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right sort and size induced the Society, some time since, to 

 obtain competent advice as to the practicability of breeding 

 and rearing them. With this view one of the vice-presidents, 

 Mr. W. H. Grenfell, of Taplow Court, who has always shown 

 a lively interest in the success of the Society's undertaking, 

 expressed his willingness to place at their disposal a likely 

 place for the purpose. In every respect but one it was 

 pronounced suitable, but it was soon found that the con- 

 stantly recurring floods would render attempts at breeding 

 useless, and hence the scheme was not prosecuted farther. 



The Great Marlow Thames Angling Association does 

 capital work, and is thoroughly well officered. The 

 honorary secretary is Major Simpson Carson, who most 

 efficiently helps the Society in their effiDrts for the general 

 good of the river. Here again a large share of the Society's 

 income is laudably spent in the purchase of trout of 

 excellent size from the Wycombe waters, which are turned 

 into the Thames at an age, and when they have attained 

 such a size, as enables them to take care of themselves. 



The Reading and District Angling Society comes next, and 

 in the hands of its worthy and efficient secretary, Mr. Arthur 

 Butler, of Zinzan Street, Reading, prospers exceedingly. 

 This Society has made the most strenuous efforts to re-stock 

 that portion of the river more immediately under their 

 own control, and I have little doubt that their effi^rts have 

 met with the success they deserved. It was only a few 

 years ago that the fisheries of the Reading district bore a 

 most unenviable reputation from the extent of netting going 

 on. To my certain knowledge now there is no section of 

 the river which is better looked after and where I think less 

 netting or poaching is prosecuted. Much of this happy state 

 of things is due to Mr. Butler, who is not only a hard 

 practical worker, but a man, moreover, who never walks 



