CONTENTS. 



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INTRODUCTORY 2 7 



Freshwater Fisheries 



COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES 208 



EARLY ATTEMPTS AT REGULATION . . . . .211 



SALMON FISHERY ACTS 212 



FREE PASSAGE OF FISH 215 



RESTRICTIONS ON WEIRS , .217 



FISH PASSES 218 



FIXED ENGINES 221 



UNLAWFUL INSTRUMENTS 222 



LICENCES . 224 



POISONING AND POLLUTING RIVERS . . . . .225 



CLOSE TIMES ... 226 



FRESHWATER FISHERIES ACT, 1878 228 



INSPECTORS AND CONSERVATORS 230 



CONSTITUTION OF LOCAL BOARDS . . . . 231 



POWERS OF CONSERVATORS 233 



FISHERY DISTRICTS . 234 



SCOTTISH LAW OF SALMON FISHERIES . . .235 



IRISH LAW 237 



Sea Fisheries 



HERRING AND PILCHARD FISHERIES 239 



SCOTTISH HERRING FISHERIES 241 



International Conventions 



CONVENTION WITH FRANCE 242 



NORTH SEA CONVENTION 243 



OYSTERS AND SHELL-FISH 245 



REGULATION OF OYSTER BEDS . . . . . 246 



SEAL FISHERY ... 248 



GENERAL POLICY OF FISHERY LAWS . . . .24$ 



