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5. May petition the Secretary for Scotland to 

 alter the regulations with respect to the construction 

 and use of cruives, cruive dykes, or weirs. 



6. May purchase by agreement, for the pur- 

 pose only of removal, any weir, dam, cruive, or other 

 fixed engine for the benefit of the fisheries in the 

 district. 



7. May remove all natural obstructions to the 

 passage of fish in the bed of a river. 



8. May attach a fish -pass to any waterfall. 



9. May generally do all things within their dis- 

 trict for the protection of salmon. 



IRELAND 



Modern legislation upon the salmon started in Ire- 

 land some few years sooner than in other parts of the 

 United Kingdom, and the Act of 1842 is the founda- 

 tion of the law as it at present stands. Under that 

 and the succeeding Acts, all fishery matters arc 

 placed in the hands of three inspectors of Irish 

 fisheries, appointed by and under the control of the 

 Lord-Lieutenant. For the formation of fishery 

 districts, Special Commissioners were appointed as 

 in Scotland, and each district so formed was placed 

 under conservators, of whem there are two classes, 

 (1) Ex officio, (2) Elected. Class 1 comprises owners, 



