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INTRODUCTORY 



In relation to the Lake District proper, the K 

 Board is the most important. .J ministration 



covers the heart of the district, and several of the 

 more important lakes including YYiiulermere, 

 Coniston, Grasmere, Rydalwater, Eltenvater, and 

 Esthwaite. Comprehensively spoken of as the 

 Lake District Fishery Board, its technical des: 

 tion is the " Kent, Bela, YVinster, Leven and 

 Duddon Fishery Board." These are the rivers 

 within its borders ; but perhaps the more important 

 part of its administration applies to the lakes 

 enumerated. The Conservancy Board c?.me into 

 existence in 1866. It has twenty-five members, 

 ten of whom represent Westmorland, twelve 

 Lancashire, and three Cumberland. The Election 

 of the Conservators is by nomination, with sub- 

 sequent confirmation by the three County Councils 

 [Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire) whose 

 areas are involved. 



This governing body issues licences, has the 

 control of licence duties, and is primarily respon- 

 sible for the watching and preservation of the 

 whole district To a very small extent it makes 

 annual money grants to local Associations towards 

 the administration of particular areas. This is a 

 matter which might be considerably extended, and 

 from which the outlying portions of the Fishery 

 district would gain enormously. By subsidies to 

 local angling Associations the influence for good in 

 preservation would be doubled, the scheme of 

 watching would be more complete, and poaching 

 would be reduced to a minimum. 



Two results of the present insufficient super- 

 vision are that salmon and trout are destroyed in 



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