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The taking of wild ducks, teal, widgeons, &c. be- 

 tween the 1st of June and the 1st of October, ren- 

 ders the party liable to a penalty of five shillings 

 (D Anne, c. 25, and 10 Geo. II. c. 32). 



Nor has the occupier of the ground a legal right' 

 to burn the heath, furze, &c. upon grouse- mountains 

 or wastes, between the 2d of February and the 24th 

 of June, upon pain of being committed to the house 

 of correction, there to be whipped and kept to hard 

 labour for a period not exceeding one month, nor less 

 than ten days. 



The season for the hare is from Michaelmas till 

 Candlemas ; but there does not appear any penalty 

 attached to the infraction of this law. 



There is no specified time for woodcocks or snipes. 

 To hunt or destroy game on a Sunday or Christ* 

 nias-day, or in the night (that is, between 7 o'clock 

 at night and (y in the morning from the 12th of 

 October to the 12th of February, and between 9 

 o'clock at night and 4 in the morning from the 1 2th 

 of February to the 12th of October), renders the 

 party liable to a penalty of not less than 10Z. nor 

 more than 20L for the first offence ; for the second, 

 not less than 201. nor more than 30Z. half to the 

 informer, and half to the poor (13 Geo. III. c. 80). 

 There were two anterior statutes, which inflicted 

 much less penalties; and though they were not 

 formally repealed by that just mentioned, they were 

 thus rendered a dead letter. 



Moreover (39 & 40 Geo. III. c. 56), if two OP 



