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(or on enclosed ground). Under the latter clause many of the 

 colonies (for instance in Aamli) were entirely in the power of tlie 

 landowner. 



On Crown or Communal lands, hunting is prohibited, but, on 

 the other hand, Beaver may be killed indescriminately on home 

 es tåtes if it does damage there. 



The penalty for illegally killing a Beaver is 80 Kroner, and 

 each participator in the chase must pay such fine. 



Of late years two new decrees have come into force for its 

 absolute protection. The one (dated 3 Ist August, 1894) protects 

 the Beaver throughout the entire Amt of Søndre Bergenhus until 

 the expiration of 1904; the other (dated 3rd September 1895) 

 throughout the whole of Aamli, until the expiration of 1905. 



Accidental Varieties. In the middle of last century, Gun- 

 neetjs mentions an Albino at Røros. Albinos likewise appear to 

 have been observed in Finmarken, at the close of last century 

 ■(according to Aceebi). 



Meas ure ments. The total length of four adult males (measured 

 when in the iiesh) obtained by the University Museum at Christiania 

 during the years 1884 to 1893, was from 1017 to 1095 mm. 



The total length of an adult female (1884) was 1025 mm. 



Prehistorie Relics of the Beaver. During the years 1870—80, 

 the remains of a beaver's dam were discovered on the farm Øftsaas 

 in Vestre Thoten, at a depth of about 5 feet below the surface, at 

 the end of a marsh which was being drained for agriculture purposes. 

 The materials consisted of hazel boughs, all of which bore traces 

 of the beaver's teeth. 



