394 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



ernment for the encouragement of the exhibition vnM be awarded to 

 deserving essayists and exhibitors. 



It is announced that no apiilication for space for exhibits can be re- 

 ceived after the 1st of March, 1882, and that exhibits will be received 

 from the 27th of March till the 4th of April. 



It is also announced that all essays intended for competition must 

 be lodged with the secretary on or before Monday, the 3d of April, 1882. 



The place of exhibition, Waverly Market, is an iron and glass build- 

 ing, admirably adapted for the purpose, and furnishing a space of 6,810 

 square feet for exhibitors. 



There is every reason to believe, from the applications already made 

 for space in the exhibition, and from the interest shown by letters of 

 inquiry, that, in addition to the exhibits of Scotland and other portions 

 of Great Britain, there will be a large number of exhibits from Sweden, 

 jSTorway, llussia, France, Germany, and other nations of Europe, and a 

 number of entries have alread}^ been made from the United States. 



The occasion will be a very favorable one for bringing the fishery pro- 

 ducts of our countrj', and its progress in fish-cuiture, to the attention of 

 the peo])le of Europe. 



Full information, with copies of the regulations under which the ex- 

 hibition is to take place, and entry forms, can be had from the secre- 

 tary, Mr. Henry Cook, W. S., 3 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. 



J. A. LEO^^ARD, 

 United States Consul. 



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Of the twenty -four boats that had nets, only five are left. They are 

 doing very well. The fish they get are large and bring a high price. 

 A fortnight ago the fish were all in one place, and that was small. The 

 boats had their nets set across one another ; the place was not over a 

 quarter of a mile wide where they caught all the fish ; now there are 

 large fish all over the bay j they are doing better with nets than with 

 trawls. The schooner Emma A. Osier cnme home last night to repair 

 nets ; had a crew of ten men ; shared -$46 to a man ; can't pick that off 

 every bush. The schooner Magellan Cloud landed 5,000 pounds of cod 

 to-day, two nights' fishing. The schooner Morril Boys, landed 5,500 

 pounds, two nights' fishing; sold to-day for 3 cents a pound; good 

 work. One of the boats is getting some new nets; the men think 

 there will be good fishing all this month. The codfish on George's are 

 larger this spring than they have been the last ten years ; the fish are 

 fatter this year than they have been for some time. There is a very 

 large school of haddock on George's; the haddock are full of spav.n. 



