SALMON-BRITISH AND COLONIAL: 



IN "Scotch Salmon and Scotch Law" we pointed out 

 the important interests affected by the decision of the 

 House of Lords in the case of Gammell v. the Commis- 

 sioners of Woods and Forests. Having explained that 

 the Crown was declared proprietor of all salmon-fishings 

 on the coast of Scotland, except so far as these had been 

 granted to the Crown vassals by charter, we proceeded 

 to observe, " It is reasonably inferred that the Crown 

 will not permit this noble heritage to lie waste, but 

 that it will stimulate salmon-fishing on the coast, by 

 granting charters for a consideration, the amount of 

 which may largely swell the public revenue. Suppos- 

 ing this course to be followed, the question of stake- 



* 15th March 1861 : 24th Viet. A Bill for the Improvement, 

 Regulation, and Protection of the Salmon-Fisheries in Scotland, 

 and on the Coasts of the Solway Firth, and in the Mouth or En- 

 trance of the River Tweed. 



The same Bill (as amended by the Select Committee), ordered 

 by the House of Commons to be printed, 5th July 1861. 



* Report of the Commissioners appointed to Inquire into Sal- 

 mon-Fisheries (England and Wales), together with the Minutes 

 of Evidence.' 1861. 



' Reports by the Select Committee of the House of Lords upon 

 the Salmon-Fisheries of Scotland.' 1860. 



' Salmon-Fishing in Canada.' By a Resident. Edited by Col. 

 Sir Jas. Edward Alexander. With Illustrations. London, 1861. 



