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the river, but only the river divides 

 them." 



All lesser properties are lumped with 

 the communal {i.e. common) lands, and 

 the shooting over all these is let by auction 

 every five or seven years. The money 

 obtained therefor is taken by the commune, 

 i.e. goes to reduce the local taxation. 

 Therefore, every taxpayer (not only every 

 freeholder) has a direct interest in the 

 game preserving, because the more game 

 killed the higher price the shoot will fetch 

 next time, and the lower will be the local 

 taxes. 



Now, this is the system I want to see 

 introduced in E norland with certain modi- 

 fications. I would bring under this system 

 all land (other than garden or ornamental 

 grounds) possessed by any person whose 



