§ MR. NOEL BUXTON (Yorkshire, N.R., Whitby)To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the angling rights on any of the waters belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster are let to private individuals; if so, which waters; and whether the angling right will in future be so regulated as to provide sport for the greatest possible number of anglers by means of angling associations or the issue of fishing tickets by the Duchy.
(Answered by Sir William Walrond.) With the exception of a fishing in the River Costa, let to a gentleman who is understood to be the secretary of an angling association, and one or two small fishings let to the shooting tenants, no fishing rights of the Duchy of Lancaster are let to private individuals. The right of fishing is not, however, reserved in cases of farms, etc., bordering on rivers or streams, or of holdings through which streams run; and Duchy fishing rights in certain rivers have been granted in fee to adjoining owners and others. Any representations on the part of anglers associations or similar bodies would always receive careful consideration, but I am not aware of any cases in which it would be practicable to issue fishing tickets.