Best means of 

 conteputg $unts, &e* ctoer lantr, 



THE boat-cart, or canoe-carriage, here prescribed, 

 will, I think, be found the only means of conveying 

 any kind of punt to those places, where it would 

 always be most likely to answer ; such as ponds and 

 other private waters, where no gunners are allowed 

 to sport ; and where the keepers scarcely know a 

 punt from a pig- trough. 



The directions for this carriage (as well as those 

 for the canoe, &c.) are given on the plate, for the 

 convenience of inclosing them in a letter, in case of 

 their being wanted abroad ; or in any place, where 

 there might be a difficulty to get a safe and immediate 

 conveyance for the book. 



This carriage, if only required for the punt itself, 

 might be made much lighter, by being placed only 

 on two high wheels, similar to a long French cart. 

 But when laden with baggage, the plan of four 

 wheels becomes a necessary one, in order the better 

 to support and save the punt. In either case springs 

 would be a decided improvement, was it not for the 

 duty on them. The best substitute is, first to put 

 a good bed of straw under the punt; and then to 

 fasten on punt, baggage, and all, with a line, similar 

 to that used for binding a load of corn in harvest. 



