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mon wish on the Lim Fjord and which is rendered easy in certain ways by the 
fact that several have expressed themselves willing to take out contracts to farm 
the beds. 
The Office of Crown Lands will thus be able probably without great ditf- 
culty to let out the Lim Fjord banks on conditions which would secure their 
being maintained in good condition, as the whole care for their preservation, 
development etc. would rest upon the lessee or lessees. 
As the Office of Crown Lands must determine as to the letting out of the 
Lim Fjords banks, several alternatives offer themselves, all of which could per- 
haps be supported by plausible reasons: the banks might be let out in parcels or 
in one lot; they could be put up to auction, or without auction the representation 
already made, according to what has been reported to me, by Messrs. Claudi, 
Lykke and Steenberg might be agreed to. If the beds are parcelled out, 
a method so far as I could gather most in favour amongst the inhabitants on the 
"Lim Fjord, and which perhaps, if regard is only taken to the momentary ad- 
vantage, would give the highest return — then the part of the fjord which 
has to be let out could be naturally divided into four basins: Nissum-Bred- 
ning hbounded at Ottesund, Venø-Bredning bounded in the north by Jegindø 
and Kaas, Sallingsund from Kaas to Nykjøbing and lastly the Bredning be- 
tween Løgstør and Mors to Feggesund. By letting out the banks without auc- 
tion to the persons mentioned, the risk is run of rousing great discontent 
among those who might possibly wish to undertake the contract, but would find 
themselves by this procedure prevented from competing. For the rest, I should 
imagine, after the opinions expressed by these gentlemen to me, that this proce- 
dure would be the one which gave the greatest guarantee, not only for 
the maintenance but also for a further development of the oyster fisheries in the 
Lim Ford. 
As I have acted in the belief that, in case of letting out the banks, it 
would interest the Office of the Crown Lands to have an approximate estimate 
of what might fairly be considered the yearly income from the banks, 
I have endeavoured as far as possible to arrive at a definite impression on this 
point, and have constantly had it in mind throughout my investigations. Ås result 
I venture to express the opinion that the lesses could scarcely at present 
be able to pay a higher yearly sum than 400 Rd.”, if the banks are to be 
not only maintained but also worked up and increased. But just as I must ev- 
erywhere concede the incompleteness of my hasty investigations, I must also in 
this extremely difficult point not lay any great weight on my estimate. 
Even though I believe, judging from the present conditions in the Lim 
Fjord, that I would advise the contracting out of the banks, yet on the 
other hand I consider it right that the contracts should be for short periods, 
to begin with not longer than 3 or at most 4 years. Not merely because the 
value of the banks as just shown is problematic, but also because on the one hand 
oyster production and culture might make great advances, and on the other con- 
flicts could easily arise between the oysters fisheries and the older lawful fisheries 
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