THE LAW AS TO SALMON-FISHING 241 



.Monday for all fishing except with rod and line, 

 for which there is no weekly close time in England. 

 Power is however given to boards of conservators 

 under the Act of 1873 to alter both annual and 

 weekly close times, as to the whole or part of a 

 district, but so that the former shall not be less than 

 one hundred and fifty-four days for all modes of 

 fishing other than with rod and line, and shall not 

 begin later than November i ; and as regards 

 rod and line fishing, that the close time shall not be 

 less than ninety-two days nor commence later than 

 December i. As to weekly close time boards have 

 power to alter it, but so that it does not commence 

 before 6 P.M. on Friday nor terminate' earlier than 

 midnight on the Sunday following, nor continue 

 later than twelve o'clock noon on Monday nor 

 exceed forty-eight hours. In Whitaker's Almanack 

 may be found the variations in the close times in 

 the different districts throughout the \ United 

 Kingdom, it being impossible within this chapter to 

 set them out. 



A close time has been imposed in Scotland for 

 salmon from a very early date. About the year i >oo 

 it was ordained that a free passage should be given 

 to salmon in various rivers from Saturday night to 

 Monday morning. This was railed ' Satterday's 



