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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PISHING GAZETTE [April 29, 1893 
HERTFORD ANGLING PRESERVATION 
SOCIETY. 
The fifth annual meeting of the Hertford Angling Pre- 
s-irvation Society was held at the Station Hotel on 
Thursday, the 20th inat. Mr. R. Brett occupied the 
chair. 
The Chaibman called upon the hon. secretary to read 
the report and balance-sheet for the year ending 
ilarch 31. The report was as follows : 
-’n presenting the fifth annual report, the committee 
are pleased to call attention to the continued success of 
the society, which now numbers over 100 members (79 
honorary and 22 active). It is with regret the committee 
have to report a loss of two active members by death and 
SIX by removals. 
A quantity of yearlings, including some rainbow trout, 
ware turned into the waters last spring, and a similar 
consignment will be added this season. Those previously 
turned in can now be seen well distributed and thriving. 
The committee would take this opportunity of impressing 
upon all members to strictly adhere to the rules as to 
season and size, and to use every endeavour to guard the 
society’s rights, by vigilantly watching and reporting 
irregularities. 
A case of fine grayling (SJlb. and 2^1b.) has during the 
the past season been added to the property of the society, 
these fish being taken out of its water. 
The agreement by which the society holds the water 
from the Corporation has been renewed for twenty-one 
years. 
The committee recommend that the usual gratuity 
be presented to the hon. secretary as a slight recog- 
aition of his energetic attention to the work of the 
society. 
The committee acknowledge with many thanks a 
present of a number of fine grayling from W. R. Baker, 
Esq., of Bayfordbury, which were safely turned into the 
society’s water. 
In conclusion, as the committee are desirous of making 
the .'cciety’s waters all that an angler could wish, they 
solicit the co-operation of such anglers, either as 
honorary members, active members, subscribers, or by 
strictly conforming to the rules and regulations of the 
Lea Association, in order that the sport they enjoy may 
he both protected and preserved. 
With regard to the financial position of the society, 
rhe receipts during the year amounted to ^638, and the 
eutlay was .£31 l.'is. 2d., thus leaving a balance to the 
good of’.£6 4s. lOd. as compared with £3 IVs. Cd. last 
year. The report and balance-sheet were adopted, on 
the motion of the chairman and Mr. Rose. 
Mr. Waller, referring to the small gratuity of £1 Is. 
yearly granted to the secretary, said that gentleman’s 
work had much increased, not only with regard to the 
writing, but also to the collection of the accounts, and 
he had had to give several days to get them in. He had 
done this in a very satisfactory manner, and he (Mr. 
Waller) therefore proposed that the secretary’s hono¬ 
rarium should be increased to two guineas. 
Capt. Medd seconded, and the proposition was carried 
unanimously. 
The election of officers was then proceeded with, and 
in proposing the re-appointment of Mr. Brett as presi¬ 
dent, Mr. Waller made allusion to the energy shown by 
him on behalf of the society. A good many honorary 
members had joined the society exclusively through Mr. 
Brett’s influence. 
In acknowledging the compliment the Chairman ad¬ 
dressed some practical observations on angling to the 
meeting. 
Mr. Flack proposed the re-election of the following 
gentlemen as the officers and committee of the society :— 
Mr. W. Waller, vice-president; Mr. J. Fairall, hon. 
treasurer ; Mr. W. Claydon, hon. secretary. Committee ; 
The Mayor, Capt. Medd, Sergt. Higdbn, Messrs. W. G. 
Garrett, J. Tekell, J. W. Harrington, R. Claydon, C. P. 
Claydon, T. Bulmer, H. Bulmer, G. Thurgood, J. 
Wheeler, and O. E. Rose. 
Mr. Clifton seconded the motion, and it was carried. 
Mr. W. Elliott proposed, and Mr. Gray seconded, 
a vote of thanks to the President and Officers, which 
was also carried unanimously. 
A similar vote was passed to Messrs. J. Flack 
and W. A. Clifton, who had audited the accounts gra¬ 
tuitously. 
The meeting then considered the revision of the rules, 
which were altered in a few instances, and other matters 
of interest to the members having been discussed, the 
proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to Mr. 
Brett for presiding. 
HoHoway's PiUs.—Cure for Indigestion.—Indigestion, with tor¬ 
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pursuits, or requiring much restriction in diet. They quickly re¬ 
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nervous fears, These balsamic Pills work the cure without 
debilitaling or exhausting the system; on the contrary, they con¬ 
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pure blood. 
A Big Trout at Matlock Bath.— Mr. William 
King, of Matlock, has been responsible for the greatest 
number of abnormally large trout taken by any indivi¬ 
dual angler in the Matlock waters, and he has now added 
another to the list. This was caught by Mr. King, as 
usual, with rod and line, from his verandah, which is 
10ft. above the level of the Derwent, making the safe 
landing of any fish very difficult. The trout measured 
two feet in length, and was proportionately well fed and 
developed. It has been sent to London for preserva¬ 
tion .—Manchester Evening News. 
Fifth Rye House Competition. —The distribution 
of prizes took place as advertised, all prizes coming to 
hand but one, the donor of which will kindly forward 
the same to me as the winner lives in my neighbourhood. 
Donors of prizes please accept my thanks for the hand¬ 
some gifts that were sent in. After some exeellent 
harmony rendered by Messrs. W. Midson, F. Thorling, 
S. Malby. Stretch, and others, the prizes were distri¬ 
buted, every winner being satisfied with the prize pre¬ 
sented. Since my last report I beg to acknowledge with 
thanks the receipt from Stoke Newington of 5s.: Brothers 
Well Met, 53. ; Walworth Waltonians, lOs.; North Lon¬ 
don, Is.: Bermondsey Brothers, Is. ; Bostonians, 3s.; 
Junior Fly-fishers’, 11s. In my report last week, the 
7s. credited to the Bostonians should have been to 
Mr. Clark.—S. Malby, sec. 
Capture of Two Notorious Old Poachers. —As 
explained in the Fishing Gazette recently, the days of 
poachers in the rivers round Llanymynech are now 
numbered, and, by a very strange coincidence, two cele¬ 
brated characters were captured on Tuesday last—one 
in the Vyrnwy and the other in the Tanat. In the 
Vyrnwy, near Llansantffraid Bridge, Mr. Corbett, a 
Cheshire gentleman, captured with a live bait a grand 
old pike, 38iin. long, and which, had it been in good 
condition, would have scaled about 251b., but which was 
only lljlb. On that same day in the Tanat below Rhydd 
Meredith Bridge, near Llanyblodwell, Mr. E. Buckley, 
with his otter hounds, after a grand chase of nearly two 
hours, fairly brought to hand a grand old dog otter, 251b. 
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were much worn, but he died very game, after an exhi¬ 
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