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extended limits fixed by the Act of 1857 (five miles south The Tweed. 



and four miles north along the coast, and five miles out to 



sea), and the limits as further extended, first by the Act of 



1859, and again by bye-law of the Scotch Commissioners, 



dated loth August, 1863. They are subject to certain 



regulations specified in the Act of 1859, principally relating 



to the observance of the close times, but there is no limit 



on the length of the nets or on the length and height of 



the leaders. Restrictions on these points should be applied 



as suggested with regard to the coast generally, and the 



junction of stake- and bag-nets should be forbidden here 



also. 



The remarks already made, however, as to the total 

 abolition of fixed nets apply to those on the Tweed also, 

 although in this case the matter is less important apart 

 from principle, seeing that the distance which the nets are 

 obliged to keep from the river prevent their doing any 

 serious injury to the fishings. The inconsistency which is 

 such a difficulty in the Solway still remains, however. 

 These nets are allowed along the coast of Cumberland, 

 while a little further on the English law applies which 

 forbids fixed nets entirely. 



MILL-DAMS, &c. 



Section 56 of the Act of 1857 contains regulations as to 

 the construction of mill-dams, weirs, caulds, &c. All 

 such erected after passing of the Act are to afford a free 

 run for the fish, and those existing at that time are to be 

 altered for this purpose. There is a clause, however, 

 providing that the height of any mill-dam, &c, is not to be 

 lowered in any part in making these alterations. The 

 effect of this is in great measure to nullify the benefit of 



