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river in the dominion of Canada should club together and 
apply for the fluvial parts of rivers. The estuary is usually 
devoted to net-fishing, but it would be a better plan to apply 
for a whole river, and then have the estuary netted 1f prefer 
red, or devote the whole river to fly-fishing. As salmon do 
not rise to the fly in the tidal parts of rivers, if the river is 
well stocked, the company might have the tidal part netted 
with sweep-nets to a certain extent, but gillnets and other 
nets fastened to ground fixtures should be avoided. A party 
of four gentlemen own the lease of the Godbout, and permit 
no netting. It is contrary to law to fish on Sunday in any 
part of Canada. The government leases the rivers for a term 
of nine years, aud the rivers unlet on the first day of each 
year are advertised by the government to be let to the high- 
est bidders. The places of residence of those tendering for 
fishings are not considered in letting a river, and if a gentle- 
man of the States overbids a Canadian, the river will be de- 
clared as his. Rivers are therefore hired by Europeans as 
well as by Canadians and citizens of the States. Prior to the 
formation of the Dominion of Canada out of the provinces, 
the salmon-rivers were under the control of the Minister of 
Crown Lands; but now they are managed by the Minister 
of Marine and Fisheries, at present the Hon. Peter Mitchell, 
to whom all applications should be made for leases of rivers. 
Rivers are either let in whole or in parts, each part permit- 
ting the use of a given number of rods, generally four. The 
fluvial part of the Moisie, for example, is divided into three 
fishings, the estuary being hired for fishing with nets. The 
other two parts accommodate eight rods. Parties, on making 
application to the Hon. P. Mitchell, at Ottawa, should state 
what number of rods they desire to accommodate, and on 
which side of the St. Lawrence they prefer a river. Te will 
then forward the applicants a list of the rivers to be let, with 
such other information as he may deem necessary for their 
guidance. After receiving the lst of rivers and a note of in- 
formation, they should apply to some gentleman of the Do- 
