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" But a slight departure of uniformity in the 

 tipper or fresh water portions of the rivers, 

 however apparently calculated to give rise to 

 jealousies, will, we conceive, be found, upon 

 investigation, judicious, and, in fact, to be the 

 most expedient compromise (for such only it 

 must be considered) that can be adopted. 



" We are strongly impressed with the im 

 portauce, not only to the public, but also to the 

 parties locally interested, or possessed of ex- 

 clusive rights, of having the rivers fully stocked 

 with a supply of early breeding fish, and of the 

 consequent necessity of ceasing from all kinds 

 of fishing for salmon at an early period of the 

 autumn. 



" Further, we believe, that to open any part 

 of the month of January would, on the whole, 

 be attended with more evil than good ; and the 

 few persons who have heretofore derived ad- 

 vantage therefrom, either under the provisions 

 of the old laws, or by acting contrary to law, 

 will participate largely in the benefits certain 

 to arise from an improved system, efficiently 

 carried out, and will be amply rewarded for 

 any temporary loss they may sustain in being 

 prevented from fishing in that month. We 

 therefore propose 



" 1. That in the upper or fresh water por- 



