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A leather sling over the right shoulder, with a metal 'belt/ or 

 loose sling (E in engraving), in which the net hangs free, and sus- 

 pended only by balance, completes the ' carrying ' part of the 

 matter. The handle (D) is of bamboo and some solid wood of 

 the ordinary ' telescope' pattern, 2 joints. Round the ferrule of 

 the lower (exterior) joint is a metal rim or ' stop ' (C), which 



keeps the handle from slipping through the metal belt (E). When 

 lifted out of the sling and the handle grasped by the fisher, a 

 sharp forward and then backward 'jerk' extends the net to its 

 full length. 



So far my description of this excellent net, not inaptly termed 

 " The Combination " (three people having had a hand in its per- 

 fecting), tallies with the engraving. 



But a further alteration has been introduced by Messrs. 

 Williams in making the net head with a " knuckle " (A), opening 

 and shutting by a spring joint at B. This may very possibly be 

 an improvement ; but I prefer to confine myself in describing and 

 recommending the Combination Net to the terra firma of my 



