289 The Gamekeeper. 



preserve, and if I have divided the subject of game- 

 preserving into two sections, it is because as far as we have 

 gone the owner of the preserve can and should possess 

 personal knowledge of that portion which has so far been 

 dealt with, whereas in that which has now to be handled 

 it is purely and essentially the keeper's duty to carry it 

 out, and the preserver is bound to trust him solely to do so. 



In many of the matters to be hereinafter dealt with, the 

 position of the gamekeeper must be made quite clear, so 

 that in the exercise of his duty he shall not exceed his 

 powers. As a rule, gamekeepers believe they possess or 

 arrogate to themselves exceptional powers; but, speaking 

 generally, a gamekeeper, head or otherwise, ordinary or 

 deputed, is not entitled to exercise any exceptional powers 

 other than as the person in charge of his master's game, or 

 as the holder of a licence to kill game. 



A gamekeeper may be either deputed or ordinary. In 

 the former case he may be deputed by the lord of a manor 

 for a manor, and may also be deputed by his master to 

 preserve or to kill the game, and to seize traps, snares, or 

 nets, but not guns, if the same are being unauthorisedly 

 used upon the manor or by a person who possesses no game 

 licence. A deputation by the lord of the manor must be 

 made in writing, bear a los. stamp, the name of the manor 

 and of the keeper, and clearly set out the powers granted 

 him. It must be registered with the Clerk of the Peace of 

 the district, and expires with the termination of the 

 service. 



Ordinary gamekeepers are merely male servants, and 

 the necessary duty must be paid for them. As such, and 

 nothing stipulated to the contrary, they are subject to one 

 month's notice on either side, or no notice at all in cases 

 of misbehaviour. They possess no rights in regard to the 

 tenancy of any domicile they may occupy beyond the limits 



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