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prise to replenish our fisheries; but with what heart 

 can a Scottish angling club or individual undertake the 

 work, when protection is denied to fish during spawn- 

 ing-time ? In New York State the statutory close-time 

 for trout extends from September 1 to April 15. 



This New York Legislature is not content with 

 supplying young fish and instructing persons how to 

 treat them after transport (an important matter, for 

 in this country millions of fry are destroyed by trans- 

 plantation from hard to soft, or from warm to cold, water, 

 or vice versa). There is also a chapter in this mar- 

 vellous Blue-book about the cultivation of insects and 

 crustaceans suitable for food. One applicant received 

 10,000 fresh -water shrimps (Gammarus) from the 

 Caledonia hatchery; May -flies (or day-flies, as they 

 are called in the States), alders, duns, spinners, etc., 

 are all recommended for transplanting. De minimis 

 non curat lex is an ancient adage, but American 

 anglers will not estimate by the size of the insects 

 the benefit conferred upon themselves. One important 

 provision, however, must not be overlooked namely, 

 that in no case are fish or insects supplied for intro- 

 duction into private waters, only for those in which 

 the public have fishing rights. 



It is amusing to read in a parliamentary return an 

 enthusiastic description of the joys of angling, with 

 which the pages of this volume abound; but its peculiar 

 feature consists in the illustrations. Not only are there 

 head and tail pieces to the chapters delicious vignettes 

 of sporting incidents but a series of coloured plates 



