different Acts and reports of different cases. The object aimed at has been to make each Chapter a complete statement of the law contained in it, and at the end of the Chapter to give the Sections of the Acts of Parliament that refer to the subject of the Chapter. The Sections are printed as they are amended, and as they would read if the law was consolidated. Words and paragraphs are therefore often inserted and omitted which are or are not to be found in the text of the Statute. It is hoped that thus each person will at once be able to find what the law is-at present no easy task. For the use of those who prefer to consult the Acts themselves, the Statutes have been printed in full in the Appendix. As persons engaged in the administration of the Salmon Fishery Law often live far from law libraries, and are unable to refer to the authorities, the decisions on the Salmon Fishery Acts have been given at great length, so as to render a reference to the authorities needless in most cases. In addition to the Salmon Fishery Acts, the Acts incorporated with or referred to in them will be found in the Appendix, so that it is hoped that the Book will contain all that conservators and others engaged in administering the Law will require in ordinary cases. The Author feels bound to apologize for the size of the Book. As originally designed, it was not intended to have been more than half its present bulk; but as it progressed it was found that a book in any way aiming at completeness could not be condensed. If, however, it is found to contain all that those who consult it for the purpose of carrying the Law into effect require, its size will perhaps be forgiven. LINCOLN'S INN, September, 1873. |