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houses ; nets, lines, and fishing-tackle of all kinds both for the sea and 

 inland waters ; piscicultural apparatus ; live fish in tanks ; collections 

 of stuffed fish and aquatic birds ; life-saving apparatus, fog-signals, and 

 lights for fishiug-boats ; fresh fish, cured and tinned fish, and prepara- 

 tions for preserving fish ; models of fish losses and ladders and other 

 similar objects. 



We shall esteem it a favor if you will bring under the notice of those 

 engaged in, or connected with, the fisheries in your country the fact 

 that such an exhibition will be held there in April next ; and if you will 

 also kindly inform us whether you are likely to send us many contribu- 

 tions. 



An answer to the above may be sent to Archibald Young, esq., com- 

 missioner of Scotch salmon fisheries, 23 Eoyal Circus, Edinburgh. 

 We have the honor to be, your obedient servants. 



Sir I. R. S. MAITLAND, 



Barrister^ 

 WM. SKINXEE, 



Gity ClerJi, Edinhurglij 



F. N. me:n'zies. 



Secretary to HUjhland Society^ 

 ARCHIBALD YOUNG, 

 Advocate^ Commissioner of Scotch Salmon Fisheries, 

 Honorable Secretaries to International Fisheries Exhibition, Edinburgh. 



NOTES OIV THE MACIiEREt, FISHERY OF JSSl. 

 By CAPTAI]\ S. J. ITIARTIW. 



Gloucestee, Mass., July 26, 1881. 

 Deae. Peofessoe.: There appears to be a new school of mackerel on 

 the coast. The vessels had lost the mackerel and could not find them. 

 For a week they did not get many. The mackerel that were here were 

 inshore, in shoal water. To use the seine, some of the vessels went offshore 

 as far as Cash's Pound. There were plenty of mackerel ten days ago. 

 They were driven to within 5 miles of the shore. For the last two days 

 there have been plenty of mackerel 5 miles off Thatcher's Island. The 

 last fish are of better quality. Three-fourths of the mackerel packed 

 yesterday were No. 2. There were a very few 1 arge ones among them. 

 The vessels are doing well. Yesterday there were 13 sail of vessels, 

 with 3,500 barrels. To-day there were 11 sail, with 2,900 barrels. One 

 vessel was out a week and caught 400 barrels. One vessel is in from 

 Block Island with 100 barrels of large mackerel. The schooner Edward 

 Webster is in from Block Island with 90 barrels of large mackerel. 

 The schooner Ossipee is in from the bay of Saint Lawrence and reports 

 no mackerel; that is good news for the fishermen. The prices of the 

 fish are as follows : They were sold to-day at $1 a barrel with the bar- 

 rel; mackerel packed sold for $5.50 a barrel for No. 2; $3.50 for No. 3. 



