THE LAW AS TO SALMON-FISHING 243 



persons, any law, statute, or practice to the contrary 

 notwithstanding . . . ' 



Such became the law in 1828, and so it remained 

 until 1862, when the annual close time for every 

 district was fixed at one hundred and sixty-eight days, 

 and the weekly (except for rod and line fishing) 

 from 6 P.M. on Saturday to 6 A.M. on Monday 

 following, power being given to the Commissioners 

 (now the Fishery Board of Scotland) to alter the 

 close times, but so that the annual shall not be less 

 than one hundred and sixty-eight days nor the weekly 

 less than thirty-six hours (except for rod and line- 

 fishing, the weekly close time for which is Sunday). 

 The Fishery Board have also power to determine at 

 what periods after the commencement and prior to 

 the termination of the annual close time it may be 

 lawful to fish for salmon with rod and line. 



In Ireland the duration of the annual close time, 

 which under the Act of 1842 was fixed as from 

 August 20 to February 12, and not less than one 

 hundred and twenty-four days, was extended by the 

 Act of 1863 to one hundred and sixty-eight days for 

 all fishing except with rod and line, the close time 

 for which is from November i to February i, and 

 may not be less than ninety-two clays. The weekly 

 close time for all fishing except with rod and line 



