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rights, property, premises or privileges granted by the lease 

 and also to sue for and recover any damages sustained by him 

 as such lessee. 48 V. c. 9, s. 21. 



21. Every lessee to whom a fishery lease is granted, shall Liability of 

 be answerable for damage done to the lands in the lease a^mag^to 

 described, and the timber growing thereon, or on adjoining lands, lands included 

 either by himself or his agents, or persons under his control, 



either from waste or from want of sufficient precautions in 

 lighting, watching over or extinguishing fires ; and it shall be 

 incumbent on every lessee, in case of damage caused by 

 fire, to prove that all such precautions have been taken. 48 V 

 c. 9, s. 22. 



22. It shall be lawful for the Lieutenant-Governor in Waters may 

 Council, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner, to B gYiS n 

 reserve from lease for one or more years, for purposes of im- reserved from 

 provement, any waters, the exclusive right of fishing in which lease - 



is within the meaning of section 2 of this Act. 48 V. c. 9; 

 s. 23. 



23. The Commissioner may appropriate and license or lease Lease of 



certain waters in which certain Indians shall be allowed to Indians 



catch fish for their own use in and at whatever manner and allowed to 

 time, and subject to whatever terms and conditions are specified fish - 

 in the license or lease. 48 V. c. 9, s. 24. 



24:. The Commissioner may authorize to be set apart, and Provisions as 

 to be leased, any waters for the natural or artificial propaga- art waters 

 tion of fish, and any person who wilfully destroys or injures for natural or 

 any place so set apart or used for the propagation of fish, or fishes ^mgation of 

 therein without written permission from a Fishery Overseer, fish. 

 or from the lessee or licensee thereof, or uses therein a 

 fishing light or other like implement for fishing, during 

 the period for which the waters .are so set apart, shall 

 for every offence incur and pay a fine not exceeding $100, with 

 costs of prosecution, and in default of immediate payment of 

 such fine and costs, shall be imprisoned in the common gaol 

 of the county wherein the offence was committed, for a period 

 not exceeding three months. 48 V. c. 9, s. 25. 



25. Nothing contained in this Act shall preclude the grant- Commis- 

 ing by the Commissioner of written permission to obtain fish ^Jf^pe^g. 

 and h'sh spawn, for purposes of stocking or -artificial breeding, sion to obtain 

 or for scientific purposes, subject always to any regulation Certain 5 '' f r 

 or restriction made or prescribed by or under any lawful au- purposes. 

 thority in that behalf. 48 V. c. 9, s. 26. 



26. If any person without permission of the lessee or his Penalty for 

 representative, fishes, or employs or induces another person ^J^n limits 

 to engage or assist in fishing within the limits included in a fish- O f fishing lease 

 ery lease, or removes or carries away, or employs or induces ~ 



