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interests of river and sea fisheries will in consequence increase 

 in fierceness. 



As this most certainly will take place the state will, a 

 logical consequence, be driven forward on the same course of 

 legislation, unless there is some possibility of changing the 

 system. 



I believe as before mentioned, that such a possibility exists, 

 and in the following pages I will endeavour to hold forth the 

 opinion I have gradually formed on the matter. 



To any man, who has thought on this matter it must 

 be evident, that it would be a great advantage to the work of 

 improving the salmon fisheries, if the present numerous con- 

 testing interests might as much as possible be combined. If 

 e. g. all our salmon fisheries could be amalgamated into a 

 general syndicate, clearly, the work of improving these fisheries 

 would be infinitely more simple and would have a much better 

 chance of being effective. 



This idea is not new, and our present inspector of fishe- 

 ries has on several occasions, advised an amalgamation of 

 interests, especially in the rivers. Such amalgamation has 

 really to a large extent taken place in the case of the rivers, 

 these being more and more let for sporting purposes and fishing 

 rights becoming more and more the property of single owners. 

 Thus it is not impossible, that our river fisheries for salmon 

 may gradually assume the character of one or more syndicates 

 each with the same purpose. 



However it is obvious, that a voluntary amalgamation of 

 the two main contesting interests, the river and the sea fisheries 

 for salmon, never will take place. 



The only way in which this may be imagined to take place, 

 is through the medium of the state. 



n e. g. the state secured grater influence over one of these 

 interests in order to secure the highest possible development 



