levels." "As the snow melts the water rushes down the rivers and the lakes causing flooding." "Just at this time the lunge go into shallow water to spawn." "If there is nothing to prevent it the water will immediately flow away, but there is something to prevent, there is a whole series of dams betwen these lakes." "What is the function of these dams? They get a lake full of water and endevour to hold it as long as they can." "How do we know that they are actually doing this and that the condition in uncontrolled lakes would not be better? By examining the records of the water levels kept at all the dams and comparing the rate of the drop in water levels of controlled and uncontrolled lakes." "Such a study indicates that in controlled lakes the waters drop much less than in uncontrolled lakes." Professor Harkness goes on to say that:- "Trent Canal records are all wide open for inspection, which suggests the unpleasant point that a great number of people are prone to criticise and yet they know not definitely what they are criticising and if instead of criticism they would utilize some of their surplus energy in an endeavour to help locate the trouble, they might be able to remedy it if it exists or on the other hand they might find that it did not exist." -1 should also like to quote from a letter from Professor Hark- ness to the writer, dated 2nd of September, 1927, as follows :- "I found the conditions on the System precisely as you had indicated, they. existed. As far as 1 can determine the condi- tions on this whole System are exceptionally favourable for the production of fish and controlling the waters as you are doing is the best and only way of protecting the eggs and young Lunge. Iam endeavouring to make this point clear to everyone _ with whom I come in contact who is in any way interested in the Kawartha Lakes Fisheries." The above extracts are, as stated, quotations from Professor Harkness' report and as he devoted a good deal of time to the . subject before arriving at his conclusion, I believe it would be in your own interest to write him and obtain his opinion. Yours truly, A. L. Killaly, Su "house Wives of . Perry "use his flour. Good Mixed The Bell Telephone Company and its Bill in Parliament : No grant or subsidy from parliament is involved. It is entirely a matter of authority to offer new shares" for purchase by investors, from time to time in the future as new capital is required for the growth of the system. Thers ate these reasons Why. the. selephotis Sumang is asking parliament for this authority. Ende these reasons is impostant. the first reason The telephone system cannot extend to mes the growth of the country unless there is 8 steady supply of new ¢apital year after year, IM a progressive country like Candda the telephone system never stands still. Each year thére are thousands of new telephones in new homes and offices. For the next five years the definite needs which the system is under public obligation to meet mean spending over $120,000,000 in new plant!" Year after year, in good times and bad, new money is needed for more telephones if the system is to keep pace with 'the country. And of this money a great part_can be supplied only through the pus chase of new shares by investors. the second reason . Necessary plans cannot be made unless there is assurance that money may be obtained in the future to complete them. JN the telephone business it is essential that plans be made for years ahead. There must be cables and condults and central ex- changes before new telephones can go in. To wait until people gre clamoring for service fs too late. Such projects in the past have been ubdertaken be- cause the company has been confident of securing money from investors to put the new equipment into full service. But if the company is not able even to approach in- wvestors, its assurance vanishes and to prepare for the future becomes impossible. The telephone system does mot need, and will not seek, all the seventy-five million of new capital pro- 'vided for in its ameriiment now, nor next year, nor the year after. It may not need it all for a good many: years. 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