220 FISH HATCHING. 



distributed to every part of this our own 

 favoured land ; this may be done at a 

 comparatively small expense. 



The subject of our fisheries is now begin- 

 ning to assume considerable importance in 

 the national mind. Parliament has found out 

 that it is necessary to interfere to prevent 

 the wholesale slaughter of the salmon which 

 is going on.* They wisely foresaw the conse- 

 quences of the suicidal fishing that every- 

 where prevailed, and determined to deal 

 with the evil with a strong hand, and to 

 make a magna charta for the inhabitants 

 of our streams. This they have done, and 

 the consequences of protection have already 

 begun to show good results. This is an 



* See note in Appendix. 



