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made that city the centre of the herring trade — herrings appear in 

 the League's coat-of-arms. Whatever their faiUts of arrogance 

 and trade monopoly, these early Germans undoubtedly organized 

 the Norwegian fisheries on a commercial basis; they it was who 

 directed the adventurous viking spirit into commercial enterprises 

 requiring equal courage and daring but without the futility of the 

 old bloody feuds and forays. The lesson was well learned and 

 to-day we find Norwegians pioneering fishing industries to the 

 verge of the Antarctic circle, supported even there by the resources 

 of the home Government through the medium of the Fisheries 

 Department. In Norway therefore, the importation or adoption of 

 new methods has not been the main object. Rather has it been 

 the intensive study of means for the improvement of existing 

 methods, and help to the fishing community to take full advantage 

 of new inventions to this end. 



Knowing this, and being already familiar from personal obser- 

 vation with the Japanese methods of fishery administration, I was 

 anxious when on leave last year to have an opportunity of visiting 

 Norway, and there ascertaining on the spot, as well the broatl 

 principles of administration as the details of fishery organization. 

 I felt that with a fairly complete knowledge of the methods found 

 successful in these two countries, I should be in a better position 

 to elaborate schemes suitable for our peculiar needs in India. My 

 proposals to this effect, were very kindly approved by the Madras 

 Government. I desire also to thank the officials of the India Office 

 for their courtesy in facilitating the necessary arrangements, and 

 for putting me in coiunumication with Mr. A. E. Hefford, who had 

 been deputed by the Bombay Government to visit Denmark and 

 Norway on a fisheries mission having almost identical aims with my 

 own. The unfailing kindness and courtesy I met with everywhere 

 is the most abiding memory I shall have of this visit to Scandi- 

 navia. Of the many who afforded me most material help, it seems 

 invidious to make mention of particular names ; however I cannot 

 let this occasion pass without taking the opportunity to express 

 my especial gratitude to Commander C. F. Drechsel, Secretary- 

 General of the International Fisheries Commission, Mr. Asserson, 

 Director of Fisheries in Norway, Captain F. V. Mortensen, Director 

 of Fisheries in Denmark, and Mr. Fensmark, Manager of the Danske 

 Frysnings Company's brine-freezing cold storage at Esbjerg. Also 

 to Prof. Knudsen of Copenhagen for much valuable advice in regard 



