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state, and consequently most [?] haul to the site and head back home for food.-- [It?] [is?] [let?] some of these pregnant fish may be killed by the more ignorant. But it is not the time when [?] [guardianship?] is most needed in protection of the fish is most [needed?], previous to their immediate spawning time; say in the months of August and September where after escaping all the diffi[-] culties they have to [continue?] in their migration to the upper parts, or spawning grounds of the rivers; they congregate in pools; and then in these narrow and circumscribed [limits?] (waiting for the fullness of their time to lay their eggs) become a prey to the needly settler and avaricious poacher and it is at this time the most dreaded destruction of salmon in the Rivers takes place, and consequently it is the very time when most protection is required and where special [guardianship?] should be applied.

I am Sir

Yours Obdlly

Sam Wilmot

Supt.

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be where Cap Allan had his net set (the outside one) on the South Shore of Colpoy's Bay in November 1885. -- Information as to the beach position of these three stands will be easily got by you, from any of the local fishermen at Wiarton. I herein give a hurried sketch of the points in question as they appear in Colpoy's Bay: No's 1, 2 & 3 being

[Sketch of Colpoy's Bay]

the points where the nets are now required to be set -- (No 4 is not required) --

The necessary requirement to comply with your agreements with the Dept. will be, the three pound nets with everything necessary to fish them, including men, and material; also a tug or going to, and from the nets when required, with two men to run it; with Boat or scow to enter, and

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Newcastle Oct 8th 1886

Mr C.W. [Gauthier?] Sandwich Ont

Sir I am informed by the Dept of Fisheries at Ottawa that your offer to [stock?] three pound nets to Colpy's Bay and to supply everything necessary to fish there during at least [thirty?] days in November for BiFa[?] day, has been accepted -- [Previously?] to [?] you that those nets will be required to be set in their proper stations in Colpoy's Bay, and ready for operation in every [poundsectur?] for capturing salmon trout by the first day of November [?] [?] The outer [that] You may more particularly [?] where the stations are in which the hoop nets are to be set; I cannot better describe the points than to say that, two of the stations shall be exactly where [?] had his two nets set on the shore pf Colpoy's Bay in November 1885 [?]

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Newcastle Oct 11/86 Mr Tilton Esq Dpty Minister Fisheries Ottawa

Sir Herein final acct for Expedition at the Sandwich Hatchery

Albert [Lilty?] 50 [pound] [illegible] 2.75 $137.50 x [illegible[ [illegible] 68.88 _______ $196.38 -----------I am Sir Yours Obedly Sam Wilmot Supt

x This is I presume in the account which [Connor] orders formerly [that] is for [deser] $72 - [Mr. Marker] [header] [earlyspech] the above as amount $58.88 SW

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