Country Life
LTHOUGH I have not yet been able to find out exactly which of the canals are on the Transport Commis- sioners' list of those it is proposed to close, I am, in common with many other people, I imagine, greatly concerned to think that some of the more picturesque inland waterways may be threatened. There is something so typically English about the old canals of the Midlands and South. Some of them, it is true, are used very little, but to me the sight of these quiet hedge-lined water lanes, with here and there a patient roach angler perched on his stool, is something to be cherished. I hope that in the contest to be joined by the angling societies and the Inland Waterways Association when official decisions are debated conservatism triumphs. There must be many a cargo that could be found for the places along the navigahl canals and I am sure that people in all walks of life who are fond of the canals will take pains to'see that they remain one of our natural beauties.
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