78 CHATS ON ANGLING. 



Bill dealing with obstructions and fish passes, though temporarily 

 withdrawn last Session, still embodies the views of the present 

 Administration. We must be thankful for small mercies, but this 

 Bill merely touches one item of importance, and any Government that 

 has the courage and wisdom to deal with the question as a whole 

 will certainly have done something to merit the lasting gratitude of 

 the whole country. 



Since these lines were penned, the Election of January, 1906, has 

 come and gone, and with it a vast change in the aspect of political 

 matters. The point, however, that we are advocating is not a party 

 question. It is a matter affecting the interests of all classes, and it is 

 devoutly to be hoped that the new Government will take a " liberal " 

 view of this important matter, and will bring forward a bill, in the 

 interests of the nation at large, dealing with the whole question of 

 our salmon harvest in the rivers as well as the sea. 



