Mr. Mignault. I am referring to the population that might affect the water flowing past Brockville.
Mr. Dewey. There would not be any substantial increase there, but I should think it would be safe to say that there would be anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 people in the immediate vicinity of Alexandria Bay and Clayton during the summer months.
Mr. Powell. I was told that on one island alone there were pretty nearly 10,000 people as a floating population.
Mr. Dewey. Yes; that is on Thousand Island Park.
Mr. Powell. You will find the floating population of Thousand Islands and Alexandria Bay to be pretty close to 50,000.
Mr. Dewey. Yes; but these would be permanent for the summer. There is practically none in the immediate vicinity of Brockville occupied by summer cottages.
Mr. Powell. Taking the region that we have loosely called the Thousand Island region, what would be the floating population of those islands and the vicinity on the main land?
Mr. Kyle. That is difficult to say because they are coming in by the thousand every day and staying a day and then leaving. I believe 100,000 a day would be a conservative estimate for the islands and the immediate shores.
Mr. Powell. Mr. Dallyn, did the bacteriological examinations that were made on the river here cover the season when the floating population was present?
Mr. Dallyn. There were two examinations made. We were on the river with a laboratory from about the middle of April until the end of May, and from about the 10th of August, to the 20th of August. It is reported in the progress report.