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find himself confronted by a formidable claim 

 for compensation for flooding low-lying ground, 

 and perhaps destroying a crop of partially 

 made hay, or damage to sheep or lambs. It is, 

 however, found in practice that by giving long 

 notice, seeing tenants themselves and not their 

 servants, and generally treating them with 

 courtesy and consideration, the inherent diffi- 

 culties of the position are usually overcome. 



The dates should, if possible, be so fixed that 

 the entire water from top to bottom should be 

 netted in sections on consecutive days. On a 

 strange length it is a good plan to drag a heavy 

 chain down the stream a day or so before 

 commencing the netting. In this way the 

 presence of snags, stumps, old hurdles, or other 

 obstructions is discovered, and their position 

 determined, so that if they cannot be removed 

 precautions can be taken to save the damage 

 and delay caused by the nets fouling them. 

 The use of the chain will also indicate the 

 position of deep holes, and give some general 

 idea of the contour of the bed of the river in 

 the various reaches. 



The method of netting laid down here can- Nets 

 not be carried out with less than three nets, requlre • 

 and it is needless to say that they should be of 

 the best quality. If they are not kept in a good 

 state of repair, if the material of which they 



