Thank you, Madam Speaker. The trapper incentive program which is run by the government will be ending this year. Last year, payments for harvesters were given. And, a payment has been sent to each of the trappers who participated in the program last year. This occurred towards the end of October, 1994. The way the new program will work is, for example white fox, a first payment of approximately $25 dollars will be given to a trapper for a good quality pelt that is brought into Renewable Resources.

As a second payment in the fall, a trapper will receive $13 for a total price of $38. However, the second payment will not go out to the trapper until the following fall; so, in October of 1995 the trapper will receive the extra $13. For every pelt the trapper brings into either a private vendor or Renewable Resources, they will receive the $13. This will be the same for seals, to a maximum of 5,000 pelts, white fox, coloured fox, marten, mink, beaver and muskrat. Thank you, Madam Speaker.