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a twelvemonth after I introduced it again. Attention 

 was again awakened, and an interesting discussion in 

 the Field was the result. At that time the Thames 

 Angling Preservation Society had not the privilege 

 of preventing netting on the river, and consequently 

 they were very naturally indisposed to breed fish 

 for the nets to sweep away. Soon after this, how- 

 ever, the Honorary Secretary, Henry Farnell, Esq., 

 applied himself to procure the abolition of netting, 

 and finally obtained it. Once more I revived the 

 subject, and the disabilities being removed, the 

 Society took up the matter, and called a meeting to 

 consider it. At that meeting it was decided that 

 it should be at once adopted, and a sub-committee, 

 consisting of W. Ponder, Esq., Frank Buckland, Esq., 



W. Lawrence, Esq., Hedges, Esq., and myself, 



was appointed to carry out the operations. By 

 the kindness of F. Kent, Esq. of Hampton, we gained 

 permission to make use of a small rill running 

 from a spring, called the Christian Spring, through 

 a meadow belonging to him, and the method of 

 applying it, which I had proposed and sketched 

 out, was adopted, and we proceeded to lay down our 

 boxes. Unfortunately it was full late when we com- 

 menced operations, but we got on with tolerable 

 rapidity. I must premise that there was a con- 



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