54 THE ANGLING CLUBS AND PRESERVATION 



propriety of forming an association for the protection of 

 fish in the River Derwent, the late Thos. Wilson, Esq., 

 of Shotley Hall, in the chair, it was resolved : 



I. That the above Association be formed for the above 

 object. 



II That it be governed by a president and a committee 

 of not less than six members, with secretary and 

 treasurer. 



III. That Mr. Wilson, of Shotley Hall, be president, and 

 that the provisional committee to carry out the resolutions 

 of meeting should be composed of the following gentle- 

 men, viz : Mr. John Armandale, Mr. Thos. Ramsay, Mr. 

 Geo. Peile, Mr. Thos. Richardson, Mr. (now Dr.) Renton, 

 the Rev. W. Cundill, Mr. Featherstonehaugh, and Mr. 

 Thirlwell, Mr. A, Town (Hon. Treasurer), the Rev. F. B. 

 Thompson, and Mr. Booth (Hon. Sec). 



IV. That such committee be authorised to communicate 

 with the landed proprietors along the bank of the river, 

 asking their co-operation, &c., and report to future meeting, 

 together with proposed rules and regulations for working 

 of the association. 



V. That a subscription list be now opened and sub- 

 scriptions solicited towards funds of the Association. 



At a public meeting held on Monday, 30th October, 1865, 

 the report was presented and rules adopted, while it was 

 settled that fishing should commence on the i6th of March, 

 1866, and close on the 1st of October. Tickets \os. each. 

 The first subscription amounted to ^32. 



Since March 1879 the tickets to new members have been 

 5^., to old members 2s. 6d. 



From report of annual meeting held in February last I 

 find that the Society commenced earlier, viz., on March ist 

 instead of i6th. Since its formation 6,000 fry {fario and 



