46 BRITISH FISH AND FISHERIES. 



tions of rivers tlirougbout Ireland, there shall 

 be a uniform close season as regards every 

 mode of fishing for salmon, from the 15th of 

 September to the last day of February inclusive. 



" 2. That in the sea and tideways there shall 

 be a imiform close season from the 1st of 

 September to the 31st of January inclusive. 



" 3. That all net fishing for salmon and 

 trout shall cease in the upper portion of rivers 

 on the 31st of August ; and that angling only 

 for the fish shall be permitted until the 15th of 

 September. 



" Some doubt has been expressed whether 

 angling might not be permitted to a later period 

 than the 15th of September. But, after due 

 consideration, we are opposed to any such ex- 

 tension, which would be an exceeding by so 

 much of the open period fixed for the greater 

 part of Scotland by the Act of 9 George ui. 



*' If, in conjunction with a due observance of 

 the limitation above proposed, suitable mi- 

 gration passes be left even in what are con- 

 sidered the best rivers in Ireland, and due pi-o- 

 tection be afforded during the close season, we 

 confidently predict that, in the course of a very 

 few years, the parties most interested will find, 

 in the improvement of the fisheries, that their 

 advantage has" best been consulted in the 



