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lessees, or occupiers of a several fishery of the yearly 

 value of ioo/. or upwards; Class 2 are the represen- 

 tatives of the licensees, elected triennially. No person 

 is eligible for the office of conservator in any electoral 

 division in which he does not reside or possess real 

 property. Certain powers are given to conservators, 

 but not to the same extent as in England. Such 

 are 



1. To fix the license duty for all methods of 

 taking salmon, and to fix the rate to be paid (but 

 subject to the approval of the inspectors of fisheries) 

 in respect of several fisheries in the district. 



2. To appoint water-bailiffs and inspectors. 



3. To apply such funds as they possess to make 

 fish passes over weirs, to remove or make passes over 

 natural obstructions, and to inspect passes and ladders 

 at all times. 



Close Time. — The regulations as to close time, 

 annual and weekly, vary somewhat in the different 

 fishery districts throughout the United Kingdom. In 

 England and Wales the annual close time was fixed 

 by the Act of 1861 from September 1 to February 1 

 following, for all methods of fishing other than with 

 rod and line ; and for rod and line fishing, from 

 November 2 to February 1 following ; the weekly 

 close time, from noon on Saturday to 6 a.m. on 



