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licence is either granted for some river specially named 

 therein, or carte blanche is given to fish in all or any 

 that may not be let already. 



The rentals vary from |50 to |400 per annum, the 

 fish taken being of course the property of the lessees, 

 the generality of whom preserve their surplus take, by 

 salting, smoking, or pickling. The rivers are usually 

 leased for periods of five years, and are divided into net- 

 fishings and fly-fishings, no net being allowed above tidal 

 water. The Government exercises the sole right of 

 management, and keeps all the rivers in its own hands, 

 so that there are no conflicting interests to contend with, 

 as must be the case whenever there are proprietors of 

 upper and lower waters. 



Many resident gentlemen rent rivers and make their 

 own party each succeeding year, according to the size of 

 the river and the state of the fishing, which is of course 

 very much aff"ected by the depth of water in difi"erent 

 seasons. In arrangements of this nature the expenses 

 of rent, catering, boat-hire, and attendants, is divided 

 among the party, and this is not only the most congenial 

 mode of procedure, but has the additional advantage of 

 considerably lessening the cost. Other rivers are rented 

 by English sportsmen. 



The Jacques Cartier, a glorious morning's drive from 

 Quebec, is a lovely and picturesque river, abounding in 



