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or "seed crab" or "spawn crab" or "ran crab" or certain edible crabs, to wit which had recently cast their shells, or certain edible crabs, to wit which are known as caster white crabs," or or white-footed crabs," or "white-livered crabs," or "soft crabs," or "glass crabs,” contrary, &c.

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No. 70.-Taking Prohibited Lobsters (s. 9).

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For that you [or he the said A. B.] did on —, at possession, or sell, or expose for sale, or consign for sale, or buy for sale, certain lobsters, to wit which measured less than eight inches from tip of the beak to end of the tail when spread as nearly as possible flat, contrary, &c.

No. 71.-Taking Prohibited Crabs and Lobsters (s. 10).

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For that you [or he the said A. B.] did on edible crabs or lobsters within a certain area there, called the fishing for or taking of edible crabs or lobsters being at that time prohibited or restricted within such area by an order of the Board of Trade, dated the day of 19, contrary, &c.

THE SEA FISHERIES ACT, 1883 (46 & 47 VICT. C. 22).

No. 72.-Disobeying Fishery Regulations.

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For that you [or he the said A. B.] on -nationality of a certain fishing boat, known as the time], being between the hours of sunset and sunrise, did anchor a fishing boat known as the on certain grounds within the exclusive limits of the British Islands on which grounds drift-net fishing was then actually going on, or at, a place within the exclusive fishery limits of the British Islands, did place a certain boat known as the or did shoot a net from a certain boat known as the of ——, in such a way as to injure other fishermen fishing there, or so as to interfere with certain fishermen who had already commenced fishing operations there; or at

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a place within the exclusive fishery limits of the British Islands, did when about to commence fishing with a drift net from a certain undecked boat known as the of, shoot your drift net otherwise than to windward of the decked boat of [or of certain decked boats] then about to commence shooting their nets there, or from a certain decked boat known as the of, did shoot your drift net otherwise than to leeward of the undecked boats then commencing to shoot their nets there; or at · place within the exclusive fishery limits of the British Islands, where driftnet fishing was then actually going on, did set [or anchor] a certain fishing engine, to wit, a a place within the exclusive fishery limits of the British Islands, did make fast your boat or hold on your boat to the nets or buoys or floats or to the fishing tackle of A. B., another fisherman fishing there; or at a place within the exclusive fishery limits of the

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British Islands, being then and there fishing with a certain trawl in sight of certain drift-net fishermen, or long-line fishermen there fishing, did cause injury to a certain drift-net fisherman named X. Y. Z., not having taken all necessary steps to avoid doing such injury; or at -, a place within the exclusive fishery limits of the British Islands, having fouled the nets of X. Y. fishing there, did unlawfully cut such net without the previous consent of the said X. Y.; or at being a place within the exclusive fishery limits of the British Islands, and fishing there with long lines which became entangled with the lines of X. Y., a person fishing there with long lines, did cut the lines of the said X. Y. without having previously obtained his consent; or being a person belonging to the British sea fishing boat known as of did beat and assault X. Y., a person belonging to the sea of- ; or did cause damage to the sea fishing boat of -, or did cause damage to certain property, to wit certain nets on board the fishing boat known as the of or belonging to the boat

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No. 73.-Fishing for Oysters (s. 4, sub-sect. (c)).

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For that he, the said A. B., being a British subject, &c., at a place within the exclusive fishery limits of the British Islands, on the day of being a date on which oyster fishing is prohibited at such place, did fish there for oysters or had on board of his boat the of- an oyster dredge, contrary, &c.

No. 74.-Using an Instrument for Cutting Nets (s. 5).

For that he the said A. B., being a person belonging to a British sea fishing boat, &c., at —, a place within the exclusive fishery limits of the British Islands, used a certain instrument known as a being an instrument for damaging or destroying fishing implements belonging to other boats, or did take on board or had on board a certain fishing boat known as the - of an instrument, to wit, a serving only to damage or destroy

fishing implements, contrary, &c.

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No. 75.-Entering Fishery Limits (s. 7).

For that you [or he the said A. B.] being the master or the person in charge of a certain foreign sea fishing boat known as the -of

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at with such foreign fishing boat unlawfully enter within the exclusive fishery limits of the British Islands, or did not return outside such fishery limits so soon as the purpose for which it had entered had been answered, or did fish, or attempt to fish, within the exclusive fishery limits of the British Islands, contrary, &c.

No. 76.-Making Instruments to Destroy Nets (s. 9).

For that you [or he the said A. B.] did on › at sell, or expose for sale, a certain instrument, to wit a

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serving only to damage or destroy, or being intended to damage or destroy fishing implements, contrary, &c.

No. 77.-Obstructing Fishery Officer (s. 14).

For that you [or he the said A. B.] on at did wilfully obstruct X. Y., a sea fishery officer acting under the powers of the Sea Fishery Act, 1883, or refused, or neglected to comply with the requisition or direction of X. Y., a sea fishery officer acting under the powers of the Sea Fishery Act, 1883, or refused to answer certain questions lawfully asked by X. Y., a sea fishery officer, &c., contrary, &c.

SEA FISHERIES REGULATION ACT, 1888 (51 & 52 VICT. c. 54).

No. 78.-Breach of Byelaws.

For that you [or he the said A. B.] on — at did use a certain instrument of fishing for sea fish, [or did use a net for fishing for sea fish with a mesh of a size or of a form of dimensions] contrary to the provisions of a certain byelaw made by the local fisheries committee for the sea fisheries district of- such byelaw being in force at such time and place as aforesaid, contrary, &c.

See ante, No. 57.-Fishery Officers (s. 6).

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For that you [or he the said A. B.] on X. Y., a sea fishery officer of the district, to exercise the powers conferred upon him by the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act, 1888, to wit [set out the act complained of, as neglecting to stop a certain vessel used in fishing] contrary, &c.

FISHERIES ACT, 1891 (54 & 55 VICT. c. 37).

See No. 76.-Breach of Byelaws.

APPENDIX.

I. SALMON, TROUT, AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES.
List of the Fishery Districts in England and Wales.

II.-SEA FISHERIES.

List of Sea Fisheries Districts.

III. TABLE SHOWING CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE Salmon and FRESHWATER FISHERIES ACT, AND THE ACTS REPEALED THEREBY. IV.-BYELAWS OF THE THAMES CONSERVANCY, THE LEE CONSERVANCY BOARD, AND THE PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY.

I. SALMON, TROUT, AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES. List of the Fishery Districts constituted by Certificates under the Salmon Fishery Acts, 1861 to 1892.

ADUR, Avon Brue and Parrett, Avon (Devon), Axe, Ayron, Camel, Cleddy, Coquet, Cuckmere, Dart, Dovey, Dwyfach, Eden, Elwy, and Clwydd, Esk (Yorks.), Fowey, Frome, Ogmore, Ouse (Sussex), Ouse and Nene, Rhymney, Rother, Seiont, Stour (Kent), Suffolk and Essex, Tamar and Plym, Taff and Ely, Tees, Teify, Teign, Trent, Tyne, Wear, West Cumberland, Welland, Witham, and Yorkshire.

List of Fishery Districts constituted under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1907.

Conway (5 & 6 Geo. 5, c. xxxviii.). Dee (4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. lxiii.). Derwent (1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. cxxxviii.). Exe (2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. cxliii.). Hampshire Rivers (12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. cviii.). Kent, Bela, Winster, Leven and Durdon (2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. clviii.). Lune (9 Edw. 7, c. clvii.). Norfolk (2 & 3 Geo. 5, c. clxiv.). Ribble (3 & 4 Geo. 5, c. clxiv.). Severn (1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. cxxxix.). Taw and Torridge (12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. cvi.). Towy (12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. cvii.). Usk and Ebbw (8 Edw. 7, c. cxl.). Wye (8 Edw. 7, c. cxli.).

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III. TABLE SHOWING CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES ACT, 1923, AND THE ENACTMENTS REPEALED THEREBY.

In this table the repealed Acts are referred to by their regnal years only, save where two Acts were passed in the same year.

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