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SALMON FISHERIES 



of the River Tay, which exceeds 30,000 a- 

 year, from an area of 2,200 square miles, with a 

 fishery rental of 17,618 a-year. 



The following areas of English salmon rivers have 

 been taken from the Commissioners' Report. 



Total. 

 English rivers, area square miles 



Deducting the following rivers destroyed by 

 Weirs and pollutions. 



Thames, area 



Mersey 



Aire and Calder 



Don and Went 



Deducting all rivers between the Humber and 

 the Medway, being too stagnant, and some con- 

 verted iuto sluices and canals, are unproductive. 



Ancholrne Lincolnshire 



Ladd and Withern 



Steeping ., 



Witham . . 



Welland .. 



Nene 



Ouse, Wash Cambridgeshire 



Yare, Wareney Norfolk 



Blythe 



Aide 



Deben 



Orwell 



Stowe Harwich 



Colne Esse? 



Braine Maldon 



Crouch Essex 



The above area . . 



Add Asglesea and small rivers polluted aad^iot "I 



accessible to salmpn, say 

 Deduct 



Area of English ca\aa0;a rivers .. 

 Area of Irish rivers, quare miles 



English excess of area 



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