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tending to go down stream. The work of 

 " Making a Fishery" is hence evidently not the 

 occupation to be recommended to an intensely 

 selfish man. If one has true sportsmen and 

 gentlemen for neighbours, they will at the same 

 time improve their own stream, or where, from 

 economical or other motives, this is im- 

 practicable, will give every assistance in their 

 power to those who are at their own expense 

 doing good work to the river and to the entire 

 district. Unless, however, the lessee of a piece 

 of water is willing to lose a serious proportion of 

 his fish, he must periodically net the top lengths 

 of his fishery, and shift a good proportion of 

 the trout thus captured to the lower reaches of 

 his water. 



Above all, and in conclusion, I would tender 

 the advice to all attempting this class of 

 work to preserve friendly relations with their 

 neighbours, to respect their opinions, and bear 

 with their crotchets. They should be just 

 towards their keepers, liberal in their arrange- 

 ments for payment of extra labour, and at times 

 lenient even towards some of those suspected of 

 poaching proclivities. They must not expect 

 startling results in a short time; they must 

 bear with equanimity the various contretemps 

 inseparable from the difficulties of their under- 

 taking. They must not be discouraged by their 



