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a little north of Bod^, thence up a series of lakes by boat, 

 and then by a short length of railway through particularly 

 fine scenery. There is good accommodation. 



The shortest way to get from England to Nordland 

 would be by direct steamer from Newcastle or Hull to 

 Trondhjem, arriving there in time to leave by the " Vester- 

 aalen " at eight a.m. Sunday. 



In Nordland they make most palatable sweets with 

 all the lowland and fjeld berries, the favourite form being 

 a jelly, but instead of using gelatine or grain they employ 

 a little potato meal, and this is their only dish which 

 appears to me worthy of imitation. 



" My old hand," more fortunate than I, prolonged his 

 stay at Storjord, and has informed me that the rype 

 shooting in that immediate neighbourhood was disap- 

 pointing. So it would appear that it does not become 

 good until the top of the Junkerdal, towards Mercanses, 

 the first Swedish frontier station. 



Herr Landmark, the Inspector of Norwegian Fisheries, 

 has published his latest report, which ends with the year 

 1890. British anglers are rightly of opinion that the 

 Fishery Inspector has the interest of the Salmonidse at 

 heart ; he, however, takes a more sanguine view of the 

 Salten river than I can do, and reference is made to a 

 salmon hatchery upon its banks, which does not now exist. 



There are so many proprietors of fishing rights upon 



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