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circunifercnee, all llirougli; l)ut, if \ve want it, a narrnwer enrl-])iece miiy be 

 added (Cmp. tig. 6). The bag is opeu in one corner oiily, and caii there be 

 closed with a tie. 



The pocket eau be put together of two inachine-tied pieees; Imt generally 

 it is tied by hånd, ot light, strong, fine cotton yani, as it must lie very casily 

 movable in the water. If it is hand-tied, it is necessary to »narrow« in it; 

 olherwisp there inill be no nairowinf/s at nll in the irhole seine, and it ean tliere- 

 i'ore easily be made of square, niachinc-tiod pieces of yarn. 



The arniii and the forepart of the lian have meshcs whieii, slrctched out, 

 are c. 20 mm long(40mm in circumference); the meshes in the pocket and the 

 hinder part of tho bag are IGnnn long (32 mm in circumference); the thread 

 is everywhere (except in the pocket) 9-threaded cotton No. 12. 



A still narrower part eau, as above mentioned, be added to the bag, for 

 iusfance of meshes of 1 1 mm (22 mm in circumference); Imt this depends on 

 liic use yiiu \\;int to ma.ke of the seine. — 



The meshes of tbc arms are sewn on to tlie rojies (a.like for Itotli), iiead- 

 ro]ie and loot-rope, in sucb a way that, on the Iialf-part nearest to the moutli, 

 (5 meshes are carried in on eacii »hitch« of 4 meshes' length, i. e. on SOnnn; 

 and on the outer lialf 6 mesiies on eaeh »hitch« of 86 mm. Tlie lengtli of the 

 Ixag becomes e. 16 — -18 feet. 



The ropos are of equal length, c. 24 — 28 feet; ])nt tbc lowcr one nuist l)c 

 much heavier than the upper one, for instanee 3 — 3^/., inches round, and both 

 had better be made of loosely laid rope, so that tiiey do not kink. The whole 

 apparatns must stand quite smooth in the water, particularly the arms uear 

 the month, without any puckers from above downwards; in the bag, liy the 

 mouth, on the otlier hånd there will come many puckers lengthwise. Aceuracy 

 in sewing the meslies on to the ropes is most necessary, and if the latter become 

 longer l)y use, the net must lie unsewn and scwn on again; particularly if the 

 ropes do not stretch equally much. 



In order to give the seine the correct position in the water, weights are 

 attached to the foot-rope, and floats to the head-rope. The greater the weight is, 

 the barder the rope will drag along or in the bottom; the more weights, 

 tlie more equally the gravity will bo distributed. I have found ca. 39 little 

 stones suitable, in strcq)« of 2—4 inches in length. The distance between the 

 stones at the mouth must be a little shorter. At first we used a Heat made of 

 wood, c. 40 little pieces; they mu.st be placed near the mouth, so that the 

 latter can be lifted up well in the water; afterwards I have only used tloat- 

 glasses (the Norwegian floats), and uo doubt it will be right to nse ftoat-glasses 



