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regulate our conduct in pursuing our pleasures and 

 amusements, that we in no wise lose sight of, or in- 

 fringe, the Golden Rule, that of " doing unto others 

 as we would they should do unto us," — a strict 

 observance of which I seriously recommend to all 

 brother Anglers. 



The most recent, and the principal act to protect 

 fisheries, was passed in the fifth year of his late 

 Majesty George the Third's reign, from which the 

 following extract is taken : 



"No one shall enter into any park or paddock 

 fenced in and enclosed, or into any garden, orchard, 

 or yard, adjoining or belonging to any dwelling house, 

 or in or through which park, or paddock, garden, or- 

 chard or yard, any river or stream of water shall run or 

 be, or wherein shall be any river, stream, pond, pool, 

 moat, stew, or other water; and by any ways, means or 

 device whatsoever, shall steal, take, kill or destroy 

 any Fish bred, kept or preserved in any such river or 

 stream, pond, pool, moat, stew, or other water afore- 

 said, without the consent of the owner or owners 

 thereof, or shall be aiding or assisting in the stealing, 

 taking; killing or destroying any such Fish as afore- 

 said, or shall receive or buy any such Fish, knowing 

 the same to be stolen or taken as aforesaid, and 

 being thereof indicted within six calendar months 

 next after such ofifence or offences shall have been 

 committed, before any judge or justice of gaol delivery 

 for the county wherein such park or paddock, garden, 

 orchard or yard shall be, and shall on such indict' 



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