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to regulate our conduct in pursuing our plea- 

 sures and amusements, that we in no wise lose 

 sight of or infringe the Golden Rule, that of 

 " doing unto others as we would they should 

 do unto us," a strict observance of which I 

 seriously recommend to all brother anglers. 



The most recent, and the principal act to 

 protect fisheries, was passed in the fifth year 

 of his present Majesty's reign, from which the 

 following extract is taken : 



" No one shall enter into any park or paddock 

 fenced in and enclosed, or into any garden, 

 orchard, or yard adjoining or belonging to any 

 dwelling house, in or through which park or 

 paddock, garden, orchard or yard any river or 

 stream of water shall run or be, or wherein shall 

 be any river, stream, pond, pool, moat, stew or 

 other water ; and by any ways, means or device 

 whatsoever shall steal, take, kill or destroy any 

 fish bred, kept or preserved iu any such river or 

 stream, pond, pool, moat, stew or other water 

 aforesaid, without the consent of the owner or 



