. Rod and gun. ecommendedto the United States Government that a suitable staff and equipmentbe provided and maintained by the Federal Government to enforce theseregulations in so far as the American waters are concerned, and it wouldseem, therefore, reasonable to suppose that the Dominion Goveiumentshould contemplate some such step also, unless very well assured thatthe Government of Ontario is prepared and willing adequately to under-take this work. That the present equipment at the disposal of the Provincial Gov-ernment is almost entirely unsuitable to the purposes on wliicli it isemployed h
. Rod and gun. ecommendedto the United States Government that a suitable staff and equipmentbe provided and maintained by the Federal Government to enforce theseregulations in so far as the American waters are concerned, and it wouldseem, therefore, reasonable to suppose that the Dominion Goveiumentshould contemplate some such step also, unless very well assured thatthe Government of Ontario is prepared and willing adequately to under-take this work. That the present equipment at the disposal of the Provincial Gov-ernment is almost entirely unsuitable to the purposes on wliicli it isemployed has been set forth in no uncertain terms in the Interim Reportof this Commission. In the face of a modern and efficient equipment,such as recommended to the Federal Government of the United States,it is evident that its lamentable deficiencies would become only the moreapparent. The whole question then would seem to resolve itself into a matterof policy on the part of the Provincial Government, to decide in fact. Herring Fishing, Lake Huron. ONTARIO GAME AND FISHERIES COMMISSION 1459 wlietber it is expedieut to spend the money necessary for the acquisitionof an ample, suitable and eificieut equipment, in order to retain controlof the enforcement of the laws over what are practically its own fisheries,or whether to let this control pass altogether into tht hands of theDominion Government. Duplication of the fisheries protective service would appear to beunnecessary and wasteful, and yet, seeing that the Dominion Govern-ment has entered upon an engagement with the Government of theUnited States to enforce certain regulations over the fisheries, it wouldseem unavoidable that it should take the matter into its own hands inthe event of the Provincial Government being unwilling to adopt a pro-gressive and suitable policj-. both in regard to the selection of a staff andthe provision of a proper equipment. Even sihould the Dominion Gov-ernment decide to increase its staff and equipment,
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