160 LEGISLATIVE ACTS, PROCLAMATIONS, ETC., 



(c) All herring trap-nets shall be placed at distances of not less than 

 one-eighth of a mile apart, and no fishing apparatus of any kind shall 

 be set or used in or about any part of the water between herring trap- 

 nets: Provided always that any fishery officer may direct, either in 

 writing, or orally on sight, that any greater space than one-eighth of 

 a mile shall be left between herring trap-nets, and any herring trap- 

 net or other fishing apparatus which the owner or person using the 

 same neglects or refuses to remove in accordance with such directions, 

 shall be illegal and liable to forfeiture, together with the fish caught 

 therein, and the owner or person using the same shall also be liable 

 to the fines and penalties provided by the Fisheries Act. 



(d) The leader of each herring trap-net shall in every case extend 

 from the shore, and any fishery officer may determine in writing, or 

 orally, the length of leader that shall be used. 



(e) The fee on herring trap-nets shall be fifty cents on each fathom 

 in length of leader, and sucn fee shall be payable in advance. 



2. The use of seines for the capture of herring is prohibited on that 

 portion of the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the County 

 of Saguenay, extending from Kegashka to Cape Whittle. 



Sec. 9. — Leases and Licenses. 



Fishing by means of nets or other apparatus without leases or 

 licenses from the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, under the provi- 

 sions of "The Fisheries Act" and section 8 thereof, or from some duly 

 authorized officer of the Government of the Province of Quebec, is 

 prohibited in the Province of Quebec. 



CANADIAN ORDER IN COUNCIL, SEPTEMBER 9, 1908, AMENDING 



FISHERY REGULATIONS. 



At the Government House at Ottawa. Wednesday, the 9th day of 

 September, 1908. 



Present: His Excellency the Governor General in Council. 



His Excellency the Governor General in Council, in virtue of the 

 provisions of section 54 of The Fisheries Act, chapter 45 of the Revised 

 Statutes of Canada, 1906, is pleased to make and doth hereby make 

 the following Fishery Regulation: — 



The use or operation of vessels known as "Steam Trawlers" oper- 

 ating "beam," "otter," or other Trawls for the purpose of catching 

 fish, is prohibited within the three mile limit and in the bays and 

 harbours of Canada. 



RODOLPHE BOUDREAU, 



Clerk of the Privy Council. 



