THE LAW AS IT AFFECTS WILDFOWLERS 55 
on the approval of a State Secretary, become law. Of late 
years County Councils in many parts of the country have pro- 
hibited shooting on Sundays on certain areas within their 
jurisdiction. These orders are said in all instances to have 
been framed on substantial grounds. County boroughs have 
like powers, but they do not avail themselves of these so 
readily as do the County Councils. Thus it may happen that 
orders obtained by a County Council do not apply to a 
borough which, though geographically forming part of the 
county, is for administrative purposes a separate entity. This 
may arise out of the inactivity of the one, or perhaps the unde- 
sirability of both exercising in a similar manner the powers 
within their scope. It generally follows, however, that points 
left out by one are touched upon by the other in a manner 
which is thought to be of benefit to the community at 
large. 
To sum up the question concisely, it is erroneous for the 
public to suppose that they have certain rights on foreshores. 
In one sentence the fallacy of the supposition becomes evident. 
Where, in material Act or document, can the supposed right be 
shown? There is none. On the other hand, whilst certain 
persons do hold rights (I refer here to rights in every sense of 
the word), there are others who, like a large section of the 
public, suppose they have rights, proof of which they are no 
more able to produce or maintain than the public. It is this 
class that the shooting public should strive to counteract. Of 
course, shores over which Crown grants exist are out of this 
question. If a foreshore is rented, the tenancy takes with it 
the right to kill the game. In a case where trespass in pur- 
suit of game occurs, the tenant, if under no restrictions regard- 
ing game, or the landlord, if he reserves the game, should 
prosecute. Land not owned or rented by individuals, or not 
under manorial supervision, is Crown property, and is regulated 
and governed by the Crown, directly or indirectly. As the 
