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INDEX. 



pai;e 

 Beche-de-mcr, collection dependent on moon 227 

 curing and mixing ... ... 233 



destination of ... ... 232 



distribution of ... ... 230 



diving for ... ... ... 230 



fisheries, outlay of capital re- 

 quired ... ... ... 228 



food of and process of feeding 226 



licenses of crafts 



manner of carrying on fishery 226 



mercantile nomenclature 



natives' treatment of ... 



necessity of absolute control 



for Queensland 

 prices obtained per ton 

 prolific fishing grounds 

 return of values and quantities 



exported 

 smoke-houses and boats re- 

 quired 

 transportation, care in 

 value of different kinds 

 wages earned by gathering ... 

 " Beardie" 



Bellows or trumpet-fish 

 Belone depressa 



„ Kreffti 



„ vulgaris 

 Biological station, proposed on Thursday 

 Island 



Black bream, or " sweeps " proper 



Black coral 



„ as a market product 



Black Cotton-fish 

 Black-fish 

 " Black-lipped shell," 



"Black Scotch" ... 

 Black or ordinary Teat-fish 

 Black sole 

 Blackwood, Capt. 

 Blind tassel-fish 

 " Blue groper "... 

 Blue parrot fish 

 Blue Starfish ... 

 Bombay duck ... ... ... ... 298, 



"Bombay" shell 



Bonito ... 



Bonney, Prof's appendix 



280, 



Blacked-edged," or 



232 

 228 



321 

 232 

 1 12 



227 

 227 

 226 

 239 



227 



280 



307 

 299 

 299 

 299 



334 

 285 



332 



333 

 238 



285 



208 

 237 

 297 

 94 

 287 

 294 

 296 



43 

 312 

 209 

 291 



85 



Bony-bream 



" Bony salmon " 



Boring whelk ... 



Bourne, Mr. G. C.'s, testimony 



Bowen, Report on cyclone at 



Bribie Passage oysters 



Brisbania Staigeri 



Brown Sand-fish 



Brown trout and grayling in Tasmania 



Bummaloe-fish... 



Bummaloe, Queensland 



Butterfly-fish or banded dorcy 



Butterfly gurnard 



HAGE 



302 

 302 



265 

 87 



SI 



253 

 302 



238 



316 



3'2 



298 



291 

 292 



