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and have turned into the river considerable numbers of 

 trout. Hardly is this a very satisfactory district, I am 

 afraid, but certainly the improvement made in the fisheries 

 of the neighbourhood redounds very much to the credit of 

 the Association. The president of the Association is the 

 Right Hon. W. H. Smith, M.P., while the present secretary 

 is Mr. J. W. Knight. 



The Wycombe Angling and Preservation Society is 

 another body of, shall I say, private conservators, from 

 whom the Thames itself derives a very large amount of 

 good. All the splendid trout which have been turned into 

 the river at Maidenhead, Marlow, and other places, come 

 from the water under the control of this association, and 

 the following short particulars embody nearly all that is 

 necessary to say about a Society whose reputation as trout 

 preservers is a very great one. It has been in existence 

 for nearly four years. It originally commenced with 

 about one hundred members, who paid a low annual fee, 

 but it was found necessary to gradually reduce their 

 number and raise the subscriptions. At present it consists 

 of 30 members who each pay an annual fee of from 

 three to five guineas. This number also includes six 

 artisan members at a nominal subscription. The club 

 preserves a mile and a half of the Wycombe stream, 

 and possesses a magnificent stock of trout. The president 

 is the Rt. Hon. Lord Carrington ; honorary secretary and 

 treasurer, J. Thurlow, Esq. 



The last of the Preservation Societies of which I shall 

 have occasion to speak in connection with the Home 

 District is the Newbury and District Angling Association. 

 The following short history of its position at the present 

 time is full of interest to anglers frequenting the lovely 

 Kennet Valley, over which this Association has jurisdiction. 



