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make them as palatable if not more so than Gorgona or French 

 anchovies. I therefore advise all fish buyers in future who meet 

 with anchovies at Toi'quay or elsewhere to communicate with Mr. 

 Dunn. Other manufacturers will follow Mr. Dunn's lead, and the 

 time, may come before long when anchovies will be sought with 

 special nets along the whole south coast, instead of being taken as 

 now accidentally along with spi'ats. The anchovies imported by 

 Burgess and Son from Gorgona are somewhat larger than the 

 English specimens I have seen, but I do not believe they have any 

 real superiority in quality. I have eaten the English anchovies 

 boiled in the fresh condition and found them delicious, and I have 

 no doubt that when salted they would be as good as the Italian or 

 French fish. Dutch anchovies are sent in the salted condition to 

 Germany, Belgium, and other countries, but not to England. 



