The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47
Fishery Officers
Fishery Officers.
Ontario | 87 |
Quebec | 95 |
Nova Scotia | 243 |
New Brunswick | 114 |
Prince Edward Island | 34 |
Manitoba | 1 |
British Columbia | 1 |
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Commander and Crew of Lady Head | 26 |
601 |
The regular staff receives aid from lock-masters on canals, lighthouse keepers. &c., which saves employing other officers at separate salaries.
The number of persons and vessels employed in the fishery in 1877 was, by Provinces:—
The salmon caught by anglers under leases of angling privileges was 2,637, a few less than last year. The hot weather and lowness of the water interfered with the sport. The young salmon are reported very abundant by the fishery overseers.